A LETTER From his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, SENT To both Houses of Parliament June the 6. concerning the KING'S being brought from Holmby towards the Army with all the particulars about the same.  
Wherein is set forth to all the world the clear and candid intentions of his Excellency and the whole Army, for the good of the Parliament and Kingdom, in their restless endeavours, for a sure and lasting true Peace.  
Published to silence the many false reports already raised, and to prevent the like for the future,  
June 8th LONDON Printed for George Whittington at the blue Anchor in Cornhill, near the royal Exchange. 1647   

A Letter from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, sent to both Houses of Parliament, concerning the Kings being brought from Holdenby towards the Army.  
Mr. Speaker,  
BY my last of Friday the 4. instant, I gave you account of what I understood from Holmby concerning the undertaking of some Soldiers on Wednesday last to secure the King from being secretly conveyed away, and that Col. Graves being thereupon secretly slipped away, I had sent Col. whaley with his Regiment to attend the Commissioners, and take charge of the guards there. On Saturday morning being at a Randezvouze beyond Newmarket, and advancing the Army this way in order quarter about Cambridge, I received advertisement, That the Soldiers of Holmby had upon Friday morning (with his Majesty's consent) brought him away from thence, together with your Commissioners. That they lay at Hinchingbrook near Huntingdon on Friday night, and would be at Newmarket that day; The ground of this remove was alleged to be an apprehension in the Soldiers, of some Forces gathering towards that place suddenly to fall upon them and force the King out of their hands, to withstand which, they thought they might be too weak (having then no notice of Col. Whaleyes coming with his Regiment) upon this immediately I sent after C. Whaley to advertise him thereof, with order to direct his course towards Huntingdon, and (where ere he met his Majesty and the Commissioners) to desire, that they would come on no further this way, but rather to return, and suffer him to guard them back.  
And to prevent any danger imaginable therein, I sent off from the Rendezvous two Regiments of Horse more, to march after Col. whaley towards Huntingdon, and so on towards Holdenby, to be assistant to him in the Guards about his Majesty if it should be found needful.  
And thus I held on the motion of the rest of the Army this way.  
Towards Evening (after the Quarters of the Army were assigned, and taken up hereabouts, and the Regiments marching off towards their several Quarters, I understood from Colonel whaley, that meeting the King and your Commissioners upon their way from Huntingdon towards Newmarket, about four miles short of Cambridge, they had forborn to come on any further; but his Majesty being not willing to return back for Holmby, they had taken up his Quarter for present at Sir john Cuts house at Childerley, being the next house of any conveniency to the place where he met them.  
Hereupon I sent thither Sir Hardres Waller, and Col. Lambert, to inform the Commissioners of my coming to Cambridge, and the Army's quartering hereabouts, & to desire, that they would think of returning bacl with his Majesty to Holdenby, and (because there might be many inconveniencies in delay) that they would not make any stay where they were, but remove bacl that way next morning (though it were the Lords Day) the Commissioners refused to act or meddle any otherwise in disposing the King, then by their Answer to me, (whereof I have sent you a Copy here enclosed) you see. And his Majesty declares himself very anwilling to go back to Holmby. I have thus given you a true and faithful account, how his Majesty came to the place where he is, and how the Quarters of the Army have fallen out to be so near him.  
what ever (by the concurrence of events to make it thus) may be suspected of design therein. This is the exact truth of the business, and I can clearly profess, (as in the presence of God) for myself, and dare be confident of the same for all the Officers about me, and body of the Army, that this remove of his Majesty from Holmby was without any design, knowledge, or privity thereof on our parts, and a thing altogether unexpected to us until the notice of it came upon the Randezvouz as before; neither the Randezvouz or coming hither to quarter with the Army from any purpose, or with any expectation to be so near His Maj. as it happens. But the effect is so far merely providential, and (to us) accidental, but the case being as it is (your Commissioners refusing to intermeddle as before, and the King to go back) I have placed and shall continue about his Majesty such a Guard of trusty men, and under such Command, Colonel whaley being chief in the charge) as I may be responsal for to the Parliament and Kingdom, (so fare as can reasonably be expected from me) by the blessing of God to secure his Majesty's person from danger, and prevent any attempts of such as may design, (by that advantage of his Person) the best to raise any new war in this Kingdom. And truly (Sir,) to prevent any such mischief as it is my own most earnest and humble desire, so I find it to be the unanimous desire and study of the Army, that a firm peace in this Kingdom may be settled, and the liberties of the people cleared and secured accordingly, to the many Declarations by which we were invited and induced to engage in the late war: and the Parliaments effectual and speedy application to these two things (I find) would conduce more fully and surely to a cheerful and unanimous disbanding; And yet (what ever may be suggested or suspected) I do certainly find (and dare assure you, you may depend upon it) That the sense of the Army is most clear from any purpose, or inclination, to oppose the settling of Presbytery, or to have the Independent Government set up, or to up-hold a licentiousness in Religion, or to meddle with any such thing to the advancement of any particular party or interest whatsoever, but to leave all such particular matters to the wisdom of the Parliament.  
I shall by the next send you a full Account of the proceeding and unanimous resolutions of the Army at the late Randezvouze (being not at present prepared so fully to do it as is fit) The letter from both Houses I have received but this night, the Quarters of the Army being lately altered before, will make the Heath near Newmarket less convenient for a Randezvouze, yet I shall take order (according to the desire of the Houses) to have a Randezvouze either there or nor fame of on Wednesday next, I remain  
Your most humble and faithful servant, FAIRFAX. Cambridge June 6. 1647.  
POSTSCRIPT.  
I Shall according to my duty, and the desires of the Houses, do my utmost to keep the Army in good order, to which I find it absolutely necessary, that there be some pay presently sent down.  
For the Honourable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the honourable House of Commons.  
It was desired by his Excellency this Letter might be communicated to both Houses.