The ioynt declaration of the severall counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, unto the souldiers of the army, now under the command of the Lord Fairfax. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A87619 of text R210799 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[35]). 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. 3 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 A87619 Wing J883 Thomason 669.f.12[35] ESTC R210799 99869556 99869556 162828 2240955817

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A87619) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162828) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f12[35]) The ioynt declaration of the severall counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, unto the souldiers of the army, now under the command of the Lord Fairfax. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Published by direction of divers Gentle-men of the said counties, [London] : [1648] Place and date of pubication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "may. 24.". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Kent (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Essex (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Middlesex (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Surrey (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. A87619 R210799 (Thomason 669.f.12[35]). civilwar no The ioynt declaration of the severall counties of Kent, Essex, Middlesex, Surry, unto the souldiers of the army, now under the command of th anon. 1648 1 562 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. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The ioynt Declaration of the severall Counties OF KENT , ESSEX , MIDDLESEX , SVRRY , UNTO The Souldiers of the Army , now under the Command of the Lord Fairfax .

WHEREAS Wee the Inhabitants of the Counties aforesaid , have endeavoured , by the best , and ( as it seemed unto us , the most effectuall meanes , ( a peaceable Application of our selves by way of Petition ) humbly and sadly to offer unto the present Parliament , the many miseries which ( by a new and bloody engagement in the most unnaturall Warre ) were suddenly threatned unto this whole Kingdome and Nation ; and proposed unto them , as the only expedients to prevent these ; The present re-establishing of his Majesty unto his royall Rights . the Settlement of Religion and Liberty , according unto the known , and received Lawes , and ( upon payment of their Arreares ) the disbanding of the Armie .

Yet finding , unto our unspeakable Griefe , that a prevailing partie in the present Parliament , contrary unto their many solemn professions and protestations , and the ends for which wee first engaged with them ; have by the power of the Army imprisoned the Kings Majestie , overthrown Religion ; and our liberty , and now for divers years continued the free-born People of England in a greater Servitude , then at any time since the Norman Conquest ; and have slighted us in all our Addresses unto them ; in regard whereof , and for timely suppression of these usurpations , and mischiefes daily growing upon us , ( no other way being now left us ) we have resolved to Arme , and by our power ( God assisting ) to Command what wee could not iutreat .

Unto the end and purpose aforesaid ; we doe hereby heartily and seriously invite you , like honest and true-harted English-men , to joyne with us in this good worke , and desire you that upon notice hereof , every of you either serving on horseback , or of the foot , in the said Army , forthwith to repair with your horses and Armes unto us , or the severall places of your abodes before your engagement with the Armie , where you shall immediately be provided for , according unto your severall qualities ; and also present care shal be taken that your whole Arreares , shal be forthwith paid unto you ; And this as wee undertake for our selves so we doubt not to effect for you , in all the counties throughout the whole Kingdome : Assuring our selves that you will no longer adhere unto a Faction , set up to destroy this flourishing Kingdome , against your friends , kindred , your own Bowells , and the present and future good of your Countrey ; which ought to be more deare unto every of you then his own life .

Whereof if yee shall take due notice , and doe accordingly , yee may assuredly expect from us , the regards and benefit aforesaid , otherwise wee shall esteeme ( and so deale with ) you , as sworn enemies unto your King and Country .

1648 . may .24 .

Published by direction of divers Gentle-men of the said Counties .