A NEW REMONSTRANCE FROM THE SOLDIERY, To his Excellency the Lord General FAIRFAX,  
AND Their Proposals, in the name of themselves, and all the Commons of England for a just and righteous Government, to be established within this Nation, abhorring and detesting against all Anarchy, Confusion, and levelling of men's Estates;  
WITH Their Proclamation to the Kingdom concerning the putting of violence upon Authority.  
ALSO, A new Representative, and the Heads of the Agreement of the People the King nor Lords, to have no voice in it; the Parliament to be dissolved on the last of April next, and a new one to be called once in two year, and to continue but six Months.  
LIKEWISE, The manner and form of the Government, and no Corporation, above one, except the City of London. Together with a Letter from the Earl of Warwick, to the House of Peers, concerning Prince Charles, and the two Navies.  
London, Printed for Robert Williamson, 1648.   

A new Remonstrance and Proposals from the Officers and Soldiers of the Regiment, commanded by Colonel Thomas Pride. To his Excellency the Lord General Fairfax.  
Whereas it hath pleased the Lord of Hosts (who was called upon to decide the controversy of this Nation) to write his name upon your Sword in very legible eharacters, as appears upon record twice, viz. in the year— 45, where we had 114 Victories, and now this last Summer above 30, even to our astonishment, who were used by you in that service, that those proud Billows in Wales, England, & Scotland, have been bounded and calmed, in less than six months, yet behold, we have our sorrows repeated, and our fears increased, making our wounds even to bleed afresh.  
Wherefore, we desire, in the name of ourselves, and the abused and betrayed people of England, that your Excellency will be pleased to assist us, in these ensuing requests and groans of our souls, which may not long be denied us, lest we faint or struggle as we can for the life of good men, and a good Cause.  
1. That justice may suddenly and equally be dispensed, according to the desires of our honoured friends in London, Liecestershire, and others manifested by their several Petitions, and the Parliaments Declaration concerning the King's evil asserted, or bewailed, and repent of.  
2 That your Army be instantly reckoned withal, & paid and so dealt with for future (if they must be used) that every Reg. may know their own country, & there receive their pay immediately, without any other Treasurers or ways of trouble, that so the people themselves may see what they have for their money. In this we are impartent, or so passionately affected, that we gasp for help: this Regiment hath had but one month's pay since May, having marched 1300 miles this Summer.  
3 That the people may know in print, with all speed, which way all public moneys are disposed of in all counties and places, and that of all kinds, which may be done, if every collector and receiver of money be forthwith enjoined to print their receipts and disbursments; for if the soldiers be not paid, the people ask what's become of the Revenue, Compositions, Sequestrations, Excise, Lands, etc.  
4 That we may have just and righteous Government settled in this Nation advancing Godliness, we abhorring Anarchy, Confusion, and levelling men's estates; so often charged upon us: for which end, we desire these two things, in pursuance of which (by help from Heaven) we are resolved to venture all.  
First, that the grand and capital enemies, may without delay, be brought to Justice, which is the main root of our misery, we finding all other ways attempted altogether invalid to carry on this work of common safety.  
Secondly, for the dispatch of Justice upon all Delinquents for rectifying all crooked things among us, & for the good of us, and the Generations to come, we humbly conceive our last and surest way will be for your Excellency and this army, to make a speedy offer to the Commons house in your name and the Armies, and in the behalf of all England, that such of them as have been faithful to the Kingdom's interest, to declare with you and the Nation; and that the contrary minded, false, royal, and neutral party may know, that our enemies must not be our rulers, we professing, that good men, rather than good laws must s●ve us, though we disjoin them not. And if any shall object, we put violence upon authority, we hereby proclaim to the world, that neither your Excellency, nor ourselves, have received Commissions from the parl as now constituted, but from that good party in it, who struggled through many hazards to model this army for the kingdoms safety; nor are we to attend forms & customs in this extremity; we can as willingly sit down as march, suffer, as act, would but the godly party in the Kingdom call us thereunto, and think themselves preserved by it.  
But the people call to us for these things, and we to your Excellency, your known worth inviting us hereunto: in prosecution of which, as an unparallelled instrument, we shall live or die with your Excellency, having solemnly promised to attempt and attend these two last expedients through all hazard. We cannot so undervalue our God, and the rich experience we have had in the behalf of this Nation, as to see them lie (like Issachar) under these sinful burdens, our colds nakedness, want, hunger, hardship, difficulties, dangers, out of which our blessed, and ever to be praised God hath brought us, suggesting these things unto us, for that flock of slaughter in this Kingdom.  
Sir, we can die, but not endure to see our Mother England die before us.  
ON Tuesday Decemb. 12. 1648. a Troop of Horse and a party of Foot of the Army marched to St. Clemens lane, unto the house of Alderman Viner, one of the Sheriffs unto whose house also came Major Gen. Brown in his Coach, where the said party seized on him, and from thence guarded him to the Headquarters at White-hall, and being brought before his Excellency, and the Council of the Army, some questions were asked, and matters of charge propounded, which were to this effect.  
That whereas by the confederacy of the said M.G. Brown (now Sheriff of London) with the said impeached members, and others, the Scots were invited and drawn in to invade this Kingdom the last Summer, insomuch as when upon the actual Invasion the House proceeded to declare them enemies, and those that adhered to them traitors; yet the said confederates and other treacherous members (to the number of ninety and odd, as upon the division of the House appeared) did by their Counsels and Votes endeavour to hinder the house from declaring against their confederate invaders.  

The Proposals of the Army, concerning his Majesty.  
HIs Excellency the Lord General Fairfax, and the General council of Officers, upon mature and serious deliberation, touching the transaction of affairs, in order to the settlement of the peace of the Kingdom, have declared, That (for the love and honour they bear to justice and righteousness, and for the real love they bear to the silver cords of amity and concord) they will endeavour the composing of all differences, and executing of impartial justice both upon King, Lords, and Commons, and all others (even from the highest to the lowest) who have acted contrary to the known Laws of the Realm, and the trust reposed in them by the People. And the Army do further remonstrate to the Kingdom, 1 That no Magistrate have power to make any compulsive Law, or execute any matters of punishment, touching matters of Conscience. 2 That all Statutes, Laws, and Acts of Parl. be mane and run only in the name of the Comm●ns of England assembled in Parliament. 3 That no persons whatsoever that are Lawmakers, be Law executioners, but that a clear distinction be preserved and kept inviolable betwixt these two principles and pillars of the Commonwealth for ever. 4 That all Officers of the Commonwealth be made to enjoy their places, but for a time prefixed, and at the expiration thereof to give an account of their Stewardship. 5 That no man be kept in prison above a month, but in that space to be brought to trial by a lawful Jury of his equals, or else to be discharged of course. 6 That no man be impressed or forced to serve in future wars. 7 That our Laws be few and plain, free from all ambiguous meanings, and all in the English tongue, and to be printed in a Volume, and one to be provided, to be kept in every church throughout the Kingdom, and to be read over at several seasons in open Congregations. 8 That all persons stand alike liable to the Laws of the Land, in all cases both criminal and civil. 9 That no more trudging up to Westmin. from all parts of the Land, for the trial of suits of Law be had, but that (as of old) all suits both criminal and civil, be ended in the several Hundreds. 10 That a solemn Contract upon these and the like Principles be drawn betwixt the People and their Representatives for ever. 11 That till the accomplishment of this work, (in behalf of the Army and People) that no Forces be disbanded, except persons ill affected, and dissentors from this Expedition. For these things we do declare, and with our Swords in our hands, as we are Soldiers, we challenge them as the price and purchase of our Blood, to live and die for them against all opposers whatsoever.  
His Excellency and the General Council of Officers, sit close at Whitehal, and are agitating some particulars of very high concernment to the Kingdom, in order to the settling of the peace thereof; and it's said that the Agreement of the peeople will be speedily presented to public view: In the mean time, take some certain heads thereof, viz. That neither King nor Lords, are to have any voice in the subscribing of the new Representative, which is to be called the Agreement of the people, containing 1 The dissolving of the Parliament on the last of April, commencing itself the first of June. 2 That a new Parl. be called once in two year, and to sit for the space of 6 Months, and no longer. 3 That they shall consist of 400. in number some Countries more, some less, and no Corporation above one, except London. 4 That the said Representative shall have full Legistative power, etc.  
The Lord Admiral hath sent a Letter to the House of Peers, showing the reason of his return from the Netherlands shore (notwithstanding divers of the revolted ships remain in the River, who prepare for going forth, whose Sailors are now brave and full of money) viz that he should have been frozen up, and wanting victuals, which would not have been furnished to him from the Countries, but ships and men must have perished: with other weighty reasons.  
Duke Hamilton hath sent a message to Lieu. Gen. Cromwell, desiring him to give him a visit, for that he hath something of great consequence to impart.   
FINIS.