A MOTION FROM THE ARMY OF Their several Requests to the PARLIAMENT WITH The Votes and proceed of both Houses upon the same.  
London Printed for R. Simpson, 1667.   

MORE NEWS FROM THE ARMY  
I. THat whereas it pleases the honourable Houses of Parliament, upon misinformation falsely suggested unto them, to declare and immediately publish in print to the kingdom, that the Petition of the Army, being but only an intention, did tend to put the army into a distemper and mutiny, to obstruct the relief of Ireland, and to put conditions upon the Parliament, and declaring the petitioners if they shall proceed therein, no less than Enemies to the State, and disturbers to the public peace, which said heavy charge remaining upon record, we cannot choose but be deeply sensible thereof, & with amazement wonder, how so humble and innocent address, intended to the general, could beget so strange an interpretation.  
The House of Commons have voted to call in the said Declaration according to this Proposition, and that it shall not remain upon Record against them, and the concurrence of the Lords desired therein.  
II. Thet whereas those persons that have attempted to beget and attempt, and fo●en● divisions between the Parliament and their army, by their surrepticion●; obtaining and misrepresenting our petitions, and by producing other scandalous letters from unknown hands by them produced, the Authors when are concealed, and not brought forth to make a judicial proof of those things laid to our charge which we cannot but look upon as a just cause of grief, that the suggestors of such untruths seem to be encouraged, and we who are innocent remain unjustified.  
III. That divers Officers of the Army of public and known integrity, have been (upon what grounds we know not) sent for to the Parliament as Celinquents; some whereof do at this present attend there, and cannot procure a trial having nothing considerable laid to their charge, etc.  
Col Lilburn, Major Sanderson, and the rest are discharged from any further attendance.  
iv That whereas we understand, that the Parliament hath voted a sudden disbanding of the Army, not having made sufficient provision for the auditing of our arrears, makes us sensible; how difficult it will be after our disbanding, for obtaining thereof.  
Both Houses voted to refer it to the Committee of the army, to consider of Instructions for stating the Arriers, etc.  
V That no provision hath been made for the payment of our dearly earned wages by the expense of our blood, and often hazard of our lives, that it will inevitably expose us (especially the private Soldiers, to great extremities) being hardly sufficient to maintain many of them in their journeys to their own homes.  
The Commons have voted the common Soldiery and inferior Officers all their pay, and chief Officers three Month's pay.  
VI That nothing as yet hath been perfected for our future security for things done as Soldiers, in relation to the war, which the exigency thereof hath compelled thereunto, etc.  
The Commons have voted to pass a fuller Ordinance for Indemnity of the Soldiers, and the Lords concurrence to be desired.  
VII. That we stand in fear of being pressed, to serve as soldiers out of the Kingdom.  
Votes have passed, that such as have willingly served the Parliament shall not be forced to serve out of the Kingdom in any wars, etc.  
VIII. That the parliaments Declaration, in respect of freedom to those that were Apprentices, may be put in force against such Ma●●●ts as refuse it.  
Votes have passed for the making free of Apprentices, reckoaing the time spent in the Parliaments service, as if they had been with their masters.  
IX. That many soldiers who have lost their lives, widows who have lost their husbands and children their parents in this service, & thereby reduced to great extremities, even to beggary for want of provision for their subsistence, are not sufficiently provided for a future livelihood.  
May 28. An Ordinance passed both Houses for relief of maimed soldiers, and the widows and Orphans of such as have died in the service of the Parliament.  
Having thus as fully as we are able, accounted & mentioned what was the true genuine ●●●●e of the Army, and not their imaginary conceits, but their grievances, that inevitably fall upon us, unless the Parliament take course to prevent then: if the time allowed us by you would admit, we could more fully demonstrate. We assume the boldness to entreat you to be deeply sensible of, and represent to the Parliament these particulars, in such an humble way, and to right us if we shall be misrepresented to the Parliament by any, and so fare as you can cover our weaknesses, that have or may slip from us, and prevent any scandals, that the malice of any men do seek herein to asperse us, when we shall be inquired into.  
A Declaration, an Ordiance for oblivion, and other Papers also are to be sent to the Army, and declared to them at a general Randezvouzes.  
FINIS.