Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	case_n	pay_v	tithe_n	1,784	5	10.3560	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52920	A New engagement, or, Manifesto wherein is declared the sence and resolution of many thousands of well-affected people in and about London, and some adjacent counties (viz. Kent, Hartford, Buckingham, and Berks, &c.)		1648 (1648)	Wing N634; ESTC R7042	4,911	1

encouraged to deserve preferment when they see the present incumbents not affixed to their Offices as to free-holds 6. That all determinating Committees except such as are necessary to be kept up for the managing of Forces by Sea or Land the Chancery with all other Arbitrary Courts be forthwith dissolved or at least all power taken from them which they have hitherto exercised over mens persons or Estates and that henceforward as well Ordinances as acts of Parliament be executed in the Ancient way of Tryalls by Juries 7. That the huge volumes of Statute-Laws and Ordinances with the penalties therein imposed as well corporall as pecuniarie be well revised and such onely left in force as shall be found fit for the Common-wealth especially that mens lives be more precious then formerly and that lesser punishments then death and more usefull to the publique be found out for small offences That all Laws Writs Commissions pleadings and records be in the English tongue and that proceedings be reduced to a more certain cheap and expeditious way then formerly That no Fees at all be exacted of the people in Courts of justice but that the publick Ministers of State be wholly maintained out of the publique Treasurie 8. That Estates of all kinds reall and personall be made lyable to debts but no emprisonment at all by way of punishment nor in order to making that satisfaction which possibly can never be made but onely by way of securitie in order to a tryall for some criminall Fact to be determined within some short and certain space of time and that this power of restraining mens persons be very cauciously allowed to which end the benefit of Habeas Corpusses to be in no case donyed by those whom it concerns to grant them 9. That Tythes be wholy taken away the parishoner from whence they are due paying in liew thereof to the State where they are not appropriate and to the owner where they are a moderate and certain rent charge out of his land The Ministers to be maintained either by the voluntary contribution of such as desire to hear them or else by some settled pensions out of the publike treasure 10. That as speedy and as perfect an Accompt as may be be given and published for the satisfaction of the people how those vast sums of money have been disposed of that have been disbursed voluntarily and other wise since the beginning of these troubles 11. That so soon as publike occasions will possibly permit the imposition of Excise and all other Taxes upon the people be wholy taken away and that in the mean time all care and diligence be used in taking away those occasions and in the husbandly managing of the publike purse and to that end that a balance be made and declared of all publike revenues and expences and ●hat a course be taken for paying all publike debts and damages so far as may be that the debts upon interest be discharged by sale of such lands and goods as are either properly belonging or any ways accrewed to the State and that they be sold to the best advantage 12. That there be no less care taken for the growing wealth of the Nation consisting principally in trade which being our strength and glory ought by mitigating of the Customes and by all other good means to be cherished and encouraged 13. That though restoring peace and commerce be the surest way of providing for the poor yet some more effectual course may be found out then hitherto hath been for setting those to work who are able for bringing up of children to profitable employments and for relieving such as are past their labor especially such as became so in the service of their Country during the late War 14. That the affairs of Ireland be taken into a more serious consideration then heretofore and that a peaceable way of reducing that Nation may be once endeavoured and in case that succeed not the War be prosecuted with that vigor and unanimity as by Gods blessing we may promise to our selves a speedy end of those troubles a timely relief to many famishing families there and better intend the affairs of England 15. That all Monopolies and restraint of trade under colour of any Companies Fraternities or otherwise be forthwith abolished 16. That the Ancient and almost antiquated badge of slavery viz. all base Tenures by Copies Oaths of Fealty Homage Fines at the will of the Lord c. being the Conquerors marks upon the people may be taken away and to that end that a certain valuable rate be set at which all possessors of Lands so holden may purchase themselves Freeholders and in case any shall not be willing or able that there be a prefixed period of time after which all Services Fines Customes c. shall be changed into and become a certain Rent that so persons disaffected to the Freedom and welfare of the Nation may not have that advantage upon the people to draw them into a War against themselves upon any occasion by vertue of an awe upon them in such dependent tenures Now considering that the settlement of the Nations Peace and Freedom hath been constantly declared by the Parliament to be their only end in engaging in the late War and considering the●r many promises solemn vows and oaths made by them to the people to confirm them in the belief of their sincere intentions therein we should hope to find no opposition from them in these our desires but however we cannot but be confident that the Souldiery of the Army who solemnly ingaged at Newmarket in June la●t to procure the same things in effect for the people which are here propounded will so remember that solemn ingagement as to shew their ready concurrence with us And we hope it will be clear to them that there is no other possible way to provide that sufficient Indempnity the want whereof first occasioned their refusal to disband then what is here propounded neither that there is any other probable way to secure the Arrears of the Supernumeraries who are disbanded contrary to the solemn Ingagement or of those continuing in Arms And at least we cannot but promise our selves the assistance of all the Commons who are not either blinded by some self-interest or ingaged to continue the present consuming distractions by vertue of some office or imployment depending thereon But however we intending wrong to no man nor any private advantage to our selves and the cause for which we appear being so clearly just and of common concernment to all parties and honest interests we repose our confidence in the most high God to protect us from the malice and rage both of all self-seeking ambitious men who affect Lordliness and Tyranny and have designed the Peoples slavery and a perpetuation of their own rule and of all such mercenary vassals as they shal hire to destroy us and keep the yokes of slavery upon the Peoples necks And we do hereby promise and ingage to all our Country-men that whensoever the settlement of the Peace and Freedom herein propounded shal be effected all delays wherein we shall to our utmost possibilities prevent we shal gladly and cheerfully return to our private habitations and callings enjoying only our equal share of Freedom with all others in the Nation