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had the inclosed in answer from himself. Whereupon we 

 have written to him to attend the king at Royston, upon 

 Thursday night, without fail, as you may see by these our 

 second orders, and a copy whereof we have here sent you. 

 And being much encouraged by your approbation of our 

 service to be diligent therein, we remain 



" Your most humble servants, 



"John Coke. 



" Jo. Crewe. 



" Richard Browne, 

 "Newmarket, June 23, 1647, 



" General Sij' Thomas Fairfax to the Speaker. 



"Mr. Speaker, — By yours of the 17th June instant, I 

 am commanded to render the charge of his majesty to the 

 commissioners now attending his majesty at Newmarket. 

 To which I humbly answer, that your commission have 

 attended the perr.on of the king ever since his coming from 

 Holdenby, and have been by me desired to continue the dis- 

 charge of their trust, which was committed to them by the 

 parliament. Which that it might be the better performed, I 

 gave them a guard of two regiments of horse, who do at this 

 time attend the king and commissioners at Newmarket. 



" I humbly conceive I have nothing else to answer to, as 

 touching this matter. As to our removal to further distance 

 from London, we entreat we may receive an answer to the 

 desires of the army in the papers last we sent you, conceiving 

 we shall neither give satisfaction to the kingdom nor the 

 army, who are in expectation of some effect thereupon. . . . 

 " I remain your most humble servant, 



"T. Fairfax. 



"June 25, 1647."* 



"June 21. Mr. Peters went to the King to Nezv-niarket, 

 and had much discourse with him. 



"June 24. The Lords desired the Commons Consent to 

 * Carey's "Memorials," vol. i., pp. 241-263. 



