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authority_n	law_n	people_n	power_n	6,970	5	5.1237	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52909	A new declaration of the citizens of London to the Lord General Monck in Scotland sent post to His Excellency, by order from the Common Council : with His Excellencies answer and further resolution brought post on Saturday last to the city, and proposals to the people touching the Parliament and nation.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.	1660 (1660)	Wing N610A; ESTC R28723	3,235	10

A NEVV DECLARATION OF THE CITIZENS OF LONDON TO THE LORD General Monck IN SCOTLAND Sent Post to his Excellency by Order from the Common Council VVith his Excellencies Answer and further Resolution brought Post on Saturday last to the City And Proposals to the people touching the Parliament and Nation LONDON Printed for G. Horton 1660. A DECLARATION OF THE City of LONDON THe Lord General Monck having received a Letter from the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of the City of London wherein they declared their cordial Concurrence with his Honour in disowning the Authors of that Force who interrupted the Parliament and ravished the Birth-Right of these Nations by daring to null and make void Acts of Parliament hoping to contribute somewhat by Gods blessing in their Councils and Actions to the preventing of the said consequences of that exorbitant presumption Declaring further That they fully and intirely comply with his Honour in asserting the Authority and Freedom of Parliament a National Ministery for the enlightning of the ignorant and suppressing of Atheisme and the peoples just Rights and Liberties Resolving by Gods Assistance to persist faithfully and rigorously in this good Cause This was communicated to his Excellency on Wednesday last by the City Sword-Bearer who went Post with it by Order from a Common Council held at Guild-Hall London And upon reading thereof his Excellency the Lord General Monck returned Thanks to the City for their pious and noble Resolutions to appear at such an E●igent to be instrumental with him to assert and vindicate the greatest Interests of these Nations both Religious and Civil And that he is resolved to acquiesce and center with the Parliament and stand by them in their just Rights Liberties and Freedom● Thursday Jan. 5. Ordered That a Letter be written to Lieut. Gen. Ludlow Col. John Jones and Mr. Miles Corbet forthwith to give their attendance on the Parliament as also unto Col. Tomlinson and to give the Parliament an account of their management of the affaires in Ireland and ordered that the Letter be signed and sealed by the Speaker Ordered That it be referred to the Council of State to consider how the Civil and Authoritative power in Ireland may be setled Ordered That the Council of State do consider how the Army in Ireland shall be governed and what Commissioners are fitting for the government thereof and to report their opinion therein to the Parliament Resolved That this House doth approve of what hath been done by Sir Hardresse Waller Sir Charles Coot and Sir Theophilus Jones and other the Officers of the Army in Ireland for the service of the Parliament and that a Letter of thanks be sent unto them for their good service done for the Parliament Resolved That upon the whole matter of the report touching absent Members the Parliament doth adjudge and declare that the Members who stand discharged from voting or si●ing as Members of this House in the years 1648 or 1649 do stand duly discharged by Judgement of Parliament from sitting as Members of this present Parliament during this Parliament And it is ordered that Writs do issue forth to Elect new ones in their places Ordered That the several cases of the Lord Fairfax and Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper be referred unto the Committee unto whom absent Members was referred to examine matters of Fact with power to send for witnesses and to examine them touching the same and to make their report with their opinion touching the respective cases to the Parliament And also ordered that the cases of Mr. Nathaniel and Francis Bacon be referred to the same Committee to examine c. and report the same to the Parliament forthwith From York Jan. 2. Yesterday morning Major Smithson and the Irish Brigade did meet the Lord Fairfax and several of the Gentry of these parts at Hessen-Moore where several persons which had been in Arms against the Parliament and then protested against were dismissed as the Duke of Buckingham and several others after which they marched towards York and drew up before Mickle-gatebar demanding the Rendition thereof to them Col. Lilburn and some Forces who were within having consulted of the message agreed the following Declaration and sent it to the Forces without with this proviso that such as would sign it should be admitted which being done the City was delivered up the Irish Brigade marching in the rest retiring to their severall places of aboad THE DECLARATION We do declare to adhere to this present Parliament as it consists of the Members that sat the tenth of October now last past against a King or any other single Person whatsoever and that this City of York shall be preserved for and delivered to whomsoever the said Parliament shall Authorize and appoint to keep it for their use Subscribed ROB. ●ILBURNE c. In the next place I shall proceed to offer some few Queries to the consideration of all Parties that take themselves to be concerned in the peace and prosperity of England and submit all to the consideration of the unprejudiced Reader I. Whether it be by any rational man supposed That the Kings of England as single persons had their power and magistracy by the immediate designation of God II. Whether if not by Gods immediate appointment it was not attained by force or fraud or conferred upon them by mutuall compact and agreement for society and safety sake III. Whether if so conferred the people conferring was not the supreme Authority IV. Whether it can upon any principles of Reason be imagined That the people thus sensible of the benefit of Society and in order thereto making choice of such a form of command and subjection did not also by some equal rules ballance the power to prevent Tyranny in their King and slavery to them and their posterities V. Whether if the power were attained by force or fraud although for a time the people for necessity sake do submit may they not throw off that Yoke and recover their freedoms if by any meanes they can VI. Whether in case of compact the King taking upon him the Government upon Condition of performance and that upon oath solemnly taken in the presence of the people he shall notwithstanding act according to Will and not Law thereby rendring that which was intended for the common good a common mischief I say whether in this case the people are tied up to a slavish servile Obedience and left without all manner of remedy either of divesting him of that Authority or of calling him to an account or judging him by the said compact and agreement and if so upon what principles of Reason or Prudence could they submit to such a slavery VII Whether if the people may call their King or supreme Magistrate to an account they may not elect another or choose and establish any other form of Government to them appearing most conducible to their safety VIII Whether any Government be more likely to answer the great ends of the people than when their Laws are made by their Representatives equally elected and limited as to the exercise of that power so that he that commands this year shall taste of subjection the next and therefore will be careful how he entails slavery upon himself and posterity the Law binding all alike and not saying Thou shalt not kill but I may but whosoever sheddeth mans blood by man shall his blood be shed and so in all other cases IX Whether the present Parliament be not the most likely persons to establish a Government upon the most equal Principles of Freedom that have so frequently declared for it so zealously contested against Tyranny even unto the blood of the Tyrant and remain so solemnly engaged to God and man both by their own Declarations Promises and Principles according to the best of their judgements to accomplish it and that as a testimony of their thankfulness for the eminent deliverances that God hath given them in their endeavours to obtain it X. Whether the discontents of the people and endeavouring to bring in a Family that it is to be feared God hath set his face against for evil may not onely provoke God to deal with England as with Israel of old and give them a King in his wrath but also bring a judgement of war upon this Nation with the miseries accrewing and then when it is too late men will wish for that peace which now is so irksom and troublesom XI Whether if the present Parliament had a desire as is pretended to perpetuate their Power the hair-braind actions of the generality of the present Generation doth not treat a real occasion it not being safe to trust unskilful riders with such Wild Asses XII Whether if notwithstanding the present Parliament through the blessing of God shall attain the dessred end of peace and freedom by the settlement of successive Representatives and make due provision for the equal distribution of Justice and having established this Nation upon a sure basis or form of Government as a Common-wealth shall in some convenient time dissolve themselves whether I say most persons in England will not have just cause to take shame to themselves for the slanders reproches interruptions and hard Thoughts they have harboured against their faithful Patriots who maugre all difficulties have been supported in their spirits to prosecute their work resting upon the righteous judgement of God and not valuing the threats or tumultuary disturbances of contrary minded men FINIS