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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82333	The demands, resolutions, and intentions of the Army; vnder the command of Generall Fairfax, and Major Generall Cromwell: for the speedy settlement of the state in peace, according to truth, without treating with those whom wee have already conquered. Commanded to be printed and communicated to all the free-borne people of England, Tuesd. September 26. 1648.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; England and Wales. Army. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing D976; Thomason E464_41; ESTC R205176	3,130	8

THE DEMANDS RESOLUTIONS AND INTENTIONS Of the ARMY Vnder the Command of Generall Fairfax and Major Generall CROMWELL For the speedy settlement of the State in Peace according to Truth without Treating with those whom wee have already conquered Commanded to be Printed and communicated to all the Free-borne people of England Tuesd September 26. 1648. Printed in the Yeare 1648. Sept the 26 The Resolutions of the Army c. HAving once by the blessing of God upon our endeavours dissipated and reduced most part of the adverse Party that but lately were both strong and prevalent in the Parliament and Kingdome yet whilst wee have been busied abroad fighting with the Common Enemy a new Party have combined together both in the City and Parliament not only to frustrate all that hath been already acted by us with incessant labours to the hazard and losse of our lives and estates but have made use of their power to obstruct and prevent Justice to injure oppresse and crush the peaceable and well affected people of the Kingdome to abridge and overthrow all just freedome and liberty and to drive on designes to set up that Party at home which wee are pulling downe abroad the ready way not onely to cast an Odium upon all wee have done hitherto but to enslave both us and the whole Kingdome to all Posterity hereafter Wee therefore being very sensible of a very powerfull Party in the City of London that have not onely to strengthen themselves and their pernitious designes closed with a desperate and Malignant Party but sought to new moddell the Common-Counsell and to get the power of the Militia into their owne hands have stirred up the poore abused people to set their hands to and Petition for they know not what under the notion of a Personall Treaty and by their continuall violent and pressing importunity at the Parliaments doores have forced them not onely to revoke their former Votes but to recall their Declarations concerning of making no more Addresses to the King because guilty not only of all the innocent blood that hath been shed but hath also remained obstinate even for all he hath lost all and is in no condition and power to raise or helpe himselfe yet even at that time when our Conquest is neere compleat to sue to and make Addresses too and Treat with Him that wee have already subdued making our selves guilty of our own Acts and of intailing innocent blood and slavery upon us and our children for ever heereafter making our selves guilty of those crimes wee fight against namely Tyranny Persecution and the like But Treat they will that is their pretence but their intent seemes to be no other then to make use of many ignorant giddy-brained and idolatrous people to throng in Multitudes to him and so overpower themselves and theirs yea and the whole Kingdome with their weight and levity Doth not Nature and Reason therefore teach us to prevent the mischiefes that are comming upon us as well as to secure our selves And how can it be but by dissipation of them at the first before they have bodied or grow numerous The Nature and Malignity of their Petition for a Treaty shewes the Nature and composition of the Leaders that lead the same whose glittering pretences are not gold but lead gilded over their words expressions and postures shewing the intended ruine and postration both of us and all wee have so long and so succesfully achieved yet so mad they are that this they will doe though wee are assured they will by these courses prostrate themselves and their owne in the conclusion Who offends them so as such offensive defence needs to be Doth not their arming inforce arming Doth not their universall violence as they will have the King home right or wrong import them virulent and what can be presaged from such depravids but prabities Much more might be inferred from the contence of their discontented Petition for a Treaty so from the Leaders and the lead so from their words expressions and postures but comprehensive understandings will save us a labour and incomprehensive and willfull ones will make us a labour Therefore for divers weighty Reasons and to hold you no longer in suspense Wee doe now declare to all people our Resolutions and Intentions That wee cannot comply with any in their prepostrous pretended Treaty with the King intending siding with him to enslave our selves and our Posterities and the whole Kingdome before these Particulars following be ascertained us 1. That they make good the Supreame of the people from all pretences of Negative Voices whether it be in King or Lords or any that shall lay challenge to claime any such Titles 2. That Lawes be forthwith made for electing of Representatives yearly without Writ or summons 3. That the time of their sitting shall not exceed fifty dayes at the most and that this present Parliament end within 20. dayes 4. That matters of Religion bee exempted from all compulsive or restrictive power of any authority whatsoever 5. That none shall bee forced or pressed to the Warres 6. That both Kings Queenes Princes Dukes Earles Lords and all Persons shall be alike liable to every Law of the Land 7. That all Commoners sh●ll bee freed from the jurisdictions of the Lords in all cases and that all tryals shall be by twelve sworne men and no conviction but upon two or more sufficient witnesses 8. That none bee examined against themselves or punnished for doing that against which no Law is provided 9. That all Trade and Merchandizing be made free from all monopolizing and ingrosing by Companyes or otherwise 10. That all Exize and all other kinde of Taxes except subsidies be taken off 11. That all inclosures of Fennes and other Commons be layd open for the benefit of the poore 12. That heerafter there be no more imprisonment for debts and that Provision be made for the inlargement of those that are already imprisoned for the same 13. That a way bee speedily found out to set all manner of poore people on worke according to their severall professions or otherwise 14. That the tedious burthen of Tythes be taken off the people and a more equall way of maintenance allowed for poore Ministers 15. That it be declared what the duty of a King or Kingly Office is and what not the Revenue ascertained past increase or diminution 16. That publique Officers for the City of London be duly elected out of every particular company therein for restoring the Comonalty thereof to their just Rights 17. That full and ample satisfaction be made to all manner of persons that have been oppressed by sentence of High Commission Starchamber or Counsell board or by any kinde of Monopolizers or Projectors and that full satisfaction bee made out of the estates of those that were Authours Actors or Promoters of so Intolerable mischieves 18. That all C●mmittees be abolished and all tryalls be referred to the true method in every respective County 19. That constant pay be provided for us and Rules given to all Judges and all other publique Officers throughout the Land for our indempity and saving harmlesse all that have any wayes assisted us or that have said or done any thing against the King Queene or any of his Party since the beginning of the Parliament to the end thereof 20. That with our lives and powers wee defend the Common Liberties of the Nation in opposition of all kinde of tyranny and oppression whatsoever bee it in King Lords or Commons 21. That satisfaction bee made to all the well-affected people for the losse of limbs or havock and spoile of goods or the like Whilest these things be passed Wee the Commanders and Officers of the Army cannot in conscience disband and are so far from accepting of an Act of Oblivion or In●em●ity for what wee have already done for the good ●f the Kingdome that wee rather expect that an act of Parliament should be made that the Armies under our command should be had in perpetuall memory and some mark of honour fixed upon them for their great and uncessant labours and hazards both of lives and estates for the preservation of the liberties of the people and freeing of the Kingdome from Tyranny Popery and the like then to bring us and them under an offence by the acceptation of an odious act of Oblivion or Indemnity as if wee were Traytors or Thieves or had committed some great crime against the Kingdome or that all the innocent blood shed should lie upon us which wee utte●●y denounce And furthermore wee declare unto all well-affected to the Kingdome that it shall be our greatest care to preserve them from Tyranny violence and oppression both of our own Armyes or any forces that shall be raised against them and whosoever of the well-affected party shall suffer in this expedition doing any thing for the common good we do promise a recompence for their losses and full satisfaction The Copy of this was sent from a great Commander in the Army and desired to be printed and published in the name of the Rest Signed I. R. FINIS