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           Twelve
           QVERIES
           OF
           Publick
           Concernment
           Humbly
           submitted
           to
           the
           serious
           consideration
           of
           the
           Great
           Councell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           By
           a
           Cordiall
           Well-wisher
           to
           its
           Proceedings
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           WHether
           it
           be
           not
           a
           Work
           of
           extraordinary
           Necessity
           and
           Benefit
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           ,
           to
           abolish
           and
           reform
           all
           unnecessary
           Delayes
           by
           Protections
           ,
           Essoynes
           ,
           frivilous
           Pleas
           ,
           Demurrers
           ,
           general
           Writs
           of
           Error
           ,
           Motions
           in
           arrest
           of
           Judgment
           after
           Verdicts
           upon
           full
           Evidence
           ,
           Injunctions
           in
           
             Chancery
             ,
          
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           in
           suits
           and
           proceedings
           at
           the
           Common
           Law
           ;
           and
           to
           take
           away
           all
           arrests
           and
           reversals
           of
           Judgments
           after
           verdict
           for
           any
           defect
           of
           form
           ,
           or
           meer
           misprisions
           or
           neglects
           of
           Clerks
           ,
           Attorneys
           ,
           Councel
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           which
           the
           Client
           could
           not
           prevent
           ?
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           requisite
           to
           take
           away
           the
           allowance
           of
           Clergy
           in
           all
           cases
           of
           Felony
           ,
           since
           Bishops
           are
           abolished
           ?
           it
           being
           a
           meer
           Relique
           of
           Popery
           ,
           allowed
           only
           to
           Men
           ,
           not
           Women
           ,
           though
           guilty
           of
           the
           same
           offence
           ;
           and
           a
           badge
           of
           great
           injustice
           ,
           to
           condemn
           and
           execute
           one
           Felon
           ,
           only
           because
           he
           cannot
           read
           ,
           and
           save
           another
           guilty
           of
           the
           same
           offence
           at
           the
           self-same
           time
           ,
           only
           because
           he
           can
           read
           his
           Neck-verse
           ,
           or
           the
           Ordinary
           (
           against
           truth
           and
           conscience
           )
           affirm
           to
           the
           Judge
           ,
           
             Legit
             vt
             Clericus
             :
          
           whereas
           in
           reason
           ,
           he
           that
           can
           read
           ,
           deserves
           rather
           of
           the
           two
           to
           dye
           ,
           because
           he
           is
           more
           learned
           ,
           and
           so
           more
           capable
           of
           instruction
           ,
           then
           he
           that
           cannot
           read
           at
           all
           .
           And
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           just
           ,
           equitable
           ,
           and
           beneficial
           to
           the
           Republick
           to
           make
           intailed
           Lands
           liable
           to
           just
           Debts
           ,
           Statutes
           ,
           and
           Judgments
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Fee-simple
           or
           Chattle
           Leases
           ?
           And
           to
           bring
           Gentlemen
           and
           others
           that
           are
           no
           Merchants
           or
           Tradesmen
           ,
           who
           lie
           in
           prison
           or
           obscure
           themselves
           refusing
           to
           pay
           or
           compound
           their
           just
           debts
           ,
           within
           all
           the
           Statutes
           of
           Bankrupts
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           those
           who
           live
           by
           buying
           and
           selling
           ?
        
         
         
           2.
           
           Whether
           the
           speedy
           regulation
           and
           settlement
           of
           the
           jurisdiction
           of
           all
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           Civill
           and
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           exorbitant
           Fees
           of
           all
           Clerks
           and
           Officers
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           both
           houses
           and
           all
           Committees
           of
           Parliament
           ;
           and
           the
           Rectifying
           of
           all
           Extortions
           and
           Abuses
           in
           Common
           Goales
           and
           Prisons
           ,
           much
           complained
           of
           ,
           be
           not
           a
           thing
           of
           such
           present
           publike
           Necessity
           and
           Utility
           ,
           as
           admits
           no
           longer
           delay
           ,
           and
           deserves
           the
           Parliaments
           speedy
           consideration
           ?
           And
           whether
           it
           wil
           not
           be
           an
           excellent
           ready
           means
           to
           reform
           abuses
           of
           Common
           Goals
           and
           Prisons
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           all
           Houses
           of
           Correction
           and
           Common-Work-Houses
           ,
           where
           all
           Felons
           and
           Criminall
           persons
           of
           ordinary
           quality
           shall
           be
           enforced
           to
           work
           for
           their
           living
           during
           their
           imprisonment
           ,
           and
           receive
           due
           correction
           in
           case
           of
           refusall
           ,
           to
           keep
           them
           from
           idleness
           and
           other
           Vices
           ;
           and
           to
           provide
           Preachers
           to
           instruct
           them
           there
           ?
        
         
           3.
           
           Whether
           a
           new
           Coronation
           Oath
           ,
           with
           some
           effectual
           clauses
           to
           secure
           the
           subjects
           Liberties
           against
           the
           Invasions
           of
           pretended
           Royall
           Prerogatives
           ,
           be
           not
           simply
           necessary
           for
           our
           future
           security
           ;
           the
           old
           Oath
           having
           been
           altered
           in
           some
           materiall
           things
           ?
           And
           whether
           an
           Oath
           enjoyned
           by
           the
           Houses
           to
           all
           their
           members
           ,
           in
           all
           publike
           and
           private
           causes
           that
           come
           before
           them
           in
           the
           House
           or
           at
           Committees
           ,
           to
           proceed
           and
           Vote
           according
           to
           the
           merits
           and
           justice
           of
           the
           cause
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           advantage
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           ,
           to
           the
           best
           of
           their
           skill
           and
           judgement
           ,
           without
           any
           fear
           ,
           favour
           ,
           hatred
           ,
           affection
           or
           partiality
           ;
           would
           not
           give
           much
           satisfaction
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           prevent
           all
           scandals
           and
           jealosies
           of
           partiality
           and
           affection
           under
           which
           some
           Members
           and
           Committees
           may
           else
           sometimes
           chance
           to
           suffer
           ?
        
         
           4.
           
           Whether
           it
           would
           not
           be
           an
           Act
           of
           noble
           Justice
           and
           Equity
           ,
           for
           the
           Parliament
           to
           take
           some
           speedy
           course
           to
           satisfie
           the
           just
           Debts
           of
           such
           wel-affected
           Persons
           ,
           (
           who
           are
           now
           fallen
           into
           great
           necessity
           ,
           and
           ready
           to
           perish
           for
           want
           )
           freely
           lent
           long
           since
           upon
           the
           publike
           faith
           ,
           before
           they
           satisfie
           arrears
           or
           pay
           Debts
           to
           any
           Members
           or
           Officers
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           no
           such
           present
           Necessity
           ,
           and
           have
           gained
           much
           by
           the
           Wars
           ;
           since
           many
           of
           the
           richer
           sort
           are
           to
           be
           satisfied
           their
           publike
           faith
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Excise
           and
           sale
           of
           Bishops
           Lands
           ?
        
         
           5.
           
           Whether
           the
           speedy
           suppression
           of
           al
           standing
           Country
           Committees
           &
           their
           Troops
           (
           against
           whom
           there
           are
           many
           grievous
           complaints
           )
           erected
           onely
           in
           case
           of
           necessity
           ,
           be
           not
           absolutely
           needfull
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           peoples
           ease
           and
           contentment
           ,
           the
           expediting
           of
           the
           Accounts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           the
           reducing
           all
           things
           to
           the
           Ancient
           course
           of
           Justice
           ,
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           remaining
           Breeds
           of
           Cattle
           ,
           sheep
           ,
           horses
           ,
           and
           Stocks
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           almost
           destroyed
           by
           them
           and
           their
           Agents
           ,
           the
           true
           cause
           of
           their
           present
           dearth
           ?
           And
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           worth
           the
           inquiry
           ,
           who
           and
           what
           are
           the
           reall
           causes
           they
           are
           still
           supported
           ,
           continued
           ,
           after
           so
           many
           complaints
           ,
           motions
           ,
           Votes
           ,
           and
           Ordinances
           drawn
           in
           both
           Houses
           to
           abolish
           them
           ?
        
         
           6.
           
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           worthy
           the
           Parliaments
           present
           Examination
           ,
           how
           many
           Companies
           of
           Horse
           &
           Foot
           designed
           for
           Ireland
           ,
           have
           for
           many
           moneths
           taken
           free
           Quarter
           on
           the
           Country
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Ordinances
           ,
           without
           any
           Order
           as
           yet
           for
           their
           transportation
           ;
           and
           who
           have
           been
           the
           causes
           of
           this
           great
           abuse
           ,
           that
           
           they
           may
           be
           exemplarily
           punished
           ?
           Whether
           many
           Irish
           Rebels
           and
           Cavaleers
           under
           a
           pretext
           of
           going
           for
           Ireland
           ,
           have
           not
           listed
           and
           kept
           themselves
           in
           Companies
           ,
           taken
           free
           Quarter
           ,
           levyed
           Taxes
           ,
           and
           committed
           many
           unsufferable
           Robberies
           ,
           out-rages
           in
           divers
           Counties
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           scandall
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           intollerable
           oppression
           and
           discontenting
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           without
           any
           Orders
           but
           their
           own
           ?
           And
           whether
           such
           (
           if
           not
           speedily
           disbanded
           and
           exemplarily
           censured
           )
           may
           not
           raise
           up
           new
           commotions
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           by
           joyning
           with
           the
           Malignant
           partie
           ,
           and
           other
           disbanded
           male-contents
           ;
           or
           else
           mutiny
           the
           people
           against
           the
           Parliament
           by
           their
           Exorbitances
           ?
        
         
           7.
           
           Whether
           it
           be
           good
           husbandry
           or
           policy
           to
           imploy
           such
           Commissaries
           or
           Agents
           in
           the
           affaires
           of
           Ireland
           now
           ,
           who
           have
           defrauded
           the
           Parliament
           in
           that
           imployment
           heretofore
           ?
           Or
           to
           send
           provisions
           into
           Ireland
           from
           
             London
             ,
             Norfolk
             ,
             Suffolk
             ,
             Sussex
             ,
          
           the
           East
           &
           Southern
           parts
           ,
           through
           the
           narrow
           Seas
           ▪
           (
           where
           Pyrats
           oft
           times
           meet
           with
           them
           )
           at
           three
           times
           the
           charge
           of
           fraight
           ,
           ten
           times
           the
           hazzard
           ,
           losse
           ,
           length
           of
           time
           and
           inconvenience
           (
           such
           provisions
           being
           for
           the
           most
           part
           spoyled
           ,
           or
           much
           impaired
           with
           long
           lying
           at
           Sea
           ,
           and
           seldome
           ariving
           in
           due
           season
           )
           as
           they
           might
           be
           transported
           from
           the
           Western
           Ports
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           to
           eate
           out
           and
           waste
           all
           the
           Provisions
           of
           the
           Western
           Counties
           nearest
           to
           
             Ireland
          
           with
           free
           quarter
           of
           Horse
           and
           Foot
           ,
           pretended
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           but
           yet
           not
           shipped
           thither
           in
           eight
           or
           nine
           moneths
           space
           ;
           from
           whence
           
             Ireland
          
           and
           the
           forces
           there
           should
           and
           might
           receive
           seasonable
           supplys
           with
           far
           more
           speed
           ,
           safety
           ,
           convenience
           ,
           and
           at
           much
           easier
           rates
           then
           now
           they
           do
           ?
           And
           whether
           it
           be
           not
           worth
           the
           Inquiry
           ,
           what
           is
           the
           true
           cause
           of
           such
           miscariages
           ?
        
         
           8.
           
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           of
           absolute
           necessity
           both
           for
           the
           Parliaments
           ,
           Kingdomes
           ,
           Countries
           safety
           ,
           to
           put
           the
           
             Orthodox
          
           conformable
           wellaffected
           party
           in
           each
           County
           (
           as
           the
           Militia
           of
           it
           )
           into
           aspeedy
           posture
           of
           Defence
           ,
           under
           faithful
           Commanders
           of
           their
           own
           chusing
           ,
           first
           approved
           by
           the
           Houses
           ;
           both
           to
           suppresse
           the
           present
           and
           future
           insolencies
           ,
           mutinies
           of
           such
           disorderly
           Souldiers
           &
           Cavaliers
           ,
           who
           straggle
           up
           and
           down
           refusing
           to
           disband
           ,
           the
           over-awing
           of
           the
           Malignant
           partie
           ,
           and
           all
           seditious
           Sectaries
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           alelse
           may
           soon
           embroyle
           us
           in
           new
           Wars
           ?
           And
           whether
           the
           setling
           of
           such
           a
           Militia
           will
           not
           be
           a
           better
           security
           ,
           and
           lesse
           charge
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           then
           an
           Army
           ,
           or
           capitulating
           mercenary
           Souldiers
           ?
        
         
           9.
           
           Whether
           the
           deduction
           of
           Free
           quarter
           and
           undue
           Taxes
           levyed
           on
           the
           Country
           by
           Souldiers
           out
           of
           their
           pay
           ,
           will
           not
           satisfie
           most
           of
           their
           pretended
           Arrears
           ,
           if
           duly
           examined
           ?
           And
           since
           sew
           or
           no
           Souldiers
           are
           so
           just
           or
           conscionable
           as
           to
           pay
           their
           quarters
           duly
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           once
           their
           monies
           in
           their
           purses
           ;
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           necessary
           to
           deduct
           all
           Souldiers
           quarters
           for
           the
           future
           out
           of
           their
           pay
           at
           every
           muster
           ,
           to
           satisfie
           the
           Counties
           where
           they
           billet
           ;
           and
           to
           allow
           them
           to
           take
           free
           quarter
           (
           who
           else
           wil
           take
           it
           without
           allowance
           or
           payment
           for
           it
           )
           and
           to
           disband
           or
           punish
           such
           upon
           complaint
           ,
           who
           will
           not
           be
           contented
           with
           such
           ordinary
           quarters
           as
           the
           Country
           (
           in
           this
           time
           of
           dearth
           )
           may
           reasonably
           afford
           them
           ,
           at
           the
           rates
           deducted
           for
           it
           
           out
           of
           their
           pay
           ?
           Without
           which
           course
           and
           due
           payment
           of
           quarters
           by
           the
           Treasureis
           ,
           out
           of
           their
           pay
           ,
           or
           each
           Counties
           Contributions
           to
           ward
           the
           Army
           ,
           upon
           tickets
           ,
           or
           proof
           of
           the
           Free
           quarter
           taken
           upon
           Oath
           before
           the
           Committees
           of
           Accounts
           in
           each
           County
           ,
           the
           Country
           will
           be
           totally
           ruined
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           inforced
           (
           as
           many
           fear
           )
           to
           rise
           up
           in
           mutinies
           ,
           both
           against
           the
           Souldiers
           and
           Parliament
           too
           ,
           as
           unable
           to
           bear
           the
           intollerable
           burden
           of
           free
           quanter
           ,
           and
           pay
           Excise
           and
           Taxes
           too
           ,
           even
           for
           that
           the
           Souldiers
           eat
           and
           drink
           at
           free
           cost
           ,
           as
           they
           now
           do
           in
           many
           places
           ?
        
         
           9.
           
           Whether
           a
           speedy
           examination
           and
           exemplary
           punishment
           of
           all
           undue
           practises
           in
           Elections
           already
           made
           :
           and
           an
           Ordinance
           to
           this
           effect
           ;
           That
           all
           the
           Electors
           of
           Knights
           or
           Burgesses
           for
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           shall
           immediately
           before
           their
           Elections
           take
           an
           Oath
           ,
           without
           either
           fear
           ,
           favour
           ,
           or
           affection
           ,
           to
           elect
           such
           persons
           to
           serve
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           in
           their
           judgements
           &
           consciences
           are
           most
           sufficient
           ,
           able
           and
           discreet
           to
           discharge
           that
           trust
           for
           the
           common
           good
           ;
           and
           that
           such
           who
           either
           directly
           or
           indirectly
           canvis
           or
           make
           open
           or
           private
           suite
           for
           any
           such
           place
           ,
           shall
           be
           absolutely
           disabled
           to
           sit
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           though
           returned
           ;
           would
           not
           be
           a
           ready
           means
           to
           prevent
           all
           future
           complaints
           of
           undue
           Elections
           ,
           and
           ease
           the
           House
           of
           very
           much
           trouble
           and
           the
           people
           of
           long
           attendance
           and
           much
           expence
           ,
           now
           spent
           about
           Elections
           ;
           and
           so
           necessary
           to
           be
           Ordained
           ?
        
         
           10.
           
           Whether
           it
           be
           not
           necessary
           or
           expedient
           to
           redeem
           all
           Impropriations
           in
           the
           possession
           of
           Colledges
           ,
           Hospitals
           ,
           and
           Free-Schools
           ,
           by
           setling
           demesn
           Lands
           of
           Deans
           and
           Chapters
           of
           equall
           value
           on
           them
           by
           way
           of
           exchange
           ?
           And
           whether
           the
           speeding
           of
           the
           Ordinance
           for
           surveying
           and
           returning
           the
           true
           yearly
           value
           of
           all
           Church
           livings
           ,
           Impropriations
           ,
           Deans
           and
           Chapters
           Lands
           in
           every
           County
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           uniting
           and
           dividing
           of
           Parishes
           and
           augmenting
           the
           means
           of
           such
           as
           are
           incompetent
           upon
           the
           return
           thereof
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           an
           effectuall
           means
           for
           the
           settlement
           of
           our
           Church
           ;
           and
           the
           onely
           methodicall
           way
           to
           make
           all
           livings
           competent
           ?
        
         
           11.
           
           Whether
           the
           speedy
           setling
           of
           the
           great
           Seal
           of
           
             England
          
           in
           able
           and
           trusty
           hands
           ,
           the
           confining
           the
           Chancery
           to
           its
           due
           bounds
           ,
           the
           reducing
           of
           penall
           Bonds
           to
           a
           lesse
           forfaiture
           (
           as
           120.
           l.
           for
           not
           payment
           of
           100.
           l.
           at
           the
           day
           to
           prevent
           suits
           in
           Chancery
           )
           and
           filling
           the
           Courts
           up
           with
           able
           Judges
           ,
           will
           not
           prove
           a
           great
           advancement
           of
           Justice
           and
           benefit
           to
           the
           Subject
           ?
        
         
           12.
           
           Whether
           the
           delayes
           and
           difference
           about
           the
           
             Ordinance
             for
             Oxford
          
           will
           not
           proove
           mischevous
           to
           the
           University
           ,
           the
           whole
           Church
           and
           Kingdome
           ,
           if
           long
           continued
           ?
           And
           whether
           all
           private
           differences
           ,
           ends
           ,
           interests
           ,
           formalities
           ,
           should
           not
           alwayes
           give
           way
           to
           publike
           Accommodations
           and
           Advantages
           ,
           especially
           in
           Parliaments
           ?
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             I.
             M.
          
           for
           
             M.
             Spark
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Bible
           in
           
             Green
             〈◊〉
          
           MDCXLVII
           .