A
Declaration
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
PARLIAMENT
.
With
some
Directions
to
the
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
other
Inhabitants
of
Yorkshire
,
and
the
other
Northerne
Counties
.
WE
the
Lords
and
Commons
in
Parliament
assembled
,
have
perused
and
seriously
considered
a
Letter
sent
from
many
of
the
principall
Knights
,
Gentlemen
,
and
other
Inhabitants
of
the
County
of
Yorke
:
directed
to
a
worthy
Knight
of
that
County
,
being
a
Member
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
and
intended
for
information
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
concerning
his
Majesties
purpose
of
raising
his
Standard
at
Nottingham
,
the
present
state
of
the
Northerne
parts
,
and
the
growing
mischiefs
,
and
miseries
like
to
over-whelme
the
whole
Kingdome
,
by
the
great
oppressions
exercised
upon
his
Majesties
Subjects
there
,
and
other
●●lawfull
and
dangerous
councels
,
and
proceedings
of
those
,
who
under
pretence
of
his
Majesties
Service
,
are
laying
the
foundation
of
an
Arbitrarie
and
Tyrannicall
Government
,
or
rather
confusion
and
dissolution
,
not
only
in
those
parts
,
but
in
the
whole
Kingdome
:
upon
which
and
other
informations
and
discoveries
,
wee
thinke
fit
to
publish
and
declare
some
few
observations
,
whereby
the
good
Subjects
of
this
Kingdome
may
better
discerne
their
own
danger
,
and
be
stirred
up
with
more
eatnestnesse
,
to
assist
us
in
the
Maintenance
of
Religion
,
and
of
the
common
Justice
and
Liberty
of
the
Kingdome
,
which
seems
to
be
in
no
lesse
hazard
,
then
if
we
had
an
Army
of
the
Irish
Rebels
in
the
bowels
of
the
Land
.
The
first
Observation
is
this
,
that
now
it
plainly
appears
to
the
World
,
that
there
was
good
ground
of
those
Feares
and
Jealousies
so
often
expressed
by
both
Houses
.
That
His
Majesty
intended
to
make
War
against
his
parliament
:
and
that
the
many
Oaths
,
protestation
,
and
Execrations
published
in
his
Majesties
Name
,
disclayming
any
such
purpose
of
War
,
were
nothing
but
the
devises
of
those
wicked
Councellors
about
Him
,
that
under
such
disguises
and
pretentions
of
Peace
,
they
might
more
closely
Arme
and
prepare
themselves
for
War
,
and
by
violence
to
suppresse
the
parliament
,
and
so
to
make
way
for
the
accomplishment
of
their
owne
designes
for
the
alteration
of
Religion
,
and
the
Government
of
the
Kingdom
.
The
second
,
that
this
Warre
is
said
to
bee
for
the
Defence
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
and
yet
the
most
diligent
Assistants
and
Promoters
of
it
are
Papists
,
and
that
corrupt
and
superstitious
part
of
the
Clergy
,
that
were
running
towards
popery
:
wherein
the
papists
are
so
fervent
,
that
they
not
onely
send
in
Horse
and
Armes
,
but
the
better
to
qualifie
their
persons
for
this
present
service
,
many
heretofore
constant
Recusants
doe
now
resort
to
Church
,
and
take
the
oaths
of
supremacy
and
alleagiance
,
and
with
what
affections
they
looke
upon
the
reformed
Religion
,
is
evident
in
the
speeches
of
those
,
who
robbed
M.
Marwoods
house
calling
his
wife
protestant
whore
and
puritane
,
who
being
a
very
vertuous
Gentlewoman
and
of
good
quality
,
onely
the
hatred
of
Religion
was
it
which
provoked
them
to
such
ignominious
language
,
which
by
those
popish
Cavalieres
is
prosecuted
under
the
name
of
Round-head
,
as
it
hath
beene
by
the
prelaticall
Clergy
under
the
name
of
puritane
.
A
third
that
Armes
are
taken
from
the
honest
Gentlemen
,
Yeomen
and
Townsmen
,
and
put
into
the
hands
of
such
desperate
persons
as
cannot
live
,
but
by
rapine
and
spoyle
.
A
fourth
,
that
not
withstanding
all
the
vowes
and
protestations
to
governe
by
Law
,
which
have
beene
dispersed
throughout
the
Kingdome
to
blind
and
deceive
the
people
,
The
most
mischievous
principles
of
tyranny
are
practised
that
ever
were
invented
,
that
is
to
disarme
the
middle
sort
of
people
,
who
are
the
body
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
to
maintaine
Souldiers
by
forced
contribution
,
to
create
a
provinciall
government
in
the
North
,
cleerely
against
the
common
Law
,
and
the
judgement
given
in
this
Parliament
for
taking
away
the
Court
at
Yorke
,
That
the
contrivers
and
instruments
of
these
mischiefes
,
for
their
better
strengthening
in
these
designes
,
are
about
to
joyne
themselves
in
an
association
with
other
Counties
,
That
directions
are
given
that
such
as
shall
oppose
,
or
not
joyne
with
them
,
shall
bee
violently
plundered
and
pillaged
.
For
the
prevention
of
these
growing
evils
,
and
mischiefes
the
Lords
and
Commons
doe
declare
.
That
all
well-affected
and
good
Subjects
,
who
shall
be
plundred
,
pillaged
,
and
suffer
in
their
estates
by
any
of
the
Cavaliers
or
other
Forces
raised
without
consent
of
Parliament
,
shall
have
full
reparation
of
their
damages
out
of
the
estates
of
those
who
have
beene
actors
,
and
counsellors
in
such
violences
,
and
likewise
out
of
the
estates
of
all
such
persons
in
any
part
of
the
Kingdome
whatsoever
,
who
have
withdrawne
themselves
to
Yorke
,
and
shall
persist
to
serve
the
King
in
this
war
against
the
Parliament
,
by
any
subscription
,
contribution
,
or
otherwise
have
given
assistance
and
countenance
to
the
maintenance
thereof
.
That
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
any
number
of
persons
to
Joyne
together
,
and
to
defend
themselves
and
others
from
Rapine
and
Force
:
And
the
Earle
of
Essex
Lord
Generall
of
the
forces
raised
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
for
the
defence
of
Religion
and
Libertie
,
and
for
protection
of
the
oppressed
Subjects
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
Lievtenant
of
the
County
of
Yorke
,
is
desired
to
grant
such
Commissions
,
for
levying
,
leading
,
and
conducting
of
forces
in
the
Northerne
parts
,
as
shall
bee
thought
requisite
by
his
excellencie
.
And
Sir
Iohn
Hotham
Governour
of
Hull
,
is
required
to
give
all
kind
of
assistance
,
by
the
Garrison
of
the
Towne
,
and
by
furnishing
them
with
such
powder
,
armes
,
and
other
Ammunition
,
as
he
can
spare
.
And
for
the
better
enabling
of
them
in
this
their
necessary
defence
,
It
is
resolved
that
further
supplies
of
Armes
shall
be
sent
thither
as
speedily
as
may
be
.
That
the
Sheriffe
of
the
County
of
Yorke
,
and
the
Sheriffes
of
the
adjoyning
Counties
,
and
all
Lievtenants
,
Deputy-Lievtenants
,
Majors
,
Justices
of
the
Peace
,
and
others
his
Majesties
Officers
and
loving
Subjects
,
be
ayding
and
assisting
to
them
in
defence
of
his
Majesties
Subjects
from
all
Oppression
and
Violence
with
the
power
of
the
Counties
and
Trayned
Bands
.
That
it
shall
be
lawfull
for
all
Lord-Lievtenants
,
Deputy-Lievtenants
,
Sheriffs
,
Majors
,
Bailiffs
,
and
head
Officers
of
Corporations
to
disarme
all
Popish
Recusants
,
and
all
other
his
Majesties
Subjects
to
be
assisting
unto
them
,
and
that
it
shal
be
lawful
for
any
of
his
Majesties
subjects
to
seize
upon
the
persons
of
al
such
as
shall
execute
the
Illegall
Commission
of
Array
,
or
shall
be
Actors
and
assistants
in
any
of
the
afore-mentioned
oppressions
and
violences
,
or
shall
furnish
any
Horse
,
Armes
,
Money
,
or
other
Ayde
or
Contributions
for
the
maintenance
of
this
unnaturall
Warre
raised
by
His
Majestie
against
His
Parliament
,
and
to
seize
upon
their
Horses
,
Armes
,
Money
,
and
other
Provisions
,
whereby
they
might
be
inabled
to
disturbe
the
peace
of
the
Kingdome
.
FINIS
.