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A89109	A message sent from the officers & souldiers in the Army, to the Kings Majesty in the Isle of Wyght, on Wednesday Novemb. 22. 1648. Communicating their last and finall resolutions, touching their disposall of his royal person. And their remonstrance and proposalls, for the executing of speedy justice, upon King, Lords, and Commons, who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the people. With the charge of the Army thereupon, and their articles of high treason. By the appointment of his Excellency, the Lord Generall, and the generall Councell of Officers. Signed, John Rushworth Secr.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing M1907; Thomason E473_16; ESTC R205254	4,393	8

A MESSAGE SENT FROM THE OFFICERS SOULDIERS IN THE ARMY TO THE Kings Majesty in the Isle of Wyght on Wednesday Novemb. 22. 1648. Communicating their last and finall Resolutions touching their disposall of his Royall Person And their Remonstrance and Proposalls for the executing of speedy Justice upon King Lords and Commons who have acted contrary to the trust reposed in them by the People With the Charge of the Army thereupon and their Articles of High Treason BY the appointment of his Excellency the Lord Generall and the generall Councell of Officers Signed John Rushworth Secr. London Printed for R. Williamson and are to be sold in St. Danstons Church-yard near Temple-Barre 1648. The Armies Message and Remonstrance VVHereas we have endeavoured to Remonstrate the danger and evill of the way you are in and cleared the way unto what we have to propose we shall with the same plainnesse and faithfulnesse give you our apprehensions of the remedies for which purpose upon all the reasons and considerations aforegoing we proceed to offer as followeth First we conceive and hope that from what hath before been said you may find abundant cause to forbear any further proceeding in this evill and most dangerous Treaty and to return to your former grounds in the Votes of Non-addresses and thereupon proceed to the setling and securing of the Kingdom without and against the King upon such foundations as hereafter are tendred but if notwithstanding all the evills and dangers remonstrated to lie even in the Treaty it self you will ye proceed in such an evill way we shall at least desire that you make sure to avoid that main venome and mischief attending it viz. The Kings restitution with impunity c. and that imperfect bargaining for partiall justice against inferiour offenders And for the avoidance of these we propound 1. That you would reject those demands of the King sent to you on his and his Parties behalf and especially in relation to that concerning his restitution or return to London with freedom c. that it may be expresly declared and provided by you that notwithstanding any thing concluded or to be concluded in this Treaty the Person of the King may and shall be proceeded against in a way of justice for the blood spilt and the other evills and mischiefs done by him or by his Commission Command or Procurement and in order thereto shall be kept in safe custody as formerly 2. That for other Delinquents you would lay a side that particular bargaining Proposition which as we understand the King hath refused in the termes you offered and whereby all your justice and mercy too would be rendred to be dependant upon particular contract with and grant from the King and not upon the judiciall power of the Kingdom in Parliament We therefore desire 1. That that capitall and grand Authour of our troubles the Person of the King by whose Commissions Commands or procurement and in whose behalf and for whose interest only of will and power all our Warres and troubles have been with all the miseries attending them may be speedily brought to justice for the treason blood and mischief he is therein guilty of 2. That a timely and peremptory day may be set for the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York to come in and render themselves by which time if they do not that then they may be immediatly declared incapable of any Government or trust in this Kingdom or the Dominions thereunto belonging or of any kind of Right within the same and thence to stand exiled for ever as enemies and traytors to dye without mercy if ever after found and taken therein or if by the time limited they or either of them do render themselves that then the Prince for his Capitall Delinquency being in appearance next unto his Fathers may either be proceeded against in justice or remitted according as upon his appearance he shall give satisfaction or not concerning his being drawn into the rebellious engagements he has appeared to head and the Dake as he shall give satisfaction or not concerning his carriage in and since his going out of the Kingdom being without leave and in opposition or contempt of the Parliament and to the prejudice of the publike peace may accordingly be considered as to future trust or not But however that the Estate and Revenue of the Crown may be sequestred and all the matter of costly pomp or state suspended for a good number of years while the desola ion and spoyles of the poor people made by and in behalf of that Family and for that vain interest the state and greatnesse thereof may be in good measure repaired or recovered And that the Revenue saving necessary allowances for the Childrens maintenance and to old Servants and creditors of the Crown not Delinquents and also the 100000 l. per annum Voted to the Crown in Liew of the Court of Wards may for those years be disposed towards publike charges debts and dammages for the easing and lessoning of the peoples Contributions towards the same so as the Estates neither of the friends to publike interest nor alone of the inferiour Enemies thereto may bear wholly the burthen of that losse and charge which by and for that Family the Kingdom or the good people thereof have bin or for future security shall be put unto 3. That for further satisfaction to publike justice Capitall punishment may be speedily executed upon a competent number of his chief instruments also both in the former and latter War and for that purpose that some such of both sorts may be pitcht upon to be made examples of justice in that kind as are really in your hands or reach so as their exception from pardon may not be a mockery of Justice in the face of God and men 4. That the satisfaction of Arrears to the Souldiery with other publike debts and the competent reparation of publike Damages especially and primarily of such as voluntarily engaged for and have constantly adhered to the common Cause and suffered for the same may be put into some orderly and equall or proportionable way c. Now after publike justice had 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 1. That you would set some reasonable and certain period to your own power by which time that great and supream 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 losse of blood hath been only for their Liberties and common Interest and not for your own personall Interest or power 2. That with a period to this Parliament to be assigned as short as may be with safety to the Kingdom and publike 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 1. 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 equall distribution of Elections thereunto to render the House of Commons as near as may be an equall 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 ingaged 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 supream power and trust as to the making of Lawes 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 civill 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 publique differences saving in execution of such determinations of this Parliament as shall be left 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 alwayes understood to be reserved from and not entrusted to the said Representatives 5. For liberty of entring dessents 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 therof and who guilty to the 〈◊〉 only they may avoid the futher trusting of such but without further penalty to any for their free judgments there 2. 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 disclaming and disavowing all pretence to a negative voyce 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 generall settlement viz. That concerning a period to this Parliament and the other particulars thence following heitherto we propound to be declared and provided by this Parl. or by the authority of the Commons therein and to be further established by a generall Contract or Agreement of the people with their subscriptions thereunto and 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 to be admitted to the Crown or other person to any Office or place of publike trust without expresse accord and subscription to the same We have thus plainly and faithfully propounded our apprehensions how the evill and danger of the present Treaty may in good measure be avoyded and our further conceptions of a way wherein hopefully through the blessing of God if most men be not given up some to unjust domination or particular Interest the rest to servitude the Kingdom may be quieted future disturbances prevented the common Rights and Liberties provided for and the Peace and Government of the Kingdome setled to a just publick Interest and this wee have set forth in such hands and particulars which if you 'l but set aside for the time lesse importaint matters may most of them be brought to effect and the rest assured and put into a good way of effect within a few Moneths so as you might then ease the Kingdome from the burthen of the greatest part of that force which otherwise in case of Accommodation with the King you will be necessitated for a much longer time probable for many yeares to keep on upon the publick charge unlesse upon the Accommodation you would give up all to the Kings power again a●d expose those that have engaged against him as sacrifices to his and the Cavaliers Reveng And for our parts let but that way of justice be effectually prosecuted and the settlement of publick Interest upon which foundations as are afore propounded be assured to us and the Kingdome and put into a course of effect and we shall not only imbrace with chearfullnesse but shall with eagern●sse desire discharge from our present service and shall be most ready to disband all or part as shall be though sit the Arrears of the souldiers being satisfied Novemb. 22. 1648. THere is a generall Report that the Army is ingaged to expedite a Message to his Message to advertise him of their proceedings and Overtures for the executing of Justice and bring of all Delinquents to a speedy Tryall to the end that the enemies of peace may be all remanded in and the differences of this sanguishing Kingdom speedily united and composed FINIS