The law of freedom in a platform: or, True magistracy restored Humbly presented to Oliver Cromwel, General of the Common-wealths army in England. And to all English-men my brethren whether in church-fellowship, or not in church-fellowship, both sorts walking as they conceive according to the order of the Gospel: and from them to all the nations in the world. Wherein is declared, what is kingly government, and what is Commonwealths government. By Jerrard Winstanley.

The Office of the Post-master.

In every Parish throughout the Commonwealth shall be chosen two men (at the time when other Officers are chosen,) and these shall be called Post∣masters: And whereas there are four parts of the Land, East, West, North, South, there shall be chosen in the chief City two men to receive in what the Post-master of the East Country brings in, and two men to receive in what the Post-master of the West brings in, and two for the North, and so two for the South.

Now the work of the Country Post-master shall be this, They shall every Moneth bring up or send by tydings from their respective Parishes to the chief City, of what accidents or passages fall out, which is either to the honor or dishonor, hurt or profit of the Commonwealth; and if nothing have faln out in that Moneth worth observation, then they shall write down peace or good order in such a Parish.

And when these respective Post-masters have brought up their Bills or Certificates from all parts of the Land, the Receivers of those Bills shall write down every thing in order from Parish to Parish in the nature of a Weekly Bill of Observation.

And those eight Receivers shall cause the Affairs of the four quarters of the Land to be printed in one Book with what speed may be, and de∣liver to every Postmaster a Book, that as they bring up the Affairs of one Parish in writing, they may carry down in Print the Affairs of the whole Land.

The benefit lies here, That if any part of the Land be visited with Plague, Famine, Invasion, or Insurrection, or any casualties, the o∣ther parts of the Land may have speedy knowledg, and send Relief.

And if any accident fall out through unreasonable action, or careless neglect, other parts of the Land may thereby be made watchful, to pre∣vent like danger.

Or if any through industry or ripeness of understanding have found out any secret in Nature, or new invention in any Art or Trade, or in the Till∣age of the Earth, or such like, whereby the Commonwealth may more flourish in peace and plenty; for which Vertues those persons received honor in the places where they dweit.

When other parts of the Land hear of it, many thereby will be en∣couraged to employ their Reason and industry to do the like, that so in time there will not be any Secret in Nature, which now lies hid (by rea∣son of the iron age of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 oppressing Government) but by some or other will be brought to light, to the beauty of our Commonwealth.