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A84174	The declaration and standard of the levellers of England; delivered in a speech to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax, on Friday last at White-Hall, by Mr. Everard, a late member of the Army, and his prophesie in reference thereunto; shewing what will befall the nobility and gentry of this nation, by their submitting to community; with their invitation and promise unto the people, and their proceedings in Windsor Park, Oatlands Park, and severall other places; also, the examination and confession of the said Mr. Everard before his Excellency, the manner of his deportment with his hat on, and his severall speeches and expressions, when he was commanded to put it off. Together with a list of the severall regiments of horse and foot that have cast lots to go for Ireland.		1649 (1649)	Wing E3544; Thomason E551_11; ESTC R205689	3,615	11

THE Declaration and Standard Of the Levellers of England Delivered in a Speech to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax on Friday last at White-Hall by Mr. Everard a late Member of the Army and his Prophesie in reference thereunto shewing what will befall the Nobility and Gentry of this Nation by their submitting to community With their invitation and promise unto the people and their proceedings in Windsor Park Oatlands Park and severall other places also the Examination and confession of the said Mr. Everard before his Excellency the manner of his deportment with his Hat on and his severall speeches and expressions when he was commanded to put it off Together with a List of the severall Regiments of Horse and Foot that have cast Lots to go for Ireland Imprinted at London for G. Laurenson Aprill 23. 1649. A DECLARATION OF THE Levellers Delivered in a Speech to his Excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax by Mr. Everard a late member of the Army UPon the 19 of this instant Aprill 1649. the Councell of State received information that one Mr. Everard formerly of the Army who calls himself profit with others came severall dayes last week to St. Georges Hill in Surrey and began to dig then to sowing the ground with Parsnips Carrets and Beanes their number increase every day they began with five and are now about fifty but they say they wil shortly be above five thousand They have prepared Seed Corn and intend to plow up the ground in Oatlands park Windsor park and other places and to levell the pales c. inviting all to come in and promise them meat and drink and clothes declaring to the people that they will shortly make them come up to the Hills and work and threaten the people that if they let their Cattell come in amongst them they will cut off their usurping heads and the four-footed legs For Our thoughts are lofty proud and full of ire We can be good or bad as times require Upon the 20 of this instant the said Mr. Everard and one Wistanly came to White-Hall to give his Excellency an account of their proceedings in digging up the grounds on St. Georges 〈◊〉 as aforesaid Everard declared That he was of the Race of the Jewes that all the liberties of the people were lost by the coming in of William the Conquerour and that ever since the people of God have lived unde● tyranny and oppression worse then that of our forefathers under the Egiptians But now the time of deliverance was at hand and God would bring his people out of this savery and restore them their freedoms in the enjoying the 〈◊〉 and benefits of the Earth And that there had lat●ly appeared a Vision to him which bade him 〈…〉 dig and plow the Earth and rec●ive the ●r●… 〈…〉 And that their intent is to ●…ore the 〈…〉 former Condition And that as God 〈…〉 make the barren ground fr●●tfull So 〈…〉 did was to renew the ancient Com●… 〈…〉 Joying the fruits of the Earth and to 〈…〉 ●…nefits thereof to the poor and Needy 〈…〉 ●…gry and to cloath the naked And that they intend not to meddle with any mans propriety nor to breake down any pailes or Inclosures but onely to meddle with what was common and untilled and to make it fruitfull for the use of man But that the time would suddenly be that all men should willingly come in and give up their Lands and Estates and willing to submit to this Community and for those which shall come in and work they shall have meat drink and clothes which is all that is necessary for the life of man and that for money there was not any need of it nor of any clothes more then to cover their nakednesse and that they will not defend themselvei by arms but will submit unto Authority and wait till the promised opportunity be offered which they conceived to be neere at hand and that as their fore-fathers lived in Tents so it would be suitable to their condition now to live in the same Here they say they are resolved to stand and do account their fore fathers principles a perfect Rule and Standard for them to walk by It is observeable That while Everard and Wistanley stood before the Lord Generall they stood with their Hats on and being demanded the reason said Hee was but their fellow Creature Being askt the meaning of that place Give honour to whom honour is due They seemed to be offended and said That their mouths should be stopped who gave them that offence WHereas by order of the late Lord Major of the City of London and the Commissioners a precept or order came to the Deputy and Common-councell men of the Ward of Walbrook requiring them to call to their assistance such able persons as they shall think meet to assess upon the Inhabitants of their Ward the sum of 50 l. which was in arrears of the 4. former assesments of the 12 10 6 4 months for the L. Gen. Fairfax his army the Common counsell men in obedience to that precept did call to assistance 8. other persons Inhabitants in their Ward for the more qual rating and assessing of the aforesaid sum and afer long and serious consultation and debate did finde that the real estates viz. the Rents of houses had not been rated at all or not considerable in those 4 assessements did therefore adjudge it to be just to lay some considerable part of the 500. l. upon the aforesaid Rents and they also finding that the Assessors in those 4 assesments had exceeding overrated the poor people of small estates and also had exceedingly under rated themselves and the men of great Estates in the Ward The now Common councell men finding this great partiality and inequality did Judge it just before God and all just men to lay the greatest part of that which remained and not laid on the real estates upon those of great estates that had bin so much under-rated that if the rich men had bin rated proportionably to those of small estates there would have bin little or none of those arrears judging it very unjust and contrary to Gods command to and oppression to oppression also contrary to the true intent and meaning of the Ordinances of parl Having taken this course for the more spedy getting in of the aforesaid arrears also to prevent future arrears did finish the books and according to order sent them in But upon the complaint of some of the War● together with such of the Comoncouncel as were assessors of those unequal assesments to the Lord Mayor and Commis We the now assessors were sent for before them and notwithstanding we made it clear to the commis that we had so assessed it as was most agreeable to Gods command to take of heavy burdens to relieve the oppressed which we also declared was the true intent and meaning of the Ordi of parl also discharge our trust yet were we overawed and commanded to take the book alter it to take off from the rich and to lay it on such as wee knew to be over rated before and yet had paid which we judged unreasonable we also told the Aldermen that their evill example in rating themselves so low in every assesment upon occasion that no rich men in any Ward would be rated proportionably to the estates did plead do still plead that an Alderman was but so much should they be rated equally with or more then an Ald. We also told them that we did expect that as it was their duty so they would have given us incommand all the assessors of every Ward in London to have considered such as had bin over-rated to have eased them also such as had been under rated to have laid the more on them This was much stood upon and by some answred with bitter expressions and angry countenances but our conclusions was with them thus That we did hope in the sincerity o● our hearts we had obeyed Gods 〈◊〉 demand in taking oft heavy burdens and in relieving of some of the oppressed and letting others that were more oppressed go free and that if they the Commissioners did lay those burdens on again the sin should lie at their doors and they should answer for if we had di●charged our trust We know it to be just that he that is worth 1000. l. should be rated ten times so much as hee that is worth 100. l. and so proportionably from the least estate to the greatest and he that hath the greatest estate hath the greatest advantage by this Rule of proportion and if the Wards men be wise in their elections of common councell men let them look upon such as are godly wise men of the middle rank of men and make choice of such men they will find will act most and best for them and the publique What injustice unequality and oppression hath bin used and exercised upon the poor and men of small estates in all former assesments the like hath been in a great measure in every Ward in levying men and armes to attend their Captains and Commanders in the Trayned Bands as an Alderman or great rich man to send three men and peradventure sends but one it may be none at all when a poor man of small estate shall go forth and find his own armes this is also a great injustice and oppression Letters from Sir Charles Coot in Ireland say That he is straightly besieged in London-Derry and unlesse hee have speedy relief he wil be forced to surrender upon mercy Dublin is in great distress and col Monk in the North even at the last gasp But several Regiments of Horse and Foot are now designed for their relief and the Councel of the Army to avoid all differences resolved that lots should be cast for those Regiments that were to goe and accordingly on Friday last the Colonels of each Regiments casting the Lots fel upon those Regiments to go viz. Of Foot Colonel Ewers Col. Cooks Col. Deans Col. Hewsons Of Horse Commissary Gen. Ireton Major Gen. Lamberts Col. Scroops Col. Harloes Of Col. Okey's Dragoons five Troops viz. Major Abbots Capt. Mercers Capt. Fulchars Cap. Boltars and Captain Garlands FINIS