THE LEVELLERS NEW Remonstrance or Declaration SENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD GENERAL FAIRFAX, CONCERNING Their present proceed, and making choice of a Glorious King, and Heavenly Protector, for the redeeming of them from Slavery, and judging the Cause of the Oppressed righteously.  
ALSO, Their Demands and Proposals 〈◊〉 the Judges and Ministers of this Nation, touching the Reign and Government of the late King CHARLES; with a discovery of those persons who held their Royalty by the power of the SWORD.  
LONDON: Printen for general satisfaction to all the Freeborn people of ENGLAND, MDCXLIX.   

THE LEVELLERS NEW DECLARATION Sent to his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax, concerning their present proceed, in making choice of a King and Heavenly Protector.  
Right Honourable,  
THe intent of our writing to you, is not to request your protestion, though we have received an unchristian like abuse from some of your soldiers; for truly we dare not cast off the Lord, and make choice of a man or men to rule Us. For the Creation hath smarted deeply for such a thing since Israel chose Saul to be their King; therefore we acknowledge before you in plain English, That we have chosen the Lord God to be our King and Protector. Yet in regard you are our brethren as an English Tribe, and for the present are owned to be the outward Governors anp Saviour's of this Land, and whose hearts we question not, but that you endeavour to advance the sum King of righteousness with us; therefore we are free to write to you, and to all the World. And if after this Representation of our, either you or your forces called soldiers, or any that owns your Laws of propriety, called Free holder's, do abuse or kill our persons we declare to you, that we die, doing our duty to our Creator, by endeavouring from that power he hath put into our hearts to lift up his Creation out of bondage, and you and they shall be left without excuse in the day of Judgement, because you have been spoken to sufficiently. But if you do sleight us and our cause, then know we shall not strive with sword and spear, but with spade & plough and such like instruments to make the barren and common lands fruitful, and we have, and still shall, commit ourselves and out cause unto our righteous King, whom we obey, even the Prince of peace to be our protector; and unto whom you likewise profess much love, by your preaching, prayings, fastings, & in whose name you have made all your Covenants, Oaths, and promises to us: I say unto him we appeal, who is and will be our righteous Judge, who never yet sailed those that waited upon him, but eve● did judge the cause of the oppressed righteously. We desire that your Lawyers may consider these questions (which we affirm to be truths) and which gives good assurance by the law of the land that we that are the younger brothers or common people have a true right to dig, blow up, and dwell upon the Commons, as we● have declared. Whether Wil. the Conqueror became not to be● King of England by conquest, & turned the English out of their birth ●ights, by reason whereof all sorts of people suffered, & compelled the conquered English for necessity of livelihood to be servants to him and his Norman soldiers. 2 Whether K. Charles was not successor to the Crown of England from Wil the Conqueror, and whether all Laws that have been made in every King's reig● did not confirm and strengthen the power of the Norman Conquest, and so did, and does still hold the Commons of England under slavery to the Kingly power, his Gentry and Clergy. 3 Whether Lords of Manors were not the successors of Co●onels & c●ie●● Officers of Wil the Conqueror, and held their Royalty to the Commons by the power of the Sword.  
And here now we desire your public preachers, that say, they preach the righteous law, to consider these questions, which confirms us in the peace of our hearts, that we that are the Common people born in England, aught to improve the Commons, as we have declared, for a public Treasury and lively hood, and that those that hinder are rebels to their Maker, and enemies to the creation. 1. We demand I or not whether the earth with her fruits was made to be bought and sold from one to another? and whether one part of mankind was made a Lord of the land, and another part a servant by the law of creation before the fall? I affirm and challenge you to disprove that the earth was made to be a common Treasury of livelihood for all, without respect of persons, and was not made to be bought and sold. 2. I demand, whether all wars, blood shed and misery came not upon the creation, when one man endeavoured to be a Lord above another, and to claim propriety in the earth one above another. 3. Whether the work of restoration lies in removing covetousness, casting that Serpent out of heaven (mankind) and making man to live in the light of righteousness, not in words only, as Preachers do, but in action, whereby the ●●…ation shines in glory? I affirm it.  
4. Whether is the King of righteousness a respecter of persons yea or no? It you say no, than who makes this difference, that the elder brother shall be the Lord of the land, and the younger brother a ●lave and beggar? I affirm, it was and is covetousness, since the ●all.  
6. Whether does the King of righteousness bid you love or ●ate your enemies, if you say love them, than I demand of you, why do some of you in pulpits and else where, stir up the people to beat, to imprison put to death or banish or not to buy ●nd sell with those that endeavour to restore the earth to a common treasury again? surely at worst you can make them but your enemies; therefore love them, win them by love, do not hate them, ●hey do not hate you.  
Edinburgh June 6. Young Mr. Row employed as a Messenger with the Po●tage of a Letter to this Parliament came hither on Wednesday last; the next morning the Letter was read in Parliament, great notice was taken of some passages ● reading the same, and especially at the words [Of the Commonwealth of England] Which upon reading occasioned some uncivil smiles from many of the Members by way of derision; Others, not containing themselves, broke forth into high language; and an eminent Member of that Parliament made a large Speech upon those words, reflecting much upon the honour of another Nation. And upon the score another person of quality then present in that Assembly, expressed himself to thi● purpose. How in reason they could be accounted friend by enemies.  
The Letter admitted of no further public debate a present no● more likely ● be for the future, till a response come from Holland of their last address to his Highness.  
All depending here upon the Royal Intentions and Motions of his Majesty; 〈◊〉 that nothing of public concernment admits either of debate, or resolution, till th●● be known; their course being to be steered according to the same, which is both daily and hourly expected. As for the Kingdom in general, it is at present very q●●●● and peaceable.  
The Lords of the Sessions sat down on Friday last; the Commissioners of the Kirk are likewise met in Council. David Losley is (after Conquest) returned hither so also is Col. Ker and Gol. Straughan; their Brigade of Horse ordered still 〈◊〉 quarter in the North of Scotland.  
The Priests are high for concluding a Union, and for revenge, will wave the●● Covenant in a great measure, to strike in with the Royal Party, and Argyles Faction's being inconsiderable to their number, it's much feared a peace will upon these 〈◊〉 Overtures too soon be concluded.  
It is not safe for our English interest to be so much divided, which gives 〈◊〉 much occasion for a foreign Invasion; for if this Parliament send for their fo●●●● out of Ireland (which is much feared, so soon as the peace is concluded) with a conjunction of the Royal and Presbyterian party of this Nation; which will make a great Body, and will make work enough for both the late dissenting parties 〈◊〉 England.  
The young King hath sent several Propositions to the Parliament, in answer 〈◊〉 their Demands, the substance whereof followeth: 

First, That the Presbyterian Government shall be established and settled, 〈◊〉 in the days of his Father.  
Secondly, That Popery and Episcopacy shall be utterly abolished out of th● Kingdom.  
Thirdly, That those who have assisted Him, or His Father, against the Pa●liament of Scotland, shall be restored to their estates.  
Fourthly, That all persons who have acted for Him, or His Father, against the Parliament, shall be uncapable of sitting in Parliament, or bearing any public Office for some year's.  
Fifthly, That the King shall act nothing (for the future) but by consent of Parliament.  
Sixthly, That there shall be an Act of Oblivion granted to all persons in that Kingdom, except such as had a hand in the death of the late King    
DUndalk in Ireland, 8 June, 1649. The Scots had a Randezvouz at Blures Moor within two miles of Li●●●gurby; they are between 4 or 5000 strong; the Lord of Aids is their General but must not act without the Presbytery: The division betwixt Prestons' party, and Owen-Roes continue, Ormond and Preston hath taken some Garrisons from Oneal. Our party have permitted 300 of Oneales' own Regiment to quarter in our parts amongst the Creates within 2 miles of Dundalk. I hear that Ormond hath sent express Orders to the Governor of Kingsale castle, not to admit Prince R●pert to have any command in it. Col. Mu●k is very active and lies much in the field: If our expectations fail not from England, but that relief come hither before Harvest there is great possibility of doing very considerable service in this Country in a short time. There was never so much Corn sowed, and fair upon the ground at one time in the Rebels quarters, than there is this year. Sergeant Pinelston was this day made one of the Judges of the Common-pleas and M●. Rigby▪ Mr. Ask, and Mr. Warberton, were first made Sergeants of the Quaite, and presently after one of them made Judge of the Common-pleas, and the other two of the Upper Bench. Something of the formality more particularly thus: There sat in the Common-pleas (besides the Lord chief Justice, St. John and Judge Pheasant) the three Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal; and after a motion made, and granted to every one of the Sergeants, the Lord Commissioner Whi●l●ck, made a short speech unto them, intimating, That the Parliament taking special notice of their abilities and good affections to the Nation had ordered that they should have Commissions to be Judges, etc. The speech being ended, they were called up into the Court, where they took their Oaths, and rece●ved their ●ommissions.  
M●ny Letters this day came to col. Popham, representing the condition of our Navy 〈◊〉 Sea which hath blocked up Kingsale, a town more remarkable for its strength then for i● wealth and better defended by its Fort then by its Castle. Col. B●●cket is ●●●mander in chief of it for the Prince. There is some hope that a good accounted 〈…〉 will suddenly be given to the Parliament. Some action hath already h●●●●●… 〈…〉 sharp conflicted sputed, in which fight we boarded three of the Prince's Men of Wa● and seized on the Mariners, wherein was above thirty pieces of O●●●●●nc● and in our pr●●●●●…t sunk another of them, with the loss of three or fou●  
It is said that the Royal party which are surrounded in Kingsale, begin to consult for a negotiation with the Parliaments Forces.  
The aforesaid Mr. Wistanley doth declare, that the Reformation that England now is to endeavour, is not to remove the Norma● Yoke only, and to bring us back to be governed by those Lawe● that were before William the Conqueror came in as if that wer● the rule or mark we aim at: No that is not it; but the Reformation is according to the word of God, and that it is the p●●●… Law of righteousness before the fall, which made all things un●● which all things are to be restored: and he that endeavours no● that is a Covenant breaker.  
Letters from the City of Dublin of the 8. instant, doth further advertise, That the Marq. of Ormond doth now begin to appear● near the Confines thereof that he hath mustered within 25 mile● of them, and was 1000 Horse and Foot say some that were present: Others, that the number was 12000 Foot, & 24 Horse, wit● these, and all his great Officers, between whom all differences ar● composed, He hath taken in the Garrisons of Castle Shamiagh an● Talbots town, and is besieging a third, and drawn, as is certified, about Trim, where he had 700 Horse, and some Foot, for diver●… weeks, who had continually skirmished with the town, and loss o● both sides, the Scots in Ulster are come 3 days march South i● favour of Ormond, as it's believed to fall upon General Oneal.  
FINIS.