A declaration of Oliver Cromwell, captain general of all the forces of this Common-Wealth. Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A80917 of text R211354 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.17[6]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A80917 Wing C7085A Thomason 669.f.17[6] ESTC R211354 99870084 99870084 163256 2240932120

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A80917) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163256) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f17[6]) A declaration of Oliver Cromwell, captain general of all the forces of this Common-Wealth. Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by William Du-Gard, London : 1653. Dated at end: April the last. 1653. Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 3."; [encased in right-hand curly bracket] "Lord Generall Cromwell Major Generall Harrison Major Generall Lambert Collonel Staple Collonell Sidnam Collonell Desborough"; "Collonel Bennitt Sr Gilbert pickering Mr Carew Mr Strickland". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A80917 R211354 (Thomason 669.f.17[6]). civilwar no A declaration of Oliver Cromwell, captain general of all the forces of this Common-Wealth. Whereas, the Parlament beeing dissolved, ... Cromwell, Oliver 1653 1 261 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A DECLARATION OF Oliver Cromwell , Captain General of all the Forces of this COMMON-WEALTH .

WHereas , the Parlament beeing dissolved , Persons of approved Fidelitie and Honestie , are , according to the late Declaration of the 22th of April last , to bee called from the several parts of this Common-weath to the Supreme Authoritie ; And although effectual proceedings are , and have been had , for perfecting those Resolutions ; yet , som convenient time beeing required for the assembling of those Persons ; It hath been found necessarie , for preventing the mischiefs and inconveniencies which may arise in the mean while to the Publick Affairs , that a Council of State bee constituted , to take Care of , and intend the Peace , Safetie , and present Management of the Affairs of this Common-wealth : which beeing setled accordingly , the same is hereby declared and published , to the end all Persons may take notice thereof ; And , in their several Places and Stations , demean themselvs peaceably , giving obedience to the Laws of the Nation , as heretofore . In the Exercise and Administration whereof , as Endeavors shall bee used that no oppression or wrong bee don to the people ; so a strict Account will bee required of all such as shall do any thing to indanger the Publick Peace , and Quiet , upon any pretence whatsoever .

April the last . 1653. O. CROMWELL .

LONDON , Printed by William Du-Gard . 1653.