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A70892 The Parliaments determination concerning the levies of horse, armes, and monies, which is now rays'd for this present designe also a remarkable passage concerning the Earle of New-castle, with the substance of the letter sent from Sir John Hotham to Mr. Pym : whereunto is added, a true declaration for the silencing all false reports concerning Sir John Hothams letter sent to Mr. Pym for the sending of 300 men to Hull for to strengthen the said towne. England and Wales. Parliament.; Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2. 1641 (1641) Wing P510C; ESTC R17611 1,785 9

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THE PARLIAMENTS DETERMINATION Concerning The Levies of Horse Armes and Monies which is now rays'd for this present Designe Also a remarkable Passage concerning the Earle of NEW-CASTLE WITH The substance of the LETTER sent from Sir JOHN HOTHAM to Mr. PYM whereunto is added A true Declaration for the silencing all false Reports concerning Sir JOHN HOTHAMS Letter sent to Mr. PYM for the sending of 300 Men to Hull for to strengthen the said Towne Ordered that this be forthwith Printed Jo. Browne Cler. Parl. Iuly 4. LONDON Printed by T. P. for N. O. 1641. The Parliaments Determination for the Leavies of Horse Armes and Money for this present Designe SO farre hath the Malignant Party prevailed with his Maiesty by their deluding and faire seeming Stratagems by their most wicked and pernitious Councels that it is more then to be feared his Maiesty gives way to the raising of Armes against the Parliament to which end there hath beene both Forraigne and Domesticke preparation for the raising of Men and Monyes which the High court of Parliament taking into consideration thought it convenient to hinder such a fatall mischiefe by a timely prevention to which end they propounded severall propositions touching the brining in of Horse Plate and Money for the raising of Armes to secure the Parliament on the happy continuance of which depends the safety and Peaceable inioyment of the Gospell and sweet fruition of the true reformed Protestant Religion the increase of his Maiesties Honour and happy continuance of his Maiesties Raigne the firme and peaceable inioyment of his Regall Dignity and Royall Authority established to his Royall Maiesty and his successive Posterity for ever the Liberty and Propriety of the Subiect the security of Lives and estates the maintenance of the Lawes by which we are governed and the blessed freedome of our Christian Profession and finding that the Malignant Party by their calumnious reports and seditious words began to slander such their proceedings casting aspersions on their unblemished Actions giving out that their propositions for the bringing in of Plate and Money is to promote a warre against the King therefore they beeing desirous to give the world satisfaction and to cleere all doubts they have thought it necessary to declare to the world their reall intentions and determinations concerning this Designe as followes The Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament doe declare that the Designe of those Propositions is as was formerly declared to maintaine the Protestant Religion the Kings Authority the free course of Iustice the Lawes of the Land the Peace of the Kingdome and priviledges of Parliament against any force which shall oppose them Likewise the Lords and Commons doe really appeale to all His Maiesties loving Subiects desiring them to judge whether they have not just cause to feare and fearing to prevent Intestine Warre and such uncivill discord as homebred Broiles produceth to a Kingdome the effect of which is Rapine Murder Spoyle unto King and People these are the Fruits of seditious dissention and this we must expect should the Romish Faction which God forbid get the upper hand could they but obtaine their desires and their yet promising hopes gaine their wished effects the unbounded Ocean of their viprous Envie would like a swelling Torrent overflow the bounded limmits and in a Deluge of revenge and Blood drowne both the King and People for though they cover all their Stratagems under a pretence of standing for the King yet we have just cause to feare the event with our utmost endeavours labour to prevent such the malignant practizes of Our and the Kingdomes Enemies The House of Commons having received a report concerning the Earle of Newcastle that the said Earle hath put in about 500. Men in Garrison and that the said Earle is about to raise a Troope of Horse and beats the Drum for Voluntiers the Trained Bands refuse to come in foure pieces of Ordnance is gone towards South Sheeles Tinmouth and there are 300. men in worke making a Sconce to command all Ships that come in or goe out the Towne is in greater perplexity then they were the last yeare Ship-masters refuse to goe in least their Ships be Staid Many other reports dayly come to the House of slanders cast upon severall Members of Parliament especially against Mr. Pym concerning Letters sent from Sir John Hotham the contents whereof are here specified First he desired present supplies of Moneys for the payment of the Garrison who were very orderly and observant to his commands Secondly he desired that three Hundred Pounds might be designed him for the making of new Fortifications and in a private Letter to Mr. Pym desired a supply of 300. Souldiers more in case of any suddaine attempt upon the Towne which he privately intimated not to be publiquely insisted upon as by a mistake it was but to make what use thereof for the advantage of the Service of Parliament as he should thinke sit he being confident of the Townes obedience to the King and Parliament except a few inconsiderable Persons for whose invectives against the Parliament some of them are in restraint Ordered by the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament that this be printed and published Jo. Browne Cler. Parl. FINIS