Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	county_n	justice_n	sheriff_n	3,558	5	9.5482	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84656	A declaration from His Excellencie Sr. Thomas Fairfax, and his Councell of Warre. Concerning their proceeding in the proposalls, prepared and agreed on by the Councell of the Armie, to be tendred to the Commissioners of Parliament, residing in the Army, and with them to be treated on by the Commissioners of the Army. Together with the heads of the said proposalls, containing the particulars of their desires, in pursuance of their former declarations and papers, in order to the clearing, and securing of the rights, and liberties of the kingdome, and the setling of a just and lasting peace. To which are added some further particular desires, for the removing, and redressing of divers present pressing grievances, being also comprised in, or in necessarie pursuance of their former representations and papers appointed to be treated upon.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F139A; Thomason E401_4; ESTC R201772	8,728	17

parts or divisions of the Kingdome according to some rule of equality or proportion so as all Counties may have a number of Parliament Members allowed to their choice proportionable to the respective Rates they beare in the common charges and burthens of the Kingdome according to some other rule of equallity or proportion to render the House of Commons as neere as may be an equall Representative of the whole and in order thereunto that a present consideration be had to take off the Elections of Burgesses for poore decayed or inconsiderable Townes and to give some present addition to the number of Parliament Members for great Counties that have now lesse then their due proportion to bring all at present as neere as may be to such a rule of proportion as aforesaid 6. That effectuall provision be made for future freedome of Elections and certainty of due returnes 7. That the House of Commons alone have the power from time to time to set downe further orders and rules for the ends expressed in the two last preceding Articles so as to reduce the Elections of Members for that House to more and more perfection of equallity in the distribution freedome in the Election Order in the proceeding thereto and certainty in the Returnes which orders and rules in that case to be as Lawes 8. That there be a liberty for entering dissents in the House of Commons with provision that no Member be censurable for ought said or voted in the House further then to exclusion from that trust and that onely by the judgement of the House it selfe 9. That the judiciall power or power of finall Judgement in the Lords and Commons and their power of Exposition and Application of Law without further appeale may be cleared And that no Officer of Justice Minister of State or other person adjudged by them may be capable of Protection or pardon from the King without their advice and consent 10. That the Right and libertie of the Commons of England may be cleared and vindicated as to a due Exemption from any Judgement Triall or other proceeding against them by the House of Peeres without the concurring Judgement of the House of Commons As also from any other judgement sentence or proceeding against them other then by their equalls or according to the Law of the Land 11 The same Act to provide that grand Jury-men may bee chosen by and for severall parts or divisions of each County respectively In some equal way and not remaine as now at the discretion of an under-under-Sheriffe to be put on or off And that such Grand Jury-men for their respo●●●●●●ties may at each Assize present the names of p●●● to be made Justices of Peace from time to time as the ●o●nty hath neede for any to be added to the Commission and at the summer Assize to present the names of three persons out of whom the Kinge may prick one to bee Sheriffe for the next yeare II. For the future security to Parliaments and the Militia in generall in order thereunto that it be provided by Act of Parliament 1 That the power of the Militia by Sea and Land during the space of ten yeares next ensuing shall be ordered and disposed by the Lords and Commons Assembled and to bee Assembled in the Parliament or Parliaments of England or by such persons as they shall nominate and appoint for that purpose from time to time during the said space 2 That the said power shall not be ordered disposed or exercised by the Kings Majesty that now is or by any person or persons by any Authority derived from him during the said space or at any time hereafter by his said Majesty without the advice and consent of the said Lords and Comm●● of such Committees or Councel in the intervals of Parliament as they shall appoint 3 That during the same space of ten yeares the said Lords and Commons way by Bill or Ordinance raise and dispose of what monies and for what Forces they shall from time to time finde necessary as also for payment of the publick debts and damages and for all other the publick uses of the Kingdome 4 And to the end the temporary security intended by the three particulars last precedent way bee the better assured it may therefore be provided That no Subjects that have beene in Hostility against the Parliamēt in the late warre shall be capable of bearing any ●●ffice of power or publick trust in the Common-wealth during the space of five yeares without consent of Parliament or of the Councell of State or to sit as Members or assistants of either House of Parliament untill the second Biennial Parliament be past III. For the present form of disposing the Militia in order to the ●●●cē and safety of this Kingdome and the service of Ireland 1 That there be Commissioners for the admiralty with a Vice-Admirall and Rere-Admirall now to bee agreed on with power for the forming regulating appointing of Officers and providing for the Navy and for ordering the same to and in the ordinary service of the Kingdom And that there be a sufficient provision and establishment for pay and mayntenance thereof 2 That there bee a Generall for command of the Land Forces that are to bee in pay both in England Ireland and Wales both for Field and Garison 3 That there be Commissioners in the severall Counties for the standing Militia of the respective Counties consisting of Trained Bands and Auxiliaries not in pay with power for the proportioning forming regulating trayning and disciplyning of them 4 That there bee a Councel of State with power to superintend and direct the severall and particular powers of the Militia last mentioned for the peace and safety of this Kingdome and of Ireland 5 That the same Councell may have power as the Kings privy Councel for and in all forraigne negotiations provided That the making of warre or peace with any other Kingdome or State shall not bee without ●he advice and consent of Parliament 6 That the said power of the Councell of State bee put into the hands of trusty and able persons now to bee agreed on and the same persons to continue in that power si bene se gesserint for a certain Terme not exceeding seaven years 7 That there bee a sufficient establishment now provided for the salary Forces both in England and Ireland the establishment to continue untill two Moneths after the meeting of the first Bienniall Parliament IV. That an Act be passed for disposing the great Offices f●● ten years by the Lords and Commons in Parliament or by such Committees as they shall appoint for that purpose in the intervalls with submission to the approbation of the next Parliament and after ten years they to nominate three and the King out of that number to appoint one for the succession upon any vacancy V. That an Act be passed for restraining of any 〈◊〉 made since the 21 day of May 1642. or to be hereafter 〈◊〉