several ARTICLES OR The Heads of a Charge delivered in the name of the Army under the Command of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FA●RFAX, to the Commi●sioners of Parliament, now with the Army; to be by them sent up to the Parliament.  
AGAINST Denzill Hollis Esq. Sir Phillip Stapleton, Sir William Lewis, Sir John Clotworthy, Sir William Waller, Knights; mayor Gen. Massey, Sir John Maynard, Col. Walter Long, Col. Edward Harley, and M. Anthony Nichols Esq. Members of the House of Commons: jointly, or severally, as followeth.  
FJrst, that contrary to the trust reposed in them, the persons above name, Members of the House of Commons, have jointly or severally, invaded, infringed, or ●ndeavoured to overthrow the rights and liberties of the Subiects of this Nation; in arbitrary, violent, or oppressive ways( and this in cases where no pretence was, or could be of the excegencies of war, or other necessaries which might justify or excuse the same;) and they have likewise endeavoured by indirect and corrupt practices to delay and obstruct Justice, to the great damage and prejudice of divers of the poor Commons of England Petitioning for the same.  
II. That this Army being until the middle of March last, in a quiet and orderly condition and posture, free from any colour or appearance of distemper or disorder, or from offence to any; and ready( upon reasonable satisfaction in their necessary deuce for service past) either quietly to have dis-banded, or else to have engaged in service of Jreland; the persons above name, have jointly, or Severally endeavoured by false informations, misrepresentations, or scandalous suggestions against the Army, to beget misunderstandings, preiudices, or jealousies in the Parliament against their Army; and by deluding, surprising, or otherwise abusing the Parliament, to engage the authority of Parliament in such proceedings, as to put intolerable and unsufferable injuries, abuses, and provocations upon the Army; whereby to provoke, and put the Army into distemper; to disobliege, and discourage them from any further engagement in the Parliaments service: by all which, and other the like practices and proceedings of theirs, the peace of this kingdom hath been emminently endangered, and the relief of Jreland retarded.  
III. That whereas the Parliament might otherwise have had out of the Army an entire force( answerable to their proportion designed,) to have gone for Jreland as aforesaid, under their old Officers, and conduct; the persons above name( for advancement of their own ends, faction, and designs, and to the prejudice of the public) have jointly or severally, under pretence of the service of Jreland, endeavoured by such evil practices, as before, to break and pull this Army in pieces, to the weakening of the power, and endangering the safety of the Parliament and kingdom; and have likewise endeavoured, to put the Patliament to the hazard, delay, and vast expense of raising a new Forc●, as for that service.  
IIII. That( with the breaking of this Army as aforesaid,) they have in like manner endeavoured, under pretence of Jreland, to raise a new Force( as before) to advance and carry on designs of their own in England, to the prejudice of the Parliament and public: And in pursuance of the same, have endeavoured to divert the Forces engaged as for Jreland, unto such their purposss as aforesaid here in England; and have in like manner endeavoured to have gained a power from the Parliament, to themselves, or some of them, of diverting and misimploying those forces as aforesaid, and to raise new Forces under pretence to guard the Parliament: and( not having obtained that,) have in like manner endeavoured privately to list and engage officers and Souldiers: or procure them to be listed and engaged, without authority of Parliament; for the raising of, and embroiling this kingdom in a new and bloody war, and to hinder the settling and securing the rights, liberties, and peace of the kingdom; and for the sheltering, upholding and protecting of themselves, and their complices, in their unjust, oppressive, and factious designs and proceedings.  
V. That they have jointly or severally invited, encouraged, abetted, or countenanced multitudes of Reformadoes, and other Officers and souldiers, tumultuously and violently to gather together at Westminster, to affright and assault the Members of Parliament, in their passage to and from the House; to offer violence to the House itself; and by such violence outrages, and threats, to awe, and enforce the Parliament.  
These several Heads of charge, the Army will by such Solicitors as they shall appoint,( when the House of Commons shall admit thereof) make good in particulars each Head, against some of the persons, and some one Head or more against each of the persons: and shall shortly give in the several particulars against each person respectively, which shall be made good by proofs: the Army desiring to save and reserve to themselves the liberty of adding any further charge against all or any of the said Persons