A Nevv-yeers-Gift For England, and all her Cities, Ports. and Corporations, and all such therein who are fit for the same, and desire it. Or, A Gift of God to the Wise, this new yeer 1653 to make them a free Commonwealth, if that they pursue therein. It being a Caveat to the reserved, unconstant, ambo- dextrous engagers with this Commonwealth and present Govern- ment, who being unstable in all their ways, are burthenous thereunto. Also, An Incitement to the Commonalty & Free-born people of England,  to stand for their Rights and Priviledges, and to claim their Birth- rights both of voice and choice therein,  which they were not onely born unto, but also have been careful- ly left them by their ancestors, as their undoubted Rights for ever; as Magna Charta and the Petition of Right hold forth, and the particular and several Charters in London and England declare and manifest, upon their examination. And this present Parliament also do say they are resolved to renew the several Charters, as they may consute with this Common- wealth and Government, as by their Order and Letter made and written for and by thier Committee to the Companies of London, will plainly ap- pear; which, for your satisfaction and encouragement, is here also assert- ed. Here is also added two Letters which have relation or dependence on the Parliaments Order, and a Letter sent to the several Companies of Lon- don to bring in their several and respective Charters to be altered and re- newed, and all the Charters of the Nation : and two Petitions by the Pen- man hereof : All which do partly discover the enemies and impediments of the common peoples Rights and Priviledges, or Commonalties, as in the several Charters is terminated or called, in the Right of every free-born English mans person and capacity who hath not forfeited it
Subtitle: and he is cal- led also a successor thereof, and thereunto; wherefore he is not to count it a vain thing, and to part with it for slender promises of any Governours or pretending Officers in places whatsoever insinuations, or any mercena- ry lying Lawyers alluring, sly perswasions, or Sollicitors; but earnestly to contend for the same, lest with Esau hereafter they repent it with tears, and their chilrens children curse the slavishness they are born unto thereby
Contributors: McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary)
Publisher: And are to be sold by Will. Larnar, at the signe
Published: 1653
Place of publication: Printed at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 15
Notes: Signed at end.