THE
KINGS
RESOLVTION
,
Concerning
Portsmouth
,
and
Colonell
GORING
.
Wherein
is
declared
His
intention
to
send
in
forces
to
the
said
Towne
.
ALSO
The
Resolution
of
the
Gentry
,
and
Commonaltie
of
Hampshiere
,
concerning
the
opposing
all
those
that
shall
endeavour
to
put
any
forces
into
the
said
Towne
to
keepe
it
against
the
PARLIAMENT
.
Whereunto
is
annex't
the
Parliaments
Determination
concerning
the
Earle
of
Portland
.
Also
a
new
Declaration
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
concerning
Wells
,
and
the
Cavalieres
in
Summerset-shiere
,
with
the
Parli●ments
command
to
Colonell
Go●ing
,
to
resigne
the
Towne
of
Portsmouth
to
the
hands
of
such
as
they
have
app●inted
.
Ordered
to
be
printed
,
Hen
.
Elsing
.
Cler
.
Parl
.
London
,
P●inted
for
T.
Rider
,
Aug.
13.
1642.
The
King's
Resolution
,
Concerning
Portsmouth
and
Colonell
Goring
.
THe
Kings
Majesty
having
received
a
message
from
Colonell
Goring
,
that
hee
was
resolved
to
resign
the
town
of
Portsmouth
into
his
Majesties
hands
,
and
withall
certifying
his
Majesty
how
strong
a
party
hee
had
got
in
the
town
to
side
with
him
.
His
Majesty
graciously
accepted
his
proffer'd
service
,
withal
certifying
him
by
a
Gentleman
which
was
imploied
by
the
said
Collonell
Goring
,
that
his
Majesties
Resolution
was
with
all
speed
to
send
him
in
supplyes
to
strengthen
the
town
,
to
the
end
that
the
said
Collonell
Goring
might
be
enabled
to
perform
what
he
had
promised
,
with
all
encouraging
him
on
to
a
continuance
of
that
his
resolution
,
promising
to
secure
him
,
and
stand
betwixt
him
and
what
ever
should
happen
,
by
his
performance
of
that
action
.
Neverthelesse
the
Gentry
and
commonalty
of
Hampshire
,
having
private
intelligence
of
his
Majesties
intention
,
and
knowing
that
if
forces
were
entered
,
and
the
town
fortified
,
the
Isle
of
Wight
being
as
yet
not
possest
by
the
Parliament
,
thought
it
most
convenient
to
make
a
timely
prevention
,
the
hinderance
of
an
avoidable
ruin
,
to
which
end
they
drew
up
such
forces
as
the
country
could
afford
,
and
surrounded
Portsmouth
,
so
that
no
forces
can
either
march
in
or
out
,
but
what
are
admitted
by
them
;
neverthelesse
they
have
,
nor
will
not
put
any
thing
in
execution
till
they
receive
order
and
direction
from
the
Parliament
,
withall
promising
to
stand
close
to
the
Parliament
,
and
to
hazard
their
lives
&
fortunes
in
the
maintenance
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
and
the
just
Priviledges
of
Parliament
.
The
Lords
and
Commons
likewise
taking
into
serious
consideration
the
great
danger
that
the
town
of
Portsmouth
was
in
by
reason
that
the
Isle
of
Wight
was
in
the
government
of
the
Earle
of
Portland
,
who
is
suspected
to
be
a
Papist
,
his
mother
and
most
of
his
friends
being
known
Papists
,
wherfore
at
a
conference
it
was
moved
that
the
Castle
of
that
Island
might
be
put
into
such
hands
as
the
Parliament
might
confide
in
,
untill
it
was
secured
in
such
a
trust
,
that
the
said
Earle
might
be
put
in
safe
custody
.
Where
after
they
had
spent
some
time
in
the
consideration
thereof
,
they
made
choyce
of
the
Earle
of
Pembrook
,
to
take
the
charge
thereof
,
and
till
he
had
possession
of
the
said
Fort
and
Island
;
The
Earle
was
committed
to
Sheriffe
Garret
,
to
be
kept
in
safe
custody
.
Likewise
the
Lords
and
Commons
concluded
that
a
joynt
order
should
be
issued
forth
to
Colonell
Goring
to
command
him
to
deliver
up
the
said
Town
to
such
as
they
appointed
,
which
Order
issued
,
and
a
Messenger
did
packet
therewith
.
Likewise
the
Lords
and
Commons
have
endeavoured
to
prevent
the
bringing
in
of
any
Forces
out
of
one
County
into
another
,
as
may
appeare
by
this
their
Determination
and
Declaration
concerning
Wells
in
Sommerset-shiere
.
For
they
have
ordered
that
the
high
Sheriff
of
the
County
of
Sommerset
,
and
the
Deputy
Lieutenants
and
Committees
of
the
said
County
,
and
the
forces
that
shall
be
sent
down
to
the
assistance
of
the
said
Deputy
Lieutenants
and
Committee
,
be
all
required
to
use
their
lest
endeavors
to
prevent
the
comming
in
of
any
other
forces
,
and
to
the
apprehending
and
sending
up
to
the
Parliament
the
Delinquents
voted
of
that
County
.