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         England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
      
       
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             His Majesties declaration to the ministers, free-holders, farmers, and substantiall copy-holders of the county of York assembled by His Majesties speciall summons at Haworth-Moor, near the city of York, on Friday the 3 of June, 1642.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 broadside.
           
             Imprinted first at York and now re-printed at London for Edward Husbands,
             [London] :
             1642.
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           York (England) -- History.
        
      
    
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           His
           Majesties
           Declaration
           to
           the
           Ministers
           ,
           Freeholders
           ,
           Farmers
           ,
           and
           substantiall
           Copy-holders
           of
           the
           County
           of
           
             York
             :
          
           Assembled
           by
           His
           Majesties
           speciall
           Summons
           at
           
             Heworth-Moor
             ,
          
           neer
           the
           City
           of
           
             York
             ,
          
           on
           Friday
           the
           3.
           of
           
             June
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
         
           VVE
           would
           have
           you
           to
           be
           assured
           that
           we
           never
           intended
           the
           least
           neglect
           unto
           you
           in
           any
           former
           Summons
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           Our
           love
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Our
           protection
           ,
           extending
           to
           all
           Our
           Subjects
           ,
           But
           as
           you
           are
           a
           great
           Body
           ,
           time
           and
           conveniency
           must
           be
           observed
           in
           your
           Assembling
           .
        
         
           That
           you
           may
           know
           the
           generall
           Reasons
           of
           Our
           being
           here
           ,
           you
           must
           understand
           ,
           That
           when
           We
           found
           it
           neither
           safe
           ,
           nor
           honourable
           ,
           to
           expose
           Our
           Person
           to
           the
           tumultuous
           and
           licentious
           proceedings
           of
           many
           (
           which
           to
           this
           day
           are
           unpunished
           )
           who
           did
           disorderly
           approach
           neer
           Our
           Court
           at
           
             Whitehall
             ,
          
           We
           trusted
           this
           part
           of
           Our
           Dominions
           chiefly
           to
           reside
           in
           ;
           whereas
           most
           of
           the
           Gentry
           already
           have
           ,
           so
           We
           assure
           Our selves
           the
           rest
           of
           you
           will
           give
           Us
           cleer
           testimony
           of
           your
           service
           and
           obedience
           ,
           which
           we
           will
           never
           use
           otherwise
           then
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           true
           Orthodox
           Religion
           professed
           and
           setled
           in
           Queen
           
             Elizabeths
          
           time
           ,
           and
           confirmed
           by
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           Statutes
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Laws
           and
           Fundamentall
           Constitutions
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           (
           as
           the
           justest
           Measure
           and
           Rule
           for
           Our
           Prerogative
           ,
           and
           your
           Liberties
           and
           Rights
           ;
           )
           and
           lastly
           ,
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           Peace
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           Our
           own
           Zeal
           to
           the
           Protestant
           profession
           ,
           We
           refer
           all
           the
           world
           to
           Our
           daily
           exercise
           of
           ,
           and
           Our
           Declarations
           concerning
           it
           ,
           and
           execution
           of
           the
           Laws
           against
           the
           Papists
           ;
           so
           likewise
           We
           cannot
           but
           declare
           Our Self
           most
           heartily
           sorry
           to
           finde
           such
           Separatists
           and
           Schismaticks
           ,
           who
           presume
           against
           the
           Law
           ,
           to
           foment
           new
           Doctrines
           and
           Disciplines
           to
           the
           disturbance
           of
           Church
           and
           State
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           Law
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           common
           inheritance
           of
           Our
           people
           ,
           we
           shall
           never
           inforce
           any
           Prerogative
           of
           Ours
           beyond
           it
           ,
           but
           submit
           Our Self
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           give
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           Our
           Subjects
           the
           fullest
           latitude
           of
           it
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           liberty
           of
           your
           Persons
           ,
           and
           the
           propriety
           of
           your
           estates
           .
           And
           for
           the
           inviolable
           confidence
           and
           assurance
           hereof
           ,
           as
           We
           take
           God
           (
           the
           Searcher
           of
           all
           hearts
           )
           to
           witnesse
           Our
           reall
           intention
           herein
           ,
           so
           We
           shall
           no
           longer
           desire
           you
           to
           stand
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           Our
           Person
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           and
           just
           Prerogatives
           ,
           then
           we
           shall
           maintain
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           the
           liberty
           of
           your
           persons
           and
           the
           propriety
           of
           your
           Goods
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           the
           cleer
           understanding
           of
           Our
           Resolutions
           to
           maintain
           Peace
           ,
           we
           may
           have
           the
           confidence
           and
           happinesse
           to
           refer
           (
           against
           all
           malignity
           whatsoever
           )
           to
           Our
           former
           Sixteen
           yeers
           Reign
           ;
           (
           too
           long
           to
           dissemble
           Our
           Nature
           )
           if
           in
           all
           this
           time
           We
           never
           caused
           the
           effusion
           of
           one
           drop
           of
           bloud
           ,
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           thought
           ,
           that
           in
           Our
           riper
           judgement
           in
           Government
           ,
           We
           should
           never
           open
           such
           Issues
           as
           might
           drown
           Us
           and
           Our
           Posterity
           in
           them
           :
           But
           we
           are
           sure
           to
           have
           no
           enemies
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Profession
           ,
           the
           Right
           of
           the
           established
           Laws
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           peace
           ,
           and
           certainly
           all
           these
           must
           be
           all
           yours
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Our
           enemies
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           this
           present
           Posture
           wherein
           we
           meet
           ,
           should
           not
           affright
           you
           with
           the
           distempers
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           the
           Example
           of
           the
           two
           Houses
           having
           made
           Us
           prepare
           for
           a
           Guard
           to
           Us
           and
           Our
           Childrens
           Persons
           ,
           We
           wish
           you
           to
           look
           into
           the
           Composition
           and
           Constitution
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           finde
           it
           so
           far
           from
           the
           face
           or
           fear
           of
           War
           ,
           that
           it
           serves
           to
           secure
           you
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Us
           ,
           from
           it
           :
           For
           Our
           Choice
           is
           of
           the
           prime
           Gentry
           ,
           and
           of
           one
           Regiment
           of
           Our
           Trained
           Bands
           ,
           which
           cannot
           be
           thought
           to
           oppresse
           the
           Countrey
           -
           (
           being
           their
           own
           )
           nor
           war
           with
           themselves
           .
           And
           we
           further
           assure
           you
           ,
           We
           never
           intended
           to
           use
           Forraigners
           or
           disaffected
           in
           Religion
           :
           And
           that
           you
           may
           fully
           assure
           your selves
           of
           Our
           sole
           dependancy
           upon
           the
           love
           and
           service
           of
           Our
           own
           People
           ,
           to
           live
           and
           die
           with
           them
           ,
           We
           have
           armed
           these
           Our
           Subjects
           ;
           which
           had
           been
           most
           irrationall
           ,
           if
           we
           had
           ever
           intended
           to
           have
           used
           Strangers
           :
           And
           further
           ,
           you
           may
           perceive
           that
           We
           receive
           none
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           stand
           cleer
           in
           Loyalty
           and
           Religion
           ,
           for
           which
           reason
           We
           have
           caused
           the
           Oaths
           of
           Allegiance
           and
           Supremacy
           to
           be
           given
           them
           .
           Likewise
           ,
           to
           prevent
           any
           distempers
           at
           home
           ,
           We
           have
           ,
           and
           shall
           put
           the
           Trained-Bands
           of
           all
           this
           Our
           Kingdom
           under
           the
           Command
           of
           Persons
           of
           honour
           ,
           confidence
           ,
           and
           affection
           to
           their
           Country
           ,
           straitly
           charging
           ,
           upon
           their
           Allegiance
           ,
           no
           Officer
           to
           accept
           any
           command
           in
           them
           ,
           nor
           Souldiers
           to
           obey
           any
           ,
           save
           such
           as
           are
           authorized
           by
           Us
           .
           And
           for
           the
           prevention
           of
           any
           innovated
           power
           over
           you
           ,
           you
           shall
           have
           Us
           here
           to
           govern
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           Souldiory
           to
           protect
           you
           in
           peace
           ,
           and
           to
           relieve
           you
           against
           all
           oppressions
           ;
           for
           that
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           told
           you
           before
           ,
           must
           arise
           from
           some
           great
           violation
           (
           which
           we
           hope
           God
           will
           prevent
           )
           and
           not
           from
           this
           preparation
           of
           our
           Subjects
           .
           Therefore
           let
           none
           of
           you
           be
           affrighted
           with
           vain
           fears
           ;
           if
           such
           a
           War
           should
           follow
           ,
           it
           follows
           the
           authors
           home
           to
           their
           own
           doors
           :
           And
           such
           (
           by
           the
           confidence
           of
           Our
           Person
           with
           you
           )
           We
           assure
           Our Self
           you
           are
           not
           .
        
         
           Here
           We
           had
           left
           you
           to
           your
           fidelity
           and
           duty
           ,
           had
           not
           some
           malicious
           insolence
           in
           Our
           former
           meetings
           sent
           forth
           most
           presumptuous
           Summons
           ,
           deceiving
           Our
           people
           ,
           and
           presuming
           upon
           Our
           Royall
           Authority
           ;
           and
           these
           present
           themselves
           as
           great
           Defenders
           or
           Religion
           ,
           peace
           ,
           and
           liberty
           ;
           Whereas
           they
           become
           infectious
           ,
           and
           contagious
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           seducing
           them
           into
           vain
           fancies
           and
           delusions
           ,
           as
           may
           appear
           by
           their
           Warrants
           which
           we
           could
           trace
           to
           some
           pulpits
           ,
           as
           We
           are
           credibly
           informed
           :
           And
           you
           see
           it
           were
           just
           in
           Us
           ,
           to
           punish
           these
           as
           Authors
           of
           sedition
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           would
           be
           too
           great
           a
           favour
           ,
           for
           it
           would
           honour
           them
           with
           the
           Title
           of
           Martyrdom
           ,
           for
           Gods
           cause
           ,
           as
           they
           vainly
           pretend
           :
           But
           you
           may
           now
           see
           from
           whence
           this
           Spirit
           comes
           ,
           that
           would
           make
           Us
           to
           be
           in
           the
           Act
           of
           destruction
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Our
           person
           a
           disturber
           of
           the
           peace
           ,
           and
           ready
           to
           introduce
           slavery
           .
           These
           here
           are
           all
           the
           forraign
           Forces
           We
           have
           ,
           or
           ever
           shall
           intend
           to
           have
           ,
           to
           act
           these
           great
           designes
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           vain
           fears
           hitherto
           imagined
           .
           So
           that
           you
           see
           it
           is
           high
           time
           that
           these
           fancies
           were
           dispersed
           and
           driven
           away
           ,
           that
           We
           might
           be
           repaired
           in
           Honour
           and
           Interest
           ,
           and
           you
           enjoy
           the
           blessing
           of
           peace
           and
           happinesse
           ;
           the
           advancement
           whereof
           shall
           be
           Our
           study
           and
           comfort
           :
           and
           therefore
           We
           shall
           (
           when
           you
           shall
           think
           it
           a
           convenient
           time
           )
           ease
           you
           in
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Trained-Bands
           :
           And
           for
           your
           Billet-money
           ,
           it
           had
           been
           long
           since
           paid
           ,
           but
           that
           no
           part
           of
           the
           Subsidies
           (
           which
           We
           passed
           for
           that
           purpose
           )
           came
           to
           Our
           hands
           ,
           and
           We
           shall
           not
           be
           wanting
           in
           any
           thing
           that
           lyeth
           in
           Us
           ,
           for
           the
           full
           satisfaction
           thereof
           :
           And
           shall
           make
           Our
           Grace
           and
           Bounty
           to
           you
           answerable
           to
           your
           best
           fidelity
           and
           loyalty
           ,
           as
           occasion
           shall
           be
           offered
           to
           Us
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Imprinted
           first
           at
           
             York
             ,
          
           and
           now
           re-Printed
           at
           
             London
          
           for
           
             Edward
             Husbands
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
      
      
  

