On 19 November 1644, the Parliamentarian Eastern Association of counties announced that they could no longer meet the cost of maintaining their forces, which at the time provided about half the field force available to Parliament.
1644年11月19日，议会军东部联军声称他们的军饷达不到要求，这支联军人数当时占到议会军陆军总数的差不多一半。