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england_n	earl_n	lord_n	northumberland_n	3,582	5	12.3383	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82045	The declaration and proposalls of the citizens of London, to the Kings Majesty, army, and kingdom, communicating their gallant and royall resolution, for the establishing of his sacred Majesty, His Royall Consort, the Queen, Charles Prince of Wales, James Duke of York, and the rest of the royall family, in their just rights and priviledges, and to establish a firm and lasting peace between Prince and people; with the time prefixed and set down, for the bringing of his Majesty to London, and the re-inthroning of Him in his royall palace at Westminster; and their desires to the kingdom for the performance thereof, by subscribing and promoting the said declaration, throughout all the corners of the nation. Likewise, their remonstrance to the kingdom, touching the Lord Gen. Fairfax, and Lieutenant Gen. Cromwell, to be sent cheif Generall into Ireland, for the reducement of that kingdom, to the obedience of His Majesty, and the crown of England. Ordered that this declaration and proposall be forthwith published throughout the kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, to be subscribed unto, by all persons whatsoever, above the age of 16. and to be recorded for a grand law for future ages,		1648 (1648)	Wing D536; Thomason E536_3; ESTC R205308	3,513	8

THE Declaration and Proposalls Of the Citizens of LONDON TO The Kings Majesty Army and Kingdom Communicating their gallant and Royall Resolution for the establishing of his sacred Majesty His Royall Consort the Queen Charles Prince of Wales James Duke of York and the rest of the Royall Family in their just Rights and Priviledges and to establish a firm and lasting Peace between Prince and people with the time prefixed and set down for the bringing of his Majesty to London and the re-inthroning of Him in his Royall Palace at Westminster And their D●sires to the Kingdom for the p●rformance thereof by subscribing and promoting the said D●claration throughout all the Corners of the Nation Likewise their Remonstrance to the Kingdom touching the Lord Gen. Fairfax and Lieutenant Gen. Cromwell to be sent cheif Generall into Ireland for the red●cement of that Kingdom to the obedience of His Majesty and the Crown of England ORdered that this Declaration and Proposall be forthwith publish●d throughout the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales to be subscribed unto by all Persons whatso●ver above the Age of 16. and to be record●d for a grand Law for future Ages C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE Dec 26 LONDON Printed for Richard Cradock 1648 A Declaration from the Citie of London to the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales touching the inlarging of His Majestie c. VVHereas through the violation of his Majesties Oath and Covenant made unto the People at his Coronation all our late and present Woe and Miseries of War both in England and Ireland have come as also the great divisions amongst our most worthy and eminent persons of the Common-wealth with the great distempered and unconstant actings and high fallings even in the Parliament it selfe And for that it is the due Right and Priviledge of the folk or people of this Nation to make and choose our and their Laws by an equall Representative in Parliament as by the foresaid Coronation Oath and Covenant fully appeareth Therefore the Right Honourable the Lord Major Aldermen and Common-Councel of the City of London do in the N●me of the Citie First Humbly offer unto the High Court of Parliament assembled at Westminster this pres●nt intituled Paper called A great Agreement of all the People of England and Wales for their Approbation and Subscription and that it may thence be dismissed and forthwith sent into every part of the Land to be Agreed on Consented to and Subscribed by all the Free-born People of the same above the Age of Sixteen on pain for the Refusers to be excluded and debarred the protection of the Law of the Land and that all the Subscriptions may be brought into the present particular Representatives of Parliament to be Returned and Recorded there for a grand Law for ever 1. THat the King by the Advice of his evil Councel through usurping anp incroaching upon ou Freedoms and by leaving the Parliament and levying a War against it is guilty of all the blood vast expence of Treasure and Ruine that hath been occasioned by these Wars within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland 2. That if any King of England shall hereafter challenge to himself a Negative voice to the determinations of the Representative in Parliament and shall not according to the Duty of his Kingly Office Consent and Sign all such Laws as the people by their Representative The Commons of England from time to time assembling in Parliament after Consultation had with the Lords therein when sitting shall make and choose may be deposed by the same Parliament 3. That all Lawes made or to be made every person may be be bound alike and that no degree of Lords Peeres of Parliament now or hereafter assembled or others No Tenure Estate Charter or Office soever shall conferre any exemption from the ordinary course of Justice and Legall proceedings whereunto others are subjected 4. That our meanings and intentions are Nor to leave our selves lyable to the least of mercy touching ou● Freedoms either of the most righteous or evil and unrighteous Princes disclaiming confidence in vain man But knowing that Justice punishment ought never to be inflicted but where in reason it will convert into mercie seeing that it hath pleased God That a Covenant is passed between this Nation and our Brethren of Scotland whereby mercie is claimed by that Nation on his Maj. behalf Therefore if the King shall assent unto this Agreement that then he may be proclaimed and Crowned King again And who after the first 4. years in which the Kingdoms debts may be paid may in a Parliamentary way have as great an Annual Revenue conferred upon him as one year with another of his Reign was yet evee brought into the Exchequer notwithstanding those vast illegal sums thereof raised by the multitude of Monopolies and destroying usurping projects Except what shall be defalked for such Charges as henceforth shall be thought fit to be defrayed by the Parl. which formerly was done by the King 5. That all or any person or persons that shall approve or any way allow of any thing which the King or any person by or under him have done in this late miserable and distructive War may be dealt with as in case of high Treason 6. That if any person or persons whatsoever that shall any way wilfully endeavour to disgrace by approbious speeches any person or persons for assisting the King in his War against the Parl. may be bound to the good behaviour with great surety for the some 7. That a general Revisement may be had of all the Laws and Statutes now in force and that those intending and relating to the maintenance of popery prelacy Episcopacy Superstition and all Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction or Government and whatsoever else that will not best stand with the good of the Nation according to this present age may be repealed 8. That the people being at this time verie unequallie distributed for electing their Representatives may be more indifferentlie proportioned And that not only everie Freeholder but Copyholder also that is worth 40 s. per annum and everie other person that is worth 50 l. personall Estate may have Voices in the election thereof 9. That the people do of course choose themselves a Parl. once everie 2. years after the most f●ee and uncontrolable manner upon pain of high Treason to the Disturbers over-bearer or over-bearers of anie person or persons of the Elections forever and to continue by the space of 5. months to begin on everie first Thursday in everie second March and to begin to sit upon the first Thursday in April then next ensuing after this and to continue till the last day of August then next day following also and no longer and that this may terminate and end before May 1649. 10. That out of everie Parl. there may be a Committee of State appointed consisting of 40. of the Members thereof 6. to be out of the Citie of London Westminster and the Borrough of Southwark and the nex to be equallie proportioned for the severall other Counties Cities and Towns corporate of England and Wales to negotiate in the Intervals of Parl. of all things given them in charge by the said Parl. 11. That his Excellencie the L. Gen. Lieutenant Gen. Cromwel the Lord Mayor of our Citie the Earl of Northumberland the Lord Grey of Groobie the L. Wharton M. G. Skippon Commis Gen. Ireton Sir John Potts Sir Wil. Waller Sir Wil. Brereton Sir John Maynard Col. Haslo Mr. Alderm●n Fouke Mr. Alderman Gibbs M● Fran. Allen M. G. Massey Col. Wilson Col. Fleetwood Col. Harrison Col. Russel Sir Arthur Haflerig Sir Gilbert Pickering S r Henrie Vain junior Mr. Perpoint Col. Martin Col Rigbie Mr. Holland Sir John Palgrave Maj. Wildeman Lieut. Col. Lilburn Col. Ludlow may be a Committee to continue until the first day of the next Parl. to regulate place displace confirm commissionates or non commission all Justices belonging to the Court of Westminster with the Officers and Offices thereunto belo●ging all Sheriffs of Counties and Justices of Peace and all other Officers and Offices whatsoever formerlie occasioned to be granted by his Maj. whether by usurpation or otherwise 12. That the Earl of Pembrook E. of Denbigh E. of Kent Mr. S●rjeant Wild. Sir Tho Withrington the Lord Lisle Sir John Danvers Sir H●n Mildmay together with the rest of the excellent and honourable Committee for the regulating of Offices and Officers may be the Committee of State for the next ensuing Intervals of Parliament 13. That henceforth no Free born person of this Nation be hereafter pressed to serve in the War 14. That a st●ict Accompt may be taken of all those persons that have been Treasurers Receivers or otherwise anie way intrusted with the Tre●sure of the State 15. That all the Dean and Chapters Lands may be sold for payment of the publike Debts or for what other uses the Parl shall think fit and that all the Souldiers of the new Model now in Arms may either be paid by proportions out of the Marish Lands Fens and Common pastures For every Trooper that is behind and in Arrear for everie year or proportionable according to that time the sum of 4 l. per annum during his life without allowance for free quarter and every Footman the sum of 5 s. per annum with proportion to time as aforesaid and if it shall happen that the said Marish Lands Fens and Common Pastures will not be sufficient to perform the same that then it may be made up out of the aforesaid Deans and Chapte●s Lands Gonditionally provided That all such as shall be assigned by the gene●al Councel of the Army for the Service of Ireland do not refuse the same but that all such as shall be dismissed thither shall have the fee-seemple of the said proportions of Land to them and their heirs for ever And all others that shall desire to leave the Wars and shall be dismissed the Army by the Councell of War also may for●hwith be satisfyed their Arrears upon his Excellencies discharge 16. That the great weight and Charge of Ireland may be intrusted in a faithfull Gommittee consisting of 9. at the least for ordering that Affair whereof 2. to be Members of the City of London FINIS