VVHereas through the violation of his Ma­jesties Oath and Covenant made unto the People at his Coronation, all our late and present Woe and Miseries of War both in Eng­land and Ireland have come; as also the great divisions amongst our most worthy and eminent persons of the Common-wealth, with the great distempered and un­constant actings, and high fallings, even in the Parlia­ment it selfe: And for that it is the due Right and Pri­viledge of the folk or people of this Nation, to make and choose our and their Laws by an equall Representa­tive in Parliament, as by the foresaid Coronation Oath and Covenant fully appeareth; Therefore the Right Ho­nourable the Lord Major, Aldermen and Common-Councel of the City of London, do in the N [...]me of the Citie, First, Humbly offer unto the High Court of Parliament assembled at Westminster, this pres [...]nt intitu­led Paper, called A great Agreement of all the People of England and Wales, for their Approbation and Subscrip­tion; and that it may thence be dismissed, and forthwith [Page 4]sent into every part of the Land, to be Agreed on, Con­sented to, and Subscribed by all the Free-born People of the same (above the Age of Sixteen) on pain for the Re­fusers to be excluded and debarred the protection of the Law of the Land; and that all the Subscriptions may be brought into the present particular Representa­tives of Parliament, to be Returned and Recorded there for a grand Law for ever.

1. THat the King, by the Advice of his evil Councel, through usurping anp incroaching upon ou Free­doms, and by leaving the Parliament, and levying a War against it, is guilty of all the blood, vast expence of Treasure, and Ruine that hath been occasioned by these Wars within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland.

2. That if any King of England shall hereafter chal­lenge to himself a Negative voice, to the determinations of the Representative in Parliament; and shall not accor­ding to the Duty of his Kingly Office, Consent and Sign all such Laws, as the people by their Representative, The Commons of England, from time to time assembling in Parliament, after Consultation had with the Lords therein (when sitting) shall make and choose, may be de­posed by the same Parliament.

3. That all Lawes made or to be made, every person may be be bound alike; and that no degree of Lords, Peeres of Parliament (now or hereafter assembled) or o­thers, No Tenure, Estate, Charter or Office soever, shall conferre any exemption from the ordinary course of Ju­stice, and Legall proceedings, whereunto others are subjected.

4. That our meanings and intentions are, Nor to leave [Page 3]our selves lyable to the least of mercy, touching ou [...] Free­doms, either of the most righteous, or evil and unrighte­ous Princes, (disclaiming confidence in vain man) But knowing that Justice punishment ought never to be in­flicted, but where in reason it will convert into mercie, & seeing that it hath pleased God. That a Covenant is passed between this Nation and our Brethren of Scotland whereby mercie is claimed by that Nation on his Maj. be­half: Therefore if the King shall assent unto this Agree­ment, that then he may be proclaimed and Crowned King again. And who after the first 4. years in which the Kingdoms debts may be paid, may in a Parliamentary way have as great an Annual Revenue conferred upon him, as (one year with another of his Reign) was yet evee brought into the Exchequer, notwithstanding those vast illegal sums thereof, raised by the multitude of Monopo­lies, and destroying usurping projects, Except what shall be defalked for such Charges as henceforth shall be thought fit to be defrayed by the Parl. which formerly was done by the King.

5. That all or any person or persons that shall approve, or any way allow of any thing which the King, or any person by or under him have done in this late miserable and distructive War, may be dealt with as in case of high Treason.

6. That if any person or persons whatsoever, that shall any way wilfully endeavour to disgrace (by approbious speeches) any person or persons for assisting the King in his War against the Parl. may be bound to the good be­haviour, with great surety for the some.

7. That a general Revisement may be had of all the [Page 4]Laws and Statutes now in force, and that those intending and relating to the maintenance of popery, prelacy, Epis­copacy, Superstition, and all Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction or Government, and whatsoever else that will not best stand with the good of the Nation according to this pre­sent age, may be repealed.

8. That the people being at this time verie unequallie distributed for electing their Representatives, may be more indifferentlie proportioned; And that not only eve­rie Freeholder, but Copyholder also, that is worth 40 s. per annum, and everie other person that is worth 50 l. per­sonall Estate, may have Voices in the election thereof.

9. That the people do of course choose themselves a Parl. once everie 2. years, after the most f [...]ee and uncon­trolable manner, upon pain of high Treason to the Di­sturbers, over-bearer or over-bearers of anie person or persons of the Elections forever, and to continue by the space of 5. months, to begin on everie first Thursday in e­verie second March; and to begin to sit upon the first Thursday in April then next ensuing, after this, and to continue till the last day of August then next day follow­ing also, and no longer; and that this may terminate and end before May 1649.

10. That out of everie Parl. there may be a Commit­tee of State appointed, consisting of 40. of the Members thereof, 6. to be out of the Citie of London, Westmin­ster, and the Borrough of Southwark; and the nex to be equallie proportioned for the severall other Counties, Cities, and Towns corporate of England and Wales, to negotiate in the Intervals of Parl. of all things given them in charge by the said Parl.

[Page 5] 11. That his Excellencie the L. Gen. Lieutenant Gen. Cromwel, the Lord Mayor of our Citie, the Earl of Nor­thumberland, the Lord Grey of Groobie, the L. Wharton M. G. Skippon, Commis. Gen. Ireton, Sir John Potts, Sir Wil. Waller, Sir Wil. Brereton, Sir John Maynard, Col. Haslo, Mr. Alderm [...]n Fouke, Mr. Alderman Gibbs, M [...]. Fran. Allen, M. G. Massey. Col. Wilson, Col. Fleetwood, Col. Harrison, Col. Russel, Sir Arthur Haflerig, Sir Gil­bert Pickering, S r Henrie Vain junior Mr. Perpoint, Col. Martin, Col Rigbie, Mr. Holland, Sir John Palgrave, Maj. Wildeman, Lieut. Col. Lilburn, Col. Ludlow, may be a Committee to continue until the first day of the next Parl. to regulate, place, displace, confirm, commissionates or non commission all Justices belonging to the Court, of Westminster, with the Officers and Offices thereunto belo [...]ging, all Sheriffs of Counties and Justices of Peace, and all other Officers, and Offices whatsoever, formerlie occasioned to be granted by his Maj. whether by usurpa­tion or otherwise.

12. That the Earl of Pembrook, E. of Denbigh, E. of Kent, Mr. S [...]rjeant Wild. Sir Tho: Withrington, the Lord Lisle, Sir John Danvers, Sir H [...]n. Mildmay, together, with the rest of the excellent and honourable Committee for the regulating of Offices and Officers, may be the Com­mittee of State for the next ensuing Intervals of Parli­ament.

13. That henceforth no Free born person of this Na­tion be hereafter pressed to serve in the War.

14. That a st [...]ict Accompt may be taken of all those persons that have been Treasurers, Receivers, or other­wise anie way intrusted with the Tre [...]sure of the State.

[Page 6] 15. That all the Dean and Chapters Lands may be sold for payment of the publike Debts, or for what other uses the Parl, shall think fit; and that all the Souldiers of the new Model now in Arms may either be paid by propor­tions out of the Marish Lands, Fens, and Common pa­stures For every Trooper that is behind, and in Arrear for everie year (or proportionable according to that time) the sum of 4 l. per annum, during his life, without allow­ance for free quarter, and every Footman the sum of 5 s. per annum, with proportion to time as aforesaid, and if it shall happen that the said Marish Lands, Fens, and Com­mon Pastures will not be sufficient to perform the same, that then it may be made up out of the aforesaid Deans and Chapte [...]s Lands: Gonditionally provided, That all such, as shall be assigned by the gene [...]al Councel of the Army for the Service of Ireland, do not refuse the same; but that all such as shall be dismissed thither, shall have the fee-seemple of the said proportions of Land to them and their heirs for ever: And all others, that shall desire to leave the Wars, and shall be dismissed the Army by the Councell of War also, may for [...]hwith be satisfyed their Arrears upon his Excellencies discharge.

16. That the great weight and Charge of Ireland may be intrusted in a faithfull Gommittee, consisting of 9. at the least, for ordering that Affair, whereof 2. to be Mem­bers of the City of London.