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<p>THE DEMANDS Of his EXCELLENCY <hi>THO.</hi> Lord <hi>FAIRFAX.</hi> And the Generall Councell OF THE ARMY, In prosecution of the late REMONSTRANCE To the two Houses of PARLIAMENT.</p>
<p>As also against those persons who were the inviters of the late Invasion from SCOTLAND, the instigators and encouragers of the late Insurrections in this <hi>KINGDOM.</hi>
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<p>With Lieutenant Generall CROMWELS LETTER To his Excellency concerning the executing of Justice upon all Offenders, and the setling of the Kingdom upon a due, safe, and hopefull succession of <hi>PARLIAMENTS.</hi>
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<hi>BY the appointment of his Excellency the Lord</hi> Fairfax <hi>Lord Generall, and his Generall Councell of the</hi> Army.</p>
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<seg rend="decorInit">T</seg>He incompetency of this Parlia<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ment, in its present constitution, to give an absolute and conclu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sive Judgment for the whole (especially to be the sole Judges of their own performance, or breach of Trust) doth make the juster way for such an Appeal, so indeed we see no other way left for remedy, in regard the present unlimited continuance of this Parliament doth exclude the orderly succession of any other more equal formal Judicature of men, to which we might hope in due time other ways to appeal.</p>
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the present constitution as it stands, unto the extraordinary Judgment of God and good people; and yet in the prosecution of this Appeal, as we shall drive it on, but to the speedy obtaining of a more orderly & equal Judicature of men, in a just Representative, according to our Remonstrance (wherein to acquiesce) so in the present procuring of Ju<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stice with the peoples ease and quiet, and in the setling of the Kingdom upon a due, safe and hopefull succession of Parliaments: It is our hearts desire, and shall be our endevour, that so much, both of the matter and form of the present Parliamentary authority may be preserved, as can be safe, or will be useful to these ends, until a just and full Constitu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tion thereof, both for matter and form (suita<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble to the publique ends it serves for) can be introduced.</p>
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execution of Justice, with the righting and easing of the oppressed people, and to a just and safe settlement of the Kingdom upon such foundations as have been propounded by us and others for that purpose, & would for the speedier and surer prosecution of these things, exclude from Communication in their Councels, all such corrupt and apo<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>statized Members as have appeared hitherto, but to obstruct and hinder such matter of Ju<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stice, Safety and publique Interest, and to pervert their Councels a contrary way, and have therein so shamefully both falsified and forfeited their Trust.</p>
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from the rest, to their endless trouble, oppression, and hazard of the Kingdom as formerly, and for so many of them, whose hearts God shall stir up thus to do; we shall therein, in this case of extremity, look upon them as persons having materially the chief Trust of the Kingdom remaining in them, and though not a formal standing power to be continued in them, or drawn into ordi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>nary Presidents; yet the best and most right<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>full that can be had, as the present state and exigence of Affairs now stand; And we shall accordingly own them, adhere to them, and be guided by them in their faithfull prosecu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tion of that Trust, in order unto, and until the introducing of a more full and formall power in a just Representative to be speedi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ly endevoured.</p>
<p>Now yet further to take away all jealou<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sies in relation to our selves, which might withhold or discourse any honest Members from this courage, as we have the witness of God in our hearts, that in these proceedings we do not seek, but even resolve we will not take advantages to our selves, either in point of Profit or Power; and that if God did open
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unto us a way, wherein with honesty and faithfulness to the publick Interest, & good people engaged for us, we might presently discharged, so as we might not in be our pre<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sent Employments look on, and be accessory to, yea supporters of the Parliament, in the present corrupt, oppressive and destructive proceedings, we should with rejoycing, and without more ado, embrace such a discharge rather then interpose in these things to our own vast trouble and hazard; so if we could but obtain a rationall assurance for the effe<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ctuall prosecution of these things, we shall give any proportionable assurance on our parts, concerning our laying down of Arms, when, and as we should be required: But for the present, as the case stands, we apprehend our selves obliged in duty to God, this King<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>dom, and good men therein, to improve our utmost abilities in all honest ways, for the avoyding of these great evils we have Re<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>monstrated, and for profecution of the good things we have propounded; and also that such persons who were the inviters of the late Invasion from <hi>Scotland,</hi> the instigaters and incouragers of the late Insurrections
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within this Kingdom, and (those forcible ways failing) have still pursued the same wicked Designs by treacherous and corrupt Councels, may be brought to publique Ju<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stice, according to their severall demerits. For all these ends we are now drawing up with the Army to <hi>London,</hi> there to follow Providence as God shall clear our way.</p>
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<signed>By the appointment of his Excellency, the Lord <hi>Fairfax,</hi> Lord Generall, and his General Councel. <hi>Signed JOHN RUSHVVORTH, Secr'.</hi>
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<hi>I Find a very great sense in the affairs of the Regiments of the sufferings and the ruine of this poor Kingdom, and in them all a very great zeal to have impartiall Iustice done upon Offenders; and I must confess, I do in all, from my heart, concur in them; and I verily think; and am perswaded, they are things which God put into our hearts: I shall not need to offer any thing to your Excellency, I know God teaches you, and that he hath manifested his presence so to you, as that you will give glory to him in the eyes of all the world. I held it my duty, ha<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ving received these Petitions and Letters, and being desired by the Framers thereof, to present them to you; the good Lord work his will upon your heart, enabling you to do it; and the presence of Almighty God go along with you. Thus prays</hi>
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