A
DECLARATION
OF
The
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
:
DIRECTED
TO
THE
HIGH-SHERIFFE
of
the
County
of
ESSEX
,
and
all
other
Sheriffs
in
generall
,
within
the
Kingdom
of
England
,
and
Dominion
of
Wales
:
Concerning
His
Majesties
Proclamation
about
the
MILITIA
.
Die
Sabbati
18
Junii
,
1642.
WHereas
ROBERT
SMITH
Esquire
,
now
high
Sheriff
of
the
County
of
Essex
,
hath
lately
received
a
Writ
,
bearing
date
the
27
of
May
,
in
the
Eighteenth
Yeer
of
His
now
Majesties
Reign
;
Thereby
commanding
him
to
Publish
a
Proclamation
,
whereby
all
His
Majesties
Subjects
belonging
to
the
Trained
Bands
,
or
Militia
of
this
Kingdom
are
forbidden
to
Rise
,
March
,
Muster
or
Exercise
,
by
vertue
of
any
Order
or
Ordinance
of
one
,
or
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
without
Consent
or
Warrant
from
His
Majesty
,
upon
pain
of
punishment
according
to
the
Laws
:
And
whereas
the
said
high-Sheriff
hath
now
addressed
himself
to
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
advice
and
directions
therein
;
Conceiving
the
said
Proclamation
to
be
contrariant
,
and
repugnant
to
the
Ordinance
and
Iudgement
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
concerning
the
Militia
;
It
is
therefore
declared
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
,
(
they
intending
nothing
by
the
said
Ordinance
,
but
the
Protection
and
security
of
His
Majesties
Person
,
the
Defence
of
the
Kingdom
against
forrein
Invasion
,
and
the
preservation
of
the
publike
Peace
against
intestine
Rebellions
,
and
Insurrections
here
at
home
,
the
maintenance
of
the
Priviledges
and
Authority
of
Parliament
,
according
to
the
Protestation
:
)
That
the
said
Writ
is
Illegall
;
For
that
by
the
Constitution
and
Policie
of
this
Kingdom
,
the
King
by
His
Proclamation
cannot
declare
the
Law
,
contrary
to
the
Constitution
of
any
of
the
inferiour
Courts
of
Iustice
,
much
lesse
against
the
high
Court
of
Parliament
:
And
likewise
,
for
that
this
Writ
forbids
that
to
be
done
,
which
they
are
obliged
unto
by
their
duty
to
God
,
their
Allegiance
to
His
Majestie
,
and
the
Trust
reposed
in
them
by
the
Commonwealth
,
(
The
Law
having
intrusted
them
to
provide
for
the
good
and
safety
thereof
;
)
And
that
the
said
high-Sheriff
hath
done
nothing
in
for
bearing
to
publish
the
said
Proclamation
,
but
according
to
his
duty
,
and
in
obedience
to
the
Order
of
both
Houses
;
And
he
is
hereby
required
,
not
to
publish
the
said
Proclamation
,
or
any
other
Proclamations
or
Declarations
of
the
like
nature
,
that
concern
the
Parliament
,
without
first
acquainting
the
said
Houses
.
And
it
is
further
declared
,
That
the
said
high-Sheriff
,
and
other
Sherifts
of
other
Counties
,
within
this
Kingdom
of
England
,
and
Dominion
of
Wales
,
for
their
obedience
to
the
Orders
and
Ordinances
of
Parliament
;
Or
that
have
,
or
hereafter
shall
do
any
thing
in
the
Execution
thereof
,
shall
be
protected
by
the
Power
and
Authority
of
both
the
said
Houses
.
Joh.
Brown
,
Cler.
Parliamentorum
.