THE LAST VOTES FROM THE ARMY: june 26. 1647.  
Communicated To the Commons of England, and the Citizens of London.  
Wherein they declare, Their full Resolutions, concerning their marching up towards the Suburbs of London.  
As also, their last Reasons and Propositions, touching the over-awing power of divers persons, against the faithful Worthies of England, assembled in Parliament, and their besetting and shutting up of the Doors against them.  
London, Printed for Thomas Watson, June 28. 1647.   

THE LAST VOTES FROM THE ARMY  
Kind Sir,  
THese are to certify you, that your present proceed at this instant in your great and spacious Metropolis, doth not a little perplex the hearts of divers within the Army; and the most hard and cruel censures which we now undergo, doth not a little stir up our spirits, to be spectations and Auditors of the innumerable s●r● of tongues, whose mouths a●● open against our present proceed; yet nevertheless, we doubt not, but to make it appear to all the world, our candid intentions, and resolutions, for the preservation of his Majesty's Royal Person, the Being and Privileges of Parliament, the Liberty and Propriety of the Subject, and the good of the whole Kingdom in general; And although there be many false aspersions cast upon the army, concerning our nearer approach towards your City, by saying, that we come for the lucre of gain, more than for the Kingdom's good; and that we have many amongst us, whose aims are, at the rich plunder of the City.  
But I can assure you, these inveterate suggestions are utterly false, such barbarous actions we detest and abhor; and I dare say this, in behalf of the Army, that there are none amongst us, but would willingly sacrifice their lives for the good and preservation of that famous City, having sundry times engaged with them against the common-enemy of this Kingdom.  
But we hope our future actions will make it evident, that all our former proceed tended only to the peace and tranquillity of this Nation, and that our actions and endeavours were o●ly for the stating of his Majesty in his Royal Rights, and preservation of the peace of the Kingdom.  
And therefore the Army thought it meet to declare against such members, whom they found enemies to the peace thereof; but we do begin to discern some obstruction in the said business, which is the only cause of the publishing of the ensuing Reasons, touching the said party, viz.  
That since the same difficulties or prejudices lie yet in their way (as to the particular charging or proof of those things against the Members and the Parliament) though so often put upon it in our former Papers, yet through the powerful interest of the persons guilty, hath not taken any cognizance, what Members or others have so abused them, to draw the Parliament to such dishonour and inconveniences, We cannot but again more fully and clearly assert (as we have in former Papers, and shall yet more particularly, if need be, remonstrate) That divers things lately done and passed from the Parliament against the Army, as particularly the order for suppressing the Petition, that high Declaration against it, and against all that should proceed in it, putting the faithful Servants of the Parliament and t●e Kingdom out of the Protection of Law, and exposing them as Enemies to the State, etc. to the forfeitures of the Estates, Libe●ries, Life and all, but for going about in an humble, peaceable, and inoffensive way, to desire what was undeniably their due, and dearly earned, and many other such like proceed, both against the Army and others, do carry with them such a face of Injustice, Oppression, Arbitrariness and Tyranny, as (we think) is not to be paralleled in any former proceed of the most Arbitrary Courts against any private men, but hath boought in insufferable dishonour upon the Parliamentary Authority and Ptoceeding, which we are, and others ought to be deeply sensible of, hath tended to disoblige all men, especially Soldiers, or Subjects, and hath conduced to all other the sad effecta and worse consequences expressed in the Charge, an● gives us other cause to conclude, Than those Worthies who have formerly acted and carried on things in Parliament for public good, Right and Freedom, are now awed or overborn by a prevailing party of men of other private Interests crept in, and that neither we, nor any other can reasonably expect Right, Freedom or Safety (as private men) of to have things acted in Parliament for publicpve good, while the same parties continue there in the same power, to ab●se the Name and Authority of Parliament, to serve and p osecu e their private Interests and passions, and (under the privileges of parliament) to shelter themselves under the worst of evils or mischiefs they can do, though to the Ruin of the Kingdom.  
And lastly, considering the mul●itudes of Reformadoes and oath Soldiers swarming about the City (whom the persons we have charged and their complies have at their beck to bring up to Westminster when they please, and that by their frequent in multuous confluences thither, besetting and sometimes blocking up the Parliament doors, threatening, and offering violence, to the persons of the most faithful Parliament-men, the just freedom of parliament seems to be taken away, or at least for the present abridged, insomuch as those Members who have served the Kingdom hitherto with most faithfulness, diligence, and integrity, for the public good, many of them dare scarce come to the House, or if they d●, they come in fear and peril of their lives; and when they are there, are awed, discouraged, or disabled from discharging their Consciences, or doing their duties to the Kingdom.  
A great part of our army quarters about Uxbridge, and a party of horse are marched up further from us. It is said, the King's Majesty lay at the Earl of Salisburies' house upon Thursday night last. We are in great expectation of an answer from the Parliament to the late Remonstrance presented to both Houses. Thus, for the present, I remain  
Uxbridge june 26. 1647. late at night. Yours, to his power, WI. L GIB   

The Desires of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Army.  
I do hereby strictly charge and command all Soldiers of the Army. Horse and Foot, and all others whom it may concern, not to offer any violence, or do any prejudice at all to any country man or other whomsoever (in their persons, or goods) either in quarters, or upon their March thorough the Countries respectively, as they tender the honour of the Army, and as they tender the avoiding of the severest punishment that may be inflicted upon such offenders by a Counsel of War.  
Tho: Fairfax.  
FINIS.