A GREAT PLOT AGAINST THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND AND The ARMY under Command of His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX. Wherein is set forth, The manner of a most bloody Engagement to destroy both Parliament and Army. With the names of the Scottish Conspirators. And the proceed of both Houses thereupon.  
Discovered by Colonel Jones, and read in both Houses of PARLIAMENT. Die 24. of September, 1647.  
Imprinted at London for V V. and are to be sold near St. Dunstan's Church, Anno Dom. 1647.   
A GREAT PLOT DISCOVERED Against the Parliament of England, and their Army under command of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfar.  

Die 23 September, 1647.  
Upon Thursday being the 23. of this instant, we received information of a great Plot & Conspiracy, against the Parliament of England, his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, Lieutenant General Cromwell, Commissary General Ireton, and the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, under the power and command of the said Geneaall, which plot, as it was intimated to both houses of, Parlirment, were acting and contriving by some disaffected Scottish spirits, with a resolution to combine and conspire against the Parliament of England, and to work and use means for a sudden Engagement in another unnatural and most horrid war, against the most worthy and renowned Heroes of these times; the manner of this most great and machavilian Conspiracy, I shall here briefly recite, for general satisfaction to all Freeborn English men, viz.  
Major General Starling, a Scottish man, Commander in chief, under the Lord Inchiqueen, of the Protestant Forces in Ireland, in the Province of Munster, having a design against the Parliament of England, for an Engagement, both against them, and their Army, which for the better effecting thereof, dispatched feveral Letters to divers eminent Commanders in that Kingdom, (but intercepted) viz. the first to Sir Patrick Weimes, a Scotchman, but a most faithful, and heroic soldier, having an excellent Regiment of Foot, and in actual service with colonel Jones against the Rebels in Lemster: the second to Maior General Monroe, Major General of the Scottish Army in the Province of Ulster: the third to the Kingdom of Scotland, with Letters to General Leven, General of the Scottish Army, and others.  
All which Letters were intercepted, and many things (in them) discovered of very high nature, and concernment towards this Kingdom, the Design being to engage all in a war against the Parliament and Army in England. But now it is hoped their Designs will be frustrated, for col. Jones hath discovered the chief Actors therein, and hath taken some of them, and committed them to safe custody.  
The Parliament having received information of these underhand workings, and treacherous deal, Ordered that a Letter be sent to the Lord Inchiqueen, desiring him to send in safe custody the said Colonel Starling to the Parliament of England,   

The Resolution and Desires of the General and Soldiery, concerning theirs, and the Kingdoms enemies.  
WHereas the great neglect of divers persons within the City of London, hath occasioned too many delays in raising Money for supply of the Army, and other Forces of the Kingdom; His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the General-Councell of the Army, Doth declare, That they take notice of the great wants of the Soldiery, both of the Army, and other Forces, and Garrisons; as also of the sufferings of the County, in respect of free quarter, which might have been peevented, and a course taken for disbanding superfluous Forces, and sending over of others for the relief of Ireland, and the supplying of those that are there already, had it not been for neglect or delay of those on whom the Parliament have depended in that particular, and they do especially take notice of the delays made by the City in advancing of that sum, which the Houses have demanded of them upon the security of the Arrears so long since due from the City to the Army; upon which they do declare, and propound to this effect.  
1. That they cannot but consider the notorious readiness of the Court of Aldermen, to the advancing of far greater sums for the raising of a new war, and prosecution of the late mischievous practices and designs against the Parliament and Army; and that as their predipitate forwardness therein, was the oceasion of the Armies coming into these parts, so their backwardness to the raising or advancing of the money now required for the service of the Parliament, & supply of the Army, hath been and is the occasion of the army's continuance heree: and therefore they cannot but offer it it, as what they humbly conceive most just and reasonable.  
That for what time their defauls or delays have occasioned, and shall further occasion the Armies stay hereabouts, the charge thereof should some way be laid upon them, and their adherents about the City.  
That the Houses would be pleased speedily to consider of the Delinquency of those that had a hand in the Tumult, Desine, and Engagement of a new War, and that such Fines may be upon them for the same, as shall be agreeable to justice.  
Lastly, since it is most evident, that for the speedy bringing in of the money required upon the arrears, there wants not in the said Major, Aldermen, and Common-council, either authority to levy it, or ability to advance it by way of Loan till it can be levied, and it it therefore offered,  
That in case the Money be not brought in by the time limited, the Parliament would be pleased to give leave to the General (with the advice and directions of the Committee for the Army) for the levying of the said Arrears  
All which they rather desire from grounds of reason and evidence from the speeches of many in the City, and designs and hopes of the Parliament and Armies Enemies to raise the Army into distempers, and the Country about them into confusion.  
This Declaration was agreed upon at the Headquarters at Putney, upon Thursday last, there being a General Council of the Army appointed to be held every Thursday. The General Council met in the Church, the General, many General Officers, Field-Officers, inferior Officers, and Agitators met. A great part of the time was spent in consideration, and debate of the Proposals of the Army, and some few things agreed upon to be altered, and explained in them, which no doubt will give much satisfaction to the Kingdom.  
After the aforesaid Declaration was finished, it was, by the appointment of his Excellency, and the Council of War, sent to the Right Honourable the Commissioners of Lords and Commons residing with the Army, to be presented from them to both Houses of Parliament, which according, with a Letter from the General and Army, to this effect, vix. That they earnestly desired, some speedy course might be taken for their pay, that so they might be enabled to pay their quarters, was presented to both Houses of Parliament upon Saturday last, and after reading thereof, ordered to be communicated to the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-council of the City of London.  
FINIS.