THE INTENTIONS OF THE ARMY Plainly discovered, IN A Dispute between Major General Browne, and Major Scot, an Independent, concerning the King.  
Wherein is manifested how much they regard the honour and safety of his Majesty's Person.  
AS ALSO The occasion and manner of the late difference betwixt the said Major General Browne, and Colonel WHALEY.  
Certified in a Letter from Woobourne, Dated July 31. 1247.  
Printed in the Year, 1647.   

The Intentions of the Army plainly discovered.  
SIR,  
I Made you promise, faithfully to give you the account of what my observation in the Court and Camp might hold worth your intelligence; you may justly expect the performance: The King, whom always the greatness of his Spirit and Resolution holds undaunted, bears it firm above the injury of Threatening, and remains unterrified: however, Major Scot, an Independent Member (yet deserves something to hang on) lately, & in the presence of the King, being asked by Major G. Browne, what good end they would make in the House, made a desperate sudden resolution, They could never make a good end, till they took off the King's heads that stood there to whom Major Gen. Browne replied; I had thought, Sir, you had come to have kissed the King's hand: Sir, said Major Scot, I had rather follow him to the Gallows; and I think he spoke the sense and intention of the Army▪ and what is ordinarily belched out in their Drink, when men in overcharged stomaches vomit out truth in the nakedness of their hearts. The Ma. General immediately addresseth himself to his Majesty, made him knowing of that desperate language, takes Scot by the shoulder, saying, Sir, this is the man: the King, whom ever highest Providence and his own innocence with miracle protects, slights the madness and malice of so poisonous a tongue.  
Sir, I shall add one thing more, since I have so good occasion to name a man of so much integrity and Honor. You may have heard imperfectly the quarrel between Major Gen. and Col. Whaley; I shall give you a perfect relation, and which Whaley himself dares not deny: The Commissioners and Col. Whaley being set at Dinner, Whaley took an occasion to tell the Major General, he knew well he was an enemy to their proceed: indeed he replied he was, and must openly declare to the world, he hated the baseness of their intentions. Sir, said Whaley, had Sir Tho. Fairfax been ruled by me, our Army should have marched up to the City, and have shaken their Gold Chains: then, Sir, said the Major General, you intent by this to plunder the City, as you have droven away the Members; but if they were all of my mind, and at unity within themselves, we would not care for five times your Army (and as we are, we regard you not) we would draw out, and fight with you in the field: What, said the Colonel, with a company of Cobblers, Tinkers, Tapsters, & Tankard-bearers; I know not, said the Ma. Gen. but you may have such in your Army, & there is none but hath: to whom Whaley answered, but Runners for their Officers; Essex and Mass●y's reformers: Sir, said Ma. Gen. Browne, let me tell you, there are as gallant brave gentlemen among them as any in your Army, and have fought as bravely & gallantly: you will expect some, said Whaley; to whom the Ma. Gen. replied, None: yes, one or two, said Whaley; not your General, quoth Ma. Browne: I tell you, said Whaley, they are Runners. Ma. Gen. at the repetition not a little moved, replied, By God, Sir, you lie, and I will make it good with my sword; and know you, that nothing but your sword shall give me satisfaction: and whereas you think your Command will countenance you to affront men (for he had just told him he would remove him from his place) I will fight with you in the face of your three Regiments. Sir, I am a Citizen & a Reformist, and hold myself concerned in your language, and will maintain those Gent. as gallant as any in your Army, and will myself fight with your General; let him draw up his whole Army and engage that not a man do me violence but himself. The contention was high, Col. Whaley not overforward to draw, yet his hand on his hilt, was easily withheld by the company, and certainly Ma. Gen. was not behindhand: the King had notice of it, & took up the difference betwixt them. You shall do well, to let those Gen. know, how much they are engaged to the courage of that gallant & honest man, seriously as he carries on every thing with high regards to his honour; in this he did not out do himself. His gallantry and Resolution is eminently known, and though his courage fly high, yet never to lessening, so undaunted and well tempered a mind he bears. Sir, I hold you too long, I beg your pardon, give me leave to tell you, I expect no good from this Army but by accident, intentionally destruction to the K. & P. the liberty they take of language, the unreasonableness of their demands, & all for themselves, give small encouragement to hope a good end by them, yet I wonder they should so openly speak their thoughts of destroying the King, as if Monarchy were ended in him, whose numerous Royal Issue gives enough to understand, we can be happy in no other Government.  
Woobourne, july 31. Your humble Servant, G. R.