The Representation of colonel Inglesby's Regiment in the Garrison of Oxford, in the behalf of ourselves and all the Nation, Sept. 7. 1649 directed to all the Souldiers of the Army, and to the whole Nation.  
WE having for these several years since by sad experience, seen how the land of our nativity hath lain in misery, and almost wasted, doth move us now out of compassion to speak in behalf of ourselves and the rest of our Nation, which we hope all honest men will adhere to; For they are not new things that we desire, they are of two years standing, expressed in the engagement of the Army at New-mark-heath the 5. of june 1647 and by Agreement of the People, offered to the consideration of our four friends in the Tower of London, as an unparalleled expedient for the settlement of the Nation. Therefore we do declare, that we will endeavour to attain the choice of two Officers& two Souldiers out of every Regiment, according to our fore-said engagement, to be at the Head-quarters of the Army, to act in our own and the Nations behalf, to accomplish the expectation of the Nation, who wait for freedom but behold bondage, for case but behold oppression as at this time.  
We do declare that we will endeavour to obtain such sure security to ourselves& to the Nation, according to the nature of our fore-said engagement, that we might not be left to the wills of men, to exercise their pleasure on us for things done in relation to the service of the Nation.  
We Declare, that we will endeavour to our uttermost to free the Nation from that intolerable burden of Excise, which eats into the very bones of the poor people of this Nation, and also that insufferable cut-throat tithe, which is the fift part of the Nations wealth.  
We Declare against the new accustomend way of trying Causes by these corrupt Lawyers, who make a trade of the Peoples ignorance: But that the Law be translated into our own native tongue, that so the Law may be understood: That there may be liberty granted to those to pled their own Cause( who can) or to employ any other friend, who will not for gain destroy the Nation as many have been by long dependence, it may be two three or four years, that they having not money to fee those greedy caterpillars, they must loose their right.  
We do Declare that we will with our lives and fortunes, stand fast, and join with each other for these just and reasonable things now in our thoughts to procure for the Nation, For we do desire not in the least to set up any particular party or interest, but to obtain good for the whole, that all may enjoy benefit. We hope this will not seem strange to you, that we thus present our resolution to you, it is not persons but principles of righteousness, that God willing we will set up: we do it out of a tender regard that we have to the Nation, and to each other of our fellow Souldiers, that we might not plunder and destroy one another, as we have lately had example, and it is now endeavoured by our Officers, which will not in the least grant our just desires, which is, that two Officers and two Souldiers, of every Regiment be admitted to be chosen, to be at the Head-quarters of the Army, to prosecute those things that are not perfected, in our own and the Nations behalf, but they will not be acquainted with us in such a choice, which denial to so just a demand, doth manifest how we are endeavoured to be robd of our open and public declared rights, as Souldiers& Commoners of the Nation, by particular men, which all men in our condition, can expect no better, it may be worse,( if possible) if not in time prevented, by an unanimous consent of all our fellow Souldiers, this is one of the highest acts of slavery that men live under, especially to those who have been faithful to the death, for our officers to come into our quarters and rifle and take away what they please, which some of us can by experience speak, out of a deep sense of this our miserable condition, we are constrained to trouble you with these few lines, hoping the sense of them will take upon your spirits, so that you will afford us all the help and assistance you can, and not to be employed as a hired mercenary Army, to cut the throats of your fellow Souldiers. Signed in the behalf of ourselves, and by consent of our fellow Souldiers.  


John Radman.  
Iam. Allen.  
Geo. Middleton.  
Iam. Fort.  
Peter Iseake.  
Walter Pottinger.  
Tho. Collings.  
Dan run.  
Tho. Derry.  
joh. Coats.