No. 66.

Letter from Fairfax and the Council of War to the Commissioners of the City of London forbidding further enlistments. Dated 14 June, 1647.

Journal 40, fo. 222.

Being informed that divers souldiers are daily listed under offic^rs, in and about the cities of London and Westm^r, and parts thereto adiacent, besids the trayned bands and usuall auxiliaries. We strongly apprehend that (notwithstanding all your desires and labour of peace) the kingdome is like to be precipitate by some persons into a new warr. Therefore (before we can answere that part of yo^r cities lettre to remove to 30 miles distance from London) we desire the citie would use their indeavo^rs, to prevent all such listings, and therein deale soe effectually as that nothing be for future done towards such listinge or raising any forces, and those already raised may be forthwith discharged. But if this cannot be done, we shalbe forced by an unwilling necessitie to apply our indeavo^rs to breake all designes of that kinde. And therein we hope to receive the concurrance of yo^r citie, professing, we have nothing else in our eye, but yo^rs our owne, and this poore kingdomes good and quiett.

Hereof we desire to here speedily from you, but so from time to tyme, as oft as may be, which we shall owne as a seale of that reciprocall love, w^ch the cities lettre purports to this army, and shall on our part be most earnestly endeavoured to be maynteyned.

June 14^th 1647.