THE RESOLUTION OF THE army CONCERNING The City of LONDON, after their ending of the Work at COLCHESTER, and their DECLARATION concerning the same.  
ALSO, Two great Fights at Colchester on monday morning last; the first, between general LUCAS with a Party of Horse and Firelocks, against the Parliaments Forces, upon their sallying out upon their Guards: with the particulars of the fight, their advancing to the works, and playing their Ordnance upon the Lord Generals Horse, and the number killed and taken.  
The second, between the Colchesterian Shavers, and the Kentish-men, against the Suffolk Forces, and the Lord Generals, upon their sallying out at Buttolphs Gate, and East Ga●e; with the numbers killed and taken, and the resolution of the Shavers concerning the ARMY.  
Aug: 17 LONDON: Printed in the year, 1648.   

JOY FULL news FROM COLCHESTER Communicating The Resolution and Proceedings of the Colchesterian Shavers, and their late fight with the Suffolk forces, upon their sallying out at the East Gate.  
Honoured Sir,  
THis morning the Colchesterian Shavers sallied out at the East Gate upon the Suffolk forces, who had entrenched themselves within musket shot of the Walls, and made their approach near the Redout; but failing of their expectation( through a timely discovery) wheeled about, and fell upon a small Guard near the Eastern Sconce, which occasioned some time of dispute, but finding themselves too weak to maintain the encounter retreated in a very disorderly manner, le●ving many arms and long scythes beh●nd them. In which action, divers were wounded on both sides, besides fifteen of the enemy left dead on the place, and seven of ours.  
At ●he s●●e time another party sallied out at Buttolphs Gate, who fell upon our Out-guards with great fury, doing some execution, and took about 17. prisoners, but by the gallantry of Col. Barkstead and a party of foot, they were repulsed, their prisoners released and Col. Lunsford and his p●rty totally routed, an● pursue● to the very Gate● a●d Sally ports, leaving divers of his m●n in a most ●eplor●ble and gasping condition.  
Most of the Salliers which engaged in this action were Kentish-men, who fought with abundance of courage and resolution, and maintained t●ei● ground to push-a-pike goring and mangling some of our horse, vowing revenge upon us, for our late conquest in Kent, but in this action & retreat they felt one hand more heavier then both, above twenty of them being slain in this short dispute and conflict: since which time, they have declared, that they will fight it out to the last man, and maintain their works with the last drop of blood, the shavers and others in the town, having also vowed the like resolution, protesting to sacrifice their lives with them, against the Army, and all others that shall adhere to them.  
They have sunk several places under the Walls, and near the Gates, who by countermining have blowd up one of our Mines, which hath somewhat retarded t●e work of storming, yet we have four more almost finished and ready to spring, and the better to faciliate the work of storming, are raising of Batteries, and bringing our Trenches nearer the works, which we have accomplished with little loss: the Besieged calls over the walls to our men, saying, That they desire to exchange some tokens within the town, and to welcome them over the walls with the messengers of Mars; and indeed, we are in a readiness to satisfy their longing desires, the council of war having resolved that approaches be made round the town, in order to a storm: And thereupon his Excellency with a general council o● war, consisting of all the Officers of Sussex and Essex, aswell as those of the Army, debate high in relation to Colchester, endeavouring to make short work of a long siege, the reason and inducements being these, 1. The Enemy having comfort 20. dayes, 2. Their souldiers well satisfied with horseflesh. 3. No want of fresh water, besides much wine an● fruit. 4. The City design much ripened, and may be speedily put in execution. 5. The success in the North uncertain, an● the Princes l●nding may prove prejudicial, all which ar● motives to cause a storm.  
They begin to be weary of eating horse-flesh, and are now abridged of their allowance of bread; so that we doubt not but to become masters of the town very suddenly by starving them out, rather then to hazard our Army upon it by storm.  
For we are in a defensive posture to receive any relief that shall come either by Sea or Land to rescue or relieve them, and can draw off two thousand old Souldiers to fight them, or if the relief be too strong, upon few hours warning storm the Town and carry it. We know their condition within, and every day adds to their weakness, near 300. are lately run from them, and every day as they get opportunity they come out. The middle mill which wee fired a week since is spoiled by our Canon that it cannot be serviceable.  
Colchester Aug. 14. 9. at night.   

The Kings majesties Demands and Proposals to the PARLIAMENT of England, concerning all his liege People throughout his realms and Dominions.  

I. THat you will recall all such Votes and Orders, by which people are frighted from coming writing, or speaking freely to me.  
II. Next, that such men of all professions, whom I shall sand for, as of necessary use to me in this Tre●ty, may be admitted to wait upon me; In a word, that I may be in the state of freedom I was in when I was last at Hampton-court. And indeed less cannot ●n any reasonable measure make good those offers which you have made me by your Votes: for how can I treat with honour so long as people are terrified with Votes & Orders against coming to speak with me: and am I honourably treated so long as there is none about me( except a Barber who came now with the Commis.) that ever I name to wait upon me, or with freedom( until I may call such unto me of whose services I shall have use in ●o great and difficult a Work) and for safety( I speak not of my person, having no apprehension that way) how can I judge to make a ●afe and well grounded peace, until I may know without disguise the true present state of all my Dominions, and particularly of all those whose interests are necessary concerned in the peace of these kingdoms? which leads me naturally to the last necessary demand I shal make for the bringing of this Treaty to a happy end, which is,  
III. That you alone, or you and I join●ly do invite the Scots to sand some persons authorized by them to treat upon such propositions as they shall make: for certainly the public and necessary interest they have in this great sett●ement, is so clearly plain to all the world, that I believe no body will deny the necessity of their concurrence in this Treaty, in order to a dutable peace. Wherefore I will only say, that as I am King of both Nations, so will I yield to none in either Kingdom for being truly and zealously affencted for the good and honour of both, my resolution being never to be partial for either to the prejudice of the other. Now as to the place, be cause I conceive i● to be rather a cir●umstantial then real part of this Treaty, I shall not much insist upon it, I name Newport in this Isle, yet the fervent zeal I have that a speedy end be put to these distractions doth force me earnestly to desire you to consider what a great loss of time i● will be to treat so far from the Body of my two Houses, when every small debate must be transmitted to Westminster before it be concluded: And really I think, ●hough to some it may seem a para●ox, ●ha● peoples minds will be much more apt to settle, seeing me treat in or near London, then in this Isle, because so long as I am ●ere, it will never be believed by many that I am really so f●ee, as before this Treaty begin I expect to be: And so I leave and recommend this point to your serious consideration: And thus I have no only fully accepted of the Treaty, which you have proposed ●o me by your Votes of the 3. of this month, but al●o given it all the furtherance that lies in m, by demanding the necessary means for the effectual performance thereof: All which are so necessary emp●oyed by though no particularly mentioned in your Votes as I can no ways doubt of your ready compliance with me herein: I have now no more to say, but to conjure you by all that is dear to Christians honest men, or good Patriots: that ye will make all the exped●tion possible ●o begin this happy work by hasting down your Commis. fully authorised & well instructed, and by enabling me as I have shewed you, to treat; praying ●he G●d of peace so to bless our endeavours, that all my Dominions may speedily enjoy a safe and well-grounded peace.   
CH●RLES R.   

SIR,  
SInce my last of the 9. instant, here hath happened little action till Sunday and monday last; at which time they made several Sallies both upon the Suffolk Forces and the Lord Generals. Gen. Lucas and the L. of Loughborow, with a party of Horse and Firelocks made an attempt against the Guards near the Almshouses, our Horse Guard charged them, and made an intervale through their whole Body, who upon their wheeling about, five piece of Ordnance were fired from the walls upon them, which killed two or three; then both parties bodied, and after a gallant charge by both Parties, the Colchesterians retreat, our men pursues, and in the pursuit killed 7. and took 9. prisoners, with the loss of 5 men.  
Sir, As for the vilisying speeches echoed upon down your streets against the Army, saying. That so soon as they have done with Colchester, their next place will be London, I can assure you they have no such resolution, but are resolved to expedite Northward, or to any other place where necessity shal require, and declares, that they have no thoughts of injury or prejudice against the city of London, but should be willing to sacrifice their lives and fortunes for the defence and preservation thereof.  
Colchester, Aug. 15.4. in the morning.   
FINIS.