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 Of the  F P 1 CER softhe Army;

 To the P A R I. I A M E N T Ofthfi

«Common-wealth of England, &c.

    Ailing E0 minde the former Declam
  rations of Parliament ,and the
_;.~"’-.  grounds therein invjting us to
.  '”  _ talcegp Arms, and {hole many
;   fignii1’P1‘Gvic1encc-:25, wherein the
’ N &% Lord hath o'.vned you and your
§01—¢egBo:h by‘S&2iand Land, in affertitng that
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..   A R1ghteo«us

     

  

 iifiieghteous Caufe, wherein the civil mo re“iigi-

; mm Liiibenies of the Peopleof”:he'§ee,1».mg0ns

were imroix;/*ed,e fo as all open oppofitioo wee)

4 ‘eb€&te:n&AQW[i before you; Ami iikewife weigh-
inig iwxthi our efelves; bow   m thefeԤzeraHa'te A

changes in~~G0ve‘rn,ment_, that Pubiique fpirit

% amen appeared in that Wm'k,hath iince that time "

been diicouraged, and anoehier raifeideugidrawing
back i}t.O.ji:h€ fame things you had contended aw
geiofgeveniito the hezzerdxoig eheefii-"entialsofthae
Ceufe -3‘ We ciid, upon ferious ehoughes ofhearr,

‘ think i; our duty once more to appearagainfi

thofe backflidifig vvaiefis-, iandipeovideoce having
brought the {haze of aflaies to the condition they
everein fome few days before your fict‘ing,we
found it necefi"a1*y to affert amongfi ourfelves,

fome of the fundamentals of our Gamfoid"

«C..mf:_ei, Wish fome other things conducing to
the prefervat.ion thereof, with a full and fixed
refolucion, through the affiftance of~God,e£fe~
e&ua11y,eevenitothe hazzard 5? our 1ives_.«,to _en~
eieavour the recovery andfecutity of -ehefame.
And the fame good Providence holding forth an.
opportunity to us, to open unto youaway for
the furcherdifchargeof your remaining trufcin
Parliament, We did, by our .Dec1arazion ofrhe
we of this infiant May, humbly defire youwouldi
‘he pleafed to return to the exercife and ciif-u
Tiixaxgeeiheereiof, asbefore the 2o‘**0f April 1: 653.
  A   And

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And havings, to our great rejoyeing, feen you

Declaration of the 7* infiant,‘ fhewmg,That you

are refolvedi, through the ligraeiouys' affifcance of

Almighty God, to apply your A felvfes'to the
"faithful difchatge of the trufl: repofed in you, and i
i to emleavout the fettleenent of this Cornmon-‘

wealth upon fuch a foundation, as may aflert,

~e£tablifl1 and fecute the Liberties of the people,

in reference unto all, both as men and Chtiflziansfl
and that withouta fingle Perfon, King-iluip, or
houfe of Peers , refolving vigoroufly to endeau
vour the carrying on the work offleformation, fo
much'defited,and fo often declared for,to the end
there may be a godly and faithful Ma gzftracy and
Miniftry upheld and maintained in t‘hefeNat.ions;~,
which to fully anfwets what our hearts were
drawn forth to 'Ci€fiI‘€, that we could not any

longer forl:-eat to exprefs our lthankfixltxelt, for V

this door of hope again opened towards the ob--
taining 21 confummation ofthofe things (0 much

* breathed after by the good people of this Com-«

  hearts,when we engaged in that which made

monwealth, And however we finde ourfelves
in fome meafure prevented by the late Declara»
tion and refolves of . this Parliament, yetnever-i
thelefs we have judged it our duty to reprefent
what was tthiefly and unanimoufly upon our
way for your return, which we humtbly,astbe»~
eome.s“us,lay before you... i

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‘Thatthé-Liberty acme pe1*f<«)ns',*ein?d  

~' Froiaerty of i:he5 Eflémesi ofall therF1'ec  

13:20 pie cf   th efe Nations be maintained,

 prefervéd, and: kept inv~io}ablc, accord-L
  ing to La‘ W5 A under“the G%ovem-mcnt M of

a. me gtate and comm¢nsvea1ch,wi:h;
out a fingle Perfon , «King--fl*11p_ , on
A Hou£e.ofi~.P«2€rs. % A

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1 ; * That tI':ere%n‘a§ay%be7fucha anti

dueA4reguiaticm of4Law;.‘ andqC'c}urts of

Iuflice ‘and Equity; as that thfiymayf H

be aproté-étion, and not vexatious oxi

A c>pp4r+':fi"1.ve to thepéoph:@,fV;%tI1t*fé¢N3ai

t;vo.ns4" A _  
1%.%1*I.4    
V A  Thatby' ‘an flof }b_Li:,rAizj::  
   
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' medilitely or” immemdiatetly Aciviféd, Aé?c-  
. ed" or   Done , or Cdmmanvded   or "Apu-V
A _  poihtcdi ’t@:Vbc% fled ojrf¢I7#3O'n€75    A by
  %%:"bmmmand   or ‘APP0intm¢nt5%v have

 

~AM<S’ced- orrvADone any » %Matt:3r or&dThAin({_>; 4

wha.tfoeiicr,d inreférence VtQ,t;h¢e% feverél

  changesar; Alcemions in the G¢'vem~

11}:-':nt Voffitbefe N.at:ions,A fince the fiwid

  Nineteemh of* xipril,   1165 3, or in ogdcr
to the public]: S.cr\”fZi.ce, Peace, on %Safe-

A “ phgpofcs whadtfoevarfx

 tfhc?"feVNati‘o;as %,4 T be % indempnifiéd

and  ’favcdV Imrmlefs  to! all. i—nt6nts- and A

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Tllét311%L%1W$,,0rdinanc¢s,Qrders3’233-  
clétation-s_,*finfkfifiablifhments made 1n

the fevccal %changcs a1ih:l‘[#AaIi:cra~ti0f1s of
  Government thaitha‘v‘e been+1nJ théf’e«Na-V

  tiohs  than Nihcfeenth H of  z17p¢il.* a»
    farefitid,  an‘ not asye:part1cu1arly~Re~

. Vp§rtidu1arly:rePeél¢d,..  A 

P;€a+I7c:'ci, bedeemed‘ good in  until

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      €bts aS.h;tV€‘be€n}co:1tra~

  for the Publiéufi‘ servmnd   
V‘ faits ADE A» thxs . Commonwealxlw,  atfid. far

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the Carges  the.  éiovernmmta fince
wentzxeth of W1:   365 be maje-

fully Paid‘; and'5:a1:i§fi ¢:éa;
VI.     
;That all fipc-Vrfons  

 in Gad the Father,   germ

his Eternal Son, t-h°€~‘ ”g’

 

the Holy Spirit :G.Qd co-eq»ual With the 
Father and thcSot1, @116 God b1effedfQr'

V   €;v&~A:a 3#doAadqn»ewlcd;ge‘J% the‘*H?§l_y  
% Sc;i;ptu4re55 of thy? Olihnd ew   cflaa-g
exit, to be the rcvearléd wt 

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%ha‘“Ve»diu%é mcudrag ammtgand . equa,1?Tpr~  
;%teL‘.Lion ;1n£ the V r0fefE®n%of th exit 

(and exercife of  

  7   abufe

A Vgbfiffi 1.3331 this Libeyfty to ' the Civil inifjt1-*~? ;

1), A09 athérs, orkdi H:iIrbanc%e% 0f othexts

ii,n.theirway 'OfWo¢rfl1ip7: 1'07 that this,

Lfim-;tyAb¢ 4%   not, extended to 4 Popery mi V

p;e1a¢y; no; to fuck as {hall p1~acm“e  
or hold forth Licentiou fnefs or Pr4ofane-»» V
’ ne13,u<nder the profeiT1=0n%0f R.e¥li~gi01*:

  Arid that all LaWs,§, Statute-S, 4Orc§i--A
% nuances and Claufes 111 my Laws, “ Sta.»-

tutes, qr Orc1ina¥nCes4%.to the con%trary',
may be“declar¢cd4nu11and VOICL  

W  VIL.

, That a godly, faith"Eull, and painfulli

G%ofpel~pr‘eaching «Minifiny be every

4 where encour%aged£. countcna4nced and;

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. V ThatAthe% L11r‘iivdeVrIiries and Schoolskof ~

A Lgarnin gbic.’*coIjIit&tIan4<ze«Ei§ and‘§refmr  1
'm@dbas that they mday:Vvb:c *o%mEA4tlweV%*Nu.r§ A‘ A

:feries.;QfPiety;and ’L*¢acning;  ”     

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  _   That futzh peffons ashgvegteany time%
Ewe the TWenti¢etI*:of 2%-afy x54;,4ea;d.e
ed,» or e~affiPted, Qr eaciherede ? to   
e.Kien4g Charlie *S“’lR‘Ml/z‘:!‘t:" 135.3 Sen, 0r%*eeea%n;y

" 0,th€re:p:Ci"{O£1ef0I“   e}:#er‘fa:“ss wE?.a.£§be%~?er dfeii

thateeparty 5‘ eagainfi V the L§.3’;2i:i.‘%ia;x3eee%'..'%%e of
Common?--Wealth of “England. »,a.;«;d.a1e1_

  other? pérferis Wbatibeveeu that Vbave

made ' life of 2 any A“ut130efity @017 OW§'fa

A under pretence of Law/%or otherWife,toe

deprive or‘? abridgeany A of  the   good.
  P”eo'pI'eof thefe N;-mans. ofeeetbchi 

fiianlibert ‘or ’ have or flmlleeéi 
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  thenifeives in any“ Way1\4eck:r5§Scof¥ers,  

or Revilers of .Gmodlinefs; or of the A
fefsours theref, or are otherwiie fc:m--  
Vdalaus, earloofe in theirConverfatins,  
or b aveenot given ejgod" Tatisfaftion  

 ; theirea  eeand efaithfuinefse  rd 

Caufe,mar‘b:€eefpeeeidily erfmoved  

  %a11‘P1a€tsofEmirereore    

gifh-'3“?

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-gifiracy or otberAManagementof the

1"ubljck 4A{¥airs& —oE‘rhcfc Nations; ankf A

that me fuch perfons may be admitted
unto any fuch Place _ of Power ,. car

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  forafmuch asfxo gqdly or other
goodA1"ntcrcflCan be preierved 4or.main-«
tained,Lanl.c¢fs"%tehe per1"on's,\vhov are cheif--

Iy entrufled with the"znannagement and A
exercife of eetltic Gevezfnment, be of {Hit-
e ablefpi1fits"4"’foet“hofe intereHs,e That
A thofe‘ who   areeor {hall be intrufledw

thefein be Iuch 7Perfons as flnall be found

’ robe mofi e.mindente for Godlinefs, faith-
fu1nefieand;conHancie, to the Good  

Cmfe, "eandinterefls  of tbcfe Nati0Ans..

A  e?Tb;itAtoWthei~ end thed;Lcgiflative Au-A

tbiserity A 053%   Ccsmmflflwealth   may
A not by ?their Aloeg “ fittingi becomeiljurm A A

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   théfiflabml  
fccuring the Peace; w*e1'fare%andfrecdom«v

    efizhe People of  Nétidnsgforthef
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P*€0p1e»C0%m5ng;0 

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fu<fce{Twe»ly c11O‘fLin by:he1=e5p1e,in M,  

way    and m:m;n‘€r     this Parliament
{hall fudge meet; andof fale&W‘¢SVengt¢;r
Co%A~Vor&‘1nat%c 111 % po wet, of ab1'<‘:= and Vfaithk

£u1V%:>e:rons, eminent for. gog11ine13; amt
  fuch as cntxnueadlgnerxng to1th1sC.a1=ufc*£%

XIV.  
 t1Vi€Aa-<5 minifirati0nF of th€~“E??€~

V cu:tiveB%ow€r 0f4Gdovcfnmcnt4 m 3:)!‘ be in;

C.ioun¢¢i1 pf State, A confiflin» of facortw
venjmc»4nu»mber of perfons qualified 

  a;11rcf;§t»,é1§é~a?us:%%ja~;frefégiclg 

  Thar;:1l]debt$,% co%ntraaea*%byH;s1are

% I-Iighnefs, of hisafather; fine: the 15”‘ ofi

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A; may beI%3.tisfiad;andAA that

an hono;.u2ab1%e Revenue of” Ten thou-
  fzndpo1imd%Sp4¢r“”21nm}¢m, with a convefni—-"
V em: Ala1yQufe=g,‘maVy be fetlc%d upn  and
‘ his heirs Fo+r«ever5   and   Ten thoufand

 ounc1%s;z¢r44nnm2zmoxcu pen him during  

1%»

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 lire; anduponhrs hwonolu-rable Mother.   

Eight thotzfancl pounds perflmmm dw-

  ring he!‘ lift‘;  T0.I1‘§h€ end a»1nark Ofthc *  
A high"efle'emlthjis Nation ‘hath rthe
  g0<>d fervice réonar by his Father. 0111‘ Mr
Grrncrral. may A r€main.t0 F0->  

§¢“QlWfl€'d

rfielriry.   ~   

V lThcl‘c havingbeen ml the thoughts anddefires

of our hearts, unanimoufly agreed UPQnb,e£01"C

  your returning tolfir; , and” find~ir1g~ther‘fpirirs of

‘divers .OfltbeI honcft faithfully People of ib’srl

Comm rjn-wealth, led forth for tlhf:-'»~ fame things,.

and youre felves, by your late lD‘ccIaration andl

Refoluriqns in a great: meafure _alT1l{ting them,‘
we thought 11: our cluny to the Nau*ons,A tp You,l  

and to chchonefl Pcforplc, humbly to prefem:

thefe; -and begthe bleffing and prcfcnceoflithe  

Lord with you in rhe profecution and bring»

ingforthlfuchl a Settlement, as maybcforthle A

honour of God, the union, joy, and rejoycing of

all the pcaceablc People ofrbis *\,o1nmon~,;

1%‘ealrb. ‘     l_ 
 ‘ AndW':/W praym.

‘Signed in the name Eilfldlby,th€IiPPOiflt1'I‘ICnt  

A Tbomm Saimford Secretary. «A

 f theCou”nclil of 0fl‘icers,,_the Twelfrll A 

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Trlfintedto we Pamameem by,

‘u   The Lorclabzmbert.
  Lord De:émv.¢  
Colonclfierry. e    
A%Cl0l0nel Hmcfan. A   _
Colonel Bar/(§?ead.e
' Colonel Lillmme.
Colonel Caoper. 
Colonel Hacker.
C0l0nel‘"O/(gr.
  Colonel Sm:/icy; ,
  Cc»1oneelAflafield. V o
Major General Kelfigy.
A ColonellPrittie.  
l A Colonel Salmon.
. Colonel Claw‘/ge. V
l Colonel Fitch.   o _
Inielatenant Colonel Mafia.
Lieutenant Colonel Mqfim.

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