HIS MAJESTY'S Going from the Isle of WIGHT AND The Answer of the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common council, to the Lord Fairfax his Letter to the City of LONDON.  
ALSO, A Letter from the Lord General Fairfax, concerning the Citizens of London that have guarded the Parliament, and the Headquarters now at St. james, the Mews, and other places about the City.  
WITH The Armies Appeal from the Parliament to the Kingdom, and a Letter from the Parliament to the Lord General. A full Relation touching Col. Hamond, and other passages in the Isle of WIGHT.  
THe Original Papers were read, and this is published for general satisfaction to the Kingdom.  
London, Printed for Richard Robinson, 1648.   

A LETTER From the Isle of WIGHT Concerning the ARMY.  
Monday Nou. 27. comes a letter to the Parliament from Col. Hamond (Governor of the Isle of Wight) and in it another enclosed from the Lord Gen. commanding him to come to the head quarters; as also an intimation that some Orders were given to Col. Ewers, to be Goxernour of Carisbrook castle, and for securing the person of the King. After the Parl. had debated this business, they voted that Col. Hamond should still continue Governor of the Isle of Wight; and ordered that a letter from the House should be sent to the Lo: General to acquaint him with these Votes, and to desire him to countermand his Letter, for calling Col. Hamond to attend at the Headquarters, in regard they thought him fit to continue his command in the Isle of Wight.  
Col. Hamond conceives himself to ow● immediate obedience to the Lo: Gen. orders, for that the Parliament had made him commander in chief of all the forces, etc. and his power was derived by Commission by his Excellency, and thereupon leaves the command of that Island to Col. Ewers, and the rather for that Col. Hamond was informed that Col. Ewers had power in case of refusal to force the command of that Island, which might upon the offer of the least resistance occasion a very great trouble and disturbance in the Kingdom, but whether Col. Ewers, or Major Rolfe hath the present custody of the person of the King, was not yet known.  
The Commissioners are coming away and it is said that on Monday last which was the last day of the Treaty, his Majesty was at liberty, and the Commissioners solemnly kissed his Majesty's hand, and took their leaves.  
The 28 of November went from London to the headquarters at Windsor, divers of the City agents and propound that the General engagement of the people might be hastened in saying the remonstrance lately presented to the house give not sufficient satisfaction desiring no time might be lost in the going on in that great work, which was taken into consideration by the Gen. Council.  
Major Cromwell which brought Col. hamond's letter before spoken of, and was employed to carry unto him the Votes of the House for Col. Hamond to continue his command in the Isle of Wight, returned by Windsor thinking that the said Col. might be come thither by that time, and having not the Lord General pass he was one night detained at Windso, and this day taking his journey towards the Isle of Wight, he met about Faraham Col. Hamond, coming towards the Headquarters and with him Col. Ewers, and divers other Officers then Major Cromwell delivered the letters and votes of both Houser of Parliament for Col. hamond's stay in the Isle of Wight, to which he said he would give obedience and hastened to return back again to his former charge but some of those with him.  
The 30. of Nou. the General Council of the Army passed a Declaration, showing that they had made their applications to the present House of Commons for avoiding of dangers, and settling the kingdom in peace & righteousness, with equal constitutions of Parl. to be ratified by an Agreement and Subscription of the people; but they find their Remonstrance wholly rejected, and the consideration put off till there should be no place at all left for it: yet do they not presume that the things propounded by them, must be considered, save for the Reason, Justice, and public concernment thereof.  
And seeing the prevailing part of the House wilfully shut their eyes, and stop their ears against any thing of Light or Reason, they find no place left for any charitable hopes concerning their error in such evil ways. Nevertheless, the Army assume not a standing power acknowledging that lies most properly in those whom the people doth choose, and trust to judge for them.  
But considering that such power where it is, is committed but in trust, and that neither this, nor any other people, did ever give up their natural capacities of common Sense or Reason, as to the ends and Inndamentals of that trust, and that as to the breach of such trust, there is no higher formal power of man in being to appeal unto for judgement, so as we cannot but exercise that common Judgement which in our natural capacity is left to us. And though in smaller failers of such trust, which might be born without hazard of destruction to that Interest and those people, for which especially the trust is, or where the trusties were of an indifferent equal constitution, in reference to the whole, or where we had an orderly and open way left for a just succession of another formal and proper Judicature to be apealed unto in due time; we should not oppose or hold forth our private judgements to the least disturbance of that orderly and peaceable course of judgement so established; yet we are so fully convinced of the destructiveness of those evils we have declared against, as that we dare with confidence appeal to the common judgements of indifferent and uncorrupted men.  
The Army do therefore desire and propound. 

1 That the Majory of the Parliament would be sensible of the evil and destructiveness of their late way, & apply themselves to the speedy executing of justice, with the righting and easing of the distressed people.  
2 That so many of them as are touched with a sense of these things, would by protestation acquit themselves of breach of trust and withdraw from that persist in the guilt thereof.    
A Letter sent from the Lord Gen. Fairfax, to the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-council of the City of London.  
My Lord and Gentlemen,  
BEing upon an immediate advance with the Army towards London, we thought good hereby to give you notice thereof. For the ground and necessity loading us ●●●reunto we refer you to our late Remonstrance, and to our later Declaration concerning the same. We have only this there to add, That as we are for from the least thought of plunder or other wrong to your City, or any the places adjoining which we hope your former experience of us will give you cause enough to credit us) so for the better prevention of any disorder in the Soldiery, or of any abuse or inconvenience to the Inhabitants in the quartering of the soldiery at private houses, we earnestly desire. That you would take a present course for the supply of Money to pay these forces, while we shall be necessitated to stay there; upon which we assure you, we shall so dispose of them into great and void houses about the City as much as may be possible, as that few or none of the Inhabitants shall be troubled with quartering of any soldiers at all: And for the purpose, we desire that 40000. li. may be forthwith provided upon these curity of your arrears, to be ready to be paid out to the Forces to morrow night if possible: And we shall be ready to receive from you any intimations for the further prevention of hurt or inconveniences to the City in this business, I remain  
Your most assured friend and servant, T. FAIRFAX. Windsor ●0. Nou. 1648.  
The Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-council sat all night in debate of the B. Gen. letter to the City, and came to this result, viz. That the money should be paid forthwith, and a Committee was chosen to carry a letter to the L. Gen. to this essect.  
May it please your Excellency,  
THe Lord Mairr, Aldermen, and Common council of the City of London, have debated in Common council your Lordship's letter of the 30. Nou. last, & have agreed that the 40000. li. required for the Army (to whom is at least 80000. li. due from the City) shall be paid this present Saturday, or the greatest part thereof, desiring that no violence or injury be done to the City.  
Signed MICHAEL.  
The last night came a Letter from his Excellency for discharging the horse of the Mews which formerly guarded the house, his excellency lets them know that he intends to make that his head quarters for his horse add those that address themselves to the Army shall be accepted, etc.  
It is reported with much confidence the King is this day to be removed from the Isle of Wight to Harst caSle, whereof col. Ewers is Governor, the headquarters of the Army were this day at Hammersmith and at night are expected at St. James', and many of the Horse are already come to the Mews.   
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