Instructions
for
Sir
William
Brereton
,
one
of
the
Members
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
one
of
the
Deputy
Lieutenants
of
the
Countie
of
Chester
,
and
for
the
rest
of
the
Deputy
Lieutenants
for
that
Countie
.
WHereas
it
doth
appeare
to
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
now
assembled
,
that
the
King
seduced
by
wicked
Counsell
,
intends
to
make
War
against
the
Parliament
,
and
for
that
it
is
not
improbable
that
under
colour
of
a
guard
for
his
Majesties
person
,
or
some
other
pretences
,
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
Freeholders
,
and
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Chester
,
may
be
drawne
together
,
therefore
you
,
and
every
of
you
,
shall
take
speciall
care
that
the
Ordinance
concerning
the
Militia
be
put
in
execution
through
the
whole
County
;
and
the
Sheriffe
,
and
all
other
Officers
are
hereby
moved
to
assist
you
,
and
every
of
you
therein
;
and
if
any
person
whatsoever
shal
leavie
or
endeavor
to
leavy
any
Souldiers
,
or
draw
,
or
keepe
together
the
trained
bands
,
or
other
armed
Forces
of
the
said
County
,
or
any
other
Force
,
by
colour
or
pretence
of
any
Commission
or
warrant
from
his
Majesty
,
under
the
great
Seale
or
otherwise
,
without
Order
or
consent
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
you
,
and
every
of
you
,
shall
in
the
name
and
authority
of
both
Houses
,
require
and
command
all
persons
to
forbeare
the
execution
of
such
Commission
or
warrant
,
&
the
same
to
be
delivered
up
to
you
,
or
any
of
you
,
to
be
sent
to
the
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
you
,
and
every
of
you
,
shall
require
and
command
all
his
Majesties
Subjects
,
to
forbeare
to
obey
any
such
warrant
or
Commission
,
and
you
,
&
every
of
you
,
are
hereby
required
to
draw
together
such
of
the
trained
Bands
and
other
forces
of
the
said
County
,
as
shall
be
expedient
for
the
suppressing
of
all
such
Assemblies
,
and
for
apprehending
of
all
or
any
person
or
persons
as
shall
after
admonition
and
command
by
you
,
or
any
of
you
,
made
unto
them
to
forbeare
the
execution
of
any
such
command
or
warrant
,
or
the
calling
or
gathering
of
or
keeping
together
any
such
forces
or
assemblies
,
still
persist
in
doing
the
same
,
and
likewise
such
disaffected
persons
as
shall
be
found
raising
any
parties
or
forces
against
the
Parliament
,
to
be
sent
up
hither
to
answer
such
their
offences
as
to
law
and
Justice
shall
appertaine
;
and
you
the
abovesaid
Sir
William
Brereton
,
shall
in
the
names
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
require
and
command
the
Sheriffe
of
the
County
of
Chester
,
to
publish
throughout
the
said
County
,
the
Declarations
formerly
Printed
by
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
you
,
and
every
of
you
,
shall
further
take
care
that
such
Resolutions
,
and
Orders
of
both
Houses
(
as
have
bin
,
or
shal
be
delivered
,
and
sent
down
to
you
,
or
any
of
you
)
be
put
in
execution
,
&
shall
require
the
Sheriffe
and
Justices
of
the
peace
,
and
all
other
his
Majesties
Officers
and
Lieutenants
,
to
be
aiding
and
assisting
to
you
for
that
purpose
;
and
you
shall
declare
unto
all
men
,
that
it
hath
beene
,
and
still
shall
be
the
care
and
endeavour
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
to
provide
for
his
Majesties
safety
,
that
they
doe
not
,
nor
ever
did
know
of
any
evill
intended
to
his
Majesties
person
which
might
move
him
to
require
any
extraordinary
armed
guard
,
that
his
greatest
safety
is
in
the
Parliament
,
and
his
greatest
danger
in
withdrawing
himselfe
from
them
;
To
that
under
colour
of
doing
him
service
,
disaffected
and
Malignant
persons
,
obnoxious
for
their
bad
counsells
against
the
Justice
of
the
Law
,
labour
to
raise
forces
and
a
party
,
against
the
Parliament
,
which
at
the
last
may
break
out
into
open
Rebellion
&
civil
war
,
to
the
destruction
both
of
King
and
Kingdome
,
you
the
said
Sir
William
Brereton
,
and
every
of
you
,
shall
endeavour
to
cleare
the
proceedings
of
Parliament
from
all
imputation
and
aspersions
,
and
shall
from
time
to
time
certifie
so
of
all
things
which
you
conceive
necessary
for
the
present
service
,
and
that
we
may
have
a
sudden
warning
of
it
,
and
that
our
directions
to
you
as
well
as
your
advertisements
to
us
may
have
a
cleare
and
ready
passage
,
you
and
every
of
you
,
shall
lay
a
strict
charge
upon
all
post-masters
,
that
they
doe
not
suffer
any
Letters
or
other
dispatches
to
or
from
the
Parliament
to
be
intercepted
or
stayd
;
and
if
any
shall
presume
to
make
stay
of
such
dispatches
,
you
and
every
of
you
,
shall
direct
the
post-masters
to
repaire
to
the
Justices
of
the
peace
,
Constables
,
and
all
other
Officers
,
for
their
ayd
and
assistance
,
who
are
hereby
required
to
take
a
speciall
care
that
there
may
be
no
such
interruptions
.
You
and
every
of
you
,
shall
take
care
that
none
of
the
Recusants
armes
or
other
Amunition
of
the
said
County
,
becarried
or
taken
out
of
the
County
upon
any
pretence
or
comand
whatsoever
,
without
warrant
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
And
you
and
every
of
you
,
shall
give
order
and
direction
to
the
Sheriffes
,
Justices
of
the
peace
and
other
Officers
,
to
require
and
command
all
the
Popish
Recusants
in
that
County
,
to
confine
themselves
to
their
dwellings
,
according
to
the
Statute
in
that
case
provided
,
and
if
any
such
Recusant
shall
be
found
to
transgresse
therein
,
you
and
every
of
you
,
shall
cause
the
Justices
of
the
peace
forthwith
to
bind
them
to
their
good
behaviour
,
and
upon
refusall
or
neglect
to
give
security
accordingly
,
to
commit
them
to
prison
,
and
further
to
proceed
against
them
according
to
the
Law
.
You
shall
also
in
the
name
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
require
all
such
persons
who
have
in
their
custody
any
part
of
the
publike
Magazine
of
your
County
,
to
deliver
the
same
unto
you
or
some
of
you
,
to
be
imployed
for
the
service
of
the
said
County
.
And
you
&
every
of
you
,
are
likewise
to
give
charge
from
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
to
all
Captaines
and
Lieutenants
,
and
other
Officers
of
the
Militia
,
that
they
be
observant
to
such
directions
as
they
shall
from
time
to
time
receive
from
the
Lieutenant
of
the
County
or
his
Deputies
,
or
any
of
them
,
for
due
performance
of
any
commands
of
the
said
houses
.
And
you
and
every
of
you
,
shall
resist
and
repell
,
and
are
hereby
authorized
to
resist
and
repell
by
the
power
of
the
said
County
and
by
all
other
wayes
and
meanes
,
all
such
force
and
violence
as
shall
be
raised
or
brought
by
any
person
ot
persons
to
the
hindrance
or
disturbance
of
the
said
service
,
or
for
the
Arresting
or
seizing
the
persons
of
you
or
any
of
you
,
or
of
any
other
that
shall
be
imployed
in
the
Ordinances
,
instructions
,
and
commands
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
any
thing
done
in
execution
thereof
,
and
the
Sheriffe
,
and
the
Justices
of
peace
of
the
said
County
,
and
all
other
Officers
and
Subjects
are
hereby
injoyned
to
be
ayding
and
assisting
to
you
and
every
of
you
,
for
the
more
better
and
speedier
execution
of
the
premises
.
And
the
Lords
and
Commons
doe
hereby
declare
,
that
they
will
protect
,
defend
and
assist
,
all
manner
of
persons
for
such
actions
as
they
shall
performe
in
pursuance
of
these
instructions
and
other
Orders
and
commands
of
the
said
Houses
of
Parliament
.
John
Browne
Cleri
.
Parliament
.