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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81846	Severall propositions of publick ccncernment [sic] presented to his Excelency the Lord Generall Cromvvel. 1. The ordering, and setling of particular churches, 2. Concerning the paying of tithes, and ingaging the people to heare sermons every Lords day. 3. An additionall act against adultery, and such as shall speake uncivilly. And further relief for maymed souldiers, widdows &c. 4. The setling of peacemakers in every city, and county of this nation, with the forme of a new oath to be taken by them. Also a letter of great concernment, directed to Mr. Hugh Peters, on of the regulators of the law. / By Samuell Duncon, a wellwisher of trutd, [sic] liberty, and perme to this nation.	Duncon, Samuel.	1652 (1652)	Wing D2608; Thomason E656_18; ESTC R206627	4,076	8

manner That as Parliament men so all Justices of the Peace all Jury men all Chief Constables and all other civill Officers whatsoever may be Annually chosen by the free people of the Nation a competent number in each City Town Corporate County Hundred c. By Writ issued out from the Parliament such a moneth annually and due returns made by the chief Officer or Sheriffe of all such elections The returns to be made in so many days and of their being sworn solemnly as aforesaid the Oath according to their place and offices One thing more would abundantly satisfie the people and bring much honour and love to the Parliament and army if the Lord be pleased to give them harts so far to deny themselves as to agree and make an Act that the Army that is necessitated to be continued in arms in this Common-wealth may be maintained and duly payed That one half of the late Kings Lands Bishops Lands Dean and Chapters Lands Delinquents Lands and Recusants Land may be for and towards the maintenance of the said Army the said Lands being got but into a few mens hands at an under rate and that some other addition may be made that if it be possible neither the weekly Assessements nor the excise upon beer or coals may be continued A Letter to Mr. Hugh Peters SIR I do find that you are chosen to be one of the seven or more to consider how he Laws of this Nation may be regulated You cannot but know that the people are in great expectation of much good to be done I hope you shall want no asistance I am not able to give much in that work yet do think it my duty to do something towards it and yet all may be too little without an extraordinary hand of God which I shall desire the most that I should doe should be to stir you up to improve this opportunity in putting life to that which you cited in your little booke intitueld Good worke for good Magistrates which was to have an act for peace makers Sr. I have here inclosed sent you a rough draught of a simple one of mine own devising I doe know that the Lawyers and all the enemies of the Gospell will with all their might oppose it and although there be never so true a conception made by your Committee yet it will be in danger to prove abortive but I beseech you let not your utmost indeavours be wanting There are some other things with it all which were sent by my self according to the date unto the Lord Generall I shall in due time take the bouldnesse to made an addition although as yet I have had but little incouragement The Act for peace makers is the 7. particular I desire you and some others to compleate it and I doe conceive that such an act may bringe much glory to God much comfort peace and profit to the people God is pleased to pronounce Blessedness upon the peace makers and truly I am afraid least a curse should fall upon or follow those that have power to doe any thing tending thereunto and doe not improve it Sir I doe hope better things of you and desire you to stir up others to their duties shurely there in great neglect in some otherwise those things that have been fought for prayed for payd for might have been injoyed by the people of this Nation before this time I desire you to communicate these to Collonel Disbrough Maj. Parker and some others Sir Your very Affectionate friend Samuel Duncn February the 10. 1651. Directed and sent to Mr. Hugh Peters A hearty well wisher out of his good affections was bould to offer these things to Consideration with earnest desires that some what in answer thereunto might be acted But beinge Conscious of his own inability and of the ltitlenes in them saving a true zeale for Gods glory and a desire of the freedom peace and well being of this Nation thought it his duty to publish them to the view of all that Wish well to Zion and to all the people of this Nation intreating others to make some addition with a mendment offering their humble desires and adresses to the Supreame Authority of this Nation the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England for an establishment of what shall be for the glory of God and the good of the people and doubt not but the Parliament will be very ready to act according to former Declarations and Promises I conceive that an Act for Peace makers may save the people of the Nation as much mony as may maintaine asufficent Army and free the people from a bundance of Tyrany and Opression FINIS