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<HEAD>A
DECLARATION
Of the People of <HI>ENGLAND</HI> for a
FREE-PARLIAMENT.</HEAD>
<P>WHereas by a wonderfull Revolution of the Divine Providence, tho&s;e Members of the long Parliament which were &s;trangely
brought in by the Army (<HI>May</HI> the 7th. 1659.) and as &s;trangely outed by them (<HI>October</HI> the 13th. 1659.) are now &s;trangely
returned to &s;it in the Hou&s;e, as before, we judge it our Concernment to call to mind the ACT by them made and publi&s;hed, immedi|ately
before their forcible Interruption, intituled, <HI>An Act again&s;t rai&s;ing of Money upon the People without their con&s;ent in Parliament:</HI>
which Act of theirs proceeds in the&s;e words; <HI>And be it further enacted, that no Per&s;on or Per&s;ons &s;hall after the 11. of October 1659.
A&s;&s;e&s;s, Levy, Collect, Gather or Receive, any Cu&s;tome, Impo&s;ts, Exci&s;e, A&s;&s;e&s;ment, Contribution, Tax, Tallage, or any &s;um or &s;ums
of Money, or other Impo&s;itions what&s;oever, 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 per&s;on offending against
this Act &s;hall be, and is hereby adjudged to be guilty of HIGH TREASON, and &s;hall forfeit and &s;uffer as in ca&s;e of High Trea&s;on.</HI>
Hereupon we judg'd it meet and equitable to make this following <HI>DECLARATION.</HI></P>
<P>We do therefore declare that we do freely, cordially and unanimou&s;ly a&s;&s;ent to the <HI>Equity of this Act,</HI> as con&s;onant to the <HI>Fundamental
Laws</HI> of our Nation, the benefit whereof we doubt not but we may ju&s;tly claim, as our Birth-priviledg in all &s;uch ca&s;es &amp; concernments.</P>
<P>And accordingly we do hereby declare that we are ready and willing, as &s;oon as an opportunity is given us, to make choice of &s;uch
Per&s;ons as may declare <HI>our Con&s;ent in Parliament,</HI> for the rai&s;ing of &s;uch &s;ums of Money, as by them &s;hall be thought nece&s;&s;ary to defray
the publick charges, and manage the publick concerns of the Nation, &s;eeing mo&s;t of tho&s;e per&s;ons that were formerly cho&s;en by us for
this purpo&s;e, are either taken away by Death or by Seclu&s;ion debarr'd from &s;itting in the Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>And we do hereby further declare that we neither do nor &s;hall ever give our con&s;ent, that any A&s;&s;e&s;ment &s;hould be made, or Impo&s;i|tion
lay'd upon us by any per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;oever, untill our con&s;ent be &s;o declared by per&s;ons thus cho&s;en and intru&s;ted by us
for this end and purpo&s;e.</P>
<P>And therefore if any Per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;oever &s;hall <HI>contrary to the foremention'd Act, and the Fundamental Lawes of this Na|tion,</HI>
lay any A&s;&s;e&s;ment or Impo&s;ition upon us before our con&s;ent is thus declared, under what pretence or colour &s;oever of <HI>Authority or
Nece&s;&s;ity</HI> it &s;hall be done, we do hereby declare to the VVorld, that we are under manife&s;t <HI>Con&s;traint and Force,</HI> and our Goods and E|&s;tates
are violently extorted from us, contrary to <HI>Law and Ju&s;tice,</HI> which injuries we &s;hall no longer bear then an opportunity &s;hall
be offered us to right our &s;elves, and repo&s;&s;e&s;s tho&s;e priviledges that pertain to us by the Laws of our Nation.</P>
<P>And hereunto &s;o univer&s;all and unanimous is our Concurrence, that it would be endle&s;&s;e for us to &s;ub&s;cribe our Names (which neither
this nor many &s;uch papers could contain) but yet if any doubt or mi&s;tru&s;t of the truth of the matter hereby declared &s;hould be con|ceived
or pretended by any, and the Members of Parliament now &s;itting (whom we conceive it does in a &s;peciall manner concern) &s;hall
de&s;ire a vi&s;ible Te&s;timony hereunto, for their further &s;atisfaction and more full a&s;&s;urance of the truth and reality hereof, we &s;hall be
ready upon the lea&s;t intimation thereof by them given us, in the &s;everall Cities and Counties of the Land, to own and &s;ub&s;cribe to what
is hereby declared, and act accordingly.</P>
<CLOSER>For &s;ome proof of the Premi&s;es, we Citizens of LONDON, capable of the choice of Knights and Burge&s;&s;es to &s;erve in Parliament, have to this pre&s;ent De|claration
&s;ub&s;cribed our hands; and &s;o much the rather that we might hereby take occa&s;ion to &s;ignify to the whole Nation our cordiall concurrence with
our COMMON COUNCIL, in what was done by that Honourable Court in the behalf of us all, in their DECLARATION (of 20. of <HI>Decemb.</HI>) for a
FREE-PARLIAMENT. <SIGNED><LIST>
<ITEM>Michaell Goodman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Tivell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Andrew Reeyve.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Turner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ruben Riera&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jo&s;eph Robi&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Farre&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Jea&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Peirce.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Philip Shipton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Puppey.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Rumball.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Compton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jo&s;eph Bartocke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Dortie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Pardow.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Mochol&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Timothy Smart.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Andrew Estwood.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Campion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Hugh Griffin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George El&s;more.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Smith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Gray.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Tenth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Hall.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Ma&s;&s;ie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Will. Manwaring.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Caxton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Powell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Tinbes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Haile.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Raton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Sharp.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuel Chrimes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Michalas Bo&s;worth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Peter Turner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Samp&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Maidman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Honyborne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Arme. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Leeke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anthony Hancock.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Thomp&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell Shelmele.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Slufe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Browne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Hincks.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Rainer.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Taylor.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Iellie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Hartly.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Haddocke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Bare.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Harri&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell Bagnall.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Weaver.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Ward.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Blith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Harefirth.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Barker.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Philips.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Child.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Whiting.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Wright.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Hall.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Randle Hare.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Roger&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Legger.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Hopkin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Beake.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Barefoote.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Reade.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Baker.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nath. Whitting.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Wir&s;le.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Lounlee.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Go&s;tlin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Towes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Io&s;eph Surbut. ju.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Zacharias Taylor.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Ayrage. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Orbel.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Haskins.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Barthol. Hew.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Andrews.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Beck.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charles Browne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Belling.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Bullar.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Humphrey Stocks</ITEM>
<ITEM>I&s;aac Ca&s;tillion.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Adam Sheldrake.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Chri&s;tophor Bayles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Baker.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Pearce.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Sykes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Sudlowe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Benony Wallington.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell Small.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nathaniel Ball.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Roger Lee.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Holford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Eades.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Io&s;eph Barl&s;er.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edmund Lawrance.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Best.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Cutler.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edmund Be&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nath. Rickets.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Mackham.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Hopkins.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Lowrents.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas VVebbing.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Audland.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Stone.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Ferbie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Glover.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nicolas Minet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell Bolton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Daunce.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Aud&s;ley.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Iac&s;one. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Morgan Floyd.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry. Mard&s;ley.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Benj. Scut.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mawrice Wade.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Homes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Bu&s;hell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas &V;net.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lancelet Bo&s;tock.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Weaver.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Gilbet Low.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Gloves.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tobias Hodges.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Philips.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Humphery Starkey.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Macock.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Bankes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Row&s;by.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Felix Banister.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Timme.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Eil&s;ly.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Theophilus Lyde.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Leigh.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Coli.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert John&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Lever.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Roger Fleming.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Kin&s;man.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Potter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Woodward.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Jones.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Cole.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Ballard.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Brewer.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Walter Verrnon.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James Riggby.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Foxcroft.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Pro&s;per Wickdab.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charles Owen.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Gyles Lickes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Mar&s;hall.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Probee. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Pawlet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Bower.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Leonard Appleby.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Beedam.</ITEM>
<ITEM>James. Freeman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Gates.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Evan. Wilkin&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Len. Wagg&s;tafe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Roger Corles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Corton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Pa&s;ton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Spicer.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Lang&s;tone.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Humphry Blake.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Robin&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anthony Bogan.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Allen&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Alexander Lever.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Humphry Ley.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Roberts.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Slatter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edmund. Carew.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Simp&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Giles Par&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Philip Evans.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Nut.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Abraham Pollar.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Pearcifull.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Adam Tame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>David Parkin&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Law&s;on Biggs.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Ro&s;&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Winstaule.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Lawrance.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Siam.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edmund Skinner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jo&s;hua Tillit&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nicolas Cox.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Middleton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Oliver Hyde.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Daniel Cooper. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Clark.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Hall.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Burd.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Andrewes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Theophilus Stanoup.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Hanges.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Nevell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Albion Mollen&s;hed.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Farr.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Barram.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Iles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Hugh Worts.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jefery Fips.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Porter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Gilbert Jones.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ia&s;per Ives.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iob Beamount.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Harri&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Fran. Morewood.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Dalby.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ienkin Price.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Beare.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Cobden.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Austin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edw. Fothingham.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Floyd.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Bever&s;ham.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Potters.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Pilme.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Greg&s;one.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Preston.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Clapham.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Robin&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rouland Turner.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ralphe VVallice.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Evered.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Lillie.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas fowler.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Iohn&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Ma&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Will. Linton. &amp;c.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Garford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Hamun Tivill.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sam. Starling, ju.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Jones.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Gray.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Milborne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John John&s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Grammer.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Abraham Parrat.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Ienet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ia. Nuthat.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Zacharie Shortred.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Natth. Duchfreld.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Combar.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Miles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Nocees.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Smith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. Clayton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Browne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Holmes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rich. VVick&s;teed.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Wade.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Nath. Dumbavin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Par&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Hugh Noden.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Abrah. Man&s;field.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Smith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ia. Fi&s;her.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charles Bo&s;tocke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Ru&s;ell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Cunliffe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Springold.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Hare.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Smith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Bennet.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Iarvis.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Theophi. Rouston.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Giles.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. &V;nderhill. &amp;c.</ITEM>
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