THREE LETTERS From His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, AND The Officers and Soldiers under His Command.  
Two of them to the Parliaments Commissioners now with the Army, and by them sent up to the Parliament.  
The third to the Lord mayor, Aldermen and common-council of the City of LONDON, Of the farther Answer of the Army, concerning The Charge against the Eleven MEMBERS.  
AND The Grounds of the Armies nearer Advance to the Parliament and City of London.  
Also the Result of a council of WAR at Uxbridge, June 26. 1647. about Quartering the Army.  


BY the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the council of War.  
Barkhamstead, June 25. 1647. Signed JOHN RUSHWORTH.    
London, Printed for Laurence Chapman, june 28. 1647.   

The Result of a council of War at uxbridge, June 26. 1647. about Quartering the Army.  
IT was last night resolved by the General and council of War, for present not to Advance any of the Army nearer London; but whereas the Foot( being all quartered then at Watford, Uxbridge and Colebrook) were very troublesone and burdensome to those places, It was only Ordered, That the quarters of the Foot should be enlarged for the ease of those places; whereupon( by a mistake of that Resolution in the setting out of quarters) some Regiments had quarters assigned for enlargement at places lying much forwarder towards London, as far as Harrow on the Hill, hays, Cranford, Harlington, Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth; This morning, so soon as this was understood by the General and the Officers, there were Orders immediately sent out to stop the Regiments, and now none quartered nearer London then Watford, Rislip, Ikeham, Hellindon, Cowley, Drayton, Hamsworth, Stanwel and Stanes, which make a line about fifteen or sixteen miles distance from London: And to avoid any disquieting to the Parliament or City upon future apprehensions, His Excellency and His Officers do promise, That there shall be no farther Advance, either of the Army, or any quarters of it, any nearer to London, without timely notice thereof, and of the Reasons of it, to the Parliament and City.  
UXBRIDGE, June 26. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the council of War. JOHN RUSHWORTH.   

To the Right honourable, The Commissioners of Parliament at St. Albans:  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
IN answer to the Letters of the House of Commons which we received from you this day, expressing their readiness to receive any particulars, and to hear any Witnesses against the Gentlemen imp●●ched by the Army; we shall be bold to mind you, That the Remonstrance sent to you the last night, to be presented to the Houses, do express the Desires of the Army to have the Members charged to be suspended from sitting in the House, which( if not granted to us) we know their interest and prevalency is such, That we can expect but small fruit in a further proceeding, except the Desires of the Army be answered therein: Nor can we hope for good to the Kingdom, or settlement of an happy Peace, as long as men of their interests and prevalency have power to justify themselves and practices; who, that they may be able to effect it, do endeavour by all means possible to inflame this Kingdom in a second War; To which we shall be forced to the uttermost of our powers to apply a timely remedy, as being the onely way and means we know of to prevent the involving this Nation again in Blood, then which nothing is more odious unto us.  
St. Albans, June 24. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the council of War. JOHN RUSHWORTH.   

To the Right honourable, The Lords and Commons Commissioners of Parliament in the ARMY.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
IN answer to your Desire of a reason of the Armies motion this day, I thought fit to let you know, That our Quarters are more contracted, but not nearer London then they were before, namely, at Watford, Uxbridge, and the Towns about them: We have often said we cannot stand as lookers on, to see the Kingdom ruined by the obstruction and denial of Justice; and therefore we desire you to move the Parliament we may not be held still in doubt, and put upon the disputes of their commands, to which we shall yield ready obedience, when we see the Kingdom in a possibility of settlement, which we think cannot be, unless that the fountain of Justice be delivered from those that corrupt it.  
Barkhamstead, June 25. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and his council of War. JOHN RUSHWORTH.   

To the Right honourable, The Lord mayor, Aldermen and common-council of the City of London.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
WE have in all things dealt clearly and plainly with you, and hope we shall continue still to do so: As soon as the worthy Aldermen and the other two Gentlemen, your Commissioners, came the last night to us, we acquainted them with our purpose, to draw the Head-quarter to UXBRIDGE, that so we might contract our Quarters, which have hitherto lain scattered; at which place we hope to receive that which will be satisfaction to the Kingdom, and will remove Obstructions out of the way of Justice, wherein if right were done, we should let you and all the world see, That we would be so far from pressing near your City of London, it should be indifferent to us, to march not only to the distance prescribed, but to any part of the Kingdom we should be commanded to by the Parliament: We have asked nothing hitherto but right, in the things that are known as if they were proved an hundred times before them from whom they have sought them; which if granted, would not onely be a justice to the Army, but would let the Kingdom see the Fountain in a way to be cleared, without which nothing of Force or Power would be a security to any man. We wish the name of privileges may not lye in the balance with the Safety of a Kingdom, and the reality of a Kingdom, and the reality of doing Justice; which as we have said so often, we cannot expect whilst the persons we have accused are the Kingdoms and our Judges, a little delay will endanger the putting the Kingdom into Blood; notwithstanding what hath been said, if it be considered, That in Wales, besides under-hand workings in your City and other places, Men are raised, and that in no small number; and are not those men in the Parliament, who have continued faithful to the Principles of common interest from the beginning of this Parliament to this very day still awed by the concourse of Reformado-Officers and others to their doors; expense of Time will be their Advantage onely, who intend to bring evil purposes to pass. We have written this to you for your satisfaction, that so nothing may be done, without giving you a perfect Account of our Intentions and Ends, and still to continue out Assurance to you, That should Necessity bring us nearer to the City, our former Faith given you shall be observed inviolably, there being nothing more( next to the good of the Kingdom) in our Thoughts and Desires, then the prosperity of your City.  
Barkhamstead, June 25. 1647. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Tho: Fairfax, and the council of War. Signed JOHN RUSHWORTH.   
FINIS.