The Declaration of His Excellencie the Lord Generall Fairfax, and his generall councell of officers shewing the grounds of the armies advance towards the city of London.
      
       
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             The Declaration of His Excellencie the Lord Generall Fairfax, and his generall councell of officers shewing the grounds of the armies advance towards the city of London.
             Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
             England and Wales. Army. Council.
          
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             1648.
          
           
             "By the appointment of His Excellency the Lord Fairfax Lord Generall, and his generall councell of officers held at Windsor, November 30, 1648, signed, John Rushworth, secretary."
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           THE
           DECLARATION
           OF
           HIS
           
             Excellencie
             the
             Lord
             Generall
             Fairfax
             ,
          
           AND
           HIS
           Generall
           Councell
           OF
           OFFICERS
           :
           Shewing
           the
           Grounds
           of
           the
           
             Armies
          
           Advance
           towards
           the
           City
           of
           
             LONDON
             .
          
        
         
           By
           the
           Appointment
           of
           His
           Excellency
           the
           Lord
           FAIRFAX
           Lord
           Generall
           ,
           and
           his
           Generall
           Councell
           of
           Officers
           held
           at
           Windsor
           ,
           November
           30.
           1648.
           
        
         
           Signed
           ,
           John
           Rushworth
           ,
           Secretary
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             John
             Partridge
             .
          
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           Declaration
           of
           his
           Excellency
           the
           Lord
           General
           Fairfax
           ,
           and
           his
           general
           Councel
           of
           Officers
           ,
           shewing
           the
           Grounds
           of
           the
           Armies
           advance
           towards
           the
           City
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           BEing
           full
           of
           sad
           Apprehensions
           concerning
           the
           danger
           and
           evil
           of
           the
           Treaty
           with
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           of
           any
           Accommodation
           with
           Him
           ,
           or
           Restitution
           of
           him
           thereupon
           ,
           we
           did
           by
           our
           late
           
             Remonstrance
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           Reasons
           and
           Grounds
           therein
           expressed
           ,
           make
           our
           Application
           thereby
           ,
           unto
           the
           present
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           that
           the
           dangerous
           evil
           of
           that
           way
           might
           be
           avoyded
           ,
           and
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           setled
           upon
           more
           righteous
           ,
           safe
           ,
           and
           hopeful
           grounds
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           a
           more
           equal
           dispensing
           of
           Justice
           and
           Mercy
           in
           relation
           to
           things
           done
           or
           suffered
           in
           the
           late
           Wars
           ,
           and
           the
           establishing
           of
           the
           future
           Government
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           upon
           a
           safe
           Succession
           and
           equal
           Constitution
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           and
           that
           (
           for
           the
           ending
           of
           present
           ,
           and
           avoyding
           of
           future
           differences
           )
           to
           be
           ratified
           by
           an
           Agreement
           and
           Subscription
           of
           the
           people
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           This
           course
           we
           took
           ,
           out
           of
           our
           tender
           care
           and
           earnest
           desire
           ,
           that
           all
           ways
           of
           Extremity
           might
           be
           avoyded
           ,
           and
           that
           those
           matters
           of
           highest
           concernment
           ,
           to
           the
           publique
           Interest
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           might
           be
           pursued
           ,
           and
           provided
           for
           ,
           (
           if
           possible
           )
           by
           those
           whose
           proper
           Work
           and
           Trust
           it
           was
           .
           And
           herein
           we
           were
           willing
           to
           hope
           that
           the
           persons
           so
           trusted
           ,
           or
           the
           Majority
           of
           them
           ,
           might
           possibly
           have
           been
           either
           driven
           into
           that
           destructive
           way
           ,
           by
           forcible
           Impulsions
           ,
           or
           lapsed
           thereinto
           through
           some
           Inconsideration
           ,
           or
           Misapprehensions
           
           and
           conceived
           Jealousies
           :
           And
           therefore
           we
           did
           carefully
           decline
           the
           insisting
           upon
           any
           thing
           that
           might
           continue
           or
           renew
           any
           former
           Jealousies
           or
           Animosities
           ,
           and
           kept
           only
           to
           such
           things
           as
           were
           of
           necessity
           or
           advantage
           to
           the
           common
           Cause
           ,
           and
           of
           common
           and
           equal
           Concernment
           to
           those
           that
           have
           engaged
           in
           it
           :
           Which
           things
           we
           pressed
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Reason
           and
           Perswasion
           only
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           be
           duly
           and
           timely
           considered
           .
           But
           to
           our
           grief
           we
           find
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           any
           Satisfaction
           or
           a
           reasonable
           reasonable
           Answer
           thereto
           ,
           they
           are
           wholly
           rejected
           ,
           without
           any
           consideration
           of
           what
           ever
           Reason
           or
           Justice
           might
           be
           in
           the
           things
           set
           forth
           or
           propounded
           therein
           ;
           for
           what
           less
           can
           be
           understood
           ,
           when
           the
           things
           propounded
           were
           mainly
           for
           the
           avoydance
           of
           evils
           appearing
           in
           the
           Treaty
           with
           the
           King
           :
           And
           yet
           they
           put
           off
           the
           consideration
           of
           them
           ,
           till
           there
           should
           be
           no
           place
           left
           for
           any
           consideration
           at
           all
           :
           First
           ,
           laying
           it
           aside
           till
           Monday
           last
           ,
           by
           which
           time
           the
           Treaty
           (
           as
           then
           supposed
           )
           would
           have
           been
           concluded
           ;
           but
           that
           failing
           ,
           and
           two
           days
           more
           being
           added
           to
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           the
           consideration
           of
           our
           
             Remonstrance
             ,
          
           on
           the
           day
           appointed
           ,
           was
           waved
           and
           layd
           aside
           ;
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           the
           mean
           while
           ,
           going
           on
           in
           the
           former
           way
           and
           terms
           ,
           and
           like
           to
           be
           concluded
           the
           very
           next
           day
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           though
           we
           are
           far
           from
           that
           presumption
           ,
           that
           the
           things
           should
           therefore
           be
           answered
           or
           considered
           ,
           because
           propounded
           by
           us
           ,
           save
           for
           the
           Reason
           ,
           Justice
           ,
           or
           publique
           Concernment
           therein
           ;
           yet
           ,
           having
           no
           Answer
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           shewed
           us
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           we
           cannot
           but
           upon
           the
           grounds
           Remonstrated
           (
           and
           many
           more
           which
           might
           be
           added
           )
           remain
           confident
           in
           our
           former
           Apprehensions
           concerning
           them
           .
           And
           seeing
           the
           prevailing
           part
           of
           those
           ,
           to
           whom
           we
           did
           apply
           ,
           to
           have
           ,
           as
           it
           we
           ,
           their
           eyes
           wilfully
           shut
           ,
           and
           ears
           stopt
           ,
           against
           any
           thing
           of
           Light
           or
           Reason
           offered
           to
           them
           ,
           we
           find
           no
           place
           left
           for
           our
           former
           charitable
           or
           hopeful
           Apprehensions
           ,
           concerning
           their
           error
           in
           such
           evil
           ways
           ;
           but
           remainng
           fully
           assured
           of
           the
           danger
           and
           destructiveness
           thereof
           ,
           as
           to
           all
           those
           publique
           ends
           for
           which
           they
           were
           intrusted
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           the
           just
           advantage
           and
           necessity
           which
           lye
           in
           the
           things
           we
           have
           popounded
           and
           insist
           on
           ,
           we
           now
           see
           nothing
           left
           ,
           to
           which
           their
           engaging
           and
           persisting
           in
           such
           ways
           and
           rejection
           of
           these
           better
           things
           propounded
           ,
           can
           rationally
           be
           attributed
           less
           then
           a
           treacherous
           or
           corrupt
           neglect
           of
           ,
           and
           Apostacy
           from
           the
           publique
           Trust-reposed
           in
           them
           ;
           although
           we
           could
           wish
           from
           our
           sons
           ,
           we
           might
           yet
           finde
           the
           contrary
           .
           Nevertheless
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           in
           these
           things
           assume
           a
           standing
           Power
           of
           Judgement
           (
           as
           of
           Right
           or
           
           Trust
           )
           to
           conclude
           others
           thereby
           ,
           acknowledging
           that
           to
           lye
           most
           properly
           in
           those
           whom
           the
           people
           duly
           choose
           and
           trust
           to
           Judge
           for
           them
           :
           But
           considering
           that
           such
           power
           ,
           where
           it
           is
           ,
           is
           committed
           but
           in
           Trust
           ,
           and
           that
           neither
           this
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           people
           ,
           did
           ever
           give
           up
           their
           Natural
           capacities
           of
           common
           Sence
           or
           Reason
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           ends
           and
           fundamentals
           of
           that
           Trust
           ,
           and
           that
           as
           to
           the
           breach
           of
           such
           Trust
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           higher
           formal
           power
           of
           man
           in
           being
           to
           Appeal
           unto
           for
           Judgement
           ,
           in
           such
           case
           (
           as
           all
           others
           concerned
           in
           such
           breaches
           of
           Trust
           will
           )
           so
           as
           we
           cannot
           but
           exercise
           that
           Common
           Judgement
           which
           in
           our
           Natural
           Capacity
           is
           left
           to
           us
           :
           And
           though
           in
           smaller
           failers
           of
           such
           Trust
           ,
           which
           might
           be
           born
           ,
           without
           hazard
           of
           Destruction
           to
           that
           Interest
           ,
           and
           those
           People
           ,
           for
           which
           especially
           the
           Trust
           is
           ,
           or
           where
           the
           Trustees
           were
           of
           an
           indifferent
           equal
           constitution
           ,
           in
           reference
           to
           the
           whole
           ,
           or
           where
           we
           had
           an
           orderly
           and
           open
           way
           left
           for
           a
           just
           succession
           of
           another
           formall
           and
           proper
           Judicature
           to
           be
           appealed
           unto
           in
           due
           time
           ;
           we
           should
           not
           oppose
           or
           hold
           forth
           our
           private
           Judgments
           to
           the
           least
           disturbance
           of
           that
           orderly
           and
           peaceable
           course
           of
           Judgment
           so
           establisht
           ;
           yet
           in
           our
           present
           case
           we
           are
           so
           fully
           convinced
           of
           the
           greatness
           and
           distructiveness
           of
           those
           evils
           we
           have
           declared
           against
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           necesito
           and
           esentiallity
           of
           those
           better
           things
           we
           have
           desired
           and
           propounded
           ,
           and
           how
           inconsistent
           it
           is
           with
           the
           publique
           Trust
           ,
           and
           fundamental
           ends
           of
           it
           ,
           still
           to
           pursue
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           reject
           the
           other
           ,
           as
           that
           we
           dare
           with
           confidence
           appeal
           therein
           to
           the
           common
           Judgments
           of
           indifferent
           and
           uncorrupted
           men
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           more
           righteous
           Judgment
           of
           God
           above
           all
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           the
           incompetency
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           its
           present
           constitution
           to
           give
           an
           absolute
           and
           conclusive
           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
           unlimitted
           ,
           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
           .
        
         
           Thus
           then
           we
           appreehend
           our selves
           in
           the
           present
           case
           ,
           both
           necessitated
           to
           ,
           and
           justified
           in
           an
           Appeal
           in
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           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
           and
           equal
           
           Judicature
           of
           men
           ,
           in
           a
           just
           Representive
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           Remonstance
           ,
           (
           wherein
           to
           acquiesce
           ,
           )
           so
           in
           the
           present
           procuring
           of
           Justice
           with
           the
           peoples
           ease
           and
           quiet
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           settling
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           upon
           a
           due
           ,
           safe
           and
           hopeful
           succession
           of
           Parliaments
           :
           It
           is
           our
           hearts
           desire
           ,
           and
           shall
           be
           our
           indeavor
           ,
           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
           Constitution
           thereof
           ,
           both
           for
           matter
           and
           form
           (
           suitable
           to
           the
           publique
           ends
           it
           serves
           for
           )
           can
           be
           introduced
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           ▪
           first
           ,
           It
           should
           be
           our
           great
           rejoycing
           ,
           (
           if
           God
           saw
           it
           good
           ,
           )
           that
           the
           Majority
           of
           the
           present
           House
           of
           Commons
           were
           become
           sensible
           of
           the
           evil
           and
           destructiveness
           of
           their
           late
           way
           ,
           and
           would
           resolvedly
           and
           vigorously
           apply
           themselves
           to
           the
           speedy
           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
           ,
           and
           would
           for
           the
           speedier
           and
           surer
           prosecution
           of
           these
           things
           exclude
           from
           Communication
           in
           their
           Councels
           all
           such
           corrupt
           and
           Apostatized
           Members
           as
           have
           appeared
           hitherto
           ,
           but
           to
           obstruct
           and
           hinder
           such
           matter
           of
           Justice
           ,
           Safety
           ,
           and
           publique
           Interest
           ,
           and
           to
           pervert
           their
           Conncels
           a
           contrary
           way
           ,
           and
           have
           therein
           so
           shamefully
           both
           falsified
           and
           forfeited
           their
           Trust
           .
        
         
           But
           how
           ever
           (
           if
           God
           shall
           not
           see
           it
           good
           to
           vouchsafe
           that
           mercy
           to
           them
           and
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           )
           we
           shall
           ,
           secondly
           ,
           desire
           ,
           that
           so
           many
           of
           them
           as
           God
           hath
           kept
           upright
           ,
           and
           shall
           touch
           with
           a
           just
           sence
           of
           those
           things
           ,
           would
           by
           Protestation
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           acquit
           themselves
           from
           such
           breach
           of
           Trust
           ,
           and
           approve
           their
           faithfulness
           by
           withdrawing
           from
           those
           that
           persist
           in
           the
           guilt
           thereof
           ,
           and
           would
           apply
           themselves
           to
           such
           a
           posture
           ,
           whereby
           they
           may
           speedily
           and
           effectually
           ▪
           prosecute
           those
           necessary
           and
           publique
           ends
           ,
           without
           such
           Interruptions
           ,
           Diversions
           ,
           or
           Depravations
           of
           their
           Councels
           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
           ordinary
           Presidents
           ;
           yet
           the
           best
           and
           most
           rightful
           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
           faithful
           prosecution
           of
           that
           Trust
           ,
           in
           order
           unto
           ,
           and
           until
           the
           introducing
           of
           a
           more
           full
           and
           formal
           power
           in
           a
           just
           Repressntative
           to
           be
           speedily
           endeavored
           .
        
         
           Now
           yet
           farther
           to
           take
           away
           all
           Jealousies
           in
           relation
           to
           our selves
           ,
           which
           might
           withhold
           or
           discourage
           any
           honest
           Members
           from
           this
           course
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           the
           witness
           of
           God
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           that
           in
           these
           proceedings
           we
           do
           not
           seek
           ,
           but
           even
           resolve
           we
           will
           nor
           take
           advantages
           to
           our selves
           ,
           either
           in
           point
           of
           Profit
           or
           Power
           ;
           and
           that
           if
           God
           did
           open
           to
           us
           a
           way
           ,
           wherein
           with
           honesty
           and
           faithfulness
           to
           the
           publique
           Interest
           ,
           and
           good
           people
           engaged
           for
           us
           ,
           we
           might
           presently
           be
           discharged
           ,
           so
           as
           we
           might
           not
           in
           our
           present
           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
           rational
           assurance
           for
           the
           effectual
           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
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           good
           men
           therein
           ,
           to
           improve
           our
           utmost
           abilities
           in
           all
           honest
           ways
           ,
           for
           the
           avoiding
           of
           these
           great
           evils
           we
           have
           Remonstrated
           ,
           and
           for
           prosecution
           of
           the
           good
           things
           we
           have
           propounded
           ,
           and
           also
           that
           such
           persons
           who
           were
           the
           Inviters
           of
           the
           late
           Invasion
           from
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           the
           Instigaters
           and
           Incouragers
           of
           the
           late
           Insurrections
           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
           Justice
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           several
           demerits
           .
           For
           all
           these
           ends
           we
           are
           now
           drawing
           up
           with
           the
           Army
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           there
           to
           follow
           Providence
           as
           God
           shall
           clear
           our
           way
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           Appointment
           of
           His
           Excellency
           ,
           the
           Lord
           
             Fairfax
             ,
          
           Lord
           General
           ,
           and
           his
           General
           Councel
           of
           Officers
           held
           at
           
             Windsor
             ,
          
           Nov.
           30.
           1648.
           
           Signed
           ,
           
             JOHN
             RUSHVVORTH
             Secr
             '
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           For
           the
           Right
           Honorable
           ▪
           The
           Lord
           Major
           ,
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           Common-Councel
           of
           the
           City
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             and
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           BEing
           upon
           an
           immediate
           Advance
           with
           the
           Army
           towards
           London
           ,
           we
           thought
           good
           hereby
           to
           give
           you
           notice
           thereof
           .
           For
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           necessitie
           leading
           us
           hereunto
           we
           refer
           you
           to
           our
           late
           Remonstrance
           ,
           and
           to
           our
           later
           Declaration
           concerning
           the
           same
           .
           We
           have
           only
           this
           further
           to
           adde
           ,
           That
           as
           we
           are
           far
           from
           the
           least
           thought
           of
           Plunder
           or
           other
           wrong
           to
           your
           City
           ,
           or
           any
           the
           places
           adjoyning
           (
           which
           we
           hope
           your
           former
           experiences
           of
           us
           will
           give
           you
           cause
           enough
           to
           credit
           us
           in
           )
           so
           for
           the
           better
           prevention
           of
           any
           disorder
           in
           the
           Souldiery
           ,
           or
           of
           any
           abuse
           or
           inconvenience
           to
           the
           inhabitants
           in
           the
           Quartering
           of
           the
           Souldiery
           at
           private
           Houses
           :
           We
           earnestly
           Desire
           ,
           That
           you
           would
           take
           a
           present
           course
           for
           the
           supply
           of
           Money
           to
           pay
           these
           Forces
           while
           we
           shall
           be
           necessitated
           to
           stay
           there
           :
           upon
           which
           we
           assure
           you
           we
           shall
           so
           dispose
           of
           them
           into
           great
           and
           voide
           Houses
           about
           the
           City
           as
           much
           as
           may
           be
           possible
           as
           that
           few
           or
           none
           of
           th'
           inhabitants
           shall
           be
           troubled
           with
           Quartering
           of
           any
           Souldiers
           at
           all
           .
           And
           for
           this
           purpose
           ,
           We
           desire
           that
           forty
           thousand
           pound
           may
           be
           forthwith
           provided
           upon
           the
           security
           of
           your
           Arrears
           to
           be
           ready
           to
           be
           paid
           out
           to
           the
           Forces
           to
           morrow
           night
           if
           possible
           .
           And
           we
           shall
           be
           ready
           to
           receive
           from
           you
           any
           intimations
           for
           the
           further
           prevention
           of
           hurt
           or
           inconvenience
           to
           the
           City
           in
           this
           insinesse
           ,
           I
           remain
           ,
        
         
           
             Your
             most
             assured
             Friend
             and
             Servant
             ,
             T.
             FAIRFAX
             .
          
           
             Windsor
             ,
             
               30
               Nov.
               1648.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .