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A86746	The humble petition and addresse of the officers of the Army, to the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of England, &c. Thursday, May 12, 1659. Ordered by the officers of the Army, that this petition and address be forthwith printed and published. Thomas Sandford Secretary.	England and Wales. Army.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3428; Thomason E983_7; ESTC R7769	3,506	15

The Humble PETITION AND ADDRESSE OF THE OFFICERS of the ARMY TO THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND c. Thursday May 12 1659. ORdered by the Officers of the Army That this Petition and Address be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas Sandford Secretary LONDON Printed by Henry Hills for him and Francis Tyton and are to be sold at the Three Daggers in Fleetstreet 1659. The humble PETITION AND ADDRESSE Of the OFFICERS of the Army To the PARLIAMENT of the Common-wealth of England c. CAlling to minde the former Declarations of Parliament and the grounds therein inviting us to take up Arms and those many signal Providences wherein the Lord hath owned you and your Forces both by Sea and Land in asserting that Righteous Cause wherein the civil and religious Liberties of the People of these Nations were involved so as all open opposition was beaten down before you And likewise weighing with our selves how in the several late changes in Government that Publique spirit which appeared in that work hath since that time been discouraged and another raised up drawing back to the same things you had contended against even to the hazzarding the essentials of that Cause We did upon serious thoughts of heart think it our duty once more to appear against those backsliding waies and providence having brought the state of affairs to the condition they were in some few days before your sitting we found it necessary to assert amongst our selves some of the fundamentals of our Good old Cause with some other things conducing to the preservation thereof with a full and fixed resolution through the assistance of God effectually even to the hazzard of our lives to endeavour the recovery and security of the same And the same good Providence holding forth an opportunity to us to open unto you a way for the further discharge of your remaining trust in Parliament we did by our Declaration of the 6th of this instant May humbly desire you would be pleased to return to the exercise and discharge thereof as before the 20th of April 1653. And having to our great rejoycing seen your Declaration of the 7th instant shewing That you are resolved through the gracious assistance of Almight God to apply your selves to the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in you and to endeavour the settlement of this Common-wealth upon such a foundation as may assert establish and secure the Liberties of the people in reference unto all both as men and Christians and that without a single Person King-ship or house of Peers resolving vigorously to endeavour the carrying on the work of Reformation so much desired and so often declared for to the end there may be a godly and faithful Magistracy and Ministry upheld and maintained in these Nations which so fully answers what our hearts were drawn forth to desire that we could not any longer forbear to express our thankfulness for this door of hope again opened towards the obtaining a consummation of those things so much breathed after by the good people of this Commonwealth And however we finde our selves in some measure prevented by the late Declaration and resolves of this Parliament yet nevertheless we have judged it our duty to represent what was chiefly and unanimously upon our hearts when we engaged in that which made way for your return which we humbly as becomes us lay before you I. That the Liberty of the persons and Property of the Estates of all the Free people of these Nations be maintained preserved and kept inviolable according to Law under the Government of a Free State and Commonwealth without a single Person King-ship or House of Peers II. That there may be such a just and due regulation of Law and Courts of Justice and Equity as that they may be a protection and not vexatious or oppressive to the people of these Nations III. That by an Act of Oblivion all and every person and persons who have since the Nineteenth of April 1653 mediately or immediately Advised Acted or Done or Commanded or Appointed to be Acted or Done Or by Commmand or Appointment have Acted or Done any Matter or Thing whatsoever in reference to the several Changes or Alterations in the Government of these Nations since the said Nineteenth of April 1653 or in order to the publick Service Peace or Safety of these Nations be indempnified and saved harmless to all intents and purposes whatsoever IV. That all Laws Ordinances Orders Declarations and Establishments made in the several changes and alterations of Government that have been in these Nations since the Nineteenth of April aforesaid and not as yet particularly Repealed be deemed good in Law until particularly repealed V. That such Debts as have been contracted for the publique Service and Affairs of this Commonwealth and for the Charges of the Government since the Twentieth of April 1653 be carefully Paid and Satisfied VI. That all persons who profess Faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ his Eternal Son the true God and in the Holy Spirit God co-equal with the Father and the Son one God blessed for ever and do acknowledge the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the revealed or written Word or Will of God shall not be restrained from their profession but have due encouragement and equal protection in the profession of their Faith and exercise of Religion whilest they abuse not this Liberty to the civil injury of others or disturbance of others in their way of Worship so that this Liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy nor to such as shall practise or hold forth Licentiousness or Profaneness under the profession of Religion And that all Laws Statutes Ordinances and Clauses in any Laws Statutes or Ordinances to the contrary may be declared null and void VII That a godly faithfull and painfull Gospel-preaching Ministry be every where encouraged countenanced and maintained VIII That the Universities and Schools of Learning be so countenanced and reformed as that they may become the Nurseries of Piety and Learning IX That such persons as have at any time since the Twentieth of May 1642 aided or assisted or adhered to the late King Charls Stuart his Son or any other person or persons whatsoever of that party against the Parliament or Common-wealth of England and all other persons whatsoever that have made use of any Authority or Power under pretence of Law or otherwise to deprive or abridge any of the good People of these Nations of their Christian liberty or have or shall express themselves in any way Mockers Scoffers or Revilers of Godliness or of the Professours thereof or are otherwise scandalous or loose in their Conversations or have not given good satisfaction of their affection and faithfulness to this Cause may be speedily removed out of all places of Power or Trusty in the Magistracy or other Management of the Publick Affairs of these Nations and that no such persons may be admitted unto any such Place of Power or Trust for the future X. And forasmuch as no godly or other good interest can be preserved or maintained unless the persons who are cheifly entrusted with the mannagement and exercise of the Government be of suitable spirits to those interests That those who are or shall be intrusted therein be such Persons as shall be found to be most eminent for Godliness faithfulness and constancie to the Good Cause and interests of these Nations XI That to the end the Legislative Authority of this Commonwealth may not by their long sitting become burthensome or inconvenient there may be effectual provision made for a due succession thereof XII And for the better satisfaction and more firm union of the Forces of this Commonwealth in this juncture of affairs for preserving and maintaining the principles and other matters thereunto subservient we do unanimously acknowledge and own the Lord Charles Fleetwood Lieutenant General of the Army to be Commander in chief of the Land Forces of this Commonwealth XIII That in order to the establishing and securing the Peace welfare and freedom of the People of these Nations for the ends before expressed the Legislative Power thereof may be in a Representative of the People Consisting of a House successively chosen by the People in such way and manner as this Parliament shall judge meet and of a select Senate Co-ordinate in power of able and faithful Persons eminent for godliness and such as continue adhering to this Cause XIV That the administration of the Executive Power of Government may be in a Council of State consisting of a convenient number of persons qualified in all respects as aforesaid XV. That all debts contracted by His late Highness or his father since the 15th of December 1653 may be satisfied and that an honourable Revenue of Ten thousand pounds per Annum with a convenient house may be setled upon him and his heirs for ever and Ten thousand pounds per Annum more upon him during life and upon his honourable Mother Eight thousand pounds per Annum during her life To the end a mark of the high esteem this Nation hath of the good service done by his father our ever renowned General may remain to posterity These having been the thoughts and desires of our hearts unanimously agreed upon before your returning to si● and finding the spirits of divers of the honest faithfull People of this Common-wealth led forth for the same things and your selves by your late Declaration and Resolutions in a great measure assisting them we thought it our duty to the Nations to You and to the honest People humbly to present these and beg the blessing and presence of the Lord with you in the prosecution and bringing forth such a Settlement as may be for the honour of God the union joy and rejoycing of all the peaceable People of this Common-wealth And We shall pray c. Signed in the name and by the appointment of the Council of Officers the Twelfth Day of May 1659. Thomas Sandford Secretary Presented to the Parliament by The Lord Lambert Lord Desbrow Colonel Berry Colonel Hewson Colonel Barkstead Colonel Lilburne Colonel Cooper Colonel Hacker Colonel Okey Colonel Sankey Colonel Ashfield Major General Kelsey Colonel Prittie Colonel Salmon Colonel Clerke Colonel Fitch Lieutenant Colonel Mosse Lieutenant Colonel Mason FINIS