A DECLARATION Of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax And his council of war.  
Delivered by colonel Sir Hardresse Waller, and other Officers of the Army, to the House of peers, upon Monday the 17 of January, 1647.  
With the Lords' Answer thereunto.  

Die Lunae, 17 Januarii. 1647.  
Ordered by the Lords Assembled in Parliament, That this Declaration of the general and his council of war, with the Answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published.  Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.  
Imprinted at London for John Wright at the King's Head in the old Bayley. 1647.   

The Declaration of the general and his council of war, delivered by colonel Sir Hardresse Waller, and other Officers of the Army, at the bar of the House of peers, the 17 of January, 1647. With the Lords' answer thereunto, delivered by the Speaker.  
The general and his council of war, taking notice of some unworthy endeavours to asperse the integrity of their proceedings, as aiming at the overthrowing of Peerage, and undermining of the Rights and privileges of the House of peers, do unanimously Declare, That they hold themselves obliged in Justice and Honour to endeavour to preserve the Peerage of this kingdom with the just Rights belonging to the House of peers, and will really in their places and callings perform the same. And as in the first place they look upon the carrying on of this great common Cause, wherein both Houses of Parliament stand engaged (which they hope no respect shall make them to desert) so shall they to, and in the prosecution of those public ends be very careful to preserve and maintain the Right and Honour belonging to the places and persons of the peers of England.  
By the appointment of his Exceltency, Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his council of war. Jo. Rushworth.   

The Lord's Answer.  
Gentlemen:  
The Lords receive with great satisfaction this Declaration which you have presented unto them, as the unanimous engagement of the counsel of war; and they have commanded me to return particular thanks to the general and yourselves, and by you they desire their thanks may be returned to the council of war and the whole Army. And they further have commanded me to assure you, That as they have hazarded their Lives and Fortunes in the maintenance of the true Religion, and the Liberties of the kingdom, and privileges of Parliament according to our former solemn Engagements, and for the procuring a just and safe peace to this distracted and distressed kingdom; so they shall still pursue those ends from which no respects whatsoever shall either alienate their hearts, or lessen their endeavours.   

Die Lunae 17. Januarii 1647.  
Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, That this Declaration of the general and his council of war, with the Answer thereunto shall be printed and published.  Jo. Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum. 
FINIS.