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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39845	A declaration from his excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his councell of warre concerning their proceedings in the proposalls prepared and agreed on by the councel of the Army, to be tendred to the Commissioners of Parliament residing in the Army, and with them to be treated on by the Commissioners of the Army : together with the heads of the said proposalls, containing the particulars of their desires, in pursuance of their former declarations and papers, in order to the clearing and securing of the rights and liberties of the kingdome, and the settling of a just and lasting peace : to which are added, some further particular desires, for the removing and redressing of divers present pressing grievances, being also comprised in, or in necessary pursuance of their former representation and papers appointed to be treated on.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F139; ESTC R3200	8,844	20

since the 21. of May 1643. or to be hereafter made from having power to sit or vote in Parliament without consent of both Houses VI That an Act be passed for recalling and making void all Declarations and other proceedings against the Parliament or against any that have Acted by or under their authority in the late warre or in relation to it and that the Ordinances for Indemnity may be confirmed 7. That an Act be passed for making void all grants c. under the great Seal that was conveyed away from the Parliament since it was so conveyed away except as in the Parliaments proposition and for making those valid that have been or shall be passed under the great seal made by the authority of both Houses of Parliament VIII That an Act be passed for the Confirmation of the treaty between the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland and for appointing conservatours of the Peace betwixt them 9. That the Ordinance for taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries be confirmed by Act of Parliament provided his Majesties Revenue be not damnified therein nor those that last held Offices in the same left without reparation some other way X. An act to declare voyd the cessation of Ireland c. and to leave the prosecution of that warre to the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of England XI An Act to be passed to take away all coercive power Authority or jurisdiction of Bishops and all other Ecclesiastiall Officers whatsoever extending to any civil penalties upon any and to repeal all Laws whereby the Civil Magistracy hath been or is bound upon any Ecclesiasticall censure to proceed ex Officio unto any civil penalty against persons so censured XII That there be a repeal of all Acts or Clauses in any Acts enjoyning the use of the Book of Common Prayer and imposing any penalties for the neglect thereof As also of all Acts or Clauses in any Act imposing any penalty for not coming to Church or for meetings elsewhere for prayer or other Religious duties exercises or Ordinances and some other provision to be made for discovering of Papists or Popish Recusants and for disabling of them and of all Jesuites or Priests from disturbing the State XIII That the taking of the Covenant be not enforced upon any nor any penalties imposed upon the refusers whereby men might be constrained to take it against their judgements and consciences but all Orders or Ordinances tending to that purpose to be repeald XIV That the things here before proposed being provided for settling or securing the Rights Liberties Peace and safety of the kingdome his Majesties person his Queen and Royall issue may be restored to a condition of safety honour and freedome in this Nation without diminution to their personall Rights or further limitation to the exercise of Regall power then according to the particulars aforegoing XV For the matter of Compositions First that a lesse number out of the persons excepted out of the two first qualifications not exceeding five for the English being nominated particularly by the Parliament who together with persons in the Irish Rebellion included in the third qualification may be reserved to the further judgement of the Parliament as they shall find cause All other excepted persons may be remitted from the Exception and admitted to Composition Secondly that the rates for all future Compositions may be lessened and limited not to exceed the severall proportions hereafter expressed respectively that is to say 1. For all persons formerly excepted not above a third part 2. For the late members of Parliament under the first branch of the fourth qualification of the Proposition a fourth part 3. For other members of Parliament in the second and third branches of the same qualification a sixth part 4. For the persons nominated in the said fourth qualification and those included in the 10 qualification an eighth part 5. For all others included in the sixth qualification a tenth part and that reall debts either upon record or proved by witnesses be considered and abated in the valuation of their estates in all the cases aforesaid 3. That those who shall hereafter come to compound may not have the Covenant put upon them as a condition without which they may not compound but in case they shall not willingly take it they may passe their Compositions without it 4. That the persons and estates of all English not worth two hundred pounds in land or goods be at liberty and discharged And that the Kings meniall servants that never took up arms but onely attended his person according to their Offices may be freed from Compositions or to pay at most but the proportion of one years revenue or a twentieth part 5. That in order to the making and perfecting of Compositions at the rates aforesaid the Rents Revenues and other dues and profits of all sequestred estates whatsoever except the estates of such persons who shall be continued under exception as before be from henceforth suspended and detained in the hands of the respective Tenants Occupants and others from whom they are due for the space of six moneths following 6. That the Faith of the Army and other Forces of Parliament given in Articles upon surrenders to any of the Kings party may be fully made good and where any breach thereof shall appear to have been made full reparation and satisfaction may be given to the persons injured and that the persons offending being found out may be compelled thereto 7. That there may be a generall Act of Oblivion to extend unto All except the Persons to be continued in exception as before to absolve from all Trespasses Misdemeanours c. done in prosecution of the Warre and from all trouble or prejudice for or concerning the same after their Compositions past and to restore them to all Priviledges c. belonging to other Subjects provided as in the fourth particular under the second generall Head aforegoing concerning security And whereas there hath been of late strong endeavours and practices of a factious and desperate Party to embroil this Kingdome in a new Warre And for that purpose to induce the King the Queen the Prince to declare for the said Party And also to excite and stir up all those of the Kings late Party to appear and engage for the same which attempts and designs many of the Kings Party out of their desires to avoid further misery to the Kingdome have contributed their endeavours to prevent as for diverse of them we have had particular assurance We do therefore desire that such of the Kings Party who shall appear to have expressed and shall hereafter expresse that way their good affections to the Peace and welfare of the Kingdome and to hinder the imbroiling of the same in a new Warre may be freed and exempted from Compositions or to pay but one years Revenue or a twentieth part These Particulars aforegoing are the Heads of such Proposalls as we have agreed on to tender in