A MOTION Propounded To the Committee of Parliament, for redress of the public Grievances of the kingdom. Desired to be taken into consideration, before they present their Reports to the House of COMMONS.  
For satisfaction of the kingdom, and settling the People in their just Rights, by a firm and lasting PEACE.  
By NEH: Lawkerry.  

  
Janua. 15. 1647. Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbott.   
Printed at London by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield, near the Queens-head Tavern. 164●.   

A MOTION.  
THe best way to redress public grievances, is, to recover, and settle those common Rights, whereof the Mecaenasses of corrupt times have disinherited the people, yet so that the heady vulgar may not carve out their own Liberties by multitudes: These therefore are to that end propounded, as an humble Motion to the Committee of the House of Commons, (who daily meet by Order from the House, to consider of public Grievances, and what promises the Parliament have made for redress) to consider of, and proceed in, as they shall see cause.  

I.  
That all Popish and prelatical persons, may be made uncapable of bearing any public Office in the kingdom, or of having any power left in their hands to carry on any design in the kingdom. Their Interests and Counsels being so contrary (as they are) to the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: The Interest of all the Protestants in Christendom, and the peace of this kingdom. Of which we have had sad Experience.  

1. By their prevalency at Court, with the Queen, in the beginning of his majesty's reign, and since.  
2. The dissolution of the Parliament at Oxford, after two Subsidies given to His Majesty, no remedy being granted for any one Grievance, and the unsuccessfulness of Parliaments since.  
3. The loss of Rochel Fleet, by the help of our shipping set forth, and delivered over to the French, in opposition to the advice of Parliament. Which laid open the security of the French Protestants.  
4. Cales unhappy voyage, and crossing the West-Indies war  
5. The violation of King James his promise, by making peace with Spain without consent of Parliament.  
6. The neglect of regard to the Palatine cause.  
7. The Pressing of soldiers to go out of England.  
8. The concurrence of Sapin, France, and other Papists with the Rebels in Ireland, and the engagements made to that Crown.  
9 The making of the Lord Cottington, and other Peers of England, to be pensioners to the King of Spain.  
10. Collectors for the gathering of Recusants moneys, (to maintain the late wars) in the several Counties of the Kingdom, being such as were the most eminent Papists of the kingdom, Viz.   
Bedfordshire, Sir Rob. Carnock, Mr▪ Church, M. Rob. Hewet. Berkshire, M. Tirrell, M. Anthony Inglefield. Buckingham shire, Sir Edward Manfield, M. Rob. Dormer, M. Throgmorton; M. Bringhurst. Cambridgeshire, M. Hen, Huddlestone, M. Charles Paryes M Baker. Cheshire, Sir Will. Massey, M. Bidulph, M. Will. Stanley, M▪ James Pool, Chonwall, M▪ Victor, M. Bur●a●ey. M. Trevelion. C●●berland, Sir Francis Howard, M. Joseph Porter, Derbyshire, Sir Francis Willobie, M. airy, M. Poole, M. Spinckill. Devanshire, Sir Edward Carey, M. Berry, M. Anthony Gifford, Dr. Chichester. Dorsetshire, M. George Penney, M. George Arundel, M. Webb, M. Wells, M. Parbecks. Durham, Sir Ralph Conniers, M. George Collingwood, M. Edw Smith. Essex, M. Will. Peter's, M. Tho. Wright. M. Rich. White. Gl●cestershir, Sir Joh. Winter, M. Wakeman, M. Benedict Hall M. Atkinson. Hertfordsh. Huntingtonsh. Sir Tho. Shirley, M. Price, M. Tho. Cotto●, Herefordsh. Sir Joh. Wigmore, M. Will. Bodenham, M. Will. Moor, M. Joh. Harp. Hampsh. M. Ioh. Arundel, M. G●or. Penney, M. Will Owen, Kent▪ M. Benja. Wyborn, M. Clement Finch, M. Pettits. Lancash. Sir Will. Gerard, M. Bradshaw, Sir Cecil Crayford, M. Moleneaux, M. Townley, M. Anderton. Lecester● Sir Francis Englefield, M. Golding. Lincolnsh. Sir Ioh Thimb'eby, M. Antho, Mounson, M. Rob. Constable. London & Middlesex, Dr. Kirton, M Cape, M. Tho Rox, M. Becket, M. Rich. Betham, M. Edw. Harp. M. Morgan M Ioh. Chapperley. Norfolk●▪ Sir Hen. Bendingfield, M. Everard, M Charles Walgrave, M. Wil. Paston. Nor●hamptonsh. Sir Wil. Sanders, M. Ioh. Poulton. Nottinghamsh. M. Tho. Smith Sen. M. Tho. Smi●h jun. Northumberland, Sir Wil. Fenwick, M. Haggerston, Sir Edw Ra●cliffe, M. Withrington▪ Oxfordsh. Sir Rich. Farmer, M. Wil. Stone, M. Ralph Sheldon, Rutland, M. Nicholas Chrispe, M. Will. Andrews, M. Alcocke, Madam. Digby. Shropsh Sir Basill Brook, M. Plowdon, M. Ioh▪ H●rrington. Sommersetsh. M. Raine. M. Ioh. Ewnis Sen. Staffordsh. M. Brook, M Stamford, M. Phil. Draycot. Surrey, Sir Rich. Weston M Edw. Cotton. Sussex, Sir Ioh. Shelley, Sir Ioh. Carol. Suffolk, Sir Francis Monnock, Sir Roger Martin, Sir Edw. Sylyard, mr. Tho. Beddingfield. Warwicksh. mr. Anthony Dormer, mr. The. Morgan. mr. Wil. Sheldon, mr. Rich. Middlemore. Wiltshire, The Lord Baltimore, mr. Wil. Arundel, mr. Edw. Stilling. Worcestersh. mr. Will. Abbingdon, mr. Wil. Sheldon, Westmoreland, mr. Antho. Ducket, mr. Ioh. Leyborn, mr. Fleming. York●sh. East Riding The Lord Dunbarre, mr. Brigham, mr. Lo●gdale, West Ridi●g, Baronet 〈…〉, mr. Tho. Waterton, mr. Phil. H●●gate. North Riding. mr. Craythorn. 〈◊〉 m●. Anthony M●nnell, m●. Sal●. 〈◊〉 Wale●. Br●cknocksh. mr. Winter. mr. Beron mr. M●ddocks, Carnarvin, mr. Lewis. Carmarden, mr. Towley▪ Cardigan, mr. Lewis Glamorgan mr. Turbervill. Denbigh. M, Rich Lloyd, mr. Cr●w. Flint. Sir Ioh. Connoway. mr. Pennat. Moumouth, Sir Charles S●mmerset, mr. Morgan▪ Sen. mr. Morgan jun, Mountgomery, Sir Piercy Herbert. Merionith. Pembroke, mr. Towley. Ra●norsh. mr. Thomas Crowther●As saith a Letter (said to be from the London Papists) Dated 〈◊〉 April 16●9.   

II.  
That the determinations of Parliaments may be effectual and 〈◊〉 Houses not made Parliaments for court-favourite's to trample on as they have been. By,  

1 Procuring Parliaments to be broken up from time to time at pleasure,  
2 By Imprisoning the Members of Parliament, for standing for the people's Rights, who entrusted them: As in 4. King Charles (and since) suffered great misery, and one died.  
3 By fining Members, for matters done in a Parliament way.  
4 By causi●ng Proclamations and Declarations to be published against the Parliament, and Members of Parliament.  
5 By the Earl of Strafford and others, who addressed His Majesty either to make the Parliament plyent to their will or to break it.  
6 By the advice of His majesty's council, who wickedly advised the King to break off the Parliament, and to return to the ways of confusion, in which their own evil intentions were most like to prosper, and succeed. Which accordingly endeded May 5. 1640.  
7 By that bold council given to his Majesty to supply himself out of his Subjects States by his own power, at his own will, without their consent. The very next day after the Parliament was disolved, some Members of both Houses, had their Studies, and Cabinets, (yea, their pockets) searched, one member committed close prisoner and a Declaration published against the House of Commons.  
8 By the Bishop's convocation at Paul's after the Parliament was risen, where they were by a new commission turned into a Provintiall Synod, in which by▪ an un-he●rd of presumption they made Canons contrary to the King's prerogative, to the fundamental Laws, and Statutes of the realm, to the Right of Parliaments, and to the property and liberty of the Subject.  
2 By the Pope's Nuncio residing here to act and govern the Papists according to such influence as he received from Rome, and to intercede for them with the most powerful concurrence of the foreign provinces of that Religion: And by his Authority (with the assistance of Sir Francis Windebancke, Secretary of State) the Papists of all sorts, Nobility, Gentry and Clergy were convocated after the manner of a Parliament,  
10 By raising a war (and joining with Irish rebels, sent for out of Ireland, to fight) against this Parliament, called Anno. 1641. though their fitting was confirmed by an Act.    

III.  
That the people of England may not be deprived of their States, and liberties, for refusing to pay needless taxes, when there is no consent of Parliament. (As they have been forced▪)  

1 After the disolving of the Parliament 1. King Charles by commission of Loan, by Privy seals, by Excise, and other taxes.  
2 After the dissolution of the Parliament, 4. King Charles by great sums exacted for default of Knighthood, Also Tunndge and Poundage, without consent of Parliament. The book of rates inhansed to Merchants, by ship-money. Compositions to stop the enlarging of forests, coat and conduct-money, and divers other needless charges.    

IV,  
That the kingdom of England may not lie naked to be prejudiced by ill affected persons, as formerly. When,  

1 The arms were taken away from the Trained Bands of divers Countries.  
All the Gunpowder in the kingdom was engrossed into the hands of those who inhansed the prize of it, and delivered out none but by licence.  
3 The forest of Deane and other places where the best timber grew in England, was sold to Sir John Winter, and other papists.  
4 The Tower was committed to Sir John Lun●ford, and other magazeenes, and places of consequence entrusted in the hands of Papists.    

V.  
That no monopolies may be set up and continued in the kingdom to the great prejudice of the people's Rights, as hath been (heretofore and some not yet quite down) by patentees, for soap, Salt, Wine, Leather, sea-coal, and most of the commodities in the kingdom.   

VI.  
That the Subjects Rights may not be taken away nor restraint laid upon their liberties, in their habitations, callings, and just relations. As when.  

1 The King's title was laid to land, between high and low water marks.  
2▪ The people were unjustly vexed by purveyors, clerks of the markets, salt-petre men. The sale of pretended Nuzances, as buildings, conversion of Arable ground into Pastures, and continuance of pasture 〈◊〉 depopulation.  
3 several grounds and Commons, were forced a way upon the Statute of Improvement, and by abuse of commission of Sewers.  
4 Bullion was seized in the mint, brass money was making, Ships have been interrupted in their voyage by projectors. And imprisonments, and heavy punishment inflicted on divers for not conforming.    

VII.  
That all Courts may be purged from opression and injustice, and Law suits not made so tedious and chargeable as they have been, and are, to the impoverishing of divers families, and vexation of the whole kingdom. And to this end that strict Laws may be made.  

1. If any Judge shall receive a bribe, he may be utterly disabled.  
2. If any shall offer a bribe to a Judge, he may lose his cause.  
3. That all Judges may be answerable to the Parliament for wrong.  
4. That such lawyer's attorneys or Solicitors as shall be found unfaithful to their Clients, may be disabled from practice.  
5. That the manner of swearing witnesses be regulated.  
6. That the Jury may not be interrupted from bringing in clear and free verdicts.  
7. That (none but) men of honesty and ability may be put into places of Judicature, and conscientious men chosen upon all Juries.  
8. That no place at Law may be bought or sold.    

VIII.  
That in matters of Religion, all things may be settled (as near as may be) to the purity of the Primitive Churches in the Apostles time, as is expressed in the Scriptures. (And to this purpose) that  

1. A powerful able Ministry may be settled, to set up Christ in his Throne.  
2. Power may not be given to the Clergy to triumph in the Suspensions, Excommunications, Deprivations and Degradations, of such painful, learned▪ and pious Ministers, as in every thing shall not come up to them in matters of outward form only.  
3. Blasphemy and heresy, and all scandalous ●ins may be punished by the civil Magistrate, and Laws made for that purpose.  
4. Men truly fearing God may not be vexed and oppressed in matters indifferent.  
6. That the Church-officers may not have power (in a faction) to v●● their Parishioners, without being accountable to the civil Magistrate for miscarriages.    

Ix..  
That all engagements to the Army and soldiery of the kingdom may ●e made good, a sufficient strength kept up to secure the kingdom from broils from within, and invasion● from without: And the Militia settled (in the hands of honest men) by the Parliament.   

X.  
That all possible care may ●e had for secu●ring of the kingdom in such a condition that a lasting peace may be settled, to the glory of God, and comfort of all good men.  
FINIS.