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B02987 The humble desires and propositions for a safe and well-grounded peace, agreed upon by the mutuall advice and consent of the Parliaments of both kingdoms, united by Solemn League and Covenant. / Presented unto His Majesty at Oxford the 24. of Novemb. last, by Committees from both Houses of Parliament, and Commissioners from the Kingdom of Scotland. Together with an order and severall votes of the Commons assembled in Parliament, the 4. and 8. of this prsent Octob. 1645. for delinquents to compound according to the said propositions, and to come in to the Parliament before December next ensuing. England and Wales. Parliament.; Scotland. Parliament. 1645 (1645) Wing E1553D; ESTC R175103 9,224 18

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concerning this War they taking the Covenant 7. The Estates of those persons excepted in the first three preceding qualifications to pay publike debts and dammages 8. A third part on full value of the Estates of the persons made incapable of any Imployment as afore-said to be imployed for the payment of the publike debts and damages according to the Declaration 9. And likewise a tenth part of the Estates of all other Delinquents within the joynt Declaration And in Case the Estates and proportions aforementioned shall not suffice for the payment of the publike Ingagements whereunto they are onely to be imployed that then a new proportion may be appointed by the joynt advice of both Kingdomes providing it exceed not the one moyety of the Estates of the persons made incapable as aforesaid and that it exceed not a sixth part of the Estates of the other Delinquents 10. That the persons and Estates of all Common Souldiers and others of the Kingdom of England who in Land or Goods be not worth 200 l. sterling And the persons and Estates of all Common Souldiers and other of the Kingdome of Scotland who in Land or Goods be not worth 100 l. sterling be at liberty and discharged 11. That an Act be passed whereby the debts of the Kingdom and the persons of Delinquents and the value of their Estates may be known And which Act shall appoint in what manner the confiscations and proportions before mentioned may be leavied and applyed to the discharge of the said Ingagements XV. That by Act of Parliament the Subjects of the Kingdom of England may be appointed to be Armed Trayned and Disciplined in such manner as both Houses shall think fit The like for the Kingdom of Scotland in such manner as the Estates of Parliament there shall think fit XVI That an Act of Parliament be passed for the setling of the Admiralty and Forces at Sea and for the raising of such moneys for the maintenance of the said Forces and of the Navy as both Houses of Parliament shall think fit The like for the Kingdom of Scotland in such manner as the Estates of Parliament there shall think fit XVII An Act for the setling of all Forces by Sea and Land in Commissioners to be nominated by both Houses of Parliament of persons of known integrity and such as both Kingdoms may Confide in for their faithfulnesse to Religion and Peace of the Kingdoms and _____ of the House of Commons who shall be removed or altered from time to time as both Houses shall think fit And when any shall die others to be nominated in their places by the said Houses which Commissioners shall have power 1. First to suppresse any forces raised without Authority of both Houses of Parliament or in the Intervals of Parliament without consent of the said Commissioners to the disturbance of the Publike Peace of the Kingdomes And to suppresse any Forraign Forces that shall invade this Kingdome And that it shall be High Treason in any who shall leavie any Force without such Authority or consent to the disturbance of the publike Peace of the Kingdomes Any Commission under the great Seal or other Warrant to the contrary notwithstanding and they to be incapable of any pardon from his Majesty and their Estates to be disposed of as both Houses of Parliament shall thinke fit 2. To preserve the Peace now to be setled and to prevent all disturbances of the publique peace that may arise by occasion of the late troubles So for the Kingdome of Scotland 3. To have power to send part of themselves so as they exceed not a third part or be not under the number of _____ to reside in the Kingdome of Scotland to assist and vote as single persons with the Commissioners of Scotland in those matters wherein the Kingdom of Scotland is onely concerned So for the Kingdome of Scotland 4. That the Commissioners of both Kingdomes may meet as a joynt Committe as they shall see cause or send part of themselves as aforesaid to do as followeth 1. To preserve the Peace betwixt the Kingdoms and the King and every one of them 2. To prevent the violation of the Articles of Peace as aforesaid or any troubles arising in the Kingdomes by breach of the said Articles and to hear and determine all differences that may occasion the same according to the Treaty And to doe further according as they shall respectively receive instructions from both Houses of Parliament in England or the Estates of Parliament in Scotland And in the Intervalls of Parliament from the Commissioners for the preservati-of the publique Peace 3. To raise and joyne the Forces of both Kingdoms to resist all Forraign Invasion And to suppresse any Forces raised within any of the Kingdoms to the disturbance of the publike Peace of the Kingdoms by any Authority under the great Seal or other Warrant whatsoever without consent of both Houses of Parliament in England And the Estates of the Parliament in Scotland or the said Commissioners of that Kingdome whereof they are Subjects And that in those cases of joynt concernment to both Kingdoms the Commissioners to be directed to be there all or such part as aforesaid to act and direct as joynt Commissioners of both Kingdomes 4. To order the War of Ireland according to the Ordinance of the 11. of Aprill and to Order the Militia and conserve the Peace of the Kingdome of Ireland XVIII That His Majesty give his Assent to what the two Kingdoms shall agree upon in prosecution of the Articles of the large Treaty which are not yet finished XIX That by Act of Parliament all Peers made since the day that Edward Lord Littleton then Lord Keeper of the Great Seal deserted the Parliament and that the said Great Seal was surreptitiously conveyed away from the Parliament being the 21. day of May 1642. and who shall be hereafter made shall not sit or vote in the Parliament of England without consent of both Houses of Parliament And that all Honour and Title conferred on any without consent of both Houses of Parliament since the 20. day of May 1642. being the day that both Houses declared That the King seduced by evil Counsel intended to raise War against the Parliament be declared null and void The like for the Kingdom of Scotland those being excepted whose Patents were passed the Great Seal before the fourth of June 1644. XX. That by Act of Parliament the Deputy or chief Governor or other Governors of Ireland be nominated by both Houses of Parliament or in the Intervals of Parliament by the Commissioners to continue during the pleasure of the said Houses or in the Intervals of Parliament during the pleasure of the aforementioned Commissioners to be approved or disallowed by both Houses at their next Sitting And that the Chancellor or Lord Keeper Lord Treasurer Commissioners of the Great Seal or Treasury Lord Warden of the Cinque-Ports Chancellor of the Exchequer and Dutchy Secretary of State
The Humble DESIRES and PROPOSITIONS For a safe and well-grounded PEACE Agreed upon by the mutuall Advice and Consent of the PARLIAMETS of both Kingdoms Vnited by Solemn League and Covenant Presented unto His Majesty at Oxford the 24. of Novemb. last by Committees from both Houses of Parliament and Commissioners from the Kingdom of SCOTLAND Together with an Order and severall Votes of the Commons assembled in Parliament the 4. and 8. of this present Octob. 1645. for Delinquents to compound according to the said Propositions and to come in to the Parliament before December next ensuing ORdered upon the Question by the Commons assembled in Parliament That the Propositions sent to His Majesty for a safe and well-grounded Peace be forthwith printed and published H Essynge Cler. Parl. D. Com London Printed for Edward Hushand Printer to the Honorable House of Commons Octob. 13. 1645. VVEE Your Majesties Loyall Subjects Assembled in the Parliaments of both Your Kingdoms from the sence of that Duty We owe unto Your Majesty and of the deep Sufferings and many Miseries under which Your People of all Your Kingdoms lye bleeding in this unnaturall War After long and serious Consultation about the best wayes and means of their Preservation and for settling Your Majesties Throne and Your Subjects in Peace and Security Have with common consent resolved upon these Propositions which we do humbly tender unto Your Majesty The Humble Desires and Propositions for a safe and well-grounded Peace agreed upon by the mutuall advice and consent of the Parliaments of both Kingdoms united by Solemn League and Covenant To be presented to His Majestie I. THat by Act of Parliament in each Kingdom respectively all Oaths Declarations and Proclamations against both or either of the Houses of the Parliament of England and the late Convention of Estates in Scotland or Committees flowing from the Parliament or Conventions in Scotland or their Ordinances and proceedings or against any for adhering unto them and all Indictments Outlaries and Attainders against any for the said Causes be Declared Null suppressed and forbidden and that this be publikely intimated in all Parish Churches within His Majesties Dominions and all other places needfull II. That His Majesty according to the Laudable Example of His Royall Father of happy Memory may be pleased to Swear and Sign the late Solemn League and Covenant And that an Act of Parliament be passed in both Kingdoms respectively for injoyning the taking thereof by all the Subjects of the three Kingdoms And the Ordinances concerning the manner of taking the same in both Kingdoms be confirmed by Acts of Parliament respectively with such penalties as by mutuall advice of both Kingdoms shall be agreed upon III. That the Bill be passed for the utter abolishing and taking away of all Archbishops Bishops their Chancellors and Commissaries Deans and Subdeans Deans and Chapters Archdeacons Canons and Prebendaries and all Chanters Chancellors Treasurers Subtreasurers Succentors and Sacrists and all Vicars Chorall and Choristers Old-Vicars and New Vicars of any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church and all other their under Officers out of the Church of England and Dominion of Wales and out of the Church of Ireland with such Alterations concerning the Estates of Prelats as shall agree with the Articles of the late Treaty of the Date at Edenburgh 29. Novemb. 1643. and joynt Declaration of both Kingdoms IV. That the Ordinances concerning the calling and sitting of the Assembly of Divines be confirmed by Act of Parliament V. That Reformation of Religion according to the Covenant be settled by Act of Parliament in such manner as both Houses shall agree upon after Consultation had with the Assembly of Divines And forasmuch as both Kingdoms are mutually obliged by the same Covenant to indeavour the neerest Conjunction and Vniformity in matters of Religion that such Vnity and Vniformity in Religion according to the Covenant as after Consultation had with the Divines of both Kingdoms now Assembled shall be joyntly agreed upon by both Houses of the Parliament of England and by the Church and Kingdom of Scotland be confirmed by Acts of Parliament of both Kingdoms respectively VI. That for the more effectuall disabling Jesuits Priests Papists and Popish Recusants from disturbing the State and deluding the Laws and for the better discovering and speedy conviction of Recusants An Oath be established by Act of Parliament to be administred to them wherein they shall abjure and renounce the Popes Supremacy the Doctrine of Transubstantiation Purgatory Worshipping of the Consecrated Hoast Crucifixes and Images and all other Popish Superstitions and Errors And refusing the said Oath being tendered in such manner as shall be appointed by the said Act to be a sufficient Conviction in Law of Recusancy VII An Act of Parliament for Education of the Children of Papists by Protestants in the Protestant Religion VIII An Act for the true Leavy of the penalties against them which penalties to be Leavied and disposed in such manner as both Houses shall agree on wherein to be provided that His Majesty shall have no losse IX That an Act be passed in Parliament whereby the practises of Papists against the State may be prevented and the Laws against them duly Executed and a stricter course taken to prevent the saying or hearing of Masse in the Court or any other part of this Kingdom X. The like for the Kingdom of Scotland concerning the four last preceding Propositions in such manner as the Estates of Parliament there shall think fit XI That the King shall give His Royall assent to an Act for the due Observation of the Lords-day And to the Bill for the suppression of Innovations in Churches and Chappels in and about the Worship of God c. and for the better advancement of the Preaching of Gods holy Word in all parts of this Kingdom And to the Bill against the injoning of Pluralities of Benefices by Spirituall persons and Non Residency And to an Act to be framed and agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament for the Reforming and Regulating of both Universities of the Colleges of Westminster Winchester and AEton And to an Act in like manner to be agreed upon for the suppression of Interludes and Stage playes this Act to be perpetuall And to an Act for the taking of the Accompts of the Kingdom And to an Act to be made for relief of sick and maimed souldiers and of poor widows and children of souldiers And to such Act or Acts for raising of Moneys for the payment and satisfying of the publique Debts and Damages of the Kingdom and other publique uses as shall hereafter be agreed on by both Houses of Parliament And to an Act or Acts of Parliament for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries and all Wardships Liveries Primer Seisins and Oustre le Maines and all other charges incident or arising for or by reason of Wardship Livery Primer Seisin or Oustre le Maine And for the taking away of all Tenures by Homage and
Judges of both Benches and of the Exchequer of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland be nominated by both Houses of Parliament to continue Quam diu bene se gesserint and in the Intervals of Parliament by the aforementioned Commissioners to be approved or disallowed by both Houses at their next Sitting The like for the Kingdom of Scotland adding the Iustice Generall and in such manner as the Estates in Parliament there shall think fit XXI That by Act of Parliament the Education of Your Majesties Children and the Children of Your Heirs and Successours be in the true Protestant Religion and that their Tutors and Governours be of known Integrity and be chosen by the Parliaments of both Kingdoms or in the Intervals of Parliament by the aforenamed Commissioners to be approved or disallowed by both Parliaments at their next Sitting And that if they be Male they be married to such onely as are of the true Protestant Religion if they be Female they may not be married but with the Advice and Consent of both Parliaments or in the Intervals of Parliaments by their Commissioners XXII That Your Majesty will give Your Royall Assent to such wayes and means as the Parliaments of both Kingdoms shall think fitting for the uniting of the Protestants Princes and for the entire Restitution and Reestablishment of Charles Lodowick Prince Elector Palatine his Heirs and Successors to his Electorall Dignity Rights and Dominions Provided that this extend not to Prince Rupert or Prince Maurice or the Children of either of them who have been the Instruments of so much Bloodshed and Mischief against both Kingdoms XXIII That by Act of Parliament the concluding of Peace or War with Forreign Princes and States be with Advice and Consent of both Parliaments or in the Intervals of Parliaments by their Commissioners XXIV That an Act of Oblivion be passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms respectively relative to the Qualifications in the Proposition aforesaid concerning the joynt Declaration of both Kingdoms with the exception of all Murderers Thieves and other Offenders not having relation to the War XXV That the Members of both Houses of Parliament or others who have during this Parliament been put out of any place or Office Pension or Benefit for adhering to the Parliament may either be restored thereunto or otherwise have recompence for the same upon the humble desire of both Houses of Parliament The like for the Kingdom of Scotland XXVI That the Armies may be disbanded at such time and in such manner as shall be agreed upon by the Parliaments of both Kingdoms or such as shall be authorized by them to that effect That an Act be passed for the granting confirming of the charters customs liberties Franchises of the city of London notwithstanding any Nonuser Misuser or Abuser That the Militia of the city of London may be in the Ordering and Government of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons in Common-Councell assembled or such as they shall from time to time appoint whereof the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs for the time being to be three And that the Militia of the Parishes without London and the Liberties within the weekly Bills of Mortality may be under the command of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons in Common Councel of the said city to be ordered in such manner as shall be agreed on and appointed by both Houses of Parliament That the Tower of London may be in the Government of the city of London and the chief Officer and Governour thereof from time to time be nominated and removable by the Common-Councell That the citizens or forces of London shall not be drawn out of the city into any other parts of the Kingdom without their own consent and that the drawing of their forces into other parts of the Kingdom in these distracted times may not be drawn into example for the future And for prevention of Inconveniencies which may happen by the long intermission of Common-Councels It is desired that there may be an Act That all Bylaws and Ordinances already made or hereafter to be made by the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons in Common-Councel assembled touching the Calling Continuing Directing and Regulating the same shall be as effectuall in Law to all intents and purposes as if the same were particularly enacted by the Authority of Parliament and that the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons in Common-Councel may adde to or repeal the said Ordinances from time to time as they shall see cause That such other Propositions as shall be made for the city for their further safety welfare and Government and shall be approved of by both Houses of Parliament may be Granted and Confirmed by Act of Parliament Now therefore we humbly beseech your Majesty to grant these Propositions which are presented for the Peace and Publike good of Your Kingdoms And as we therein according to our Trust and Duty have regard to The Glory of GOD The quiet and Wellfare of Your people So shall we really endeavour That Your Majesty may live in the Splendor and Glory of Your Royall Progenitors and which beseemeth Your Royall Place and Dignity Die Sabbathi 4. Octobr. 1645. Resolved upon the Question THat the Rule by which the Committees shall proceed with such as come in to compound for their Delinquency shall be according to the respective proportions set down in the Propositions of both Kingdoms formerly sent to His Majesty for a safe and well-grounded Peace Resolved c. That this favour of the proportions set down in the Propositions to be held with such as compound for their Delinquencies shall be extended to none other but to such as shall come in between this and the first of December next H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Die Mercurii 8. Octobr. 1645. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That all such Delinquents as shall come in and submit themselves to the Parliament in pursuance of the Order of this House of the 4. of this instant October shall within twenty four hours after their coming within the Lines of Communication present themselves to Mr. Speaker to be sent by him to make their compositions with the Committee authorized thereunto H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.