THE
PARLJAMENTS
DECLARATION
Concerning
the
Kings
most
Excellent
MAJESTY
.
THe
Lords
and
Commons
assembled
in
Parliament
do
Declare
,
that
His
Majesty
hath
profest
,
that
he
is
truly
sensible
of
the
Burthens
of
His
People
,
which
hath
begot
in
them
,
a
Hope
,
that
He
will
take
that
Course
,
which
will
be
most
effectuall
,
to
ease
them
of
their
Burthens
,
that
is
,
to
joyn
with
His
Parliament
,
in
preserving
the
Peace
of
the
Kingdom
;
which
by
his
absence
hath
bin
much
in
langered
,
and
by
which
hindering
the
voluntary
adventures
for
recovery
of
Ireland
,
and
disabling
the
Subjects
to
discharge
the
great
Tax
laid
upon
them
,
by
which
means
the
warre
is
like
to
be
much
more
heavie
to
the
Kingdom
.
And
for
his
Majesties
wants
,
the
Parliament
have
bin
no
cause
of
them
,
wee
have
not
diminished
his
just
Revenue
,
but
have
much
eased
his
publique
Charge
,
and
somwhat
his
private
,
and
they
shall
be
ready
in
a
Parliament●ry
way
to
settle
his
Revenue
in
such
an
Honorable
proportion
,
as
may
be
answerable
to
both
,
when
hee
shall
put
himself
into
such
a
posture
of
Government
,
that
His
Subjects
may
be
sure
to
enjoy
His
just
protection
for
their
laws
and
Liberties
.
Of
which
protection
they
hace
smal
hopes
,
by
reason
that
his
Majesties
Court
is
a
Sanctuary
for
all
kind
of
Delinquents
,
against
the
Justice
of
Parliament
.
The
consideration
wherof
enforceth
both
Houses
to
declare
,
that
his
Majesty
has
ingaged
himself
in
a
warre
against
the
Parliament
,
and
all
those
that
have
according
to
their
Commands
bin
just
and
faithfull
:
to
which
end
he
has
raised
,
and
doth
daily
indeavour
to
raise
Forces
.
In
which
Army
there
are
divers
Papists
,
and
other
persons
of
desperate
Fortunes
and
condition
,
ready
to
execute
any
violence
,
or
oppression
.
Divers
other
preparations
of
Warlike
provisions
are
made
beyond
the
Sea
,
besides
great
number
of
Gentlemen
,
Horses
,
and
Arms
drawn
from
all
parts
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
all
the
Gentlemen
in
Yorkeshire
required
to
bring
in
their
Horses
for
His
Majesties
service
.
These
things
being
by
His
Majesty
begun
,
and
a
warre
thus
actually
leavied
in
severall
parts
of
the
Kingdom
.
The
Lords
and
Commons
do
Declare
,
that
they
are
Resolved
(
being
bound
therto
by
Conscience
)
to
raise
Forces
for
the
preservation
of
the
peace
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
protection
of
the
subjects
in
their
persons
and
estates
,
according
to
law
,
the
defence
and
security
of
Parliament
,
and
of
all
those
who
have
bin
imployed
for
to
crosse
the
designs
and
expectations
of
those
who
have
drawn
his
Majstyy
to
these
Courses
and
Counsels
,
in
favour
of
the
Papists
at
home
,
the
Rebels
in
Ireland
,
and
the
forreign
Enemies
of
our
Religion
and
Peace
.
As
touching
the
Adjourning
of
the
Parliament
,
they
being
most
assured
of
the
faithfulnesse
of
the
City
and
Suburbs
,
and
for
themselvs
,
they
would
quicken
the
vigour
of
the
Laws
,
the
industry
of
the
Magistrate
,
the
authority
of
Parliament
,
for
the
suppressing
of
tumultuous
insolencies
whatsoever
,
and
for
the
vindicating
of
his
Majesties
Honour
from
all
insupportable
,
and
insolent
scandals
,
if
any
such
shall
be
found
,
or
raised
upon
him
;
and
therfore
they
think
it
altogether
unnecessary
,
to
adjourn
the
Parliament
to
any
other
place
.
Likewise
His
Majesty
doth
Declare
,
concerning
his
raising
of
Forces
,
that
what
he
hath
done
,
is
but
in
Order
to
his
own
defence
.
And
his
Majesty
no
longer
desires
the
blessing
and
protection
of
Almighty
God
,
upon
himself
and
his
posterity
than
he
and
they
shall
solemnly
observe
the
due
execurion
of
the
Laws
,
in
defence
of
Parliaments
,
and
the
just
Liberties
and
Priviledges
therof
.
These
are
the
Differences
and
Distractions
that
are
hapned
between
his
Maiesty
and
Parliament
.
God
of
his
abundant
mercy
,
reconcile
the
said
Differences
,
and
create
a
right
understanding
between
them
,
that
all
their
counsels
may
tend
to
the
advancement
of
his
Glory
,
the
maintenance
of
true
Religion
,
to
suppressing
of
Vice
and
Error
,
and
the
confirmation
of
a
happy
peace
,
that
the
King
may
be
honoured
,
the
Parliament
obeyed
,
and
Justice
and
Judgment
executed
,
to
Gods
Glory
,
and
the
good
of
his
Majesty
and
Kingdom
.
Ordered
that
this
bee
printed
and
published
.
Hen
.
Elsing
Cler
.
Parl
.
D.
Com