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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78571	Chaos: or, A discourse wherein is presented to the view of the magistrate, and all others who shall peruse the same, a frame of government by way of a republique, wherein is little or no danger of miscarriage, if prudently attempted, and thoroughly prosecuted by authority. Wherein is no difficulty in the practice, nor obscurity in the method; but all things plain and easie to the meanest capacity. Here's no hard or strange names, nor unknown titles (to amaze the hearers) used, and yet here's a full and absolute power derivative insensibly from the whole, and yet practically conveyed to the best men: wherein if any shall endeavour a breach, he shall break himself: and it must be so, that cats shall provide supper, here they shall do it suitable to the best palats, and easie to digest. By a well-willer to the publique weale.	Well-willer to the publique weale.	1659 (1659)	Wing C1938; Thomason E989_27; ESTC R208259	43,827	64

depending in Law shall be elected nor be an Elector for in all such cases each acts his own Play neither shall any member of Parliament for or during that year for which his service is or shall be receive any reward or compensation for loss salary or service other then his salary which shall quarterly be allowed him as aforesaid to be paid by the respective Officer for the Liberty for which he shall serve 10. That the Parliament shall have power to make and after Laws to treat of and conclude Peace and War 11. Committee for Petitions and Grievances to be dispatched within a month That within one week after the sitting of each respective Parlaiemnt a Committee shall be appointed to receive all Petitions and Grievances and to read and consider thereof and such as are fit to present to the house to offer the same so as answer may within one month be given thereof for it ill becomes a free State to shut the doors eyes or ears of Justice to any Suppliant by which means some hundreds have perished of late years whose bloud it may be feared is not yet pacified 12. He that refuses to serve in Parliament to pay 20 li. That none though elected shall be forced to serve in Parliament but if any shall refuse he shall contribute 20 li. towards the charge of the next election unless in case of sickness or any bodily infirmity in which case none shall be compelled beyond his strength he is freely to be excused and the next in order to supply his place and where two or more shall be equally elected that is to say by equal numbers of electors decision shall be made by lot and not otherways 13. None of the two last to be in any the nextsucceeding Parliament None shall be elected a member of any succeeding Parliament who served as member of either of the two last preceding Parliaments the same rule annually to be observed but that freedom of all the Nation be further admitted and in all other Officers of inferiour rank in the whole Commonwealth the Registries excepted which are not to be altered unless in case of corruption neglect or abuse of Trust so that it shall be free for each person who shall carry himself worthy thereof to be elected neither shall any mans meanness of estate hinder his election if his parts be such as the Neighbourhood may confide therein but all persons whose estates are entrable in the Sub-provincial Registry are capable if they be accordingly qualified of electing or being elected for they are terms convertible the elected is an elector and the elector may be elected each hath his single voice by his paper in the box Provincial Representees to have double voices to the Sub-provincial Representees to serve only for six months and no more 14. Each Provincial Reprosentee convened in Parliament shall have a double voice to each Sub-provincial all voices to be given by balls wherein each Provincial shall have two balls and each Sub-provincial one ball but in the Council of State they shall have equal voices 15. The persons elected shall serve by turns as aforesaid that is to say one half for six months and the other half for other six-months and for each six months one for each Provincial Riding and one for each Sub-provincial Registry shall meet at Westminster the first day of March annually if it fall not on the Lords day if so the day following and there entring the House of Parliament shall chuse their Speaker and take upon them the Government of the Nation for their time alotted and at the end thereof leave the same to their successors whereof sixty to make a House and not under 16. Council of State The first work they shall do after their meeting in March next shall be to elect fourty persons out of their whole number elected for that year to be a Council of State twenty whereof shall be out of the number of the persons then convened and twenty more out of the persons to convene in September followinge these fourty persons for the first year so elected to serve as members of the Council for a whole year from the time of their respective conventions and that twenty of the persons which shall be continued in Council till the first of March next shall continue there till the tenth of September next the members yearly to be chosen for the Council to meet in Council annually the tenth of March and tenth of September as their turns come and all who shall be elected to serve in Council shall there serve one whole year and no longer whereby engrossing of power and destroying of bodies shall be avoided Any fifteen to be a Council and not under 17. Each member shall forfeit 2 li. Forfeitures for not attending in Parliament which shall not meet in Parliament the first day whereon his service is to commence and for every day after which he shall be absent during the time of his appointed sitting either in Parliament or Council without license 20 s. unless in case of bodily distemper or weakness not dissembled but real The several forfeitures to be collected by the Serjeants at Arms attending the House and Council for the time being and accompted for and paid to the Church-wardens of Margaret Westminster monthly for relief of the poor in Westminster 18. The Affairs of the Army Admiralty and Navy Committee for the Army Admirally and Navy co be provided for by a Committee chosen by the Council out of their own members viz. out of each particular Consular election six their whole number to be twelve whereof five to be a quorum and not less to be approved by Parliament the Council and also the said Committee to act in all things subordinate to the Parliament and to observe their orders and yearly to be changed as to the one half every tenth of March twenty and the other half each tenth of September twenty to sit for twelve months only year after year 19. Six persons shall be yearly elected by the Council Publique Revenue approved by the House of Parliament for managing the receipts disbursements of all pubsike moneys who shall twice every year pass their Accompts to a Committee to be chosen part out of the House and part out of the council viz. at the end of six months after their commencement and the last month of their respective services 20. Places of keeping Registries and Courts Let the Provincial Registerial Courts be kept in the chief Town of every Privince and each Sub-provincial Court and Registry in some Market-Town within the same Hundred and where no Market-town shall be in any Hundred let a Market be appointed to be kept at some one Town conveniently seated neer the middle of the same Hundred and Authority given by Parliament for the same and each Parochial Registry in the same Town where the Parish Church or publique meeting place of

and in all cases where Witnesses live in the same Parish or Town they shall be examined viva voce in open Court if able to appear there if not the Register his Clerk Assistant or Deputy shall attend them and take their examinations at least two days before the day of return 35. Execution of Summons Execution of all Summons in the Sub-provincial and Parochial Courts for appearance at their own Courts shall be by the Sheriffs substitute and the Constable for their respective Liberties to whom the same shall be directed or by their respective deputies inhabiting in the same Villages or Hamlets where the partie to be summoned lives whereof return shall be made the next Court-day upon the oath of the party imployed and one Witness more inhabiting within the same Village for in all cases upon the oaths of two Witnesses shall every truth be established to which end care shall be taken that persons of quality be taken for witnesses who in case false testimony shall be proved to be given by them shall make satisfaction to the party by such false testimony wronged according to the Judgement of the Court in that behalf 36. Execution of Judgements and Decrees Execution of all Judgements Decrees and Orders of the National Provincial and Sub-provincial Courts shall be done by the Sheriff his deputy or substitute within six days after his receipt thereof and within six days more return shall be made thereof to the respective Register who sent the same 37. Of Parochial Judgements Execution of all Parochial Judgements Decrees and Orders shall be done by the Constable for the time being or his substitute living within the same Village or Hamlet where execution is to be done for which the Constable shall be responsible The Fourth Days Work A Parliament well chosen Parliament ties The hands of all exormities It best provides in publick case So here it comes the next in place 1. LEt annually a Parliament be elected and each person whose whole Estate shall be entred in the Registry as aforesaid to be capable of electing or being elected but none others The Electors to have Estates of 5 li. per annum or 100 li. in money or upwards Entred and certified as aforesaid 2. Parochial elections Each first Court-day to be held in every Parochial Registry in January yearly all the Inhabitants Electors shall each personally present his Paper sealed up to the Register wherein shall be written the names of two such persons only of that Parish as he shall think most worthy to be Representees at the publique election without subscription of his own name all which Papers shall be put into a Box or Chest with a hole in the top locked or sealed with three several Locks or Seals one Key or Seal whereof shall be kept by the Constable one by the Minister and a third by the Church-wardens of the same Parish or some of them and when all such Papers shall be received and put therein as aforesaid the Box to be opened and the Papers also in presence and open view of the Court and five persons who shall have most nominations in the Papers aforesaid shall be the Representees of that Parish in all publique elections and transactions for that year 3. Sub-provincial elections The several Repesentees of the several Parishes within each Sub-province shall meet at the next Sub-provincial Court for that Hundred and shall there give their Papers sealed to the Box to be kept under the seals several of the Register the Sheriffs deputy and the next Justice of Peace for the time being with each two names written therein and when all the Papers shall be received the Box and Papers shall be opened and examined in open Court and those two persons within that Sub-province who shall have most names or be oftenest named in the Papers shall be the Representees of that Sub-province for that year 4. Provincial elections The several Sub provincial Representees shall the next Court-day to be held for that Province meet at the Provincial Court and there each shall give his Paper sealed up with two names only writ therein to the like Box there to be kept by the Register the Sheriff the Major of the Corporation where the Office shall be kept and two Justices of the Peace under their several locks or seals till all the papers shall be received thereinto and when all the Papers shall be received the Box and Papers shall be opened and four chosen who have most voices for the Representees for that Province for that year And for York six viz. each Riding two 5. Persons elected to be Resiants in the Country for which they are to be elected It is to be observed that in each County or Province twice so many Representees shall be elected as are Clerks assistant to the Provincial Register in that County and so in the Province of York six Representees shall be chosen viz. for each Riding one who shall be Residents within the same Riding and so in the respective Provinces where four are only to be they shall be for each Clerk assistants jurisdiction two who shall be resident within the same and no person shall serve for any other place then where his constant residence shall be Neitheir shall any person be elected who shall be solicited for either by Letter Message or otherways from any Gentlemen Governours or Commanders of what rank quality or condition soever but that upon appearance thereof to the Court all such shall be rejected as unworthy and not to be admitted of two years to be elected To the end all elections may be free Neither shall any person or persons by whom any Letters shall be sent or invitations made on any others behalf be elected for three years after whereby colour shall be prevented 6. Corporations elections Each Corporation who shall be at the charge may after the same manner chuve particular Representees or may involve themselves into the Sub-provincial elections and there share with their Neighbours for each Representee shall have quarterly paid him during his time of service for the Publique twenty Marks for none shall serve the Publique at his own charges nor none shall have so much allowance as meerly for salary to invite him to the work 7. Number of Presentatives For each County shall be chosen four and for York six as aforesaid which shall be the Representees for the whole County or Province for which they shall be chosen that is to say for each respective Jurisdiction two and each Sub-province shall elect two likewise who shall serve by turns that is to say one the one half the year and the other the other half he that hath the pre-eminence in election to procede in service and where equal numbers shall be electors the decision to be by lot 9. None to be elected who shall have any suits in Law depending NO person who hath any Suit or Cause