A declaration of His Excellency the Lord Fairfax, Lord General, and his Councel of VVar concerning their resolution to preserve and protect the freedom of trade and commerce. 1648 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A84691 Wing F151 Thomason 669.f.13[57] ESTC R211103 99869841 99869841 162953

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A84691) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162953) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f13[57]) A declaration of His Excellency the Lord Fairfax, Lord General, and his Councel of VVar concerning their resolution to preserve and protect the freedom of trade and commerce. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for John Partridge and George Whittington, London : 1648. In spite of the slanders of enemies, trade and commerce will be well protected by us. No person's goods shall be taken or hurt -- Cf. Steele. Signed: Jo: Rushworth, Secretary. Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts) and in the Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature.

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A DECLARATION OF His Excellency the Lord Fairfax, Lord General, AND His Councel of VVar, Concerning their Reſolution to preſerve and protect the Freedom of Trade and Commerce.

VVHereas the Enemies of the Peace of this Kingdom, being ſufficiently ſenſible how all their deſigns for the ruine and deſtruction thereof have, by the bleſſing of God upon our endeavors, been rendered abortive and made ſucceſsleſs to the producing of that effect, have notwithſtanding, out of their reſtleſs deſire to bring their wicked purpoſes into execution, watched for and purſued all opportunities, that they could either make or meet with, conducing to that end; and have not ceaſed to lay upon us and lade us with all manner of Slander and Calumny, that might not only make us unacceptable to thoſe of whom We have beſt deſerved, but alſo render Us odious to all the World: And being informed that the ſaid Enemies of the Kingdom have, upon occaſion of ſome of our late juſt and neceſſitated Actions, given publikely out, and written to the parts beyond the Seas, that We intend to put all into Ruine and Confuſion, and to ſeize upon all Mens Eſtates, deſtroy Propriety, Trade and Commerce, and that their goods cannot be in any ſecurity while We are in this Town, or keep in our hands any of the ſtrengths of the Kingdom; and underſtanding that thereupon Bills of Exchange begin to be queſtioned, and ſome perſons begin to convey away their goods; We being very ſenſible how much the Wealth, Peace and Happineſs of this Kingdom is concerned in the Freedom and Fulneſs of the Trade and Commerce thereof; and how much the ſaid Enemies of Peace ſhould prevent their foreſaid wicked end, if their ſaid Calumnies ſhould go on to be beleeved: We do therefore hereby declare, That as by all the Adventures of our Lives and Blood We have ſought nothing more then the proſperity of this Kingdom, and the eſtabliſhing of Juſtice and Righteouſneſs in the Land; ſo there is nothing that We more abhor then thoſe wicked Calumnies, that We ſhould invade the Propriety of any not wilfully making themſelves Enemies, or do any thing any way, to hinder or obſtruct that Trade and Commerce by which this Kingdom doth both ſubſiſt and flouriſh: But that We ſhall, in a moſt eſpecial manner, protect, defend, encourage and maintain, in all juſt ways (according to the Law of Nations, and the manner hitherto practiſed in this Kingdom) all manner of Trade, Traffique and Commerce either by Engliſh or Strangers: and that We ſhall neither do, nor ſuffer to be done, as far as is in our power, any violence, wrong or injuſtice to the perſons or goods of any, as aforeſaid, exerciſing any Trade or Commerce in this Kingdom, either by Sea or Land: Which we thought fit to publiſh for the ſatisfaction of all perſons concerned herein.

By the appointment of his Excellency the Lord General Lord Fairfax, and his Councel of War, Signed, JO: RUSHWORTH, Secretary. Decemb. 15. 1648.

LONDON, Printed for John Partridge and George Whittington. 1648.