NEW PROPOSITIONS From His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, AGREED Upon by the General, lieutenant-general, Colenels' Lieutenant-Colenels, Majors, and Captains, under his Excellencies Command at a late Council of War.  
CONCERNING, The Brotherly Meetings of Independents, and divers other well-affected People of this Kingdom. With their Desires to both Houses of Parliament concerning the same.  
ALSO, Some particulars concerning the Book of Common-Prayer. And the last Propositions from the Soldiery to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning a great Member of this Kingdom.  
Published for general satisfaction.  
Imprinted at London for T: Deane, Anno 1647.   

THE COPY OF A LETTER FROM Wooburn Lodge in Bedfordshire, concerning the King's Majesty, etc.  
Honoured Sir,  
THe particulars which I have to represent unto you at this present, are things very remarkable and of great consequence, being of ripeness and maturity, both for the view of your Metropolis, and the whole Kingdom also: Therefore, for satisfaction of yourselves, and the rest of your Fellow Commoners, I shall here communicate unto you, a Copy of some further Proposals, agreed upon by the General, and his Council of War, concerning all such persons as are imprisoned under pretence of Conventicles, as likewise touching the book of Common-Prayer, together with several other papers here enclosed; all wdich, I shall here give you in order, as followeth.  

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WHereas divers persons really affected to the weal and peace of this Kingdom, are now imprisoned & grievously vexed, by force or pretence of several Statutes (especially intended) against all those who repair not to some Church or Chapel to hear the Book of Common-prayer, or against those who are popish Recusants, and by their not going to Church might be discovered: and against these who should hold any Conventicles of Meetings, to plot and conspire some mischief to the State. Now forasmuch as the Parliament hath declared against the Book of Common-prayer, and that the said Act against the Conventicles was not intended against people meeting only for Religious Exercises: it is therefore desired, That all persons proceeded against upon any Statute or Act whatsoever may be forthwith discharged from their imprisonments, indictments, or any other molestation whatsoever, by virtue of the  Statutes, unless such persons shall be proved either popish Recusants (and that by some other way then by their not coming to Church) or to have in such private Meetings as aforesaid some perjurious design, conspiracy, and practice against the State. Therefore, for a more effectual course herein, it is desired, That the Parliament would be pleased to give Orders for the acquitting of all persons as aforesaid, by virtue, or under pretence of the said Statutes, otherwise then as before excepted.  
Assented to by the General, and the rest of the Officers under his Excellency's command.    

A Copy of the Propositions and Desires of the Soldiery, concerning Col. Gen. Poyntz presented to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax.  
1. That your Excellency would be pleased seriously to ponder the sadness of our conditioq in beins destitute of a Commander in chief, of known integrity, and that accordily your Excellency would be pleased to help us in this our great necessitp  
2. That your Excellency would be pleased to further whatsoever may couduce to our future safety, for we conceive ourselves very near to destruction, when the Enemies of our well-being have the command over us, and would willingly make us accessary to out owu thraldom.  
3. That your Excellency would be pleased to cause this cdarge to be prosecuted against him by a Council of War of Army more immediately under your Excellency's command, many officers here being accsseary with him in the same undertaking.  
4. These things being performed, we humbly desire your Excellencies seriously to consider our former engagements with you in former service, and to take such couse for our future supply with pay as we may not lie languishing, when our Enemies are in prosperity.  
This is a perfect Copy of the four Heads or Propositions presented to his Excellency from the Northern Party,   

Another Paper from his Excellency to the Lord Mayor and Common-Councel of the City of London.  
My Lord and Gentlemen,  
IN the carrying on of the great businesses of the Kingdom towards a general and happy settlement, it hath been a fixed principle with us to make it our first endeavour with the Parliament, that all things which threaten an engagement of the Kingdom in a second War, might be removed before we could have a confident expectation of a good issue; which upon a Treaty with their Commissioners, which course of ours, although it might have some appearance of delay: yet by men that are zealous of the Kingdoms good (we hope) no endeavour will be judged unnecessary, that may secure the Kingdom from the danger of any new imbroylements.  
We are now come thus far, that the most material particulars which we have in preparation to propose, for the general settlement of the affairs of the Kingdom, have been communicated to the Parliaments Commissioners; and we hope they are satisfied, that they contain in them thing; tending to a general good, and to lay an hopeful Foundation for common Right, and Freedom, to the people of this Land for future; and for a lasting peace amongst us. But before we can securely intent and without interruption apply ourselves unto the proceed and dispatch of the Treaty, thereupon we have delivered into the hands of their Commissioners, the Paper which consists of three particulars, in the last whereof (which is the Militia of the City) you being most immediately concerned, to the end you may see we would ask nothing which relates to you, without giving you a just account thereof, and all possible satisfaction therein; we have also given a Copy thereof to your Commissioners, to be here with sent unto you. We should not desire this, ort any thing else of that nature, were we not persuaded, that what we desire is seasonable, and for yours and the Kingdom good and quiet. And we should willingly have been silent- (as to this:) but considering the just jealousies which lie at 'gainst some persons, now authorized in the exercise of th●● power amongst you, and those attempts which have been made by some, who would have engaged your City, to●● War, had not your Lordships and the Court of Aldermen and Common-council, by your wisdom prevented it, by getting those Votes which were passed by the Militia, made Null; We cannot in a case of this importance but deal freely with you, in desiring your concurrence with ours to the Parliament; that the Militia may be changed into those hands, out of which it was taken, of whose care and fidelity to the Public, there hath been so long and large Experience as few ages have paralleled. And if the interest we have so long fought for be still the same, let it not seem strange that we desire both of the Parliament and City, that those may be in places of such a Trust, who have given the best proof of their courage and constancy in prosecution of the same.  
Having thus far declared ourselves with all freedom and clearness to you, as we do not your good acceptance of your intention therein, so we desire your forwa dnesse in a work so much tending to mu fall confidence; and to prevent the designs of any who would be glad to put obstructions in the way to a happy conclusion, and envy nothing more than the continuance of a right understanding between you and us.  
By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Counsel of War. Signed Io. Rushworth Secret ' Reading july 19 1647.   
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