Die
Martis
,
17.
Maii
.
1642.
WHereas
the
Lords
in
Parliament
,
have
this
day
beene
Informed
,
That
the
King
is
Resolved
to
adjourne
the
next
Terme
from
Westminster
to
Yorke
;
Upon
which
,
The
Lords
sent
a
Committee
to
the
Lord
Keeper
of
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
to
know
of
him
,
whether
hee
had
received
any
command
touching
the
same
,
who
acquainted
the
said
Committee
,
That
hee
had
received
command
from
His
Majesty
,
to
issue
Proclamations
and
Writ
,
to
that
purpose
.
Whereupon
,
This
House
taking
the
said
matter
into
consideration
,
hath
Voted
:
That
the
Kings
removall
of
the
Terme
to
Yorke
,
from
Westminster
,
during
sitting
this
Parliament
,
is
Illegall
.
And
hath
further
ordered
,
That
the
said
Lord
Keeper
shall
not
issue
out
any
Writs
,
or
Seale
any
Proclamation
,
for
adjourning
the
said
next
Terme
from
Westminster
to
Yorke
,
as
aforesaid
.
Job
.
Browne
,
Cleric
.
Parl
.
SIR
,
IN
our
last
Letter
we
gave
you
an
Accompt
of
our
first
and
second
waiting
on
the
King
,
we
writ
to
you
then
,
that
his
Majesty
commanded
us
to
attend
him
yesterday
being
Thursday
,
to
heare
what
he
said
to
the
Gentlemen
,
Which
a
little
before
the
meeting
,
he
seconded
by
a
particular
Message
.
Being
come
thither
,
his
Majesty
caused
the
severall
Messages
between
him
,
and
the
Parliament
,
mentioned
in
this
enclosed
printed
Paper
to
be
read
.
This
was
done
with
much
humming
,
and
applause
of
the
Kings
Messages
by
some
persons
who
had
placed
themselues
neere
about
where
the
King
stood
.
But
when
any
thing
from
the
Parliament
came
to
be
read
,
with
so
much
hissing
,
and
reviling
rhe
Parliament
,
that
though
in
respect
,
and
duty
to
the
Kings
Person
,
wc
could
not
present
it
,
as
otherwise
we
should
have
done
,
yet
have
since
expostulated
,
and
complained
of
it
to
his
Majesty
.
Some
were
so
bold
as
to
say
openly
,
That
the
Parliament
men
should
set
their
Houses
in
order
,
for
many
of
them
should
shortly
have
their
heads
off
;
One
of
which
(
as
since
we
are
credibly
informed
)
was
one
Hurst
,
a
servant
to
one
Master
William
Crofts
.
In
this
which
was
said
by
the
King
,
you
will
see
what
reason
we
had
to
vindicate
our selves
,
and
therefore
we
immediatly
repayred
to
the
Deanes
house
with
all
the
other
Gentlemen
,
and
there
we
tooke
notice
of
the
rough
usage
we
had
received
;
We
told
them
that
it
was
neither
indiferetion
nor
disobedience
in
us
(
as
his
Majesty
was
pleased
to
call
it
)
to
deliver
the
Parliaments
Message
,
or
to
stay
here
though
commanded
to
the
contrary
since
we
conceived
no
man
needed
to
be
satisfied
in
so
cleare
a
case
as
this
;
That
every
Member
of
each
House
ought
to
obey
their
Commands
,
when
they
were
pleased
to
employ
them
.
But
since
his
Majesty
thought
fit
to
bid
them
,
take
heed
of
us
,
not
knowing
what
doctrine
of
disobedience
we
might
preach
to
them
under
colour
of
obeying
the
Parliament
,
we
appealed
to
every
man
whether
we
had
in
word
or
deed
,
in
publick
or
in
private
done
any
thing
that
became
not
hon●st
m●n
and
person
imployed
from
the
Parliament
.
That
wee
had
communicated
our
instructions
to
his
Majesty
,
being
that
we
would
avow
all
our
Actions
,
and
that
we
were
confident
it
would
not
be
said
,
wee
had
transgressed
them
.
This
was
very
well
taken
and
iustified
by
the
Country
.
Yesterday
there
came
divers
thousands
of
Freeholders
to
this
Citie
,
though
none
but
the
Gentry
were
summon'd
,
but
receiving
a
command
from
the
King
not
to
come
to
the
Court
,
they
forbore
,
and
stayed
in
the
Castle
Yard
,
yet
sent
this
petition
enclosed
to
his
Maiesty
,
and
received
the
Answer
annexed
thereunto
.
There
was
likewise
a
Committee
of
twelve
Gentlemen
appoynted
yesternight
to
consider
of
drawing
up
an
Answer
to
the
Kings
proposition
concerning
a
Guard
▪
but
nothing
cou●d
be
done
,
b●cause
it
was
past
three
〈◇〉
clocke
before
the
Gentlemen
were
admitted
to
the
King
.
This
morning
the
Freeholders
assembled
againe
in
the
Castle
yard
,
and
there
they
made
this
Protestation
enclosed
,
of
their
right
of
Voting
in
what
concerneth
the
Peace
of
the
Country
,
as
having
their
interest
ther●●n
.
When
we
all
met
this
morning
againe
at
the
Deanes
house
,
we
who
are
your
Committees
received
this
Message
by
Sir
Edward
Stanhop
,
that
he
came
from
his
Maiesty
,
to
command
us
,
that
we
should
depart
from
this
meeting
,
and
if
we
did
stay
,
his
Maiesty
would
iudge
us
guilty
of
that
he
spake
on
yesterday
,
which
was
tampering
.
Notwithstanding
which
command
▪
We
read
the
fourth
Article
of
our
instructions
to
the
whole
Company
,
that
being
pertinent
to
the
businesse
we
were
then
upon
,
and
desired
them
to
consider
,
whether
the
Parliament
had
not
expressed
therein
such
a
care
of
the
Kings
safety
,
that
there
would
be
little
need
of
Guards
:
We
told
them
that
we
had
good
right
of
being
there
as
Freeholders
of
the
County
,
but
that
in
obedience
to
the
King
wee
would
depart
for
this
time
:
But
whensoever
thete
should
be
occasion
of
our
being
there
in
pursuance
of
our
Instructions
and
Commands
from
the
Parliament
,
we
should
be
ready
.
The
whole
company
received
great
satisfaction
,
and
desired
a
Coppy
of
that
instruction
,
which
we
gave
them
.
Wee
were
the
more
willing
at
that
time
to
goe
from
thence
,
because
we
should
not
onely
give
obedience
to
the
Kings
command
,
which
otherwise
he
would
have
said
,
we
constantly
disobeyed
,
but
because
the
Committe
of
twelve
appointed
yesternight
were
then
to
withdraw
,
so
that
there
was
nothing
for
the
present
for
us
to
doe
;
We
immediately
went
to
the
King
,
and
besought
him
that
since
we
were
continually
so
discountenanced
by
him
,
in
the
face
of
our
Country
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
let
us
know
in
particular
wherein
we
had
given
the
occasion
,
for
we
otherwise
conceived
we
were
deprived
of
that
Liberty
,
which
was
our
due
in
respect
of
that
interest
wee
had
here
.
His
Maiesty
was
pleased
to
tell
us
,
that
if
we
would
lay
aside
that
condition
of
Committees
from
the
Parliament
,
he
would
not
hinder
us
to
be
there
as
Gentlemen
of
the
Country
;
We
humbly
replyed
,
that
we
could
not
lay
that
downe
,
nor
could
we
be
absent
from
any
meeting
where
our
presence
was
required
,
for
the
service
as
Committees
from
the
Parliament
:
to
which
his
Maiesty
said
,
that
indeed
he
thought
we
could
not
lay
it
down-neither
that
it
was
reasonable
we
should
have
Votes
,
and
bee
in
a
double
capacity
.
The
Committee
hath
beene
together
most
part
of
this
day
,
but
not
agreeing
:
Six
of
them
have
drawne
up
this
Answer
enclosed
,
which
they
have
communicated
to
the
Gentlemen
,
and
Freeholders
.
The
greater
part
of
the
Gentlemen
,
and
all
the
Freeholders
have
agreed
too
,
and
subscribed
it
.
The
other
sixe
have
concluded
upon
this
other
Answer
,
consenting
to
a
guard
of
Horse
,
but
this
wee
doe
not
heare
that
they
have
gotten
many
names
too
,
nor
can
we
get
a
Copie
of
those
names
as
yet
,
thovgh
these
be
very
few
,
yet
whether
they
can
bring
in
any
Horse
or
no
we
cannot
yet
Iudge
.
The
King
have
received
both
these
resolutions
,
which
with
his
answers
to
them
,
you
shall
likewise
have
here
inclosed
.
His
Majesty
had
declared
himselfe
yesterday
▪
that
hee
would
raise
that
Regiment
,
which
was
Sir
Robert
Stricklands
for
his
foot
Guard
,
but
he
hath
now
laid
aside
that
Resolution
.
The
Freeholders
of
the
County
are
now
newly
summoned
to
attend
his
Majesty
about
a
weeke
hence
the
three
Rydings
upon
three
severall
dayes
,
but
for
what
service
wee
doe
not
know
.
Sir
,
you
have
here
a
large
Narrative
of
the
passages
at
this
meeting
;
what
dangers
this
poore
Counttey
lyes
under
,
wee
humbly
referre
it
to
you
to
judge
,
not
taking
upon
us
to
deliver
any
opinion
.
The
businesse
lasted
so
long
,
that
it
hindered
us
from
giving
a
more
speedy
accompt
.
Sir
,
This
is
what
at
this
time
is
sent
from
Your
assured
friends
and
servants
,
-
Fer
.
Fairfax
.
-
Hu
.
Cholmley
.
-
Philip
Stapleton
.
-
He
.
Cholmley
.
Yorke
13.
Maij
1642.