A u ( I ) . [ — .flDt'?"Cld7’o1tl.0I'2, or Rqprtfintationfiom ibis €xcelZenc},SirTl1o. Fairfax, gzim' of we a .- a/firm} under /91}: Command, 'Ht¢flaZ2ly tmdredto the P A at L I A M E N-1'. I s H A T I we may no longer be the dil“-fatisfaéiion of out - friends, the fubjefl of our enemies malice (to workc jealoufies and mifteprefentations upon) and the fufpiti- on (il'nqt,a(1onifl1ment)of-many in the Kingdome, in our late or prefetmranfaélions andlconddéi of bufinefie; we lhal in all faithfulneffeand clearnelie profefle, and declare unto you, (hole things which have of late protracted and hindred our dif- bancling, the iprefc-not grievances which pol?felle.our Army, and are yet uttreimediied, vVith‘0ur defines, as to the cotnpleat fettlement of [he.i\b.’.‘.‘1‘ti_€S,3fldiPCaC€=0f the lcingdome 3 which is that blefling of God, then which (of all worldly things) nothing is more dear unto us, or more precious in our thoughts ,' we having hitherto thought all out ptefent enjoytnentsg (Whether of life or liveli-r hood, or neatefttelations) aprice but fnificient to the purchafe of in rich a blefling ; that we, and , all the freed-bo_rn people of this ‘ Nation, may {it down i w. quiet under our Vines, under the glori- sous admit:-,iiit‘ation of Jultice, and tigltteoufneiie, and in the full polfeliie.-n of thofePundatnentall Rights and Liberties, without . swhichwe can havcrlitzle hopes (as to humane confiderations) to enjoyeithegr any cotnfotts oflife, or {in much as life -it lelfe. , but a; the pleafutesi of fame men, ruling tneetly according to will and POW?“ » ‘ ' ~ e ‘ " ' - . Itcannot be unknown what hath pafied betwixt the Parlia- s tneut and the Army, as to the ietvice of Ireland. By_ all which, together with the late proceedings againii the Itrmyh‘ in relation totheir petition and grievances; all men may Judge what bath a A I t is ‘ hiasltccl .4 wwll - - o . ( 2) - e hindtecl the Army~’i'r’om’a ready engagement iii‘? that fefiice 5 and (Withouriurther account or Apologiei, as to-that particular, then what paffages and proceedings themfelves C already made ‘pub-liel{e,) doe ~afi‘o'rd; we doe appeal: to your (elves, whether thofe COuivifion_,f0r our, and the ‘King; doarxserfztisfaéltion, and lutureL{ecutl_ty in relation to chole; things, efpecially confidering,_t.ha_t,-vve weze npt a meere nuercfinary Army, hired to ferve any Arbitrary power of;1 State; bat callei forth and conjured,-' ‘by the {everall D.,=clar,ations of Parliamentj, to the dshénce of our owne and tfl1c»pe0pl~esju{l;rights,an;l liberties; .1Xn,d,.{o=we_=to:>‘l-f1l"’theV;‘tylLf:ttet7Qfitht l“ame,t and being 111.. preame to littrwhetn the fafety g_t1d?_.prefervation»‘ of all_;is’.con£:Crned, end alluring us,,tha.t*all _auzhori_ty is firmdamfentally fe;ated.,'in;th: . office, andrbut minilleriallym the -petfonsg neither doc or will thefe our prqceejditggs (as we are Fully and in confcience petfwa- ded) amount toany thing, not warrantable before God and men, beingthus far.,, much L {horn of the common proceeduggs, 1;; other _ N;_1’:io.ns,':p rhingépf.anrhighernazure then we have yet; appeared to. Anidl we eazanotbut‘be lencible of the great complaints, that -lhzwe been made generally to us} of the Kingdome, from the-people where we march, of erbitratinelle and infufiice. to their great and linfuplportable Qppreflions. 1 . 4 I -. _ _; ‘ ' ‘ ,And‘truly fuch Kingdomes,tas have zecpnding bo:h.tp_rhc -Vléulv of Nature and.Nations,_ appearejs tothe yin;dic;ati~9FL30d:dev ‘fence, of their iufi: rights ahd and liberties, have proceeded, much h;igher;_As out brethren ofscotlmad: who in;the _firfl:=_beginnin; fc_}fjul1efe late difFerences,h: ealToci‘ai'ed in Cofinant, frqm cl,-t_e;.}’££:' gfimegrounds~_at1cl%.,p_rinCiples (having no.vifli;bl¢»fotm,.ei£~l1er-of Parliaézieéir. 9riI<'Tii1st so 99t1z3s§9@n¢§ th9m)ea9é: a§.,t1*€¥hW€!¢ l T F L t etem UH ‘C e ( 5 ) therein )°ullified'—, and prote&ed by their own, andlhis Kingdome ‘ a1fo,fo we iufily lhailexpefi to be. p A A ‘ We neednot mention tl-1e.Sflc‘atestof thellvetéterlairalr, the P073- tzagalr, and others , all proceeding. upon the fame Principles of‘ right and freodome; And accordingly the Parliament hath de- clared It no refifiance of Magiltracie, to ufideiwitheithe .:iufi .tP,rin. ciples, and law of Nature and, Nations, , being» that Laiv_.‘.upon< aw-hiichwe haveaaflilled you. And that the; Souldiery may ;lawful.~ . ' ly hold the hands of that Generallt, who will turne. his Cannon againfl his Army on purpofe to dellroy them. ;j_the Sea-men the hands of that Pylot, who wilfully-runnes the S.hips;upona Rock, T (asour brethréfl‘0f—Sc0tlanr12l1guCCL)f;.And' fuchawere the‘ rpm.- ce"edin.gs.‘o"f our A‘ncefiors- of famous memory, :o.;:he ipuxghafingp ~offuc7h Rights and Liberties as they liave enioyechthtough. the price of their blood ;.and we (both by. that and the. i~1ater-eblood of ourdeare friends and fe11ow~Souldiers, with the hazard of our ’*b"wn) doe ‘now lay‘ c‘laiI;n‘unto.;;: 4 ‘ *- : :2 ti .e' Noriisxhat fupreamefrj end, (the gloryiof ;GQd)awat'it1'ng in t1iefe—cafes,i toifet a. price upon all fuch proceedings e of Ri-ghteoufi ineflefand Juflice, it being one ewitne1%o_£G0d-Finethe -Wor;ld to ~»carry’ on affelliimony againllzthe Injuflice a_flCl‘.‘»l1I3l‘,igl§ll.BQtQfI1_4C‘lI€._‘Qf p 1 me_n,a“nde agalinllé 21"-.he*“ mifcarriagejs , of-_t iGovqrmnmtIs',; when pox,- tupted or ‘declining ftomtheir primitive-ororiginal1;g1ory., “ The{e':things we mention, ‘but. to compare proceeding. candle And accordingly, we doeand ever {hall bleffe God for theft: many fuchrworthies, iivho through Ilis Providence, have been chofen into? a this Parliament, and to {iith mens indevours , (under God) we can- not but attribute that Vindication -(in part) of the Peoples Rights. and Liberties; and theft: beginnings of at jult Reformation, which the firfi proceedingsbf this Parliament appeared to have driven at, and tended to, though of late obflreéted, or rather diverted R to other ends and interell, by the prevailing of other perfons, of other prin- ciples and conditions. a e R ' ’ But yet we are fo farre from defigning or complying to have an ab- . R folute or Arbitrary powerfined, or fetled. for continuance, in any iperfons.whatfoever, as that (ifwemight be fun: to obtain it ) we cannot Willi to have it fo in the perfons of any. whom we could molt Vconfide in, oiggwholhould appcare our owne opinions, or ‘princi'p1es,“-orwhorn we might have moltperfoiiall 'al-l_lll’_aI1C€Of, or interell in ; But we do: and {hall much rather wifh, .£l=1atthe Autho-_ rityof this Kingdomein Parliair-ien,t§( rightly ConPtit~utéd) that is, freely, equally, and fucceflively. chofen,according‘ to its originall in- tention) may ever itand and have its conrfe. And therefore we [hall apply o’iir‘defires,s chiefly to fuch things, as (by having Parliaments letledii-1 fncha-rightsConftitution) may give molt hopes of ]uPti‘ce, and «Ri'ghteo'ufnefl'e to How down eiqualely to all, in that its ancient channel], without any overtures ‘tending either tooverthrow that foundation of%Order, and? Government in this Kjingdome; or to in- grol-1'e:thae powerifor perpetuity into the hands of any particular per-, fons,or party-whaitfoevery * : _ L A . l Ariel" for4t1l=i'atvpurpofe, though ( astwc have found it doubted by manytrnen,,minding-iincerely, the ,p’u‘blick good: but not weighing_ a I fofulily. all c‘o‘n{eqnences of things) it may, andis not unlike to prove‘ that-upon the ending of this Parliament, "and the elefiion of new, the Coqfiitucim offucceeding Parliaments (as to the perfons eleéled ) inay prove for tlieworfe many wayes, yet fincc neither in the pre- fem purging of this Parliament, not in the releéfion ofnewat we can-g ...-_. A i - _ B . ' V V ‘la as bad, or worfe then the former. V / ( 3 )~— not promife to our fclves, or the Kingdorne, an all-urance of’ Juilice or otherpofitive good, from the handsyof men, but thofe who. for prer- fcntappear moftirighteous and moit for common good (having an unlimitted power fixed in them during life or pleafure) in time may become corrupt, or fettleinto parties or Faftionsz or, on the other fide, incafe ol" new elec°tions, thofe that fhoulel fo fucceecl, may prove We therefore‘ humbly conceive. that (of two inconvenienci: s-, the leife being to be chofen) the main thing to be intenflecl in this cue i(tandibeyo’nd which humane providence cannot reach, as to any giflratice ofpofitive good) feems to be this, Viz». to provide, that phowevereunjulti, o__r corruptrthe perfons of Parliament men, in, pre- fent, or future may prove-,or whatever ill they may clue to particular p‘arties<(or to th: whole in particul1rthings) during their rcfpet°cive termes, or periods, . yet they il1'alln.’JEl1aVe.thC temptation, or advan- tage of an llllllmlttfitl power fix: in them,’ during their own_,pleafures- whereby to pcrpetuatei.n}ullice,or opprefliontupon any (witliottt en orremedy) or toiadvance, oruphold anyone particular pctrty,.fa¢‘ti- on, or intereil whatfoever, to the oppreflion. .or:.prejudiceof the Community, and the inllaving-of the Kingdome unto all Pofterity, . but that the people may have an equall hope,,',_é;>r poffibility, if they have made an ill choyce at one time, to mend it in another, and the Mernbers ofthe Houfe thetnfelves may be in acapacity totaiie of fubjefiion, as well as rule, and may be inclined to confider of other mens cafes, as what maycorne to be their own. This we {peak of in relation [07 the l-loufe of Commons, as being intrufied on the peo- ples behalf, for their interel“t in that great, and fupreme po_wer:ofth ~ Common-wealth’ '(z2iz.t the Legifiative power with thepower or finalljudgement) which being in its own nature fo arbitrary, and~in a manner unlimitteel ( unlefie in point of time) is mofiaunfit,-_,and dangerous (asthe peoples intereil ) to be flxt in the perfons of the fame men duringlife,’ or theiro wnpleafures.Neither by the origiaall conftitutionof‘ this,State,was it,or ought it to continue,fo,nor does it (‘where-ever..ii:.is’,a'nd continues fo) render thatstate any better then a Tyranny, or the people fubjefied to it any better thenvaffals. Bug in all States, where there i's.any,_face of common freedome and "Bag. .ticularly in this State..ofEnglZmd,_ (as is molt evident both by many , * -e ‘ s -4 pofigjyc (0) l ‘pofitive la ws, ‘ and ancient conflant cufiome) the ‘people have a tight to: new, and {ucceflive elections unto that great and (tr. pretne Truft, at certain periods oftime, which is {o eflentiallc and fundamer: tall «totheir ireedorn; asit cannot, or ought not to be denyed‘ them, or with-holden from them, and without whichthe I-ioufe ofCommom, is of very little concernment to the inteteft of the Common: of England. ~ V “Yet in this we would not be mif underfiood in the lee ft, to blame thofe Worthies ofboth Houfes, whofe zeale to -Vindi- cate the Liberties of this Nation, did procure that Aéit for cm- \ ~ tinuance of tbir Parliament, whereby it was fecured from being i dilfolved at the Kings pleafure ( as former'Pariiamen.ts had been) i as reduced‘ tofuch a certainty as might inable them the better to affert, and Vindicate the Liberties of this Nation(im- mediately before To highly invaded,*«and then alfo fo much in- f dangered.) And this we take to be the principall -ends, and grounds for which in thatexigencyof time, and affaires it was _ procured, and to which we acknowledge it hathhappily been a made ufe efybut we cannot think it was by thofe Worthies intended. or ought to be a. made ufe‘ of, to the perpetuating of thatfupreme truli, and ‘power in the perfons of any, during‘ a .. their own pleafurns ;‘ or to the debarringof the people from their right ofeleétions (totally now ) when thofe dangers or cxigencieswere pait, and the affaires, and faf_ery of the Com-— mon-wealth would admit of inch a -change. Having thus cleared our grounds and intentions’ as we hope) from all fcruples, and tni{'underflandings.: in what follows, a wefhall proceed further to pro-pofe what we humbly defire for the letling, and fecuring of our owne, and the Kingdomes rights and liberties (through the blefiing of God) to pofterity. And therefore upon all the grounds premifed, we further hunt-_.g my dcfire, as followeth.-A . ' g 3. That fome determinate period.of' time inay be fet,For the V continuance oftthis, and future Parliaments , beyond which none {ball Gontinue, and upone which new Writs may of comic iifue out , and new eltétiors iucct {lively take place ac~ i cording to the intent of the Bill forTrienniall Parliaments. ‘ And herein wee would not bee mii-iundetfiood to defirea B 2 i a ’ r 4 (re) s a.p;refe;3t or Fudtien di£Tolutio.n of this Parliament, hutonly { as is exprrfi before ) that fame certain period mary bee fer _ for the determining; of it, fo as it may" not remain (as now) continuable for ever, orduring the pleaiute of the preient fviembers‘, and wet: fhould ldefirethat— the period,’ bee new fix, for ending this Parliametit, may bee fuch, as may give a iuiricent time tor provifioa of what iswanting,- ani ncce{Ta-- gyro bee pafied in pointofjufi reformation, and For further fecuring the rights, and liberties, and lettling the peace of ' the Kingdome. In order to which we further humbly offer. 4 Thaclecure provifionh may be made For thecontin—uance j s of future Parliaments .- fo that they may not bee admurnable or ditioiyrabicriat the the Kings pleaflteor any other wayes," then by; their own: content during their refpcflive periods, a hutat thofe periods each Parlamentto determine ofcourfe as before, This we defire may he nowoprovidedfor, (if it may _ bee )fo as to put it out ofall difpure for future, though wee ' thinke of right it ought not to have been other wile before. h And . thus afirme foundation being layd in the authority? t and c_onltitution ot _,1’3arlia~ments tor-the hopes, at Ieatt, or common and equal-tight._ and freetlome to our lelves, ‘am! all the tree-‘boron people of this Laed,we (‘hall hereby for our parts Freely,‘ and clieereiu ly commit our ltock or lhareef i.nt€'t‘€i-Qt‘ in this King_dom.e inzo this common hottome of Parliaments; r o And though it may ( for our particulars) goeill with us, irr 1 the voya—ge,..yet Wee (hall thus hope-(iif right bee with us ) 19 far: better l?J2l§lOIi1Cl‘. ~ Thcfe things wee defiremay bee -provided for by Bill or‘ Ordinance or Parliament, to which the? Royall-afcent may he tiefired,7a‘nd when his M-aiefiy in thcfe things. and what elfe Q ‘ thin bee propofctd by the Parliament neceffary for fecuring " the rights. and 1li3CrtlCS.~Oi"ti’)c people , and for {etl-ing-the Mi.- - iitia, and peace of-theiéingdome (hall have given his con» currence to put them-paft dilpute, wee,» [hall then~d_.efirc that i ' . the r__ights of.‘ his Maficfly and -his pofterirysmray bee c0nli~' tiered of and‘ fettlcd in all things, --foofarre astnay cenfift with; the righ-rand freedome of the fubjeiéti, and with the fecurity ‘ otthc£ame.forlutute.« A " 5- Wee: .».A-(II) 5'. We defire, that the right and Freedomeiofthe edple, ta. reprefent to the Parliament by way of humble petition , their grievances ( infuch things as cannot tmtherwife bee t‘eme(lie.d then by Parliament) may be clearecland xiindicated : That all mitted_into confieleration , and put into.an equitable and {pee- dyyway, to be heard, examined, and redrefled (they appeare reall ) and that infuch things for which men have remedy by I Law, they may be freely left to the benefit of'Law, and there- the Parliament, except in ‘cafe of things done upon the exi- fuance, and lexecution. of Ordinances, or Orders of Parliamtent. i Mere particularly (under this head) wecannot but defire, that all fuch as"are¥imprifone&l,For any pretencleel tmfdemeanor, fuchas {hall appeare to have been: unjuflly , and unolulyim— prifonecl , may (’wlth.thei‘r liberty) hatveferhé reafonable re-. « opprellbrs. A — b - « I 6. That the large powers given to _C(_)I1'llT1lCt€€S)‘ or;Depnty , Lievtenants during the late times of war and dillraétion may Wers as appeare not neceflary C0 becontinuetl, may be taken * away, andfuch of them as are necelllu-y, maybe put xntoarea gulated way, and let‘; to as little arbictarinefle , as thetna thee and neceffity of the things ‘wherein they are 'conver{.2nt will A . beare. t b ‘ ~‘ _ e g 7. We- could wifh that the Eizigdeztie might bath berigh- fuch grievances of the people may be freely received, and ads ‘ gnlatetl courfe of jufiice without, inbtermption or ciheckelfrom. gency of war, orfor the-fcitvtice, ancl benefit Ofthe Parliament." and Kingd'ome“in relation to the war , or otherwife 1!‘! due pur-, may be put into a fpeecly way for at full hearing,_and triall , iandl pairation according totheir fuflieringsgand the Cl.e1r1C_1’itof'thCilrfl be fpecdily taken into confideration ; That {uch ofttthofe po- y’ ted and publiclily fatisfied in point of acccuntslor the val} futnmes that-have been levyed and paid , as alfo in divers other ‘ things‘, wheteinthé. Comtnon Wffziltll may be conceived to- have been wronged or alaztfedfi but we are loath to prelle any thing, thatrnay tendeitci lengthen eut Future difputes or _COnf€-1 i llationlsl : but rather inch as may tend to a fpeedy and generall K cotnpofnree and quieting ofmens mindes; in order to peace,for*‘ i which purpbfe we further proposfe. . ht “ j _ ,, 1:) ’ 8., That pulgzlielte fullice . Eiing lirli: lfatisfied by fame few eitamples to pollerity out of the woifl of excepted perions,aiid other delrinquents having pafi their Coinpofitions, {orne courle may be taken by a generall .:-:& of oblivion , or otherwife, whereby the fecdsof future war or fears either to the prelent age or pollerity may the better le taken away , by eating that ’ fence of ptefent, and fillIlSf.yil'I~g thofe feares of future mine or undoing to perfons or families which may drive men into any defperate wayes for felFe—prefervation, or remedy, andby‘ ta- king away the private re meinbtances and dlfilllfllofltbfipalilflfi; as far as may {land with {afety to the rightsand, liberties wee have hithe-rto fought for. i There are (belides thcfe) many particular things vvhich we could wifh to be done, and fome to be undone. all in order {till to thCla‘ITi€_(;I)ClS of common right, freedome, peace, and fafety. But thefe propofallsaforc-goirig being" the principal! things we bottom, and infill upon (‘we-{hall (as we have laid before) for our parts :~cquieffe,for othcrparticulars in the wif- dome and juitice cf Parliaments. Andtwhereas it hath been {iiggelled or fulpefted, that in our late, or. prefent proceedirgs, our dei’-gne is to over throw iPie5t';ytery, or hinder the fettle-, men: thereof, and to have the Independent-Government let up, we ‘doe clearely difclaime, and difavow any fuch Defigne, we oncly di fire, that according to the Declarations (promifing a_ prov Lion for tender confciences.) there may lome tfl‘ec‘iuall eourfe be taken according to the intent thereof, and that fuch, who upon confci-entious grounds may differ from the el’ta. hiifliediformes, ma y rot (for that) be debarredfrom the com- mon rights, L.b‘Cl'[lt‘S:_ or benefits, belonging equally to all, as A men , and members to the-Common-wealtli, while they live fol erly, il0l1Cl‘Hy3{?.Ud ,if‘]‘-rt; fienfively towards otht'rs,and peace- ’ fullv and i'aitl:i'ully towards the State. We have thus freely and clearly declared the depth, and hot; tonic of our hearts, and defires, in Order‘ to the Rights, Liber- i:i'es anl peace ofthe Kingdome, wherein we appeal to all men, whi ther we feel: any thing of advantage toour (elves, or any particular party what ever to the prejudice of the whole, am; whether the things we Willi, and leek, doe not equally concern i l and ;~<.'»flI _ _ o— ' .\ tt.}..._'e_ c 112“ if _..-{f ..fi_. t A Y?-Dz‘ ‘ and conduce to the good of others in common with our%fe1ve:_x_n ,, , according to the fiocerity. ofour defires, and in:entions,where~ in (' as we have alreadyfound the concurrent fcnfe of theI_geo:i._ 7,_.=_ pk - s.’ g ple in divers Countries, by their 1?ecitions.co the Gcnerall, ei- ‘prefling their deep rcfentment of the fe things, .and,‘prefiii-ig gs to Rand for the Intercfl: of the Kmgdome therein, foe we {hall with, and expeft to findethe unanimous concurrence of al o-L thcrs,who are equally concerned withusin thefe things-, 1 with well to the Pubhck. And fa trilfiing in the mm», am} govdxrfl} of God to p.Ic_flg' i 6], and help: any failing: or infirmit-SE10] our: in the earring: or pracceding: bercupan, «wee /bafl bumél} cafl our /elf/:1, and the cl-;;#..__. . . fimg} gym! in}: gqodpleafure, dependnsg only on has Prefcncc, and I .5[¢1z;,,g fir an happy :_'g'13e,% ea the peace omdgaod aftlm 9,0,. K1-”g_ dome, in the accompli/Zngunt Wlxrcofme dc/ire, and hope that god fvifl mag: 10!! éltfl-fdififlfflfllffltlo ¢ Jun: I4-1647;. . 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