IT doth now most evidently appear what were the intents of the malignant party when they carried the King from the Parliament to York , and there possest him with a hatred of it , as his Maiesties Declarations have in bitter words upon all occasions testified ; inveighing against all the proceedings of Parliament , drawing away the Members , commanding them to come to York , and instead of discharging their duty and consciences in the service of the Parliament , to contribute their advice and assistance to the destruction of it , endeavouring to possesse the people , that the Parliament would take away the Law , and introduce an Arbitrary Government ; and hereupon men were levied by the counsell of the Malignant Party of the Kingdom , and an Army raised to ruine the Parliament , then through the instigation of these malignants the King besieged Hull , and afterward issued out the illegall Commission of Array , which having been endeavoured to be put in execution , hath bred all the uproares and disturbances in most of the Counties of this Kingdome : and the Kings Maiesty being opposed therein by those who with constant affections do stand for the Parliament and the Priviledges of the Subiect , is provoked and incensed unto such high indignation , as also by his affront received from Sir Iohn Hotham by denying him entrance into Hull , that he is resolved to turne this land , which was a Canaan , flowing with milk and honey , into a red sea of blood and destruction , to make his subiects turn the edge of the sword one against the other , one friend to slaughter another , and such a bloudy confusion by a civill warre in England , as there hath been formerly by the bloudy rebellion in Ireland : for how can it be otherwise , when the King by the advise of his malignant counsellours doth raise an army against his great Counsell of the Parliament , and doth constraine and inforce many of his loving Subiects by compulsion and violence to yeeld to the illegall Commission of Array : and now having br●ug●t matters to a ripenesse , that the harvest of contention and dissention may be reaped by the bloudy suckles of swords , His Maiesty our of the high indignation of his supp●sed iniuries , being full and confident in his owne cause , hath with eleven thousand men strongly besieged the City of Coventry , and environed them so strongly , that there is no way possible for them to escape , unlesse that they betimes allay the indignation of the Kings d●signes , which are hitherto so violent , that he intends to make their City the obiect of the thundring Canon , and that their houses shall be beaten downe about their eares for their opposing of his Maiesty , in refusing to give him admittance into their City . With these and such like comminations and threatnings the people are much di●●eartened and affrighted , and to increase their feares , together with the whole Kingdomes , the Kings Maiesty hath commanded all his subiects on the North side of Trent , and all places adioyning within twenty miles Southward thereof , on the obligation of their allegiance , to attend his Royall Person upon Munday being the two and twentieth day of this moneth of August , at Dunsmore-Heath , where his Maiesty intends to erect his Standard Royall , being a great Colours or Ensigne richly adorned with the Kings Armes and Motto therein displayed . His Majesties Army Royall makes a great , daring , and illustrious show , consisting of eleven thousand Foot , and six thousand Horse , all in complete Armour : and moreover he hath six and forty peeces of Ordnance . Thus being stored of Ammunition , and backed by his evil Counsellours and Papists , he intends to make an expatiating diffusive warre , not fixing upon a maine Battalio , but to besiege and batter down Cities and Townes that will not resigne up themselves upon summons : so that his Maiesty is fully resolved to t●ie out the cause betwixt his Parliament and Himselfe by the Sword . These matters therefore being of high co●sequence , and considerable in the minds of all true subiects , let them take courage , and shew their resolutions now to oppose the malignity of evill Counsellours , to defend the King and Parliament , and to relieve the distressed city of Coventry .

The City of Chichester stands now in a good posture of defence , and have declared their Resolution to the Parliament , being resolved to adventure both their lives and fortunes for the defence and maintenance of the true Protestant Religion , the Lawes of the Land , the Priviledges of Parliament , and Liberty of the Subiect , against any that shall oppose it : yet some ill-affected persons have plotted to betray the Towne , and some Ministers have made seditious Sermons to that purpose . For the prevention of these and other disorders , and to prevent the danger that may arise by the malignity of the Popish party , The Lords and Commons do declare , That it shal be lawfull for any of his Maiesties Subiects to disarme all Popish Recusants , and such as shall execute the illegall Commission of Array , or shal be actors and assistants in any of the aforementioned oppressions and violences , or shall furnish any Horse , Armes , Money , or other aid or contribution for the maintenance of this unnaturall Warre raised by his Maiesty against his Parliament : and to seize upon their Horses , Armes , Money and other Provisions , whereby they might be inabled to disturb the Peace of the Kingdome .