THE INTENTIONS OF THE ARMIE Concerning The KINGS Majesty, for estating Him in His Rights.
FRom what you may gather from the proceedings of the Army; and by weighing all their Proposals, Desires, Motions, you may finde the Intentions of this Army, to be much tending to a hoped for peace, in regard that they aime not to beare up any one party [Page 2] for sinister ends, but that every one may injoy their just Rights, Priviledges, and the Liberties, and the kingdome, in a setled peace.
Nor can any say that they have sought, or doe seek themselves in regard they have so clearly manifested to the world the contrary, as may appeare in many particulars.
To instance onely the great delay of moneyes for their subsistance, though so many moneths behinde of pay, and are constrained to free-quarter, and have allowance so much as to buy them clothes, hose, shooes or any thing, though the Winter so neare approached.
They seek not places for themselves in the civill affaires of the Kingdome, not to get the wealth of the Kingdome into their hands but only desire subsistance, whilst they are in the Kingdomes service.
They desire that the King may have what is rightly his, and that we should doe one to another as we would be done by.
They would His Majesty to be allowed the benefit of injoying His Wife, and Children, and such other Rights as are truely His.
That the Parliament may enjoy all their just Priviledges, freely, and such power as of right belongs to them, to execute that trust reposed in them,
And that all Subjects may injoy their just Liberties, and rights in freedome and safety.
For Your Lordships further satisfaction, I have sent your Lordships these following heads of their Intentions, which I have collected.
I.
That such things as are necessary for securing the Rights and Liberties of the people; and the just priviledges of a free Parliament, and for setling the Militia, and peace of the Kingdome, may be presented to the King, by Bill, or Ordinance of Parliament, for the Royall assent.
II.
That the said Propositions being tendered to his Majesty, and He shall have given his concurrence for setling the Rights, Liberties, and Peace of the Kingdome, that then the Rights, Liberties, and peace of the kingdom, That then the Rights of the Kings Majesty, the Queene, the Prince, the Duke of Yorke, [Page 4] and the rest of the Royall posterity may bee considered of.
III.
That the Rights of His Majesty, and His Posterity may be settled by Act of Parliament, in all things, so farre as may consist with the Right and Freedome of the Subject, And with the security of the same for the future.
IIII.
That a generall Act of Oblivion may be passed, for the pardoniong of all persons for all acts or hostility, trespasses misdemenopurs and other actions done ion prosecution of the late unhappy Warre, betweene the King and the Parliament, and to free all persons (those expressed in the Propositions only excepted) from all troubles, suites,; or prejudice which shall be brought against them for the same; And to restore them to all Priviledges, and Rights, belonging to them as Subjectes, provided, that no Subjects that have been in Hostility against the Parliament in the late VVarre, shall be capable of bearing any office of power, or publique trust in the Common-wealth, during the space of five years, [Page 5] without consent of Parliament, or such power as they shall appoint.
V.
That His Majesties person may bee restored to a condition of safety, honour, and freedome, without diminution to his personall Rights, or limitation beyond the right exercise of the Regall power.
VI.
That the Queenes Majesty may have liberty to come over into England, to injoy her personall Rights, with safety, honour, and freedom, provided, that nothing be done to the prejudice of the Rights, Liberties, Peace, and safety of the Kingdom.
VII.
That His Highnes Prince Charles, and the rest of the Kings Children, may be restored to all their personall [Page 6] rights in this Kingdome, in safety, honour, and freedome.
VIII.
That his Majesty may returne to London, and sit with his Parliament, fopr the setling, and securing the Rights liberties, peace, and safety of the kingdome.
Putney the 21 of Septemb. 1647.