I. That no Kingship shall be exercised in these Nations.
II. That they will not have any single Person, in exercise
the Office of chief Magistrate in these Nations.
III. That an Army may be continued and maintained, and
be conducted, so as it may secure the Peace of these Nations, and
not be disbanded, not the conduct thereof altered, but by consent
of the said Conservators appointed.
IV. That no Imposition may be upon the Consciences of them
that fear God
V. That there be no House of Peers.
VI. That the Legislative and the Executive Powers be distinct,
and not in the same hands.
VII. That both the Assemblies of the Parliament shall be elected
by the people of this Commonwealth, duly qualified.
In the Evening, the Committee of the City had a meeting here with his
Excellency and some of the Officers; at which time the said Principles and
Fundamentals being communicated to them, they seemed to receive contentment
therein; and there is no doubt but in the end a way will be found for
the removal of all mistakes, and stifle the hopes of our Enemies, grounded
upon discontents which those Enemies labor to create and soment betwixt
the Army and the City, that they many have an opportunity to execute their
Revenges upon both, having both been deeply engaged (and the Common
Enemy will never forget it) in one Common Cause.
December 14.
This day here was Commissary General Whalley, Mr. Caryl, Col. Goff, and
Mr Barker, being returned from Scotland, whither they went as Mediators.
The Council of Officers of the Army, upon consideration of the present
condition of Affairs in this Commonwealth, and the great distractions now
somented by the Enemies thereof, and being satisfied that the next probable
meanes under God, for the appeasing of all discontents, quieting the peoples
minds, and pr[unr]serving of their spiritual and civil Liberties, will be, that a
Parliament, without a single person a Chiefe Magistrate, Kingship, or House of
Peers may speedily be called, have made known to the Committee of Safety
their desires therein, and that the Committee would take order, that the same
may be put in speedy execution, thereupon the Committee have declared, that
Writs under the great Seale of England shall forthwith be issued, for summoning
a Parliament, to be held in the usual place at Westminster, upon the Twenty
fourth of January next.
Accordingly, the Writs are to go forth suddenly; and the Proclamation it
self is to be prolaimed tomorrow, in solemn manner, and the Officers at
Arms me to attend it in their formalities.
This daies Letters from Newcastle bring this Account, that Col. Clark, and
General Moncks three Commissioners were safe arived there, and that the
three Commissioners are since gon to Berwick to General Monck, as he desired,
but with into [unr]to return in few daies to recommence the Treaty.
This day the General Council considered of the apportioning of the numbers
of persons to be elected to serve in Parliament, for each County and Borough.
Order is taken al o for issuing forth two Months pay presently for the Army.
London, Printed by Tho. Newcomb in Thames Street over against Baithar de Castle.