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<HEAD>THE AGREMENT Of the General Council of Officers of the Armies of <HI>England, Scotland,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> toge|ther with the re&s;t of the Officers and Forces in and about <HI>London;</HI> to which the re&s;t of the Officers and Forces of this Commonwealth by Land and Sea, are de&s;ired to give their con|currence.</HEAD>
<P N="1"><HI>I.</HI> _THat the Government of <HI>England, Scotland</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging, be in the way of a free State and Common-wealth.</P>
<P N="2"><HI>II.</HI> That they will not have King&s;hip to be exerci&s;ed in the&s;e Nations, nor any Single Per&s;on to exerci&s;e the Office of Chief Magi&s;trate over the &s;ame.</P>
<P N="3"><HI>III.</HI> That there be no Hou&s;e of Lords or Peers.</P>
<P N="4"><HI>IV.</HI> That the Legi&s;lative and Executive power be de&s;tinct, and not in the &s;ame hands.</P>
<P N="5"><HI>V.</HI> That all tho&s;e per&s;ons, and every one of them, who have &s;ate or acted as a Committee of Safety, and all per&s;ons who have acted under them, or any of them, be Indempnified in their Per&s;ons and E&s;tates, for all &s;uch things as have been done by them, or any of them, or by any acting under their Authority, in pur&s;uance of the In&s;tructions given to them by the Council of Of|ficers.</P>
<P N="6"><HI>VI.</HI> That there be an Act of Indempnity and perpetuall Oblivion, both to Per&s;ons and E&s;tates, for all and every thing and things, acted, done, or &s;poken, or ordered, or &s;uffered to be acted or done with re&s;pect to rai&s;ing of Forces, i&s;&s;uing of money, admini&s;tration of Iu&s;tice, and proceedings in Courts of Law or Equity, or otherwi&s;e, &s;ince the fir&s;t day of <HI>October, 1659.</HI> except &s;uch as have acted, done, or &s;po|ken, for or on the behalf of <HI>Charles Stuart.</HI></P>
<P N="7"><HI>VII.</HI> That &s;uch as profe&s;s Faith in God by Ie&s;us Chri&s;t, though differing in judgement from the Doctrine, Wor&s;hip, or Di&s;cipline, publikely held forth, &s;hall not be re&s;trained from, but &s;hall be equally protected and encouraged in the Profe&s;&s;ion of the Faith, and Exerci&s;e of their Religion, &s;o as they abu&s;e not this Liberty to the Civil injury of others, and to the actual di&s;turbance of the pub|lique Peace on their parts. Provided this Liberty be not extended to Popery or Prelacy, nor to &s;uch as, under the Profe&s;&s;ion of Chri&s;t, hold forth and practi&s;e Licentiou&s;ne&s;s. And that all Acts, Ordinances, Orders, and all clau&s;es in any Acts, Ordinances, Orders and Cu&s;tomes, to the con|trary, be forthwith repealed, made null and void.</P>
<P N="8"><HI>VIII.</HI> That the Arrears of Pay to the Armies, Forces, and Navies of this Common-wealth, now due or incurred to them, or any of them, be with all convenient &s;peed &s;atisfied and paid.</P>
<P N="9"><HI>IX.</HI> That the Armies, Forces, and Navies of this Common-wealth, as the &s;ame &s;tood, upon the ninth day of <HI>October</HI> la&s;t, be continued and maintained, under the &s;ame Conduct, as the &s;ame &s;tood upon the &s;aid ninth day of <HI>October,</HI> for the Security, Service, and Peace of this Common|wealth, and not be disbanded, nor the conduct altered, until the Cau&s;e contended for be &s;ecured, and the Government of this Common-wealth, as is before propo&s;ed, be effectually &s;etled.</P>
<P N="10"><HI>X.</HI> That We who&s;e Names are &s;ub&s;cribed, do hereby promi&s;e and engage, by the help of God, to &s;tand by and a&s;&s;i&s;t each other in the obtaining of the &s;aid things before-mentioned.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Thur&s;day</HI> 22. of <HI>December,</HI> 1659.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the General Council of Officers, of the Armies of <HI>England, Scotland,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> that this Agree|ment be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Thomas Sandford, <HI>Secretary.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Henry Hills,</HI> Printer to the Army, 1659.</P>
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