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A88909	A short declaration by Colonel Edward Massie, (one of the imprisoned Members of the House of Commons; lately a prisoner at S. James's-house, Westminster; under the power of the sword, in the hands of that rebellious Army under the command of the Lord Fairfax) for his vindication. Together with his protestation against the illegall and tyrannicall proceedings of the said Army. January 19. An. Dom. 1648	Massey, Edward, Sir, 1619?-1674?	1649 (1649)	Wing M1038; Thomason E541_7; ESTC R202940	5,824	8

A SHORT DECLARATION BY Colonel EDWARD MASSIE one of the Imprisoned MEMBERS of the HOUSE OF COMMONS Lately a Prisoner at S. James's-house Westminster under the Power of the Sword in the hands of that Rebellious Army under the Command of the Lord FAIRFAX For his Vindication TOGETHER WITH HIS PROTESTATION AGAINST The Illegall and Tyrannicall proceedings of the said ARMY January 19. An. Dom. 1648. PSALME 37. ver 32 33. The Wicked watcheth the Righteous and seeketh to slay him The Lord will not leave him in his hand nor condemne him when he is judged LONDON Printed in the Yeare 1649. A SHORT DECLARATION BY Colonell Edw. Massey c. COuld I have satisfied my thoughts in that Manifestation of my faithfulnesse and zeal to Gods Cause the King Parliament and Kingdome which hath sufficiently been held forth and witnessed as well by my former Actings as late sufferings in and for the same I should gladly have rested therein content And although to the late Aspertions cast joyntly upon us the imprisoned and secluded Members of Parliament by a paper Intituled An humble Answer of the Generall Councell of Officers of the Army under His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax to the Honorable House of Commons concerning the Imprisoned and sucluded Members c. We have joyntly Answered not doubting if may passe the Presse but it will sufficiently satisfie all un-byassed and indifferent Readers and return those Scandalls upon their own Heads shewing themselves to be the Traytors Apostates Self-seekers corrupt Members c. which they would fain Charge upon us And yet because there lyeth not only an obligation upon me in common with those my Fellow-members as with them borne under one King of the same Nation brought up in and professing one and the same glorious Faith called to the same trust in Parliament further tyed by severall Oathes of Alegeance Supremacy Protestation and Solemne League and Covenant together in Conjunction and Brother-hood But further also something as a Souldier before I was called to the Honour of being a Member of Parliament wherein I may seeme more concerned as one that with his Sword hath openly and before the face of the world Justified and Vindicated according to what God enabled me that the best of Causes which the Parliament then Asserted Declared for and bound themselves by a solemne Oath and Covenant to follow and pursue 1. I shall therefore first in that my undertaking desire to clear and vindicate my self from any false aspersions which are or may by malice it self be unjustly cast upon me for the blasting of my Reputation 2. And next I shall give my reasons of my freeing my self from the hands of my unjust Adversaries and Gaolers And being by Gods great mercy and goodnesse at present from under their hands I shall protest against both them and all their adherents as Actors of violence and as Vnlawfull Disloyall Covenant-breakers and Perjured persons if they shall persist in their treasonable Desinnes In the beginning of these unhappy and sad differences betweene the KING and His Parliament I beheld the Transactions and read the severall Declarations of them both with the best dilligence and circumspection I was able And finding both Parties professing much the same thing as to the peace and welfare of the Church and Kingdome only differing in the way I was not a little at a stand but after a longer contest and that the Royall Standard was set up at Nottingham And finding that the Parliament in their severall Addresses to His Majesty still continuing their former Professions of duty to Him c. According to their former Protestation and many Declarations that they never intended either co alter the Fundamentall Government of the Kingdome by King Lords and Commons c. But that their taking up the Sword was only for the Defending of His Majesties Person and Authority for the removall of the evill Councellours that so His Throne might be established in Righteousnesse and for the bringing of His Majesty to the Parliament and to make Him a glorious King and the like As also for the Defence of our Religion and setling a happy Reformation in the Church which by some Superstitious Bishops had received some blemishes in their Discipline not becomming the purity and simplicity of the Gospel The bringing Delinquents to condigne Punishment and lastly amongst many others the preservation of themselves and Priviledges of Parliament from Ruine and Destruction of that Sword threatned against them for doing of their duty in the performance of the Kingdomes Trust c. Upon these Grounds considering that it was possible for His Majesty by some about Him who only aimed at their own Advantage and Designe to be misled and drawn aside to the danger of the Kingdome and His own prejudice which he might not foresee much lesse intend And next looking upon the Parliament the Kings Greatest Councell the Collective body and Trustees of the People and by His Majesties own free Act confirmed to be a Parliament of Power and so their Ordinances made Authentick and of Force notwithstanding the deniall of His Majesties presence being both knowing men and Religious I supposed they would not possibly be so mad or wretched as not to see the things they prosecuted first to be Just and next the way thereunto to be warrantable and lawfull supposing none of them could have any thought or aime beyond the Publick good which is the best Good especially having so largely declared to the world they intended nothing beyond what they had professed to His Majesty as before I was with diverse other faithfull Gentlemen induced to receive a Commission as Lieutenant Colonell to the Right Honourable the Earl of Stamford under the Hand and Seal of His Excellency the Earl of Essex ever of beloved and renowned Memory in which was specified the ground of my taking up Armes to be for the Defence of the true Protestant Religion the safety of His Majesties Person and of the Parliament the Preservation of the Lawes Liberties and peace of the Kingdome and the Protection of His Majesties Subjects from violence and oppression c. In which and according to the Tenor of which I served in the sincerity of my heart without any Equivocation or further Intentions according to that little skill God had indued me with how faithfully and to how much advantage to them and their Cause in the midst of all discouragements the Parliament and Kingdome cannot be ignorant and how little personall advantage I have made by the said service more then that content I have had in my self and Conscience making it my delight to doe and performe my Trust to the Parliament and Kingdome I do not appeal to those Officers and Souldiers that served with me as also those Parts and Countries wherein I most served and through which I Marched And therefore need not despaire to hope that when God in mercy shall please to settle the Kingdome in Peace I shall find from the