A
Declaration
to
the
Subjects
of
ENGLAND
and
WALES
.
FOrasmuch
as
it
appeares
,
that
in
all
places
,
in
pulpits
,
discourses
,
and
otherwise
,
the
friends
to
the
Popish
party
have
and
do
daily
indeavour
to
stir
up
a
most
ingratefull
and
unworthy
disrespect
unto
the
Parliament
,
there
are
therefore
these
considerations
presenting
themselves
to
every
mans
view
,
and
for
the
most
part
evident
in
the
Parliaments
own
Remonstrances
and
Declarations
.
1
That
men
would
consider
,
when
it
pleased
God
after
many
Petitions
of
the
people
,
to
grant
this
Parliament
,
what
were
the
complaints
of
the
whole
Kingdome
in
matters
both
of
Church
and
State
,
and
the
miserable
oppressions
of
mens
consciences
and
properties
.
2
Consider
what
the
Parliament
hath
done
with
great
difficulties
to
accommodate
the
desires
of
the
people
in
this
behalf
,
in
suppressing
the
power
of
tyrants
over
mens
consciences
,
in
taking
away
all
scandalous
and
superstitious
innovations
,
in
granting
libetty
to
all
Parishes
to
chuse
Lecturers
,
in
opening
the
mouths
of
godly
Ministers
,
in
taking
away
the
Prelates
Courts
,
how
some
delinquents
have
been
punished
,
and
others
detected
,
evill
Ministers
of
Justice
are
partly
removed
,
Ship-money
,
Coat
and
Conduct-moneys
,
Patents
almost
for
every
thing
(
to
the
daily
draining
and
oppressing
of
the
subject
)
are
all
taken
away
;
and
consider
also
whether
any
one
thing
hath
been
done
by
them
,
which
doth
not
(
in
tuitu
proprio
)
look
at
the
future
peace
and
benefit
of
this
Kingdome
.
3.
Consider
,
whether
if
this
present
Parliament
should
unhappily
be
discountenanced
,
discouraged
,
or
dissolved
(
which
God
forbid
)
we
should
ever
hrve
the
like
,
or
any
:
or
if
by
vertue
of
the
act
for
the
trienniall
Parliament
there
should
be
another
,
whether
any
man
bearing
good
will
to
the
Common-wealth
,
being
chosen
,
would
be
encouraged
thereunto
,
and
so
either
we
should
have
none
at
all
,
or
if
any
,
such
an
one
which
instead
of
a
remedy
should
be
an
in-let
of
all
misery
into
th●
〈…〉
4
Consider
how
Kingdoms
abroad
in
the
world
are
governed
without
Parliaments
,
where
Voluntas
Regis
is
lex
populi
,
the
pleasure
of
the
King
is
the
rule
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
the
precipitancie
of
this
Kingdom
also
before
this
Parliament
,
into
all
oppression
and
miserie
through
the
deceitfull
suggestions
and
insinuations
of
wicked
Counsell
about
his
Majestie
;
and
whether
we
are
not
looked
upon
,
as
the
envie
of
other
kingdomes
by
vertue
of
this
onely
inheritance
of
ours
.
5
Consider
into
what
misery
,
bloud
and
distraction
,
we
had
plunged
our selves
two
yeers
since
,
(
the
two
nations
of
England
and
Scotland
imbruing
themselves
,
and
weltring
in
one
anothers
bloud
)
had
not
the
wisdome
of
the
Parliament
then
present
(
consisting
for
the
most
part
of
the
same
Members
as
this
doth
)
denyed
the
levying
of
moneys
for
the
maintaining
of
that
war
:
which
should
ever
make
us
thankfull
,
and
mindfull
of
a
Parliaments
benefit
.
6
Consider
that
whereas
the
Protestant
Profession
and
the
Subjects
liberty
is
pretended
in
all
things
,
what
good
intent
either
can
or
could
there
be
to
the
one
,
or
to
the
other
,
either
in
those
former
differences
between
us
and
our
brethren
,
the
Scots
,
or
the
present
divisions
in
this
kingdome
,
when
Papists
and
popish
persons
were
then
the
chief
Commanders
(
for
the
most
part
)
in
the
English
Armies
,
and
now
Papists
,
popish
persons
and
Atheists
,
whose
continuall
assertions
are
wounds
and
bloud
,
and
God
damne
me
,
or
heavens
damne
me
,
if
we
be
not
revenged
upon
these
Roundheads
(
a
nick-name
questionlesse
originally
sprung
up
from
some
block-head
,
having
neither
wit
nor
reason
in
it
)
these
are
the
main
abettors
,
provokers
,
projectors
and
actors
in
these
division
,
whether
these
aim
at
the
Protestant
Religion
,
whatever
they
call
the
Protestant
profession
,
except
it
be
popery
in
all
things
,
supremacy
only
excepted
,
&
the
subiects
liberty
,
let
the
meanest
capacity
iudge
.
7
Consider
what
tampering
there
hath
been
these
two
or
three
years
to
raise
up
civill
wars
amongst
us
in
the
three
Kingdoms
:
First
between
us
and
the
Scots
,
next
in
Ireland
,
and
whether
the
same
spirit
that
worketh
so
hot
in
Ireland
,
had
no
factors
in
Scotland
,
and
amongst
us
in
England
,
let
all
them
that
have
the
right
faculty
of
discerning
iudge
,
and
whether
they
that
indeavour
to
raise
up
civill
wars
in
a
kingdome
,
can
aim
at
the
good
of
that
kingdome
,
let
every
man
than
hath
not
lost
the
use
of
reason
determine
.
8
Consider
what
unheard
of
misery
,
barbarous
cruelty
,
savage
inhumanity
is
exercised
upon
the
poor
Protestants
in
Ireland
,
by
that
bloudy
popish
party
,
let
those
iudge
and
consider
,
who
either
have
or
will
read
the
Irish
Remonstrance
,
and
observe
how
these
distractions
at
home
(
occasioned
by
the
unhappy
division
and
distance
of
His
Maiesty
from
his
Parliament
)
incourage
the
rebels
,
and
hinder
the
Protestant
Cause
there
,
whereas
a
happy
concurrence
between
the
King
and
Parliament
might
in
an
ordinary
way
,
through
Gods
blessing
,
have
subdued
those
wicked
rebels
long
since
.
9
Consider
what
reproach
,
scandall
and
scorn
we
shall
bring
upon
our
whole
nation
and
posterity
for
ever
,
if
we
should
chuse
a
Parliament
and
because
they
wil
not
suffer
us
to
be
made
slaves
,
even
for
their
faithfulnesse
and
love
unto
us
,
(
when
happily
their
own
particular
safety
,
and
personall
preferment
might
be
better
advantaged
if
they
should
desert
us
)
for
this
we
should
rise
against
them
,
and
contend
for
an
Iron
yoake
,
of
perpetual
bondage
and
misery
,
and
whether
God
may
not
in
displeasure
give
us
up
hereunto
,
who
shall
so
lightly
esteeme
,
and
so
foolishly
improve
that
oportunity
,
which
he
hath
put
into
our
hands
,
and
if
our
posterity
will
not
curse
the
time
that
it
entred
into
our
heart
so
to
do
.
10.
Consider
how
it
can
stand
with
our
protestation
,
to
take
up
Arms
against
the
whole
Body
of
the
Kingdome
,
represented
in
the
Parliament
and
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
which
we
are
all
bound
by
oath
to
stand
to
to
the
utmost
of
our
lives
,
liberties
,
and
estates
,
and
wherein
the
honour
and
preservation
both
of
King
&
Kingdome
doth
consist
,
and
which
of
those
do
breake
their
oath
,
either
those
that
pretending
the
Kings
prerogative
take
up
Armes
against
the
whole
Kingdome
represented
in
the
Parliament
:
or
those
that
shall
endeavour
to
suppresse
such
a
malignant
party
.
The
King
himselfe
having
alwaies
protested
,
that
for
his
part
,
(
taking
God
to
witnesse
)
he
desireth
nothing
more
then
the
peace
and
prosperity
of
Religion
and
Kingdome
.
11.
Consider
whereas
Lawes
and
Statutes
are
pretended
,
as
if
the
Parliament
should
do
many
things
illegally
,
even
against
the
King
,
with
this
suggestion
,
that
then
its
high
time
for
the
Subjects
to
look
to
their
properties
and
liberties
,
whether
are
to
be
believed
what
is
law
:
either
that
party
that
shall
affirme
this
or
that
to
be
law
,
and
will
nor
appeare
to
maintain
their
assertious
(
the
King
professing
himselfe
to
be
no
Lawyer
,
many
of
his
affirmations
being
the
misinformations
of
others
)
or
the
makers
of
new
,
and
interpreters
of
the
old
Laws
,
who
have
all
the
Judges
and
chiefest
Lawyers
in
the
Land
to
advise
withall
,
taking
this
with
us
,
that
Salus
populi
est
suprema
lex
?
and
whether
both
the
Law
of
the
Land
and
the
good
of
the
subject
was
not
pretended
in
all
the
Patents
granted
,
as
appeares
in
the
severall
Proclamations
for
the
same
purpose
,
yea
,
and
in
the
high
Commission
and
Star-chamber
Courts
,
and
if
it
were
so
,
let
the
whole
kingdome
judge
.
12
Consider
whether
all
the
wholsome
Laws
,
benefits
and
liberties
of
the
subject
this
day
have
not
been
the
birth
&
fruits
of
Parliaments
,
and
whether
the
Parliament
hath
not
always
been
the
Sanctuary
and
refuge
for
all
that
have
been
unjustly
oppressed
and
abused
,
and
what
remedy
could
be
had
by
any
other
appeales
whatsoever
,
when
through
the
corruption
of
evill
Ministers
of
Justice
,
the
strength
of
a
mans
purse
,
rather
then
the
righteousnesse
of
his
cause
,
hath
always
been
the
bonum
omen
,
the
certain
promising
token
of
good
successe
:
consider
therefore
whether
(
by
deserting
the
Parliament
)
we
do
not
go
about
to
stop
,
yea
to
dry
up
all
the
springs
of
our
legall
Priviledges
,
having
had
such
long
and
happy
experiences
of
the
benefits
thereof
,
and
whether
it
ever
entred
into
the
hearts
of
any
of
our
Predecessours
,
excepting
the
Papists
,
to
do
the
least
injury
to
Parliaments
.
Whereas
it
is
objected
against
the
Parliament
,
that
(
under
pretence
of
the
danger
of
forraign
and
domestick
enemies
)
they
take
up
arms
against
the
King
,
endeavour
to
destroy
the
lawes
of
the
land
,
and
religion
amongst
us
:
consider
whether
that
these
,
and
greater
then
these
aspersions
were
not
cast
upon
the
Scots
,
&
no
man
durst
affirm
the
contrary
:
and
yet
when
things
came
legally
to
be
debated
,
all
proved
otherwise
,
and
his
Majesty
himselfe
did
acknowledge
the
contrary
,
;
And
consider
whether
it
is
not
now
to
be
doubted
,
that
the
same
fire
brands
of
combustion
amongst
us
now
,
be
not
those
that
were
formerly
between
us
and
our
neighbour
Nation
,
and
whether
they
be
not
the
same
Designes
of
confusion
of
both
Nations
still
,
altering
the
Method
;
beginning
in
England
now
,
with
hopes
to
end
in
Scotland
,
whereas
they
formerly
begun
there
,
with
purposes
to
end
here
.
Lastly
,
consider
whether
there
be
not
a
threefold
ground
of
the
proceedings
against
the
Parliament
,
according
to
the
threefold
condition
of
●he
chiefe
actors
in
these
divisions
.
viz.
1.
The
Papists
perceive
,
that
the
Parliament
making
progresse
according
to
their
beginnings
,
will
take
away
their
hopes
of
enjoying
their
Antichristian
Religion
amongst
us
,
therefore
it
stands
upon
them
now
to
adventure
upon
any
designe
,
for
now
or
never
mbst
the
Pope
up
,
or
down
in
this
Kingdome
,
and
indeed
if
men
could
conceive
it
,
the
quarrel
is
,
whether
Michael
or
the
Dragon
,
Christ
or
the
Pope
should
get
safest
footing
in
this
Kingdome
;
Let
any
seeing
man
looke
backe
,
and
compare
the
time
past
,
with
time
present
,
and
let
him
give
his
judgement
in
this
point
,
whether
Popery
hath
not
been
the
mark
they
aymed
at
.
2.
For
the
depending
Gentlemen
,
these
also
know
,
that
if
the
Parliamenent
proceed
,
they
shall
not
onely
be
exposed
to
the
Justice
of
their
former
demerits
,
but
also
loose
the
hopes
of
any
future
favour
or
practise
,
being
conscious
to
themselves
of
ever
becoming
honest
men
,
who
from
the
beginning
of
their
preferment
have
cashier'd
out
of
their
hearts
the
feare
of
God
,
a
good
Conscience
,
and
the
day
of
Judgement
,
therefore
they
must
either
run
beyond
the
Seas
,
or
bend
their
endeavours
to
roote
up
this
Prrliament
.
3.
The
Cavaliers
,
whose
Lands
estates
are
above
in
the
Aire
,
who
make
great
Brags
of
their
desperate
attempts
,
when
their
greatest
danger
of
drowning
hath
been
in
an
Ale-Tub
,
yet
they
know
that
it
is
best
fishing
in
troubled
waters
,
and
that
England
is
full
of
rich
Booties
,
and
therefore
they
cannot
forbeare
their
prey
till
oportunity
serves
their
turne
,
who
are
are
all
for
the
present
,
as
for
the
other
world
,
they
have
passed
the
dreadfull
sentence
of
(
God
damne
me
)
these
three
sorts
are
the
leaders
and
provokers
of
a
party
against
the
Parliament
.
As
for
those
noblemen
whose
absence
from
the
Parliament
is
an
incouragement
to
this
Malignant
party
,
if
they
come
under
the
ranks
of
Popish
and
Dependant
,
their
practises
is
a
pregnant
testimony
of
what
hath
been
said
of
those
two
sorts
,
namely
that
their
Designe
is
to
root
up
the
Parliament
,
least
the
Parliament
should
root
out
them
,
but
if
they
be
not
under
these
ranks
,
either
their
ingenuity
is
to
labour
to
make
a
a
pacification
,
and
to
make
up
thh
breach
between
his
Maiesty
and
the
Parliament
,
or
else
their
Nobility
is
mero
titulo
,
little
Noble
Blood
runnes
in
their
veines
,
and
Heathens
may
throw
stones
at
them
,
whose
progenitors
have
been
rendred
famous
,
by
their
Heroicke
Acts
for
their
Countries
care
.
From
all
these
Considerations
,
this
may
be
well
inferred
,
being
necessary
for
our
present
observation
.
That
if
ever
we
would
improve
our selves
,
for
God
,
the
King
,
the
Kingdome
,
lives
,
lawes
and
liberties
,
our selves
and
poore
Posteritie
,
if
we
would
not
see
our
yet
flourishing
Cities
made
ruinous
heapes
,
our
peace
and
plenty
turned
into
bloud
and
Famine
,
our
dearest
Wives
ravished
before
our
faces
,
our
tender
Childrens
braines
dash't
against
the
stones
,
our
mutuall
trading
turned
into
violence
and
robbery
,
our
sweet
enjoyments
of
all
relations
,
unto
murders
,
rapes
,
cruelties
upon
them
●ll
,
If
wee
have
any
love
to
the
Gospell
of
Life
,
that
the
A●ke
of
God
may
not
depart
,
and
misery
come
upon
us
,
Let
every
man
in
his
station
study
peace
;
and
endeavour
all
meanes
of
pacification
,
abhorring
the
very
thoughts
of
ever
taking
up
Arms
against
either
King
or
Parliament
,
but
to
the
utmost
of
our
powers
,
setting
our selves
against
the
Incendiaries
between
them
both
,
that
the
Peace
of
God
,
and
the
God
of
Peace
may
still
rule
in
the
mid'st
of
us
,
that
we
render
not
our selves
the
mocking
stock
of
Nations
,
by
doing
that
our selves
,
which
the
politicke
mallice
neither
of
our
Forraign
nor
Domesticke
Enemies
in
all
these
fourescore
yeares
could
effect
,
whereby
wee
shall
revive
the
power
of
our
former
oppressors
,
and
our
ruin
shall
be
unto
after
ages
,
the
everlasting
shamefull
monuments
of
our
blindnesse
and
folly
,
that
wee
should
rise
up
like
unnaturall
Children
,
and
cut
the
throate
of
our
owne
Mother
Nation
;
That
wee
should
love
bondage
rather
then
liberty
,
all
Nations
Countries
and
People
will
sport
at
our
misery
,
if
we
shall
thus
betray
our selves
,
then
shall
our
reeling
and
tottering
K●ngdome
fall
,
and
none
shall
lend
a
hand
to
support
it
,
It
now
pants
for
breath
,
travailing
with
the
peace
,
plenty
,
security
,
Religion
,
Lawes
,
Liberties
and
comforts
thereof
,
and
therefore
let
every
man
that
desireth
a
blessing
on
the
King
and
Kingdome
,
pray
for
the
peace
of
Jerusalem
.
FINIS
.