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"learic/ge, ﬁne 29. 1647. ,

ACotmcel of War was called by His Excel:
lency Sir Thomas Fairfax 5 whereat weref-:_

prel‘ent as followeth,

His Excellency Sir T bomm ,inarter-malter Gen. Ireton.

Fairfax. , Scout—mailer Gen. Watﬁn.

eLieut. General CromWel. Lieut. Col . K elfe].
Commiilary General Ireton. , Lieut.Col; 5417mm.
Col. Sir Hardre: Waller. anrter’mafter Genﬂrowfrzor
COLPleet‘BJooa’. . . Lieut..Col. Ever. ‘ . ‘.
C016, Ingaldyly. ' i ‘ Lieut..Col.['chl. , ’.

.. Col. Lambert. “ . Major Barton...

‘ Col. Rlziiarl‘oroagk. ‘ ‘Major Sander.. '
Col. Rick. ' « Major Rainylorwgbé-i ‘

Col. Hmmd. - ’ ’

. \ ,Adjiétantchtz-Tréwkjr as,
‘-., Major Whira ‘ ‘ . .

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CGLLElfmrm ? l ‘ l 3 I: “ Major M650”. .4 i

Col. Scroop... Captain Blaclavel.
Col..HA‘rrifon. Captain ‘Difmj.

Major T Wzﬂetqn Comptrol— Captain Watﬁm»- , .3 _; '2' 5 .q

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Cmmiiﬁri-Gmeral S mm. Captain Cbébtt,

At this Conncel of War Letters were read from both Houfes
of Parliament to the General, and certain Votes 'paﬂed both

Beetles in relati
General this m

on to the Army , which were prefented to the
orning by the Parliaments Commiﬁioners reﬁt.

ding with the Army; andthe Votes were thefe, m’zz.

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29o Lorne, '28 zone; ,1 6 4 7.

Refolved upon the @eﬂion by the Lords

'and Commons in Parliament achmblcd,

of the Army, from and aﬁer tbe puélication 0/
this Order to tbe Arm], [12a]! leave the Army wit/your
the particular licenﬁ and dI/c/mrge oft/2e General.

Refolvcd upon the (lchcion by the Lords
and Commons in Parliament achm bled,

'Ibat toe} do Declare, T/Mt tine] ~do own tier}: - 9

Army 44 their Army , and will make promiﬁon for
their maintenance; and )bill take order, natﬁ joon
a money can be ecumeniently raifed, tbey ﬂJall be

my § .
Joh. Brown ,Clcric. HzEllynge;C1cr.
Parliamentorym,

PagL-Dg Com.

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THat tbey do ﬂeclare, T/mt no Ofﬁcer or S oldier'

paid up equally with tboﬁa tbat ‘bar'oe "ls-ﬂ {be x

 

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. Die Lunee; 28 Juniii i 8 Z 5'.“
Reibived, 6:13;.»
‘ Hat It be referred to the Committee of the Army,
to take into mnﬁdemtion how proeviﬁon may
be made ﬁr the ﬁrm}, m pier/umzce 0/ the Votes thie

day paﬂhd.
Refolved, 8: c.

That it be referred to the Commiﬂionerr with the 141*;
my, to be Very‘earneﬂ with the General, That no dif-
couragement or obﬂrué'tion may be green/by the Sol-
dier], to the due-levying and bringing in the Exciae,
andether Aﬂﬂmentr and payments to the Tarliament.

H: Elryngc, Cler, Parl. D. Com.

The Councel of War had a large Debate ‘

0f thefe Votes, and the Proceedings of the
Houfés in anfwer to their Deﬁres 5 and upon
the "whole, that they might teﬂiﬁe to the
. world their readinefs to comply with the 0r-
ders and 'Deﬁres of Parliament and City,
came to this Refult, A '

‘Re/elrved b} the: Comm] 0 War, That they hold
”it ﬁt to admife' the Genera to remowe hit Head-
quart"; tow/“kale: ~ Am!

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And accordingly Orders were preIEntly
given out for the drawing back of the Army, '
and the Headquarters to be this night at
IVicka'm , Twenty feven miles from London;
’And in further purfuance of the {aid Vote,
the General writ a Letter to the Commifsi—
oners of Parliament with the Army ’5 and
. another. to theCommifsioner’sfor the City of
London, for them to acquaint the Parliament
and‘City with the proceedings of the Army,
and their? drawing farther'back from London.

The Generals Letter was as Follows “

M Lord: and gentlemen, -

Y the Votes you pleafed 'toCommtinieate

to methis morning , I ﬁnder théiParlia-
ment hath taken; into- their conﬁdcration
‘tholéPropoﬁdons of the Army which ne-
ceﬂhrily Curved. lotus Iatisfaétinnhel'orethe
withdrawmg of it 3 ”And that their Progrefs
already made (though butit Pate) meets with
fuchacompliance in my Councel” of War,
that it begets in thema'GeneralconﬁdeanF
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the Houfes fpeedy a(nd full anfwer to the re;
maining Propoﬁtions 5 And therefore to
tel’tiﬁethe readinefs of this Army to obferve-
the Commands of ParliamentJ

They have Refolved to remove the Army
to afarther dil’tance, and the Head- quarters
to be this night at Wickem; believing , That
this forwardnefs on their part to litisﬁe borh
Parliament and City, will not retard , but
haf’cen the Refolutions of the HoulES with a
full latisfaé’tion to theparticulars n0t yet an-
fwered ;and allb acquit this Army of many
Jealouﬁes and unjultAl‘Perfions call upon it.

_’ U x B R I, D G 1.2,} _ 28} the appointment of 1911: Excel-
‘ _ June 293 1647. [may Sir Thomas Fairfax, and
_ the Ctr-ante! of War.

Jot-IN Rus Hwonrn,

Tie the Rag/at H oneméle Lord: and Comment
C ommﬁﬂioner: for the Tarliammt in the
Arm], to 5: communicated to both Heuﬁ:

of Parliament,

A Copy of the forefaid Letter was Iikewife deli¢
vcred to the Commiﬂioners for the City of Lenin»,
to be communicated to the Lard Major, Aldermen
and Common-Counsel of the City of Lendrn. .

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