is own kind
without him, but to live in the light of the Law of Righteousness
and Peace established in his heart."

The pamphlet concludes as follows:

"Thus in love we have declared the purpose of our hearts plainly,
without flattery, expecting love and the same sincerity from you,
without grumbling or quarrelling, being Creatures of your own image
and mould, intending no other matter herein, but to observe the Law
of Righteous Action, endeavouring to shut out of the Creation the
accursed thing called Particular Propriety, which is the cause of
all wars, bloodshed, theft, and enslaving Laws, that hold the
people under misery.

"Signed for and in the behalf of all the poor oppressed people of
England and the whole world--

"GERARD WINSTANLEY, }
JOHN COULTON, }
JOHN PALMER, }
THOMAS STAR, }
SAMUEL WEBB, } and others, forty-six in all.
JOHN HAYMAN, }
THOMAS EDCER, }
WILLIAM HOGRILL," }

A few days after the publication of this declaration, viz., on Sunday,
April 1st, 1649, the Diggers commenced their labours on the Commons
around George's Hill, in Surrey, the first results of which we have
already recorded. Within a few days of Winstanley and Everard's visit to
Lord Fairfax and his Council of War, they and their followers drafted
yet another pamphlet, which bears date April 26th, 1649, the very day
Lockyer, "The Army's Martyr," was condemned to death, and the title-page
of which reads as follows:

"THE TRUE LEVELLERS STANDARD ADVANCED:[95:1]

OR

THE STATE OF COMMUNITY OPENED AND PRESENTED TO THE SONS OF MEN.

BY

WILLIAM EVERARD.
JOHN PALMER.
JOHN SOUTH.
JOHN COURTON.
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
CHRISTOPHER CLIFFORD.
JOHN BARKER.
GERRARD WINSTANLEY.
RICHARD GOODGROOME.
THOMAS STARRE.
WILLIAM HOGGRILL.
ROBERT SAWYER.
THOMAS EDER.
HENRY BICKERSTAFFE.
JOHN TAYLOR, etc.

Beginning to plant and manure the Waste Land upon Georges Hill, in
the Parish of Walton, in the County of Surrey."

The pamphlet opens with a Preface by a certain John Taylor, whose name
appears last on the list of signatures attached thereto, and who was
probably one of Winstanley's more recent converts. In it he states that
he