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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38047	The Parliaments resolution to the citizens of London concerning His Majesties proceedings wherein they declare their full will and pleasure to unite themselves with the citizens of London, and to enter into a solemne oath with God to defend the truth against the popish army	England and Wales. Parliament.; Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2151; ESTC R16373	2,677	7

THE PARLIAMENTS RESOLUTION To the Citizens of London concerning His Majesties proceedings Wherein they declare their full will and pleasure to unite themselvs with the Citizens of London and to enter into a solemne Oath with God to defend the Truth against the popish Army in this Kingdome Likewise joyfull News from Winchester being the truest Relation of the great battle fought upon Thursday last by a great part of the Kings army against the said city and how by the assistance of Sir Wil. Balfourd with 200 horse the Citisens obtained the victory taking 500 horse 7. pieces of ordnance 25. commanders and 700. common souldiers with losse of 50. men Declaring also how the Earle of Essex hath sent Propositions to the Kings Majesty for an Accomodation of peace Together with his Majesties answer thereunto ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in parliment that this Resolution be forthwith printed and published and read in all Churches and Chappels within the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales by the parsons Vicars Cnrates of the same Io. Brown Cler. Parl December 17. London printed for Richard VVest 1642. THE RESOLVTION OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT Concerning their uniting themselves with the well affected party of the City of London for the preservation of the Peace thereof and the maintainance of Gods true RELIGION WEE the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled do in the presence of Almighty God for the satisfaction of our own Consciences and discharge of that great trust which lyes upon us make this declaration to you And for the avoiding of bloud We directed the directed the Earle of Essex Lord Generall by him selfe or others in some safe and honourable way to cause to bee delivered an humble Petition wherein we doe desire nothing from His Majesty but that he would returne in peace to His Parliament And by their faithfull Counsell and advice compose the distempers and confusions abounding in his Kingdomes as hee is bound to doe we therin professing in the sight of Almighty God which is the strongest obligation and assurance that any Christian and the most solemne publike Faith which any such State as a Parliament can give that we would receive him with all Honour yeeld Him all true obedience and subjection and faithfully endeavour to defend his Person and Estate from all danger and to the uttermost of our power to establish to him and to his people all the blessings of a glorious and happy Reigne as it is more largely expressed in that Petition For the Delivery of which Petition His Excellencie hath twice sent unto the King humbly desiring a safe conduct for those who should bee imployed therein but His Mtjesty refused to give any such safe Conduct or to receive this humble and dutifull Petition by any addresse of the Earle of Essex saying that if Justice had been done the Gentleman which brought the second Message could not expect his Liberty By all which and many other Evidences and Inducements we are fully convinc'd in our judgments and Beliefe that the Kings Councels and Resolutions are so eng●ged to the Popish partie for the suppression and extirpation of the true Religion that all hopes of peace and protection are excluded and that it is fully intended to give satisfaction to the papists by alteration of Religion and to the Cavaleers and to the Cavaleers and other Souldiers by exposing the wealth of the good Subjects especially of this City of London to be sackt plundered and spoiled by them Also His Majesty being now growne stronger and able as he conceives to make good his owne ends by Armes his confidence in the papists doth more clearly appear persons imprisond for priests and Iesuites have bin released out of the Gaole of Lancaster profest papists have bin invited to rise and take up Armes We are also credibly informed that divers Jesuits in forreign parts makes great collection of mony for the furthering of his Maj. designs here against the Parliament And that great means are made to take up the differences betwixt some Princes of the Roman Religion that so they might unite their strength for the extirpation of the Protestant Religion wherein principally this Kingdome and the Kingdome of Scotland are concerned as making the greatest body of the Reformed Religion in Christendome and best able to defend themselves and succour other Churches For which Reasons we are resolved to enter into a solemn Oath and Covenant with God to give up our selves and fortunes in his hands and that wee will to the uttermost of our power and judgement maintain his Truth and conform our selves to his will That we will defend this cause with the hazzard of our lives against the Kings Army and against all that joyns with them in prosecution of this wicked design according to the form to be agreed upon by both Houses of Parl. to bee subscribed by our hands And that we will for the same ends associate our selves and unite with all the well affected in the City of London and other parts of his Majesties Dominions We do also expect our Brethren of Scotland according to the Act of Pacification whereby the two Kingdomes are mutually bound to suppresse all debates and differences to the disturbance of the publique Peace That they will help and assist us in defence of this cause which if the Popish party prevail must needs either involve them in that alteration of Religion which will bee made here or ingage them in a Warre against this Kingdome to defend their own Religion and Liberty And we doubt not but the God of Truth and the great Protector of his people will assist and inable us in this our just defence to restrain the fury and malice of those that s●ek our Ruine and to procure end establish the safety of Religion and fruition of our Laws and Liberties in this and all other his Majesties Dominions Which we do here again professe before the ever-living God to bee the chief end of all our Counsels and Resolutions without ony intention or desire to hurt or iniure his Maiestie either in his Person or iust Power From Winchester it is signified by Letters to the house of Commons that upon Thursday last a great part of his Maj. Army commanded by the L. Herbert and Digby assaulted the aforesaid City but the Townsmen having notice of their comming set their men in battle array mounting their Ordnance and placing two pieces at each gats North West East and South and when the enemy were within half a mile of the City they discharged two warning pieces at them but yet they adventured up to the Gates and gave a desperate charge placing their Ordnance against the same thinking to have beat them open by force but the bullets came so fast amongst them out of the city that they soon retreated from the Gates and began to shoot very furiously on the west side of the city but before this bloody Skirmish was ended Col. Hurrey and Sir VVil Balfourd came in with their Troopes of Horse and with most noble and discreet courage fell on fighting for the space of five hours and at last wonne the victory taking about 500 horse 7. pieces of Ordnance 25. Commanders and 700. common sodliers with the losse of 50. men So great a victory with so little losse was Heaven pleased to confer on our Party for which due thanks be tendred to the giver of all Conquests in the field ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament that this Declaration shal be forthwith printed and published and read in all Churches and Chappels within the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales by the Parsons Vicars or Curates of the same Jo. Browne Cler. parl. Hen Elsyng Cler. parl. D. Com