TWO LETTERS, The One, From the Right Honourable THE Lord Major, Aldermen, & Commons OF THE City of London in Common-council assembled, To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Council of War. The Other, From His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, TO THE Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common-council assembled.  
London, Printed by Richard Cotes, 1647.   


FOR HIS EXCELLENCY Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX, AND His Council of War.  
Right Honourable,  
BY those of our Committee which came from you this day, we understand your Excellencies and your Honourable Council of War, their expectation to be possessed of all Forts from Gile's Fort, and that to be one, down unto the River side, by six of the clock this Evening. And we take notice for what reasons your Excellency is led to insist thereupon. For our parts that we may manifest how ready we are to comply with all things which may beget a good understanding, we have readily consented thereunto, as fare as the Cognizance thereof belongs to this Court, and have given directions accordingly to the Committee of the Militia for drawing off all Forces and Ordnance; unto which work they do now instantly apply themselves, and we are confident your Excellency will find performance accordingly. The Committee of Militia will also give Order for quitting such Forts on Southwark side, as are not as yet in possession of your Forces. And now next unto Almighty God we do rely upon your Excellencies honourable Word for our safety, and to be protected from all violence of the Soldiery.  
4 August, 1647. Michael.   

FOR THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lord Major, Aldermen, And Common-council of the City of LONDON.  
My Lord and Gentlemen,  
I Am very glad to find so ready a compliance in answer to my last desire sent to the Common-council, and have accordingly given order for three Regiments, of Foot and two of Horse, to possess those Forts you mention in your last, and to lie thereabouts; I am with the rest of the Army marched up to Hammer finish in order to the security of the Lords and Commons, who I suppose will to morrow sit in Parliament, the preserving of their privileges and securing them from violence, that with freedom they may sit to discharge their trusts, hath been the cause of my near approach to your City; And whereas you are pleased to express your hopes of preservation from violence, you may be confident nothing shall pass from this Army, but what shall be for the safety of your City, and I doubt not, though some disaffected persons to the peace of this Kingdom have endeavoured to beget a misunderstanding between this Army and the City, hoping thereby to embroil the Kingdom in new troubles; yet that this Army will always so behave themselves as to witness to the world the integrity of their hearts, in having no other design but the quiet and happy settlement of a firm and lasting peace, wherein both the whole Kingdom, and your City in particular will have cause to rejoice in the goodness of God; the accomplishment whereof will truly glad the hearts of this Army, and in particular of  
August 5. 1647. Your most humble Servant T. Fairfax.   
FINIS.