The Declaration AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE Commanders, Officers, and Seamen in the Ships, under the Command of the Right Honourable the EARL of Warwick in the Downs, declaring their free concurrence in the Remonstrance of the Lord Fairfax, and the Army under his Command.  
ALSO, A Representation of the Forces under the Command of the Honourable Sir Michael Livesey, Commander in Chief in the County of KENT:  
Declaring their free Concurrence in the Remonstrance of the Lord General FAIRFAX, and the Army under his Command.  
Decemb. 28 LONDON, Printed for John Playford at his shop in the Inner-Temple. Decem. 28. 1648.   

DOCTRINA PARIT VIRTUTEM  depiction of a device consisting of an open book with a swword, scepter, and surrounding motto  
To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax, General over all the Parliaments Forces at the Headquarters London, these present.  
Right Honourable,  
WE have had the honour lately to receive four Letters, with the Army's Remonstrance, all from your Excellency's Council, with which our hearts and Affections do freely concur as well as any, knowing the things therein expressed are just and good, for we do verily believe the blood of these precious ones which hath been spilt since this war, even like water on the ground, cryeth aloud for the speed y execution of justice upon all such who shall be found guilty hereof: And as the blood of the Innocent cryeth loud for justice, so we are confident that many thousands oppressed, groan under their intolerable burdens, having long expected to be eased thereof, which God in mercy give deliverance to all. We are sorry the said Letters came no sooner to our hands before our Fleet was dispersts, which if they had, God permitting, we should cheerfully have improved our inrerest to the utmost to have answered your Excellency, with the Honourable Counsels present expectations. But now we are but four Ships here in the Downs; The St George, Unicorn, Mary-rose, and Fellowship.  
The reasons of our not declaring at present, is namely the Lord Admiral's absence from us, for that we think ourselves obliged in duty to his Lordship, as our Head, to motion the same first to his Honour, hoping to have his concurrence therein, knowing we are bound in Conscience acting under his Lordship's power to observe all his just and lawful Commands. We do hearty wish and desire there may be a fair correspondency between his Lordship and your Excellency: That as the Lord hath been pleased to use both your Honours as instruments of much good to these poor distracted shaken Kingdoms; so our prayers shall be, that God Almighty from that fullness which is in himself, would fill you more and more with himself: whereby your Honour's hearts, together with all the faithful, may be united as one man, to live and die together in the Cause of God and people's Liberties, against all oppositions whatsoever. Now as God hath been pleased to set this upon our hearts, so we may confidently assure your Excellency the same hath root in the hearts of many other the Commanders of our Fleet, and not only in us and them, but in many other the Officers and Seamen under our Respective Commands.  
Thus much we humbly thought ourselves obliged to hint forth to your Excellency in answer to these received; and we hope so long (by God's assistance) as we have hearts and hands, they shall be lift up for God's glory, and the Kingdom's good, being confident God will perfect his own work in his time to his own glory: for we have had many pledges of his favour and goodness in owning your Excellency and that Army, against all the opposition of yours and our enemies. We have likewise seen his power, Love and Goodness, to the Fleet under our General the Lord Admiral in the late Expedition, even to the Admiration of men, and astonishment of our enemies. Now the God of Heaven, who is wisdom itself, fill your Counsels with the wisdom that is from above, which is first pure, then peaceable. We shall now humbly beg leave of your Excellency to subscribe ourselves as we desire to be,  
Saint George in the Downs, Decem. 24. 1648. Your Excellencies most humble servants to command, 

Robert Moulton.  
Richard Haddock.  
Thomas Harrison.  
Fra: Penne.     

The engagement of the Commanders, Officers and Seamen of the Ship Unicorn, under the Command of Captain Richard Haddock Vice-admiral for the Fleet Commanded by Robert Earl of Warwick, Lord High Admiral of England, against the revolted Ships, and all adhering to them now in Hostility against the Parliament.  
WHereas it hath pleased the Honourable Houses of Parliament in consideration of the late revolt of divers Ships of the Navy, and their desperate designs against the Cause of God, which the the Parliament (we do assured believe) doth maintain, and do afford the Navy divers weighty and worthy motives and encouragements to oppose that parts, and from the bloody and barbarous of the Apostate Ships, so especially from the worth of our Liberties as Subjects, and Religion as Christians; We the Commanders, Officers, and Seamen in the Ship Unicorn, do not from any slavish Principles of Respects, fear, or credit, but voluntarily and freely from the bottom of our hearts and consciences subscribe to live and die with the Honourable Earl of Warwick, now Lord High Admiral of England, in this present engagement, for the preservation of the public good, and the maintenance of that Covenant which we have formerly taken: testimony whereof we subscribe our hands.  
Subscribed by above 350.   

To His Excellency Tho: Lord Fairfax, Lord General of all the Forces raised in the Kingdom of ENGLAND, and Dominion of WALES.  
The humble Representation of us the Officers of the Forces under the Command of the Honourable Sir Michael Livesey, Commander in Chief in the County of Kent, in the behalf of ourselves and the Soldiers under our Command.  
Shows,  
THat we have as deep, and large a sense as any sort of men whatsoever of the blessings of God going along with your Excellency in your just and righteous undertake, wading through so many Seas, and passing over so many Mountains of difficulties, in regard of the many bloody designs, and contrivements, and the cruel, implacable, and restless rage of the open Enemy; as also, the odious A postacy of seeming friends; yet through the exceeding mercy of God towards you, and the Army under your Command, in bearing up, and encouraging your Hosts, even to admiration, and all honest hearts rejoicing, the Lord hath crowned you and the Army with many great and glorious victories and successes, both in the first and late Wars: And when as the Lord was pleased to determine the quarrel of the enemy against them in their subversion, and vouchsafing you once more an opportunity, and put it into your hearts to think of, and to endeavour after such things as might conduce and lead unto a happy settlement of this poor distressed, and almost dying Nation, (occasioned by a bloody, treacherous, and wilful enemy,) Your Excellency and Council of War were pleased in order hereunto lately to present unto the house of Commons a Remonstrance, and latter Declarations, which we having seriously weighed, and considered of the excellency, justness, and reasonableness thereof, we do fully correspond, and give our heart's approbation thereunto: And in an especial manner, in order to your desires therein, We earnestly desire that justice may impartially be executed on all offenders, from the greatest to the least, as well upon the Person of the King, as others; And that the prosecution thereof may be vigorous and without delay, for delays (by sad and frequent experience) have proved to be of a very dangerous nature, and pernicious consequence and tendency; And thereby have rarely recovered, or gained the like, or same opportunity.  
In order to the prosecution of all which, we do jointly and unanimosly declare unto your Excellency, that we both are, and shall he ready (as God shall enable us) to engage ourselves as your Excellency shall command, and direct us, that these things may be effected. And we profess we shall not judge or account our lives, or dearest enjoyments near unto us, so that our dear and native Country may live, and be delivered out of those miseries and calamities that have so often, and so long threatened its ruin and destruction; And that Tyranny, Oppression, and injustice might be removed and supplanted, and the just, dear bought Liberties and Freedoms of the Commoners of England may return unto them; That this Nation may once more be happy, and crowned with blessedness, which shall be the earnest, cordial, and constant breathe and desires of we, who do subscribe ourselves the Petitioners, and your Excellencies most humble and faithful servants.   
FINIS.