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A88068 The Levellers new remonstrance or declaration sent to His Excellencie the Lord General Fairfax, concerning their present proceedings, and making choice of a glorious King, and heavenly protector, for the redeeming of them from slavery, and judging the cause of the oppressed righteously. Also, their demands and proposals to the judges and ministers of this nation, touching the reign and government of the late King Charles; with a discovery of those persons who held their royalty by the power of the sword. 1649 (1649) Wing L1803; Thomason E560_10; ESTC R205977 4,605 10

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either of debate or resolution till th●● be known their course being to be steered according to the same which is both daily and hourly expected As for the Kingdom in generall it is at present very q●●●● and peaceable The Lords of the Sessions sate down on Fryday last the Commissioners of the Kirk are likewise met in Councell David Losley is after Conquest returned hither so also is Col. Ker and Gol. Straughan their Brigade of Horse ordered still 〈◊〉 quarter in the North of Scotland The Priests are high for concluding a Union and for revenge will wave the●● Covenant in a great measure to strike in with the Royall Party and Argyles Fact●on being inconsiderable to their number it s much feared a peace will upon these 〈◊〉 Overtures too soon be concluded It is not safe for our English interest to be so much divided which gives 〈◊〉 much occasion for a forraign Invasion for if this Parliament send for their fo●●●● out of Ireland which is much feared so soon as the peace is concluded with a conjunction of the Royall and Presbyterian party of this Nation which will make a great Body and will make work enough for both the late dissenting parties 〈◊〉 England The young King hath sent severall Propositions to the Parliament in answer 〈◊〉 their Demands the substance whereof followeth First That the Presbyterian Government shall be established and setled 〈◊〉 in the dayes of his Father Secondly That Popery and Ep●scopacy shall be utterly abolished out of th● Kingdome Thirdly That those who have assisted Him or His Father against the Pa●liament of Scotland shall be restored to their estates Fourthly That all persons who have acted for Him or His Father against the Parliament shall be vncapable of sitting in Parliament or bearing any publique Office for some ye●rs Fifthly That the King shall act nothing for the future but by consent of Parliament Sixthly That there shall be an Act of Oblivion granted to all persons in that Kingdom except such as had a hand in the death of the late King DUndalk in Ireland 8 June 1649. The Scots had a Randezvouz at Blures Moor within two miles of Li●●●gurby they are between 4 or 5000 strong the Lord of Aids is their Generall but must not act without the Presbytery The division betwix Prestons party and Owen-Roes continue Ormond and Preston hath taken some Garrisons from Oneal Our party have permitted 300 of Oneales own Regiment to quarter in our parts amongst the Creats within 2 miles of Dundalk I hear that Ormond hath sent expresse Orders to the Governour of Kingsale castle not to admit Prince R●pert to have any command in it Col. Mu●k is very active and lies much in the field If our expectations fail not from England but that relief come hither before Harvest there is great possibility of doing very considerable service in this Country in a short time There was never so much Corn sowed and fair upon the ground at one time in the Rebels quarters then there is this year Sergeant Pinelston was this day made one of the Judges of the Common-pleas and M● Rigby Mr. Ask and Mr. Warberton were first made Sergeants of the Quaite and presently after one of them made Judge of the Common-pleas and the other two of the Upper Bench. Something of the formality more particularly thus There sate in the Common-pleas besides the Lord chief Justice St. John and Judge Phesant the three Lords Commissioners of the Great Seale and after a motion made and granted to every one of the Sergeants the Lord Commissioner Whi●l●ck made a short speech unto them intimating That the Parliament taking speciall notice of their abilities and good affections to the Nation had ordered that they should have Commissions to be Judges c. The speech being ended they were called up into the Court where they took their Oaths and rece●ved their ●ommissions M●ny Letters this day came to col Popham representing the condition of our Navy 〈◊〉 Sea which hath blocked up Kingsale a town more remarkable for its strength then for i● weal●h and better defended by its Fort then by its Castle Col. B●●cket is ●●●mander in chief of it for the Prince There is some hope that a good accoun● 〈…〉 will suddenly be given to the Parliament Some action hath already h●●●●●… 〈…〉 sharp conflicted sputed in which fight we boarded three of the Princ●s Men of Wa● and seized on the Mariners wherein was above thirty pieces of O●●●●●nc● and in our pr●●●●●…t sunk another of them with the losse of three or fou● It is said that the Royall party which are surrounded in Kingsale begin to co●sult for a negotiation with the Parliaments Forces The aforesaid Mr. Wistanley doth declare that the Reformatio● that England now is to endeavour is not to remove the Norma● Yoke only and to bring us back to be governed by those Lawe● that were before William the Conqueror came in as if that wer● the rule or mark we aime at No that is not it but the Reformation is according to the word of God and that it is the p●●●… Law of righteousnesse before the fall which made all things un●● which all things are to be restored and he that endeavours no● that is a Covenant breaker Letters from the City of Dublin of the 8. instant doth fur●her advertize That the Marq. of Ormond doth now begin to appear● neer the Confines thereof that he hath mustered within 25 mile● of them and was 1●00 Horse and Foot say some that were present Others that the number was 12000 Foot 24 Horse wit● these and all his great Officers be●ween whom all differences ar● composed He hath taken in the Garrisons of Castle Shamiagh an● Talbots town and is besieging a third and drawne as is certified about Trim where he had 700 Horse and some Foot for diver●… weeks who had continually skirmished with the town and loss o● both sides the Scots in Ulster are come 3 dayes march South i● favour of Ormond as it s believed to fall upon General Oneal FINIS