THE
VOTES
OF
THE
PARLIAMENT
Die
Iovis
xij
Maij
1642.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
THat
this
House
doth
declare
that
if
any
person
whatsoeuer
shall
arrest
,
or
imprison
the
persons
of
the
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
or
any
of
them
:
or
any
other
of
the
Members
of
either
House
of
Parliament
that
shall
be
imployed
in
the
Service
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
or
shall
offer
violence
to
them
,
or
any
of
them
for
doeing
any
thing
in
pursuance
of
the
Commands
or
Instructions
of
both
Houses
shall
be
held
disturbers
of
the
proceedings
of
Parliament
,
and
publick
enemies
of
the
Sate
:
And
that
all
persons
are
bound
by
their
protestation
to
indeavor
to
bring
them
to
condigne
Punishment
.
Resolved
&c.
That
this
house
doth
declare
that
those
of
the
City
of
London
and
all
other
persons
that
have
obeyed
the
Ordinance
for
the
Militia
,
and
done
any
thing
in
execution
thereof
,
have
done
according
to
the
Law
of
the
Land
and
in
pursuance
of
what
they
were
commanded
by
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
for
the
defence
and
safety
of
the
King
and
Kingdome
,
and
shall
have
the
assistance
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
against
any
that
shall
presume
to
question
them
for
yeilding
their
obedience
unto
the
said
Commands
in
this
necessary
and
important
service
.
And
that
whosoever
shall
obey
the
said
Ordinance
for
the
time
to
come
shall
receave
the
same
approbation
and
assistance
from
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
Resolved
&c.
That
this
House
doth
declare
that
they
are
resolved
to
maintaine
those
Lords
,
and
Gentlemen
in
those
things
they
have
done
and
shall
further
do
in
the
obedience
of
their
Commands
,
for
the
preserving
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
ORdred
that
a
Message
be
sent
to
the
Lords
to
desire
them
that
the
Committees
may
meete
and
prepare
a
speedy
answere
to
this
Message
of
his
Maiesties
,
and
perfect
the
answere
to
his
Maiestyes
last
Messages
,
and
to
prepare
a
Letter
of
thankes
to
the
Committees
at
Yorke
and
to
let
them
know
therein
that
they
wil
make
their
case
their
owne
,
&
mayntaine
them
in
what
they
shal
doe
in
obedience
of
their
Comands
,
and
that
a
letter
to
the
same
purpose
be
sent
to
the
Committes
at
Hull
,
&
the
votes
agreed
upon
by
the
Lords
&
Commons
enclosed
,
&
to
acquaint
them
with
the
agreement
of
this
House
in
the
votes
sent
from
their
Lordships
,
and
to
desire
that
the
Lords
would
forthwith
issue
their
Comissions
into
all
parts
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
appoint
a
day
ceartaine
when
the
Trained
Bands
of
the
Counties
adjacent
may
be
exercised
according
to
the
Ordinance
of
Parliament
,
and
an
other
day
for
the
Counties
more
remote
,
and
that
some
Members
may
bee
sent
into
the
severall
Counties
to
see
the
Ordinance
performed
.