A declaration of his excellency, George Lord Goring Earl of Norwich with the gentry and freeholders of the county of Essex, in armes for the prosecution and just defense of their generall petition, and solemne ingagement, and their offer unto all such officers and souldiers as shall repair unto them.
         Norwich, George Goring, Earl of, 1583?-1663.
      
       
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             A declaration of his excellency, George Lord Goring Earl of Norwich with the gentry and freeholders of the county of Essex, in armes for the prosecution and just defense of their generall petition, and solemne ingagement, and their offer unto all such officers and souldiers as shall repair unto them.
             Norwich, George Goring, Earl of, 1583?-1663.
          
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             s.n.],
             [London :
             July 12. Printed in the Yeer 1648.
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
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             A
             DECLARATION
             Of
             his
             Excellency
             ,
             
               George
               Lord
               Goring
            
             Earl
             of
             
               Norwich
               ,
            
             with
             the
             Gentry
             and
             Freeholders
             of
             the
             County
             of
             ESSEX
             ,
             in
             Armes
             for
             the
             prosecution
             and
             just
             defence
             of
             their
             generall
             Petition
             ,
             and
             solemne
             Ingagement
             ;
             And
             their
             offer
             unto
             all
             such
             Officers
             and
             Souldiers
             as
             shall
             repair
             unto
             them
             .
          
           
             COuld
             prosperity
             make
             us
             insolent
             ,
             this
             overture
             should
             be
             the
             story
             of
             our
             present
             fortunes
             ;
             how
             numerous
             ,
             how
             unanimous
             ,
             how
             associated
             ,
             how
             befriended
             ,
             or
             (
             in
             a
             word
             )
             how
             Heaven
             and
             Earth
             conspire
             to
             our
             deliverance
             :
             Consider
             with
             what
             assurance
             we
             have
             mannaged
             our
             very
             despaires
             ,
             and
             raised
             our selves
             to
             this
             height
             out
             of
             nothing
             .
             Consider
             withall
             ,
             that
             we
             move
             still
             by
             the
             same
             resolves
             ,
             as
             we
             are
             favoured
             and
             incouraged
             by
             that
             hand
             of
             providence
             which
             at
             first
             raised
             us
             .
          
           
             From
             this
             posture
             (
             Gentlemen
             and
             Fellow-Subjects
             )
             we
             salute
             you
             in
             a
             temper
             of
             love
             ,
             and
             Christianity
             ,
             disengaged
             (
             we
             assure
             you
             )
             from
             any
             interest
             or
             mixture
             of
             revenge
             or
             feare
             :
             Peace
             is
             the
             end
             we
             aime
             at
             ,
             and
             by
             peace
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             ,
             we
             propound
             to
             accomplish
             that
             end
             .
          
           
             To
             which
             purpose
             ,
             upon
             a
             sad
             and
             compassionate
             thought
             ,
             how
             many
             innocent
             soules
             are
             seduced
             by
             the
             imposture
             of
             a
             pretended
             Liberty
             ;
             and
             how
             many
             more
             corrupted
             ,
             by
             their
             owne
             importune
             necessity
             ,
             into
             an
             erroneous
             and
             unfortunate
             ingagement
             ;
             all
             which
             must
             in
             probability
             perish
             ,
             except
             they
             may
             be
             recovered
             by
             the
             offer
             of
             this
             and
             this
             onely
             expedient
             .
          
           
             What
             Officer
             or
             Souldier
             soever
             ,
             now
             in
             armes
             against
             us
             ,
             shall
             before
             the
             21.
             of
             this
             present
             July
             ,
             make
             his
             repaire
             unto
             us
             ,
             or
             any
             part
             of
             our
             Forces
             ,
             and
             there
             enter
             into
             an
             Ingagement
             ,
             not
             to
             act
             any
             thing
             against
             us
             for
             the
             future
             ,
             shall
             have
             his
             Arreares
             audited
             and
             paid
             :
             And
             we
             do
             further
             oblige
             our selves
             ,
             to
             interpose
             unto
             His
             most
             sacred
             Majesty
             for
             an
             Act
             of
             Indempnity
             ;
             the
             successe
             whereof
             from
             our
             Gracious
             Soveraigne
             Lord
             the
             King
             we
             at
             all
             doubt
             not
             .
             And
             for
             the
             performance
             on
             our
             parts
             ,
             we
             tie
             our
             Honours
             ,
             and
             the
             Faith
             of
             the
             County
             ;
             Avowing
             withall
             ,
             that
             wee
             designe
             nothing
             of
             alteration
             either
             in
             Church
             or
             Common-wealth
             ,
             but
             what
             this
             present
             Parliament
             hath
             declared
             to
             be
             the
             duty
             of
             good
             Christians
             and
             Loyall
             Subjects
             .
          
           
             
               
                 July
                 12.
                 
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeer
           1648.