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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81845	Several proposals offered (by a friend to peace and truth) to the serious consideration to the keepers of the liberties of the people of England, in reference to a settlement of peace and truth in this nation. As also a true narrative in short is chiefly to make known two or three sums of money concealed: and many of the actings of the proposers, Samuel Duncon, late of Ipswich in Suffolk, are declared. From the year 1640. to the year 1652.	Duncon, Samuel.	1659 (1659)	Wing D2607; Thomason E989_9; ESTC R208193	6,938	8

SEVERAL PROPOSALS Offered by a Friend to Peace and Truth to The Serious Consideration of the Keepers of the LIBERTIES of The People of England In Reference to a SETTLEMENT OF PEACE and TRUTH in this Nation AS ALSO A True NARRATIVE In short Is chiefly to make known two or three Sums of MONEY concealed AND Many of the Actings of the Proposer SAMVEL DVNCON Late of Ipswich in Suffolk are declared From the year 1640. to the year 1652. Printed at London by James Cottrel 1659 SEVERAL PROPOSALS c. 1. THat those that did lend Moneys Horse or Arms or ought else upon the Propositions in or about the year 1642. and have continued to assist the Parliament and Army upon the account of truth and peace may now be freed from further charge and if possible that they may be paid especially those that are not able to forbear it 2. That those that have not lent may be invited to lend the fifth and twentieth part and that a sufficient number be appointed to receive it and that it may be for the payment of the souldiers that hereby all may be equal in lending 3. That those that are much encreased in their outward Estates since they first did lend may be invited to make some reasonable addition 4. That those that have been satisfied their monies lent by Lands or otherwise be now again invited to lend the 8th 20th part 5. That all those Lands that have been purchased or given from or by the Commonwealth or Parliament may be double in the Assesments that thereby the Lands of all well-affected men under 40 l. a year may not be assessed any longer yet that all men may be assessed for their stock of money beside the stock they use in their Trades or farming And that all their Lands that have not assisted the Parliament but in any thing acted to the contrary that their Lands be double in the Assesment to those that did assist the Parliament and Army 6. That all Houses and Lands that are the Commonwealths and can be spared from needful uses as namely White hall and divers others may be sold to pay the Souldiers and publike faith money lent in 1642. and 43. or about that time 7. That the Officers in the Army may be reduced to as small a number as may be and that they be contented especially in times of peace with less pay for the people and private souldiers are much offended at the pomp and pride of some Officers 8. That the private souldiers may be duely payed every month 9. That there may be Registers one or more in every County that by them all Wills Sales of any considerable value and all Bills and Bonds Conveyances and Morgages c. may be registred at a reasonable price so that every man may see what is his and what is anothers and to prevent suits at Law which now are and have been very vexatious hazardous and chargeable 10. That there may be peace-makers appointed in every County that may have power given them to hear and determine all matters in variance and to give Judgement c. that there be no going to Law one with another 11. That those peace-makers may give and send our Summons instead of Writs that there be no Arests but after those Summons that no Conveyance of any Lands or Goods made by the parties be good but null except it be with the peace-makers consent for the satisfaction of the party complaining provided that the Tryal may not hold above one month after the Summons 12. That all Laws that are Tyrannical or that thereby the people may and have been snared and oppressed in conscience or otherwise may be taken away all Deodands c. 13. That care be taken that all Monies or Lands given for Charitable Uses be disposed of to Gods glory and not be imbezzel'd nor continued to any superstitious or idolatrous use or uses 14. That all Copy-holders may be at a reasonable rent by the Acre for their Lands without Fine or Bond-services c. 15. That the people be left free to chuse and maintain their own Ministers respectively to preach to them provided they be not professed Enemies to the Commonwealth and that they meddle not with State-matters to disturb others 16. That all impositions by way of Tythes be taken away and abolished and if any be dissatisfied therewith let them read the Husband-mans Plea and Hartfordshire Petition exhibited many years since to the Parliament and Anthony Person and other late Writers 17. That none that do live in the fear of God and are sent as by his immediate power into the Ministery may in the least be interrupted or outwardly disturbed nor others in the time of their speaking and that none be faulted for speaking one to another 18. That there may be no observation of dayes or places imposed upon tender Consciences nor nothing forced from them to maintain those meeting places they make no use of but rather that Parishes may be united that such meeting places and Churches falsly so called as may be spared may be work-houses for the better setting the poor on work and relieving those that are not able to work and that there may be special care taken for the better relief of the poor and impotent 19. That all swearing whoring Theft Murther and all other wickedness and ideleness and Pride as much as may be may be punished and suppressed in whomsoever without partiality 20. That there may be a Model of Civil Government and Laws in short set out and declared to the People that all may set their hands to it and those that cannot for the present let them have three or six months time given them to give in their Reasons to the contrary to the Parliament that so there may be a general and particular Agreement among the people of all Civil Laws and Government in outward things and that no Laws be in force but what shall from time to time be made and agreed upon by the Keepers of the Liberties of the People and the people by subscribing their Names as aforesaid and that a●l those Laws and Civil Government be with the names of the subscriber● registered in a County book And that there be present care taken by this Parliament to make an Addition to their number of men to sit in Parliament such as do fear GOD hating covetousness and of known faithfulness to the Come monwealth An Agreement of the People would be the first thing done for a house and so a nation divided in it self cannot stand we have over and over seen it by experience The NARRATIVE of the Proposer as followeth 1. The said Samuel was for refusing to pay the Ship-money about the year 2640. strayed three times and at last forced to go in his own Arms against the Scots when the late King intended to force a new Book of Common Prayer upon them but with much ado the said Samuel prevailed with the Leaders