A Declaration of the nobility and gentry of the County of VVorcester adhering to the late King This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82194 of text R211571 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.24[1]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A82194 Wing D715 Thomason 669.f.24[1] ESTC R211571 99870287 99870287 163732 2240948073

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82194) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163732) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f24[1]) A Declaration of the nobility and gentry of the County of VVorcester adhering to the late King 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Charles Adams at the Talbot in Fleetstreet, [London] : 1660. Signed at end: The Earl of Shrewsbury, Thomas Lord Windsor, [and 21 others]. "In the hope of a settlement by Gen. Monk, they declare that they harbour no revenge, but wish for unity of mind as a nation." -- Cf. Steele. Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "1659 March 4". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Royalists -- England -- Worcester -- Early works to 1800. Worcestershire (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. A82194 R211571 (Thomason 669.f.24[1]). civilwar no A Declaration of the nobility and gentry of the County of VVorcester adhering to the late King. anon. 1660 1 495 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A DECLARATION OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY OF THE COUNTY of VVORCESTER Adhering to the late KING .

HAving under our present consideration and prospect ( though not without much horror and amazement ) the vast and wasting confusions under which these Nations for many years have languished , out of which distressed and miserable condition we judge it impossible to be redeemed without the only aide of that omnipotent hand , which hath justly sent these afflicting chastisements for our multiplyed offences against his Divine Majesty .

And considering farther how the Divine Clemency by late and wonderfull Revolutions , ( wherein his Excellency the Lord Generall Monck , being to his perpetuall honour most signally instrumentall , ) hath revived our hopes of re-obtaining the blessings of Peace and Re-settlement , if we can become such good Christians , as to have mutuall mercy one for another , desiring no otherwise to be our selves forgiven , then as we do freely and heartily forgive .

We therefore , the Nobility and Gentry of the County of Worcester , having as deeply tasted of the sad calamities of these late Intestine Warres , as any other of our neighbour-Counties , and to the increase of our unhappinesse do yet lye under the severe and heavy censure of some persons who asperse us as full of Revenge .

Do neverthelesse hereby declare before God and the world , that we neither do nor will harbour any thought of Rancor or Revenge against them or any other person which hath been of a contrary judgement unto us , But are most readily willing to lay aside all kind of Animosities whatsoever , and returne into all mutuall Christian love and friendship ; whereby we may with them Redintegrate into the Unity of Mind , as well as of Nation : Presuming also , that all such who have not totally strai'd from the pathes of charity , will in this believe us .

And that we may not be wanting to give a full Testimony and Assurance of our quiet and peaceable deportment for the future ; with an humble and unwearied patience , we wait for the blessing of our great and gracious God upon this ensuing Parliament .

Subscribed by The Earl of Shrewsbury . Thomas Lord Windsor . Sr Jo. Packington Barronet . Sr William Russell Barronet . Sr Ralph Clare Knight of the Bath . Sr Rowland Berkley Knight . Sr John Winford Knight . Sr Edward Barret Knight . Sam. Sandyes Esquire . Shar . Talbot Esquire . Tho. Savage Esquire . Henry Townsend Esquire . Francis Finch Esquire . Tho. Hornyold Esquire . Iohn Fortescue Esquire . Tho. Wilde Esquire Io. Keyt Esquire , William Sheldon Esquire . Phillip Brace Esquire . Edward Barret Gent. Anthony Bushell Gent. William Sheldon Gent. Io. Sandys Gent.

Printed for Charles Adams at the Talbot in Fleetstreet . 1660.