1 WHereas De [...]zill Hollis Esq. Lionel Copley Fsq. Major Gen. Massey, and others of your Members, (whose Names you well know) were in the year 1647. impeached by your selves for Trea­son, or for high Crimes and Misdemeanors, in relati­on to the Treasonable Engagement in the City of London, the violence then done upon the Parliament, and the levying of a new Warr, and other evills in maintenance and prosecution thereof; and upon clear proofs against them, were by your censure expelled the House, and disabled from further trust therein, and upon new Writs issued out new Members were cho­sen and return'd in some of their roomes; and yet by the prevalance of their Faction (When in the last Sum­mers Warr divers faithfull Members were ingaged abroad upon necessary publique service, and others through Ma­lignant Tumults and Disturbances could not safely attend the House) the same persons were afterwards re-ad­mitted to sit in the House, and Vote as formerly, without any triall or satisfaction in the things where­of they were accused: We demand, that all those Members so impeached, may be forthwith secured, to be brought to Justice or Triall for their said Crimes; and that such others of their Faction, by whose Votes Councells and Confederacie, they were so re-admit­ted, may be secluded from the House, and not sit as Judges for those their confederates.

2. Whereas by the Confederacy of Maj. G. Brown now Sheriff of London, with the said Impeached Mem­bers [Page] and others, the Scots were invited and drawn in to invade this Kingdome the last Summer, insomuch as when upon the actuall Invasion the House procee­ded to declare them Enemies, and those that adhered to them Troytors; yet the said Confederates and o­ther treacherous Members (to the number of Ninety and odde, as upon the division of the House appea­red) did by their Councels and Votes endeavour to hinder the House from declaring against their confede­rate Invaders; We desire, That the said Maj. Gen. Brown may be also secured and brought to judgement, for that and other his treacherous Confederacies or Correspondencies with the publique and declared E­nemies of the Kingdome (which we hereby charge him with, and shall be ready to make proof of) And that the rest of the Ninety and odde persons dissenting in the said Vote, may be excluded the House, and not trusted further in your Councels.

3. Whereas in a continued Series of your procee­dings for many moneths together, we have seen the prevalence of the same treacherous, corrupt and divi­ded Councels, through Factions and private Inte­rests, opposing or obstructing Justice in all kinds, di­verting your Councels from any thing of publique good, hindring any proceedings to any such Settle­ment, as would consist with security to the publique Interest, or put a reall end to the Troubles, Burthens or Hazards, of the Kingdome, and precipitating into treacherous and destructive Compliances and Con­junctions with the acknowledged Enemies thereof; and this we have seen particularly in the corrupt Councels and Resolves of receding from, and recalling the Votes of No more Addresses to the King, &c. (the justnesse and necessity whereof you had once so cleared [Page] to the world) also in the Votes for entertaining or seeking (after all that) a personall Treaty wtth the King your Prisoner, upon such Propositions as him­selfe should tender, as well as your own, offring upon imperfect (and those but wrested) Concessions from him, to restore him, with impunity, to Honor, Free­dome, Safety, and his Revenue, exempting all (even the principall) Authors and Actors in the last Sum­mers Warr from capitall Punishment or Triall, and bringing off the rest with Fines or Censures most in­considerable to the publique Damage and Mischief they have done; whereby both they and others are encouraged to renew and multiply the Kingdomes Troubles.

The 6. of Decemb. was presented to the Generall Councell of the Army, certain heads with many Offi­cers thought fit to be insisted on for a good and speedy settlement of the Kingdome.

1 That the King, that capitall destroyer of, and shed­der of the blood of some hundred thousands of his good people in Engiand and Ireland, may be brought to publike Justice.

2 That some of the principall Actors, now in your hand, may have publike justice done upon them for the innocent blood they have split.

3 That the principall actors and abettors in bring­ing in the Scots Army (if found out) may be brought to justice.

4 That no Negative Voices may be used in this Kingdom against the Peoples Freedom and just Li­berty.

5 That the Rights and Liberties of the free-born People of England be vindicated and cleared.

6 That there may be a more just and equall way for [Page] election of Burgesses to the Parliament.

7 That Free-quarters be taken off, and the Kingdom eased of their burthen.

8 That the Revenue of the Common-wealth, by Excize, Deans and Chapters lands, Forrest lands, and the estates of Delinquents, and the parts of Papists lands, according to their estates so forfeited in any Ci­ty or County, be for the eonstant pay of the Army by assignation, according to the Establishment for De­fence of the Kingdome, and satisfying all publique debts and dammages thereof.

9 That a Treasurer, with two or three Commissio­ners, in each County, City or Riding, be appointed for such service, with some of the Army, or such as they shall appoint to be joyned with them, whereby the Re­venue of the Kingdom may be more certainly known; and not converted to private uses as heretofore, under an oath for their faithfull discharging of their trust, al­lowing them for their paines two pence in the pound, and no more.

10 That all Committees, Commissioners and Se­questrators be taken away, and some strict course for bringing them to account, with all Treasurers and Collectors since the beginning of this Parliament.

11 That abuses in Courts of justice be reformed; That the People have justice at their own doores for petty Actions.

12 That an Office be set up in every County for the Filing of all Deeds, Bargains and Contracts within such place where the Land lies; Bargain or Contract made, be registred in such City or County, for the ease and benefit of the People.

13 That the Clerk of the Peace for each City and County do take an Oath for the due execution of the [Page] same; and that four pence be allowed him for the re­gistring of every Deed, Bargain or Contract, with the like sum of foure pence for every Search.

14 That free Trade may be incouraged, and some stricter course taken to protect Merchants, that they be not robbed and spoiled of their estates at Sea by Eng­lish and Irish Pirats.

15 That it may be made death to transport Wooll, Yarn, or Fullers earth beyond Seas.

16 That Tythes belonging to the Clergy be taken away, and a land-rate thorow the Kingdom in every Parish, equall by value to Tithes, for their mainte­nance.

17 That some publike place, in every City or County for a Treasury, be kept for that end onely; and the Justices of the Peace for such City or County, to receive and pay them their severall proportions, as shall arise out of every Parish, to the Ministers of the said place quarterly.

18 That the six Clarks Office be taken away, for their intolerable exactions of eight pence a sheet, for e­very Bill and Answer filing in that Court, and ten shil­lings for every Commission.

That the Clerks belonging to the Chancery, may be sworn Attourneys of that Court, who may be allow­ed two pence a sheet for every Bill and Answer draw­ing, and half a crown for every Commission.

20. That all Finall Lawes may be reviewed, what shall be thought destructive to the people, may be ta­ken away; and what shall be thought necessary, to be continued, such penalty may be imployed for the pub­like use of every County or City, where the offence shall be committed.

• [Page]Sir Robert Harlow.
• Col. Harlow.
• Mr. Prynne.
• Sir Gilbert Gerrard. sen.
• Gilbert Gerrard jun.
• Sir VValter Erle.
• Sir Robert Pye.
• Mr. Pierpoint.
• Mr. Pelham.
• Col. Birch.
• Mr. Knightly.
• Mr. VVheeler.
• Commissary Copley.
• Mr. Green.
• Col. VVhitehead.
• Mr. John Stephens.
• Mr. Swynfyn.
• Sir VVilliam VValler.
• Major Generall Massey.
• Mr. Denzill Hollis.
• Mr. Glyn Recorder.
• Mr. VVingate.
• Sir Roger North.
• Mr. Drake.
• Mr. Nicholls.
• Sir Simon D'Ewes.
• Sir Harbottle Grimston.
• Sir Samuel Luke.
• Sir Richard Anslow.
• Sir John Merrick.
• Sir Martin Lyster.
• Lord VVenman.
• Sir Francis Gerrard.
• Mr. Crew.
• Mr. Buller.
• Mr. Bunkley.
• Col. Leigh.
• Sir Anthony Irby.
• Sir Thomas Soame.
• Mr. Lane.
• Mr. Bowton.
• Mr. Priestly.
• Sir VVilliam Lewes.
• Sir John Clotworthy.
• Mr. Vaughan.
• Sir Benjamin Rudierd.
• and Mr. Nath Fiennes, were likewise taken into custo­dy, but afterwards released by Orders from the Lord Generall.

Most of these Members being seized on at the house doore, or coming to it, they were carried into the Queenes Court, where a Colonell of the Army came to them, and told them that the Army had Orders for what was done, whereupon the Members submitted, and after a time some of them were carryed to a victu­alling house called Hell, and others to VVallingford house over against VVhitehall.