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A87483 Some proposals by a well wisher to His Highnes and the Parliament. M. J. 1653 (1653) Wing J22; Thomason 669.f.17[2]; ESTC R211339 1,928 1

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Some Proposals by a well wisher to His Highnes and the Parliament THat care be taken for the advancement of the Gospel and that a way be found out for the maintenance of such as are the faithfull Dispencers thereof 2. As an expedient thereunto that it be considered how many little Congregations there be have maintenance would serve three or foure many large ones having scarcely any at all 3. That till certain Maintenance be setled authority be given to assesse Maintenance upon the Inhabitants 4. That Church-Discipline be taken into consideration and that all such Ministers as are godly and Orthodox care be taken for their reconciliation in that difference of Discipline they not attempting to introduce that late Lordly power by Bishops and Prelates 5. That the Statute for the setting such Poor on work as are able and relieving the importent may be perused and amended if need be and further incouragement given for Justices of Peace Constables and other in feriour Officers to act vigorously in the same 6. That the last Act for the Sabbath be perused being defective as is humbly conceived there being no power to levy penalties as in former Acts As also to that clause against Fulling-Mills the penalty being but 10 shillings and the mills sometimes consisting of 10 or 11 Stocks being every Stock will earn 5 shillings upon the Lords Day it will therefore be necessary as to the reforming of that vice that every Stock within the respective Mills pay 10 shillings from the Miller and 10 shillings from the Owner of the Cloth in the said Stock and so proceed in the penalty as the parties goe on in offending 7. That the Statute of James 1st 9th 4 th 5th be perused and amended if need be against tipling by Neighbours within their Townships and further encouragement given for the putting the same in execution 8. That no person being a Justice of Peace in any City Town-corporate or else-where and trading in Malt by himself or his Agent be authorised to grant License to sell Ale or Beer 9. That no Bayliff Attorney Coroner Constable c. be licensed to sell Ale or Beer or keep a Tavern And that also not any person being a Tradesman and keeping many servants in his house 10. That it be considered whether Watch and Ward be not as necessary if not more in Winter as in Summer 11. That the great inconvenience by Certioraries be also considered by reason whereof many grosse offences in the Country passe unpunished 12. That payment of mony freely lent for the publick good be taken into consideration and speedy course taken therein And as an expedient thereunto let it be considered that seeing there are great numbers of persons who have aided and assisted the King's party and since the beginning of these Wars have thereby procured unto themselves great Estates by buying of plundred goods and otherwise in the late troubles whether or no it were not reasonable a collection of the names of such persons were procured and the said mony assessed upon them they being the onely persons that have gained by the late troubles and never have been sequestred nor suffered by the times being alwaies upon occasion ready to side with both parties for advantage-sake As also any person or persons discovering any concealment may not out of the same be relieved for such his or their lent-mony 13. That some provision be made that upon any difference arising amongst neighbours unlesse in case of Titles of Land or great sums of Mony before any suit be commenced the party complaining have power to convent the Defendant before the next Justice of Peace or some others authorised thereto who shall have power to hear and end the difference if he can and that any Suit commenced contrary to that rule shall be void in Law 14. That the Statutes for Clothing be perused and provision made against the deceirs now too frequent in that particular 15. That the said complaints of Country-people as to the hard usage they meet with from such as collect the excise be considered it being conceived that the charges of collecting of it which the Country bears is as much as comes to the Common-wealth And therefore it is proposed that what any Leaser hath paid for three or four of the last years may be charged upon the persons lyable to pay the same and some way found out to collect the same without such excessive charges as other publick mony is 16. That such as in the late Wars have aided and assisted the late King and have forced persons by fineing them to serve as Constables c. against their minds may not now be suffered to make choice of such like Officers and in case they will not desist a way to proceed against them And also that all proceedings by suchin other their respective places either by themselves or joyntly with others may be void in Law 17. That unnecessary and excessive feastings in Cities and Towns corporate be prevented it having been very observable how many persons of good Estates have been weakened thereby it also being a hinderance to other honest men for taking upon them places of trust 18. Wants authority for the regulating of Pewes and Galleries in severall great Assemblies they being possessed by the younger sort to the prejudice of the aged and such as hears the charge thereof especially in Cities and great Corporations 19. That the discontinuance of the late Act of Parliament for the repairing of high waies by Assessments be taken into further consideration it having been found by experience to be very effectually in severall places of this Nation M. J.