A LETTER From His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, TO Mr. SPEAKER; CONCERNING, The Forces of the Northern Association, and Nottinghamshire Horse joining with the ARMY.  
With their several Declarations and Representations▪  
ALSO, Two Petitions from the Nottinghamshire Horte; The one to both Houses of Parliament; The other, to His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.  
Imprinted at London, for George Whittington, and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Blue Anchor in Cornhill July 19th near the Royal Exchange, 1647.   

Mr. Speaker,  
HAving this day received these enclosed Papers, from the Northern Forces, under Col. Gen. Poyntz his command, with some other Papers from Col. Thornhaghs' Regiment (which is already marched up to Buckingham) wherein they express their resolutions to associate themselves with this Army, for the more speedy and happy effecting a true, lasting, and well-grounded Peace, to the King Parliament, and Kingdom; and in order to that, have delayed obedience to the command of many of their Officers, who for some reasons best known to themselves, have refused to join with them in their just desires; and have also, as formerly, now again petitioned me to exempt them from further obedience to any other command, then what may conduce for the obtaining of the just desires, and establishment of the peace of the Kingdom, as in the enclosed Papers is more fully expressed, and further desiring to march up speedily to the Army. All which being of so great concernment to the Kingdom, and not well admitting delay, I thought fit to represent untoyou with speed, their several Papers and Desires, that I might receive your pleasure concerning the things they desire, and your commands for their present disposal; to the end, they may be better kept in Discipline and obedience, and such disorders prevented, as by reason of their want of Officers they may be subject to run unto; and likewise to continue them in the North, lest by their motion to the Army, they might draw a greater concourse and burden of Soldier's Quarters upon these parts, than they will be well able to bear, and thereby the disaffected in those parts (during their absence) may take that advantage to make insurrections, or any disturbance of the peace there: For the prevention whereof, & disposition of the whole, aswell in order to the peace of this Kingdom, as speedy relief of Ireland, I shall humbly make bold to offer my opinion, that since there are many several distinct, and (through these late distractions) disjointed Forces within this Kingdom, which were sufficient, together with this Army (being united and w●●l managed) both to preserve the peace of this Kingdom, and give present relief to Ireland (without putting this Kingdom to the charge of raising new Forces at present for that Service) That the Parliament would speedily put all the Forces under one and the same Command, Discipline, and equal establishment for future pay and maitenance, which being done, it would give much encouragement to some of the Forces that may be spared out of all the Forces mentioned from England to go more cheerfully into Ireland; and if with this there were some present course taken to provide for Arrears, for such Forces as might be spared for Ireland, there might in probability be an effectual relief sent over into Ireland before this Summer be quite spent. All which I humbly tender to your consideration, and desire your speedy Answer, that no time may be lost in so good and necessary a work, both for the quiet of this Kingdom, and relief of Ireland, wherein none shall be more ready to express their for, wardness, than  
Redding July 16. 1647. Your most humble servant, T. FAIRFAX.   

The humble Representations of the Soldiers of the Northern Association, presented first to his Excellency Sir T. Fairfax, to be by him presented to the Honourable Houses of Parliament.  
Humbly requesting,  
1. THat the Honourable Houses of Parliament would be pleased to look upon the Representative Desires and Grievances of his Excellency's Army, as our Desires and Grievances, which we humbly desire may be fully (not feignedly) granted and redressed.  
2. That whereas the Parliament was pleased to declare against their just desires contained in their Representation, and proceed to disband before redress of the Grievances, we humbly desire, That the Representations of the aforesaid Desires, & obstinctive of the just satisfactions (their Desires and Grievances being ours) may be brought forth to a legal trial.  
3. That the illegal imprisonment of several Officers, and the endeavours used by some to imprison others, for speaking in behalf of his Excellency's Army, and their just deuce may be repaired, and the occasioners thereof dealt with according to their deserts.  
4. That those who endeavoured to render his Excellency's army odious by aspersions, and thereby to deprive them of that honour, which they have so dearly bought, and to incense the kingdom and soldiers against them, may be proceeded against according to justice.  
5. That such provision may be made for better supply of us for the future, whereby we may be enabled to discharge our quarters, that so we may not for necessary food be beholding to the Parliaments friends (who have spent their estates in the service) whose preservation is in the things we desire, and in whose happiness we rejoice.   

A Declaration of the free consent and coherence of the Soldiers in the Northern Association With the Army now under the Command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.  
WHereas there hath been an express of the real and honourable intentions, and grounds of and from the Army manifested (in most just and honest terms to the houses of Parliament and Kingdom) clearing to every indifferent and sound judgement the cause of their proceed, for the Kingdom and in it their own deuce, and interessed satisfaction, we having, by Good providence, this opportunity to show our affections no less ready, and ourselves, to maintain and confirm the lawful obtaining & keeping our right & just privileges by themselves so declared to be: we therefore declare as in duty bound, for our mercies received from God and the faithful service we own to the Kingdom, to join & associate ourselves with the Southern Army, under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, for the speedy and happy effecting, a true, lasting and well grounded peace, wherein may consist the pre-eminence of all honour and welfare, both for the King, Parliament, and Kingdom, and that there may be no misapprehensions, as usually public resolutions and resolves are liable unto at the first, appearing in the eyes of men un-acquainted with the business, and in the eyes of those (who being prepossessed with guilt cunningly oppose) we further declare ourselves free from any secret intentions in reference to the proportion of any particular designs, or our own particular interests, but are absolutely raised and moved to a necessary compliance with the Army to those good and infallible principes, which tendeth to the promotion and protection of just lice, and the liberty of the Subject, but hitherto (by the management of the affairs of so great importance) have appeared; & we shall no less endeavour to defen● with our lives and estates, the lawful designs of those truly well-affected Soldiers than we would oppose a foreign invasion or prevent an indirect or unwarrantable war, our warrant being the same for either nature or law, and our Covenant binding thereunto.  
We shall therefore prosecute the discovery of all persons complotting and combining against us, that we may keep our friends and Nation free from any enforcement injury or prejudice especially we giving to understand that we have not any intentions to spill the blood of any man, or to wrong their propriety of goods or entrench upon the conscience, of any, our chief care being in this our Declaration and intention, at present and for future, to provide for a correspondency with that army, to live or die, rejoice or suffer with them, as we are mutually engaged, our expectations of reward being no other than the salving of those griveances published from that Army (with our own) the Soldiers, honour and livelihood repaired; their service thankfully requited, and all corrupt authority in Courts of Indicature and Offices of the Kingdom expunged, and all those several good Acts for the present and future concernment, of the Kingdom established, which as they were most satisfactory to the generality, so we desire not to require an addition of redress of any particular men's wants or sufferings, but attend to the general business in hand with the accomplishment of the Army, and our candid and just demands, the justice, and sincerity whereof, we desire to vindicate as our lives.  
Pontefract july 5. 



Colonel General Poyntz Regiment of Horse.  
Robert Bradley,  
Nathaniel Croft.    


Colonel Bethels Regiment.  
George Issot.  
Thomas jackson,    


Colonel Copleyes' Regiment.  
Nicholas Baker.  
William Bates    


Colonel Orvertons Regiment  
john Bennington  
William Wren    


Colonel Brights Regiment  
John Mark  
Edward Field    


Colonel Ponsonbyes' Regiment.  
Thomas Hunter  
Thomas Wharton    


Colonel Collenwords Regiment.  
Robert Shayre  
Thomas Shacklock    


Colonel Legards Regiment.  
Robert Tod.  
William Blanchard.     Agitating in behalf of the several and respective Regiments.   

This to be subscribed by all the Officers, and Soldiers in the Regiment, etc.  
Whereas the Officers and Soldiers of several Regiments of the Army, under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, did on the 5. of june last passed, at a general Randezvouze near Newmarket, enter into an engagement, to and with each other, and to and with the Parliament and Kingdom, which engagement, having been since printed and published, hath now been read unto us: We the Officers and Soldiers, under the Command of Colonel Thornehaghs', do hereby declare ourselves to enter into the same engagement, with the Army, and to and with each other, and to and with the Parliament and Kingdom: In testimony whereof we subscribe our hands.  
Nettingham july 7. 1646. 

George Palmer Captain,  
Rich. Frank Quarterm.  
Edward Kirke Quartm.  
Francis Sutley.  
john Pinerder.  
john Cock.  
William Roof.  
Robert Martial.  
William Royston.  
Robert Alfiet.  
Robert Hid.  
john Briton.  
Thomas Pond.     

To His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, General of the Forces raised by Authority of Parliament.  
The humble Petition of Nottinghamshire Horse, etc.  
SHOWETHS,  
THat although we the Regiment under the Command of our honoured Colonel, Col. Thornhagh, never had so much our own desires as to serve under the immediate command of your Excellency in that your gallant and faithful Field Army; yet having received a resolution next to the Justice of our Cause, by your Excellencies virtual presence in the Commissi●ns of our honoured Commanders, we may without vanity profess, That in our Orbs we have moved for the advancing and procuring this Kingdom's peace and liberty, so cheerfully, that we cannot doubt your Excellency's countenance and assistance, which we humbly implore in our humble addresses to the Parliament, professing that such is our resentment of the injuries done unto you as done unto ourselves, neither will we hope to stand, if you fall; nor fear we falling, if you stand, when nothing is controverted, but the same for which we first engaged, and dare not recede from, viz. The privilege of Parliament. Of Free born Subjects, and Reformation of Church and Commonwealth; And as to the better effecting all these, the necessary and just vindication of the too much slighted Soldiery, amongst we your humble Petitioners, who have from the beginning of our engagements, which bear date almost with the beginning of these wars, served the Parliament these five years, and have not received for our service past 6.8. per week in money, nor free quarter one week wish another; and that there is at this time due unto this Regiment in Arrears 40000 l. and upwards, that we have not received above one Month's pay these 50 weeks; and having for our present accommodation and maintenance no other subsistence, than what a small and harrassed County of Charity (which is malignant) will afford in meat and drink: A slender requital, as we conceive, for our loss of blood.  
Our humble request unto your Excellency is, That you will recommend our further addresses unto the consideration of the Honourable Houses of Parliament, whereby we may obtain the wages of our blood, our Arrears, and such present maintenance, as first when we engaged under their service were promised; and yet that we may not hereby be understood, to be unconcerned in, or disengaged from the past or future necessity of the Army in the plain and honest prosecution of their Proposition and Desires in the late Declaration, and that we according to our proportion of time and arrears may be satified, as the Army shall be for their proportions.  
(Subscribed George Palmer Captain, and the rest, as in the next Paper before.)   

To the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament.  
The humble Petition of the Nottinghamshire Horse, etc.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat whereas we the Regiment under the command of our noble and ever honoured Col. Francis Thornhagh (a Member of the House of Commons) have for the space of five years or thereabouts with faithfulness served the kingdom by the Authority and Command of the Parliament against theirs and the Kingdom's enemies, having been according to our employment accessaries to what ever harn bindon as to the dear purchasing of Peace and liberty to the poor (yet freeborn) people of this Kingdom, and are notwithstanding in Arrears at the least forty thousand pounds for that voluntary (yet conditional) service which with the expense of some blood, we have performed, neither have we ever received our moneys or free quarter, in a sum (if the total of all was here remised, as might computed make every week worth 6 s unto us, since we have borne arms our present quality now being such as renders us unable to subsist, or compel a livelihood by any regular way or our poor exhausted County, neither are we assured of the wages of our blood, our just, well deserved and often promised arrears.  
We therefore humbly pray, that whatsoever shall be granted (in relation to the soldiers and people's good) to that faithful Army of yours, under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax, (who have been alike faithful to their trust) according to the propotion of their Arrears, & time and in the mean while, that such pay as by the new Model was allowed to all, (but never paid to us) may be duly deposited for our present maintenance.  
And we shall pray, etc.  
Subscribed as the former.   

LONDON, Printed for R. Royston, at the Angel in Ivy-lane. 1647.