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A25509 The Answer of the deputie lieutenants of the countie of Devon to the declaration of Sir Ralph Hopton and other his trayterous adherents that have lately in an hostile manner invaded the said countie and plundered and pillaged many of the inhabitants thereof 1642 (1642) Wing A3293; ESTC R15255 1,902 8

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THE ANSWER OF THE Deputie Lieutenants OF THE Countie of DEVON TO THE DECLARATION of Sir RALPH HOPTON and other his trayterous Adherents that have lately in an hostile manner invaded the said Countie and plundered and pillaged many of the Inhabitants thereof LONDON Printed by R. Olton and G. Dexter for Henry Overton and are to be sold at his Shop in Popes head Alley MDCXLII THE ANSVVERE OF The Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Devon to the Declaration of Sir RALRH HOPTON and other his traiterous Adherents that have lately in an hostile manner invaded the said County and plundered and pillaged many of the Inhabitants thereof In the Presence and feare of Almighty GOD the searcher of all Hearts and judge of all Men Wee thus declare 1. THat wee never did nor ever will take Armes but in all true Loyalty to his Majestie the Defence of the established Religion his Majesties just Prerogative and the Liberties of the English Subject in the Rights of Parliament 2. That the occasion of this Warre is given by those that by injurious calumniation and false surmises of the Parliaments intention to lessen or abate his Majesties Royall Prerogative for the future have withdrawn his Majesties person and affection from that his great Counsell 3. That the Persons of all the Lord Lieutenants were approved by his Majestie that most of these Lords and their Deputies were formerly imploy'd in the said Service That the Warre in Sommersetshire was begun upon those that were peaceably marching to a Muster in the ordinary way 4. That some of those that were persecuted for raising that Warre were the men that infested Cornwall and now Devonshire with violence and oppression 5. That the Sheriffes raising of the power of the County is unjust because the Musters by authority of Parliament are no unlawfull Assemblies 6. That the Commission of Array is illegall because so declared in Parliament after it had beene presented and petitioned against as a grievance by some Counties amongst the rest this of Devonshire because it is in many points opposite to the Liberty of the Subject and cannot be executed with equity 7. That the Commission of Array and the Sheriffes power now put in execution against the Parliaments proceedings are breaches of the Peace and destructive to the Kingdome in raising a Civill Warre within it and to Religion by hindring the suppression of the Rebellion in Ireland and by inciting the Papists to joyne with the Array Forces in England 8. That all those that take Armes against the Parliament and their Defenders doe falsifie their Potestation generally taken and doe cause a breach of his Majesties promise and as we believe his gracious intention not to make Warre against his Parliament 9. That no Subject can truely keepe his Oath of Allegiance that doth not keep his Protestation the Oath of Allegiance being made to the King as his Liege or lawfull Lord. 10. That such as make Warre upon the Parliament doe what in them lies to destroy all Parliaments and consequently to change the goverment of the Kingdome by Statute Lawes and Courts of Justice into an Arbitrary Goverment which is no lesse then Treason These grounds thus laid being infallibly true and since the person of his sacred Majesty is as it were made Captive to the wills of those that for private ends and their impunity for Capitall offences keep his Majesty from his great Councell And since these Cavaliers that have fallen into Cornewall and now into Devonshire are of the same party and designe We can do no lesse then forewarne all his Majesties loving Subjects not only of the illegallity of their proceedings but also of the dangerous and inevitable evill consequently falling upon this Kingdom if they should prevaile And to invite all such as love his Majesty and desire to maintaine the hearty affection of his people towards him and his posterity not to be allured by their perswasions and insinuations of their loyalty and our Rebellion or by their threats of death our destruction to be terrified from their duties to God the King and the publique weale but to stand firme for the holy truth which they have professed in all loyalty as they have protested not sparing their Purses or their paines or the hazard of their lives for the defence thereof And whereas divers of the good Subjects of this Country have been lately seduced through feare to obey their unlawfull and pernitious commands though they cannot but see them tending to their own ruine we do invite them to returne to their first professed Allegiance and duty to the King and Parliament and we shall be ready to imbrace them in the Armes of Christian Love and friendship and be their Mediators to the Parliament for their full reconciliation if we finde it to be done speedily and really And whereas great scandall hath been taken and many feares put into the people minds that our Troupers and Dragoneers are Authorized to plunder and take away the goods of the Inhabitants of this County we desire that all men should hereby know that no Trouper or other Souldier ever had any other Authority then to secure the persons of noted opposites or to secure the Arms and Horses for War of such as would turne them against us or cannot keep them from the adverse partie for all other goods which have or may be taken in that manner we disavow the giving of any such Authority and will do our best to punish all such as shall be found Delinquents in that kinde FINIS