of the people: yet so, as none of the persons be admitted or elected, be any
of those who have been in Arms, or otherwise aiding, abetting or assisting
the late King or his Son in the late war against the Parliament; or that have
put rebellious violence upon the Parliament, and that the House so filled, may
Proceed unanimously to consult the best means for resetling the peace of the
Nations, the re-establishment of true religion, (the surest Foundations as of
all Government so of all the happiness of Nation) the Fundamental Laws
of the Land, (whereby all Rights and Liberties may be preserved) and the
Liberties and Freedom of the People, which are Supported by those
Laws.
And For these Ends, and in discharge of our duty of God and our Country,
we do resolve (by the blessing of Almighty God) to joyn with all our Brethren
in England, Ireland and Scotland, who have or Shall joyn with us for the
ends aforesaid; and do resolve for the maintenance and preservation there of
to hazard our Lives and Estates, and all that is dear to us : and we doubt not
but all our Brethren in the said Nations, who disdains to be made salves, will
joyn with us herein, ad being with wisdome and reason desirous to deliver
over to their Posterity that Liberty and freedom which was conveyed to them
at so dear a rate by our Ancestors. And then we trust, that by the great mercy
of God, will speedily follow a happy settle meet of these yet miserable and
distracted Nation; and consequently that the [unr]ue prorstant Religion in the
power and purity thereof, may be established, the Godly, Learned and
Orthodox Ministers of the Gospel maintained by their Tythes, and other their
accustomed Rights; their persons supported and countenanced; the Universities,
and all other Seminaries of Learning, cherished ; Heresies and Schisms
suppressed; needless Impositions and Taxes on the people, removed; and
no charge to be laid on any of the Nations without their own free consents
given by their Representatives in their several a d respective parliaments,
Manufactures, and Publick Trade and Commerce at home and abroad, advanced;
Justice in its due and wonted course, administred; the just debts of
the Nation, satisfied; the Treasure and Revenues there of preserved, and returned
to their right and proper Chanels; the Arrears of the Army, and other
publick Debts, duly satisfied; the Armies and forces continued in due obedience
to the supream Authority, and not presume, as some have done, to give
Laws thereunto, which hath been the root of a great part of our miseries;
the Nations enriched, united and strengthned; the Protestant Churches abroad
supported and countenanced; the Honor of the English Nations restored, to
the comfort of Friends, and terror of enemies; the Plantations of Ireland in
the hands of Adventurers and Soldiers, and other English and Protestants advanced,
as a further accession of honor and greatness to the English Nation:
And so by the blessing of God, all will shortly terminate in the glory of God,
the peace and tranquility of these Nations; the strengthning of them against
forein invasion, and intestine Rebellion, and the comfort, contentment, and
satisfaction of all the good people in these Nations.
BROGHILL.
Cap. Sir Mau. Fenton
Col. Ralph Wilson
Lieut. Col. Widenham
Lieut. Col. Ben. Lucas
L. Col. A. Barrington
L. Col. Fr. Foulk
Major Wil. Wade
Major Wil. King
Major N. Purdon
Maj. R. Goodwin
Cap. A. Ruddock
C. F. Wakeham
Cap. G. Dillon
And many other Officers.