A REMONSTRANCE OR DECLARATION Of the ARMY: Presented to the House of Commons on Monday Novemb. 20. 1648.  
By Colonel Ewres and six Lieut. Colonels and Captains of the Army.  
Abstracted out of the Original for the present satisfaction of the Kingdom. 

1. Wherein they desire that King Charles, as the Capital Grand Author of the late troubles, may be speedily brought to Justice.  
2. That Prince Charles, and the Duke of York may be summoned to come in, and render themselves by a certain day.  
3. That this Parliament may have a speedy period put to it, and  
4. The manner of another Parliament to be called, and Delinquents not to Elect or be Elected.  
5. That there may be an Agreement for all the Kingdom to sign, which shall be above Law, and all to be disfranchized that will not sign it.   Also the Remonstrance of the Regiment of late Col. Rainsborough, to his Excellency, for revenge of their Colonel's death. And Petition of Colonel overton's Regiment now at Newcastle.  
Published by special Order.  
London, Printed for L. Blaikelock, and are to be sold in the old Bailie.   

A Remonstrance or Declaration of the ARMY, presented to the House on Monday Novemb. 20. 1649.  
By Col. Ewres, and six Lieutenant-Colonels and Captains of the Army.  
1. THat the Capital and grand Author of our troubles the person of the King, by whose Commissions, commands or procurement, and in whose behalf, and for whose interest only (of will and power) all our Wars and troubles have been (with all the miseries attending them) may be speedily brought to justice for the Treason, blood, and mischief he is therein guilty of.  
2 That a timely and peremptory day may be set for the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, to come in and render themselves, by which time if they do not, that then they may be immediately declared incapable of any government or trust whatsoever, and to stand exiled for ever, as enemies and Traitors, to die without mercy if ever after taken. And if they or either of them render themselves within the said time, that then the Prince for his capital delinquency (being in appearance next to his fathers) and himself and the Duke to be proceeded against in justice, or remitted according as they shall give satisfaction. But however that the Estate & Revenue of the Crown may be sequestered, and all the matter of costly Pomp suspended for a good number of years, while the desolations and spoils of the poor people may be repaired, for the ease of the people's contributions.  
3 That for further satisfaction to public justice, capital punishment and may be speedily executed upon a competent number of his chief Instruments also, and such as are really in your hands or reach, so as their exemption from pardon may not be a mockery of Justice in the face God and man.  
4 That the rest of the Delinquents (English) in relation to the Wars may upon submission and rendering themselves to justice, have mercy extended to them for their lives, and Fines set upon them moderately, yet with respect to public damage) and their persons further censured, and declared incapable of any Office or Trust, of electing or being elected, at least for certain years, but such as have compounded to be pardoned and freed from any troubles, suits, etc. in relation to the last Wars: But such as will not come in and compound, their estates to be sold, and their bodies to be ever exiled as enemies and Traitors, and to die without mercy.  
5 That satisfaction of the Arrears of the Soldiery, with other public debts, and the competent reparation of public damages, (especially of the well affected who have adheared to and suffered for the common cause) may be put into some orderly and proportionable way wherein care may be taken for precedency of satisfaction to such whose loans or losses have appeared to have been great, and livelihoods small, so as they can worst bear the want or delay (not impairing any former securities for just debts.) That the Fines or Compositions of Delinquents may be disposed of and employed to those uses only, and also the confiscations and proceeds of their estates.  
Now after Justice thus done upon the forementioned particulars we propound further for settling of the Kingdoms,  
1 That you would settle some reasonable and certain period to your own power, by which time that great and supreme trust reposed in you shall be returned into the hands of the people, from and for whom you received it.  
2 That (with a short period to this Parliament, in relation to the safety of the Kingdom and public interest thereof, there may be a sound settlement of the peace and future government thereof, upon grounds of common Right, Freedom, and Safety, to this effect, viz.  
1 That from the end of this, there may be a certain succession of future Parliaments, Annual or biennial, with secure provision for the certainty of their sitting, meeting, and ending.  
2 For the equal distribution of Elections thereunto to render the House of Commons as near as may be an equal representative of the whole people electing.  
3 For the certainty of the people's meeting (according to such distributions) to elect and for their full freedoms in Elections; And that no delinquents shall elect, or be elected (at least for some years) nor any other that shall not oppose, or not join in agreement to this settlement.  
4 For future clearing and assertaning the power of the said Representatives, in order to which, that it be declared, That as to the whole interest of the people of England such Representatives have and shall have the Supreme power and trust, as to the making of Laws, Constitutions, and Offices, for the ordering, preservation, and government of the whole, and as to the altering and repealing or abolishing of the same, the making of War, or peace, and as to the highest and final judgement in all Civil things, and all to be subject thereunto, and bound thereby. Provided  
1 That they may not censure or question any man after the end of this Parliament for any thing said or done in relation to the late Wars.  
2 That they may not render up, or give or take away any the foundations of common Right, Liberty, or Safety, contained in this setlement and agreement, but that the power of these be reserved from, and not entrusted to the said Representatives.  
3 For liberty of entering dissents in the said Representatives, that in case of corruption or abuse in these things, the people may be in capacity to know who are free thereof, and who guilty.  
These matters of general concernment we propound to be Declared and provided by this Parliament, or by authority of the Commons here, and to be further established by a general contract or Agreement of the people with their subscriptions thereunto; and none capable of any benefit thereby, but who shall subscribe thereunto; nor any King to be admitted to the Crown, or other person to any Office or place of public Trust, without express accord and subscription to the same.  

A Remonstrance of the regiment of the late Col. Rainsborough to his Excellency, for revenge of their Colonels death.  
May it please your Excellency,  
THough the sad sense of the unhappy loss of our highly esteemed Colonel may cause us to bear low in our reputation, and sink us into a slowness to such high actings as the vigour of his noble spirit might have enabled us to, yet as Christians and Soldiers endeavouring after right principles of Justice and Freedom, we humbly crave leave to take advantage from this much lamented occasion, to offer to your Excellency these our disturbed thoughts.  
That we fear that we are deluded into the hopes of a safe peace, by the expectation of an unsafe Treaty.  
That if the utmost purchase of the loss of so much precious and now declared righteous blood, be only a liberty to Treat with our Capital Enemy, whether with his dissembled consent we shall enjoy these liberties, that the sword of the Lord, and the sword of his people have wrung from his bloody hands, we are consigned to the most fruitless employment, to be always fight for that we can never obtain; Armies can subdue powers but not change minds, much treasure might have been spared, and we long ere this been slaves, if we dared to have trusted sacred protestations, that we are much perplexed with the intricate condition, the late resolution of the Parliament have put us into, at the same time engaged to fight with an enraged enemy; and persuaded to believe that all our differences shall be wrapped up in the sweet compliance of a Treaty; And when it was declared to us, that because the King had so often attempted to enslave the Nation, by raising of Armies contrary to many Protestations, he was no more to be trusted, nor no more addresses to made unto him, and when they signified the truth of that their Declaration by the confederate rise of all his active parties in the Kingdom of England and Scotland; we do much wonder from thence, there should arise any reason to invite them to a new address, or fright them to any other applications then to that Army, that under the protection of the Almighty, had rescued them from such dangers, and had unanimously declared to live and die with them in their former resolutions. Upon all which we ground these our humble desires.  
That impartial Justice might be done upon the eminent undertakers of this second war, especially upon such who formerly acting as friends to the Nations freedom have (by betraying its confidence) had greater opportunity to enslave it, That so the cruel mercies showed to our implacable enemies, might not endanger the lives of our dearest friends.  
That we might he as well satisfied in the reasons, why new applications were made to his Majesty, as we formerly were in their non addresses; that so, if possible we might live and die with them in those resolutions? And if it be found necessary a Treaty should compound the divisions, why such an one wherein some of both parties are known enemies to the Kingdom's Army.  
That it might be known to us, why the Country duly paying their taxes, the taxes might not as duly pay the Army, the burden of Freequarter being looked upon by most as a voluntary oppression not as a necessary grief of the Soldier.  
That by this means concurring with the presented desires of many well-affected persons in the City of London, and other Counties, with some of our fellow Soldiers in Arms, we might under your Excellency's conduct, be made serviceable to the Nations welfare, and be honoured in being the Kingdoms and your Lordship's humble servants, etc.   

The humble Petition of the Officers of Colonel overton's Regiment, now in the Garrison of Berwick.  
May it please your Excellencies,  
WHen we consider, how gloriously the right hand of our God hath exalted itself in power, to the dashing in pieces the common enemy of this kingdom, and the overthrow of all that have risen up against us, we cannot but confess there is none so glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders as our God, and therefore desire to wait upon him in the way of his judgements, and confess that according to the greatness of his own heart hath he done these things; but lest we may manifest our ingratitude for what we have received, in not laying hold on those precious opportunities (which in a way of justice he hath given in unto us) for the freeing of our poor Nation from oppression and violence; the execution of justice on those that have gone on in iniquity and blood, and obtaining a blessed peace, the just end of our engagements, we cannot but (being conscientiously thereunto moved) offer unto your Excellency these few considerations which we humbly request your Excellency to present on our behalves) to the honourable houses of Parliament, who we hope will clear themselves from the jealousies of men, in being a terror, to evil workers, and a praise to those that do well.  
First, we desire that a diligent inquisition may be had for the innocent blood shed in this late war, and that all Contrivers, Actors, or Abettors may be brought to exemplary Justice:  
That in the destribution of Justice, neither King, Lords, or any such persons be exempted from being proceeded against according to their demerits knowing that many whordomes, and witchcrafts of Jesabell hindered the Peace of Israel, and Princes judging for reward, and the Priest teaching for hire, caused Zion to be ploughed up as a field, and jerusalem to become an heap.  
That the several Petitions of the well-affected of the Kingdom, viz. London, Leicester, tending to the execution of Justice without partiality securing the rights of the Subjects, and settling the Peace of the Kingdom, may be seriously taken into consideration, and not so slighted as they have been.  
That while we are necessitated to be active in the present service for the security of the kingdom; we desire that the Parliament would be pleased to find out some way for our subsistence, that we may not be burdensome by Freequarter as we have been.  
Lastly, in the prosecution of these our just desires, we shall not account any thing dear, to adventure under your Excellencies command for the honour of Parliament, Peace and liberty of this Kingdom.  
FINIS.