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A82037	The declaration and engagement of the commanders, officers, and seamen in the shippes, under the command of the Right Honourable the Earle of Warwicke in the Downes, declaring their free concurrence in the remonstrance of the Lord Fairfax, and the army under his command. Also, a representation of the forces under the command of the Honourable Sir Michaell Livesey, Commander in Chiefe in the county of Kent: declaring their free concurrence in the remonstrance of the Lord Generall Fairfax, and the army under his command.		1648 (1648)	Wing D527; Thomason E536_15; ESTC R205326	2,920	8

The Declaration AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE Commanders Officers and Seamen in the Shippes under the Command of the Right Honourable the EARLE of Warwicke in the Downes declaring their free concurrence in the Remonstrance of the Lord Fairfax and the Army under his Command ALSO A Representation of the Forces under the Command of the Honourable Sir Michaell Livesey Commander in Chiefe in the County of KENT Declaring their free Concurrence in the Remonstrance of the Lord Generall FAIRFAX and the Army under his Command Decemb. 28 LONDON Printed for John Playford at his shop in the Inner-Temple Decem. 28. 1648. DOCTRINA PARIT VIRTVTEM To the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax Generall over all the Parliaments Forces at the Head-quarters London these present Right Honourable WE have had the honour lately to receive foure Letters with the Armies Remonstrance all from your Excellencies Councel with which our hearts and Affections doe freely concurre as well as any know ing the things therein expressed are just and good for we doe verily beleeve the bloud of these precious ones which hath been spilt since this warre even like water on the ground cryeth aloud for the speed y execution of justice upon all such who shall be found guilty hereof And as the bloud of the Innocent cryeth loud for justice so we are confident that many thousands oppressed groane under their intollerable burthens having long expected to be eased thereof which God in mercy give deliverance to all We are sorry the said Letters came no sooner to our hands before our Fleet was dispersts which if they had God permitting we should cheerfully have improved our inrerest to the utmost to have answered your Excellency with the Honourable Councels present expectations But now we are but foure Ships here in the Downes The St George Vnicorne Mary-rose and Fellowship The reasons of our not declaring at present is namely the Lord Admirals absence from us for that we thinke our selves obliged in duty to his Lordship as our Head to motion the same first to his Honour hoping to have his concurrence therein knowing we are bound in Conscience acting under his Lordships power to observe all his just and lawfull Commands We doe heartily wish and desire there may be a faire correspondency between his Lordship and your Excellencie That as the Lord hath been pleased to use both your Honours as instruments of much good to these poore distracted shaken Kingdomes so our prayers shall be that God Almighty from that fulnesse which is in himselfe would fill you more and more with himselfe whereby your Honours hearts together with all the faithfull may be united as one man to live and dye together in the Cause of God and peoples Liberties against all oppositions whatsoever Now as God hath been pleased to set this upon our hearts so we may confidently assure your Excellency the same hath root in the hearts of many other the Commanders of our Fleet and not only in us and them but in many other the Officers and Sea-men under our Respective Commands Thus much we humbly thought our selves obliged to hint forth to your Excellency in answer to these received and we hope so long by Gods assistance as we have hearts and hands they shall be lift up for Gods glory and the Kingdomes good being confident God will perfect his owne worke in his time to his owne glory for we have had many pledges of his favour and goodnesse in owning your Excellency and that Army against all the opposition of yours and our enemies We have likewise seen his power Love and Goodnesse to the Fleet under our Generall the Lord Admirall in the late Expedition even to the Admiration of men and astonishment of our enemies Now the God of Heaven who is wisedome it selfe fill your Councels with the wisedome that is from above which is first pure then peaceable We shall now humbly beg leave of your Excellency to subscribe our selves as we desire to be St George in the Downes Decem. 24. 1648. Your Excellencies most humble servants to command Robert Moulton Richard Haddocke Thomas Harrison Fra Penne. The engagement of the Commanders Officers and Seamen of the Ship Vnicorne under the Command of Captain Richard Haddock Vice-Admirall for the Fleet Commanded by Robert Earle of Warwick Lord High Admirall of England against the revolted Ships and all adhering to them now in Hostility against the Parliament WHereas it hath pleased the Honourable Houses of Parliament in consideration of the late revolt of divers Ships of the Navy and their desperate designes against the Cause of God which the the Parliament we do assured beleeve doth maintain and do afford the Navie divers weighty and worthy motives and incouragements to oppose that parts and from the bloudy and barbarous of the Apostate Ships so especially from the worth of our Liberties as Subjects and Religion as Christians We the Commanders Officers and Seamen in the Ship Vnicorne do not from any slavish Principles of Respects feare or credit but voluntarily and freely from the bottome of our hearts and consciences subscribe to live and die with the Honourable Earle of Warwick now Lord High Admirall of England in this present engagement for the preservation of the publique good and the maintenance of that Covenant which we have formerly taken testimony whereof we subscribe our hands Subscribed by above 350. To His Excellency Tho Lord Fairfax Lord Generall of all the Forces raised in the Kingdome of ENGLAND and Dominion of WALES The humble Representation of us the Officers of the Forces under the Command of the Honourable Sir Michael Liuesey Commander in Chiefe in the County of Kent in the behalfe of our selves and the Souldiers under our Command Sheweth THat we have as deep and large a sense as any sort of men whatsoever of the blessings of God going along with your Excellency in your just and righteous undertakings wading through so many Seas and passing over so many Mountaines of difficulties in regard of the many bloudy designes and contrivements and the cruell implacable and restlesse rage of the open Enemy as also the odious A postacy of seeming friends yet through the exceeding mercy of God towards you and the Army under your Command in bearing up and incouraging your Hosts even to admiration and all honest hearts rejoicing the Lord hath crowned you and the Army with many great and glorious victories and successes both in the first and late Wars And when as the Lord was pleased to determine the quarrell of the enemy against them in their subversion and vouchsafing you once more an opportunity and put it into your hearts to thinke of and to endeavour after such things as might conduce and lead unto a happy settlement of this poore distressed and almost dying Nation occasioned by a bloudy treacherous and wilfull enemy Your Excellency and Councell of War were pleased in order hereunto lately to present unto the house of Commons a Remonstrance and latter Declarations which we having seriously weighed and considered of the excellency justnesse and reasonablenesse thereof we do fully correspond and give our hearts approbation thereunto And in an especiall manner in order to your desires therein We earnestly desire that justice may impartially be executed on all offendors from the greatest to the least as well upon the Person of the King as others And that the prosecution thereof may be vigorous and without delay for delaies by sad and frequent experience have proved to be of a very dangerous nature and pernicious consequence and tendency And thereby have rarely recovered or gained the like or same opportunity In order to the prosecution of all which we do jointly and unanimosly declare unto your Excellency that we both are and shall he ready as God shall enable us to engage our selves as your Excellency shall command and direct us that these things may be effected And we professe we shall not judge or account our lives or de●rest injoyments neare unto us so that our deare and native Countrey may live and be delivered out of those miseries and calamities that have so often and so long threatned its ruine and destruction And that Tyranny Oppression and injustice might be removed and supplanted and the just deare bought Liberties and Freedomes of the Commoners of England may returne unto them That this Nation may once more be happy and crowned with blessednesse which shall be the earnest cordiall and constant breathings and desires of we who do subscribe our selves the Petitioners and your Excellencies most humble and faithfull servants FINIS