A declaration of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre. Delivered by Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller, and other officers of the Army, to the House of Peeres, upon Munday the 17 of January, 1647. With the Lords Answer thereunto. Die Lunæ, 17 Januarii. 1647. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this declaration of the Generall and his Councell of Warre, with the answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown. Cler. Parliamentorum.
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             A declaration of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Councell of Warre. Delivered by Colonell Sir Hardresse Waller, and other officers of the Army, to the House of Peeres, upon Munday the 17 of January, 1647. With the Lords Answer thereunto. Die Lunæ, 17 Januarii. 1647. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, that this declaration of the Generall and his Councell of Warre, with the answer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown. Cler. Parliamentorum.
             England and Wales. Army. Council.
             Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
             Waller, Hardress, Sir, 1604?-1666?
          
           [2], 5, [1] p.
           
             for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley,
             Imprinted at London :
             1647 [i.e. 1648]
          
           
             Declaring that the Councell of War will "indeavour to preserve the Peerage of this Kingdome."
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 18".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Army. -- Council -- Early works to 1800.
           England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Lords -- Privileges and immunities -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           DECLARATION
           Of
           his
           Excellency
           Sir
           Thomas
           Fairfax
           And
           his
           COUNCELL
           of
           WARRE
           .
        
         
           Delivered
           by
           Colonell
           Sir
           
             Hardresse
             Waller
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Peeres
           ,
           upon
           Munday
           the
           17
           of
           
             January
             ,
          
           1647.
           
        
         
           With
           the
           Lords
           Answer
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Die
                       Lunae
                       ,
                       17
                       
                         Januarii
                         .
                      
                       1647.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Ordered
                     by
                     the
                     Lords
                     Assembled
                     in
                     Parliament
                     ,
                     That
                     this
                     Declaration
                     of
                     the
                     Generall
                     and
                     his
                     Councell
                     of
                     Warre
                     ,
                     with
                     the
                     Answer
                     thereunto
                     ,
                     be
                     forthwith
                     printed
                     and
                     published
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Joh.
                   Brown
                   Cler.
                   Parliamentorum
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           Imprinted
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             John
             Wright
          
           at
           the
           Kings
           Head
           in
           the
           old
           Bayley
           .
           1647.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           
             The
             Declaration
             of
             the
             Generall
             and
             his
             Councell
             of
             Warre
             ,
             delivered
             by
             Colonell
             Sir
          
           Hardresse
           Waller
           ,
           
             and
             other
             Officers
             of
             the
             Army
             ,
             at
             the
             Barre
             of
             the
             House
             of
             Peeres
             ,
             the
          
           17
           
             of
             January
             ,
          
           1647.
           
           
             With
             the
             Lords
             answer
             thereunto
             ,
             delivered
             by
             the
             Speaker
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Generall
           and
           his
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           ,
           taking
           notice
           of
           some
           unworthy
           endeavours
           to
           asperse
           the
           integrity
           of
           their
           proceedings
           ,
           as
           ayming
           at
           the
           
           overthrowing
           of
           Peerage
           ,
           and
           undermining
           of
           the
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Peeres
           ,
           doe
           unanimously
           Declare
           ,
           That
           they
           hold
           themselves
           obliged
           in
           Justice
           and
           Honour
           to
           indeavour
           to
           preserve
           the
           Peerage
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           with
           the
           just
           Rights
           belonging
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Peeres
           ,
           and
           will
           really
           in
           their
           places
           and
           callings
           perform
           the
           same
           .
           And
           as
           in
           the
           first
           place
           they
           looke
           upon
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           this
           great
           common
           Cause
           ,
           wherein
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           stand
           ingaged
           (
           which
           they
           hope
           no
           respect
           shall
           make
           them
           to
           desert
           )
           so
           shall
           they
           to
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           prosecution
           of
           those
           Publick
           ends
           be
           very
           carefull
           to
           preserve
           and
           maintaine
           the
           Right
           and
           
           Honour
           belonging
           to
           the
           places
           and
           persons
           of
           the
           Peeres
           of
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               By
               the
               appointment
               of
               his
               Exceltency
               ,
               Sir
            
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             ,
             
               and
               his
               Councell
               of
               Warre
               .
            
          
           
             Jo.
             Rushworth
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           The
           Lords
           Answer
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             :
          
        
         
           
             The
             Lords
             receive
             with
             great
             satisfaction
             this
             Declaration
             which
             you
             have
             presented
             unto
             them
             ,
             as
             the
             unanimous
             engagement
             of
             the
             Counsell
             of
             Warre
             ;
             and
             they
             have
             commanded
             me
             to
             returne
             particular
             thankes
             to
             the
             Generall
             and
             your selves
             ,
             and
             by
             you
             they
             desire
             their
             thankes
             may
             be
             returned
             to
             the
             Councell
             of
             Warre
             and
             the
             whole
             Army
             .
             And
             they
             further
             have
             commanded
             
             me
             to
             assure
             you
             ,
             That
             as
             they
             have
             hazarded
             their
             Lives
             and
             Fortunes
             in
             the
             maintenance
             of
             the
             true
             Religion
             ,
             and
             the
             Liberties
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             Priviledges
             of
             Parliament
             according
             to
             our
             former
             solemne
             Engagements
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             procuring
             a
             just
             and
             safe
             peace
             to
             this
             distracted
             and
             distressed
             Kingdome
             ;
             so
             they
             shall
             still
             pursue
             those
             ends
             from
             which
             no
             respects
             whatsoever
             shall
             either
             alienate
             their
             hearts
             ,
             or
             lessen
             their
             endeavours
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Lunae
               17.
               
               Januarii
               1647.
               
            
          
        
         
           Ordered
           by
           the
           Lords
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           this
           Declaration
           of
           the
           Generall
           and
           his
           Councell
           of
           Warre
           ,
           with
           the
           Answer
           thereunto
           shall
           be
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           Jo.
           Brown
           ,
           Cler.
           Parliamentorum
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .