A MODEL OF A democratical GOVERNMENT, Humbly tendered to Consideration, by a FRIEND and WELLWISHER to this COMMONWEALTH.  
LONDON, Printed for W. P. 1659.   

A MODEL Of a democratical government, humbly tendered to Consideration, by a Friend and Wellwisher to this Commonwealth.  
1. THAT the supreme Legislative Authority of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging, be, and reside in a Senate and a Representative of the People.  
II. That the sole power of debating and proposing Laws be in the Senate, and the sole Result in the Representative of the People.  
That this Parliament dissolve themselves by Act, and that therein it be declared, that their dissolution be as a Parliament, and the Legislative Authority they now exercise do determine the seventh day of May next.  
III. That betwixt this and the said seventh of May, Writs issue out to such places as this Parliament shall find most equal, and indifferent for the Election of so many Members to themselves, as to make up their number three hundred; which said number shall enter with them into the Parliament House the eighth day of May next, and the said three hundred persons shall be the Senate.  
iv That the Senate do within one week after their first sitting choose out of themselves, one hundred to be of the Senate for one year, another hundred to be of the Senate for two years, another hundred to be of the Senate for three years, and that before the 14. of May, in every May yearly there be one hundred new Senators chosen out of those that are last gone out of the Assembly of the People at that time, and that so many Senators go then out of the Senate, whose time shall be then expired.  
V That after the first choice of the Senate, the nomination of the new Senators be in the Senate, and the choice to be in the Assembly of the People.  
VI That there be an Assembly of a Representative of the People at Westminster, the 8th. day of May next to be chosen and perpetuated by Annual Elections as followeth, only the first time, three times the number must be chosen, viz. one third part for one year, another third part for two years, and another third part for three years; and the said Elections shall be annually made, upon or before the first Wednesday in March without any Writ or Writs, or other Summons, viz.  

For the Town and County of Bedford Four  
For the County of Berks Five  
For the County of Bucks Five  
For the County of Cambridge & I'll of Ely Five  
For the Town of Cambridge One  
For the County of Chester Three  
For the County of Cornwall Eight  
For the County of Cumberland Two  
For the County of Derby Three  
For the County of Devon Twelve  
For the City of Exeter One  
For the County of Dorset Six  
For the County of Durham Two  
For the County of York Sixteen  
viz. For the Town and county of Kingston upon Hull and the East-riding Four  
For the Northriding Four  
For the city & county of the city of York One  
For the West-riding Six  
For the Town and Parish of Leeds One  
For the County of Essex Ten  
For the County of Gloucester and City of Gloucester, and County of the City. Six  
For the County of Hereford Four  
For the County of Hartford Four  
For the County of Huntingdon Three  
For the County of Kent Twelve  
For the County of Lancanster Six  
For the County of Leicester Four  
For the County of Lincoln Ten  
For the County of Middlesex Three  
For the City of Westminster One  
For the City of London Four  
For the County of Monmouth Two  
For the County of Norfolk Nine  
For the City of Norwich One  
For the County of Northampton Six  
For the County of Nottingham Four  
For the County of Northumberland, and Town of Barwick Four  
For the County of Oxford Five  
For the City of Oxford One  
For the County of Rutland One  
For the County of Salop Five  
For the County of Stafford Four  
For the County of Somerset Ten  
For the City of Bristol One  
For the County of Southampton Nine  
For the County of Suffolk Ten  
For the County of Surrey Five  
For the Borough of Southwark One  
For the County of Sussex Nine  
For the County of Westmoreland Two  
For the County of Warwick Four  
For the County and city and county, of the city of Worcester. Four  
For the County of Wilts Nine  
for the County of Anglesey One  
for the County of Brecon One  
for the county of Cardigan One  
for the county of Caermathen One  
for the county of Carnarvan One  
for the county of Denbigh One  
for the county of Flint One  
for the county of Glamorgan Two  
for the county of Merioneth One  
for the county of Montgomery One  
for the county of Pembroke Two  
for the county of Radnor One  
For Scotland and Lands thereto belonging, to be proportioned by the Parliament or Council of State. Twenty  
For Ireland, to be proportioned by Parliament or Council of State. Twenty   
And if the Parliament and Council of State cannot so proportion them, as to have twenty in each Nation chosen with conveniency every year, than so to proportion them, as that thirty in each may be chosen yearly, And so to order as that twice thirty may be chosen for each Nation, the first time, and no more.  
VII. That for the Election of the first Representative of the People, the Ancient Laws, Customs and Rules be observed, (with such alterations as is hereby made) and that the Sheriffs, by themselves or Deputies, and all others concerned see that the said Elections be made, and the persons chosen returned, as hath been usual, without any Writ or Writs or other Summons, upon, or before the first Wednesday in March next as aforesaid, and such persons so chosen, shall enter into, and be of the Assembly of the People, the eighth day of May Annually.  
VIII. That no person or persons be Eligible, who shall not first declare, and Engage under his or their hands and Seals to be true faithful, and constant to this Commonwealth, without a King, Protector, or other Single Person in the Government over these Nations, as also against a House of Lords or Peers, or any Person or Persons that shall claim or Exercise any Authority in these Nations otherwise then by or from the choice of the People.  
IX. That no Person or Persons be capable of Electing or being Elected, to be of the Senate or Assembly of the People, that have Aided, Abetted, or Assisted the late King Charles or his Son in their Wars against this Parliament or Commonwealth, unless they have given or shall give signal testimony of their good affections to the Government of these Nations, by way of a Commonwealth, or until it shall be otherwise declared by the Senate, and Representative of the People.  
X. That no Person or Persons be capable of being Elected to be of the Senate, until he or they have given, or shall give signal testimony of his or their good affections to the Government of these Nations, in the way of a Commonwealth, or until it shall be otherwise agreed upon by the Senate and Representative of the People.  
XI. That if any Person or Persons shall presume to sit or Vote in the Senate or Assembly of the People before he or they have declared as aforesaid, or not being qualified as aforesaid (without licence of the Senate) or being admitted, shall propose, or give his or their consents to alter the Government contrary to the said Declaration; or shall propose or give his or their consents, to prosecute for Conscience every person so offending, shall forfeit his whole estate real and personal to the Commonwealth: And the Treasurers, for the time being shall, and hereby have power to seize and become accountable for the same to the Commonwealth accordingly.  
XII. That the Exercise of the chief Magistracy and Administration of the Government over the Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging, and all Writs, Process, Commissions, Patents, Grants, and other things, which now do, or at any time did, or might run in the name or stile of the Keepers of the Liberty of England by Authority of Parliament, shall from and after the seventh day of May next, run in the name and Style of The Senate and People of England.  
XIII. That there be a Council of State consisting of fifteen persons, viz. five out of each Squadron of the Senate, perpetuated by the supply of five out of each new Squadron, that shall be from time to time elected into the Senate, and the like number then to recede that were chosen out of the Squadron of the Senate whose time is expired.  
XIV. That there be a Council of War consisting of nine persons chosen and perpetuated by the Council of State out of themselves, viz. three out of each order annually as aforesaid.  
XV. That there be a Council of Trade consisting of twelve persons elected and perpetuated in the same manner out of the Senate.  
XVI. That there be three Commissioners of the Treasury, and three Commissioners of the Great Seal, chosen out of, and by the Senate, viz. one out of each order or Squadron of the Senate, and perpetuated by annual Elections as aforesaid.  
XVII. That there be three Commanders in Chief by Land (viz.) one for England. one for Scotland, and one for Ireland; and that he who is for England be General of the whole Army; and he that is for Scotland be Lieutenant General; And he that is for Ireland be Major General, in case there be any occasion of Conjunction of any of the Armies to prevent Competition for the chief command, and that there be annually a Major General chosen to command a year in Ireland, and then to remove of course to command a year in Scotland as Lieutenant General, and then to remove of course into England to command a year as General, and so the said Commands to be perpetuated by the like Annual Elections and Removes.  
That there be three Generals at Sea perpetuated by the Annual Election of one and the Receding of one, at the end of every year, and that he that is the Eldest chosen be Admiral, the second chosen Vice Admiral, and the third Rear Admiral, for their respective years successively, and according to their Seniorities as aforesaid.  
XVIII. That all Elections be made by the Senate, that all Field Officers be proposed by the Council of War; all Ambassadors Extraordinary, by the Council of State; all Judges and Sergeants at Law by the Commissioners of the Great Seal; all Barons and Officers of Trust in the Exchequer, by the Commissioners of the Treasury, and that such as are so proposed and Elected, do act according to former practice and the Laws in being, or which hereafter shall be, in the several places into which they shall be respectively chosen.  
XIX. That the calling to Account and Punishing all Officers so proposed and chosen for breach of Trust or other crimes, be by the Parliament or Assembly of the People.  
XX. That no Person be employed in more than one place of profit in the Commonwealth at the same time, and that no Person continue above three years in one employment, without a new Election, nor be Eligible into the same employment, without as long an Interval as he was before in the same Employment. And that all Elections be made void and new ones made, when and in such Cases it shall be proved that any person that shall be chosen, did directly or Indirectly endeavour to get himself chosen, or did by himself, or any other on his behalf, with his knowledge and consent give any gift or reward for or in respect of the said Election.  
XXI. That in case of Death or other Removal of any Person chosen into any Place or Employment as aforesaid, a New Election be made of another into his place to supply the rest of his Term to expire.  
XXII. That all other things necessary for the perfecting and firm settling this Commonwealth, both in Civil and Religious Administrations be according as shall be from time to time proposed by the Senate, and assented unto by the People Assembled in Parliament, and not otherwise.  
FINIS.