No. 70.

Letter from the City to Fairfax in reply to recent letters and informing him that Commissioners had been despatched to remain with the army at head-quarters. Dated 25 June, 1647.

Journal 40, fo. 229b.

We the maior aldermen and commons in common councell assembled having received yo^rs to us of the 21^th and 22^th and yo^r excellencies to our committee of the 23^th instant w^th a coppie of a Remonstrance directed to the Parliam^t, did send three of that nomber yesterday to acquaint you w^th our resolucons thereupon, since w^ch we have caused coppies of those lettres to be presented to both Houses, desiring their direccõn concerning the resideing of some of that committee continually w^th you in the head quarter, and that according to yo^r former requests the Reformadoes and other offic^rs and souldiers raised for the service of the Parliam^t might be required forthwith to repaire into their severall counties there to receive such satisfaccõn as is or shalbe appointed by Parliament, and that if any souldiers be listed uppon the votes of the committee of Lords and Commons, and committee of the militia that they may be forthw^th discharged whereupon severall votes were made, unto which we desire to be referred.

We have also taken those lettres w^th another received from those we sent yesterday and copie of a lettre dated the 24^th instant delivered to the Comm^rs of Parliam^t, and yo^rs of the 25^th instant into further consideracõn thereby observing the constancie of yo^r expressions to doe nothing in preiudice either of the Parliam^t or the citie, and of your purpose by proclamacõn and otherwise to indeavour that the accustomed supplies of this citie may be freely sent upp. All which we do with due thankfulnes acknowledge, And to performe a right understanding with you we have appointed the said committee, or six of them at the least continually to reside in yo^r Head quarter, and do intend to make it our further request to the Parliam^t that whoever have or shall endeavour to raise any forces to ingage this kingdome in a new warr, may be discovered and prevented therein, and that you may receive satisfaccõn equall to those that have left the armie, soe soon as it is possible for the Parliam^t to performe the same, believing upon the assurance you have given us that yo^r speciall ends are the glory of God the good of this whole land, and the safety of Parliam^t and citie. To conclude the neare approach of yo^r armie to this citie causeth us once more to desire you to take it into yo^r most serious consideracõn, for albeit you do not come to offer any violence to us, yet wee have and shall suffer very much in our trade and price of victualls by reason thereof, w^ch we hope you wilbe so sencible of as to prevent it in the future by removing further of, and by takeing such a course that we may receive no further preiudice either in thone or thother, w^ch is our earnest desires, and that in yo^r indeavo^rs to save the kingdome from ruine, you doe not overthrow the fundamentall constitucõn of Parliam^t w^ch is essentiall to the well being thereof.

London 25 June 1647.