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A84546	An accompt of transactions mannaged by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: concerning the King the priviledges of Parliament, the liberties of the subject, reformation in religion, regulating of courts, and matters of warre and peace. With a declaration, and votes of both houses of Parliament, concerning his Majesty.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing E967; Thomason E427_2; ESTC R204585	7,320	16

and Blasphemy 9 All respect that the word of God will beare is had to tender Consciences for the propogation of the Gospell of the Lord Jesus Christ 10 Both Houses have passed an Ordinance for repaire of Churches and paying Church duties with penalties imposed on the refusers 11 The House of Commons fit every Fryday upon the setling of the Church and have almost finished the Confession of Faith 12 All possible meanes are used for the propogation of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ VII And though poore distressed Ireland suffer under the Rebels yet the Parliament have been dilligent to relieve those groaning Protestants And to that end 1. Have often sent them supplyes of men and monies 2. Called the Scots for brotherly assistance therein and contracted great summes for their pay for so doing 3. The Spanish Embassadour was sent to for the stay of Dunkirk Ships and other prevention made to hinder supply from going to the Rebels 4. The Parliament hath severall times at the begining of the Wars sent supylyes of Clothes and Victualls to relieve the Protestant Irish some of which supplyes of suites of Clothes stockings and other provisions designed for them were taken for the Kings forces 5. They have every year carefully provided Ships and supplyes for a guard for the Irish Seas which have much impeaded the Irish Rebels in their designes 6. They have intrusted the transactions of affaires in that Kingdom in the hands of such honest and able men as from time to time have given a good accompt thereof 7. They have not only passed votes and appointed others to assist Ireland but divers Members of the Parliament have themselves disbursed large summes towards the worke 8. Though the King and his party have had severall Treaties and agreed to severall Cessations and peace with the Rebels yet the Parliament would never adhere to them in the least measure to give them any advantage against the poore Protestants of that Kingdom 9. Through Gods blessings upon their endeavours the Rebels from a great strength are now brought low 10. They are now about an Ordinance for asesment for 20000. l. per mensem to be sessed through the Kingdom of England and themselves to bear an equall proportion for the vigorous prosecution of the Warre against the Irish Rebels VIII And their care hath been great for the safety of the City of London as appears in that 1. They refused to comply with the King against the City before the late Warres 2. They prevented the designe of the Army that went against the Scots from coming against the City 3. When Lunsford was Lieutenant of the Tower A Message was sent to the King to remove him and after him Sir John Byron both great enemies to the City of London and at a dangerous time because his Majesty had then left the City and the Parliament 4. And after that the Houses passed in Ordinance for the safe Guard of the Tower and the City of London under the Command of Maj. Gen. Skippon 5. At all times the Houses have been ready to give all assistance that might be for the safety and preservation thereof 6. They have been alwayes tender to maintain the Liberties and just rights of the City 7. They have intrusted no persons in the Kingdom of England so much as the Cityzens of London 8. They have alwayes had a great respect to answer the City to all just and lawfull desires that they have put up to the Parliament 9. Though the King invited them to come to him to Oxford and that many Members of both Houses did go and comply with His Majesty against the City of London yet they have stayed and not disserted them 10. The Houses have when Commissioners have been chosen to treate with the King sent to the City to present their desires to be sent with the Propositions from the Houses and the Kingdom of Scotland for the vindicating and clearing of the Priviledges and just Rights of the City IX And however some have charged the Parliament and still would blemish them as if they delight in Warre and would not have Peace they may blush at their impudence and consider that 1. When His Majesty left them and went to Windsor and contracted forces they sent severall Petitions to him to pray him to returne to his Parliament And desired his Majesty if he had any Charge against the five Members to send it to the Houses and they would proceed in a legall Tryall and make Inquisition if any thing could be proved against them 2. They have had severall Treaties with His Majesty and made very great offers to him but could not be concurred with 3. Since the Kings forces have been totally suppressed they have made severall addresses to His Majesty but could not be answered with His Majesties Concurrence to what they have presented for the safe●y and peace of the Kingdom And for further satisfaction herein consider these following papers A Declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled THe Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament after many addresses to his Majesty for the preventing and ending this unnaturall war raised by him against his Parliament and Kingdom having lately sent foure Bills to his Majesty which did contain only matter of safety and security to the Parliament and Kingdom referring the composure of all other differences to a personal Treaty with his Maj. and having received an absolute Negative Do hold themselves obliged to use their uttermost endeavours speedily to settle the present Government in such a way as may bring the greatest security to this Kingdom in the enjoyment of the Lawes and liberties thereof And in order thereunto and that the Houses may receive no delayes nor interruptions in so great and necessary a work they have taken these Resolutions and passed these Votes following viz. REsolved c. That the Lords and Commons do declare that they will make no further addresses or applications to the King Resolved c. By the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That no application or addresse be made to the King by any person whatsoever without the leave of both Houses Resolved c. By the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament That the person or persons that shal make breach of this Order shall incur the penalties of High Treason Resolved c. That the Lords and Commons do declare that they will receive no more any Message from the King and do enjoyn that no person whatsoever do presume to receive or bring any Message from the King to both or either the Houses of Parliament or to any other person H. Elsyng Cler. Parl. D. Com. John Brown Cleric Parliamentorum Die Luna 17. Jan. 1647. ORdered by the Lords and commons assembled in Parliament That this Declaration and these Resolutions be forthwith printed and published And that severall Knights of Sheires and Burgesses that serve for the severall Towns and places do send copies of the same to the severall Counties and places It is further Ordered that whatsoever person shall act contrary to this Declaration and resolutions of Parliament or shall incite or incourage others so to do shall upon due proofe thereof be imprisoned and his Estate sequestred and Offenders in the premises after publication here of shal be within the several Ordinances of Sequestrations And all committes and commissioners of Sequestrations are hereby authorized and required to take notice hereof and to proceed to Sequestration accordingly Iohn Brown Cleric Parl. Hen Elsyng Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS

60000 li. a month for pay of the Army and other smaller Taxes by Ordinance of Parliament Consider on the other side that 1 They have abolished Ship-money which was by his Majesty taxed upon the kingdom amounting to 20000 li. a Moneth 2 They took away the Coat and Conduct money which was by the King taxed upon the kingdom with other Military Equipage the value of which had it continued here as in other parts could not amount to lesse then 10000 li. a Moneth 3 Monopolists are supprest and their Pattents which were granted by his Majesty under the great Seal of England made null which whilst they were in force drew a vast sum of monies from the people And could not amount to lesse then Prejudice by the Sope Pattent 10000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Wine Pattent 30000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Leather Pattent 40000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudice by the Salt Pattent 40000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth Prejudiced by other Patte above 200000 li. a month In all 1400000 li. a Moneth 4 The plundering and insa●iate Cavaliers and Irish Rebels who live upon prey and hoped to have gotten the City of London and all honest mens estates that adhered to the Parliment are subdued and the kingdome rescued from those great burthens which through their violence and cruelty it was forced to bear which together with that which the Parlia was forced to raise for defence of the kingdom against them could not amount in all to lesse then 400000 li. a moneth 5 So soon as other provisions can be made for pay of the publique debts and the kingdom be brought into a condition to be setled without such Assesments and Taxes they will be totally taken off 6 Before the defeat given at Nazeby it would have been thought an happy contract if it could have been assured to have purchased a Peace at so easie a Rate as the kingdomes Assesments are now IV. The Parliament is so farre from inslaving the people or prejudicing the Subjects Liberties That 1 It is Declared by the judgement of both Houses and also by an Act of Parliament That the Arbitrary power pretended to be in his Majesty of taxing the Subjects or charging their Estates without consent of Parliament is against Law 2 Justice hath been done upon the Earle of Strafford and the Arch-Prelate of Canterbury and Charges brought in against others of his Majesties Councell who put the King upon this way of trampling upon the peoples Liberties 3 In all their Declarations and Votes concerning this particular they have given assurance to the people of vindicating and clearing their just Liberties and Freedomes V However some unreasonable Horseleeches never have enough but still cry out against Courts and Magistrates after so great a Reformation established by the Parliament yet let such blush to remember That 1 The Parliament have put down the cruell and oppressing Courts of Star-chamber the High-Commission the Courts of the President and Councell in the North and freed the Subject from all such Tyranny as was practised daily by them 2 The power of the Councell Table is provided for to be so moderated that the publique Liberty of the people may not be prejudiced thereby against the Lawes of the Kingdome and Priviledges of the Subject 3 The Bishops Cannons and the power of their Convocation Courts are blasted and made null and themselves being abolished all their Tyrannicall Judicatures put downe and the Subjects Liberties vindicated from further slavery under them 4 The Forrests are by a good Law reduced to their right bounds The encroachments and oppressions of the Stannary Courts The extortions of the Clerke of the Market and the compulsion of the Subject to receive the order of King-hood against his will paying of fines for not receiving it and the vexatious proceedings thereupon for levying of those fines are by beneficiall Lawes reformed and prevented 5 The Court of Wards and Liveries is voted down Which hath beene the ruine of many thousands in this Kingdome 6 An Ordinance is under debate for taking away the Office for Tenths First fruits to the great case of the Ministery 7 All Courts in the Kingdom are either reformed or checked so that they cannot oppresse the people without being in danger of the lash of the Parliament 8 All Committees and other intrusted by the Parl. must be called to an account and bee made liable to answer to any charge that shall be exhibited against them for miscariages 9 If any Member of Parliament have received any bribe for any businesse depending in Parliament upon information thereof he is to suffer severely 10 In any publique grievance the Subject may have present remedy by the Parliament VI. And although some who are as blind as beetles in the wayes of God cry out that there is no Religion setled And that we are now worse then ever we were yet they might consider That 1. Episcopacy which as it was setled in England was a continuall tormentor of godly Protestants is abolished 2. The Popishly by effected Clergy who were daily bringing into the Church fresh Innovasions from the Church of Rome to exterpate the Protestant Religion are cast out with their trumpery 3. Divers Ministers who have been scandalous in their lives And popish in their Doctrine have been suspended and put out of their places And other honest godly Arthodox Divines placed in their stead 4. The Assembly of Divines have sat constantly since they were called And in matters concerning Religion have often brought in their humble advice to the Parliament And in all things tending to the propogation of the Gospell of Jesus Christ both they and all other godly Ministers have had all possible encouragement and assistance from the Parliament And the truth of God is preached with great freedom so that if people be unsetled in their Judgements it is their own faults to live without knowledge under the meanes 5. The chiefest differences amongst us now are ●●t circumstantialls whereas before the Parliament sat Popery trampled upon the very fundamentalls of the Protestant Religion especially in the Kings Chappell and other eminent places of worship And although there are Heriticks amongst us as must be in all parts of Christendom yet they are neither considerable nor publikely tollerated 6 The truth of God was never preached more clearly and gloriously since the Apostles time it is the Judgement of many very eminent Christians in any part of the world then it is now in this Kingdom And that is the reason that so many errours are discovered though simple ignorant people do not know it 7 The Houses have passed an Ordinance for the severall Counties in the Kingdom to be drawn into Classes that so there may be a speedy setled Church-Discipline through the Kingdom 8 An Ordinance is drawing up by a Committee for the punishing of Heresie