A petition of divers officers of the army presented to his excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax at his head quarters at Saffron Walden the 23 of this instant May : wherein they declare to the world their resolution and readinesse to defend the authority of Parliament; and not to direct or dispute the proceedings of those by whose power they have acted -- wherein also they manifest their reality to His Excellencie and army; that it hath been, so it shall be their endeavour by all lawfull meanes to promote the honour and welfare of the souldiers as their owne.

Format:

Book

Government document

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Militia.

History.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Militia--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet (1 unnumbered page))

Place of Publication:

[London : publisher not identified, 1647]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Imprint from Wing.

Signed by 115 officers, and "besides many more Officers who concurre herein, but could not now subscribe by reason of the farre distance in Quarters, and for want of time."

Annotation on Thomason copy: "may 27 1647".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f11[15]) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) P1768.

Thomason 669.f.11[15].

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