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WHereas by a wonderfull Revolution of the Divine Providence, thoſe Members of the long Parliament which were ſtrangely brought in by the Army (May the 7th. 1659.) and as ſtrangely outed by them (October the 13th. 1659.) are now ſtrangely returned to ſit in the Houſe, as before, we judge it our Concernment to call to mind the ACT by them made and publiſhed, immediAn Act againſt raiſing of Money upon the People without their conſent in Parliament: which Act of theirs proceeds in theſe words; And be it further enacted, that no Perſon or Perſons ſhall after the 11. of October 1659. Aſſeſs, Levy, Collect, Gather or Receive, any Cuſtome, Impoſts, Exciſe, Aſſeſment, Contribution, Tax, Tallage, or any ſum or ſums of Money, or other Impoſitions whatſoever, upon the People of this Common-wealth, without THEIR CONSENT in Parliament, or as by Law might have been done before the 3d. of November, 1640. And be it further enacted and declared, that every perſon offending against this Act ſhall be, and is hereby adjudged to be guilty of HIGH TREASON, and ſhall forfeit and ſuffer as in caſe of High Treaſon. Hereupon we judg'd it meet and equitable to make this following DECLARATION.
We do therefore declare that we do freely, cordially and unanimouſly aſſent to the Equity of this Act, as conſonant to the Fundamental Laws of our Nation, the benefit whereof we doubt not but we may juſtly claim, as our Birth-priviledg in all ſuch caſes & concernments.
And accordingly we do hereby declare that we are ready and willing, as ſoon as an opportunity is given us, to make choice of ſuch Perſons as may declare our Conſent in Parliament, for the raiſing of ſuch ſums of Money, as by them ſhall be thought neceſſary to defray the publick charges, and manage the publick concerns of the Nation, ſeeing moſt of thoſe perſons that were formerly choſen by us for this purpoſe, are either taken away by Death or by Secluſion debarr'd from ſitting in the Houſe.
And we do hereby further declare that we neither do nor ſhall ever give our conſent, that any Aſſeſment ſhould be made, or Impoſi
And therefore if any Perſon or perſons whatſoever ſhall contrary to the foremention'd Act, and the Fundamental Lawes of this Nation, lay any Aſſeſment or Impoſition upon us before our conſent is thus declared, under what pretence or colour ſoever of Authority or Neceſſity it ſhall be done, we do hereby declare to the VVorld, that we are under manifeſt Conſtraint and Force, and our Goods and ELaw and Juſtice, which injuries we ſhall no longer bear then an opportunity ſhall be offered us to right our ſelves, and repoſſeſs thoſe priviledges that pertain to us by the Laws of our Nation.
And hereunto ſo univerſall and unanimous is our Concurrence, that it would be endleſſe for us to ſubſcribe our Names (which neither this nor many ſuch papers could contain) but yet if any doubt or miſtruſt of the truth of the matter hereby declared ſhould be con