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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35082	A copy of the letter from His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, sent to the members of Parliament called to take upon them the trust of the government of this common-vvealth : which began on Munday the fourth of June, 1653, the day appointed by the letters of summons from his Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell for the meeting of these gentlemen : with severall transactions since that time.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1656 (1656)	Wing C7054; ESTC R5464	33,160	60

the Lord Protector and Councell are inabled to doe 33. That O. Cromwell Captain Generall of the Forces of England Scotland and Ireland shall be and is hereby declared to be Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging for his life 34. That the Chancellor Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal the Treasurer Admirall chiefe Governors of Ireland and Scotland and the chiefe Justices of both the Benches shall be chosen by the approbation of Parliament and in the intervalls of Parl. by the approbation of the major part of the Councell to be afterwards approved by the Parl. 35. That the Christian Religion contained in the Scriptures be held forth recommended as the publick profession of these Nations and that as soon as may be a provision lesse subject to scruple and contention and more certain then the present be made for the encouragement and maintenance of able and painfull Teachers for instructing the people and for discovery and confutation of Error Heresie and whatever is contrary to sound Doctrine And that untill such provision be made the present maintenance shall not be taken away nor impeached 36. That to the publick profession held forth none shall be compelled by penalties or otherwise but that endeavors be used to win them by sound Doctrine and the example of a good conversation 37. That such as professe Faith in God by Jesus Christ though differing in judgement from the Doctrine worship or Discipline publickly held forth shall not be restrained from but shall be protected in the profession of the Faith and exercise of their Religion so as they abuse not this liberty to the civill injury of others and to the actuall disturbance of the ●ublick peace on their parts provided this liberty be not extended to popery nor prelacy nor to such as under the profession of Christ hold forth and practise licentiousnesse 38. That all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Law Statute and Ordinance to the contrary of the aforesaid Liberty shall be esteemed as null and void 39. That the Acts and ordinances of Parliament made for the sale or other disposition of the Lands Rents and Hereditaments of the late King Queen and Prince of Arch-Bishops and Bishops c. Deans and Chapters the Lands of Delinquents and Forest Lands or any of them or of any other Lands Tenements Rents and Heriditaments belonging to the Common-wealth shall no wayes be impeached or made invalid but shall remain good and firme And that the Securities given by Act and Ordinance of Parliament for any sum or sums of mony by any of the said Lands the Excise or by any other publick Revenue and also the Securities given by the publick Faith of the Nation and the engagement of the publick Faith for satisfaction of Debts and Damages shall remain firm and good and not be made voyd and invalid upon any pretence whatsoever 40. That the Articles given to or made with the Enemy and afterwards confirmed by Parliament shall be performed and made good to the persons concerned therein And that such appeals as were depending in the last Parliament for reliefe concerning Bils of sale of Delinquents Estates may be heard and determined the next Parl. any thing in this writing or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding 41. That every successive L. Protector over these Nations shall take and subscribe a solemn Oath in the presence of the Councell such others as they shall call to them that he will seek the peace quiet and welfare of these Nations cause law and Justice equally to be administred and that he will not violate or infringe the matters and things contained in this writing and in all other things will to his power and to the best of his understanding govern these Nations according to the Laws Statutes and Customs 42. That each person of the Councel shall before they enter upon their Trust take subscribe an Oath That they will be true and faithfull to their Trust according to the best of their knowledge and that in the election of every successive Lord Protector they shall proceed therin impartially and do nothing therein for any promise fear favour or reward Aprill 25. 1654. Four Ordinances were published touching Scotland ●●●ting Scoctland into one Common-wealth with England St Andrews ●●●osse the Scots Arms be born in the Arms of this Common-w●●t● THirty persons to be called from Scotland in every Parliament That Charls Stewart and all of the late Kings posterity be disabled to enjoy the Crown of Scotland or Name Title Stile Dignity Honors or any Possessions of any Hereditaments thereto belonging As also the Convocation of the three Estates of Scotland to be abolished That Custom and Excise of Goods be no otherwise between England and Scotland then from one place of England to another That Taxes be proportionable to England And that all Possessors of Lands after Apr. 12. 1654. shall hold their Lands of the Lords by Deed Patent or Enfeoffment to be renewed upon the death of every Heritor to his Heirs under such Rents and Services as are due by Deeds now in being without rendring any other duty service vassalage or demand whatsoever except Heritors where the same are due A Court Barron every three weeks to Judge all Contracts Debts Promises and Trespasses not exceeding 40 s. sterling July 1. 1654. The High Court of Justice met in Westminster-hall the Lord Com. Lisle sate as President their Commission was read and the Court called over by their names Mr. Atturney Gen. Prideaux Mr. Sollicitor Gen. Ellis and Mr. Serjeant Glin were Counsell for his Highnesse the Lord Protector The Lieut. of the Tower first brought Mr. Somerset Fox one of the Conspirators in the late Treason to the Bar and Mr. Atturney Gen. then presented a Charge of High Treason against him ingrossed in parchment to the Court which was read The Prisoner said very little to it but made a Confession to the Court of so much as he said he was guilty of having some few dayes before made the like confession and given it under his hand as the tru h and accordingly owned it in Court his confession under his own hand was also read which did discover what was his part to act as an Agent in this bloody designe The Court having satisfied th●mselves concerning Mr. Fox the Lievt of the Tower brought Mr. John Gerrard and Mr. Peter Vowell to the Bar where F●x also stood and the like Charge of High Treason was read against them also which Charge consisted of these heads viz. The murdering of his Highness the Lord Protector as he should go to Hampton Court on a Saterday prefixt The seizing of all the Guards about Whitehall the Mews St. Jameses the making of themselves masters of the City of London and the Tower with all the Magazines within the same The proclaiming of Charls Stuart King chief Magistrate of England Scotland and Ireland and the

Parliament shall as often as such failer shall happen assemble and be held at Westminster in the usuall place at the times prefixt c. 21. That the Clerk called the Clerk of the Commonwealth in Chancery for the time being and all others who shall afterwards execute that Office to whom the Returns shal be made shall for the next Parliament the two succeeding Trieniall Parliaments the next day after such Return certifie the names of the several persons so returned and of the places for which he and they were chosen respectively unto the Councel who shall peruse the said Returns and examine whether the persons so Elected and Returned be such as is agreeable to the Qualifications not disabled to be Elected And that every person and persons being so duly Elected and being approved of by the major part of the Councell to be persons not disabled but qualified as aforesaid shall be esteemed a Member of Parliament and be admitted to sit in Parliament and not otherwise 22 That the persons chosen and assembled in manner aforesaid or any sixty of them shall be and be deemed the Parliament of England Scotland Ireland and the Supream Leg●sl●tive power to be and reside in the Lord Protector and such Parliament c. 23. That the Lord Protector with the advice of the major pa t of the Councel shall at any other time then is before exprest when the necessities of the State shall require it summon Parliaments in manner before exprest which shall not be adjourned prorogued or dissolved without their own consent during the first three months of their sitting And in case of future war with any Forreign State a Parliam shall be forthwith summoned for their advice concerning the same 24. That all Bills agreed unto by the Parliament shall be presented to the Lord Protector for his consent and in case he shall not give his consent thereto within twenty dayes after they shall be presented to him or give satisfaction to the Parliament within the time limited That then upon Declaration of the Parliament that the Lord Protector hath not consented nor given satisfaction such Bills shall passe into and become Laws although he shall not give his consent thereunto provided such Bills contain nothing in them contrary to the matters contained in these presents 25. That Phillip L. Viscount Lisle Charls Fleetwood Esq John Lambert Esq Sir Gilbert Pickering Baronet Sir Charls Woolsley Bar. Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper Bar. Edw Montagu Esq John Desbrow Esq Walter Strickland Esq Henry Lawrence Esq William Sydenham Esq Phillip Jones Esq Rich Major Esq Francis Rous Esq Phillip Skippon Esq or any seven of them shall be a Councell for the purposes exprest in this Writing and upon the death or other removall of any of them the Parliament shall nominate six persons of Ability Integrity and fearing God for every one that is dead or removed out of which the major part of the Councell shall elect two and present them to the Lord Protector of which he shall elect one c. 26. That the Lord Protector and the major part of the Councell aforesaid may at any time before the meeting of the next Parliament add to the Councell such persons as they shall think fit provided the number of the Councell be not made thereby to exceed 21 and the Quorum to be proportioned accordingly by the Lord Protector and the major part of the Councell 27. That a constant yearly Revenue shall be raised setled and established for maintaining of ten thousand Horse and Dragoons and twenty thousand Foot in England Scotland and Ireland for the defence and security thereof and also for a convenient number of Ships for guarding of the Seas besids two hundred thousand pound per annum for defraying the other necessary Charges for administration of Justice and other expences of the Government which Revenue shall be raised by the Customs and such other wayes and means as shall be agreed upon by the Lord Protector the Councel and shall not be taken away or diminisht nor the way agreed upon for raising the same altered but by the consent of the Lord Protector and the Parliament 28. That the said yearly Revenue shall be paid into the publick Treasury shall be issued out for the uses aforesaid 29. That in case there shall not be cause hereafter to keep up so great a Defence at Land or Sea but that there be an abatement made thereof the mony which will be sav'd thereby shall remain in bank for the publick Service and not be imployed to any other use but by consent of Parliament or in the intervals of Parliament by the Lord Protector and major part of the Councell 30. That the raising of money for defraying the charge of present extraordinary Forces both at Land and Sea in respect of the present wars shall be by consent in Parliament and not otherwise Save onely that the Lord Protector with the consent of the major part of the Councell for preventing the disorders and dangers which may otherwise fall out both at Sea and Land shall have power untill the meeting of the first Parliament to raise money for the purposes aforesaid and also to make Lawes and Ordinances for the peace and welfare of these Nations where it shall be necessary which shall be binding and in force untill Order shall be taken in Parl. concerning the same 31. That the Lands Tenements Rents Royalties Jurisdictions and Hereditaments which remain yet unsold or undisposed of by Act or Ordinance of Parliament belonging to the Common-wealth except the Forrests and Chases and the Honors and Mannors belonging to the same the Lands of the Rebels in Ireland lying in the four Counties of Dublin Corke Kildare Katerlaugh the Lands forfeited by the people of Scotland in the late wars and also the Lands of Papists and Delinquents in England who have not yet compounded shall be vested in the Lord Protector to hold to him and his Successors Lord Protectors of these Nations and shall not be aliened but by consent in Parliament And all Debts Fines Issues Amerciaments penalties and profits certain and casuall due to the Keepers of the Liberties of Engl by Authority of Parliament shall be due to the Lord Protector and be payable unto his publick Receipt and shall be recovered and prosecuted in his Name 32. That the Office of the Lord Protector over these Nations shall be Elective and not Hereditary and upon the death of the Lord Protector another fit person shall be forthwith Elected to succeed him in the Government which Election shall be by the Councell c. Provided that none of the Children of the late King nor any of his Line or Family be Elected to be Lord Protector or other chief Magistrate over these Nations or any the Dominions thereto belonging And untill the aforesaid Election be past the Councell shall take care of the Government and administer in all things as fully as the Lord Protector or