THE Declaration and Proposals Of the Citizens of LONDON, TO The King's Majesty, Army, and Kingdom, Communicating their gallant and Royal Resolution, for the establishing of his sacred Majesty, His Royal Consort, the Queen, Charles Prince of Wales, James Duke of York, and the rest of the Royal Family, in their just Rights and Privileges, and to establish a firm and lasting Peace between Prince and people; with the time prefixed and set down, for the bringing of his Majesty to London, and the re-inthroning of Him in his Royal Palace at Westminster; And their D●sires to the Kingdom for the performance thereof, by subscribing and promoting the said Declaration, throughout all the Corners of the Nation. Likewise, their Remonstrance to the Kingdom, touching the Lord Gen. Fairfax, and Lieutenant Gen. Cromwell, to be sent chief General into Ireland, for the reducement of that Kingdom, to the obedience of His Majesty, and the Crown of England.  

ORdered that this Declaration and Proposal be forthwith published throughout the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, to be subscribed unto, by all Persons whatsoever, above the Age of 16. and to be recorded for a grand Law for future Ages,   
C R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  they royal blazon of England, surmounted by a crown 
Dec: 26 LONDON, Printed for Richard Cradock, 1648   

A Declaration from the City of London to the Kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, touching the enlarging of His Majesty, etc.  
Whereas through the violation of his Majesty's Oath and Covenant made unto the People at his Coronation, all our late and present Woe and Miseries of War both in England and Ireland have come; as also the great divisions amongst our most worthy and eminent persons of the Commonwealth, with the great distempered and unconstant actings, and high fall, even in the Parliament itself: And for that it is the due Right and Privilege of the folk or people of this Nation, to make and choose our and their Laws by an equal Representative in Parliament, as by the foresaid Coronation Oath and Covenant fully appeareth; Therefore the Right Honourable the Lord Major, Aldermen and Common-Councel of the City of London, do in the N●me of the City, First, Humbly offer unto the High Court of Parliament assembled at Westminster, this present entitled Paper, called A great Agreement of all the People of England and Wales, for their Approbation and Subscription; and that it may thence be dismissed, and forthwith sent into every part of the Land, to be Agreed on, Consented to, and Subscribed by all the Freeborn People of the same (above the Age of Sixteen) on pain for the Refusers to be excluded and debarred the protection of the Law of the Land; and that all the Subscriptions may be brought into the present particular Representatives of Parliament, to be Returned and Recorded there for a grand Law for ever.  
1. THat the King, by the Advice of his evil Council, through usurping anp encroaching upon ou Freedoms, and by leaving the Parliament, and levying a War against it, is guilty of all the blood, vast expense of Treasure, and Ruin that hath been occasioned by these Wars within the Kingdoms of England and Ireland.  
2. That if any King of England shall hereafter challenge to himself a Negative voice, to the determinations of the Representative in Parliament; and shall not according to the Duty of his Kingly Office, Consent and Sign all such Laws, as the people by their Representative, The Commons of England, from time to time assembling in Parliament, after Consultation had with the Lords therein (when sitting) shall make and choose, may be deposed by the same Parliament.  
3. That all Laws made or to be made, every person may be be bound alike; and that no degree of Lords, Peers of Parliament (now or hereafter assembled) or others, No Tenure, Estate, Charter or Office soever, shall confer any exemption from the ordinary course of Justice, and Legal proceed, whereunto others are subjected.  
4. That our meanings and intentions are, Nor to leave ourselves liable to the least of mercy, touching ou● Freedoms, either of the most righteous, or evil and unrighteous Princes, (disclaiming confidence in vain man) But knowing that Justice punishment ought never to be inflicted, but where in reason it will convert into mercy, & seeing that it hath pleased God. That a Covenant is passed between this Nation and our Brethren of Scotland whereby mercy is claimed by that Nation on his Maj. behalf: Therefore if the King shall assent unto this Agreement, that then he may be proclaimed and Crowned King again. And who after the first 4. years in which the Kingdoms debts may be paid, may in a Parliamentary way have as great an Annual Revenue conferred upon him, as (one year with another of his Reign) was yet evee brought into the Exchequer, notwithstanding those vast illegal sums thereof, raised by the multitude of Monopolies, and destroying usurping projects, Except what shall be defalked for such Charges as henceforth shall be thought fit to be defrayed by the Parl. which formerly was done by the King.  
5. That all or any person or persons that shall approve, or any way allow of any thing which the King, or any person by or under him have done in this late miserable and destructive War, may be dealt with as in case of high Treason.  
6. That if any person or persons whatsoever, that shall any way wilfully endeavour to disgrace (by approbious speeches) any person or persons for assisting the King in his War against the Parl. may be bound to the good behaviour, with great surety for the some.  
7. That a general Revisement may be had of all the Laws and Statutes now in force, and that those intending and relating to the maintenance of popery, prelacy, Episcopacy, Superstition, and all Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction or Government, and whatsoever else that will not best stand with the good of the Nation according to this present age, may be repealed.  
8. That the people being at this time very unequallie distributed for electing their Representatives, may be more indifferently proportioned; And that not only every Freeholder, but Copyholder also, that is worth 40 s. per annum, and every other person that is worth 50 l. personal Estate, may have Voices in the election thereof.  
9 That the people do of course choose themselves a Parl. once every 2. years, after the most f●ee and uncontrollable manner, upon pain of high Treason to the Disturbers, over-bearer or over-bearers of any person or persons of the Elections forever, and to continue by the space of 5. months, to begin on every first Thursday in every second March; and to begin to sit upon the first Thursday in April then next ensuing, after this, and to continue till the last day of August than next day following also, and no longer; and that this may terminate and end before May 1649.  
10. That out of every Parl. there may be a Committee of State appointed, consisting of 40. of the Members thereof, 6. to be out of the City of London, Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark; and the nex to be equally proportioned for the several other Counties, Cities, and Towns corporate of England and Wales, to negotiate in the Intervals of Parl. of all things given them in charge by the said Parl.  
11. That his Excellency the L. Gen. Lieutenant Gen. Cromwell, the Lord Mayor of our City, the Earl of Northumberland, the Lord Grey of Groobie, the L. Wharton M. G. Skippon, Commis. Gen. Ireton, Sir John Potts, Sir Wil Waller, Sir Wil Brereton, Sir John Maynard, Col. Haslo, Mr. Alderm●n Fouke, Mr. Alderman Gibbs, M●. Fran. Allen, M. G. Massey. Col. Wilson, Col. Fleetwood, Col. Harrison, Col. Russel, Sir Arthur Haflerig, Sir Gilbert Pickering, S r Henry Vain junior Mr. Perpoint, Col. Martin, Col Rigbie, Mr. Holland, Sir John Palgrave, Maj. Wildeman, Lieut. Col. Lilburn, Col. Ludlow, may be a Committee to continue until the first day of the next Parl. to regulate, place, displace, confirm, commissionates or non commission all Justices belonging to the Court, of Westminster, with the Officers and Offices thereunto belonging, all Sheriffs of Counties and Justices of Peace, and all other Officers, and Offices whatsoever, formerly occasioned to be granted by his Maj. whether by usurpation or otherwise.  
12. That the Earl of Pembroke, E. of Denbigh, E. of Kent, Mr. S●rjeant Wild. Sir Tho: Withrington, the Lord Lisle, Sir John Danvers, Sir H●n. Mildmay, together, with the rest of the excellent and honourable Committee for the regulating of Offices and Officers, may be the Committee of State for the next ensuing Intervals of Parliament.  
13. That henceforth no Free born person of this Nation be hereafter pressed to serve in the War.  
14. That a strict Account may be taken of all those persons that have been Treasurers, Receivers, or otherwise any way entrusted with the Tre●sure of the State.  
15. That all the Dean and Chapters Lands may be sold for payment of the public Debts, or for what other uses the Parl, shall think fit; and that all the Soldiers of the new Model now in Arms may either be paid by proportions out of the Marish Lands, Fens, and Common pastures For every Trooper that is behind, and in Arrear for every year (or proportionable according to that time) the sum of 4 l. per annum, during his life, without allowance for free quarter, and every Footman the sum of 5 s. per annum, with proportion to time as aforesaid, and if it shall happen that the said Marish Lands, Fens, and Common Pastures will not be sufficient to perform the same, that then it may be made up out of the aforesaid Deans and Chapte●s Lands: Gonditionally provided, That all such, as shall be assigned by the general Council of the Army for the Service of Ireland, do not refuse the same; but that all such as shall be dismissed thither, shall have the fee-seemple of the said proportions of Land to them and their heirs for ever: And all others, that shall desire to leave the Wars, and shall be dismissed the Army by the Council of War also, may forthwith be satisfied their Arrears upon his Excellencies discharge.  
16. That the great weight and Charge of Ireland may be entrusted in a faithful Gommittee, consisting of 9 at the least, for ordering that Affair, whereof 2. to be Members of the City of London.   
FINIS.