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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84872	A new-years gift: presented by Tho. Lord Fairfax, and the General-councel of Officers, in severall propositions for the generall satisfaction, and setling the peace of the kingdom; by equal distribution of elections an equal representative of the whole people electing making of laws, constitutions and offices for the future government of the kingdom. By the appointment of his Excellency, the Lord General, and his general Councel of Officers. Signed, John Rushworth. With the charge against His Maiesty.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Army. Council. aut	1648 (1648)	Wing F209; Thomason E536_24; ESTC R6805	2,472	10

A New-years Gift PRESENTED BY THO. Lord FAIRFAX And the General-councel of Officers In severall PROPOSITIONS For the generall satisfaction and setling the Peace of the Kingdom BY Equal distribution of Elections An equal Representative of the whole People electing Making of Laws Constitutions and Offices for the future Government of the Kingdom By the appointment of his Excellency the Lord General and his general Councel of Officers Signed JOHN RUSHWORTH With the Charge against His MAIESTY London Printed for R. Smithurst 1648. To the Sons of Freedom COVNTRY-MEN CUstom amongst the obedient is become of such a force that it enableth the Tyrant to reign and the Cruel to oppress Custom by reason of its antiquity is become a Conqueror of all opposers Custom for it excludeth not all good is often the performer of many good offices among friends and this Custom under the later notion doth in vite me at this time to present unto thee courteous Country-man this small New-yeers gift which thou mayst intitle Propositions which would settle Peace And indeed I think it very seasonable to begin with the yeer for that I presume it will not in all things be accomplished by the end of it so great is the retardment of carnal Councels For the contents rendreth it to be even a Catalogue of the Princely Priviledges of a Free-born people whose splendor hath hitherto been imprisoned in that sad dungeon of darkness Royall Tyranny which if a single Champion did at any time oppose there hath still been some whited-wall-Magistrate to cause him to be smitten on the mouth Now therefore if thou wilt but vouchsafe to look back upon past times and consider the indigentness of the Subjects liberty in those days and compare it with the Freedom due unto them which thou hast here presented unto thee thou wilt say if thou take not up a prejudicate opinion thereof That he is assuredly thy friend that endeavoureth to procure it as he desireth to be which presenteth it to thee NOw after publick justice and therewith the present quieting of the kingdom thus far provided for we proceed in order to the generall satisfaction and setling of the Kingdom as followeth I. That you would set some reasonable and certain period to your own power by which time that great and supreme Trust reposed in you shall be returned into the hands of the People from and for whom you received it that so you may give them satisfaction and assurance that what you have contended for against the King for which they have been put to so much trouble cost and loss of blood hath been only for their Liberties and common interest and not for your own personall Interest or power II. That with a period to this Parliament to be assigned as short as may be with safety to the Kingdom and publick Interest thereof there may be a sound settlement of the peace and future government of the Kingdom upon grounds of Common Right Freedom and safety to the effect here following First that from the end of this there may be a certain succession of future Parliaments Annuall or Bienniall with secure provision 1. For the certainty of their meeting sitting and ending 2. For the equal distribution of Elections thereunto to render the House of Commons as near as may be an equal Representative of the whole People electing 3. For the certainty of the Peoples meeting according to such Distributions to elect and for their full freedom in elections provided That none who have engaged or shall engage in War against the right of Parliament and interest of the Kingdom therein or have adhered to the enemies thereof may be capable of electing or being elected at least during a competent number of years nor any other who shall oppose or not joyn in agreement to this settlement 4. For future clearing and ascertaining the power of the said Representatives in order to which that it be declared That as to the whole interest of the People of England such Representatives have and shall have the supreme power and trust as to the making of Laws Constitutions and Offices for the ordering preservation and Government of the whole and as to the altering and repealing or abolishing of the same the making of War or Peace and as to the highest and finall Judgement in all civil things without further appeal to any created standing power and that all the people of this Nation and all Officers of Justice and Ministers of State as such shall in all such things be accountable and subject thereunto and bound and concluded thereby provided That 1 They may not censure or question any man after the end of this Parliament for any thing said or done in reference to the late Wars or publick differences saving in execution of such determinations of this Parliament as shall be lest in force at the ending thereof in relation to such as have served the King against the Parliament 2 They may not render up or give or take away any the foundations of common Right Liberty or Safety contained in this settlement and Agreement But that the power of these two things last mentioned shall be always understood to be reserved from and not entrusted to the said Representatives 5. For liberty of entring dissents in the said Representatives That in case of corruption or abuse in these matters of highest trust the People may be in capacity to know who are free thereof and who guilty to the end only they may avoid the further trusting of such but without further penalty to any for their free judgments there Secondly that no King be hereafter admitted but upon the election of and as upon trust from the People by such their Representatives nor without first disclaiming and disavowing all pretence to a Negative voice against the determinations of the said Representatives or Commons in Parliament and that to be done in some certain form more clear then heretofore in the Coronation Oath These matters of general settlement viz. That concerning a period to this Parliament and the other particulars thence following hitherto we propound to be declared and provided by this Parliament or by the authority of the Commons therein and to be further established by a general Contract or Agreement of the People with their subscriptions thereunto as that withall it may be provided That none may be capable of any benefit by the Agreement who shall not consent and subscribe thereunto nor any King be admitted to the Crown or other person to any Office or place of publick Trust without expresse accord and subscrption to the same THe Charge against the King is drawn up and runs thus That Charles Stuart hath acted contrary to his trust in departing from the Parliament setting up his Standard making a War against them and thereby been occasion of much bloud-shed and misery to the people whom he was set over for good That he gave Commissions and was occasion of a second War with besides what done contrary to the Liberties of the Subject and tending to the destruction of the fundamental Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom all which amounts to a forfeiture of the said trust With much more to this effect FINIS