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A69906	A Declaration by direction of the committee at Yorke to their deluded and oppressed countrey-men also the letters with the propositions and articles sent to the Earle of Newcastle upon which he entred this county, and his answer thereunto : with observations thereupon.	Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.	1645 (1645)	Wing D562; ESTC R21350	6,717	24

My Lord IT is the desire of us and the most of the Gentry of this County to crave assistance from your Lordship in this time of Mr. Hotham's infesting the Countrey which favour we shall alwayes acknowledge from your Lordship and we are the bolder in this businesse because we know it to be a great Service to his Majesty by the preservation of this County and will be much to your Honour to preserve in peace and safety My Lord Your Lordship● most humble Servants York Sept. 26. 1642. Savile George Wentworth William Savile Tho. Gower Vi Co. Henry Slingsby Peter Middleton Iohn Key John Ramsden Fardinando Leigh Iohn Mallery Francis Nevill Tho. Ingram Iohn Goodricke Richard Hutton William Ingram Robert Rockley Noble Gentlemen I Have received from you a Letter of invitation by the hands of Sir Mar. Langdale and Mr. Aldburgh and shall for the esteeme and affection I beare in generall to the Country being my native Countrey and in particular to many of you to whom I have the Honour to be knowne be ready to contribute my best aid and assistance in that worke since it is likely to conduce to his Majesties Service and peace and quiet of all his good Subjects and to conclude this agreement I have sent you inclosed certaine Propositions which by way of Articles should be drawne and signed and s●aled by you and as many more as you shall ingage in that worke which I shall expect from you before I march And so presenting my Service to you all I remaine Newcastle Sep. 30. 1642. Your most faithfull Servant W. N. To the Right Honourable and my Noble friends the Nobilitie and Gentrie now assembled at York for his Majesties present service Propositions in answer to your Letter of Invitation FIrst that I have all your consents and promises that the Army be paid whilest they are in that County That an Assessement be laid upon the Countrey to enable you for that undertaking and that if money be not gotten in time that I may have free Billet for the Souldiers for which Billet you are to ingage your selves to the Quarters and that the Officers be paid according to his Majesties present establishment out of that Assesment That there be some of the Gentry of that Country appointed as a Committee enabled by the rest of the Gentry to agree and conclude of such further Propositions as may happen to be necessary for this Service and not here mentioned and to march along with the Army whose councell and assistance from time to time I am resolved to use That I have assurance that all manner of Provisions fit for an Army be prepared and brought to the Army the first day it enters That since this Army was levied a purpose to guard her Majesties person that it shall not be held a breach of any engagement betwixt us if I retire with such numbers as I shall thinke fit for that service W. N. My Lord WEE have received from your Lordship an Answer to our Letters of Invitation Noble as your selfe which shall we hope make you the Master of such a worke of Honour as besides your great Service it will be to his Majesty shall both enoble your selfe farther and oblige us We have signed and sent unto your Lordship Articles proportionable to your Lordships desire as we conceive besides a particular power to those Gentlemen now with you more fully to declare our selves My Lord beleeve this That wee suffer here no distresses but for our Loyalty to the King and your Lordships favour to us will equally oblige both therefore Good my Lord make all possible speed to march hither or to send some force before lest a little delay make all our endeavours fruitlesse and in the generall beleeve that their is nothing in the power of us or of this County which shall not faithfully serve you and more you cannot expect from My Lord Your most faithfull and humble Servants H. Cumberland Savile Tho. Gower Vi co William Savile Henry Griffith Henry Slingesby Edward Stanhope Iohn Key John Mallery Ferdinando Leigh William Ingilby John Ramsden George Wentworth Conyers Darcy Robert Strickland William Wentworth Ingram Hopton Iohn Goodricke William Wentworth John Batty Richard Hutton Francis Monckton Robert Rockley W. Thornton The Answer of the Nobility and Gentry of Yorkshire assembled at York for His Majesties Service to the Propositions sent unto them by the Right Honourable the Earle of Newcastle 1. THat your Lordship shall have our consents and promises the Army which your Lordship shall bring with you into this County for the defence thereof shall be paid by this County 2. There is an Assessement of eight thousand pounds already laid upon this County which shall be levied as soone as by your Lordships assistance we are enabled to doe it and that till money be gotten in your Souldiers shall have free billet for which we will engage our selves to the Quarters and for the payment of your Officers for the Army it is referred to the Committee for this County who have Instructions and power to treat and conclude with your Lordship in that particular 3. There shall be a Committee of some of the Gentry of the County appointed and enabled by the rest to agree and conclude of such further Propositions as may happen to be necessary for this service not here mentioned and to march along with your Lordships Army whose councell and assistance wee desire your Lordship may use the names of which Committee wee send your Lordship herewithall who are appointed to attend you at Newcastle and to march along with your Army when you enter into the County 4. That assoone as we have notice of your Lordships march we will use all possible means to bring to your Army all such provisions as this Countrey can afford 5. We are tender of the safety of her Majesties person that we shall not onely consent to your Lordships performance of that service but will also contribute our utmost endeavours to assist your Lordship therein 6. Lastly we have appointed our Committee to be Sir Edward Osborne Baronet Sir Marmaduke Langdale Knight Francis Tindall and Richard Aldburgh Esquires and given them Instructions and power to treat with your Lordship and to conclude in such particulars as may further conduce to this Service or in these Propositions admit a doubtfull interpretation H. Cumberland Savile Tho. Gower Vi co George Wentworth Conyers Darey Robert Strickland William Savile Henry Griffith Henry Slingesby Edward Stanhope Iohn Key John Mallery Ferdinando Leigh William Ingilby John Ramsden Iohn Savile William Wentworth Ingram Hopton Iohn Goodricke William Wentworth John Batty Richard Hutton Francis Monckton Robert Rockley Francis Nevill Walter Haukesworth My Lords and Gentlemen I am to give you many thankes for your favourable Letter by Mr. Aldburgh and the signing so far my desired Articles which had no other end then the better to enable me to serve you And I beseech you give me 〈◊〉 as I intend