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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	act_n	parliament_n	peace_n	2,561	5	6.0915	4	false

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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

SEVERALL PROPOSITIONS OF PVBLICK CONCERNMENT 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 one of the Regulators of the Law By SAMUELL DVNCON A wellwisher of Trutd Liberty and Perme to this Nation London Printed by I. C. Anno Dom. 1652. A Letter with some Proposals humbly presented to his Excellency the Lord Generall Crumwell As also a Letter to Mr. Hugh Peters May it please your Excellency I Vnderstand that the Parliament is making way for a new Representative I am confident that your Honour doth apprehend it to be a busines of very great consernment and that the people are at present very unfit to make a good choyce The Lord hath begun a very great worke by this Parliament and Army And there is now an opportunity put into their hands to go on and surely the Lord doth expect that this Parliament should make good both to him selfe and his the people that which have been Fought for Payed for and Prayed for that his true worship may be Countenanced and Incouraged by an Act of Parliament and that the Just Rights and Liberties of the people may be ratified and Confirmed so that all Tyrannicall and Antichristian powers may be distroyed to this end give me leave to propound a few things to your Honours Consideration which I doe humbly begg of God that by your meanes this Parliament may be sturred up to inact some more Lawes tending to his glory and the peoples good that it may not be said as some doe mutter that this Parliament and Army have done great things for them selves but litle or nothing for others I shall not trouble your Honour with a longe preface or much intreaty because I doe know your Honours wisdome and good affections therefore I come to the particulers but leave all to the blessing and direction of our good God in whome I am Your Honours most affectionat and very humble servant Samuel Duncon September the 21. 1651. 1. AN Act for the establishing of all Churches of Believers that are gathered to gether in the Faith Fellowship and Order of Gospel upon a spiritual accompt declaring their faith and Conversion and shewing it in lives and Conversations by yeelding evangelicall obedience to the will and wayes of God as they are revealed in the Gospell af our Lord Jesus and by obeying the eivill Magistrate in all civill things tending to the peace and well being of the Nation and that such Churches may have liberty to meet in any convenient place or places 2. That the maintainance of a Gospell Minister may not be by paying of Tythes that none may be forced to pay Tythes 3. An Act to injoyne all people to heare Sermons at least every Lords day in one place or other except Just cause to the contrary and in default hereof to pay so much to the poore and so much to the informer 4. An Adition made to that Act against adultery that those that doe speak uncivilly that way be punished or that doe frequent such houses or such company that such may be indicted and not cleared without the oath of two men known to be of good life and conversation swearing that they in their Consciences doe not thinke or believe any such matter in the party indicted otherwise to be punished according to the fact without respect of persons the one halfe to the poore the other the informer 5. An addition made to those Acts for the releiving of maymed souldiers and widdowes that lost their husbands lives in the service of the Parliament 6. An addition made to those acts for the setting the poor one worke and relieving of those that are Blinde Lame or Jmpotent not able to work and that none may be suffered to begg but that the Town Parish or place in which they are found to begg in may be punished and not the party except for not working and if not able to worke then to be relieved by the Inhabitants of the place of their abode and if they do neglect or do refuse to do their dutyes herein then they to be punished 7. An Act for peace making to allow and inable the people of every City and Towne Corporate in their severall wards or prescints as also every hundred in every County c. Annually to chuse 5. 7. 0111. of the most understanding plain honest harted men to be their peace makers That no suit in Law may be Commenced against any but that the Complaynant doe first make known the difference to the Peace maker of that City Town hundred c. where the defendant doth live or most commonly abide and that both plaintife and defendant be Injoyned by that act to the award or Arbitrement of those chosen and sworne men and in case that either Plaintife or Defendant can except against those Actually chosen then they may agree of 3 or 5 or more to be sworne c. 8. That as Parliament men so all Justices of the Peace Jurymen all chief Constables and all other civill Officers whatsoever may be annually chosen by the free people of the Nation a accompetent number in each city Town corporate Counties Hundreds c. By writs issued our from the Parliament such a moneth annually and due returnes made by the chiefe Officers or Sheriffe of all such elections the returnes to be made in so many dayes and of their being sworne sollemnly as aforesaid the oath according to their place and offices The Oath of the peace-makers may be to this effect viz. I. A. B. In the presence of God do swear that as I do hope for mercy at the hand of Almighty God through Christ I will not judg or determinate any cause or difference between party and party That shall be brought before me neither for favour or affection or wiht by respects to any mans person but according to the honesty truth and equity of the Cause to the utmost of my knowledg and ability and that I will do my utmost to end the controversie or differences between party and party So help me God according to the Contents of this Book laying his hand upon the New Testament I do conceive that an Oath is part of the worship of God and therefore that it may be with conveniency it ought to be Administred by the Pastor of a Congregation in a solemn manner on the Lords day in the face of the Congregation met together for the worship and service of God And the Pastor two more of the Congregation to certifie the taking of the Oath and the

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