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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67117	A declaration from York by Sir Francis Wortley ... ; in vindication of himself from divers aspersions and rumours concerning the drawing of his sword, and other actions, wherein he desires to give the world satisfaction.	Wortley, Francis, Sir, 1591-1652.	1642 (1642)	Wing W3635; ESTC R20916	2,658	10

A DECLARATION FROM YORK BY Sir Francis Wortley Knight and Baronet In vindication of himself from divers aspersions and rumours concerning the drawing of his sword and other actions wherein he desires to give the World satisfaction LONDON Printed by A. N. for Thomas Warren 1642. Rationi satisfacere possibile voluntati vero malignitatis satisfacere nec spero nec curo I Stand accused of to errours the first an errour of my judgment poysoned with disaffection to the honorable Houses of Parliament the other a perverse errour of will and a malignant disposition to disturbe the businesse wee had in hand and to make a Schisme and Division amongst the Gentry Crimes unbeseeming an honest or a wise man unworthy of a Gentleman I have therefore offered to the satisfaction of those whom reason will satisfie this Declaration strengthened with reason and protestation backed with an innocent and cleare conscience from that false and scandalous information given to the honourable Houses of Parliament which I will avow to be so sub poena capitis and which is more sub poena disreputationis and which is most sub poena laesae conscientiae if you aske mee our reasons First why wee petitioned that the magazine at Hull might be staid or why wee preferred it to his Majesty not to the Honourable Houses of Parliament and as is pretrended in opposition to their obedience or why we petitioned in the name of the Gentry and Commons of the County and not in our own onely and why I presented it to his Majesty and not another there being others of my ranke and quality as able and willing as my self to do his Majesty or the Country service For the first though the words were that the magazin at Hull might be staid when the return was delivered I explained our sence and meaning and petitioned that so much onely might bee staid as might concern his Majesty the safety of his Princely issue and the security of this Country though I might well have added these sixe other Counties which all depend upon the safety of the Magazin at Hull Our apprehensions of dangers were grounded upon our own great charges for watching and warding and our Countries charge to buy powder match and bullets for the Foot appointed to be in readines by the Sheriffs and other Gentlemen upon their first assembly at York and wee measured our danger by the proportion of our charge vvhich vvas to rayse and arm 3000 Foot and 300 Horse and to mayntayn them three moneths at the Countries charge vvhich after was made by the Sheriff and others wherof Sir William Constable Sir Mathew Baynton and Sir Iohn Bourchier were chief though I dare say as considerable men for Birth and Fortunes in the County disavow it And as many I verily beleeve as subscribed yet wee will not brand them with the character of arrogancy as they doe us Et turpe est doctri cui culpa redarguit ipsum Besides the booke directed to be printed and published by the honourable Houses of Parliament called the Danes plot subscribed by the Clerke of the Parliament dated Vicessimo die Martij 1641. and another to his Majesty of some intelligence from Holland concerning the Danish intentions his Majesty protesting against the knowledge of these we cannot but give credit both to his Majesty and to the intelligence and consequently be sensible both of his Majesties and our dangers these I say were just grounds of and for our fears as wel of Forraigne as domestique dangers if they were true how are thy lessened if not why are they pretended and put upon us with such charge besides admit it be publick stocke are we not sharers in the publick and for placing of it at Hull the honourable Houses of Parliament conceived it the fittest place to settle the Magazin in both in respect of the place and that the adjacent Counties might with most ease least charge and best accommodation be supplyed with Armes and Amunition upon all occasions For the second we made our humble addresses to our deare and gracious Soveraigne and not to the honourable Houses for these reasons following We being assembled about a Petition to the Parliament concerning other businesses wee were credibly advertised that the whole Magazine was to bee carried away within two or three dayes in which time we could not hope to addresse our selves to the Parliament and to reape the benefit of an answer at such a distance from them and that wee were assured his Majesties interest in the danger would stirre him up both to secure himselfe and us we did not prescribe the way to his Majesty but left it to his Princely wisdome we advised him not to goe to Hull nor was this Petition so much as causa but per accidens of his Majestys going to Hull as his Majesty knowes and hath declared If you aske me why we petitioned in the name of the whole County and not in our owne names I answer we considering our good intentions thought it would not have beene disavowed and being most of us men how ever branded with the name of inconsiderable and dis-affected men of as good quality and consideration and as well affected to religion our Prince and Countrey as most of those who have protested against it we presumed that the cause merited the generall assistance I doe protest for my selfe and in christian charitie for the rest our intentions were good and had no spirit of contradiction in them much lesse of opposition to the honourable Houses of Parliament If you aske me why I delivered it I must protest against all arrogancie in it I was willing to doe my Prince and Countrey that good service as I conceived it and being amongst others of my quality the first in order of ranke and his Majesties servant I must acknowledge that I was well pleased with the service my heart and conscience excusing me from all malignant thoughts of contradiction or opposition And for this last charge which as I conceive consists of three parts viz. That I came up into the Deanery where the Sheriffe and Committee as they call it were and there questioned the Sheriffe and Committee I appeale to the Sheriffe and the Gentry whether I was ever with them or had any discourse with them or no at that time I was going and hearing blowes above stayres I would not embroyle my selfe in the businesse so much as to goe up For the other that I should come down and draw my Sword and flourish it and cryed for the King I doe protest against it and beleeve it was grounded upon some calling for the Sheriffe upon which occasion others called for the King insomuch as I desired the Gentlemen for the honour of God to put up their Swords and not to spoyle the Kings good cause and chid some I knew better for it as divers now of good qualitie will and have attested For my calling to the Hall I mentioned it not but seconded the motion in a civill way neither did I contenance or move the schisme and division but consented to our addresse of unity as all there present can testifie I am onely sorry the Honourable houses of Parliament should bee abused with such malicious and frivolous informations and for my selfe I am onely sensible of the mis-apprehensions of my good intentions and protest my heart is loyall to God my King and Country as any and dare avow it as far as who dare avow the contrary If this Declaration iustifie me amongst the rationall and impartiall men I shall thinke my selfe happy in their good opinion if not I shall sticke to the Motto of my house which is Amicitias volo inimicitias sperno FINIS