Heads of the charge against the King, drawn up by the Generall Councell of the Armie. Also His Majesties speech to Major Rolph, and Col. Ewers, concerning the present condition of himself, and his three kingdomes, and certain rules set down by him for settlement thereof. An ordinance of Parliament concerning the City of London: and the Lord Mayors proclamation concerning those who have ingaged in the first or second warre, or had a hand in obtaining the late treaty with the King. Taken out of the originall papers, and published for generall satisfaction. England and Wales. Army. Council. 1648 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2014-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A86146 Wing H1293 Thomason E477_25 ESTC R202580 99862810 99862810 162535

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A86146) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162535) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 76:E477[25]) Heads of the charge against the King, drawn up by the Generall Councell of the Armie. Also His Majesties speech to Major Rolph, and Col. Ewers, concerning the present condition of himself, and his three kingdomes, and certain rules set down by him for settlement thereof. An ordinance of Parliament concerning the City of London: and the Lord Mayors proclamation concerning those who have ingaged in the first or second warre, or had a hand in obtaining the late treaty with the King. Taken out of the originall papers, and published for generall satisfaction. England and Wales. Army. Council. Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. [2], 6 p. Printed for T.R., London : 1648. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Dec: 24.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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Heads of the CHARGE AGAINST THE KING, Drawn up by The Generall Councell of the ARMIE. ALSO His Majeſties Speech to Major Rolph, and Col. Ewers, concerning the preſent condition of himſelf, and his three Kingdomes, and certain Rules ſet down by Him for ſettlement thereof. An Ordinance of Parliament concerning the City of London: And the Lord Mayors Proclamation concerning thoſe who have ingaged in the firſt or ſecond Warre, or had a hand in obtaining the late Treaty with the King. Taken out of the originall Papers, and publiſhed for generall Satisfaction.

London: Printed for T. R. 1648.
The Heads of the Charge againſt the King, drawn up by the Generall Councell of the Army, and the way that is propounded for his triall.

THe King is much daunted at his removall from Hurſt-Caſtle, although he had no great cauſe to joy in coming thither at all, he wiſheth that he had not ſpent ſo much time in the Treaty, but had without queſtion granted all that was required at once, yet doth in ſeverall Speeches by way of diſcourſe, urge how farre he condeſcended in the Treaty, ſaying further, that he can propound a way to prevent the decay of Trade, recover Ireland, and to do much more to that purpoſe.

His Majeſtie ſeems to relie much upon the hopes he hath of the Prince, and expected the mouldring away of the revolted Ships for want of money, the Prince is yet at the Hague, but is ſhortly to returne to his Queen-Mother in France. Having thus farre ſhewed how the caſe ſtands with the King and the Prince in relation to their owne wayes and apprehenſions, it is neceſſary that there ſhould be ſomwhat ſaid on the other part, and how the Parliament and Army act and move for a ſpeedy ſettlement of the Kingdome either againſt the King, or without him.

In doing whereof it is firſt obſervable, that there is a Declaration brought in and will ſhortly paſſe the Houſe, with many grounds and reaſons to ſhew that His Majeſties Conceſſions in the Treaty are unſatisfactory, and no grounds for a ſetled peace in this Kingdome: And to prevent delayes in what ſhall follow, and that the Houſe may be unanimous, and proceed with one joynt conſent, none are to be admitted to ſit in the Houſe, but ſuch as do atteſt this Declaration; and as it is neceſſary for the carrying on of this great worke, that there ſhould be no ſidings in Parliament, ſo is it likewiſe in all other Councells, and amongſt publike Officers in Cities and Corporations: and foraſmuch as this is a time of the yeare for electing ſeverall Officers, the Parliament ſet forth this enſuing Ordinance.

Die Mercurii, 20. Decemb. 1648.

VVHereas there is an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons aſſembled in Parliament, bearing date the 18. December, 1648. for the chooſing of Common Councell-men, and other Officers within the City of London and Liberties thereof for the yeer enſuing, the ſaid Lords and Commons do further declare and ordaine, and be it hereby ordained by the ſaid Lords and Commons, that no perſon whatſoever that ſubſcribed, promoted, or abetted any engagement in the yeare 1648. relating to a perſonall Treaty with the King at London, ſhall be elected, choſen, or put into any of the Offices or places expreſſed in the aforeſaid Ordinance under the penalty contained in the ſame, upon the other excepted perſons, and to be levyed according to the proviſion of the ſaid Ordinance, and the Lord Mayor for the time being is hereby required, that this Ordinance with the other be publiſhed at all Elections, and ſtrictly and punctually obſerved, according to the true intent and meaning hereof.

Jo. Brown Cleric Parliamentorum.

Upon the Receipt of this Ordinance the Lord Mayor cauſed to bee publiſhed this Proclamation or Edict.

THeſe are to require you to publiſh this Ordinance with the other, dated the 18. of this instant moneth at your Elections, and that the ſame be ſtrictly and punctually obſerved, according to the true intent and meaning of the ſame, this 20. day of December, 1648.

To the Alderman, or Deputy of the Ward of Michel.

Having already given you truly and briefly the preſent condition of the King, the actions of the Parliament, and the conſent of, the City, it remaines that I ſhould conclude with the proceedings of the Generall Councell of the Army in relation to his Majeſty, and ſetling the Kingdome, the ſaid Councell being drawing up a charge againſt him, conſiſting of ſeverall heads, wherein theſe following are chiefly inſiſted on.

Matters charged againſt the Kings Majeſty by the Generall Councell of the Army.

1. That his Majeſty being truſted with a limited power to rule according to Law, and by expreſſe Covenant and Oath obliged to preſerve and protect the Rights and Liberties of the People, for and by whom he was intruſted, hath perverted that truſt and abuſed that power, to the hurt and prejudice of the generality, and to the oppreſsion (if not deſtruction) of many of them, and hath raiſed and aſſumed that hurtful power which was never committed to him, to the taking away all thoſe foundations of Right and Liberty, which the people had reſerved from him, and to ſwallow up all into his owne will and power, to impoſe or take away, yea to deſtroy at pleaſure, and declining all appeal herein to the eſtabliſhment of equall judgement, raiſed force upon his truſting people, and attempted by it to uphold and eſtabliſh himſelf in that abſolute tyrannicall power ſo aſſumed over them, and exerciſing thereof at pleaſure: which evills being acted againſt the publique intereſt, have been adjudged capitall in ſeverall of his Predeceſſors.

2. That the King hath granted Commiſsions to the Prince, as alſo to ORMOND and his aſſociate Iriſh Rebells, which are not recalled to this day.

3. That this capitall and grand offender and author of our troubles the perſon of the King, by whoſe Commiſsions, Commands, or procurement, and in whoſe behalfe, and for whoſe intereſt only of will and power all our warres and troubles have been, with all the miſeries attending them, is guilty of all the trouble, loſſe, hazzard, and expence of the blood and miſchiefes that have happened by the late wars in this Kingdome.

4. That the King raiſed ſeverall Armes to the ſpoile and neer deſolation of the Kingdome: and in the raiſing and having raiſed that force, he did by it aſſume and exerciſe all kind of abſolute and arbitrary power at his owne will alone without Parliament.

Theſe being the grand matters in charge againſt the King, (amongſt others) they are to be put into forme, and then if if they proceed to triall, it will be in a Parliamentary way, and the Army are to manage the proofs.

FINIS.