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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82638	A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. Concerning his Maiesties advancing of his Army towards London, with directions that all the trained bands and voluntiers bee put into a readinesse, that so the Kings army may find opposition in every place as they march. : Also how Sir Iohn Hinderson urged one David Alexander, a Scotchman, to kill Sir John Hotham, and blow up the Parliaments magazine, to whom His Maiesty gave money, and he received it. : And that no man shall presume to weare any colours or markes of division in the city of London. : Whereunto is added severall votes of the Lords and Commons, for the searching of diverse mens houses in the city, and for the staying of the Kings revenue; and all the bishops, deanes and chapters rents and profits whatsoever. : Sabbathi, 15. Octob. 1642. / Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this declaration and votes be forthwith printed and published. ; John Browne cler. Parliam.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1366A; ESTC R234078	7,664	12

A DECLARATION Of The LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in Parliament Concerning his Maiesties advancing of his Army towards London with directions that all the Trained Bands and Voluntiers bee put into a readinesse that so the Kings Army may find opposition in every place as they Martch Also how Sir Iohn Hinderson urged one David Alexander a Scotchman to kill Sir John Hotham and blow up the Parliaments Magazine to whom his Maiesty gave Money and he received it And that no man shall presume to weare any colours or Markes of Division in the City of London Whereunto is added severall Votes of the Lords and Commons for the searching of diverse mens houses in the City and for the staying of the Kings Revenue and all the Bishops D●anes and Chapters Rents and profits whatsoever Sabbathi 15 Octob. 1642. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that this Declaration and Votes be forthwith Printed and published John Browne Cler. Parliam Octob. 17. London Printed for Iohn Wright 1642. A Declaration of the Lords and Commons Assembled in PARLIAMENT THe Lords and Commons in Parliament considering with much tendernesse and compassion the miserable condition of this Kingdome distracted and distempered with many present evils imminent dangers and brought now to such an height of extremity of misery that two English Armies are neere together even ready to joyne in a dreadfull and bloody encounter through the violent and wicked counsell of those who have captivated both the Person and the power of the King to their owne impious and Trayterous designes doe thereupon thinke good to publish and declare the same to the Kingdome together with some directions and provisions which may prevent that utter desolation and ruine both of Religion and liberty already overwhelmed and supprest in the intention and hope of those Rebels and Traytors about the King to which purpose it is desired by both Houses that all wel-affected Subjects may take notice of these particulars That the King by the help assistance of the Papists the Prelaticall and corrupt part of the Clergy the Delinquent Nobility and Gentry and by the confluence of some notable Traytors from beyond the Seas the Lord Digby Oneale and others and of many desperate mercenary and ill-affected persons from all parts of the Kingdome hath raised an Army armed clothed and fed for the most part with the spoyles of his Subjects giving them liberty to plunder and rob all sorts of people to exact money and plate from Corporations by threatning fire and sword if they should refuse it That this wicked counsell doth not onely hinder his Majesty from exercising the justice and protection of a King towards his people but even that honour which is observed betwixt Enemies for by a confident instrument of his Majesty Sir Iohn Hinderson a Papist as we are credibly informed one David Alexander was urged to kill Sir John Hotham telling him it would be a good service both to God and the King which he refused to doe saying it was the worke of a Butcher and not of a Souldier This Alexander being a Scotchman of a very poor fortune and of a mind fit for desperate attempts The King sent for him 2 while he was at Beverley and when he came to his presence he spake to him publikely in the field and appoynted a sum of money to be given him which he received After which another proposition was made to him by the same Sir John Hinderson that he would put fire to the Magazine of the Army raised by the Parliament to gain the better opportunity to effect it that he should labor to get some imployment in the train of Artilery which he accordingly undertook endeavoured to obtain But before he could effect his mischievous intention he was discovered apprehended examined and thereupon confest the practise and undertaking the particulars whereof are referred to the examinations thereupon taken That the King doth send out Letters to borrow great sums professing that those who will not lend him mony doe give him just cause to suspect their duty to his Person and the peace of the Kingdome And this will be a sufficient reason to make them lyable to be plundered and spoyled of all they have but such is the violence of the Kings Army that their friends are in little better case then they who oppose them and those who escape best must yet feed and billet the Souldiers for nothing In those places where the trained bands are willing to go forth to serve in his Maj. Army yet for the most part their Armes are taken from them and put upon those who are more mercenary and lesse interessed in the Common Wealth and so likely to be fitter instruments of Rapine and Spoyle By these great violences and oppressions they have so exhausted those parts that his Majesty cannot stay long about Shrewsbury and it is the earnest desire of the Cavaliers that he would march forward towards London those rich and fruitfull Countries in the way being like to yeeld them a supply of their necessities and the wealth of London a full satisfaction of their hope where they likewise thinke to find a party which upon his Majesties approach may make some disturbance and facilitate their designes upon the City That if the Kings Army prevaile the good Subjects can expect nothing but that their lives and fortunes will be exposed to the malice and rapine of those ravenous Souldiers who often talk of cutting the Throats of honest and Religious men have long expected their goods estates as the rewards of their service the Kingdome will againe fall under the government of those mischievous counsells who before this Parliament had even brought both religion and liberty to ruine and wee shall have no hope left of any more Parliaments but such as shall beconcurrent and subservient to these ends The meanes of curing and preventing these evills and dangers we conceive to be these That good provision be made by loane and contribution for the Army raised by the Parliament under the Lord Generall the Earle of Essex which is no whit inferiour in Horse and Foot to the Kings Army better armed full payd restrained from disorder and Rapine as much as may be well provided of all outward necessaries but above all well incouraged and instructed in the goodnesse of the cause by the labour of many godly and painfull Divines That this Army bee allwayes ready to attend the removes of the Kings Army either in one body or divided as there shall bee occasion according to the wise conduct and direction of the Lord Generall that so no opportunity of fighting upon advantage be lost nor the greedie Souldiers of the Kings Army suffered to range and spoyle the Country at their pleasure That the Countries through which the Kings Army is to passe doe associate themselves and draw all their Forces together for the mutuall defence of their persons and goods from Oppression and Spoyle