A Declaration of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Councell of Warre , against a printed Pamphlet , pretending Authority from the Army , to dispossesse or interrupt such Ministers as were put into sequestred Livings by the Parliament , or Authority derived from them .

WHereas it appeares by sufficient proofe , that many violent tumults and outrages , are committed by severall persons against divers Ministers placed by order or ordinance of Parliament , in sequestered livings . And for their so violent carriages to and detaining from the said ministers their profits , there is pretended by the said parties power and authority from the Generall and the Army , and for the more plausible justifying of their undue pretences therein , have caused to be printed and published a pamphlet intituled , two Petitions of the sequestred Clergy of England and Wales , one to the Kings most excellent Majesty , and the other to Sir Thomas Fairfax , with a ( pretended ) Declaration of the Generall and his Councell of Warre thereupon . Of all which actions we cannot but testifie a very ill resentment , and doe hereby declare a dislike of such proceedings , disclaiming not only the actions themselves , to have had any incouragement from us , but also any ends or intentions to that purpose . And to the clearing our selves herein , we shall henceforth endeavour the bringing to condigne punishment , such who have or shall exercise the like upon any pretence whatsoever .

Given under my hand and seale the 12 day of August . 1647. FAIRFAX .