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         Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
      
       
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             The declaration of Thomas Lord Fairfax, and the rest of the lords, knights, esquires, citizens, ministers and freeholders of the county and city of York.
             Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             printed for James Williamson,
             London :
             [1660]
          
           
             Dated at end: Leeds Febr. 13. 1659; the year is given according to Lady Day dating.
             Praying for a Free Parliament.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb: 16. 1659".
             Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts), and the Harvard University Library (Early English books, 1641-1700).
             Tempnote Reproduction of original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           York (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           THE
           DECLARATION
           OF
           Thomas
           Lord
           Fairfax
           ,
           And
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Lords
           ,
           Knights
           ,
           Esquires
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           Ministers
           and
           Freeholders
           of
           the
           County
           and
           City
           of
           YORK
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           this
           Famous
           County
           ,
           Honoured
           formerly
           for
           its
           puissance
           and
           strength
           by
           which
           they
           have
           always
           been
           taken
           for
           the
           Bulwork
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           are
           now
           reputed
           so
           inconsiderable
           that
           they
           have
           not
           at
           this
           time
           a
           Representative
           in
           Parliament
           :
           and
           being
           deeply
           sensible
           of
           the
           Confusions
           and
           Distractions
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           the
           particular
           Decay
           and
           Ruine
           of
           the
           Cloathing-Trade
           of
           this
           County
           ,
           which
           necessarily
           bears
           an
           influence
           upon
           the
           Publick
           :
           as
           also
           the
           Future
           Evils
           that
           will
           attend
           this
           
             Vacancy
             of
             Government
          
           during
           the
           imperfection
           and
           incompleatness
           of
           
             Our
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           whose
           entireness
           ,
           and
           
             Full
             Number
          
           hath
           been
           in
           
             all
             Times
          
           (
           as
           to
           a
           
             Right
             English
             Constitution
             )
          
           the
           only
           
             Conservative
          
           of
           our
           
             Liberties
             .
          
        
         
           We
           the
           
             Lords
             ,
             Knights
             ,
             Esquires
             ,
             Gentlemen
             ,
             Ministers
          
           and
           
             Citizens
          
           aforesaid
           do
           Declare
           .
           That
           we
           finde
           a
           
             Corrupt
             Interest
          
           in
           the
           present
           Government
           ,
           abetted
           by
           
             Factious
             Parties
             ,
          
           and
           carried
           on
           with
           an
           
             Irreconciliable
             Violence
          
           against
           our
           Peace
           :
           Predominant
           ,
           and
           sitting
           at
           the
           Helm
           ,
           whereby
           the
           
             Freedom
          
           and
           
             Liberty
          
           of
           the
           
             Subject
          
           is
           so
           far
           
             endangered
             ,
          
           that
           we
           judge
           it
           past
           Application
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           
             Wording
             Remedy
          
           to
           Retrive
           it
           .
           And
           as
           this
           is
           not
           only
           our
           own
           opinion
           ,
           but
           the
           
             general
             Sense
             of
             the
             Nation
             ,
          
           fruitlesly
           hitherto
           made
           known
           to
           the
           World
           :
           We
           will
           therefore
           allow
           our selves
           the
           precedency
           of
           
             Asserting
          
           and
           
             Defending
          
           the
           
             justice
          
           of
           this
           our
           
             Common
             Right
          
           by
           open
           
             Armes
             ,
          
           if
           no
           other
           present
           Temperament
           and
           Expedient
           can
           be
           adjusted
           or
           fitted
           for
           our
           Grievances
           .
        
         
           We
           do
           therefore
           require
           
             A
             Free
             and
             Full
             Parliament
          
           to
           be
           straitwith
           Convened
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Directions
           and
           Provisions
           made
           in
           the
           
             Act
             for
             the
             Triennial
             Parliament
             ;
          
           the
           intent
           and
           design
           whereof
           ,
           after
           such
           a
           
             bloody
             Contest
          
           we
           may
           not
           see
           eluded
           and
           frustrated
           with
           
             strange
             VOTES
          
           and
           
             Qualifications
             :
          
           Therefore
           we
           desire
           a
           
             Free
             Parliament
             ,
          
           or
           else
           the
           return
           of
           the
           
             secluded
             Members
          
           by
           the
           force
           of
           the
           Army
           in
           1648.
           (
           to
           which
           his
           Lordship
           Protests
           he
           was
           unwittingly
           and
           unwarily
           accessory
           )
           to
           the
           remaining
           Discharge
           of
           their
           
             Trust
             ,
          
           they
           having
           given
           
             singular
          
           and
           
             superlative
          
           evidence
           of
           their
           
             capacity
          
           and
           
             fitness
          
           for
           it
           ,
           by
           their
           
             wise
          
           and
           
             judicious
             moderation
             .
          
        
         
           We
           shall
           in
           their
           
             Wisdom
          
           and
           
             Counsels
          
           acquiesce
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           shall
           not
           be
           satisfied
           ,
           for
           that
           our
           pressing
           
             Calamities
          
           will
           give
           no
           
             Rest
          
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           till
           these
           our
           
             Desires
          
           are
           accomplished
           .
           To
           which
           purpose
           ,
           we
           have
           at
           this
           our
           
             general
             Meeting
          
           or
           
             Rendevouz
          
           Signed
           this
           our
           Declaration
           to
           be
           forthwith
           Communicated
           to
           the
           
             NATION
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               Leeds
            
             
               Febr.
               13.
               1659.
               
            
          
           
             Signed
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             James
             Williamson
             .
          
        
      
      
  

