A
Happy
Handfull
,
OR
Green
Hopes
in
the
BLADE
;
In
order
to
a
HARVEST
,
OF
THE
Several
SHIRES
,
humbly
Petitioning
,
or
heartily
Declaring
for
Peace
.
diadem
Psal.
34.
14.
Seek
Peace
,
and
follow
after
it
.
LONDON
,
Printed
for
John
Williams
at
the
Sign
of
the
Crown
in
St.
Pauls
Church-yard
,
1660.
TO
His
Highness
The
Lord
General
MONCK
.
MY
LORD
,
WHat
formerly
was
in
single
Arrows
,
is
here
bound
in
a
Sheaf
,
I
conceive
it
good
that
by
such
conjunction
,
they
might
mutually
reflect
light
one
on
another
.
Posterity
will
probably
be
pleased
to
look
back
on
such
passages
.
Some
love
to
see
the
little
coats
they
then
did
wear
when
children
.
Alas
,
these
all
were
the
Essayes
in
the
Infancy
of
our
Liberty
,
now
grown
a
stripling
,
God
send
it
to
be
a
Man
!
yet
they
differ
rather
in
Sound
than
in
Sense
,
variously
expressing
the
same
matter
.
So
many
men
,
and
but
one
minde
,
is
admirable
;
prompted
certainly
by
the
Spirit
of
unity
inditing
them
.
Factious
Petitions
,
gave
the
beginning
,
and
Loyal
Declarations
must
give
the
end
to
our
Miseries
.
But
here
is
the
difference
,
the
first
were
made
by
the
Scum
,
these
by
the
Cream
of
the
Nation
.
Aeneas
did
beg
the
Boon
of
the
Sybil
,
that
she
would
not
write
her
Oracles
(
according
to
her
usual
course
)
in
leaves
of
Trees
blown
away
with
every
wind
.
These
Declarations
formerly
were
printed
in
Leaves
or
single
Papers
,
which
are
soon
lost
,
not
to
say
,
The
best
of
Papers
so
printed
,
are
oft
consigned
to
the
worst
of
uses
.
This
is
a
way
to
preserve
,
and
to
propagate
them
.
I
remember
the
Verse
of
the
Poet
,
Singula
cum
valeant
sunt
meliora
simul
,
Take
each
of
them
asunder
,
good
as
either
,
Then
needs
they
must
be
best
,
all
put
together
.
What
(
as
single
Stars
)
was
good
,
must
be
best
in
a
Constellation
.
God
happily
perfect
what
is
so
hopefully
begun
by
your
Honour
,
though
my
voice
is
too
weak
to
be
the
Eccho
to
the
sound
of
the
whole
Nation
:
Your
Honours
most
humble
Servant
,
JOHN
WILLIAMS
.
AN
EXPRESS
FROM
THE
KNIGHTS
and
GENTLEMEN
OF
CHESHIRE
,
Now
Engaged
with
Sir
George
Booth
:
To
the
City
and
Citizens
of
London
,
and
all
other
Free-men
of
England
.
Worthy
Citizens
,
and
all
other
our
English
Free-men
and
Brethren
,
AS
we
are
English-men
we
are
all
incorporated
into
one
Body
,
and
though
distinct
and
different
Families
,
Fortunes
,
and
Qualities
,
yet
fellow
Members
and
Coheirs
of
one
and
the
same
Birth-right
;
not
onely
by
nature
,
as
we
are
the
Sons
of
men
(
nature
obliging
all
in
one
common
and
equal
Bond
of
Freedom
and
Unity
,
)
but
by
certain
sacred
Laws
and
Customs
of
peculiar
and
inherent
Right
to
this
Nation
;
general
,
equal
,
and
impartial
to
all
,
without
respect
of
persons
,
rank
,
quality
,
or
degree
,
derived
through
all
successions
of
Ages
,
by
the
Blood
,
Justice
,
and
Prudence
of
our
Fore-fathers
to
us
their
Posterity
,
as
ours
,
and
the
Right
of
our
Children
after
us
,
not
dis-inheritable
:
though
this
Age
were
wholly
made
up
of
Apostates
and
Traytors
to
Common
Justice
and
Freedom
,
and
should
make
sale
of
,
and
deliver
up
their
Children
as
slaves
and
Vassals
,
yet
English
Right
abideth
,
to
wit
,
our
just
Laws
and
Liberties
,
and
may
justly
be
re-inforced
as
opportunity
may
present
;
Sometimes
they
sleep
,
but
never
die
,
their
total
Extinguishment
is
not
to
be
imagined
,
so
long
as
any
Englishman
,
or
English
blood
abideth
:
and
whoever
undertaketh
(
though
by
Arms
or
otherwise
)
their
recovery
and
redemption
is
justified
in
that
very
Action
by
the
Laws
of
God
,
of
Nations
,
Nature
,
Reason
,
and
by
the
Laws
of
the
Land
;
and
within
the
Bowels
of
our
Nation
amongst
our selves
no
War
can
be
justified
,
but
upon
that
score
,
the
contrary
is
Sedition
,
Murde●
Treason
,
Tyranny
and
what
not
,
and
the
Instruments
thereof
no
other
in
the
Eye
of
English
Freedom
and
Right
,
but
as
Bears
,
Wolves
,
and
other
Beasts
of
prey
.
Now
right
worthy
and
noble
Citizens
,
and
all
other
our
English
Brethren
,
let
us
consider
and
lay
to
heart
the
sad
and
deplorable
condition
of
our
native
Countrey
:
Oppression
,
Injustice
,
and
Tyranny
reigneth
;
division
,
discord
,
and
distimulation
fomented
and
fostered
;
Trade
and
industry
discouraged
,
our
Land
rent
into
Parties
and
Factions
,
and
the
common
Band
of
Unity
Cancell'd
,
our
fundamental
Laws
supplanted
,
High
Courts
of
Justice
introduced
,
the
blood
of
War
sh●d
in
times
of
Peace
;
Arbitrary
and
illegal
imprisonments
,
Patents
,
Monopolies
,
Excise
,
and
other
payments
brought
upon
us
,
and
continued
contrary
to
Magna
Charta
,
and
the
Petition
of
Right
;
no
form
or
face
of
Government
of
English
Constitution
amongst
us
;
the
Name
and
Athority
of
the
People
in
Parliament
usurped
and
abused
,
and
the
stamp
thereof
put
upon
strange
and
prodigious
Actions
,
vexing
and
oppressing
the
People
with
dayly
Changes
and
Alterations
in
government
,
as
the
Interest
of
some
few
ambitious
Grandees
alter
and
change
,
or
get
advantages
one
of
another
,
and
all
under
the
Name
of
a
Common-wealth
,
when
as
the
Nature
is
not
practised
or
intended
at
all
,
it
being
utterly
inconsistent
with
their
very
temper
and
interest
;
they
are
wrapt
up
and
compounded
of
nothing
but
guilt-blood
,
and
Tyranny
;
and
equal
and
common
Justice
(
the
essence
of
a
Common-wealth
)
are
utterly
repugnant
thereto
;
and
whatsoever
they
can
do
must
be
planted
and
maintained
by
Sword
and
violence
against
the
very
Heart
and
Sence
of
the
Nation
;
and
they
know
not
where
or
how
to
centre
an
Oligarchy
,
or
something
they
would
have
to
be
Masters
of
the
People
,
and
perpetuate
their
power
and
Tyranny
,
and
therefore
would
amaze
and
confound
us
with
their
New
Debares
of
a
Coordinate
Power
,
or
Senate
for
Life
,
such
as
our
English
,
Laws
and
Liberties
know
not
of
,
and
of
pernicious
consequence
to
this
Nation
;
so
that
from
these
men
that
thus
handle
the
Stern
at
Westminster
,
there
is
no
expectation
of
any
just
settlement
of
Peace
,
or
Freedom
from
Oppression
;
especially
considering
the
Apostacy
,
Hypocracy
,
Deceipt
,
and
perjury
of
those
men
,
their
manifold
solemn
Engagements
,
Oaths
,
Vows
,
Protestations
,
Appeals
unto
Heaven
;
Promises
,
Remonstrances
,
Declarations
,
all
by
them
broken
again
and
again
,
never
keeping
Faith
,
Truce
,
or
Oath
,
being
unbounded
,
unlimited
,
certain
to
nothing
,
not
to
be
held
either
by
the
Law
of
God
or
Man
,
of
Conscience
or
Reason
;
And
from
such
Persons
in
Government
,
Good
Lord
deliver
us
,
and
all
the
good
People
of
England
;
and
that
all
this
is
true
of
them
,
your
Consciences
(
Noble
Citizens
,
and
all
other
the
Free-People
of
England
)
can
witness
,
there
is
no
tongue
,
no
pen
is
able
to
vindicate
them
in
this
point
;
it
is
known
of
all
,
owned
by
all
,
and
can
be
denied
by
none
;
how
then
can
any
honest
or
just
man
shed
any
blood
in
their
Quarrel
,
or
lend
them
assistance
?
surely
that
blood
will
be
required
at
their
hands
,
and
we
doubt
not
but
you
will
be
carefull
what
you
do
.
And
therefore
from
those
Considerations
and
just
provocations
,
that
we
have
taken
up
Arms
in
pursuance
of
,
and
Inquisition
after
our
Government
,
Laws
,
and
Liberties
,
that
every
English-man
may
be
protected
and
secured
in
his
Religion
,
Liberty
,
and
Property
;
and
though
it
may
be
suggested
,
that
we
intend
to
introduce
Prosecution
for
Conscience
into
the
Land
again
,
we
do
hereby
(
in
the
presence
of
Almighty
God
)
protest
and
Declare
against
all
Coercive
power
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
that
to
the
utmost
of
our
strength
(
through
Gods
assistance
)
we
will
endeavour
,
to
the
hazzard
of
our
Blood
and
Fortunes
,
the
Freedom
and
Protection
of
all
vertuous
and
religious
People
,
by
what
Name
soever
differenced
from
us
,
equal
with
our selves
:
and
that
no
forreign
,
or
other
Authority
,
save
only
the
Civil
be
exercised
in
England
:
That
the
Practise
of
the
Law
be
reformed
;
all
corrupt
Statutes
repealed
;
Annual
Elections
of
all
Officers
and
Magistrates
,
with
the
constant
Succession
of
Parliaments
restored
;
our
fundamental
Laws
cleared
and
asserted
;
and
whatever
is
contrary
there
to
be
abolished
:
That
no
Trials
be
admitted
in
England
for
Life
,
Limb
,
Liberty
or
Estate
,
but
by
the
good
old
way
of
Juries
;
and
that
they
be
restored
to
their
original
power
and
purity
:
That
all
Extrajudicial
and
Illegal
proceedings
by
High-Courts
of
Justice
,
or
otherwise
,
with
all
Illegal
and
Arbitrary
Committees
,
be
strictly
provided
against
:
that
the
Excise
,
and
all
other
Payments
and
Taxes
,
(
such
as
our
Ancestors
never
knew
of
)
together
with
all
Monopolies
and
Patents
destructive
to
Trade
and
the
Common
good
of
the
Nation
be
also
abolished
;
And
,
that
our
Parliaments
and
Magistrates
be
secured
from
all
Force
and
Violence
;
and
utterly
cleared
from
all
boundlesse
Prerogative
,
and
unlimited
Priviledge
:
That
the
Right
of
the
Poor
in
the
Commons
of
England
,
all
Donations
for
Charitable
Uses
,
and
all
Lands
formerly
belonging
to
the
People
,
be
restor'd
again
:
And
that
Mercy
and
Justice
be
truly
established
amongst
us
.
And
for
these
ends
,
and
what
else
may
be
of
publick
good
to
the
Nation
,
we
do
desire
,
and
indeed
challenge
,
as
of
English
Right
,
the
speedy
Election
of
a
New
Free
Parliament
.
And
thus
,
most
Noble
Citizens
,
Brethren
and
fellow
Freemen
of
England
,
we
have
dealt
truly
and
plainly
with
you
,
and
given
you
the
real
Grounds
and
Reasons
of
our
taking
up
Arms
;
looking
upon
you
as
the
most
concern'd
in
the
Nation
,
and
therefore
hold
our selves
the
more
obliged
to
give
you
this
Early
Advice
of
our
Candid
and
just
Intentions
in
this
undertaking
,
that
you
may
not
be
deluded
or
frighted
(
though
falsly
)
into
any
strange
opinion
of
us
,
either
through
your
own
mistake
,
or
by
the
pollicy
of
those
men
who
will
leave
no
means
unattempted
to
render
us
as
publick
Enemies
,
Rebels
and
Traitors
,
Plunderers
,
Tyrants
and
Persecutors
,
or
whatever
is
odious
and
monstrous
,
to
engage
you
in
Blood
.
Believe
us
,
right
worthy
Citizens
,
and
Free-born
English
Brethren
,
we
have
no
Design
of
Fire
or
Sword
,
or
of
Evil
toward
you
or
your
City
,
or
any
part
of
the
Nation
,
or
any
Person
in
it
:
We
know
there
are
thousands
amongst
you
that
are
satisfied
in
us
;
it
may
be
indeed
that
many
or
most
of
the
Gathered
separate
Churches
may
be
fearfull
and
jealous
of
us
,
and
so
may
be
induced
to
Arms
against
us
;
but
we
do
again
and
again
protest
before
Almighty
God
,
and
the
whole
World
,
that
we
have
no
other
purpose
towards
them
,
but
that
they
with
us
,
and
we
with
them
,
may
be
bound
up
as
Friends
and
Brethren
in
the
Common
Cause
of
our
Countrey
,
that
every
English-man
may
have
English
Freedom
and
Right
;
and
we
do
not
desire
to
wrong
Man
,
Woman
,
or
Childe
the
worth
of
a
Shoo-latchet
:
Therefore
we
hope
you
will
first
well
advise
before
you
proceed
in
a
new
War
,
lest
you
bring
not
only
your
own
,
but
others
blood
on
your
heads
,
(
for
we
are
resolved
to
presecute
this
to
the
last
drop
of
our
blood
.
)
The
Case
of
England
is
laid
before
you
,
our
Laws
and
Liberties
,
they
are
yours
as
well
as
ours
,
and
for
which
we
have
all
engaged
in
the
first
War
,
and
not
to
be
so
slightly
valued
as
to
be
set
at
stake
against
the
private
ends
of
some
ambitious
and
corrupt
persons
:
Salus
Populi
,
Suprema
Lex
;
let
the
People
live
,
and
their
Enemies
perish
.
Therefore
we
beseech
you
,
we
conjure
you
as
English
men
,
to
stand
by
your
Native
Countrey
,
and
your
Countrey's
Cause
:
Our
Voice
is
,
and
it
is
no
other
than
the
Consent
and
Voice
of
the
People
,
A
new
free
Parliament
,
A
new
free
Parliament
;
it
is
the
English
man's
main
Birth-right
,
which
we
are
resolved
to
put
the
People
in
possession
of
,
or
to
perish
with
our
Swords
in
our
hands
.
But
if
you
will
not
joyn
,
but
degenerate
,
we
hope
notwithstanding
(
by
Gods
blessing
)
to
carry
on
this
Work
:
Yet
to
that
just
and
glorious
Work
we
may
challenge
your
concurrence
,
it
being
your
duty
as
well
as
ours
to
endeavour
the
procurement
thereof
?
And
therefore
to
you
make
it
our
Proposal
,
to
your
Militia
,
to
the
Army
,
and
the
whole
People
,
for
the
prevention
of
a
New
War
,
and
the
effusion
of
English
blood
,
that
you
would
be
instrumental
with
us
for
the
speedy
Election
of
a
New
Free
Parliament
,
for
the
ends
aforesaid
;
and
in
the
interim
all
hostility
to
be
forborn
;
and
that
a
day
may
be
appointed
,
and
the
People
suffered
to
go
to
their
free
Elections
,
and
we
shall
quietly
submit
to
their
Authority
;
heartily
desiring
,
that
all
revenge
,
division
,
rancor
,
and
animosity
of
spirit
may
be
for
ever
buried
in
one
General
Act
of
Oblivion
;
And
that
all
Parties
,
Sects
,
and
sorts
,
(
now
jarring
and
making
up
interests
one
against
another
)
may
reconcile
,
cement
,
and
concenter
in
the
common
Brotherhood
of
English
Freedom
and
Right
;
in
,
and
for
which
we
are
.
Sir
George
Booth
to
a
Friend
of
his
in
London
.
SIR
,
MY
last
to
you
of
the
second
instant
,
I
understand
you
have
committed
to
open
view
,
the
Publication
whereof
was
of
general
Satisfaction
to
your
Friends
here
,
and
for
which
we
all
hold
our selves
obliged
.
I
have
sent
you
here
inclosed
an
Express
from
the
Knights
and
Gentlemen
engaged
with
me
,
and
beg
this
further
addition
to
your
former
many
Favours
,
that
you
would
please
to
take
the
care
upon
you
,
to
get
the
same
Printed
and
published
,
for
the
undeceiving
of
those
amongst
you
,
and
all
other
that
are
yet
doubtfull
or
unsatisfied
in
us
.
The
Messenger
will
inform
you
of
the
present
State
and
condition
of
Affairs
with
us
,
to
whom
I
refer
you
.
In
haste
I
rest
,
Sir
,
Your
most
affectionate
Friend
and
Servant
,
George
Booth
.
Manchester
Aug.
9.
1659.
Alleyn
Mayor
.
At
a
Common-Council
holden
in
the
Guildhall
,
LONDON
,
On
Tuesday
the
20.
of
December
,
1659.
THis
Court
having
taken
notice
of
divers
Affronts
put
upon
the
Right
Honorable
Thomas
Alleyn
,
the
present
Lord
Mayor
of
this
City
,
with
many
false
and
scandalous
Aspersions
cast
upon
his
Lordship
,
and
the
Committee
appointed
by
this
Court
to
confer
with
the
Lord
Fleetwood
touching
the
Peace
and
Safety
of
this
City
:
as
if
they
had
deserted
their
Trust
,
or
betrayed
the
Rights
and
Liberties
of
this
City
.
And
in
particular
,
that
the
said
Committee
seemed
satisfied
with
the
Limitations
of
Parliament
,
called
The
Seven
Principles
,
or
unalterable
Fundamentals
,
printed
in
a
late
scandalous
Pamphlet
stiled
,
The
Publick
Intelligencer
.
The
said
Committee
here
openly
declaring
;
that
they
never
heard
the
said
Principles
,
or
had
them
any
way
communicated
to
them
,
much
lesse
ever
consented
to
the
same
,
or
any
of
them
.
This
Court
being
deeply
sensible
of
these
great
Indignities
,
doth
declare
,
That
the
said
Lord
Mayor
is
so
far
from
deserving
any
of
the
said
Affronts
or
Aspersions
,
that
he
hath
highly
merited
the
great
Honour
and
Esteem
of
this
Court
and
the
whole
City
,
having
in
all
things
demeaned
himself
with
much
Prudence
and
faithfull
Integrity
to
this
City
and
Court
,
which
doth
therefore
return
his
Lordship
their
most
hearty
thanks
.
And
that
the
said
Committee
in
all
their
Transactions
,
touching
the
Peace
and
safety
of
this
City
,
have
also
discreetly
and
faithfully
discharged
their
Trust
,
to
their
own
trouble
,
and
great
satisfaction
of
this
Court
.
And
whereas
this
Court
and
City
hath
been
lately
represented
by
some
,
as
having
deserted
their
first
Cause
and
Declarations
in
the
use
of
all
lawfull
means
for
the
maintenance
of
the
true
reformed
Protestant
Religion
according
to
the
Scriptures
;
The
support
and
maintenance
of
a
settled
lawfull
Magistracy
,
a
learned
pious
Ministery
,
and
publick
Universities
,
with
the
ancient
fundamental
Laws
of
the
Nation
,
Just
Rights
,
Properties
and
Liberties
of
all
Persons
:
And
for
these
ends
will
endeavour
,
all
they
lawfully
may
,
the
speedy
convening
of
a
Free
Parliament
to
sit
and
Act
without
Interruption
or
Molestation
,
by
any
persons
whatsoever
.
Sadler
.
To
the
Right
Honorable
,
our
worthy
and
grave
Senators
,
the
Lord
Mayor
,
Aldermen
,
and
Comonalty
of
the
City
of
London
,
in
Common
Council
assembled
.
The
humble
Petition
and
Address
of
divers
Young
Men
,
on
the
behalf
of
themselves
and
the
APPRENTICES
in
and
about
this
honorable
City
.
Most
humbly
sheweth
,
IT
hath
pleased
the
good
and
only
wise
God
,
for
our
and
the
Nations
crying
sins
,
to
manifest
his
displeasure
for
many
years
together
against
these
our
flourishing
,
now
sadly
divided
,
distracted
and
almost
ruined
Nations
:
and
yet
blessed
be
God
,
this
honorable
City
hitherto
hath
been
no
proportionable
sharer
in
the
Calamities
which
our
Brethren
in
other
parts
of
these
now
miserable
Nations
have
suffered
,
which
are
now
aggravated
by
our
Divisions
,
and
such
a
general
decay
of
trading
,
as
doth
exceed
the
worst
of
former
times
;
all
which
we
look
upon
as
a
most
sad
presage
of
some
art
,
and
dismal
judgement
very
near
at
hand
,
if
not
our
sudden
ruine
;
together
with
the
destruction
and
utter
dissolation
both
of
Church
and
State
,
which
will
inevitably
ensue
as
a
just
reward
upon
our
multiplied
provocations
,
under
the
most
signal
manifestations
of
Gods
most
gracious
presence
,
and
the
most
engaging
Mercies
that
ever
People
did
enjoy
(
unlesse
it
please
our
most
gracious
God
whose
Name
hath
been
exceedingly
dishonored
,
by
the
violation
of
many
sacred
and
solemn
Oaths
)
amongst
us
to
work
our
deliverance
out
of
this
contexture
of
dangerous
mischiefs
,
into
which
we
have
already
wound
our selvs
:
or
which
as
the
innundations
of
mighty
Waters
may
suddenly
break
in
upon
us
:
and
being
sadly
sensible
of
the
Calamities
under
which
the
three
Nations
groan
,
for
want
of
a
well-ordered
and
established
Government
.
We
being
members
in
the
same
pollitical
Body
,
cannot
but
sympathize
with
the
rest
of
our
Brethren
:
and
forasmuch
as
our
endeavours
may
contribute
very
much
thereto
,
and
the
well
or
ill
management
of
your
talents
in
the
discharge
of
your
Trusts
may
now
make
these
Nations
happy
,
or
else
make
them
irrecoverably
miserable
.
We
hold
our selves
obliged
in
conscience
to
God
and
our
Countrey
,
both
by
the
Laws
of
God
and
the
Land
,
in
the
behalf
of
our selves
,
and
all
good
and
peaceable
People
in
the
Land
,
and
the
many
thousands
that
know
not
their
right
hand
from
their
left
;
and
in
the
behalf
of
the
Children
unborn
,
who
in
time
to
come
may
have
cause
to
blesse
or
curse
the
day
of
their
birth
for
your
sakes
,
do
make
this
humble
Addresse
to
you
,
as
the
only
means
under
God
now
left
us
to
redresse
these
growing
mischiefs
which
make
us
and
the
three
Nations
in
these
times
of
our
great
trouble
cry
unto
you
(
as
those
of
Macedonia
did
in
the
Apostles
Vision
)
Come
and
help
us
.
And
we
beseech
you
,
our
most
grave
and
worthy
Senators
,
as
you
tender
the
welfare
of
these
bleeding
Nations
,
to
stand
in
the
wide
gap
of
our
breaches
,
with
your
Prayers
,
improving
your
Councils
,
and
every
Talent
(
which
God
hath
reposed
in
you
)
for
the
honour
of
God
,
and
the
peace
of
his
Church
,
by
a
reall
reformation
,
and
we
question
not
but
our
most
gracious
God
will
then
break
through
the
thick
Clouds
of
these
black
and
dark
providences
,
and
return
unto
us
our
Judges
as
at
the
first
,
and
our
Counselors
as
at
the
beginning
,
with
the
abundance
of
the
blessings
of
peace
,
that
Judgement
may
run
down
our
streets
,
and
Righteousness
as
a
mighty
stream
.
And
we
humbly
desire
the
two
great
Pillars
of
the
Land
,
Magistracy
and
Ministry
may
be
asserted
and
encouraged
:
in
order
unto
which
,
we
humbly
present
unto
your
grave
and
serious
consideracions
.
First
,
the
Priviledges
of
the
Gospel
which
we
do
enjoy
at
this
day
,
in
the
faithfull
preaching
and
dispensing
of
Gods
holy
Word
and
Sacraments
,
together
with
the
labours
of
so
many
of
his
faithfull
Servants
in
the
Ministry
,
and
the
liberty
of
these
sacred
Ordinances
,
being
the
best
and
choicest
of
our
National
blessings
;
in
respect
of
which
,
we
may
well
say
(
with
holy
David
)
God
hath
not
dealt
so
with
any
Nation
:
which
with
thankfulnesse
we
desire
to
ackowledge
as
a
great
mercy
to
this
Land
:
And
should
the
Lord
remove
this
Candlestick
out
of
its
place
,
as
we
have
just
cause
to
fear
he
will
,
unlesse
we
do
repent
)
Then
may
we
indeed
complain
with
Phineas
his
Wife
,
the
glory
is
departed
from
our
Israel
,
and
a
dark
and
dismal
night
of
black
and
gloomy
Ignorance
,
Error
and
Prophanenesse
will
envelope
our
Valley
of
Vision
.
And
to
the
end
that
this
choice
Blessing
(
which
we
account
more
precious
than
our
lives
)
may
be
conveyed
to
Posterity
,
we
most
humbly
desire
the
Ministry
may
be
Countenanced
and
encouraged
,
the
Universities
upheld
and
maintained
,
which
have
nursed
many
famous
Preachers
for
Piety
and
Learning
in
this
and
former
Ages
,
and
your
Authority
used
for
the
terror
of
evil
doers
,
but
the
praise
of
them
that
do
well
.
Secondly
we
esteem
and
assert
,
as
our
undoubted
birth-right
,
the
Freedom
and
Priviledges
of
our
Parliaments
,
as
being
the
great
Charter
of
the
people
of
England
,
which
we
account
equally
dear
with
our
lives
;
in
the
enjoyment
of
which
we
yet
hope
,
under
God
,
to
see
a
happy
and
lasting
settlement
both
in
Church
and
Scate
.
Therefore
we
most
humbly
desire
,
that
a
new
Election
may
be
made
,
or
else
that
those
worthy
Gentlemen
chosen
to
serve
as
Members
in
the
late
free
Parliament
,
may
be
restored
to
their
priviledges
,
and
sit
without
disturbance
or
force
from
the
Army
,
that
they
may
consider
in
this
evil
time
,
what
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
ought
to
do
,
which
(
with
submission
to
your
grave
judgements
)
we
humbly
conceive
to
be
the
most
probable
means
under
God
to
establish
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
reform
the
Laws
,
secure
our
Liberties
and
preserve
our
lives
and
outward
concernments
,
to
promote
Learning
end
encourage
Vertue
,
whereby
peace
with
our
neighbour
Nations
may
be
renewed
and
established
,
the
Army
satisfied
,
their
Arrears
paid
,
and
Trading
restored
.
In
all
which
,
most
grave
and
worthy
Senators
,
your
own
concernments
(
as
well
as
ours
)
are
so
deeply
engaged
,
that
we
perswade
our selves
you
will
be
instumental
to
further
our
desires
,
by
all
peaceable
and
lawfull
means
,
and
we
hope
it
will
put
an
end
to
our
Divisions
,
which
(
if
God
in
mercy
prevent
not
)
may
soon
break
out
into
another
civil
War
,
and
render
us
as
a
prey
to
a
forreign
enemy
,
For
a
Kingdom
divided
against
it self
cannot
stand
.
Now
we
leave
it
unto
you
our
most
grave
and
worthy
Senators
,
duly
to
consider
,
if
you
part
with
these
our
great
National
Blessings
,
whether
you
will
not
discover
a
palpable
breach
of
trust
,
and
leave
your
names
for
a
reproach
to
the
generations
following
,
who
will
in
the
Ages
to
come
rise
up
and
call
you
blessed
,
if
you
be
carefull
to
preserve
them
now
,
and
convey
them
to
Posterity
:
And
now
we
beseech
the
Lord
to
strengthen
both
your
hearts
and
hands
,
and
give
you
wisdom
from
on
high
to
direct
you
in
all
your
Consultations
,
as
may
be
most
for
the
honour
of
God
,
the
peace
of
his
Church
throughout
the
world
,
and
the
settlement
,
safety
and
happinesse
of
these
poor
Nations
:
And
by
his
assistance
we
resolve
to
stand
by
you
and
with
you
,
to
the
utmost
hazzard
of
our
lives
and
all
that
is
deare
unto
us
,
to
promote
the
same
.
Munday
5.
December
.
This
day
the
Lord
Mayor
,
Aldermen
,
and
Common
Council
being
assembled
,
the
fore-recited
Pitition
was
presented
by
several
Young-men
and
Apprentices
,
in
behalfe
of
themselves
and
several
thousands
which
have
subscribed
the
same
;
the
which
being
received
,
was
ordered
to
be
read
,
and
thereupon
a
Committee
chosen
to
consider
thereof
,
and
to
give
their
speedy
Report
unto
the
next
Court
concerning
the
same
.
At
the
same
Court
it
was
likewise
Ordered
,
that
the
Lord
General
Fleetwood
should
be
desired
to
draw
off
the
Soldiers
,
unto
their
several
Quarters
;
it
being
then
also
Ordered
,
that
every
Common
Council
man
in
his
several
Precinct
,
should
give
notice
to
the
House-keepers
within
the
same
,
that
they
should
keep
their
Servants
and
Apprentices
at
home
,
thereby
to
preserve
the
peace
of
the
City
.
To
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
.
The
Vnanimous
Representation
of
the
APPRENTICES
and
Young-men
inhabiting
in
the
City
of
LONDON
.
Humbly
sheweth
,
THat
the
Glory
of
our
Nation
,
and
the
greatest
Comfort
of
our
Lives
in
our
Civil
Interests
,
consists
in
the
Priviledges
and
Liberties
to
which
we
were
born
,
and
which
are
the
undoubted
Inheritance
of
all
the
free
people
of
England
,
among
which
the
grand
and
essential
Priviledges
which
discriminates
Free-men
from
Slaves
,
is
the
Interest
which
every
man
hath
in
the
Legislative
power
of
the
Nation
,
by
their
Representatives
assembled
in
Parliament
:
without
which
,
however
we
may
flatter
our selves
,
or
be
flatter'd
by
others
,
we
are
truly
no
better
than
Vassals
govern'd
by
the
will
and
pleasure
of
those
who
have
no
relation
to
us
,
or
our
common
Interest
.
Now
how
much
this
dear
Priviledge
of
the
People
hath
been
assaulted
by
the
open
violence
of
some
,
and
secret
artifice
of
others
,
and
to
what
a
deplorable
condition
we
are
brought
at
this
present
period
,
when
heavy
Taxes
are
imposing
upon
mens
Estates
,
and
new
Laws
upon
our
Persons
,
without
any
consent
of
the
People
had
in
a
free
Parliament
,
and
how
generally
,
through
the
said
distractions
in
Government
,
Trading
is
decayed
,
and
how
much
we
are
likely
to
suffer
thereby
in
our
times
and
places
,
we
cannot
but
remonstrate
to
your
Excellency
,
constrain'd
through
the
sense
of
our
present
sufferings
,
and
apprehensions
of
greater
,
to
implore
your
assistance
,
most
humbly
beseeching
your
Excellency
,
by
that
ancient
love
you
have
born
to
your
Native
Countrey
,
zeal
to
our
Liberties
,
by
that
great
Renown
you
have
lately
gain'd
in
opposing
the
cruel
raging
of
the
Sword
,
by
the
common
Cries
of
the
People
,
and
by
the
hopes
and
cheerful
expectation
of
all
England
now
fix'd
upon
you
;
and
lastly
,
by
your
own
Personal
Concern
in
the
same
common
Cause
as
a
free-born
English
man
,
that
you
would
be
pleased
to
use
those
great
advantages
Divine
Providence
hath
now
put
into
your
hands
,
to
the
securing
your
Native
Countrey
from
those
dangerous
usurpations
,
and
preserving
us
in
those
Liberties
to
which
we
were
born
.
That
no
Tax
may
be
imposed
,
nor
new
Law
made
,
nor
old
abolisht
,
but
with
the
consents
of
the
People
had
by
their
Representatives
in
Parliament
,
freely
to
be
chosen
without
terror
or
limitations
,
and
freely
to
sit
without
any
Oath
or
Engagement
previous
to
their
entrance
,
without
which
special
Liberties
the
Parliament
cannot
in
any
construction
be
esteemed
the
free
Assembly
of
the
People
;
and
by
your
Excellency's
asserting
of
those
our
undoubted
Rights
in
your
present
advantages
,
you
will
certainly
,
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
and
unanimous
concurrence
of
the
People
,
accomplish
our
ends
,
and
will
thereby
gain
the
hearts
and
hands
of
the
whole
Nation
,
and
the
City
in
particular
,
and
purchase
to
your self
a
Name
that
shall
make
every
true
English
man
call
you
blessed
,
and
Posterity
shall
hereafter
delight
to
recount
the
famous
Acts
of
their
worthy
Patriot
.
This
was
delivered
to
his
Excellency
at
S.
Albans
,
on
Thursday
Febr.
2.
1659.
by
persons
elected
for
that
purpose
,
and
had
a
very
cheerfull
Reception
.
THE
DECLARATION
Of
the
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
Ministry
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
KENT
.
Together
with
the
City
and
County
of
Canterbury
,
the
City
of
Rochester
,
and
the
Ports
within
the
said
County
.
HAving
with
sadnesse
weighed
the
multiplied
calamities
wherein
we
are
at
present
involved
,
how
friendlesse
we
are
abroad
,
and
how
divided
at
home
;
the
loud
and
heart-piercing
cries
of
the
poor
,
and
the
disability
of
the
better
sort
to
relieve
them
;
the
total
decay
and
subversion
of
Trade
,
together
with
the
forfeiture
and
losse
of
the
Honour
and
Reputation
of
the
Nation
(
what
is
more
dear
to
us
than
all
these
)
the
apparent
hazzard
of
the
Gospel
,
through
the
prodigious
growth
of
Blasphemies
,
Heresies
and
Schism
,
all
which
own
their
birth
to
the
instability
of
our
Governors
,
and
the
unsettlement
of
our
Government
.
Lastly
,
how
in
all
these
an
universal
ruine
threatneth
us
,
and
will
(
if
not
timely
prevented
)
doubtlesse
overwhelm
us
.
We
thought
it
our
bounden
duties
,
both
as
Christians
,
out
of
tendernesse
to
our
Religion
;
as
English
men
,
to
our
Countrey
;
and
as
Friends
,
to
our selves
and
our
Relations
,
to
represent
and
publish
to
the
world
our
just
griefs
for
,
and
our
lively
resentments
of
this
our
deplorable
condition
,
and
to
seek
all
lawfull
and
probable
means
to
remedy
and
redresse
the
same
.
Wherefore
having
the
leading
Examples
of
the
renowned
Cities
of
London
and
Exeter
,
together
with
the
Counties
of
the
West
,
before
our
eyes
;
and
the
clamors
and
out-cries
of
the
People
always
in
our
ears
,
(
whereof
the
one
encourageth
,
and
the
other
enforceth
us
to
this
our
Declaration
)
we
thought
that
we
would
not
be
silent
at
such
a
time
,
when
our
silence
would
speak
us
to
be
Assentors
to
our
own
ruine
,
or
Abettors
of
such
proceedings
as
have
neither
Law
nor
Equity
to
support
them
.
We
therefore
the
Nobility
,
Gentry
,
Ministry
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
KENT
,
together
with
the
City
and
County
of
Canterbury
,
the
City
of
Rochester
,
and
the
Ports
within
the
said
County
,
do
by
these
Presents
unanimously
declare
,
That
our
desires
are
for
a
Full
and
Free
Parliament
,
as
the
only
probable
means
,
under
God
,
to
lead
us
out
of
this
Maze
and
Labyrinth
of
confusions
in
which
we
are
at
present
engag'd
;
that
is
,
that
the
old
secluded
Members
,
so
many
of
them
as
are
surviving
,
may
be
re-admitted
into
the
House
,
and
that
there
may
be
a
free
Election
of
others
to
supply
the
places
of
those
who
are
dead
,
without
any
Oath
or
Engagement
previous
to
their
entrance
;
these
we
shall
own
as
the
true
Representatives
of
the
People
;
these
we
shall
with
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
,
to
the
uttermost
of
our
power
,
assist
,
and
with
all
cheerfulnesse
submit
to
,
and
acquiesce
in
whatsoever
they
shall
Enact
or
Ordain
.
Thus
concluding
,
that
all
publick
spirited
men
,
and
good
Patriots
,
will
with
all
readinesse
joyn
and
concur
with
us
in
a
matter
of
so
universal
concernment
,
and
that
we
shall
finde
opposition
from
none
,
but
such
as
prefer
their
own
private
Interests
,
and
temporal
respects
,
to
their
Religion
,
and
Laws
of
the
Land
;
we
shall
as
bodily
subscribe
our
Names
,
as
we
do
heartily
declare
our
Desires
.
ADVERTISEMENT
.
THe
forward
zeal
of
some
wel-disposed
persons
,
to
expresse
their
cordial
and
unanimous
concurrence
with
their
Countrey-men
of
the
several
Counties
and
Cities
of
England
,
having
caused
a
Declaration
,
imperfect
in
a
very
weighty
and
material
Clause
thereof
,
to
be
printed
and
published
,
in
the
Name
of
the
County
of
Kent
,
&c.
It
was
thought
fit
that
the
genuine
and
true
Copy
of
the
said
Declaration
should
be
set
forth
,
as
it
was
intended
to
be
presented
to
the
Speaker
,
and
to
the
present
great
Arbitrator
of
the
Nations
peace
and
happinesse
,
General
MONCK
;
but
through
the
mis-informations
of
some
unquiet
spirits
,
(
who
while
they
may
have
leave
to
accuse
,
will
leave
no
man
innocent
,
nor
the
State
without
trouble
)
the
persons
of
many
Gentlemen
are
secured
,
and
others
threatned
,
by
a
great
force
march'd
into
the
Countrey
,
the
Presentation
was
necessarily
omitted
,
and
the
Names
and
subscriptions
not
exposed
to
publick
view
,
for
reasons
very
obvious
and
evident
.
A
NARRATIVE
Of
the
meeting
of
some
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
and
Citizens
at
the
Town-Hall
in
Canterbury
.
Together
with
their
Declaration
presented
to
the
Mayor
at
the
common
Burghmoote
.
UNderstanding
that
the
late
procedure
of
some
of
the
principal
Gentlemen
and
Citizens
,
Inhabitants
of
the
City
of
Canterbury
hath
been
represented
above
as
a
Malignant
Design
,
tending
to
Tumult
and
Sedition
;
We
thought
fit
to
publish
to
the
World
a
brief
Narrative
of
the
same
,
together
with
the
Declaration
it self
,
that
both
the
one
and
the
other
being
cleared
from
the
malicious
aspersions
and
calumnies
of
our
Adversaries
;
the
whole
Nation
may
judge
between
them
and
us
,
and
so
give
sentence
according
to
the
merit
of
the
cause
.
Whereas
some
peaceable
and
well-minded
Gentlemen
with
some
godly
and
sober
Ministers
,
perceiving
the
people
generally
bent
for
a
free
Parliament
(
as
in
the
following
Declaration
is
expressed
)
and
hearing
that
the
Cities
of
London
and
Exeter
had
lately
declared
for
the
same
,
thought
it
neither
unmeet
to
follow
so
leading
Presidents
,
not
unseasonable
to
joyn
their
Votes
with
the
general
desires
of
the
whole
Nation
;
to
which
end
it
was
resolved
to
present
this
following
draught
to
the
Common
Burghmoote
,
and
to
desire
their
concurrence
therein
.
Thus
in
an
orderly
manner
,
without
tumult
or
noise
,
without
Arms
in
their
hands
or
thoughts
,
or
without
Anger
or
Threats
in
their
looks
;
divers
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
and
Citizens
went
to
the
Town-hall
on
Jan.
24.
the
Mayor
,
Aldermen
and
Common
Councel
then
sitting
,
and
presented
the
Declaration
at
the
door
,
desiring
that
after
a
serious
perusal
thereof
,
they
would
be
pleased
to
joyn
with
them
,
in
a
business
which
they
judged
agreeable
,
not
only
to
the
sense
of
that
Court
,
but
also
of
the
whole
County
and
Nation
:
But
when
it
was
mentioned
to
be
put
to
the
Vote
,
whether
the
paper
should
be
read
or
not
;
some
of
the
Bench
protested
against
it
,
although
they
knew
nothing
of
its
contents
;
and
in
conclusion
(
having
a
long
time
rather
wrangled
than
debated
)
the
Dissenters
(
being
but
seven
of
twenty
four
)
quitted
the
Court
,
not
leaving
enough
to
make
a
Burghmoote
Quorum
;
whereupon
,
the
Gentlemen
(
who
though
rudely
treated
,
had
quietly
attended
)
withdrew
Re
infecta
,
and
returned
home
with
as
little
tumult
as
at
first
they
came
:
Thus
was
there
nothing
done
to
surprise
or
disturb
the
Court
,
nothing
to
raise
a
tumult
,
nothing
to
cause
a
second
Kentish
Insurrection
,
as
our
Adversaries
give
it
out
:
No
,
the
design
was
not
Arms
,
but
Peace
;
not
tumult
,
but
settlement
;
not
to
surprize
and
disturb
the
Court
,
but
to
desire
an
amiable
correspondence
with
the
same
,
to
the
end
that
the
intended
Declaration
might
be
made
the
more
authentick
by
the
formal
intervention
and
assent
in
open
Court
,
of
the
Magistracy
of
so
considerable
a
Corporation
;
and
that
the
Declarers
themselves
might
not
be
thought
to
tread
in
any
oblique
Paths
,
or
to
proceed
in
a
Clandestine
manner
:
But
being
disappointed
(
as
you
see
)
,
herein
,
it
was
thought
fit
to
strengthen
and
confirm
our
Declaration
,
and
to
make
good
the
Title
it
bears
,
by
private
subscriptions
,
as
well
through
the
whole
County
as
this
City
;
wherein
we
had
,
in
three
dayes
time
,
proceeded
so
far
,
that
many
thousands
were
then
collected
;
whereupon
,
some
Gentlemen
(
from
the
slie
insinuations
and
false
representations
of
our
Aversaries
)
were
secured
in
several
prisons
,
to
the
discouragement
of
well-begun
,
and
well-meant
undertaking
;
neither
can
the
Gentlemen
understand
wherein
they
have
offended
,
or
how
they
should
merit
imprisonment
,
since
there
was
no
order
,
nor
prohibition
to
the
contrary
:
Although
they
conceive
,
that
had
they
proceeded
therein
,
they
had
not
trangressed
any
known
Laws
of
the
Land
;
it
being
the
Subjects
Birth-right
modestly
to
represent
their
grievances
by
way
of
Petition
,
Remonstrance
or
Declaration
.
Wherefore
lest
(
through
our
silence
,
and
the
present
suppression
of
our
Declaration
)
the
aspersions
of
our
Adversaries
might
be
thought
deservedly
cast
upon
us
;
we
thought
fit
to
publish
the
same
,
together
with
this
Narrative
,
deeming
that
as
we
have
done
nothing
herein
worthy
the
present
severity
,
so
the
impartial
Reader
will
in
his
private
judgement
,
absolve
us
from
all
guilt
or
demerit
.
Neither
shall
we
answer
our
Adversaries
by
way
of
recrimination
,
nor
(
although
we
can
by
undoubted
testimonies
sufficiently
prove
it
)
say
,
that
the
same
men
who
now
appear
so
zealous
assertors
of
the
Parliaments
interests
and
proceedings
,
did
as
eagerly
joyn
with
the
Army
,
crying
them
up
as
much
,
with
whom
they
would
live
and
dye
,
as
they
decryed
this
present
Power
in
their
late
interruption
,
as
not
consisting
with
the
interest
of
the
Nation
.
No
,
though
this
might
serve
to
invalidate
their
Testimony
,
we
shall
enlarge
no
further
,
but
refer
to
the
Declaration
it self
.
To
the
Right
Honourable
WILL
LENTHAL
Speaker
to
the
PARLIAMENT
.
By
him
to
be
Communicated
to
the
MEMBERS
sitting
at
Westminster
.
WHereas
We
the
Gentlemen
and
Freeholders
of
this
County
of
Berks
,
were
generally
met
together
at
Abingdon
,
upon
some
intimation
of
an
Election
of
a
Knight
of
the
Shire
,
in
pursuance
of
your
Order
,
for
the
filling
up
of
this
Parliament
;
and
that
some
solicitations
were
used
throughout
the
County
for
Voyces
,
and
being
jealous
to
be
surprised
therein
by
any
Clandestine
carriage
of
the
Writ
:
And
whereas
at
this
Meeting
it
was
further
taken
into
consideration
,
that
this
County
have
with
the
rest
of
this
Nation
been
deeply
sensible
of
many
insupportable
grievances
and
oppressions
of
late
dayes
,
occasioned
through
the
want
of
a
real
,
setled
,
and
regular
Government
;
and
in
particular
,
that
the
Commissioners
for
the
Militia
having
formerly
charged
the
Country
to
provide
Arms
,
which
was
done
accordingly
,
the
said
Commissiooners
do
yet
direct
their
Warrants
for
the
bringing
in
of
Twenty
shillings
for
every
Foot
Arms
;
which
we
are
very
confident
is
besides
the
intent
of
the
Act
which
impowers
them
,
and
are
ignorant
otherwise
by
what
Authority
they
proceed
therein
;
That
therefore
having
seriously
consulted
the
Remedies
which
might
be
proper
for
these
and
the
like
Inconveniences
for
the
future
,
and
by
Gods
blessing
reduce
us
unto
a
firm
,
free
,
and
legal
settlement
of
our
Rights
,
Civil
and
Religious
:
Wee
conceived
it
to
be
our
duty
towards
God
and
our
Country
,
without
any
private
ends
whatsoever
,
to
declare
our selves
in
this
sense
,
That
we
take
it
the
most
satisfactory
expedient
for
it
,
will
be
the
recalling
of
all
those
members
that
were
secluded
in
1648.
And
that
before
the
first
force
upon
the
Parliament
.
And
,
that
in
the
Elections
which
shall
bee
of
any
other
Members
in
the
vacant
places
,
such
due
course
may
be
taken
,
as
that
the
Country
may
not
any
way
be
surprised
,
or
over-awed
therein
:
And
that
the
secluded
Members
may
be
admitted
to
Sit
without
any
Oath
or
Engagement
to
restrain
their
Freedome
in
the
least
;
Wherein
we
shall
be
ready
to
defend
You
and
Them
with
whatsoever
is
dearest
unto
us
,
against
all
opposition
:
And
pray
unto
Almighty
God
for
his
assistance
to
the
happy
accomplishment
of
what
may
best
conduce
to
the
Peace
and
Safety
of
this
Nation
.
[
This
is
subscribed
by
most
of
the
chief
Gentlemen
and
Freeholders
of
the
County
of
Berks.
]
A
Concurrent
Declaration
of
the
Inhabitants
of
the
City
and
Liberties
of
WESTMINSTER
:
With
the
Declaration
of
the
People
of
England
for
a
Free
Parliament
.
WHereas
by
a
wonderful
Revolution
of
the
Divine
Providence
,
those
Members
of
the
long
Parliament
which
were
strangely
brought
in
by
the
Army
(
May
the
7.
1659.
)
and
as
strangely
outed
by
them
(
Octob.
the
13.
1659.
)
are
now
strangely
returned
to
sit
in
the
House
as
before
,
we
judge
it
our
concernment
to
call
to
minde
the
Act
by
them
made
and
published
,
immediately
before
their
forcible
Interruption
,
intituled
,
An
Act
against
raising
of
money
upon
the
people
out
their
consent
in
Parliament
:
Which
Act
of
theirs
proceeds
in
these
words
,
And
be
it
further
enacted
,
that
no
Person
or
Persons
shall
after
the
11.
of
October
,
1659.
Assess
,
Levy
,
Collect
,
Gather
or
Receive
any
Custome
,
Imposts
,
Excise
,
Assesment
,
Contribution
,
Tax
,
Tallage
,
or
any
sum
or
sums
of
Money
,
or
other
Impositions
whatsoever
,
upon
the
people
of
this
Commonwealth
,
without
their
consent
in
Parliament
,
or
as
by
Law
might
have
been
done
before
the
3.
of
November
,
1640.
And
be
it
further
enacted
and
declared
,
that
every
person
offending
against
this
Act
shall
be
,
and
is
hereby
adjudged
to
be
guilty
of
High
Treason
,
and
shall
forfeit
and
suffer
as
in
case
of
High
Treason
.
Hereupon
we
judged
it
meet
and
equitable
to
make
this
following
Declaration
.
We
do
therefore
declare
that
we
do
freely
,
cordially
,
and
unanimously
assent
to
the
equity
of
this
Act
,
as
consonant
to
the
fundamental
Laws
of
our
Nation
,
the
benefit
whereof
we
doubt
not
but
we
may
justly
claim
,
as
our
birth-priviledge
in
all
such
cases
and
concernments
.
And
accordingly
we
do
declare
that
we
are
ready
and
willing
,
as
soon
as
an
opportunity
is
given
us
,
to
make
choice
of
such
Persons
as
may
Declare
our
consent
in
Parliament
,
for
the
raising
of
such
sums
of
Money
,
as
by
them
shall
be
thought
necessary
to
defray
the
publick
charges
,
and
manage
the
publick
concerns
of
the
Nation
,
seeing
most
of
those
persons
that
were
formerly
chosen
by
us
for
this
purpose
,
are
either
taken
away
by
death
,
or
by
seclusion
debarred
from
sitting
in
the
House
.
And
we
do
hereby
declare
further
,
that
we
neither
do
,
nor
shall
ever
give
our
consent
,
that
any
Assesment
should
be
made
,
or
imposition
laid
upon
us
by
any
person
or
persons
whatsoever
,
until
our
consent
be
so
declared
by
persons
thus
chosen
and
intrusted
by
us
for
this
end
and
purpose
.
And
therefore
if
any
person
or
persons
whatsoever
shall
contrary
to
the
forementioned
Act
,
and
the
Fundamental
Laws
of
this
Nation
,
lay
any
Assesment
or
Imposition
upon
us
before
our
consent
is
thus
declared
,
under
what
pretence
or
colour
soever
of
authority
or
necessity
it
shall
be
done
,
we
do
hereby
declare
to
the
World
,
that
we
are
under
manifest
constraint
and
force
,
and
our
Goods
and
Estates
are
violently
extorted
from
us
,
contrary
to
Law
and
Justice
,
which
injuries
we
shall
no
longer
bear
than
an
opportunity
shall
be
offered
us
to
right
our selves
,
and
repossess
those
priviledges
that
pertain
to
us
by
the
Laws
of
our
Nation
.
And
hereunto
so
universal
and
unanimous
is
our
Concurrence
,
that
it
would
be
endless
for
us
to
subscribe
our
Names
(
which
neither
this
,
nor
any
such
papers
could
contain
)
but
yet
if
any
doubt
or
mistrust
of
the
truth
of
the
matter
hereby
declared
should
be
conceived
or
pretended
by
any
,
and
the
Members
of
Parliament
now
(
whom
we
conceive
it
doth
in
a
special
manner
concern
)
shall
desire
a
visible
Testimony
hereunto
,
for
their
further
satisfaction
and
more
full
assurance
of
the
truth
and
realty
hereof
,
we
shall
be
ready
upon
the
least
intimation
thereof
by
them
given
us
,
in
the
several
Cities
and
Counties
of
the
Land
,
to
own
and
subscribe
to
what
is
hereby
declared
,
and
act
accordingly
.
For
some
proof
of
the
premises
,
We
the
Inhabitants
of
the
City
and
Liberty
of
Westminster
,
capable
of
the
choice
of
two
Burgesses
to
serve
in
Parliament
,
have
to
this
present
Delaration
subscribed
our
hands
,
and
so
much
the
rather
that
we
might
hereby
take
occasion
to
signifie
to
the
whole
Nation
our
cordial
concurrence
with
the
Common
Councel
of
London
,
in
what
was
done
by
that
Honourable
Court
,
in
the
behalf
of
the
City
of
London
in
their
Declaration
of
20.
Decemb.
for
a
Free
Parliament
.
The
humble
desires
of
the
Kinghts
,
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
Freeholders
and
Inhabitants
of
the
County
and
Burrough
of
LEICESTER
.
Delivered
to
His
Excellency
,
the
Lord
General
MONK
,
At
St.
Albans
the
Thirtieth
of
January
,
1659.
by
George
Fawnt
Esquire
,
High
Sheriffe
of
the
said
County
,
Willam
Boothby
,
Richard
Orton
,
and
Richard
Halford
Esquires
,
entrusted
for
that
purpose
by
the
whole
County
.
WE
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
Free-holders
,
and
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Leicester
,
humbly
conceiving
,
that
the
first
Force
put
upon
the
Parliament
,
hath
been
an
encouragement
and
occasion
to
all
the
rest
:
And
finding
that
your
Excellency
(
under
God
)
hath
been
the
principal
means
,
for
repairing
the
last
interruption
,
are
the
more
encouraged
to
desire
your
assistance
,
in
the
promoting
of
these
our
just
desires
as
a
visible
means
of
an
happy
Peace
and
Settlement
of
these
Nations
.
And
whereas
every
free-born
person
of
England
is
supposed
to
be
present
in
Parliament
,
by
the
Knights
and
Burgesses
of
the
place
where
he
liveth
,
and
thereby
is
presumed
to
give
his
consent
in
all
things
that
pass
in
Parliament
;
There
is
not
(
as
we
are
credibly
informed
)
one
Knight
for
all
the
Counties
in
Wales
,
nor
for
divers
Counties
in
England
,
and
some
of
them
the
greatest
in
England
,
as
that
of
Yorkshire
.
We
therefore
desire
,
that
all
vacant
places
be
supplied
,
whether
they
became
vacant
by
death
,
or
judgment
of
Parliament
:
And
that
those
that
were
secluded
by
force
in
the
year
1648.
may
sit
again
.
And
that
no
previous
Oath
or
Engagement
be
put
upon
any
,
that
is
chosen
by
his
Countrey
to
sit
and
vote
freely
in
Parliament
.
That
the
fundamental
Laws
of
England
,
the
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
the
Liberties
of
the
People
,
and
the
Property
of
Goods
,
may
be
asserted
and
defended
,
according
to
the
first
Declaration
of
Parliament
,
when
they
undertook
the
War
;
and
no
Taxes
or
Free-quarter
imposed
upon
any
,
without
Authority
of
Parliament
.
That
the
true
Protestant
Religion
may
be
professed
and
defended
,
all
Heresies
,
Sects
and
Schisms
discountenanced
and
suppressed
;
a
lawfull
succession
of
Godly
and
able
Ministers
continued
and
encouraged
;
and
the
two
Universities
,
and
all
Colledges
in
both
of
them
,
preserved
and
countenanced
.
That
a
fitting
and
speedy
course
be
taken
,
for
the
paying
and
discharging
the
Arrears
of
such
Officers
and
Soldiers
as
submit
to
Authority
of
Parliament
,
and
that
they
may
be
speedily
reduced
to
a
lesser
number
,
for
the
easing
of
the
great
Taxes
and
Burthens
of
these
Nations
.
The
humble
Address
,
and
hearty
desires
of
the
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
and
Free-holders
of
the
County
of
Northampton
.
Presented
to
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
Monck
,
at
his
arrival
at
Northampton
,
January
24.
1659.
WE
the
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
and
Free-holders
of
the
County
of
Northampton
,
humbly
conceiving
,
that
the
first
force
put
upon
the
Parliament
hath
been
an
encouragement
to
open
the
way
to
all
the
rest
;
and
finding
that
your
Excellency
under
God
hath
been
the
principal
means
for
the
repairing
of
the
last
Interruption
,
are
the
more
encouraged
,
and
(
having
the
conveniency
of
your
presence
now
amongst
us
)
to
desire
your
assistance
in
the
procuring
these
our
just
desires
,
as
the
visible
means
of
a
happy
Peace
and
Settlement
of
these
Nations
.
1.
That
whereas
every
free-born
Subject
of
England
is
supposed
to
be
present
in
Parliament
by
the
Knights
and
Burgesses
of
the
place
where
he
liveth
,
and
thereby
is
presumed
to
consent
to
all
things
that
passe
in
Parliament
:
So
it
is
now
,
that
there
is
not
one
Knight
for
all
the
Counties
in
Wales
,
nor
for
divers
Counties
in
England
,
and
some
of
them
the
largest
in
England
,
as
that
of
Yorkeshire
.
2.
That
no
free-born
Subject
of
England
may
have
any
Taxes
levied
upon
him
,
without
his
consent
in
Parliament
.
3.
To
that
end
,
That
all
vacant
places
may
be
supplied
,
whether
they
became
vacant
by
Death
or
Seclusion
;
and
that
those
that
were
secluded
by
force
in
the
year
1648
may
sit
again
;
and
that
no
previous
Oath
or
Engagement
may
be
put
upon
any
that
is
chosen
by
his
Countrey
to
sit
and
vote
freely
in
Parliament
.
4.
That
the
fundamental
Lawes
of
England
,
the
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
the
Liberty
of
the
Subject
,
and
the
Property
of
Goods
,
may
be
asserted
and
defended
,
according
to
the
first
Declarations
of
the
Parliament
,
when
they
undertook
the
War
.
5.
That
the
true
Protestant
Religion
may
be
professed
and
defended
,
all
Heresies
,
Sects
and
Schisms
discountenanced
and
suppressed
,
a
lawfull
succession
of
Godly
and
able
Ministers
continued
and
incouraged
,
and
the
two
Universities
,
and
all
Colledges
in
both
of
them
,
may
be
preserved
and
countenanced
.
6.
That
all
the
Soldiery
that
will
acquiesce
in
the
Judgment
of
a
free
and
full
Parliament
,
in
the
promoting
and
setling
a
happy
Peace
upon
those
foundations
,
may
have
their
Arrears
paid
,
and
as
many
of
them
as
the
Parliament
shall
think
necessary
,
may
be
continued
in
the
publick
service
;
and
that
as
many
of
them
as
have
been
Purchasers
of
Lands
from
the
Parliament
,
may
either
enjoy
their
Bargains
,
or
their
Money
paid
back
with
Interest
,
and
some
considerable
advantage
over
and
above
,
for
their
satisfactions
,
as
the
Parliament
shall
judge
expedient
for
the
publick
good
of
the
Nation
.
This
Address
was
prepared
by
the
Gentlemen
,
&c.
abovesaid
,
to
be
presented
to
General
Monck
,
at
his
entrance
into
Northampton
.
To
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
.
The
Congratulation
and
Addresse
of
us
the
Knights
,
Divines
,
Free-holders
,
and
others
of
the
County
of
BUCKS.
Humbly
sheweth
,
THat
with
all
possible
Gratitude
we
admire
the
wise
and
gracious
dispensation
of
things
by
Almighty
God
,
who
hath
moved
your self
,
and
other
the
worthy
Officers
with
you
to
such
just
and
honorable
Resolutions
,
as
to
put
your selves
into
the
breach
then
,
when
Tyranny
,
Irreligion
,
and
all
Confusion
,
like
a
mighty
Flood
were
ready
to
break
in
upon
us
.
An
occasion
in
which
,
whether
the
noblenesse
of
the
Attempts
,
or
the
Happinesse
of
the
Successe
were
more
considerable
,
after
times
will
take
pleasure
to
discourse
:
and
we
at
present
congratulate
these
your
Sentiments
of
Honour
and
Conscience
.
Sir
,
Our
credit
abroad
is
impaired
,
our
Trade
at
home
is
decayed
,
our
Fundamental
Laws
are
violated
,
our
primitive
Apostolick
Religion
endangered
:
The
cause
of
all
which
we
humbly
conceive
is
the
force
and
violence
put
upon
the
Parliament
in
the
year
1648.
and
since
to
obviate
all
which
evils
we
request
the
total
removal
of
that
force
,
and
that
all
surviving
Members
so
secluded
,
be
restored
to
the
discharge
of
their
Trust
Vacancies
be
supplied
by
free
Elections
according
to
Law
,
that
no
previous
Oaths
or
Engagements
be
put
upon
any
of
them
that
shall
be
chosen
to
sit
and
Vote
in
Parliament
.
Sir
,
this
is
our
desire
,
and
as
we
observe
't
is
the
voice
of
the
whole
People
,
and
that
is
the
voice
of
God
;
we
doubt
not
but
that
you
have
been
reserved
for
such
a
time
as
this
:
in
pursuance
of
which
we
are
ready
to
hazard
our
Lives
and
Estates
.
A
DECLARATION
Of
the
CITY
and
COUNTY
of
Gloucester
.
BEing
deeply
affected
,
and
most
sadly
sensible
of
the
present
Miseries
,
which
both
our selves
and
the
whole
Nation
lie
under
:
We
cannot
be
altogether
silent
in
the
expressions
of
our
Griefs
,
and
Declaration
of
our
Desires
and
Thoughts
of
the
most
probable
means
(
by
Gods
assistance
)
to
give
some
remedy
to
our
present
Sufferings
,
and
prevention
of
our
yet
greater
Calamities
,
which
threaten
our
speedy
ruine
:
The
cause
of
all
proceeding
(
as
we
conceive
)
is
from
that
unhappy
Disorder
in
that
great
Wheel
of
Government
.
And
that
after
all
our
great
Sufferings
and
Trials
,
the
vast
expence
of
Treasure
and
Blood
for
our
Rights
,
Liberties
,
and
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
(
which
we
take
to
be
the
Good
old
Cause
)
such
persons
in
whom
we
have
already
lodged
our
Trusts
,
and
who
have
sufficiently
manifested
their
endeavours
to
perform
the
same
,
namely
,
Nathaniel
Stephens
,
Esq
Sir
John
Seymore
,
Kt.
Edward
Steephens
,
Esq
John
Steephens
,
Esq
and
the
Right
Honorable
Thomas
Lord
Fairfax
,
have
been
since
December
1648.
and
still
are
denied
the
freedom
of
sitting
,
and
voting
in
Parliament
.
The
Restauration
of
which
Members
we
desire
with
all
freedom
to
their
former
Capacities
.
And
Declare
we
shall
not
otherwise
consent
to
pay
Tax
,
or
other
Impositions
,
or
hold
our selves
bound
by
any
Law
to
be
made
,
without
a
Restitution
of
these
our
Representatives
,
with
a
supply
of
all
Vacancies
,
by
a
free
Election
,
according
to
the
Fundamental
Laws
and
Constitutions
of
this
Nation
,
it
being
the
undoubted
birth-right
of
all
the
Free-born
people
of
England
,
that
no
Tax
or
other
Imposition
be
exacted
from
them
,
or
any
new
Law
imposed
upon
them
,
but
by
their
consents
had
by
their
Representatives
,
in
a
full
and
free
Parliament
.
And
we
further
declare
our
hearty
desires
,
for
the
burying
all
former
Animosities
and
Differences
,
by
a
full
and
general
Act
of
Oblivion
and
Indempnity
,
with
satisfaction
to
be
given
to
Purchasers
,
under
any
Act
of
Sale
;
as
by
Parliament
shall
be
thought
fit
.
And
that
no
Officer
or
Soldier
,
that
hath
ventured
his
life
for
the
freedom
of
his
Countrey
,
and
shall
continue
faithfull
to
those
Principles
,
may
hereby
receive
any
Discouragement
.
We
also
declare
,
That
we
shall
freely
and
willingly
consent
,
that
all
such
shall
receive
their
Arrears
,
and
be
continued
so
long
as
the
Parliament
shall
think
fit
,
in
order
to
the
safety
and
preservation
of
the
Nation
,
and
that
such
liberty
be
allowed
to
tender
Consciences
,
as
is
not
opposite
to
the
Scriptures
,
or
the
established
Laws
of
this
Nation
.
We
also
Declare
,
That
in
pursuance
of
these
our
just
Desires
,
we
shall
not
be
wanting
to
the
uttermost
of
our
powers
,
to
engage
our selves
by
all
lawful
ways
and
means
,
with
our
Fellow
Brethren
,
in
the
just
Vindication
of
our
Liberties
,
and
shall
neither
count
our
Lives
or
Fortunes
too
dear
to
hazard
for
the
Redemption
thereof
,
and
herein
we
shall
not
doubt
the
ready
Concurrence
of
all
those
in
the
three
Nations
,
whose
Peace
,
Prosperity
and
Safety
is
equally
concerned
with
ours
.
This
Declaration
being
subscribed
by
great
numbers
of
considerable
persons
of
that
County
,
was
to
have
been
presented
to
the
Speaker
by
some
of
them
;
but
considering
how
Sir
Robert
Pye
,
and
Major
Finchers
handsome
behaviour
was
unhandsomly
rewarded
with
imprisonment
,
for
a
particular
of
the
same
nature
,
it
was
thought
more
proper
to
preserve
the
liberty
of
Personages
of
so
much
worth
til
a
better
opportunity
,
and
therefore
it
is
thought
fit
thus
to
communicate
this
,
for
the
vindication
of
this
County
and
satisfaction
of
the
whole
Nation
.
THE
REMONSTRANCE
Of
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Freeholders
of
the
County
of
GLOUCESTER
.
WE
do
claim
and
avow
it
to
be
our
undoubted
Birth-right
and
Liberty
,
That
no
new
Laws
,
much
lesse
any
new
Government
,
can
or
ought
to
be
imposed
upon
us
;
nor
any
Taxes
,
Contributions
,
or
Free-quarter
taken
of
us
without
the
consent
of
the
People
of
this
Nation
in
a
Free-Parliament
Assembled
;
which
Liberties
have
been
often
confirmed
to
us
by
the
great
Charter
,
the
Petition
of
Right
,
and
many
other
Statutes
:
And
Parliaments
being
the
only
Bulwarks
and
Defence
of
our
Liberties
,
as
men
and
Christians
ought
to
be
,
freely
elected
,
and
to
sit
and
Vote
without
interruption
or
opposition
by
any
persons
whatsoever
:
The
Priviledges
whereof
we
are
all
bound
to
maintain
and
defend
,
and
to
assist
and
maintain
each
other
in
the
defence
thereof
.
And
therefore
we
resolve
,
according
to
our
bounden
duty
,
to
joyn
with
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Common-Councel
of
the
City
of
London
,
and
all
other
Counties
in
England
in
pursuance
thereof
.
And
we
do
not
doubt
but
all
true
hearted
English
men
who
love
their
own
Liberties
,
and
are
not
willing
to
be
made
slaves
,
or
to
enslave
their
Brethren
,
will
joyn
with
us
herein
.
A
Letter
agreed
unto
and
subscribed
by
the
Gentlemen
,
Ministers
,
Free-holders
and
Sea-men
of
the
County
of
SUFFOLK
.
Presented
to
the
Right
Honorable
,
the
Lord
Mayor
,
Aldermen
,
and
Common-Councel
of
the
City
of
London
,
Assembled
January
30.
1659.
Right
Honorable
,
PLease
you
to
accept
this
Paper
as
a
testimony
,
that
we
are
highly
and
gratefully
sensible
of
those
breathings
and
Essayes
towards
peace
,
which
your
renowned
City
hath
lately
declared
to
the
World
:
As
we
earnestly
wish
,
that
our
serious
and
unanimous
concurrence
may
ripen
them
to
a
perfect
Accomplishment
.
We
are
willing
to
consider
it
as
an
Omen
of
Mercy
,
when
we
observe
the
Nation
in
general
,
lifting
up
its
Vows
to
Heaven
for
a
free
and
full
Parliament
;
't
is
that
alone
in
its
genuine
sense
which
our
Laws
prescribe
and
present
to
us
,
as
the
great
Patron
and
Guardian
of
our
Persons
,
Liberties
,
and
Properties
,
and
whatsoever
else
is
justly
precious
to
us
.
And
if
God
shall
by
your
hand
,
lead
us
to
such
an
obtainment
,
after-Ages
shall
blesse
your
memory
.
'T
is
superfluous
to
spread
before
you
,
your
Merchandise
decay'd
,
your
Trade
declin'd
,
your
Estates
wither'd
.
Are
there
not
many
within
your
Walls
,
or
near
them
,
that
in
your
ears
deplore
such
miseries
as
ehese
?
Your
Lordship
may
believe
,
that
our
prayers
and
persons
shall
gladly
promote
all
lawfull
means
for
our
Recovery
.
And
we
entreat
,
that
this
cheerful
suffrage
of
ours
may
be
annex'd
as
a
Label
to
your
Honorable
intendments
.
This
Letter
was
delivered
according
to
its
Superscription
,
by
Robert
Broke
,
Philip
Parker
,
and
Thomas
Bacon
,
Esquires
.
THE
Declaration
of
the
Gentry
of
the
County
of
NORFOLK
,
And
of
the
County
and
City
of
NORWICH
.
WE
the
Gentry
of
the
County
of
Norfolke
,
and
County
and
City
of
Norwich
,
being
deeply
affected
with
the
sense
of
our
sad
Distractions
and
Divisions
,
both
in
Church
and
State
,
and
wearied
with
the
miseries
of
an
unnatural
Civil
War
,
the
too
Frequent
Interruptions
of
Government
,
the
Imposition
of
several
heavy
Taxes
,
and
the
loud
Out-cries
of
multitudes
of
undone
,
and
almost
Famished
people
,
occasioned
by
the
general
decay
of
Trade
,
which
hath
spread
it self
throughout
the
whole
Nation
,
and
these
Counties
in
particular
;
and
having
met
together
,
and
consulted
what
may
best
remedy
,
and
remove
our
,
and
the
Nations
present
Grievances
and
Distractions
,
Do
humbly
conceive
,
that
the
chief
Expedient
will
be
,
the
recalling
of
those
Members
that
were
secluded
in
1648
,
and
sate
before
the
Force
put
upon
the
Parliament
,
(
We
of
the
County
of
Norfolk
)
being
by
such
Seclusion
,
deprived
of
any
Person
to
represent
us
in
Parliament
)
and
also
by
filling
up
the
Vacant
places
thereof
,
and
all
to
be
admitted
without
any
Oath
or
Engagement
,
previous
to
their
Entrance
;
which
being
done
,
We
shall
be
ready
to
acquiesce
,
and
submit
in
all
things
,
to
the
Judgement
and
Authority
of
Parliament
,
without
which
Authority
,
the
People
of
England
cannot
be
obliged
to
pay
any
Taxes
.
This
Declaration
,
subscribed
by
three
hundred
Gentlemen
,
was
delivered
to
the
Honourable
Will
.
Lenthall
,
Speaker
of
the
Parliament
,
on
Saturday
the
28.
of
Jan.
1659.
By
the
Lord
Richardson
,
Sir
John
Hobart
,
and
Sir
Horatio
Tounsend
,
Baronets
.
A
Declaration
of
the
Gentry
of
the
County
of
DEVON
,
Met
at
the
General
Quarter
Sessions
at
Exeter
,
for
a
Free
Parliament
:
Together
with
a
Letter
From
EXETER
.
To
the
Right
Honourable
William
Lenthall
Speaker
of
the
PARLIAMENT
.
WE
the
Gentry
of
the
County
of
Devon
,
finding
our selves
without
a
Regular
Government
,
after
your
last
interruption
designed
a
publick
Meeting
,
to
consult
Remedies
,
which
we
could
not
so
conveniently
effect
till
this
Week
,
at
our
General
Quarter
Sessions
at
Exon
:
Where
we
finde
divers
of
the
inhabitants
groaning
under
high
Oppressions
,
and
a
general
defect
of
Trade
,
to
the
utter
ruine
of
many
,
and
fear
of
the
like
to
others
,
which
is
as
visible
in
the
whole
County
,
that
occasioned
such
disorders
,
that
were
no
small
trouble
and
disturbance
to
us
;
which
,
by
Gods
blessing
upon
our
endeavours
,
were
soon
supprest
and
quieted
,
without
Blood
.
And
though
we
finde
,
since
our
first
purposes
,
an
alteration
in
the
state
of
Affairs
,
by
your
Re-assembling
at
the
Helm
of
Government
,
yet
conceive
,
that
we
are
but
in
part
Redrest
of
our
Grievances
;
and
that
the
chief
Expedient
for
it
will
be
the
recalling
of
all
those
Members
that
were
secluded
in
1648.
and
sate
before
the
first
Force
upon
the
Parliament
.
And
also
by
filling
up
the
vacant
places
.
And
all
to
be
admitted
,
without
any
Oath
and
Engagement
,
previous
to
their
Entrance
.
For
which
things
,
if
you
please
to
take
a
speedy
course
,
we
shall
defend
you
against
all
Opposers
,
and
future
Interrupters
,
with
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
.
For
the
Accomplishment
whereof
,
we
shall
use
all
Lawful
Means
,
which
we
humbly
conceive
may
best
conduce
to
the
Peace
and
Safety
of
this
Nation
.
Exon
14.
of
Jan.
1659.
SIR
,
THE
Inclosed
Copy
of
what
this
Grand
Meeting
,
to
which
the
most
Considerable
of
the
Gentry
have
Subscribed
.
Mr.
Bampfield
,
Recorder
of
Exon
,
is
gone
this
night
Post
to
deliver
it
to
the
Speaker
.
That
the
Cornish
men
have
done
more
,
is
no
News
.
This
City
in
very
great
numbers
,
Lordly
exprest
their
desires
for
a
Free
Parliament
.
The
Apprentices
and
Young
men
of
the
City
,
got
the
Keys
of
the
Gates
,
and
keep
them
lockt
,
without
taking
notice
of
the
Magistrates
,
and
less
of
the
Souldiers
.
A
Letter
and
Declaration
of
the
Lords
,
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Ministers
of
the
County
of
YORK
,
And
of
the
Lord
Mayor
,
Aldermen
and
Common-Councel
of
the
Gity
of
YORK
.
Presented
to
General
Monck
Feb.
17.
1659.
at
His
Quarters
at
Drapers-hall
London
,
by
Sir
Thomas
Wharton
Knight
,
Brother
to
the
Lord
Wharton
,
John
Dawney
,
Thomas
Harrison
,
and
John
Legard
Esquires
.
As
also
a
Letter
,
with
the
said
Declaration
inclosed
,
delivered
by
the
said
Gentlemen
to
the
Lord
Mayor
directed
to
him
,
and
to
the
Common-Councel
of
the
City
of
LONDON
.
To
His
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
.
My
Lord
,
WE
finde
our selves
constrained
by
writing
to
supply
the
Omission
of
acquainting
your
Lordship
with
our
thoughts
and
desires
when
you
passed
through
our
County
,
which
we
had
then
done
,
if
upon
so
short
notice
we
could
have
met
for
a
mutual
Vnderstanding
;
Your
Lordship
will
finde
in
the
Inclosed
Declaration
the
sum
of
our
Apprehensions
.
We
thought
it
not
necessary
to
multiply
particulars
,
but
leave
all
other
things
to
a
duly
constituted
Parliament
;
neither
have
we
been
sollicitous
to
multiply
Subscriptions
,
trusting
more
to
the
weight
of
the
Proposals
,
than
to
the
number
of
Subscribers
;
yet
we
may
safely
affirm
this
to
be
the
sense
of
the
Generality
of
the
County
and
City
,
as
your
Lordship
sees
it
is
of
others
.
We
have
onely
to
add
our
earnest
desires
to
your
Lordship
,
that
you
would
be
pleased
to
further
the
Accomplishment
of
what
we
have
represented
with
such
seasonable
speed
,
as
that
the
fear
of
Friends
,
and
the
hopes
of
Enemies
concerning
a
dangerous
Confusion
amongst
us
,
may
be
prevented
.
Your
Lordships
very
humble
servants
,
-
Thomas
Fairfax
,
-
Faulconberge
,
-
Bar.
Bouchier
,
-
Vicecomes
.
-
Christopher
Topham
,
Mayor
,
&c.
The
Declaration
.
WE
being
deeply
sensible
of
the
grievous
Pressures
under
which
we
lye
,
and
the
extream
dangers
we
are
exposed
to
at
this
time
,
through
the
violent
alteration
of
our
Government
,
the
Mutilation
and
Interruption
of
Parliaments
:
And
having
no
Representatives
to
express
or
remedy
our
grievances
,
have
thought
it
meet
(
according
to
the
example
of
other
Counties
)
to
Declare
and
Desire
,
That
if
the
Parliament
begun
November
3.
1640.
be
yet
continued
,
The
Members
that
were
secluded
in
the
year
1648.
be
forthwith
restored
to
the
Exercise
of
their
Trust
,
and
all
Vacancies
filled
up
,
that
right
may
be
done
to
their
Persons
,
to
Parliaments
,
and
the
People
that
have
chosen
them
.
If
otherwise
,
That
a
Parliament
may
be
presently
called
without
imposing
of
Oaths
or
Engagements
(
the
greatest
prejudice
to
Civil
or
Christian
Liberty
)
or
requiring
any
Quallifications
,
save
what
by
Law
or
Ordinance
of
Parliament
before
the
Force
in
1648.
are
already
established
.
And
untill
this
,
or
One
of
these
be
done
,
We
cannot
hold
our selves
obliged
to
pay
the
Taxes
that
are
or
shall
be
imposed
.
We
not
enjoying
the
Fundamental
Right
of
this
Nation
to
consent
to
our
own
Laws
by
equal
Representatives
.
Subscribed
by
Esquires
-
Thomas
Lord
Fairfax
,
-
Tho.
Lord
Viscount
Fauconberge
,
-
Barrington
Bourchier
Esq
.
High
Sheriff
,
-
Christ
.
Topham
,
Mayor
,
-
Sir
Thomas
Wharton
,
Knight
of
the
Bath
.
-
Sir
Christ
.
Wivel
Bar.
-
Sir
John
Hotham
,
Bar.
-
Sir
Tho
Slingsby
,
Bar.
-
Sir
Wil.
Cholmly
,
Bar.
-
Sir
Fran.
Boynton
,
Bar.
-
Sir
Roger
Langly
,
Bar.
-
Sir
Hen.
Cholmly
,
Kt.
-
Sir
Tho.
Remington
,
Kt.
-
John
Dawney
,
-
Henry
Fairfax
,
-
Tho.
Harrison
,
-
John
Legard
,
-
William
Fairfax
,
-
William
Gee
,
-
William
Osbalston
,
-
Robert
Wivel
,
-
Thomas
Hutton
,
-
Gustavus
Boynton
,
-
Henry
Bethel
,
-
Metcalf
Robinson
,
-
Henry
Stapleton
,
-
George
Marwood
,
-
Robert
Redman
,
-
William
Adams
,
-
Col.
Lancelot
Parsons
-
William
Daulton
,
-
James
Moyser
,
-
Robert
Belt
,
-
Henry
Marwood
,
-
John
Vavasour
,
-
John
Gibson
,
-
John
Micklethwait
,
-
Bryan
Fairfax
,
-
Bryan
Layton
,
-
Thomas
Lovel
,
-
Wil.
Rooksby
,
Capt.
-
Nicholas
Bethel
,
-
John
Jackson
,
-
Thomas
Yarborough
,
-
Walter
Bethel
,
-
John
Riccard
,
-
John
Adams
,
-
Richard
Levie
,
-
Cregory
Crake
,
-
James
Driffeild
,
&c.
Ministers
.
-
Mr.
Edward
Bowles
,
-
Mr.
Nath.
Jackson
,
-
Mr.
Witton
,
-
Mr.
Waterhouse
,
-
Mr.
Bentley
,
-
Mr.
Nasebit
,
&c.
The
said
Declaration
was
also
subscribed
by
the
Aldermen
and
Common-Councel
of
the
City
of
York
.
To
the
Right
Honourable
,
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Common-Councel
of
the
City
of
London
.
My
Lord
and
Gentlemen
,
HAving
taken
notice
of
some
vigorous
inclinations
of
your
Lordship
and
the
City
,
towards
the
asserting
your
common
Freedomes
as
English
men
,
too
much
of
late
violated
,
and
being
now
also
our selves
constrained
,
from
a
like
sense
,
to
manifest
our
Resolutions
to
the
same
effect
,
in
a
Declaration
sent
to
General
Monke
,
whereof
the
Inclosed
is
a
Copy
;
We
have
thought
good
to
give
your
Lordship
an
account
of
our
intentions
,
as
that
to
which
we
are
most
firmly
resolved
to
adhere
,
wishing
it
may
effect
the
end
by
our selves
,
and
(
as
we
are
perswaded
)
by
your
Lordship
,
and
all
good
people
of
that
City
intended
.
We
remain
,
York
Feb.
10.
1659.
Your
Lordship
's
very
humble
Servants
,
-
Thomas
Fairfax
-
Faulconberge
,
-
Bar.
Bouchier
,
Vicecomes
.
-
Christopher
Topham
,
Mayor
,
&c.
Which
Letter
,
with
the
Declaration
therein
inclosed
,
was
also
the
same
day
delivered
by
Sir
Thomas
Wharton
,
and
the
rest
of
the
said
Gentlemen
,
to
the
Lord
Mayor
of
London
,
desiring
it
might
be
communicated
to
the
Common-Councel
,
according
as
by
the
Letter
it
was
desired
.
The
same
day
also
a
particular
letter
was
presented
to
the
Lord
General
Monke
from
the
Lord
Fairfax
,
dated
Feb.
14.
in
confirmation
of
the
said
Declaration
,
which
was
delivered
by
Mr.
Bryan
Fairfax
,
who
was
sent
up
on
purpose
with
the
said
Letter
.
THE
DECLARATION
OF
THE
Gentry
,
Ministers
,
Free-holders
of
the
County
and
City
of
LINCOLNE
.
WE
the
Gentry
,
Ministers
,
and
Free-holders
of
the
County
and
City
of
Lincolne
,
being
truly
sensible
of
our
Miseries
and
Grievances
,
namely
the
sad
consequents
of
Intestine
War
,
the
fear
of
Invasion
from
abroad
,
at
this
time
of
our
Distractions
and
Divisions
both
in
Church
and
State
,
the
violent
alteration
of
Government
,
the
heavy
imposition
of
unheard
of
Taxes
;
All
which
of
late
years
hath
ruined
our
Trade
,
and
impoverished
the
whole
Nation
,
and
are
all
occasioned
by
reason
of
the
many
Violences
and
Breaches
made
upon
our
known
established
Laws
and
fundamental
Liberties
,
Do
therefore
humbly
propose
and
declare
(
having
first
met
and
consulted
,
as
other
Countries
have
done
)
that
the
onely
remedy
for
our
said
Grievances
,
will
be
for
a
Free
,
Full
Parliament
,
speedily
to
be
called
and
assembled
,
to
sit
according
to
our
said
known
established
Laws
,
wherein
the
Free
Votes
of
all
Free
People
of
this
Nation
might
be
included
,
since
that
such
onely
have
a
legal
capacity
to
enact
Laws
and
Statutes
that
may
equally
binde
all
the
Free
people
of
this
Nation
;
And
therefore
if
any
persons
(
how
ever
impowred
)
not
having
the
Authority
of
such
a
Parliament
,
shall
take
upon
them
to
lay
impositions
upon
the
Free
people
of
this
Commonwealth
,
or
to
prescribe
or
enjoyn
any
Limitations
,
Restrictions
,
or
Quallifications
whatsoever
,
not
formerly
agreed
upon
in
full
Parliament
.
We
do
declare
our selves
not
obliged
thereto
,
as
being
destructive
to
the
freedome
and
undoubted
Priviledges
of
Parliament
.
A
DECLARATION
Of
all
the
WATERMEN
In
about
the
City
of
LONDON
,
between
GRAVESEND
and
STANES
.
OR
,
A
Hue
and
Cry
after
Col.
WHITTON
and
his
Decoys
.
WHereas
it
hath
been
seemingly
by
the
insinuatious
of
some
few
of
us
,
cast
on
our
whole
Company
,
that
we
would
lay
our
shoulders
,
and
stretch
out
our
helping
hands
,
for
the
upholding
of
something
,
which
to
our selves
is
both
unknown
and
uncertain
,
and
may
likewise
in
probability
be
a
cause
of
disturbance
,
if
not
breaking
the
peace
of
the
Nation
:
We
,
to
manifest
Our
innocency
in
the
one
particular
,
and
vindicate
our selves
from
the
scandal
thereof
,
as
also
to
shew
our
real
and
hearty
concordance
with
all
other
,
Noblemen
,
Gentlemen
,
Citizens
and
others
,
of
the
several
Counties
of
England
,
whose
Declarations
are
exposed
to
the
publick
view
,
doe
cordially
,
unanimously
,
and
freely
declare
.
That
the
List
annexed
of
our
names
to
a
Petition
pretended
by
our
consent
to
be
presented
to
the
Members
sitting
at
Westminster
,
is
not
at
all
by
us
owned
,
neither
doe
we
know
any
other
Authors
or
Abettors
thereof
,
than
some
few
here
under-mentioned
our
names
in
truth
being
gained
by
Colonol
Whitton
,
under
the
pretence
to
put
down
Hackny
Coachmen
;
but
by
him
converted
to
another
use
,
and
that
so
contrary
to
our
thoughts
and
intentions
,
that
we
would
sooner
have
quitted
our
nearest
relations
,
than
have
consented
to
such
ebulliences
.
For
the
undeceiving
therefore
of
the
Gentry
of
this
Nation
,
to
whom
many
,
yea
,
most
of
us
are
obliged
,
and
consequently
not
unknown
;
for
the
rectifying
the
judgments
of
such
as
know
us
not
,
and
for
the
satisfaction
of
the
whole
Free-born
Subjects
of
England
who
with
us
claim
a
birth-right
in
Magna
Charta
,
and
the
Petition
of
Right
,
we
doe
further
,
with
one
Consent
,
declare
.
That
we
conceive
it
fitting
,
for
the
redressing
the
grievous
wants
and
pressures
that
lie
upon
all
the
good
people
of
this
Nation
,
that
according
to
Fundamental
Right
,
the
People
in
Parliament
may
have
their
Representatives
,
who
may
receive
their
grievances
,
and
present
them
in
their
behalf
,
whereby
to
obtain
a
remedy
.
And
because
Faction
and
Schism
hath
already
too
great
a
root
,
that
honest
and
prudential
men
may
be
Elected
,
whose
Estates
(
as
to
Temporals
)
and
Religion
(
as
to
Spirituals
)
may
oblige
them
sincerely
to
endeavour
a
Settlement
both
in
Church
and
State
.
The
onely
meanes
for
attaining
of
which
ends
,
we
conceive
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
to
be
a
full
and
free
Parliament
,
which
as
we
know
the
Nation
groans
for
,
so
we
cordially
desire
,
and
we
shall
not
acquiesce
,
till
we
have
regained
that
our
undoubted
Right
,
hitherto
unquestioned
Priviledge
,
and
never
to
be
denied
Lawful
Demand
.
In
the
defence
whereof
we
shall
account
nothing
too
dear
to
lose
,
being
ready
to
quit
not
onely
our
Employments
,
but
to
lay
aside
our
relations
,
and
lay
our
lives
at
stake
.
This
Representation
is
owned
by
Ten
Thousand
of
us
(
which
if
desired
)
shall
be
acknowledged
both
with
our
hands
and
hearts
,
against
all
the
malicious
underminings
of
Col.
Whitton
the
Painter
,
and
his
Decoys
:
Who
upon
the
tendring
that
forged
Petition
to
the
Watermens
Hall
,
being
conscious
that
the
rankness
of
the
Trepan
would
be
presently
sented
,
addrest
themselves
to
Mr.
Pryn
,
to
en
their
Protest
against
it
,
their
names
are
hereunto
annexed
.
Viz.
-
Wil.
Lemond
.
-
Josias
Smith
.
-
Wil.
Crop.
-
Wil.
Goodale
.
-
Thomas
Slator
.
-
Tho.
Wasborn
.
-
John
Howard
.
-
Wil.
Bugby
.
-
Robert
Crop.
-
Tho.
Vincent
.
-
John
Foster
.
-
John
Lee
.
-
Wil.
Sound
.
-
Jacob
Meade
.
-
Wil.
Clerk
.
-
Martin
Craul
.
-
Roger
Phillips
.
-
Fran.
Borrick
.
-
Richard
Thusee
.
-
Wil.
Butler
.
The
Remonstrance
of
the
Noblemen
,
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Clergy-men
,
Free-holders
,
Citizens
,
Burgesses
,
&
Commons
of
the
late
Eastern
,
Southern
,
&
Western
Associations
,
who
desire
to
shew
themselves
Faithful
and
Constant
to
the
Good
Old
Cause
,
the
Priviledges
and
Freedom
of
Parliament
,
the
Liberty
and
Property
of
the
Subjects
,
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
true
Reformed
Religion
,
which
they
were
formerly
called
forth
and
engaged
to
defend
by
Declarations
of
Parliament
,
the
Protestation
,
and
Solemn
National
League
and
Covenant
.
WE
the
Noblemen
,
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Clergy-men
,
Freeholders
,
Citizens
,
Burgesses
and
Commons
of
the
late
Eastern
,
Southern
,
and
Western
Associations
of
England
,
whose
names
are
hereunto
subscribed
,
having
for
a
long
season
with
bleeding
hearts
,
perplexed
spirits
,
weeping
eyes
,
and
over-much
patience
and
silence
,
beheld
the
miserable
publick
Distractions
,
intollerable
Oppressions
,
various
Revolutions
,
great
Tumults
,
and
destructive
Confusions
,
wherewith
our
former
most
glorious
,
flourishing
Churches
and
Nations
(
for
want
of
a
setled
Government
,
and
Free
Parliament
)
have
many
years
by-past
been
violently
rent
in
pieces
,
wasted
,
consumed
,
made
the
very
hissing
,
scorn
,
laughing-stock
of
all
Neighbour
Countries
,
whether
Friends
or
Foes
,
Christians
or
Infidels
;
and
thereby
exposed
to
the
justly
dreaded
hostile
Invasions
of
combined
forraign
Romish
Adversaries
,
whose
Emissaries
have
been
very
active
,
instrumental
in
our
late
Combustions
and
Changes
;
being
now
deeply
sensible
of
the
deplorable
,
desperate
condition
and
imminent
ruine
,
not
onely
of
our
own
Persons
,
Families
,
Posterities
,
but
of
our
dearest
,
exhausted
,
enthralled
,
dying
Native
Country
,
and
Protestant
Religion
too
,
far
dearer
to
us
than
our
Lives
or
private
Interests
,
the
preservation
whereof
is
the
Supreamest
Law
;
and
calling
to
our
minds
the
first
publick
ends
and
causes
for
which
we
took
up
arms
(
since
totally
perverted
,
subverted
,
oppugned
by
ambitious
,
self-advancing
Commanders
,
Officers
of
the
Army
,
and
others
contrary
to
their
Trusts
and
Commissions
)
with
the
manifold
Oaths
,
Protestations
,
Vowes
,
Solemn
League
and
Covenant
,
and
other
Sacred
as
well
as
Civil
Obligations
lying
upon
our
Consciences
,
engaging
us
all
in
our
several
places
and
callings
in
this
day
of
Englands
trouble
,
and
extream
danger
,
to
put
our
helping
hands
and
best
advice
to
obviate
those
Perils
,
and
remove
those
Disorders
,
Grievances
,
Confusions
,
which
menace
utter
desolation
both
to
her
and
us
,
if
we
should
any
longer
fit
stupidly
silent
,
or
unactive
in
our
spheres
,
like
persons
altogether
uninterested
or
unconcerned
in
these
perillous
times
of
unprefidented
exorbitancies
,
usurpations
,
tyrannies
over
our
Persns
,
Estates
,
Lawes
,
Liberties
,
and
Parliaments
themselves
,
by
ambitious
,
turbulent
Self-seekers
and
Incendiaries
,
and
of
universal
decay
of
trade
by
Sea
and
Land
;
Have
thereupon
conceived
it
our
necessary
bounden
duties
in
this
sad
posture
of
our
Sacred
and
Civil
Concernments
both
as
Christians
and
English
Freemen
,
by
this
our
joynt
REMONSTRANCE
to
tender
to
the
rest
of
our
English
Brethren
throughout
the
whole
Nation
,
of
what
rank
,
calling
,
or
condition
soever
;
such
just
,
legal
,
safe
,
rational
,
honest
and
Christian
Proposals
,
as
through
Gods
blessing
upon
our
and
their
unanimous
,
vigorous
prosecution
of
them
against
all
self-ended
Opponents
,
may
redeem
us
from
our
present
Bondage
,
Dangers
,
Schisms
,
Confusions
,
frequent
Rotations
of
publick
Government
,
and
restore
our
tottering
Church
,
State
,
Kingdoms
,
Religion
,
to
their
pristine
Unity
,
Tranquillity
,
Purity
,
Stability
,
Dignity
,
Felicity
,
and
secure
them
against
all
future
Concussions
and
Convulsions
.
For
which
end
we
all
passionately
desire
,
and
shall
unanimously
and
cordially
endeavour
by
all
lawful
meanes
within
our
Orbs
,
1.
That
a
legal
,
full
and
free
Parliament
of
England
may
be
speedily
summoned
,
according
to
the
prescription
of
16
Caroli
,
c.
1.
enacted
for
this
purpose
,
not
hitherto
put
in
execution
;
and
that
free
Elections
of
able
Knights
,
Citizens
and
Burgesses
,
by
and
of
all
well-affected
persons
to
Peace
,
and
the
old
Parliaments
good
Cause
,
to
represent
them
therein
,
may
be
no
wayes
disturbed
,
nor
restrained
by
force
of
Armes
or
otherwise
.
2.
That
the
said
Parliament
may
safely
,
freely
meet
at
Westminster
on
the
third
Monday
in
January
next
,
to
consult
of
,
vote
,
and
settle
the
Peace
,
Government
of
our
distracted
Churches
and
Nations
,
without
the
interruption
,
disturbance
,
force
or
dissolution
of
any
Commanders
,
Officers
or
Souldiers
of
the
Army
,
or
other
tumultuous
persons
whatsoever
,
under
pain
of
being
declared
,
prosecuted
,
executed
as
Traitors
and
Enemies
to
the
Publique
.
3.
That
the
full
power
of
the
Militia
both
by
Sea
and
Land
be
delivered
up
to
this
Parliament
,
on
the
first
day
of
their
Convention
therein
,
for
the
better
assurance
of
their
free
and
peaceable
Session
,
and
not
continued
as
a
distinct
body
or
interest
in
opposition
,
contradistinction
,
or
super-inspection
,
but
in
real
subordination
to
the
Parliament
and
people
.
4.
That
the
whole
frame
and
settlement
of
the
Government
of
our
Nations
be
entirely
referred
to
the
Parliaments
unanticipated
consideration
,
the
proper
Judges
thereof
,
without
any
antecedent
restrictions
,
presciptions
,
or
impositions
,
by
the
Army-Officers
,
or
any
others
.
5.
That
the
Supreme
▪
Management
of
all
Civil
,
Politique
,
Military
Affairs
,
and
appointment
of
all
great
Officers
of
State
,
and
Ministers
of
Justice
,
shall
be
in
all
the
surviving
Members
of
the
long
Parliament
,
without
secluding
any
,
as
in
a
General
Council
of
State
and
Safety
only
(
who
are
all
desired
to
meet
for
that
purpose
)
till
the
New
Free
Parliament
shall
assemble
,
and
no
longer
.
6.
That
the
preservation
of
the
Peace
,
Government
of
each
County
,
shall
be
in
the
hands
of
such
Sheriffs
,
Conservators
of
the
Peace
,
and
other
antient
Officers
,
as
the
Free-holders
of
every
County
,
shall
publickly
elect
in
their
County-Court
,
according
to
their
antient
Rights
and
Liberties
;
and
of
every
City
and
Corporation
in
the
Mayors
,
Sheriffs
,
Bailiffs
,
and
other
Officers
elected
by
them
,
according
to
their
Charters
,
Customs
,
and
in
none
other
Officers
imposed
on
them
,
till
the
Parliament
shall
take
further
Order
therein
.
7.
That
no
Taxes
,
Contributions
,
Excises
,
Imposts
,
New
Customs
,
Militiaes
,
or
other
Payments
whatsoevet
,
shall
be
henceforth
imposed
,
assessed
,
levied
upon
,
or
paid
by
the
people
,
but
by
their
common
grant
and
consent
in
free
and
full
Parliament
,
by
Act
of
Parl.
under
pain
of
High
Treason
in
the
Imposers
,
Assessors
,
Collectors
,
and
voluntary
payers
thereof
;
this
being
the
peoples
indubitable
Birth
right
,
acknowledged
,
declared
,
confirmed
by
manifold
Acts
and
Declarations
old
and
new
.
8.
That
such
an
Act
of
Indempnity
may
be
agreed
on
and
assented
to
in
this
Parliament
by
common
consent
,
as
may
secure
and
indempnifie
all
persons
,
whose
future
peaceable
deportment
till
this
Act
passed
shall
demerit
it
.
9.
That
care
may
be
therein
taken
for
the
speedy
satisfaction
of
all
just
arrears
of
all
Officers
and
Souldiers
,
duly
listed
before
the
7.
of
May
last
,
who
shall
peaceably
and
dutifully
submit
to
the
free
convening
and
safe
sitting
of
this
desired
Parliament
.
That
all
others
who
shall
tumultuously
oppose
or
interrupt
the
Summoning
,
Assembling
,
or
Sitting
thereof
,
shall
forfeit
all
their
Commands
,
Arrears
,
Indempnity
,
and
incur
the
penalty
of
Traitors
and
publick
Enemies
to
the
Parliament
and
Nation
.
10.
That
an
effectual
course
may
be
taken
for
the
setled
old
maintenance
,
succession
,
protection
and
encouragement
of
a
godly
,
learned
,
painful
Orthodox
Preaching
Ministry
▪
throughout
the
three
Nations
.
11.
That
due
care
and
order
may
be
taken
for
the
speedy
detection
,
banishment
,
and
execution
of
the
Lawes
against
all
Jesuits
,
Seminary
Priests
,
Freers
,
and
other
Romish
Emissaries
,
or
Seducers
whatsoever
,
employed
to
divide
,
corrupt
,
seduce
the
people
;
and
the
Oath
of
Abjuration
duly
tendered
by
Justices
of
Peace
and
other
Officers
,
to
all
persons
who
shall
be
accused
and
justly
suspected
to
be
such
,
for
their
better
detection
.
12.
That
the
causes
of
the
great
extraordinary
decay
of
all
sorts
of
Trade
,
Merchandise
,
Shipping
,
Scarcity
of
Bullion
,
Coin
,
with
all
frauds
and
abuses
in
Manufactures
,
dilatory
vexatious
proceedings
,
extortions
in
Courts
of
Law
and
Equity
,
may
be
diligently
enquired
into
,
redressed
,
punished
,
and
the
great
destruction
and
waste
of
Timber
in
all
parts
inhibited
under
severe
penalties
.
13.
That
all
Treasurers
,
Receivers
,
Collectors
,
Farmers
of
any
Monies
,
Customes
,
Excises
,
Rents
,
Revenues
,
Taxes
,
Imposts
,
Sequestrations
,
or
other
goods
,
profits
whatsoever
to
the
use
of
the
publick
,
may
be
speedily
called
to
account
in
each
County
,
by
fitting
unaccountable
persons
appointed
for
that
end
,
and
all
their
frauds
and
abuses
therein
enquired
of
,
and
condignly
punished
.
14.
That
all
good
Laws
formerly
enacted
for
the
preservation
and
defence
of
the
Persons
,
Lives
,
Liberties
,
Properties
of
the
Subjects
,
against
illegal
Imprisonments
,
Banishments
,
Restraints
,
Confinements
,
corporal
punishments
,
execution
by
any
Person
or
Persons
,
Powers
,
Committees
,
Council
of
State
,
Military
,
Civil
Officers
,
or
Judicatures
whatsoever
,
and
against
all
unjust
Taxes
,
Confiscations
,
Sequestrations
,
Rapines
,
Plunders
,
may
be
ratified
;
and
the
late
and
future
violations
of
them
exemplarily
punished
.
15.
That
every
person
who
shall
from
henceforth
Canvas
for
voices
to
make
himself
a
Knight
,
Citizen
,
Burgess
or
Baron
of
the
Ports
,
in
the
next
,
or
any
ensuing
Parliament
,
either
by
Letters
of
Recommendation
from
Great
men
,
feasting
the
Electors
before
,
at
,
or
after
Elections
,
Gifts
,
Bribes
,
or
otherwise
,
shall
upon
due
proof
thereof
,
be
made
uncapable
to
sit
or
serve
in
Parliament
.
16.
That
all
Members
of
Parliament
,
Officers
of
State
,
Justices
,
Sheriffs
,
Mayors
,
Recorders
,
shall
henceforth
take
a
Corporal
Oath
,
to
the
best
of
their
knowledge
,
skill
,
power
,
inviolably
to
preserve
the
Fundamental
Laws
,
Liberties
,
Franchises
of
the
Free-men
of
England
,
and
to
give
all
Lawes
for
the
defence
of
them
in
charge
to
the
Grand
Jury
,
in
their
respective
Assizes
,
and
General
Sessions
of
the
Peace
,
that
they
may
enquire
and
present
all
offences
against
,
and
violations
of
them
,
to
be
condignly
punished
according
to
Law
.
17.
That
all
unnecessary
Garrisons
,
Supernumerary
Souldiers
,
and
Sea-men
,
may
be
speedily
paid
off
,
dismantled
,
disbanded
,
and
all
superfluous
Officers
,
excessive
Fees
,
and
extortions
whatsoever
,
taken
away
,
for
the
impoverished
peoples
ease
:
and
the
manifold
extortions
,
abuses
of
Gaolers
,
Marshals
,
Messengers
,
and
other
detainers
of
Prisoners
,
punished
and
redressed
.
18.
That
Able
,
Faithful
Consciencious
,
fitting
Persons
,
fearing
God
and
hating
covetousnesse
,
may
be
preferred
to
all
Offices
,
Places
of
publick
Trust
,
and
Administration
of
Justice
;
and
detur
digniori
,
made
the
only
rule
in
all
Elections
and
Preferments
whatsoever
.
19.
That
all
Universities
,
Colleges
,
Schools
of
Learning
in
our
three
Nations
,
with
all
Lands
,
Rents
,
Annuities
,
Gifts
,
Revenues
,
for
their
support
,
may
be
constantly
maintained
,
preserved
from
rapine
,
and
all
mis-imployments
,
substractions
of
them
,
and
of
any
Lands
,
Rents
,
Annuities
,
Monies
,
Gifts
,
Legacies
to
them
,
or
any
other
publick
or
charitable
use
whatsoever
,
diligently
enquired
after
and
reformed
.
All
which
Proposals
we
are
resolved
by
Gods
gracious
assistance
with
unanimity
,
constancy
,
and
activity
,
in
our
several
stations
,
with
our
lives
and
fortunes
,
to
prosecute
and
accomplish
,
to
our
powers
,
by
all
just
and
legal
wayes
,
with
what
ever
else
may
conduce
to
the
Peace
,
Safety
,
Unitie
,
Wealth
,
Prosperity
of
our
Lacerated
,
Macerated
,
Naufragated
Church
and
State
;
wherein
as
we
shall
constantly
pray
for
Gods
Divine
assistance
and
blessing
upon
our
weak
endeavours
,
without
which
they
will
be
altogether
succeslesse
:
So
we
cannot
but
confidently
expect
,
and
shall
importunately
desire
the
cordial
concurrence
,
assistance
,
prayers
of
all
other
Noblemen
,
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Clergy-men
,
Free-holders
,
Citizens
,
Burgesses
,
and
English
Freemen
,
without
the
smallest
opposition
,
that
fo
Righteousness
and
Peace
may
kiss
each
other
,
and
glory
once
more
dwell
within
our
Land
,
wherein
they
have
been
strangers
over-long
:
And
let
all
the
People
(
by
their
joynt
subscriptions
)
say
,
Amen
,
Amen
,
Amen
.
THE
DECLARATION
Of
the
Gentlemen
,
Free-holders
,
and
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
BEDFORD
.
WE
the
Gentlemen
,
Free-holders
,
and
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
BEDFORD
,
being
truly
sensible
of
the
heavy
pressures
that
we
lie
under
,
having
all
our
Civil
and
Religious
Rights
and
Liberties
daily
invaded
,
cannot
in
this
common
day
of
Calamity
,
be
silent
,
but
with
the
rest
of
the
Nation
,
make
some
enquiry
after
the
way
of
Peace
and
Settlement
:
And
having
met
,
and
considered
,
thereof
,
doe
humbly
Propose
,
as
the
most
probable
meanes
,
under
God
,
to
compose
all
our
Differences
,
and
cement
all
our
Breaches
both
in
Church
and
State
,
the
Assembling
of
a
Full
and
Free
PARLIAMENT
,
without
any
previous
Oaths
,
or
Engagements
,
or
Qualifications
whatsoever
(
saving
what
was
in
the
year
1648.
before
the
Force
put
upon
the
Parliament
.
)
Or
the
re-admitting
of
the
Secluded
Members
to
the
Execution
of
their
Trusts
,
with
a
full
and
free
Supply
of
their
Vacancies
by
Death
.
And
until
one
of
these
be
done
,
we
do
declare
,
We
shall
not
hold
our selves
engaged
to
pay
the
Taxes
imposed
upon
us
,
without
our
Consents
so
first
had
in
Parliament
.
THE
DECLARATION
OF
THE
Gentry
,
Clergy
,
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
ESSEX
.
WEre
it
not
that
our
former
too
unhappy
Zeal
(
in
Idolizing
those
persons
who
are
now
become
,
by
far
more
oppressing
than
the
Egyptian
Task-masters
)
at
this
time
seconded
with
silence
,
would
bespeak
us
stupid
and
insensible
;
we
needed
not
to
repeat
the
Sighs
and
Groans
of
an
Oppressed
and
almost
Ruined
Kingdome
:
But
lest
a
tacit
silence
should
render
us
complaint
with
Their
Sacrilegious
and
Regicidious
Proceedings
,
we
are
necessitated
to
declare
our
present
Thoughts
and
future
Resolutions
.
We
cannot
look
upon
our
present
Rulers
without
casting
an
Eye
upon
a
Militant
Church
,
and
there
we
finde
them
converting
a
House
of
Prayer
into
a
Den
of
Thieves
;
an
Orthodox
,
Learned
and
Reverend
Clergy
,
by
them
reduced
to
the
extremest
want
,
under
pretence
of
propagating
the
Gospel
;
and
those
(
who
are
yet
permitted
to
exercise
their
Ecclesiastical
Function
)
treatned
to
be
deprived
of
Gods
Allowance
,
except
in
effect
,
they
will
forsake
Him
,
and
fall
down
to
their
Baal
.
We
cannot
look
into
our
Cloathing
Towns
,
but
we
behold
Famine
ready
to
assault
them
,
the
poor
and
diligent
Labourer
,
for
want
of
work
,
not
able
to
buy
him
bread
,
so
that
those
,
who
before
wrought
with
their
hands
at
home
,
are
now
forced
to
wander
abroad
,
and
work
with
their
tongues
to
beg
life
,
whilst
we
,
who
although
willing
,
are
hardly
able
(
through
the
Oppression
which
lyes
upon
us
)
to
relieve
them
:
And
when
we
look
upon
the
Instruments
of
these
our
Miesries
,
and
consider
their
Persons
and
Qualifications
,
we
cannot
finde
one
publick
Spirit
(
not
one
wise
man
)
among
them
;
Their
number
is
inconsistent
with
our
Laws
,
and
a
large
part
of
that
small
number
are
reputed
Relatives
to
Gaoles
and
Brothil-houses
:
Persons
who
outwardly
profess
God
,
but
in
their
lives
and
actions
utterly
deny
him
,
who
through
their
most
perfidious
Treacheries
,
and
reiterated
Perjuries
,
have
blasted
the
honour
of
our
Nation
,
and
rendred
our
Religion
contemptible
to
all
our
Enemies
;
Who
(
while
they
pretend
to
strive
for
Religion
and
Liberties
of
the
people
)
have
no
other
Cause
but
Cains
,
thinking
their
Sins
greater
than
can
be
forgiven
;
and
therefore
per
fas
,
aut
nefas
,
they
endeavour
to
lay
a
foundation
for
their
own
Security
,
although
in
the
Church
and
Kingdomes
desolation
.
These
Premises
considered
,
we
conceive
our selves
obliged
,
and
therefore
readily
and
unanimously
we
do
declare
,
That
with
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
we
will
protect
,
abet
,
and
assist
all
tho
e
worthy
Remonstrators
of
the
most
Renowned
City
of
London
,
ansd
the
several
Counties
of
this
Kingdome
,
in
the
pursuance
of
their
several
Declarations
for
a
Full
and
Free
Parliament
;
which
is
the
onely
means
(
under
God
)
to
bring
us
out
of
this
miserable
Confusion
,
in
which
at
present
we
are
plunged
.
And
we
further
declare
,
That
we
will
pay
no
Tax
,
or
other
Imposition
whatsoever
,
but
by
Authority
from
our
Representatives
in
a
Full
and
Free
Parliament
:
Into
whose
hands
we
shall
commit
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
,
and
into
whose
Results
we
will
ever
acquiesce
.
Our
eyes
are
up
unto
our
God
for
Help
,
and
thence
our
Hopes
are
fixed
on
General
Monke
,
that
God
hath
called
him
forth
to
be
the
Vmpier
and
Determiner
of
our
Divisions
and
Oppressions
,
by
whom
he
will
lead
us
through
the
Wilderness
of
our
present
Confusion
,
and
bring
us
to
our
desired
Canaan
.
In
this
Confidence
we
pray
to
God
to
Bless
,
Direct
,
and
Keep
Him
.
Advertisement
.
THis
our
Declaration
had
came
forth
a
week
since
,
had
not
the
Trappanning
Diligence
of
an
unworthy
Member
of
our
Country
endeavoured
the
surprizal
of
it
and
us
:
Let
not
three
hundred
and
thirty
hands
(
an
inconsiderable
number
for
so
great
a
County
)
bespeak
this
Declaration
forged
,
we
being
forced
to
do
in
one
day
the
work
we
had
cut
out
for
seven
;
had
we
had
time
,
we
had
brought
ten
thousand
hands
,
such
as
upon
a
good
occasion
,
will
bring
hearts
suitable
to
the
merits
of
their
Cause
.
THE
Declaration
of
the
Gentry
of
the
County
of
NOTTINGHAM
.
And
of
the
Town
of
Nottingham
,
presented
by
way
of
Address
to
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
,
the
28.
of
February
,
With
a
Letter
to
his
Excellency
,
and
another
to
the
Speaker
of
the
PARLIAMENT
.
WHat
the
people
of
this
Land
have
suffered
in
their
greatest
Concernments
,
both
Religious
and
Civil
,
by
the
late
Disorders
,
and
frequent
change
of
Government
,
hath
for
a
long
time
been
the
Argument
of
a
general
and
sad
complaint
both
to
God
and
Man
:
What
the
most
publick
sense
of
the
Nation
is
,
as
to
the
means
of
setling
it
in
the
possession
of
its
antient
and
native
Liberties
,
is
sufficiently
known
by
the
several
Declarations
of
so
many
Counties
already
presented
and
published
:
What
God
in
great
mercy
hath
done
by
your
Excellencies
means
,
as
his
chosen
Instrument
,
to
revive
our
dying
hopes
,
in
plucking
us
as
a
brand
out
of
the
fire
,
and
that
with
so
gentle
a
hand
,
is
the
wonder
and
rejoycing
of
our
souls
.
In
testimony
therefore
of
our
thankfulness
to
God
,
and
our
grateful
sense
of
your
Excellencies
most
valiant
and
wise
management
of
the
Power
he
hath
intrusted
you
with
:
As
also
to
evidence
as
Fellow-members
our
concurrence
and
sympath
,
with
those
other
parts
of
this
great
Body
:
We
the
Nobility
Gentry
,
Ministry
and
Commonalty
of
the
County
of
Nottingham
,
and
of
the
County
of
the
Town
of
Nottingham
do
Declare
,
That
as
it
is
our
Judgement
that
the
Nation
ought
,
so
it
is
our
earnest
desire
,
and
shall
be
our
endeavour
by
the
use
of
all
lawful
means
that
it
may
be
free
in
its
Members
in
Parliament
,
deputed
from
all
parts
,
impowred
by
antient
and
undoubted
right
to
elect
,
the
best
Expedient
whereto
,
at
present
,
we
conceive
to
be
either
an
admission
of
the
Members
secluded
in
1648.
and
a
filling
up
of
Vacancies
by
new
Elections
,
or
the
speedy
calling
of
another
Parliament
with
such
Qualifications
as
were
then
agreed
on
before
there
as
a
force
upon
the
House
.
We
also
claim
it
with
the
rest
of
the
Nation
as
our
uniquestionable
right
,
That
nothing
be
imposed
upon
us
by
way
of
Tax
,
or
otherwise
,
but
by
our
consents
first
given
and
declared
in
a
Full
and
Free
Parliament
.
And
now
,
considering
how
great
things
in
prosecution
of
these
just
ends
are
already
done
for
us
,
as
we
do
in
most
humble
manner
bless
and
praise
his
glorious
name
that
hath
thus
far
answered
our
desires
,
so
we
do
most
earnestly
beseech
him
to
perfect
in
his
due
time
what
is
so
happily
begun
,
and
in
order
thereto
to
bless
and
conduct
your
Excellency
through
all
the
remaining
difficulties
that
may
obstruct
our
present
necessary
Settlement
upon
the
true
lasting
foundation
of
our
known
Laws
and
Priviledges
.
In
the
vindication
whereof
we
beseech
your
Excellency
to
be
confident
,
not
only
of
our
best
wishes
and
thanks
,
but
also
of
our
utmost
assistance
to
the
hazard
of
our
lives
and
fortunes
.
My
Lord
,
THis
enclosed
was
intended
to
be
presented
to
your
Excellencies
before
we
had
notice
of
your
Excellencies
happy
removal
of
all
Force
,
excluding
Members
from
sitting
in
Parliament
wherein
though
our
desires
are
thereby
granted
,
yet
we
cannot
but
address
the
same
to
you
,
that
it
may
appear
what
your
Excellency
hath
done
therein
is
according
to
our
sense
and
desire
,
as
well
as
those
of
other
Counties
that
have
gone
before
us
in
time
,
though
not
in
affection
,
and
that
we
shall
in
our
places
and
callings
be
ready
to
make
good
what
we
have
publickly
declared
for
,
as
the
Parliament
and
your
Excellency
shall
command
us
,
and
remain
Nottingham
,
Feb.
23.
1650.
My
Lord
,
your
Excellencies
most
humble
and
faithful
servants
.
Mr.
Speaker
,
WE
being
desirous
amongst
other
Counties
to
express
our
thanks
to
the
Lord
General
Monke
,
for
his
endeavours
in
our
restitution
to
Peace
and
Settlement
,
and
to
manifest
our
adherence
to
him
,
and
those
under
his
command
,
in
the
further
prosecution
of
those
good
ends
mentioned
in
our
Address
to
him
,
after
we
had
subscribed
and
ordered
these
Gentlemen
to
wait
upon
him
with
the
same
,
We
received
the
joyful
news
,
that
all
force
was
removed
,
and
a
free
admission
given
to
all
Members
to
sit
in
Parliament
,
whereby
our
desires
are
so
far
accomplished
,
that
we
might
have
acquiessed
therein
,
but
only
that
we
would
not
have
our
intentions
and
desires
,
though
obtained
,
buried
in
oblivion
,
We
thought
fit
to
present
that
Address
to
the
Lord
General
,
and
judge
it
our
duties
to
express
our
thankfulness
to
God
for
your
re-admission
,
and
our
readiness
in
our
places
and
callings
,
to
assist
you
in
what
you
have
so
happily
begun
,
and
humbly
desire
that
by
your
Authority
our
Militia
may
be
so
setled
that
we
may
be
serviceable
to
your
Commands
,
and
capacitated
to
defend
our selves
against
any
discontented
persons
that
may
upon
this
change
endeavour
a
disturbance
of
the
publick
Peace
,
or
deny
your
Authority
.
Nottingham
,
Feb.
23.
1659.
Sir
,
Your
humble
and
faithful
servants
.
THE
DECLARATION
OF
Sir
Charles
Coot
Knight
and
Baronet
,
Lord
President
of
the
Province
of
CONNAVGHT
:
And
the
rest
of
the
Council
of
Officers
of
the
Army
in
IRELAND
.
Present
at
DUBLIN
Concerning
the
Re-admission
of
the
Sucluded
Members
.
SInce
the
Authority
of
Parliament
became
openly
violated
,
and
that
by
their
own
waged
servants
of
the
Army
in
England
,
by
whom
41.
of
the
Members
of
Parliament
were
torn
from
the
Parliament
House
in
Dec.
1648.
and
imprisoned
,
and
a
160.
other
Members
denied
entrance
into
the
House
,
and
about
fifty
more
voluntarily
withdrew
themselves
to
avoid
violence
,
making
in
all
of
secluded
Members
about
two
hundred
and
fifty
,
when
the
remaining
Members
charged
the
Army
with
the
guilt
of
that
force
,
and
sent
to
the
then
General
of
the
Army
for
the
restitution
of
those
excluded
Members
which
was
denied
them
,
how
many
and
manifold
have
been
the
miseries
and
calamities
under
which
these
Nations
have
laboured
,
and
do
stil
labour
,
is
evident
to
all
equal
minded
men
.
The
godly
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
despised
:
The
Ministry
it self
villified
:
Tythes
,
and
other
means
of
their
maintenance
(
particularly
in
Ireland
)
taken
from
them
,
and
mis-applied
;
the
Protestant
Religion
shaken
,
and
almost
overturned
;
Anabaptists
,
Quakers
,
and
other
Sectaries
set
up
and
countenanced
;
Heresies
and
Schisms
increased
;
The
fundamental
Laws
of
the
Land
trampled
upon
,
and
an
Arbitrary
Government
endeavoured
to
be
introduced
;
The
Civil
Rights
,
Properties
and
Liberties
of
the
people
in
their
persons
and
estates
broken
in
pieces
;
Impositions
and
Taxes
on
the
people
without
example
laid
and
increased
in
an
excessive
manner
and
measure
,
whereby
thousands
of
Families
have
been
ruined
,
and
enforced
to
beg
their
bread
;
Manufacture
at
home
discouraged
,
publick
Trade
and
Commerce
abroad
interrupted
;
The
Nations
become
deeply
indebted
,
and
generally
impoverished
;
the
reformed
Protestant
Churches
abroad
exposed
to
great
danger
,
wanting
the
wonted
support
of
England
,
which
(
under
God
)
was
the
Bulwark
and
chief
strength
of
the
Protestant
Religion
throughout
all
Christendome
,
and
finally
the
English
Nation
(
which
was
alwayes
deservedly
)
in
so
high
honour
and
estimation
at
home
and
abroad
,
as
it
was
a
bridle
and
terrour
to
their
Enemies
,
and
a
countenance
and
support
to
their
Friends
,
and
Allies
,
is
now
become
(
we
tremble
and
grieve
to
have
so
just
cause
to
speak
it
)
a
scorn
and
dersion
to
all
Nations
round
about
us
;
and
all
this
is
brought
to
pass
to
satisfie
the
Avarice
,
Ambition
,
Lusts
,
and
fears
of
a
few
inconsiderable
persons
of
Anabaptistical
and
other
Fanatique
spirits
,
who
have
made
it
their
business
to
occasion
still
one
trouble
on
the
neck
of
another
,
so
to
imbroil
and
continue
the
Nations
in
Division
,
War
,
and
bloody
confusion
,
that
sober
men
might
not
have
time
or
leisure
(
with
maturity
of
judgement
or
counsel
)
to
look
into
the
inwards
of
their
designs
or
actings
;
And
after
we
had
beheld
all
this
with
bleeding
hearts
,
and
calling
to
minde
that
when
in
December
1648.
the
said
force
was
put
upon
the
Parliament
,
the
then
remaining
Members
sent
sundry
times
to
the
General
to
know
why
he
imprisoned
their
Members
,
and
desired
him
to
set
them
at
liberty
,
which
was
not
done
;
and
we
gathering
from
all
this
,
that
if
the
House
were
once
freed
from
the
force
of
an
Army
,
and
they
again
restored
to
Freedome
and
Liberty
of
sitting
and
and
acting
,
they
would
then
upon
the
firmer
grounds
(
in
conscience
of
their
duties
to
God
and
their
Country
,
and
in
testimony
of
their
high
resentment
of
that
breach
of
priviledges
of
the
Parliament
,
have
taken
into
the
House
those
excluded
Members
,
and
filled
vacant
places
by
due
and
orderly
Elections
of
the
People
(
and
after
so
many
years
unhappy
interruption
unite
again
in
a
full
and
free
Parliament
,
and
there
assert
the
Rights
and
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
and
Liberties
of
the
people
,
which
from
the
very
beginning
of
the
War
of
England
have
been
not
the
least
ground
of
their
contest
with
the
late
King
,
and
ever
since
,
and
joyn
their
counsels
and
endeavours
for
restoring
these
Nations
to
peace
and
tranquillity
.
And
thence
it
was
,
that
on
the
14.
day
of
December
1659.
several
Officers
of
the
Army
here
,
on
the
behalf
of
themselves
,
and
those
under
their
Commands
,
by
their
joynt
Declaration
,
declared
and
published
their
stedfast
resolutions
to
adhere
to
the
Parliament
in
defence
of
its
Priviledges
,
and
the
just
Rights
and
Liberties
of
the
people
of
these
Nations
as
Men
and
Christians
;
In
which
Declaration
afterwards
concurred
the
whole
Army
of
Ireland
,
but
now
finding
much
contrary
to
our
expectations
,
that
when
the
Members
of
Parliament
now
assembled
at
Westminster
,
were
in
Decemb.
1659.
(
by
an
extraordinary
providence
)
restored
to
their
Freedome
and
Liberty
of
sitting
and
acting
as
in
Parliament
;
and
that
divers
of
those
formerly
excluded
Members
of
Parliament
on
the
27.
of
Decem.
1659.
(
as
they
had
formerly
done
in
May
1659.
)
offered
themselves
to
discharge
their
Trusts
for
the
several
Counties
and
places
for
which
they
were
Elected
,
and
formerly
served
those
their
Fellow-members
assembled
at
Westminster
,
did
not
onely
deny
them
admittance
,
but
also
voted
and
ordered
the
utter
exclusion
of
all
the
excluded
Members
with
this
further
addition
,
that
none
of
them
should
be
chosen
in
future
Elections
to
sit
in
this
Parliament
,
whereby
they
have
a
more
unnatural
violence
taken
away
from
above
the
one
half
of
the
people
of
England
,
their
Representatives
in
Parliament
,
and
limited
and
abridged
in
a
high
degree
the
Liberty
and
freedome
of
the
people
in
further
Elections
,
which
denial
and
order
of
theirs
in
a
time
when
they
were
under
no
force
,
is
so
much
the
more
strange
,
in
regard
that
in
December
1648.
when
they
were
under
a
force
,
they
transferred
that
guilt
for
themselves
to
the
Army
,
and
pretended
a
willingness
to
re-admit
those
Members
if
it
were
in
their
power
,
as
is
formerly
mentioned
.
And
whereas
Lieut.
Gen.
Ludlow
had
placed
in
Ireland
several
Officers
who
are
Anabaptists
,
and
persons
of
the
like
fanatique
spirits
,
(
many
of
whom
had
been
very
active
in
the
late
conspiracies
and
actings
of
the
factious
part
of
the
Army
in
England
,
even
against
those
Members
of
Parliament
now
sitting
at
Westminster
;
of
which
Officers
so
placed
by
Lieut.
Gen.
Ludlow
,
it
was
found
necessary
to
purge
the
Army
,
and
to
put
in
their
places
persons
more
soberly
minded
and
well
affected
to
the
Parliament
;
yet
after
all
that
done
,
and
after
Lieut.
Gen.
Ludlow
stood
justly
deservedly
charged
with
High
Treason
,
the
said
Lieut.
Gen.
Ludlow
himself
,
and
some
others
of
the
like
principles
with
him
,
were
by
a
report
from
the
Councel
of
State
proposed
to
be
appointed
to
governe
not
onely
the
Army
,
but
also
the
whole
Nation
of
Ireland
,
to
the
astonishment
of
the
people
and
Army
here
,
to
the
unsetling
of
those
persons
so
well
deserving
,
to
the
hazard
of
the
peace
of
the
Nation
and
Army
(
and
which
is
above
all
)
to
the
endangering
even
of
Religion
it selfe
.
And
here
it
is
observable
,
that
those
Members
now
sitting
at
Westminster
,
by
their
Declaration
of
23.
of
January
1659.
since
their
restitution
to
their
present
liberty
of
sitting
)
have
published
that
extravagant
Councels
and
actions
,
have
engaged
the
Nations
in
a
great
debt
and
charge
,
which
it
seems
necessitates
their
laying
a
new
increase
of
charge
on
the
Nations
,
and
yet
so
indulgent
they
are
to
those
persons
,
that
in
a
high
degree
created
that
necessity
of
so
unreasonably
charging
the
people
,
and
whose
estates
might
well
bear
a
great
part
of
that
burden
,
as
without
so
much
as
any
suit
made
to
them
by
those
Delinquents
,
they
granted
them
indempnity
for
their
persons
and
estates
,
whereby
it
seems
the
said
Members
now
sitting
at
Westminster
,
hold
it
fit
,
that
those
who
are
of
sober
spirits
,
and
offended
not
the
Parliament
,
should
out
of
their
estates
pay
for
those
extravagant
mens
Delinquency
,
rather
than
the
Delinquents
themselves
.
And
although
the
said
Lieut.
Gen.
Ludlow
,
and
Miles
Corbet
Esq
.
together
with
Col.
John
Jones
,
and
Col.
Mat.
Tomlinson
,
stand
impeached
from
hence
most
justly
of
High
Treason
,
and
that
charge
against
them
,
being
known
to
the
House
,
and
there
remaing
,
yet
they
have
admitted
two
of
those
persons
,
namely
the
said
Lieut
Gen.
Ludlow
,
and
Miles
Corbet
actually
to
sit
in
the
said
House
.
And
now
the
greatness
of
those
miseries
which
have
befaln
these
three
Nations
in
General
,
by
such
late
actings
in
England
,
and
those
heightned
with
many
aggravations
in
the
circumstances
of
them
(
too
many
and
too
long
to
be
repeated
)
as
it
hath
begotten
in
us
,
and
in
all
good
men
in
the
three
Nations
deep
impression
of
astonishment
and
horror
,
so
it
is
evident
,
that
if
it
be
any
longer
continued
,
it
will
perpetually
nourish
dishonour
to
God
,
grief
to
all
god
men
,
and
(
we
doubt
and
fear
)
utter
infamy
and
destruction
to
the
three
Nations
.
In
contemplation
whereof
,
and
considering
how
God
hath
in
his
justice
blasted
all
attempts
that
since
the
year
1648.
have
been
made
for
re-setling
of
these
Nations
in
peace
and
tranquillity
,
and
that
after
all
the
trials
and
various
changes
of
Government
which
we
have
in
all
that
time
with
much
long-suffering
and
patience
endured
,
there
is
no
way
visible
to
us
under
Heaven
whence
deliverance
may
be
probably
wrought
or
expected
,
but
from
the
care
and
wisdome
of
a
Free
and
full
Parliament
in
England
,
which
(
by
the
experience
of
all
former
ages
hath
been
found
the
best
and
only
expedient
for
providing
remedies
to
be
applied
to
so
great
and
general
mischiefs
arising
in
Church
or
State
.
And
considering
also
that
the
marks
of
the
true
Reformed
Religion
according
to
the
Word
of
God
,
and
of
the
fundamental
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
of
our
now
dying
Liberties
and
Freedome
,
are
not
yet
so
utterly
razed
and
defaced
,
but
that
some
footsteps
of
them
do
yet
remain
,
so
as
(
by
the
wisdome
of
a
full
and
Free
Parliament
)
they
may
be
again
renewed
and
firmly
re-established
;
and
considering
likewise
that
our
hopes
of
having
the
said
excluded
Members
restored
,
and
of
new
Elections
to
be
made
for
vacant
places
,
whereby
there
might
be
a
full
and
free
Parliament
,
as
there
was
on
Decem.
5.
1648.
and
the
antient
and
long
contested
Liberties
of
the
people
might
be
asserted
,
are
much
contrary
to
our
expectations
,
and
contrary
to
the
fundamental
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
indeed
contrary
to
all
justice
and
become
frustrated
;
and
considering
further
how
unjust
and
unreasonable
a
thing
it
is
,
that
of
above
five
hundred
Members
,
whereof
the
Commons
House
of
Parliament
usually
consisted
,
there
were
but
four
and
forty
or
thereabouts
,
when
that
fatal
Vote
passed
for
the
keeping
out
the
aforesaid
excluded
Members
by
the
prevalency
of
a
major
part
of
the
said
44.
persons
(
not
much
exceeding
those
who
voted
then
on
the
contrary
side
)
which
assumes
to
it self
the
Supreme
Authority
,
not
onely
of
England
,
but
also
of
the
three
Nations
,
without
president
or
example
of
any
former
age
,
there
being
above
two
hundred
and
fifty
which
stand
eleven
years
excluded
,
without
so
much
as
the
least
offer
of
an
Impeachment
against
them
in
all
that
time
;
which
unexampled
and
unparallel'd
assumption
in
those
men
is
not
possible
to
continue
but
by
the
force
of
an
Army
poisoned
with
Anabaptistical
and
corrupted
principles
,
to
the
continual
grief
and
unsupportable
burden
and
charge
of
the
three
Nations
.
And
besides
that
act
of
the
aforesaid
persons
chasing
away
(
for
so
it
now
appears
)
about
two
hundred
and
fifty
Members
,
of
above
five
hundred
chosen
by
all
the
several
parts
of
England
,
according
to
the
known
Laws
of
the
Land
,
to
represent
the
whole
Nation
in
Parliament
;
and
after
the
forcible
exclusion
of
so
many
,
that
the
four
and
forty
persons
remaining
(
amongst
whom
we
believe
there
are
some
worthy
Patriots
who
are
not
so
fully
concurring
in
the
actings
of
the
rest
of
their
number
,
as
violently
over-voted
them
,
which
is
a
further
aggravation
of
the
others
guilt
)
should
dare
to
usurp
to
themselves
as
is
formerly
mentioned
,
contrary
to
all
the
Laws
,
the
Supreme
power
not
only
of
England
,
but
also
of
Ireland
and
Scotland
,
is
a
thing
which
none
but
Conquerors
or
Tyrants
would
attempt
,
and
in
all
circumstances
is
so
hideous
and
monstrous
to
be
endured
by
a
Free
people
,
formerly
famous
to
all
the
world
for
wisdome
and
valour
,
as
the
English
Nation
have
been
,
as
it
will
be
incredible
to
all
posterity
And
lastly
considering
,
that
as
in
all
Ages
,
and
more
particularly
since
the
beginning
of
the
late
horrid
Rebellion
in
Ireland
,
our
Brethren
in
England
have
abundantly
manifested
a
tender
and
compassionate
sense
of
the
condition
in
Ireland
,
and
were
careful
to
relieve
us
in
our
lowest
estate
,
as
bone
of
their
bone
,
and
flesh
of
their
flesh
;
which
we
do
,
and
shal
ever
acknowledge
with
humble
thankfulnesse
,
and
(
as
a
debt
which
we
well
know
to
be
due
from
us
to
them
above
all
people
in
the
world
)
shall
be
for
ever
as
tender
of
their
happinesse
and
welfare
,
as
of
our
own
,
which
indeed
is
involved
in
theirs
,
and
without
whom
Ireland
cannot
be
happy
.
We
therefore
remaining
constant
in
the
reasons
of
our
said
Declaration
of
Dec.
14.
1659.
for
adhering
to
the
Parliament
in
defence
of
its
Priviledges
,
and
the
just
Rights
and
Liberties
of
these
Nations
;
all
which
we
see
now
are
apparently
more
and
more
violated
by
the
▪
not
admission
of
the
said
excluded
Members
,
and
by
not
filling
the
vacant
Places
,
whereby
the
House
might
be
full
;
and
being
freed
from
force
,
might
uninterruptedly
Act
according
to
their
Judgements
and
Consciences
,
towards
re-setling
the
peace
of
these
Nations
,
which
otherwise
in
all
humane
probability
can
never
be
restored
to
Peace
and
Tranquillity
.
We
do
therefore
declare
for
a
full
and
free
Parliament
in
England
,
consisting
not
only
of
those
that
sate
on
Oct.
11.
1659.
but
also
of
all
such
of
the
Members
of
Parliament
imprisoned
,
excluded
,
or
withdrawn
in
December
1648.
as
are
yet
living
,
whom
we
desire
may
be
restored
to
the
freedome
and
liberty
of
sitting
,
and
acting
according
to
the
Trust
committed
to
them
by
the
several
Counties
and
places
which
did
chuse
them
,
that
so
they
may
be
no
longer
debarred
from
discharging
their
said
Trust
,
and
that
vacant
places
may
be
speedily
supplied
by
free
and
due
Elections
of
the
people
,
yet
so
as
none
of
the
persons
to
be
Admitted
or
Elected
,
be
any
of
those
who
have
been
in
Arms
,
or
otherwise
aiding
,
abetting
,
or
assisting
the
late
King
or
his
Son
in
the
late
War
against
the
Parliament
,
and
that
the
House
being
so
filled
,
may
proceed
unanimously
to
consult
the
best
meanes
for
re-setling
the
Peace
of
the
Nations
,
the
re-establishment
of
true
Religion
(
the
surest
foundaon
,
as
of
all
righteous
Government
,
so
of
all
the
happinesse
of
a
Nation
;
)
the
fundamental
Lawes
of
the
Land
(
whereby
all
mens
rights
and
properties
are
preserved
)
and
the
liberties
and
freedom
of
the
people
which
are
supported
by
those
Lawes
.
And
for
those
ends
,
and
in
discharge
of
our
duty
to
God
,
and
to
our
Country
,
We
do
resolve
,
by
the
blessing
of
Almighty
God
)
to
joyn
with
our
Brethren
in
England
,
Ireland
,
and
Scotland
,
who
have
or
shall
joyn
with
us
for
the
ends
aforesaid
;
and
do
resolve
,
for
the
maintenance
and
preservation
thereof
,
to
hazard
our
Lives
and
Estates
,
and
all
that
is
dear
to
us
:
And
we
doubt
not
but
all
our
Brethren
in
the
said
Nations
,
who
disdain
to
be
made
Slaves
,
will
joyn
with
us
herein
,
as
being
with
wisedom
and
reason
desirous
to
deliver
over
to
their
Posterity
that
Liberty
and
Freedom
which
was
conveyed
to
them
at
so
dear
a
rate
by
our
Ancestors
.
And
then
we
trust
,
that
by
the
great
mercy
of
God
,
will
speedily
follow
a
happy
settlement
of
these
yet
miserable
and
distracted
Nations
;
and
consequently
that
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
in
the
power
and
purity
thereof
,
may
be
established
;
the
Godly
,
Learned
,
and
Orthodox
Ministers
of
the
Gospel
maintained
by
their
Tythes
,
and
other
their
accustomed
rights
;
their
persons
supported
and
countenanced
;
the
Universities
and
all
other
Seminaries
of
Learning
cherished
;
Heresies
and
Schisms
suppressed
,
needless
Impositions
and
Taxes
on
the
people
removed
,
and
no
charge
to
be
laid
on
any
of
the
Nations
,
without
their
own
free
consents
,
given
by
their
Representatives
,
in
their
several
and
respective
Parliaments
;
Manufactures
,
and
Publique
Trade
and
Commerce
,
at
home
and
abroad
advanced
;
Justice
in
its
due
and
wonted
course
administred
;
the
just
debts
of
the
Nation
satisfied
;
the
Treasure
and
Revenues
thereof
preserved
,
and
returned
to
their
right
and
proper
Channels
;
the
Arreares
of
the
Army
,
and
other
publique
debts
duly
satisfied
;
the
Armies
and
Forces
continued
in
due
obedience
to
the
Supreme
Authority
,
and
not
presume
as
some
have
done
,
to
give
Lawes
thereunto
,
which
hath
been
the
root
of
a
great
part
of
our
miseries
;
the
Nations
enriched
,
united
and
strengthened
;
the
Reformed
Protestant
Churches
abroad
supported
and
countenanced
;
the
honour
of
the
English
Nation
restored
,
to
the
comfort
of
Friends
,
and
terror
of
Enemies
;
the
Plantation
of
Ireland
in
the
hands
of
Adventurers
and
Souldiers
,
and
other
English
and
Protestants
advanced
,
as
a
farther
accession
of
honour
and
greatness
to
the
English
Nation
:
and
so
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
all
will
shortly
terminate
in
the
glory
of
God
,
the
Peace
and
Tranquillity
of
these
Nations
,
the
strengthening
of
them
against
forreign
Invasion
,
and
intestine
Rebellion
,
and
the
comfort
,
contentment
of
all
the
good
People
in
these
Nations
,
Which
the
Lord
of
his
mercy
grant
.
Dated
at
Dublin
,
Febr.
16.
1659.
-
Sir
Charls
Coote
-
William
L.
Cawfield
-
Sir
Theo.
Jones
-
Sir
Oliver
St.
Ceorge
-
Sir
Hen.
Ingoldsby
-
Sir
John
King
-
Col.
Chidley
Coote
-
Col.
John
Cole
-
Col.
Will.
Warden
-
Col.
Richard
Coote
-
Col.
John
Georges
-
Col.
Hen.
Owen
-
Lt.
Col.
Tho.
Scot
-
Lt.
Col.
W.
Purefoy
-
Lt.
Col.
Oliver
Jones
-
Maj.
Tho.
Barrington
-
Maj.
Alex.
Staples
-
Maj.
Rich.
Bingley
-
Maj.
George
Pepper
-
Lt.
Col.
H.
Smithwick
-
Capt.
Henry
Baker
-
Cap.
Rob.
fitz
Gerald
-
Cap.
Cha.
Wenman
.
-
Cap.
Adam
Molineux
-
Col.
Hum.
Barrow
-
Cap.
Sam.
Foley
-
Cap.
John
Salt
-
Cap.
Simon
Garstin
-
Col.
Cha.
Blunt
-
Col.
Hen.
Slade
-
Cap.
Ant.
Stamp
-
Cap.
Art.
Purefoy
-
Cap.
George
S
▪
George
-
Cap.
Peter
Purefoy
-
Cap.
Thomas
Curd
-
Cap.
Tho.
Newcomen
-
Cap.
Tho.
Newburgh
-
Cap.
Hen.
Thrimpton
-
Lt.
Hugh
Clotworthy
-
Lt.
Peter
Flower
-
Lt.
Her.
Langrish
-
Lt.
Rich.
Morrick
-
Lt.
Brian
Jaques
-
Lt.
Richard
Butler
-
Lt.
John
Ottway
-
Lt.
John
Evelin
-
Lt.
Tho.
Flint
-
Lt.
Edw.
Harrington
-
Corn
.
Art.
Vsher
-
Corn
.
Donw
.
Prothers
-
Corn
.
W.
Pinsent
-
Ensign
John
Hiad
-
Tho.
Sheppard
.
Mar.
-
Quarter-Master
W.
F.
-
John
Payn
Comptr.
A
DECLARATION
Of
the
GENTRY
of
Somerset-shire
,
Who
were
of
the
late
KINGS
Party
.
WHereas
God
by
many
gracious
Appearances
ha●h
raised
the
hearts
of
this
Nation
to
a
great
confidence
,
that
their
tottering
condition
draws
near
to
an
Establishment
,
by
the
Re-settlement
of
their
antient
,
just
,
and
solid
Foundations
;
We
doe
Declare
,
That
in
thankfulness
to
our
great
and
good
God
,
we
hold
our selves
bound
to
look
upon
,
and
with
humble
longings
;
to
wait
for
the
accomplishment
of
this
great
Work
,
as
the
largest
National
blessing
we
are
capable
of
(
being
presented
to
our
hope
without
blood
and
ruine
.
)
And
likewise
that
we
set
up
Pillars
in
every
of
our
hearts
to
the
honour
of
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
Monck
,
who
hath
not
as
others
,
either
feared
or
affected
the
Tyrannical
greatness
of
our
Oppressors
;
but
as
he
undertook
the
Redemption
of
his
Countrey
with
singular
Resolution
,
and
hath
carried
it
on
hitherto
with
unparallel'd
prudence
,
so
we
doe
not
in
the
least
doubt
,
but
that
by
the
good
hand
of
God
he
will
perfect
it
with
shining
and
glorious
sincerity
.
And
because
we
finde
(
as
we
hope
)
the
last
Engine
of
the
Enemies
of
our
Peace
now
set
on
work
for
the
embroiling
of
the
spirits
of
the
well-meaning
people
of
England
,
by
suggesting
an
unchristian
inclination
remaining
in
us
,
of
waiting
opportunities
of
Revenge
:
We
do
here
in
the
sight
of
God
,
and
to
all
the
world
,
disown
and
abhor
all
Animosity
and
Revengeful
remembrance
of
Sides
and
Parties
in
the
late
War
:
And
do
promise
and
resolve
to
co-operate
within
our
Sphere
towards
the
publique
Settlement
,
with
such
faithfulness
and
constancy
,
as
neither
to
occasion
or
entertain
the
least
jealousie
upon
the
account
of
any
past
difference
whatsoever
,
fully
resolving
to
submit
to
the
Determinations
of
the
Parliament
both
in
Ecclesiastical
and
Civil
Affairs
,
which
we
hope
will
remove
all
occasion
of
Jealousie
and
Distinction
for
the
future
.
-
John
Lord
Paulett
.
-
Sir
Francis
Paulett
.
-
Sir
Amos
Paulett
.
-
William
Paulett
Esq.
-
Edward
Phillips
.
-
William
Helliar
.
-
Peregrine
Palmer
-
Henry
Barkley
.
-
Charles
Berkley
.
-
Thomas
Warr
.
-
John
Brice
.
-
Robert
Hawly
.
-
John
Bonvile
.
-
Francis
Windham
.
-
Thomas
Pigott
.
-
William
Wandrond
.
-
George
Waldrond
.
-
Edward
Berkley
.
-
Francis
Hawly
.
-
George
Speake
.
-
John
Tynt
.
-
Sam.
Gorges
.
-
George
Syddenham
.
-
Francis
Harvey
,
&c.
AN
ALARUM
TO
THE
COUNTIES
OF
ENGLAND
AND
WALES
.
With
the
Ab-renunciatiation
of
the
OATH
.
By
Tho.
Fuller
,
B.
D.
OUr
Nation
,
which
long
since
hath
lost
the
Lustre
and
Well-being
,
now
at
last-strugleth
for
the
Life
and
Being
thereof
.
Our
many
[
temporal
]
miseries
are
reducible
to
two
principal
Heads
.
Daily
-
1.
Decrease
of
Trading
.
-
2.
Increase
of
Taxes
:
So
that
every
hour
the
Burden
groweth
weightier
,
and
the
Back
of
our
Nation
weaker
to
support
it
.
2.
'T
is
sad
to
see
,
in
Cloathing
Countreys
,
what
swarms
there
are
of
poor
people
,
the
true
objects
of
Charity
;
if
any
were
as
able
to
give
,
as
they
worthy
to
receive
relief
:
for
they
would
work
,
and
can
work
,
yet
cannot
work
,
because
there
are
none
to
employ
them
.
3.
As
for
the
Sea
(
which
is
the
Land
of
Port-Towns
)
it
returneth
small
benefit
;
for
since
Dunkirk
was
ours
(
more
to
the
credit
than
benefit
of
our
Nation
)
the
fire
of
Searobberies
is
removed
out
of
the
Chimney
,
and
scattered
about
the
House
,
not
lesse
destructive
,
but
more
diffusive
:
So
that
our
Merchants
could
better
guard
themselves
against
that
Single
Staple
of
Pirates
,
than
many
lesser
ones
sprung
since
every where
,
the
cause
why
rich
men
will
not
(
as
poor
cannot
)
adventure
.
4.
Our
second
misery
is
,
increase
,
yea
,
superfetation
of
Taxes
,
so
long
as
so
numerous
an
Army
is
maintained
:
For
though
some
of
their
Souldiers
will
preach
gratis
(
conscientious
to
take
nothing
for
that
which
they
know
is
worth
nothing
)
yet
none
will
fight
at
so
cheap
a
rate
.
5.
Some
will
say
,
that
what
the
Souldier
receiveth
with
one
hand
,
he
returneth
with
another
,
expending
his
pay
in
Victuals
,
Cloaths
,
&c.
whereby
Coin
,
by
circulation
,
is
continued
in
our
Country
.
This
I
deny
;
for
some
Grandees
greatned
by
the
Times
,
have
made
their
Monies
over
in
Banks
beyond
the
Seas
,
which
are
put
into
MORTMAIN
,
or
a
Dead
hand
,
whereby
no
profit
accreweth
to
our
Commonwealth
.
Others
having
gotten
the
Estates
of
Lords
,
live
after
the
rate
Yoomen
,
whose
discretion
therein
is
to
be
commended
,
for
proportioning
their
expences
(
for
fear
of
afterclaps
)
rather
according
to
their
original
,
than
present
condition
.
6.
The
increase
of
Taxes
must
inevitably
cause
the
ruine
of
our
Nation
:
For
though
still
there
be
wealthy
men
left
(
as
they
shew
it
in
their
cowardise
,
and
fear
to
engage
for
the
general
good
)
yet
they
grow
thinner
every
day
whilst
such
as
are
left
no
root
of
their
own
,
rather
than
they
will
wither
will
turn
Suckers
on
the
Stock
of
others
.
So
that
the
greatest
happiness
rich
men
can
promise
to
themselves
,
is
only
to
be
last
devoured
,
though
the
comfort
of
the
lateness
will
not
countervail
the
sadness
for
the
certainty
of
their
destruction
.
Indeed
it
is
miraculous
that
our
Nation
hath
subsisted
so
long
,
and
few
there
are
that
would
believe
that
the
whole
Candle
of
our
English
wealth
could
last
so
long
,
as
we
have
beheld
it
burning
in
the
Socket
,
but
now
giving
the
last
blaze
,
if
God
be
not
merciful
,
and
men
discreet
to
prevent
it
.
7.
Pass
we
from
the
sad
Malady
,
to
the
sole
Remedy
thereof
,
I
say
sole
,
not
exclusively
of
divine
miraculous
power
,
but
according
to
humane
apprehension
,
this
is
a
Free
and
full
Parliament
.
Indeed
Free-Parliament
is
a
Tautology
,
like
a
Reasonable-man
,
who
,
if
not
reasonable
,
is
no
man
;
as
the
other
,
if
not
free
,
no
Parliament
.
But
the
late
frequent
forces
put
on
Parliaments
hath
made
the
needless
Epethite
become
necessary
,
to
express
what
kinde
of
Parliaments
we
desire
.
Not
such
in
which
every
word
must
be
spoken
under
correction
of
the
Sword
,
but
wherein
every
Member
,
without
fear
of
violence
(
to
interrupt
or
dissolve
them
)
may
follow
the
dictates
of
their
own
judgement
.
8.
Nor
ought
a
Parliament
onely
bee
free
from
Force
,
but
also
from
any
Abjurations
,
or
previous
Engagements
.
Let
them
take
heed
of
renouncing
any
thing
,
save
what
is
simply
sinful
in
it self
,
as
the
forsaking
of
the
World
,
Flesh
,
and
Devil
,
as
was
solemnly
promised
for
them
in
their
Baptism
.
But
it
is
bad
to
bee
busie
with
other
Ab-renunciations
,
especially
of
the
Royal
Family
.
9.
Look
backward
,
and
we
may
say
with
David
,
The
Vows
of
the
Lord
are
upon
us
;
I
mean
on
so
many
of
us
as
are
of
fifty
years
of
age
.
The
Oath
of
Supremacy
(
not
to
mention
the
Covenant
)
is
the
eldest
Brother
,
to
whom
the
inheritance
of
our
Consciences
do
belong
.
10.
Look
forwards
,
it
limiteth
Gods
Providence
,
which
is
an
hainous
offence
;
wee
know
not
what
a
day
,
month
,
year
,
&c.
may
bring
forth
.
This
Age
hath
the
least
reason
of
any
to
meddle
with
the
edge-tools
of
such
Oathes
which
in
a
short
(
but
strict
)
time
hath
seen
so
many
strange
things
,
that
now
nothing
is
strange
unto
us
.
Have
wee
not
seen
O.
Cromwell
from
a
private
Gentleman
gradatim
ascend
to
bee
Protector
of
three
Nations
,
and
by
his
Courage
and
Wisdome
rather
than
any
right
)
a
more
absolute
Power
possessed
by
,
and
larger
Tribute
paid
unto
him
than
to
any
King
in
England
.
His
Son
and
Successour
(
counted
bad
by
many
for
his
goodness
and
milde
spirit
)
for
eighth
months
was
congratulated
by
the
most
considerable
Persons
of
our
Nation
.
Now
if
some
twenty
years
since
an
Oath
had
been
tendred
unto
us
to
abjure
the
Family
of
Cromwels
from
ever
having
the
Supream
Magistraey
in
our
Nation
;
such
an
Oath
would
have
seemed
safe
,
but
yet
it
was
not
lawful
to
take
it
,
because
none
knew
what
was
in
the
Womb
of
Teeming
Time
,
though
utterly
improbable
to
our
belief
.
11.
Besides
,
the
Imposers
of
this
Oath
may
miss
the
mark
they
propound
to
themselves
,
viz.
assurance
of
their
own
,
and
discovery
of
the
opposite
Party
;
for
many
now
pass
not
for
the
taking
or
breaking
of
any
Oath
,
and
assurance
of
such
is
hard
in
keeping
,
and
indeed
not
worth
the
having
.
Other
will
behold
the
Oath
as
temporary
,
and
expiring
with
the
power
of
the
Imposers
.
As
for
the
conscientious
indeed
,
Esfusing
it
out
of
pure
principles
of
piety
,
it
is
a
barbarous
act
for
persons
in
power
,
to
turn
Executioners
to
strangle
tender
Consciences
,
whose
cordial
fear
of
an
Oath
should
be
encouraged
.
12.
As
the
Parliament
must
be
free
,
no
Vassal
,
but
enfranchised
from
the
Sword
,
so
must
it
bee
full
,
no
Cripple
,
but
entire
and
compleat
in
all
the
Members
thereof
.
Our
Land
hath
lately
groaned
under
the
most
grievous
Monopoly
as
ever
was
,
or
can
be
,
when
a
handful
of
men
have
grasped
to
themselves
the
representing
of
a
whole
(
not
to
say
three
)
Nation
,
most
of
them
being
but
Burgesses
,
who
though
equal
in
Votes
,
are
not
equal
in
their
Representation
with
the
Knights
of
the
Shires
.
If
they
presume
that
the
rest
excluded
by
them
(
far
more
considerable
for
Birth
,
Estates
,
Number
,
Love
of
the
People
,
and
what
not
?
)
are
vertually
included
in
them
,
it
is
an
intollerable
PRESUMPTION
.
That
what
pertaineth
to
all
should
be
handled
by
all
,
is
a
Truth
so
clear
and
strong
,
that
they
must
offer
a
Rape
to
their
own
Reason
that
deny
it
.
Such
also
is
this
Maxim
,
Vnrepresented
,
Vnconcluded
:
So
that
if
so
few
have
in
them
the
notion
of
a
Parliament
,
it
is
a
bare
Notion
indeed
,
especially
seeing
this
handful
of
men
were
(
say
the
Cavaliers
)
dissolved
by
the
death
of
the
King
;
dissolved
(
said
Cromwell
)
by
his
Sword
;
dissolved
(
say
some
Great
ones
)
by
an
Act
of
their
own
(
entred
into
the
Journall
Book
of
the
Parliament
)
dissolved
must
their
own
Consciences
say
,
by
their
voluntary
accepting
of
Elections
in
later
Parliaments
.
13.
Now
the
Members
of
a
Free
and
full
Parliament
(
the
onely
Hope
of
Humane
help
)
ought
thus
to
be
qualified
:
-
1.
Let
them
be
Godly
,
and
Well-affected
indeed
,
and
not
in
the
canting
language
of
the
Times
.
-
2.
Men
of
Estates
,
who
will
be
tender
in
taxing
others
,
as
striking
them
thorough
themselves
,
whilst
such
who
bear
nothing
care
not
how
much
they
burthen
others
,
as
if
paying
were
as
easie
as
voting
,
and
Money
as
free
as
words
.
-
3.
Men
of
spirits
,
no
dull
Souls
,
all
the
sparks
of
whose
activity
are
quenched
in
their
own
flegm
.
-
4.
No
Gainers
by
the
continnance
of
the
Army
.
Demetrius
the
Silver-smith
was
no
fool
(
what
ever
else
he
was
)
so
sticking
for
the
shrine
of
Diana
,
by
which
Craft
he
got
his
Gain
.
-
5.
Men
of
Moderation
,
a
quality
not
opposed
to
Diligence
,
but
to
Violence
,
not
unactiving
men
,
but
regulating
their
Activity
.
14.
This
their
Moderation
must
appear
in
considering
all
Interests
,
seeing
there
be
no
two
Interests
in
the
Nation
so
contemptible
,
which
if
united
,
and
twisting
their
discontents
together
,
cannot
draw
trouble
on
all
the
rest
:
Especially
the
Sectarian
(
though
presented
I
beleeve
by
their
party
,
through
a
multipling
Glass
)
are
considerable
on
a
politick
score
of
their
numbers
and
pious
account
of
their
conscience
;
for
,
though
many
of
them
carry
the
latter
in
their
Purses
,
who
when
they
finde
the
moisture
of
Profit
to
fail
them
,
will
fall
off
like
leaves
in
Autumn
;
yet
can
I
not
be
so
uncharitable
,
but
to
beleeve
that
many
of
them
(
having
the
heat
of
their
affections
above
the
light
of
their
judgements
)
follow
erroneous
Consciences
;
Besides
,
having
gone
loose
so
long
,
they
must
needs
swell
,
if
hardly
girded
on
a
sudden
.
15.
This
moderation
also
must
be
used
by
all
other
Persons
,
to
work
themselves
to
be
(
if
not
pleased
)
contented
with
the
decisions
of
a
free
Parliament
.
All
must
sit
down
Losers
save
such
alone
,
who
can
plead
,
that
they
have
been
no
Sinners
in
our
Nation
.
The
Grand
design
must
be
to
have
none
,
or
,
(
if
that
be
impossible
)
as
few
as
may
be
,
utterly
ruined
.
I
confess
two
hungry
meals
makes
a
third
a
Clutton
,
and
such
who
have
long
fasted
from
their
detained
Estates
,
will
be
not
onely
greedy
but
ravenous
to
recover
them
.
Yea
,
such
will
shrewdly
plead
,
that
they
now
expect
moderation
from
them
,
who
never
used
moderation
to
them
.
However
,
in
such
a
general
danger
,
men
must
depose
their
animosities
,
labouring
,
first
,
to
reconcile
their
spirits
,
then
,
their
perswasions
,
the
later
being
at
less
distance
than
the
former
.
And
men
must
divide
,
where
they
cannot
get
the
whole
,
seeing
few
will
pity
his
starving
who
will
eat
no
bread
at
all
,
because
he
can
recover
but
half
of
his
own
loaf
.
16.
It
will
be
objected
that
such
a
full
P.
is
still
but
an
empty
Parliament
,
having
no
House
of
Lords
therein
:
But
know
,
if
both
hands
of
a
man
be
bound
,
no
hope
of
liberty
from
himself
;
but
if
one
be
untied
,
it
may
do
the
brotherly
office
to
unloose
the
other
:
Let
us
be
content
to
row
in
a
Sculler
till
we
can
get
a
pair
of
Oars
.
And
such
surely
is
the
Ingenuity
and
publick
spiritness
of
the
Peers
,
that
laying
aside
personal
Interest
(
which
upon
debate
may
appear
more
)
they
will
suspend
their
Rights
,
Immunities
,
and
priviledges
,
and
submit
all
to
the
determination
of
a
Free
Parliament
to
acquiesce
therein
.
17.
God
give
our
Nation
seasonably
to
understand
their
own
strength
,
that
the
Wars
begun
may
be
ended
amongst
our selves
before
Forreigners
become
the
Arbitrators
of
our
differences
,
who
will
demand
great
wages
for
little
work
,
yea
and
turn
their
owne
Paymasters
thereof
.
And
may
that
great
General
(
whose
Intentions
long
have
stood
in
the
dark
to
our
Nation
,
whilst
our
Nations
desires
were
all
the
while
in
light
to
him
,
understand
that
Vox
Populi
is
Vox
Dei
,
and
interpret
,
that
God
calleth
unto
him
by
the
Declarations
of
all
Counties
,
to
be
chiefly
instrumental
in
asserting
our
Liberties
,
and
we
shall
have
cause
for
ever
to
bless
the
day
of
his
Nativity
.
18.
Indeed
had
Providence
fixed
our
Nativities
under
the
Duke
of
Muscovy
,
whose
List
is
his
Subjects
Law
,
we
would
(
because
we
must
)
work
our selves
patiently
to
the
obedience
of
his
power
.
But
seeing
God
hath
given
us
,
with
St.
Paul
,
to
be
free-born
,
Acts
22.
28.
(
though
also
,
with
the
Centurion
,
we
have
given
great
summs
,
not
to
obtain
,
but
contrive
this
freedome
)
let
us
not
tamely
lose
our
Birth-right
,
and
vigorously
endeavour
their
preservation
.
19.
The
Story
is
well
known
of
the
old
Woman
,
who
having
but
a
small
parcel
of
Wood
,
would
leasurably
roast
her
Goose
▪
stick
by
stick
,
till
her
wood
was
all
burnt
,
and
her
Goose
still
raw
.
If
the
several
Counties
singly
engage
one
after
another
,
all
will
be
overthrown
,
and
nothing
effected
as
to
our
relief
.
Let
the
two
and
fifty
Shires
of
ENGLAND
and
WALES
(
with
the
City
of
LONDON
,
which
eminently
is
two
and
fifty
more
)
be
all
as
one
,
and
unanimously
advance
the
Work
,
and
not
doe
as
they
dealt
with
poor
CHESHIRE
,
using
it
as
Joab
used
Vriah
,
putting
him
forward
on
action
,
then
falsly
ret
,
eating
from
him
,
and
leaving
him
a
prey
to
his
enemies
.
But
I
hope
our
old
Shipwracks
will
be
new
Sea-marks
to
us
,
documented
by
former
nocuments
,
to
steer
a
course
for
the
general
good
.
20.
There
is
so
Englishman
so
inconsiderable
,
but
he
may
,
at
the
least
in
a
single
capacity
,
be
contributive
to
the
happiness
of
his
Native
Country
,
the
Wise
with
their
Brains
,
the
Rich
with
their
Purses
,
the
Learned
with
their
Pens
,
the
Strong
with
their
Persons
,
all
with
their
Prayers
.
And
if
now
they
suffer
this
opportunity
which
God
puts
into
their
hands
,
to
slip
through
their
fingers
,
they
may
hereafter
have
more
years
to
bemoan
their
folly
,
than
minutes
to
amend
their
misery
;
it
being
better
now
to
say
,
We
will
not
,
than
three
years
hence
to
say
,
We
cannot
pay
our
Taxes
.
THE
DECLARATION
AND
ADDRESS
Of
the
GENTRY
of
the
County
of
ESSEX
,
who
have
adhered
to
the
KING
,
and
suffered
Imprisonment
or
Sequestration
,
during
the
late
Troubles
.
May
it
please
your
Excellency
,
WE
the
Gentlemen
of
the
County
of
ESSEX
,
taking
notice
how
industrious
some
pernicious
and
desperate
persons
have
been
to
raise
a
jealousie
,
that
all
who
adhered
to
the
KING
have
such
a
a
Settlement
of
rancour
and
revenge
in
their
hearts
,
against
those
who
were
of
a
different
party
,
that
the
blessing
of
a
firm
and
lasting
PEACE
,
so
long
wisht
for
,
and
now
hoped
to
be
in
a
near
Propinquity
,
is
not
likely
to
take
its
due
and
desired
effect
,
have
thought
fit
to
express
the
true
sense
of
our
hearts
,
in
a
Declaration
which
we
have
enclosed
herein
,
Conceiving
it
very
fitting
,
not
to
make
the
same
more
publick
,
till
it
hath
first
arrived
at
the
view
of
your
Excellency
,
whom
God
hath
been
pleased
to
make
so
signally
eminent
in
the
delivering
of
this
Nation
from
those
pressing
miseries
it
hath
so
long
lay
panting
and
groaning
under
;
and
for
which
,
as
we
can
never
enough
magnifie
his
mercy
,
so
can
we
not
sufficiently
express
that
high
Honour
and
Respect
which
we
retain
in
our
hearts
towards
your
Excellency
,
the
great
and
worthy
instrument
he
hath
been
pleased
to
make
use
of
therein
.
MY
LORD
,
We
subscribe
our selves
,
Your
Excellencies
most
Humble
and
Devoted
Servants
.
Chelmesford
,
April
17.
1660.
This
was
subscribed
by
the
Gentry
,
whose
names
are
expressed
under
the
subsequent
Declaration
,
and
superscribed
To
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
.
The
DECLARATION
.
WHereas
Almighty
God
hath
raised
this
distracted
Nation
to
some
hopes
of
Re-settlement
on
Just
,
Known
,
and
lasting
Foundations
:
We
magnifie
his
mercy
from
the
bottom
of
our
hearts
,
and
shall
ever
pay
a
most
grateful
Acknowledgment
to
his
Excellency
the
Lord
Gen.
MONCK
as
the
signal
Instrument
of
so
great
a
Deliverance
.
And
whereas
some
pernicious
and
desperate
persons
have
laboured
to
raise
a
Jealousie
,
that
those
who
adhered
to
the
KING
doe
still
in
their
hearts
detain
Revenge
against
such
as
were
of
a
different
Party
:
We
think
our selves
bound
to
declare
to
all
the
World
(
in
the
presence
of
God
)
that
we
detest
and
abhor
all
thoughts
of
Animosity
or
revenge
against
any
Party
or
Persons
whatsoever
.
For
as
we
could
wish
the
late
Divisions
had
never
been
begotten
,
so
we
desire
they
may
for
ever
be
buried
,
and
shall
think
those
Persons
the
greatest
and
common
Enemies
of
our
Country
who
shall
offer
to
revive
them
.
And
we
also
declare
,
That
we
will
thankfully
submit
and
attend
the
Resolutions
of
the
next
ensuing
Parliament
,
for
a
just
and
happy
Settlement
of
Church
and
State
,
that
so
at
last
(
by
Cods
blessing
)
that
so
those
odious
marks
of
Sides
and
Parties
may
for
ever
be
blotted
out
,
and
a
perfect
Union
may
again
be
restored
to
this
distressed
Nation
.
-
Edward
Russel
,
Esq.
-
Sir
Henry
Appleton
,
Baronet
.
-
Sir
Benjamin
Ayloff
,
Baronet
.
-
Sir
Denner
Strutt
,
Baronet
.
-
Sir
Humfrey
Mildemay
,
Knight
-
Sir
John
Tirell
,
Knight
-
Sir
Granmer
Herris
,
Knight
-
Sir
Edmund
Peirce
,
Knight
-
Sir
Henry
Wroth
,
Knight
-
William
Ayloff
,
Fsq
.
-
James
Altham
,
Esq.
-
Gamaliel
Capel
,
Esq.
-
Anthony
Browne
,
Esq.
-
Charles
Fytche
,
Esq.
-
Thomas
Argal
,
Esq.
-
Stephen
Smith
,
Esq.
-
Salter
Herris
,
Esq.
-
Henry
Pert
,
Esq.
-
John
Fanshaw
,
Esq.
-
Thomas
Roberts
,
Esq.
-
Richard
Humphrey
,
Esq.
-
John
Lynn
,
Esq.
-
Dr.
John
Michaelson
,
-
Richard
Symons
,
Esq.
-
Anthony
Kempson
,
Esq.
-
William
Herris
,
Esq.
-
William
Bramston
,
Esq.
-
John
Brown
,
Gent.
-
Nicholas
Serle
-
John
Vavasour
,
Gent.
-
John
Green
,
Gent.
-
James
Cookson
,
Gent.
-
Fdmund
Coole
,
Gent.
This
Declaration
and
Address
was
agreed
upon
by
the
Subscribers
at
a
General
Meeting
,
at
Chelmesford
in
Essex
,
April
17.
1660.
Sir
Benjamin
Ayloffe
,
and
Sir
Edmond
Peirce
being
then
appointed
and
desired
to
present
them
to
his
Excellency
,
which
was
done
accordingly
at
St.
James's
the
19th
.
of
the
same
Moneth
.
A
DECLARATION
OF
THE
KNIGHTS
and
GENTRY
In
the
County
of
DORSET
,
Who
were
in
His
Late
MAJESTIES
ARMY
.
UPon
a
due
consideration
of
the
dangerous
jealousies
which
are
promoted
;
partly
,
by
the
cunning
of
a
close
,
and
malicious
Faction
of
Separatists
,
and
partly
,
by
the
unwarranted
Liberties
of
an
heady
and
intemperate
sort
of
People
,
which
falsely
tearm
themselves
Royallists
:
—
to
the
great
dissettlement
of
Sober
and
well-minded
persons
,
and
sufficient
to
blast
the
hopes
we
have
of
returning
to
our
Antient
Freedomes
,
without
a
more
than
ordinary
appearance
of
Divine
aid
,
to
support
,
and
re-unite
us
in
this
our
Critical
necessity
.
We
have
thought
it
highly
expedient
to
declare
our
Seuse
,
and
Resolves
,
in
the
particular
of
adherence
to
the
largest
Assurances
of
Amicable
Agreement
,
and
Correspondence
Imaginable
:
Looking
upon
our selves
as
Obliged
by
an
Indispensible
Tye
of
Religious
Charity
,
to
compassionate
and
forgive
one
another
,
as
we
expect
to
be
forgiven
:
And
we
do
further
Declare
,
that
we
are
so
far
from
justifying
those
Unchristian
Animosities
,
which
reign
in
divers
turbulent
Spirits
,
even
of
our
own
Party
(
by
Reputation
at
least
)
that
we
disclaim
any
Society
with
men
of
those
wilde
Principles
;
and
that
to
all
honest
purposes
,
we
will
never
put
any
difference
,
betwixt
such
as
shall
now
unite
with
us
,
in
Order
to
the
Publick
Peace
,
and
those
who
first
engaged
in
the
same
perswasion
with
our selves
,
Submitting
all
to
the
Resolves
of
Parliament
,
upon
whose
Determinations
we
beseech
God
to
bestow
his
Benediction
.
-
Sir
Hugh
Windham
,
-
Sir
Gerard
Naper
,
-
Sir
John
Strangwayes
,
-
Giles
Strangwayes
,
-
John
Hardy
,
-
Henry
Coker
,
-
Edward
Hull
,
-
Henry
Butler
,
-
Maximilian
Mohune
,
-
Robert
Mohune
,
-
Henry
Hoskins
,
-
James
Hoskins
,
-
George
Strangwayes
,
-
Nicholas
Strangwayes
,
-
Robert
Lawrence
,
-
Bruen
Lawrence
,
-
Arthur
Fookes
,
-
George
Brown
,
-
Major
Vdvehall
,
-
Rob.
Chamberlain
,
-
Rob.
Strode
,
-
Jo.
Strode
of
Slape
,
-
Humphrey
Bishop
,
-
John
Bishop
,
-
Robert
Culliford
,
-
George
Cary
,
-
George
Penny
,
-
Tho.
Turbervile
,
-
George
Tubervile
,
-
Tho.
Paulet
,
-
Cap.
Hoare
,
-
Major
Dolline
,
-
Hugh
Hodges
,
-
Rich.
Willoughby
,
-
John
Pesing
,
-
John
Gillin●ham
▪
-
William
Elsing
,
-
Robert
Ernsly
,
-
John
Dawe
,
-
John
Fisher
,
-
Ellis
Collins
.
THE
DECLARATION
OF
THE
GENTRY
of
the
County
of
KENT
,
Who
have
adhered
to
the
King
,
and
suffered
Imprisonment
or
Sequestration
during
the
late
Troubles
.
WHereas
it
hath
pleased
Almighty
God
,
after
so
many
Trialls
,
and
so
long
Distraction
,
to
raise
us
to
large
hopes
of
Resettlement
of
this
Nation
upon
Just
,
Known
,
and
lasting
Foundations
;
Wee
therefore
desire
from
our
Hearts
to
render
to
God
the
glory
of
his
Mercies
,
and
a
full
tribute
of
Honour
to
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
Monck
,
who
hath
been
so
eminently
Instrumental
in
these
beginnings
of
Deliverance
.
And
forasmuch
as
we
understand
that
some
malicious
and
desperate
persons
(
regarding
neither
the
mercies
of
God
,
nor
the
miseries
of
their
Country
)
have
endeavoured
to
beget
a
pernicious
Jealousie
,
That
those
who
adhered
to
the
King
,
do
still
retain
a
spirit
of
Revenge
against
all
that
were
of
a
contrary
Party
:
We
do
therefore
declare
in
the
presence
of
God
,
that
we
utterly
abhor
all
Revengeful
Thoughts
and
Actions
against
any
Party
or
Persons
whatsoever
.
And
as
we
have
great
reason
to
wish
those
Divisions
had
never
been
born
,
so
we
hope
,
and
will
do
our
utmost
they
may
never
be
remembred
,
and
shall
look
on
all
persons
as
the
worst
and
Common
Enemies
of
this
Nation
that
shall
offer
to
revive
them
.
In
pursuance
whereof
we
further
Declare
(
as
his
Excellencies
Army
hath
given
us
a
noble
Example
)
that
we
will
thankfully
acquisce
in
the
Resolutions
of
the
next
ensuing
Parliament
for
a
due
and
just
settlement
of
Church
and
State
.
-
Col.
Richard
Spencer
,
Esquire
,
-
Thomas
Lennard
,
Esquire
,
-
Thom.
Peyton
,
Kt.
and
Baronet
,
-
Roger
Twysden
,
Kt.
and
Bar.
-
Edward
Hales
,
Baronet
,
-
Richard
Hardress
,
Baronet
,
-
William
Man
,
Knight
,
-
Stephen
Lennard
,
Knight
,
-
John
Boys
,
Knight
,
-
Col.
Thomas
Colpepper
,
-
Col.
Edward
Wilsford
,
-
Col.
George
Newman
,
-
Col.
Henry
Norwood
,
-
Robert
Barnham
,
Esquire
,
-
Daniel
Treswel
,
Esquire
,
-
Thomas
Collepepper
,
Esquire
,
-
Thomas
Herlackenden
,
Esq.
-
Francis
Twysden
,
Esq.
-
John
Best
,
Esq.
-
Edward
Barham
,
Esq.
-
Rich.
Master
Esq.
-
Francis
Clerk
,
Esq.
-
Edward
Darell
,
Esq.
-
William
Rook
Esq.
-
Joh.
Boys
of
H●ad
,
Esq.
-
Wi●liam
Kingsley
,
Esq.
-
Richard
Hulse
,
Esq.
-
James
Newman
,
Esq.
-
John
Pownoll
,
Gent.
-
William
Somner
,
Gen●
.
A
DECLARATION
OF
THE
NOBILITY
and
GENTRY
that
adhered
to
the
late
KING
,
in
and
about
the
City
of
LONDON
.
AFter
the
miseries
of
a
Civil
War
,
and
the
many
vain
and
fruitless
Attempts
toward
Settlement
upon
several
Interests
and
Imaginary
Forms
of
Government
,
It
having
pleased
Almighty
God
by
unexpected
and
wonderful
meanes
to
give
these
Nations
a
Probable
hope
of
being
restored
to
those
Lawes
and
Priviledges
which
have
been
transmitted
to
them
from
their
Ancestors
.
We
doe
Declare
,
That
we
think
our selves
obliged
,
next
to
Divine
Providence
to
attribute
this
Glorious
Work
to
his
Excellency
the
Lord
General
MONCK
,
who
as
he
had
the
Courage
to
assert
the
Publick
Liberty
,
And
the
Prudence
to
carry
it
on
against
so
many
difficulties
,
has
also
had
the
happinesse
to
lead
us
thus
far
through
the
Wilderness
of
Confusion
,
without
Passing
the
Red
Sea
of
Blood
.
And
because
the
Enemies
of
the
Publick
Peace
have
endeavoured
to
represent
those
of
the
KING'S
Party
as
men
implacable
,
and
such
as
would
sacrifice
the
common
Good
as
their
private
Passions
.
We
doe
sincerely
profess
that
we
doe
reflect
upon
our
past
Sufferings
from
the
hand
of
God
,
and
therefore
doe
not
cherish
any
violent
Thoughts
or
Inclinations
to
have
been
any
way
Instrumental
in
them
;
And
if
the
indiscretion
of
any
Spirited
Persons
transports
them
to
Expressions
contrary
to
this
our
Sense
,
we
utterly
disclaim
them
,
And
desire
that
the
imputation
may
extend
no
farther
than
the
folly
of
the
offenders
.
And
we
farther
declare
,
that
we
intend
by
our
Quiet
and
Peaceable
behaviour
to
testifie
our
Submission
to
the
present
Power
,
as
it
now
resides
in
the
Council
of
State
in
expectation
of
the
Future
Parliament
,
upon
whose
Wisedome
and
Determinations
,
we
trust
God
will
give
such
a
Blessing
,
as
may
produce
a
perfect
Settlement
both
in
Church
and
State
.
And
as
his
Excellency
hath
not
chosen
the
Sandy
Foundation
of
Self-concernment
,
but
the
firm
Rock
of
National
Interest
,
whereon
to
frame
our
Settlement
:
It
is
our
Hope
and
Prayer
that
when
the
Building
comes
to
be
raised
,
it
may
not
like
Rome
have
its
beginning
in
the
Blood
of
Brethren
,
nor
like
Babel
be
interrupted
by
the
Confusion
of
Tongues
.
but
that
we
may
all
speak
one
Language
,
and
be
of
one
name
,
That
all
mention
of
Parties
and
Factions
,
and
all
Rancour
and
Animosities
may
be
thrown
in
and
buried
like
rubbish
under
the
Foundation
.
Subscribed
by
-
The
Marquiss
of
Dorchester
-
The
Earl
of
Northampton
-
The
Earl
of
Devonshire
-
The
Earl
of
Barkshire
-
The
Earl
of
Dover
-
The
Earl
of
Peterborough
-
The
Earl
of
Norwich
-
The
Earl
of
Corke
-
The
Earl
of
Carbery
-
The
Earl
of
Desmond
-
The
Viscount
Ogle
-
The
Viscount
Grandison
-
The
Viscount
Lumley
-
The
Viscount
Brounker
-
The
Lord
Lucas
-
The
Lord
Bellasis
-
The
Lord
Loughborough
-
The
Lord
Lexinton
-
The
Lord
Brereton
-
Tho.
Fuller
Bp.
of
Kerry
-
Sir
William
Compton
-
Sir
Francis
Vane
-
John
Russel
-
Wil.
Ashburnham
-
Edward
Villers
-
Thomas
Howard
-
Will.
Howard
-
Sir
Jarvis
Clifton
Knight
and
Baronet
-
Sir
Tho.
Corbet
Bar.
-
Sir
Tho.
Littleton
Bar.
-
Sir
John
Greenvil
Knight
and
Baronet
-
Sir
Wil.
Thorold
Bar.
-
Sir
Tho.
Prestwich
Bar.
-
Sir
Orlando
Bridgman
-
Sir
Ed.
Pie
-
Sir
Lewis
Kirke
-
Sir
Tho.
Smith
-
Sir
Rob.
Stapleton
-
Sir
Wil.
Coney
-
Sir
Nich.
Crisp
-
Sir
Hugh
Cartwright
-
Sir
Sutton
Cony
-
Sir
Henry
Chichley
-
Sir
Wil.
Morton
-
Sir
Ed.
Savage
-
Sir
Tho.
Armstrong
-
Sir
John
Stephens
-
Sir
Humph.
Bennet
-
Sir
Wil.
Howard
-
Sir
Hen.
Wroth
-
Sir
Wil.
Dacres
-
Sir
Rich.
Malevory
-
Sir
Arthur
Gorge
-
Sir
Anthony
Jackson
-
Sir
Robert
Bolles
-
George
Morley
D.
D.
-
Tho.
Warmstry
D.
D.
-
Jer.
Taylor
D.
D.
-
Phil.
King
D.
D.
-
E.
Penrodock
-
Will.
Legg
-
George
Penrodock
-
Tho.
Lower
-
Herbert
Price
-
Tho.
Panton
-
Robert
Ruthen
-
Coll.
Fretswel
-
John
Jeffryes
-
Adrian
Scrope
-
Wil.
Burgh
-
John
Mayard
-
Ed.
Rosecarack
And
many
others
.
FINIS
.