THe great miserie of Warre raging in the Land ( next unto fasting and prayer ) martiall Policie is in season ; which being ignorantly or willfully neglected by too many in authority , many extraordinary mischiefes have formerly come to the State , through the want of good orders , whereby they might timely have been prevented .

And because protraction or delay ( the old Soldiers harvest , or the Kings game plai'd at Westminster ) must needs be distructive to this languishing Kingdome .

Therefore , these following remedies may be very seasonable unto all the people of England , to stirre up their affections , to the prosecution of the good Ordinances of Parliament , prepared for their preservation ; the neglect whereof makes them seeme dead letters , and faire promising delusions .

1. The Ordinance for Auxiliaries may without delay be put in execution , throughout all Counties under the Parliaments command , the well-affected Gentlemen , may repare to their severall Counties , to encourage the people and assist them in the worke .

Which done , those Forces joyning with the adjacent Garisons , being under the command of Populare , Intelligent , Valiant , Faithfull , and Active men , may without any impediment besiege all the Kings Garrisons , and forthwith settle the Kingdome into a peaceable condition .

The neglect whereof hath occasioned horrid Incursions , Plunders , and suddaine Recrutes as have been lately in the Associations , and will offer opportunitie of the like , unlesse this expeditious and substantiall course speedily prevent them .

2. To prevent an impertinent Objection , which Malignitie or willfull ignorance in Martiall Affaires make , money ( which is the meanes of Warre ) cannot be wanting ; because Plunders and exacted contributions ceasing every where , the Counties will be inabled to pay ordinarie assesments . which will countervaile all Charges that can belong to the Sieges .

3. In the meane time , to prevent all incursions into the Associations , and to obstruct the Kings marches in all parts of the Kingdome , all Bridges over great Rivers in the Parliaments quarters , which are in the road of mischiefe , may within six dayes and nights , either be broken downe or blocked up with small teneble Forts , together with Disfoording all Foords betwixt them .

4. To encourage all well-affected people in their fidelitie ; the High Court of Parliament may give a speciall order that all Committees , who are or have been intrusted with the Treasures of the Kingdome , may forthwith give a just account without Partialitie or Demurie . And that the Counties themselves ( as by right they ought ) may have power to nominate those of whose faithfull Integritie they have sufficient experience .

This Act would vindicate just mens aspersed honour , and in all reason bring in considerable summes to pay Souldiers withall , who equally with the people are much discontented .

5. A Declaration may be sent from the Parliament unto all the Kings Garrisons , forthwith to surrender them unto the Parliament , or else to give them no quarter ; specifying the impossibility of the Kings relieving them ; and the great mischiefes , they standing out , will doe the whole Kingdome ; besides their owne ruine if they will not yeeld upon Honourable tearmes .

It such a Proposition be refused in this time of so great mercie to the State , and terrour to the Enemie , two or three of the Kings weakest Garrisons may be first seized upon and made exemplary : Which course being timely and wisely taken , would be an affectuall meanes to perswade all the rest willingly to submit , & so prevent much effusion of blood , & destruction of estate .

6. By very credible and probable Intelligence , it is certified that the King intends Newarke for his Winter quarter , which Garrison hath been a constant desperate mischiefe to the State .

The King hath had severall great retreats from thence ▪ and cannot make a suddaine incursion into the Association but from Newarke .

It is the Center of six Counties , and a daily mischiefe to them all ; many Armies hath been destroyed ▪ and Garrisons taken by it , yet there hath been such neglect of the Kingdomes good in this as in many others ) that the Scots whole Armie lay still the last Winter foure moneths , and had no Commission from the Parliament to blocke up this Garrison nor starve it .

Which since assisted Sir Marmaduke Langdal in defeating the Yorkeshire Army before Pontfrect , which no other way could have been done , Welbeck and Torsec two strong and convenient Garrisons have been taken by them from the Parliament , the Kings late recrute there , and the spacious County of Lincolne subjected to their tyrannie .

From Newarke the King may meet Montrosse at any time in the Malignant North , and raise a greater Armie then ever he had .

What need there is of unanimous joyning , both of hearts and hands to end these bloodie and unnaturall Warres , now in this bright Sun-shine day , before the night ( or darkenesse ) of some desperate storme , which the blacke clouds of our manifold abominations ( chiefly in absolving the wicked and condemning the just ) doe presage , I appeale to the judgement of the wel-affected and impartiall Reader .

If we continue in our guiltines , put the ill day farre of , neglect faire opportunities , yea , and shew no better signes of unfained repentance , then yet we have done ( for all our Fast dayes , Isaiah 58. ) we may expect that our adverse party in Scotland and Ireland , will joyne both with forraigne Nations and Enemies among our selves , either for our suddaine and utter ruine , or at least so to protract the Warres , that both the lives and estates of all poore oppressed and discontented people , may be wasted daily more and more , untill the Nation be quit depopulated & impoverished , & so be a derision & proverb toother nations .

These things being well pondered and considered , is it not high time for wise men to have their eyes in their heads , awake , and bestirre themselves out of this dead sleep of careles security , by useing all these & the like active motions , wch may ( through Gods grace ) tend to his glory and the Kingdoms peace ?

7. All Gentlemen and others in what precinct or place so ever , that have made any probable gaine of the States service , and will not sympathize the States urgent necessitie , for the whole Kingdomes and their owne safety , in this so great an extremitie , may be compelled to advance so much moneys upon good securitie as they are able , and the rather , since they have enjoyed peace and safety at home , whiles many have lost their lives , others want their pay ▪ and multitudes are maimed , sick , hurt , and decrepped abroad .

8. To refine and purge all Committees , both by lessening of their numbers and changing of their members , whereof some through coveteousnesse and corruption , doe make great distractions and divisions , to the great distemper of the whole Kingdome , foure honest active and intelligent wel-bred gentlemen , may well dispatch more busines in one day ( and for the halfe of the allowance now in the Kingdomes calamitie ) then a whole bench full of undiscreet and rude fellowes ( who seeke their owne , and not the Kingdomes good ) doe usually in a weeke .

If it would please the Parliament to take these things and others hereafter specified , into their serious consideration , and withall ▪ to put them speedily in agitation , doubtlesse God thereby would have glory , and they discharge singular duty to the Nation , according to the trust reposed in them .

9. If any good successe herein may be expected , let the businesse be begun with speed , the Souldiers and Workers every weeke precisely payed , and such Commanders as are not faithfull and carefull in their Offices , changed .