To the Right Honourable the Lords and others of the Committee of Estates, The humble Remonstrance and Supplication of the Officers of the Army.  
BEing sensible of the imputation laid upon the Kingdom and Army as if they espoused the Malignant quarrel and interest, And considering that at this time we are more specially concerned in it than others, being in the Lord's strength to take our lives in our hands and hazard all that is dear unto us by engaging against this present enemy, who in an hostile wayhath invaded this Kingdom contrary to all bonds of Covenant & Treaties. We conceive it our dut●e To make it manifest to your honours and all the world, That we do not own any malignant quarrel or interest of any person or persons whatsoever; But that by the assistance of the Lord we do resolve to fight merely upon the former grounds and principles in defence of the Cause, Covenant, and kingdom, as hath been done these years by-past, (as the Commission of the Church and your Lordships have declared in the late Act of the 13. of August,) Wherefore that it may appear to all whose eyes are upon your Honours, That your performances are suitable to your resolutions we in all humility desire (it being notour, That scandalous and malignant persons not only abound in the Kingdom, but to our great grief of spirit in and about the court, yea even in the Kings own family and guard) That your honours will be pleased to take some speedy and effectual course to put the laws of the Kingdom to full execution against them without respect of persons, That all of them may find the dint of justice according to their several offences and miscarrages, so that this kingdom do not become the place and receptacle of all profane and malignant persons who hath been and are enemies to GOD and his Cause, and that God be no more provoked by countenancing or spari●g of them, lest the Lord should desert us and cause us partake with them in their judgements.  
And what yet remains in the army undone in relation to purging, we desire your honours would command your further pleasure therein, which shall have our hearty con●urrance and assistance; all which being speedily and effectually done, we are hopeful will prove a means to cause the Lord's face shine up on us, and countenance & bless us in our undertakings, And will very much refresh the hearts and strengthen the hands of your lordship's most faithful and humble servants.   

EDINBURGH, 15. August, 1650.  
T●E Committee of Estates having taken into consideration the Remonstrance of the officers of the Army, Presented unto them by the Lord Burleigh, the General of artillery general Major Holborn, Sir John Brown, and colonel Gilbert Ker, in name of the Army, do bless the Lord for their unanimous sense and Resolution therein expressed against the Enemies of the cause of God both Malignants and Sectaries, for which as they do return them the hearty thanks of this Kingdom, So they earnestly exhort them steadfastly to persist therein, And for answer to the desires contained in the said Remonstrance, They do promise and declare that they will speedily take an effectual course for putting the laws of the Kingdom to full execution against all Scandalous and Malignant persons in Court, Army, or Kingdom, without respect of Persons, And that they will carefully study so to make use of the power which God hath put in their hands for advancement of piety and suppressing of Malignants and profaneness as may give unto the Army real ground of incou agement cheerfully to proceed in all their undertakings against the Army of Sectaries who have invaded this Kingdom, and all other Enemies to the Covenant and work of Reformation.   

Edinburgh, Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty, 1650.