His
Majesties
Speech
To
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Freeholders
of
the
County
of
Nottingham
,
at
Newarke
.
Gentlemen
,
YOur
honest
Resolutions
and
Affections
to
mee
and
your
Country
,
for
the
defence
of
my
Person
,
and
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
have
been
,
and
are
so
notable
,
that
they
have
drawn
me
hither
only
to
thank
you
:
I
goe
to
other
places
to
confirm
and
undeceive
my
Subjects
,
but
am
come
hither
only
to
thank
and
encourage
you
:
You
have
made
the
best
judgemnt
of
happinesse
,
by
relying
on
that
foundaton
,
which
the
experience
of
so
many
hundred
yeares
hath
give
such
proofe
of
,
The
Assurance
and
Securiy
of
the
Law
:
And
assure
your selves
when
Laws
shall
bee
altered
by
any
other
Authority
,
then
that
by
which
they
were
made
,
your
foundations
are
destroyed
;
And
though
it
seemes
at
first
but
to
take
away
my
Power
,
it
will
quickly
swallow
all
your
Interest
.
I
aske
nothing
of
you
(
though
your
demeanour
gives
me
good
evidence
that
you
are
not
willing
to
deny
)
but
to
preserve
your
owne
Affections
to
the
Religion
and
Lawes
established
;
I
will
justifie
and
protect
those
Affections
,
and
will
live
and
die
with
you
in
that
quarrell
.
His
Majesties
Speech
To
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Freeholders
of
the
County
of
LINCOLN
at
LINCOLN
.
Gentlemen
,
IF
I
could
have
suspected
your
affections
,
or
have
censured
the
dutie
of
this
County
by
some
late
Actions
in
it
,
I
should
not
have
taken
this
paines
to
have
given
you
a
Testimony
of
my
Affection
to
you
,
and
to
remove
those
Objections
,
which
being
raised
by
a
Malignant
party
,
may
,
by
their
cunning
and
industry
,
get
credit
even
with
honest
mindes
,
The
truth
is
,
I
come
to
you
to
assure
you
of
my
purposes
and
Resolutions
for
the
Defence
of
what
ever
is
or
should
be
deare
unto
you
,
your
Religion
,
your
Liberty
,
your
Common
Interest
,
and
the
Law
of
the
Land
:
and
to
undeceive
you
of
that
Opinion
,
which
I
heare
hath
mis-led
many
of
you
,
That
the
pretended
Ordinance
of
the
Militia
is
warranted
by
my
consent
and
Authority
.
As
I
have
already
informed
you
,
by
my
severall
Declarations
and
Messages
,
that
the
same
is
against
the
knowne
Law
,
and
an
Invation
of
my
unquestionable
Right
,
and
of
your
Liberty
and
Property
,
so
I
doe
now
declare
unto
you
,
that
the
same
is
imposed
upon
you
against
my
Expresse
Consent
,
and
in
Contempt
of
my
Regall
Authoritie
;
And
therefore
whosoever
shall
henceforth
presume
to
Execute
o●
Obey
the
same
,
I
shall
proceed
against
them
,
as
against
such
who
promote
Rebellion
,
and
actually
leavie
Warre
against
me
:
And
I
doubt
not
,
but
you
will
sadly
consider
,
That
if
any
authoritie
without
and
against
my
Consent
may
lawfully
impose
such
Burthens
upon
you
,
it
may
likewise
take
away
all
that
you
have
from
you
,
and
subject
you
to
their
Lawlesse
Arbitrary
Power
and
Government
:
And
how
farre
they
are
like
to
exercise
that
Jurisdiction
towards
you
,
you
may
guesse
by
the
Insolence
of
Sir
John
Hotham
at
Hull
,
who
(
being
a
Subject
)
not
onely
presumes
to
keep
His
Soveraign
,
by
force
of
Armes
,
out
of
His
Towne
,
but
murthers
his
Fellow-Subjects
,
Imprisons
them
,
burnes
their
Houses
,
drownes
their
Land
,
takes
them
Captives
,
and
commits
such
Outrages
,
and
Acts
of
Hostilitle
,
as
the
most
equall
and
outragious
Enemies
practise
in
any
Countrey
;
That
you
may
see
how
impossible
it
is
for
your
Liberties
and
Properties
to
bee
preserved
,
when
your
King
is
Oppressed
,
and
His
just
Rights
taken
from
Him
.
Who
hath
brought
these
Calamities
upon
your
Neighbours
at
Hall
,
every
Man
sees
;
and
they
onely
can
bring
the
same
upon
you
.
I
will
not
beleeve
you
to
be
so
insensible
of
the
benifits
you
have
received
from
me
,
that
I
need
put
you
in
minde
of
the
Gracious
Acts
passed
by
mee
this
Parliament
on
your
behalfes
;
And
if
there
be
any
thing
wanting
,
to
the
ma●ing
you
the
happiest
Subjects
in
the
world
,
I
am
sure
it
is
not
my
fault
that
you
have
not
that
too
:
Be
not
deceived
with
words
,
and
generall
Expressions
;
It
is
not
in
your
power
to
name
one
particular
,
which
might
make
you
happy
,
that
I
have
refused
to
Grant
,
Be
not
frighted
with
Apprehensions
,
That
this
Countrey
is
like
to
be
the
Seat
of
a
War
;
the
Seat
of
a
war
will
be
only
where
persons
rise
in
Rebellion
against
me
;
that
will
not
,
I
hope
,
be
here
,
and
then
you
shall
be
sure
of
my
protection
.
I
will
live
and
die
in
your
Defence
;
and
that
you
may
bee
in
a
Readinesse
,
and
a
Posture
to
Defend
your selves
and
me
,
against
any
Invasion
or
Rebellion
,
I
have
Armed
severall
Persons
of
Honour
,
Qualitie
and
Reputation
amongst
you
,
and
of
your
owne
Countrey
,
with
a
Commission
of
Array
to
that
purpose
:
There
is
no
honest
end
declared
in
that
Ordinance
,
which
is
not
provided
for
by
this
Commission
,
which
being
according
to
the
old
known
Law
,
is
fit
for
your
Obedience
,
and
I
doubt
not
will
finde
it
.
In
a
word
,
I
assure
you
,
upon
the
Faith
,
aad
Honour
of
a
Christian
King
,
I
will
be
alwayes
as
tender
of
any
thing
which
may
advance
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
protect
and
preserve
the
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
and
defend
the
just
Priviledge
and
Freedome
of
Parliament
,
as
of
my
Life
,
or
my
Crowne
:
and
when
I
faile
in
either
of
these
.
I
will
not
looke
for
your
assistance
;
till
then
you
are
concerned
nor
to
see
me
suffer
.
FINIS
.
VOTES
.
Die
Martis
.
12.
July
.
1642.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
an
Army
shall
be
forthwith
raised
for
the
safety
of
the
Kings
person
,
defence
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
of
those
who
have
obeyed
their
Orders
and
Commands
,
and
proserving
of
the
true
Religion
,
the
Laws
,
liberty
and
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
the
Earle
of
Essex
shall
be
the
Generall
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
this
House
doth
declare
,
that
in
this
cause
for
the
safety
of
the
Kings
person
,
defence
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
those
who
have
obeyed
their
Orders
and
Commands
,
and
preserving
of
the
true
Religion
,
the
Laws
,
liberty
and
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
they
will
live
and
die
with
the
Earle
of
Essex
,
whom
they
have
nominated
Generall
in
this
Cause
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
a
Petition
shall
be
framed
,
to
move
.
His
Majesty
to
a
good
accord
with
his
Parliament
,
to
prevent
a
Civill
War
.
The
Petition
being
drawn
,
was
agreed
unto
upon
the
Question
:
and
with
these
Votes
were
presented
unto
the
Lords
.
Who
returned
Answer
,
they
did
concur
with
the
house
of
Commons
,
in
omnibus
.
Whereupon
both
Houses
ordered
,
that
the
Earl
of
Holland
,
Sir
John
Holland
,
and
Sir
Philip
Stapleton
should
forthwith
repaire
to
Beverley
,
and
present
the
Petition
unto
His
Majesty
.
The
Message
of
the
11.
of
July
came
to
the
House
of
Peers
,
after
this
Petition
was
agreed
on
:
being
so
full
an
Answer
thereunto
,
as
both
Houses
resolved
to
give
no
other
Answer
to
that
Message
,
but
the
said
Petition
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
,
14.
July
.
1642.
That
all
the
Members
of
this
House
that
have
subscribed
for
the
bringing
in
of
Horse
,
Money
,
or
Plate
,
doe
bring
in
the
same
by
Tuesday
next
,
and
that
a
Report
be
made
then
to
the
House
who
are
defective
herein
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
.
That
the
Earl
of
Bedford
shall
be
Generall
of
the
Horse
.
Hen
.
Elsing
.
Cl.
Parl
.
Dom
.
Com
.