A REPRESENTATION From his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, And the general Council of the ARMY.  
EXPRESSING The Desires of the ARMY in relation to themselves as Soldiers; in which they desire satisfaction before Disbanding.  
Tendered to the Right Honourable the Commissioners of Parliament residing with the ARMY, Sept. 21. to be by them represented to the PARLIAMENT.  

By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX and the general council of the Army.  
JOHN RUSHWORTH Secret.   
7ber 24 LONDON: Printed for John Partridge, in Blackfriars at the Gate going into Carter-lane 1647.   

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Right Honourable:  
IN our Representation or Declaration sent from St. Alban; We did express in general terms, what we desired for the settling and securing of the Rights, Liberties, Peace and Safety of the Kingdom; and since then, as the Distractions and interruptions we have met withal would admit; We have proceeded to prepare, and have lately delivered to your Lordships in particular Proposals. In pursuance of these General desires, and in order to the same Ends, having in these set forth what our Desires are, in the things which concern us as Members of the Commonwealth, and in common with all others, we shall now desire your Lordships to remind the Parliament of our humble Desires in these things which concern us as soldiers; and of our dissatisfactions in relation thereunto: which remained upon us, when some Regiments of the Army, are voted to be disbanded.  
For which purpose, we have now prepared, and do herewith tender to your Lordships our particular desires, in pursuance of our former papers, published before our coming to St. Albans; in order to the satisfaction and security of the Army, and other the Parliaments forces, in point of Arrears, and other things that concern us as soldiers.  
Which we desire may be humbly represented to the Parliament, to be taken into a speedy consideration; as may be the matter of the first Article, concerning the present stating of Accounts, and giving Debentures for Arrears, to be speedily put in execution, or set in a way of dispatch; and the rest of them to be agreed upon, and provided for, and included in any settling of a Peace, which we shall hearty pray for.  
Putney 21. of September 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX. and the general Council of the Army. Signed John Rushworth.  
For the Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons, Commissioners of Parliament, residing with the Army.   

Putney, September 21. 1647.  
FIrst, That a Committee or Commissioners be appointed by the Parliament to come down, and abide at the Headquarters of the Army, with full power and authority to Audite and State the Accounts thereof, and to give Debentures, as well for the pay respited upon the Public Faith, as otherwise for their service under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, or any other respective Command wherein they or any of them have formerly served the Parliament; that so what shall appear justly due upon the said Debentures, may be made an unquestionable Debt unto them: And for the more effectual accomplishment thereof, we desire, that the respective Treasurers and Commissaries of Musters of the several Armies may be commanded to attend the said Committee or Commissioners; That thereby the Arrears of any person of this Army incurred in other Armies or Garrisons, who by his or their continual attendance upon the Service, have not had their Accounts audited and stated, may now be fully accounted for, without further trouble. And for as much as the Accounts of many who are now Members of this Army, and have formerly served the Parliament under other Commands, through the neglect or want of Musters, loss of Papers, death of Officers, taking of Garrisons, etc. and will be very difficult to be cleared, to what they will be for the service under the command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, where Musters have been certain and Accounts better kept, and such contingencies as aforesaid have not happened. We humbly offer that the said Committee or Commissioners may have such full Instructions that where Certificates from superior Officers cannot possibly be obtained, or other sufficient testimony had, the Oath of such persons may be taken, and valid as to the stating of their Accounts. And in regard there remains a dissatisfaction upon the Army, grounded upon the Instructions made for the Auditing of our Accounts, and published at the Randezvouz of the Army, at Triploe-Heath in order to our satisfaction, wherein care is taken for the abatement for free Quarter, when moneys have been received, and Quarters not accordingly satisfied; but no notice taken of payment of Quarters at any time beyond our proportions of pay received, or any regard had of the several hardships, wants and extremities we have been put upon in times of eminent Services, viz. difficult Marches, continual Motions, and tedious Leaguers, etc. whereby the greatness of our Body, or closeness of Posture in quartering, there hath been such scarcity in Provision, that both Officers and Soldiers have been put to extreme expenses in procuring necessaries to live upon; and all this at such time when no moneys have been sent us, and hereupon proceed made to the several large deductions thereafter specified, which we neither then, nor yet can see good grounds for. We humbly offer, That the two Howls will be pleased to reassume the Consideration of the said Instructions, and think upon some expedient whereby our Deductions for free Quarter may be moderated, as to the Instructions aforesaid; and that no person who hath constantly paid Quarters may be put upon any Deduction, or any Officer be accountable for any thing, save that which particularly concerns himself.  
And fursher, we desire there may be effectual course and provision made for the stating the Accounts, and securing the Arrears of those the Soldiers of the Kingdom, who have faithfully served the Kingdom and concurred with this Army in their late Engagement.  
That whereas divers of the Horsemen of this Army, upon the loss of their Horses in the Parliaments Service, have at their own charge furnished themselves with others for the said Service, and happily have again lost certain of the said Horses so bought, whereby the State hath been served, and the Soldiers much damnified, We humbly desire the two Houses will be pleased to take it into their consideration, that some convenient satisfaction may be thought upon for such as by sufficient testimonial shall make it appear they have been damnified as aforesaid.  
Secondly, That provision may be forthwith made, and a visible security given to satisfy the Arrears of the Army, in such way and manner as may be least burdensome to the Commonwealth; in order to which we offer, That Bishop's lands, Deans and Chapters lands, and Forrest-lands, may be speedily set to Sale, or otherwise made over for the use aforesaid, or any other way the Parliament in their wisdoms shall think meet appearing satisfaction for the security of the said Army.  
Thirdly, That there may be an Ordinance for securing all and every person in this Army, who have willingly served the Parliament, from being imprested out of this Kingdom to any foreign Service, and that no Horseman shall be forced to serve on Foot in any future Case; and for the more real effecting hereof, we desire, every such person as aforesaid as shall have a Certificate under the Generals, or his respective Field-Officers or Captains hand, that he hath served in this Army, which he may carry about him or keep by him, or producing such a Ticket he may be discharged, and that if any Officer shall detain any such person after the sight of such testimonial, there may be a certain penalty inflicted upon him.  
Fourthly, That the Ordinances concerning Apprentices Freedom that have served the Parliament, may be made an Act before or at the settling of a Peace.  
Fifthly, That the Ordinance concerning provision for maimed Soldiers and the Widows and Orphans of men slain in the Parliaments Service, may likewise be made an Act.  
Sixthly, That to the Ordinance lately passed for Indemnity, there may be an additional provision for saving harmless and indemnified the Army and all the Members of it, as also all that have acted in concurrence with it, and for securing of them from all trouble, question, or prejudice for or concerning any thing done, in, upon, or in pursuance of the Petition of the Army, agreed upon at Walden in March last, or upon the Papers since then presented and published from the Army, or any the things therein contained, or for or concerning any thing spoken or done in relation to or in vindication of the Army from the injuries or extremities put upon it about the said Petition, or since; Which additional provisions we desire may (together with the said Ordinances for Indemnity) be passed into Acts at the settling of a Peace, so as we nor others, may not (for what we have done or insisted on in necessary defence or vindication of ourselves, as Soldiers, from ruin or insufferable injuries and oppressions, or in behalf of the Commonwealth, for the settling and securing of the Rights, Liberties, and Peace and Safety thereof,) remain subject to the malice or pressures of ours and the Kingdom's Enemies (whom we have opposed) upon any future advantage.  
Putney, Sept. 21. 1647. By the Appointment of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, and the General Counsel of the Army. JO. RUSHWORTH, Secret.   
FINIS.