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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62721	To the high & honourable the legal earthly supreame povver of England, the representive body thereof, the Commons elective in Parliament assembled with authority only for the weale, but not for the woe of the people. The just petition of the free-borne commoners of the county of [blank] whose names are hereunto subscribed, earnestly desiring, the prosperity of the gospell, the removall of bad, the setlement of just lawes, the freedome of this nation, and the peace and tranquilety of all men.		1659 (1659)	Wing T1397A; ESTC R219762	10,952	10

the mouth of the oppressed let therefore our cryes come freely before you and obtain speedy redresse it is that which we expect and that which you cannot justly deny us without violation even of the very end of your Parliamentary being your Election and Session therein We therefore your Brethren and fellow Commoners being in this distressed dangerous condition and not being able to suffer our Laws and freedoms to be utterly laid wast and destroyed and not to endeavour our and their just preservation and defence have thought it our duties to God to our native Country to our selves and posterities to present amongst manifold other some certaine publick disorders and oppressions with some wholesom● meanes o● 〈…〉 to your wise and grave consideration earnestly desiring as you tende● the weale and glory of this Nation the interest and freedom of the commons thereof to graunt us without all further delayes or demmurres a happy consumation of these out subsequent just desires hereunto Annexed And your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray c. Articles concerning your Petitioners in this Capacity of Commoners or free men of England which on the behalfe of themselves and all others their fellow Commoners of England they do humbly desire as followeth 1. That the fundamentall Birth-right and propriety of the people in their Election and constitution of Representors and Deputie to sit and act in their Parliamentarie affaires may be fully restored setled and secured ●o entire and inviolable in the hands and power of the free Commoners of England that no pretended prerogative or other priviledge whatsoever may suspend obstruct or make void the a mission or session of any Members which are or shall be Elected and constituted by the Counties Cities Townes and Burroughes of the Realme for their respective representor or deputies And that for the futurre the Election and expulsion of the Elected may be so setled in the Electors that that none may be hindred debard or expulsed from serving his Country under any colour or pretence whatsoever or for refusing the Covenant or otherwise without order ●●rst assent or con●urrence of their Countrey And that from henceforth the Commons of the severall Countrie Cities Townes and Burroughs of the land may have full power to remove and displace their respective Representors and Deputies in Parliament elected only for their weale which shall falsifie their trust betray their Countries Rights or freedomes or shall doe any thing apparently tending to the introduction of an arbitraty Power or government whatsoever Or shall refuse to present the Petitions complaints or grievances of their respective Counties Cities Townes and Burroughs to this House or shall not endeavour their redresse And upon such expulsion or removeall to elect and send others which shall be more faithfull and serviceable in their trust 2. That there may be a due and equall number of Members to sit in Parliament for the future elected in all the Counties of England according to their respective extents and limits quantity for quantitie That all Member in the House may be equally Representative and all the parties of the Kingdome be equally represented and none have greater priviledge then other but as all must be subject to the executative power of the Law so all may have an equall title and interest in the Legislative power of the Law Provided that it be so ordered ●s that the severall Counties Cities Townes and Burroughs elect in the generall no more then a Competent number 3. That every English man which must be subject to the Lawes and Acts of Parliament may have his free admission of voice in the Election of Knights and Burgesses with the greatest Subject 4. That for the better security of the interest and power of the People all titles by Prerogative Priviviledge Pattent Succession Peerage Birth or otherwise to sit and act in the Assembly of Parliament contrary to and without the free choice and Election of the People be utterly abbrogated nuld and made void and that all such so sitting may be removed from sitting therein 5. That all Statutes Acts and Ordinances whatsoever be from henceforth drawne up and published only in the name of the representative body of the Commons of England assembled at Westminster or where else shall be the place of their Session 6. That the authority of this Honourable house may be preserved and secured for the future from the obstructions and prejudice of a negative voice in any person or persons whatsoever which may disinable your Honours from the passing and establishing any act or acts for the weale and safety of the people 7. That no man may be admitted to the office of Member ship in Parliament or any other Office in the Land but for one yeare except by a new free Election and that at every yeares end to give an exact accompt of his fidelity and service upon his removall and before his readmission in case of a new Election 8. That every County may have liberty to choose some certaine number amongst themselves to inquire and present to the Parliament what be the just Lawes Customes and Priviledges of each Countie And that those Countie Commissioners be bound to receive all and every impeachment and impeachments by any person or persons whatsoever of the respective Counties against any of their owne respective Knights or Burgesses in Parliament for falsifying and betraying his or their Countries trust or any wise indeavonring the introduction of an arbitrary power in this Land And that the said Commissioners have power and be firmly bound to impeach and attach in the name of their respective Counties their said Member or Members and to bring him or them to a legall and publique tryall That in case such be found guilty justice may be executed and others in their roome by the free choyce of the people be sent And in case any such Commissioner or Commissioners shall refuse to prosecute any such complaint or impeachment that then he or they be adjudged guilty of treason 9. That the House of Commons shall not agree unto or make any Statute Law contradicttory to the just maximes of the Common Law or any of them Neither shall any such Act be binding for the time to come But that strong provision be made against all such Acts past or to be past Articles concerning Courts of Judicature offices and Officers of the Law 1. That all Courts which are not established by the old Law of the Land and all illegall offices and officers belonging to the same and all other vexations and unnecessary Courts be abolished by act of this present Parliament And that provision be made that for time to come no Courts or Officers whatsoever may be obtruded upon the free Commoners of England either by royall grant Patent Act of Parliament or otherwise contrary to the old Law of the Land 2. That according to the old Law and custome of the Land long before the Conquest There may be Courts of