THE
KINGS
MAJESTIES
MESSAGE
to
Colonell
Goring
of
PORTSMOUTH
.
THE
Resolutions
and
proceedings
of
His
Majesty
against
Hull
and
other
places
of
strength
hath
often
bin
divulged
to
the
eyes
of
the
vaste
World
,
but
this
relation
which
I
will
in
this
following
subject
describe
unto
thee
was
never
divulged
neither
is
it
knowne
to
any
but
the
high
and
Honourable
Court
of
Parliament
,
and
to
other
some
eminent
persons
.
The
Relation
whereof
I
have
here
set
downe
in
these
ensuing
particulars
:
Upon
Thursday
last
there
was
a
Messenger
came
to
the
House
of
Commons
informing
them
that
Portsmouth
was
taken
by
Colonell
Goring
,
hee
most
traiterously
betraying
the
trust
reposed
in
him
by
both
Hou●es
of
Parliament
,
who
having
got
a
great
summe
of
money
from
the
inhabitants
of
that
County
,
being
divers
Papists
inhabiting
therein
,
made
it
knowne
to
the
Officers
and
Souldiers
that
lay
in
Garrison
,
and
so
by
that
meanes
won
the
hearts
of
divers
of
them
,
but
a
great
part
left
the
Towne
;
hee
also
made
them
acquainted
with
the
command
that
he
had
received
from
his
Majesty
,
which
was
to
this
effect
,
That
He
had
sent
to
him
to
put
the
town
of
Portsmouth
into
such
a
posture
of
Defence
,
he
being
Governour
thereof
that
it
might
bee
fit
for
the
guard
and
safety
of
His
Majesties
person
,
and
that
His
Highnesse
did
expect
to
finde
a
place
of
trust
in
the
said
Towne
;
This
is
the
summe
and
full
scope
of
His
Majesties
Message
,
to
the
Governour
of
Portsmouth
,
Colonell
Goring
,
the
said
Goring
being
resolved
to
raise
Fortifications
and
Bvlwarkes
neere
to
the
Towne
for
the
safety
of
the
same
.
Both
Houses
of
Parliament
having
taken
the
proceedings
of
Colonell
Goring
into
consideration
,
and
foreseeing
the
great
danger
that
might
ensue
thereby
,
after
some
time
of
debate
,
resolved
upon
these
instructions
to
be
sent
to
Hampshire
,
and
to
Southampton
,
to
this
effect
:
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
(
Lord
Generall
of
the
Army
)
for
the
defence
of
the
King
,
Kingdome
,
and
Parliament
,
shall
forthwith
appoint
Officers
to
levie
Horse
and
Foot
in
those
places
,
and
march
to
Portsmouth
,
giving
him
command
to
those
that
shall
oppose
them
in
their
passage
,
and
that
they
shall
also
in
the
Name
of
the
High
Court
of
PARLIAMENT
demand
the
said
Towne
of
Portsmouth
,
and
the
Castle
,
and
command
Colonell
Groing
Governour
thereof
to
deliver
up
unto
them
,
and
to
demand
the
said
Goring
,
and
to
apprehend
him
as
guilty
of
High
Treason
,
and
if
he
denyed
to
lay
siedge
against
the
Towne
,
and
to
suppresse
all
that
shall
come
to
oppose
them
,
and
that
they
shall
also
require
the
aide
and
assistance
of
all
the
next
adjacent
Counties
,
in
the
name
of
all
the
Commons
in
England
,
with
many
other
directions
concerning
the
said
businesse
;
All
which
were
carried
up
to
the
Lords
,
desiring
their
assent
to
them
,
that
they
may
be
forthwith
put
in
execution
.
These
are
the
instructions
that
are
given
to
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
for
the
preserving
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
The
said
Houses
of
Parliament
having
taken
into
serious
consideration
the
great
danger
that
may
ensue
by
the
revolt
of
Colonell
Goring
,
in
the
I
le
of
Wight
the
Earle
of
Portland
Governour
thereof
being
a
familiar
friend
with
the
said
Goring
and
his
Mother
a
Papist
;
They
out
of
their
judicious
care
and
respect
which
they
beare
to
the
peace
and
welfare
of
this
Kingdome
,
have
thought
it
very
necessary
to
displace
the
said
Earle
of
Portland
,
and
to
repose
the
trust
of
the
said
I
le
of
Wight
to
the
custody
of
the
Right
Honorable
the
Earle
of
Pembroke
,
which
they
have
accordingly
done
,
and
hath
given
him
command
,
that
he
shall
see
the
same
strongly
fortified
and
guarded
.
The
Honourable
Court
of
Parliament
,
having
for
a
long
time
sate
with
much
paines
taking
for
the
safety
of
this
Kingdome
,
the
Malignant
partie
having
got
such
a
head
,
that
they
doe
daily
seeek
the
utter
ruine
and
destruction
of
this
Iland
,
and
long
since
had
prevailed
and
brought
their
plots
and
conspiracies
to
perfection
had
it
not
been
for
the
Honourable
Court
of
Parliament
,
to
whom
we
are
all
bound
to
defend
to
the
uttermost
of
our
Lives
and
Fortunes
;
and
they
also
taking
into
consideration
the
great
disturbances
that
are
now
in
severall
Counties
of
this
Realm
there
was
a
motion
made
in
the
House
of
Commons
for
adjourning
the
Parliament
for
15.
dayes
,
onely
a
grand
Committee
to
be
appointed
to
sit
during
that
time
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Members
to
goe
to
their
severall
places
to
settle
the
peace
of
the
Countrey
;
which
Motion
was
referred
to
the
grand
Committee
of
both
Houses
appointed
to
consider
for
the
safety
of
the
Kingdome
.
Ordered
that
this
be
printed
and
published
,
Hen
.
Elsing
,
Cler
.
Parl
.
D.
Com
.