The
Parliaments
RESOLVTION
CONCERNING
THE
Voluntiers
,
THE
High
Court
of
PARLIAMENT
,
having
by
severall
wayes
,
Attempted
to
suppresse
the
Cavaleers
and
others
of
the
Malignant
Partie
,
that
have
for
their
own
particular
ends
endeavoured
to
Ruine
the
Kings
most
excelent
Majestie
,
His
Royall
Posteritie
,
The
Lawes
of
the
Land
,
the
Priviledges
and
being
of
PARLIAMENTS
with
the
iust
Authourity
of
the
same
the
utter
extirpation
of
Religion
which
is
,
the
most
in
esteem
able
Iewels
that
is
,
or
ought
to
be
prised
,
or
esteemed
by
all
true
Protestants
the
liberty
and
propriety
of
the
Subject
,
the
Common
Birthright
of
every
true
borne
English
man
all
which
by
their
malicious
practises
,
and
evill
designes
of
the
said
malignants
have
solely
Aymed
at
,
to
which
end
,
they
caused
his
Maiestie
to
engage
himselfe
in
a
Warr
against
His
Parliament
which
Warr
if
prosicuted
,
will
be
in
great
danger
of
proving
destructive
both
to
His
Maiestie
and
His
Royall
posteritie
,
to
the
Laws
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
the
vtter
dissolution
of
this
government
,
which
great
and
manifold
dangers
the
Lords
and
Commons
Assembled
in
Parliament
,
taking
unto
serious
consideration
and
being
desirous
to
use
their
best
endeavours
to
prevent
a
warr
,
which
did
so
much
threaten
a
small
end
almost
assured
destruction
.
They
haue
thought
it
necessarie
to
grant
a
Commission
to
the
Right
Honorable
the
EARLE
of
ESSEX
,
giuing
him
full
power
by
the
Authorithe
of
PARLIAMENT
to
rase
,
leauy
,
Muster
,
or
conduct
,
such
forces
as
shall
be
rayssed
by
Him
into
any
part
of
this
Kingdom
.
to
the
end
,
that
He
may
supsesse
all
forces
that
shall
be
rased
by
the
Malignant
Party
,
to
dis●urb
,
the
Peace
of
the
Kingdom
or
to
crosse
the
Pr●ceedings
of
PARLIAMENT
or
to
oppose
those
who
obey
the
Ordinance
of
the
MILITIA
.
l●kewise
that
no
man
may
pretend
ignorance
,
and
by
that
meanes
suffer
the
sayd
Ordinance
of
PARLIAMENT
to
be
opposed
,
by
the
power
or
policye
of
the
malignant
partye
.
They
haue
Ordered
,
that
by
the
LORDS
and
Commons
Asembled
in
PARLIAMNT
that
in
case
any
force
be
btought
out
of
one
Countye
into
any
other
Countye
of
this
Kingdom
to
desturbe
the
Peace
thereof
:
that
the
Lord
Lievtenants
of
the
Counties
adjoyning
,
upon
notice
given
unto
them
of
such
disturbance
▪
by
the
Lord
Lievtenants
or
Depusty
Lievtenants
where
such
disturbance
is
made
,
or
hereby
required
to
give
ayd
and
assistance
to
the
said
Lord
Lievtenants
,
and
Deputy
Lievtenants
,
or
any
of
them
so
requiring
the
same
,
for
the
present
suppressing
of
such
force
and
disturbances
of
the
peace
,
his
voluntiers
and
such
of
the
Trained
Bands
of
their
severall
Counties
that
shall
Voluntarily
goe
to
give
their
assist●nce
.
This
is
the
Resolution
of
the
Lords
and
Comemons
for
the
disposall
of
the
Voluntiers
now
raised
under
t●e
command
of
the
Right
Honor●ble
the
Earle
of
Essex
Lord
Generall
of
this
present
expedition
.
For
se●ing
that
our
Land
is
ouergrowne
with
the
weeds
of
distractions
,
it
is
to
be
feared
that
least
opposition
to
the
good
intended
procedings
of
Parliament
,
which
may
arise
,
will
without
preuention
,
easily
trip
up
the
heeles
of
our
staggerin
Commonwealth
;
Nay
such
cruell
atempts
haue
made
such
an
Exordium
already
,
that
unlesse
well
conceld
resolution
we
stop
the
streame
,
it
will
turne
to
a
stood
,
to
ouerwhelme
us
,
and
bring
with
it
a
dismall
finis
:
One
of
which
disastrous
entrprises
shall
take
place
in
this
small
treatise
.
THE
TAKING
OF
DOCTER
BASTWICK
by
the
Cavaleers
,
and
how
wickedly
he
was
handled
by
them
.
JT
happend
,
(
ill
hap
indeed
)
that
Docter
Basiwick
,
loast
he
should
surfeit
with
his
revived
comforts
was
brought
to
a
game
of
hard
fortune
,
For
,
he
,
having
and
over
ruling
desire
to
aire
himselfe
in
the
Country
;
in
LEISTER
there
to
tast
of
quietnesse
〈◇〉
sweat
meat
of
fortune
:
was
followed
at
the
heeles
by
his
former
jalour
,
persecution
;
After
he
had
rested
their
a
while
,
his
delight
was
equalled
for
the
Parliaments
desires
,
in
exercising
the
MILITIA
,
wherin
was
depictured
the
active
perfection
of
a
souldier
,
as
also
the
passive
loyalty
of
a
Subject
;
and
had
come
of
to
his
credit
but
that
he
was
surprised
by
the
Cavaleeres
,
to
their
shame
.
Who
either
(
envighed
his
Honour
or
his
Action
,
)
suddainly
would
have
the
Souldiers
of
their
owne
Ranke
,
that
is
in
disorder
,
and
that
well
experienced
Docter
rather
Christian
,
suffered
under
the
tyrany
of
which
he
had
Death
,
had
not
our
souraigne
.
Let
fly
a
mercifull
warning
peece
,
so
to
deter
them
that
they
should
not
write
Characters
in
his
bloud
,
though
indeed
they
would
faine
haue
▪
perhaps
have
read
an
Anotomy
Lecture
over
his
carcase
.
For
words
and
blowes
stroue
which
should
be
formost
,
their
busy
tongues
tore
his
name
,
theire
hands
,
his
garments
,
him
they
Hectored
and
dragd
along
soe
inhumanely
that
he
might
be
iudged
to
measur
his
graue
upon
the
ground
whom
sence
they
durst
not
depriue
of
life
,
they
depriud
of
liberty
,
and
Cast
in
Leister
Iaile
where
he
as
yet
remanes
;
Great
Pitty
indeed
that
such
a
member
,
who
through
his
passing
skill
is
of
ability
to
saue
his
fellow
Subiects
as
through
his
undanted
Spirit
to
distroy
and
defeat
an
enemy
,
that
such
a
one
should
finde
a
passage
to
an
untimely
Death
.
But
our
hopefull
,
and
I
hope
healthfull
Parliament
will
soone
disprison
him
,
for
which
purpose
there
bee
Emissaries
sent
to
the
Magistrats
there
and
them
of
authority
for
his
freedome
,
for
indeed
he
hath
serued
a
prentiship
of
Sorrow
;
and
should
bee
Roman-free
after
the
recept
of
soe
many
blowes
with
the
Bills
of
ther
hands
.
Let
us
pray
God
to
put
an
end
to
such
ill
begining
so
I
end
.
-
Iohn
Browne
Cler
Par
-
Hen
Elsing
Cler
Par
D
Com