A
DECLARATION
OF
THE
Lords
and
Commons
Assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
,
For
the
Protecting
of
all
those
that
obey
the
Orders
and
Commands
of
Parliament
.
ALSO
,
Declaring
all
those
to
be
Enemies
to
the
Commonwealth
,
and
Disturbers
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
who
either
seize
,
apprehend
or
detain
in
prison
,
or
send
out
their
Warrants
for
the
apprehending
,
or
otherwise
molesting
any
person
or
persons
for
obeying
the
Ordinance
and
Commands
of
the
Parliament
,
or
for
the
refusing
to
obey
the
Commission
of
Array
.
September
8.
1642.
ORdered
by
the
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
,
That
this
Declaration
be
forthwith
printed
and
published
.
H.
Elsynge
,
Cler
.
Parl
.
D.
Com
.
London
,
Printed
by
LUKE
NORTON
and
JOHN
FIELD
,
for
E.
Husband
and
J.
Franck
,
and
are
to
be
sold
at
their
shops
in
the
Middle-Temple
,
and
next
door
to
the
Kings-head
in
Fleetstreet
.
September
9.
1642.
A
DECLARATION
Of
the
LORDS
AND
COMMONS
IN
PARLIAMENT
.
WHereas
information
hath
been
given
,
that
divers
Persons
well
affected
to
the
peace
and
safety
of
the
King
and
Kingdom
,
have
been
seised
,
apprehended
and
imprisoned
,
and
divers
worthy
Ministers
attached
and
bound
over
to
the
next
Assises
to
be
holden
at
Chester
,
for
yeelding
obedience
to
the
Ordinance
and
command
of
Parliament
,
and
for
refusing
to
obey
the
Illegall
commands
of
the
Commissioners
of
Array
;
The
Lords
and
Commons
do
therefore
hereby
declare
all
those
to
be
Enemies
to
the
Commonwealth
,
and
disturbers
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
who
seize
,
apprehend
,
or
detain
in
prison
,
or
send
out
their
Warrants
for
the
apprehending
,
or
otherwise
molesting
any
person
or
persons
for
obeying
the
Ordinances
and
commands
of
the
Parliament
,
or
for
refusing
to
obey
the
Commission
of
Array
.
And
do
require
and
command
all
Lord
Lieutenants
,
Deputy
Lieutenants
,
Justices
of
peace
,
Sheriffs
,
Majors
,
Constables
,
and
all
other
His
Majesties
Officers
and
loving
Subjects
,
That
they
do
not
onely
forbear
to
execute
any
Warrants
sent
out
by
the
Commissioners
of
Array
,
for
the
apprehending
or
binding
over
to
the
Assizes
,
or
otherwise
molesting
any
of
His
Majesties
good
Subjects
,
for
not
yeelding
obedience
to
the
Illegall
Warrants
and
commands
of
the
Commissioners
of
Array
,
but
that
they
also
assist
,
to
the
protection
and
defence
of
all
those
who
are
in
danger
to
be
apprehended
,
oppressed
or
molested
by
the
violence
and
tyrannie
of
the
Commissioners
of
Array
:
Whereof
they
require
the
Justices
of
Assize
of
the
County
Palatine
of
Chester
,
and
the
Keeper
of
the
castle
of
Chester
,
and
of
other
prisons
in
the
said
County
,
and
all
other
His
Majesties
Officers
and
Subjects
whom
it
may
concern
,
to
take
especiall
notice
,
that
so
those
that
are
already
imprisoned
,
or
bound
over
by
the
Commissioners
of
Array
in
that
County
,
may
be
discharged
,
and
no
further
prosecuted
and
molested
by
any
usurped
Power
and
Authority
against
the
Laws
of
this
Land
.
FINIS
.