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A88512	Long Parliament-vvork, (if they wil please to do't) for the good of the Common-Wealth: or, The humble desires of the well-affected, revived. Tender'd to the most serious consideration of the Parliament, Army, and others, in XX. proposals, concerning I. Liberty of conscience. ... XX. About hospitalls and alms-houses.		1659 (1659)	Wing L2992; Thomason E985_23; ESTC R202776	10,240	16

is an absolute necessity for may be brought to tryal thither by which means the people will be freed from much pain in travel and from great expences in the prosecution of their business Oh that this might be so considered of as to be speedily granted notwithstanding all the endeavours which most probably the Lawyers for their advantage sake will make to the contrary XIII That the Judges which are employed in the service of the Common-Wealth may for their Salaryes have onely five hundred pounds per annum each Judge for discharge of their duty and it is hoped that since there have been such great Debts contracted in the time of the late Protectors Government when they as is informed had doubled the sum above-mentioned if not more and the Nation having been so much impoverished by the Wars long payments they will be well contented with such a Sallary being as much as it is credibly reported was their allowance in the Kings dayes and they cannot but say if they will speak the truth the Nation was not then in so low a condition by much as now it is nor at such great expences XIV That such l●mits and bounds may be set to the Power of the present and all future Representatives of the people as likewise to the time of their sitting in Parliament that they may bee in a capacity to govern and preserve the people whom from time to time they represent to assert and secure their Civill and Christian Liberties to make War and Peace as just occasion is and to act in all other things for their weal and safety and not otherwise and this for prevention of such inconveniencies as will necessarily arise if a perpetual and unlimited power should be exercised and remain in any Parliament as formerly was incident to the Government when a King or other single Person did bear the sway in these Nations it may be accounted too much presumption to propose what time this or any other Parliament shall sit or how large or little their power shall be as to the particulars of it and therefore the whole is humbly submitted to this Parliaments grave and timely consideration hoping they will do these necessary works in convenient time XV. That such qualifications and rules may be agreed on acted and declared in words that are the most plain and ea●●e to be understood whereunto the people should by penalty be enjoyned to yeeld obedience at all times in the Election of their Representatives and under this Head it is humbly and earnestly desired that such as have forfeited their freedoms to elect and of being elected to serve in Parliament by their voluntary aiding assisting or abetting any of the late Wars which were raised by the King his Son or their Adberents against the Parliament or other government of the said Common-wealth may for ever be disabled from electing or being elected to the end the publike peace may not again be disturbed through the endeavours of any so affected which most probably they will be labouring after in pursuance of their Malignant principles if they be but admitted to share in the Legislative power with those as subdued them it being very incident to persons when povver is in their hands to take all opportunities for being revenged on such as have not only subdued them but caused them to raise and pay great sums of money out of their Estates for their Delinquency the which vvas done by them that they might possess the rest but certainly it cannot be rationally expected nor was it so conditioned by the Parliament or their Committees as we knovv of That upon paying their Compositions they should be fully restored to the same or like condition as they were in before the Wars as to the power of electing or of being elected for the end aforesaid except by some good service sdone for the Common-wealth they have demonstrated themselves to be throughly converted in Judgment and affection ●rom the error of their former evill ways XVI That such only may be chosen to be Representers of the people in Parliament as are generally reputed for men fearing God of good conversation and of self-denying publike spirits and so suitably disposed to seek the preservation and welfare of the Common-wealth and that they may not be despised for youth and accounted weak in Judgment it seems necessary that they be at least aged one and twenty years or rather twenty five XVII That the Sheriff in every County and the chief Magistrate in every City and Town Corporate and two or four Commissioners the best that can be found joyned vvith them may take special care that none appear to elect or to be elected but only such as are qualified for it and if any other notwithstanding shall presume to put themselves on that vvork effectuall course may be taken with them to cause them to pay their Forfeitures according as by Lavv they shall be required and the Commissioners as vvell as the Sheriffs and Magistrates to sign the Returns XVIII That the Councill of State may have full power established in them by Law to call all such Sheriffs Magistrates and Commissioners to account that shall neglect their duty therein and withall according to the Law for regulating of Elections as aforesaid they may question any of the Elected and where they finde them not chosen according to the Law provided in that case to reject or put them by from serving as Members in Parliament and this to be constantly practised as the best way for admission of Members or for excluding them from sitting and much trouble and other inconveniencies will be avoyded which are like to occur if the Parliament themselves at first coming together should be the only Approvers or Excluders of Persons but if the Sheriff and the aforesaid Commissioners perform their work answerable to the foregoing rule there will be none of this kinde of trouble to the Council of State at all XIX That a Committee may be speedily appointed and from time to time continued to consider of and endeavour the advance of trade what lyeth in them and that a constant respect may be had thereto in the making of war and peace at all times it being of so much concernment towards the prosperity of these Nations and next to the safety of them should be taken care of XX. That all Donations of any and every Founder of Hospitalls and Alms-houses and of such as have given any Estate to such charitable uses may be onely made use of for future time exactly to answer the ends of the Doners and to fulfill their Wills in the matter that so those to whom of right the benefit of them belongs may not be unjustly put from it as in several places they have been through the corruption of the Officers or Overseers of such places and surely it is in ustice if not theft in a high nature to dispose of that to one which was by those that gave it assigned to another and when such as survive and are charitably minded on such an account do observe the wrong or injustice done in such cases how are they discouraged from such like works of Charity when they see the charity of others so abominably abused before their eyes POSTSCRIPT MAny other things are most necessary to be done as settling of the Militia of these Nations in the hands of such as are of known fidelity and thoroughly resolved faithfully to preserve and maintain the publike and good interest of the Commonwealth as it now stands and the paying of the debts especially to the Army and Nav with all possible expedition according to the late Votes of Parliament and many wayes might be proposed how to do it but it being informed that the Parliament are resolved to go through with that and other good things no more is thought meet for the present to be added save most earnestly to intreat all persons espe●iall those who have been instrumental to invite the Parliament to sit that they be very sob●r and wait on the Lord with patience seeking to him for counsel and his blessing on them that they may go on in the work of their generation without any other hasty or unwarrantable interruption a thing most dangerous and not to be adventured on untill a most palpable and great necessity doth call for it which we trust the Lord will in much mercy prevent Amen Amen

LONG Parliament-VVork if they wil please to do 't FOR The Good of the COMMON-WEALTH OR The Humble Desires of the Well-affected Revived Tender'd to the most serious Consideration of the Parliament Army and others in XX. PROPOSALS Concerning I. Liberty of Conscience II. Punishment of Sinn III Putting down bad 〈…〉 up good Magistrates IV. Maintenance of the poor V. Education of all Children and Youth VI. A … ation of the Law about Theft VII Putting down of Tythes and appointing a Gospel-like maintenance for good Ministers VIII Satisfying of Proprietors who have Impropriations IX A putting down Farmers of Excize c and settling another way to collect it X. Calling to account for all publike monies concealed or gotten by fraud XI Regulation of Law and bringing it into the Countrey XII VVhat Causes should be tryed at VVestminster and what not XIII Reducing of the Judges Sallary XIV Limits to the power of Parliaments and to the time of their sitting XV. Rules to be observed in electing Parliament men XVI Their Qualifications XVII The work of the Sheriff and other Commissioners about it XVIII The tryall of the Elections by the Council of State XIX About Advance of trade XX. About Hospitalls and Alms-houses London Printed by T. L. for G. Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle neer the West-end of Pauls 1659. THE EPISTLE TO THE READER THe several Particulars insisted on in this small Tract being exposed to publi … 〈…〉 it is desired that they may not be the occasion or provok● 〈…〉 to envy The general good of the Nations being aimed at in all the Proposalls which if it shall graciously please the Parliament to approve of and cause to be brought to offect which is much hoped and longed for especially as to the substan●ial parts of them the benefit of these things will appear and doubtless the well-affected will both now when they are done and hereafter have abundant cause to praise God as well as to pray to him for all that are in authority or in eminent place over them so acting for their weal and safety The Publisher hereof who well knows that in the main of this short discourse he hath exprest the humble desires and hearty well-wishes of very many of the good people in this Common-wealth hath thought fit for several reasons which he is ready to give to any Friend that shall demand them to desire that his Name be not made publike with it although he hath been and shall alway whilst life and strength is vouchsafed be ready faithfully to serve his Country to the utmost hazard upon all occasions Long Parliament-Work c. PROPOSAL The First TH●t the civil and Christian Liberties at least of all good people respected or comprehended in the sixth Proposal of the Army lately presented to the Parliament may by Law be asserted and secured and that with such penalties 〈…〉 on such as shall presume to encroach upon or 〈…〉 the same as that all may be detterred for the future … ther Magistrates or others from being in jurious to any on that account for else it 's an easie thing for any that have Power in their hands to abuse it in some degree or othe● of persecution if they are minded when they know there is not a Law to punish offences of that nature II. That none may presume to take Liberty to themselves for comm●tting of Wickedness against the Law of God and man in Murders Adultery Fornication Swearing Drunkennes Oppression Extortion Bribery Couzening 〈◊〉 and such like abominacions there may be an Act with strict penalties to command all Civil Officers of the Common-Wealth and all others to use their utmost endeavours to bring all such as shall transgress any of the Laws made in those Cases without fear favour or affection to due and deserved Punishment and in case it shall be sufficiently proved by two Witnesses That any whomsoever have neglected their duty therein they may be made very exemplary for such their neglects in such manner as the Parliament shall think fit to appoint III. That according to the ninth and tenth Proposals of the Army which hath been taken into some consideration by the Parliament Such persons may be intrusted with the management and exercise of the Government who are of sutable spirits to the Good Cause and Interests of these Nations and to make way for the same That all Aiders Assisters of and Adherers to the late King Charles 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 the●e Nations of their Christian Liberty or have or shall express themselves in any way mockers scoffers or revilers of godliness or of the professors 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 Trust in the Magistracy or other management of the publike Affairs of these Nations and that no such persons may be admitted into any such places of Power or Trust for the future And in order hereto That all Charters of Cities and Towns Corporate within this Common-Wealth which were granted by any of the K●ngs or by the late Lord Protectors unto the said Cities and Towns-Corporate may be speedily brought into the Parliament to the end that they or such of them as shall be thought necessary to be continued may be granted and se●led in ●he Name and by Authority of the Parliament as the Government is now constituted and that in the doing th●reof the Government of such great Bodies or Societies of People as are in such places may be committed into the hands of persons who are fitly qualified for it that is to say Such as are the most eminent for godliness faithfulness and constancy to the good Cause and Interests of these Nations as aforesaid and not be left to the Management of so many most of which fully discovers themselves to be none of the best in several places of this Common-Wealth and how can it be expected that Vice should be punished by such as are vicious themselves or Vertue countenanced by those that are destitute of and Enemies to it IV. That if possible as surely it is a way may be found out to set all such poor to work and to compel them to labour who are able that they may not live in such an idle and beggarly condition as they do and that an effectual course may be constantly taken to provide and allow sufficient maintenance for such as through age or otherwise are impotent and not able to work so that they may not be necessitated to beg or starve either of them being a great shame for such a wealthy Nation as England to suffer and how great a

found out for taking of them away by giving satisfaction to the proprietors either by the supream authority of the Nation or by the people who pay them their agreeing with the owners about them in a way of purchase or otherwise IX That whereas the Farming of the Excize Customs Postage of Letters c. have been found to occasion much grievance and many complaints from the people who for filthy lucres sake have been rigorously dealt withal in many places of the Nation as might easily be made appear by the Farmers especially of the Excise who being by Law impowered to act as Commissioners and so made Judges in their own causes a thing both unreasonable and heretofore unusual do ordinarily exact forfeitures from such as are either ignorant of or mistake the Law so have not only paid away their gains but have been so impoverished and perplext that they have often left Brewing though it be the way of their livelyhood and thereby have been made incapable of enjoying a comfortable subsistence and how easie is it to make them suffer unjustly if persons will swear falsly which how many are ready to do for money who make not conscience of an oath And how needlesly troublesome are the searchers many times in raising and disturbing the Brewers their Families who refuse to compound at great Rates with them that they may if possible charge them right or wrong with making false Entries and so make them lyable to the great penalty of the Act and recover the same into their purses by which or like means how exceedingly have many of the Farmers been enriched and the people wonderfully enraged both against the Law and Law-makers as well as against the Executioners of it Now for remedy hereof and that the said Excise and Customs c. may be improved for the benefit of the Common-Wealth free from such oppressions It is humbly proposed to consideration That the Justices of Peace in every County may when they know what proportion is charg'd on every County in which for a rule regard may be had to what the Farmers have paid yeerly allot or appoint as righteously as they can what is to be paid by the several Cities and Towns and other places within their Jurisdiction and when every City Towne or other place doth know their particular charge then two of the neighbouring Justices with the Chief MAGISTRATE or other civil Officers may once a year or every six months during the time as it must be kept up use such means as they think best to charge every particular House vvhich by Lavv is obliged to pay according to Right and Equity only from the vvhole vvithin their bounds to take order that the full sum charged on each City or Tovvn or other place may be ansvvered and satisfied and it is not much doubted if at all but that the Justices vvould once or tvvice in a year act in this business for the great good and ease of their neighbours and vvithout any doubt at all the people vvill chearfully and much more easily raise the Excise and account themselves much obliged to have the business so ordered and that a Collector may be appointed in every City Town a Receiver-General in every County to take and pay the whole to the Parliaments Treasurers as they shall direct and order Certainly all places may have the charge which is imposed on them raised by their own Officers and Neighbours who will better understand how equally to divide or proportion the same then such as are strangers and do undoubtedly farm it more to raise great estates to themselves if they can as divers have done then to serve the Common-Wealth by such an undertaking X That in every County three or five of good integrity who have not any of the publike money in their hands to give an account of may be appointed as Commissioners speedily to call to a strict account all manner of persons as Committees Receivers and Collectors and others who have received any of the publike Moneys and that the said Commissioners may as speedily as is possible return the Names and the places of abode of all such as have any of the publike money in their hands and likewise what sums they have to the Parliament or Council of State or to such as shall be impowered to receive and report the same to the end that an effectual course may be taken that all concealed money or whatever hath been gotten unjustly by fraud or otherwise may be recovered as the Parliament shall appoint to serve the publike use in this time of necessity and to help pay the Nations Debts and let the said Commissioners be sworn to discharge their Trust in the matter with all diligence and faithfulness XI That in pursuance of the second Proposal of the Army lately presented to the Parliament concerning 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 It is humbly desired That all ordinary matters of controversie or difference which doth or may happen to arise between person person may be heard determin'd in the several respective Counties where the people live or rather in the Hundred where they are committed or arise without any Appeal but to a Parliament when it sits or otherwise to the Council of State and that they may be monthly judged by twelve men of free and honest condition chosen by themselves with their grave or chief Officer amongst them and that they may swear to judge every mans cause aright without fear favour or affection and that there may be a publike Office in every County to register all Leases made for any Land in that County and also all Conveyances whatsoever and all Charges upon the Lands all Bonds and Contracts of any value that so it may readily be known in whom the interest of Land remains and what incumbrances lye upon it every Estate or Charge not entered there to be void in Law And that the Country have the chusing of their Registers in their respective Counties once a year upon a fixed day and that they have plain Rules and Limitations made by Authority of Parliament and severe penaltys inflicted for transgressing of them And that in case of Appeals as aforesaid a Committee may be appointed to judge what cases are needful for to be taken cognizance of either by the Parliament or Council and what not and to put a period thereto if they can or otherwise to certifie the matter to the one or the other for the Complainants obtaining final judgement in the case from the one or other of them whom it may happen to come before XII That it may be declared what Cases or Actions may be brought to be judged by the Courts at Westminster and what not and it is humbly and earnestly desired for the general good of the Common-Wealth That no more then what there