I. FIrst, that all the orders, Votes, Ordinances or De­clarations, that have passed either to discountenance petitions, suppresse, prevent or burne petitions, im­prison or declare against petitioners, being dangerous presidents against the freedome of the people, may be forthwith expunged out of the Journall books, and the injustice of them clearely declared to all the peo­ple, and that in such a Declaration the Souldiery be vindicated, as to the right and equity of their first pe­tition, all those large summes of money that were al­lowed to needlesse pretended Officers of the Court, [Page 2]which did but increase wickednesse and prophannesse, may be reserved for a publique treasure to be extend­ed in paying those Lords that must be maintained, for the peoples safety, and whereas there is now 50 pound per diem, allowed for the Court, who offered that there might be three hundred pound per diem, allowed for the Court, to be paid out of the publique treasury, through a good and faithfull improvement of all the Lands pertaining to the Court, there must be as much reserved for levying the publique charges, and easing the people.

II. And it is further offered, that whereas millions of money, have been kept in dead stock in the City of London, the Halls and Companies, and the free men of the City could never obtaine any account thereof, according to their right. That therfore a just and strict account may be forthwith given to all the Free-men of any those dead stocks, and yet whereas there hath been nothing paid out of those, nor for the Lands per­taining to the City, whiles the estates of others have been much wasted, by continuall payments, that therfore proportionable summes to what other estates have paid, may be taken out of those dead stocks, and lands which would amount to such vast summes, as would pay much of the Souldiers Arreares, without burthening the oppressed people.

And it is further offered, that Forrest Lands, and Deanes and Chapters lands, bee immediately set a­part for the Arrears of the Army, and that the Reve­nue of these, and the residue of Bishops lands unfold, till the time of sale, may be forthwith appointed to be paid unto our Treasury, to be reserved for the Soul­diers constant pay.

And it's to be wished that onely such part of the aforesaid lands be sold as necessity requires, to satis­fie the Souldiery for arreares, and that the residue bee reserved and improved for a constant revenue for the State, that the people may not be burthened, and that out of the revenues publique debts may be paid, and not first taken out of their own purses to be repaid to them.

And it's further offered for the peoples ease, that the arrears of all former assessements be duly collected from those who have sufficient estates, and have not beene impoverished by the war.

III. And whereas it is conceived that the Fees of Re­ceivers of customes and Excise if they were justly computed, would amount to neere as much as the Armies pay, it's therfore offered that speedy consider­ation be had of the multitude of those officers, and of their excessive fees, and profits, as 500. 600. 1000. 1200. l. per annum. As also that many Excize men appoint whom they please as their substitute, and allow what they please for their pay, that the officers may be few, and constant stipends allowed them, none exceeding 200. l. per annum, that so more moneys may be brought into the publique treasury.

And for the ease and satisfaction of the people, it's further to be insisted on, that the charge of all the for­ces to be kept up in the kingdome by sea or land, be particularly computed and published, and that all taxes that shall be necessary, may be wholly pro­portioned, according to that charge; and there be an equall rate propounded throughout the Kingdome in all assessements, that so one towne may not beare double the proportion of another of the same value.

IV. That all Monopolyes be forthwith removed, and no persons whatsoever may be permitted to restraine others from free trade.

V. That the most sad oppressions of prisoners be forth­with eased and removed, and that no person that hath no estate reall or personall, nor any person that shall willingly yeeld up his estate to satisfie his credi­tors may be detained in prison to the ruine of their per­sons and families, and likewise, that no person impri­soned in a criminall cause, may be detained from his legall tryall any longer that the next Tearme

VI. That all Statutes for the Common Prayer booke, and for enforcing all to come to Church, wherby ma­ny religious and conscientious people are daily vexed and oppressed, be forthwith repealed and nulled. As also that all Statutes against Conventicles, under the pretence of which, religious people are vexed for pri­vate meetings about the worship of God, may be like­wise repealed and nulled.

VII. That all the oppressive statutes, enforcing all per­sons though against their consciences to pay Tythes, whereby the Husband man cannot eate the fruit of his labour, may be repealed and nulled.

VIII. That all statutes enforcing the taking of oathes, as in Townes corporate, the oath of Supremacy, &c. Wherein either the whole oath, or some clauses in them, are burthens and snares to consciencious peo­ple may be repealed and nulled.

XI. That it be declared that no person or Court shal have power to be permitted to enforce any person to make oath, or answer to any Interrogatories concern­ing himselfe, in any criminall case.

X. That a Committee of conscientious persons bee forthwith selected to consider of the most intollerable oppressions by unjust proceedings in the Law, that withall the lawes might be reduced to a smaller num­ber, to bee comprized in one volume in the English tongue, that every free Commoner might understand his owne proceedings, that Courts might be set up in the respective Counties or Hundreds, that proceed­ings might become short and speedy, and that the numberlesse grievances in the law and Lawyers, might be redressed as soone as possible.

XI. That all priveledges and protections above the law, whereby some persons are exempted from the force and power thereof, to the insufferable vexation and ruine of multitudes of distressed people, may bee forthwith abbrogated.

XII. That all the antient rights and donations belong­ing to the poor, now imbezled and converted to other uses, as inclosed Commons, Alms-houses, &c. throughout all parts of the Land, may be forthwith re­stored to the antient publique use and service of the poore, in whose hands soever they be detained.