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A82911	Nine propositions of both Houses of Parliament concerning the raising of horse horsemen, and arms, for the defence of the King, and both Houses of Parliament. Ordered by the House of Commons, that these propositions be forthwith printed and published· H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com'. Die Jovis 2d. Junii, 1642. An order by the House of Commons assembled in Parliament to summon the members to appear the 16. day of June. 1642.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. Proceedings. 1642-06-02.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1672A; ESTC R229824	3,339	10

NINE PROPOSITIONS OF Both Houses of PARLIAMENT Concerning The raising of Horse Horsemen and Arms for the defence of the KING And both Houses of Parliament Ordered by the House of COMMONS That these Propositions be forthwith Printed and published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com ’ Die Jovis 2d. Junii 1642. An Order by the House of Commons assembled in Parliament to summon the Members to appear the 16. day of June 1642. LONDON Printed by T. P. and M. S. for N. Allen. 1642. WHereas it appears That the King seduced by wicked Councell intends to make Warre against His Parliament and in pursuance therof under pretence of a Guard for His Person hath actually begun to leavy Forces both of Horse Foot and sent out Summons throughout the County of York for the calling together of greater numbers and some ill-affected Persons have been employed in other parts to raise Troops under the colour of His Majesties Service making large offers of reward and preferment to such as will come in And that His Majesty doth with a high and forcible hand protect and Keep away Delinquents not permitting them to make their appearance to answer such affronts and injuries as have been by them offered unto the Parliament and those Messengers which have been sent from the Houses for them have been abused beaten and imprisoned so as the Orders of Parliament which is the highest Court of Iustice in this Kingdom are not obeyed and the Authoritie of it is altogether s●orned and vilified and such persons as stand well affected to it declare themselves sensible of these publick calamities and of the violations of the Priviledges of Parliament and common Liberty of the Subject are bafled and injured by severall sorts of malignant men who are about the King some whereof under the name of Cavaliers without having respect to the Laws of the Land or any fear either of God or man are ready to commit all manner of outrage and violence which must needs tend to the dissolution of this Government the destroying of our Religion Laws and Liberty and Propriety all which will be exposed to the malice and violence of such desperate persons as must be employed in so horrid and unnaturall an act as the overthrowing of a Parliament by farce which is the support and preservation of them All which being duly considered by the Lords and Commons and how great an Obligation lies upon them in Honour Conscience and Duty according to the high trust reposed in them to use all possible means in such cases for the timely prevention of so great irrecoverable evills they have thought fit to publish their sence and apprehension of this imminent danger thereby to excite all well affected persons to contribute their best assistance according to their solemn Vow and Protestation to the Preparations necessary for the opposing and suppressing òf the trayterous attempts of these wicked and malignant Councellors who seek to engage the King in so dangerous and destructive an enterprise and the whole Kingdom in a civill Warre and destroy the Priledges and Being of Parliaments This recourse to the good affections of those that tender their Religion and just Liberties and the Enjoyment of the blessed fruits of this present Parliament which were almost ready to be reaped and are now as ready to be ruined by those wicked hands being the onely remedy left them under God and without which they are no longer able to preserve themselves or those by whom they are entrusted 1. They the said Lords and Commons doe Declare That whosoever shall bring in any proportion of ready Money or Plate or shall underwrite to furnish and maintain any number of Horse Horsemen and Arms for the preservation of the publike Peace and for the defence of the King and both Houses of Parliament from force and violence and to uphold the Power and Priviledges of Parliament according to his Protestation it shall be held a good and acceptable service to the Common wealth and a testimony of his good affection to the Protestant Religion the Laws Liberties and Peace of this Kingdom and to the Parliament and Priviledges thereof And because a considerable ayd cannot be raised by few hands and the condition of all mens estates and occasions is not alwayes proportionable to their Affection The Lords and Commons doe Declare That no mans Affection shall be measured according to the proportion of his offer so that he expresse his good will to this service in any proportion whatsoever 2. And it is further Declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That whosoever shall bring in any Money or Plate or shall furnish and maintain any Horse Horsemen and Arms for the purposes aforesaid shall have their Money re-paid with the Interest according to Eight pounds per cent and the full value of their Plate with consideration for the fashion not exceeding one shilling per ounce and shall have full recompence for all their charge in finding furnishing and maintaining of Horse Horiemen and Arms and for this both Houses of Parliament doingage the publike Faith 3. And it is Ordained That Sir John Wallaston Knight and Alderman Alderman Touse Alderman Warner and Alderman Andrews shall be the Treasurers to receive all such Money and Plate as shall be brought in for the purposes aforesaid And that the Acquitrances of them or any two of them for the Receit of the same shall be a sufficient ground for the Party so lending Money or Plate to demand the same again with the Interest and likewise consideration for the fashion of the Plate 4. It is Ordered That shall be Commissaries to value the Horse and Arms that shall be furnished for this service and that a signification under the hands of them or any two of them of such values of the Horse and Arms and of the time when they were first brought in shall be a Warrant to demand satisfaction according to the said values and they shall keep an account of the time from the first Inrolment of any such Horse and Horsemen That such as find and maintain them may be re-paid according to the rate of 2. s. 6. d. perdiem for so long time as they have maintained them in this service And the Commissaries are to attend at Guild-hall for the receiving and inrolling of such numbers of Horse as shall be brought in 5. It is Ordered That whosoever shall bring in Money or Plate or shall provide and maintain Horse Horsemen and Arms for this service shall do according to their duty therein And the Lords and Commons doe ingage the Power and Authoritie of Parliament to save them harmlesse from all prejudice and inconvenience that may befall them by occasion thereof 6. It is Ordered That the Members of either House who are present shall be desired to Declare in their Houses respectively what Money or Plate they will bring in or what Horse Horsemen and Arms they will finde and maintain 7. It is desired That all such as have their residence in or about London or within 80 miles will bring in their Money Plate or Horse within a fortnight after notice and they that dwell farther off within three weeks 8. And because every Person may not be provided with present Money or with Horse or not have his Plate with him which he means to bring in and yet resolves to contribute his part within the time limited and that it is necessary it should be presently known what the provision will be for the effecting of this great and important service It is Ordered That the Committees of either House appointed for that purpose respectively shall receive the subscriptions of such Members of each House as have not declared themselves in the House or are absent upon the publike service or for their private occasions 2. That the Committee of London intrusted with the Militia shall receive the subscriptions in London and Middlesex 3. That some Persons nominated by the Knights and Burgesses of each Countie and approved by both Houses shall be appointed to receive the subscriptions in the severall Counties 9. And lastly it is Declared That whatsoever is brought in shall not at all be imployed upon any other occasion then to the purposes aforesaid which are to maintain the Protestant Religion the Kings Authority and His Person in His Royall Dignity the free course of Justice the Laws of the Land the Peace of the Kingdom and the Priviledge of Parliament against any force which shall oppose them And this by the direction of both Houses of Parliament Die Jovis 2d. Junii 1642. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament That the severall Members of this House do forthwith give their Attendance upon the publique Service of this Commonwealth with which they are entrusted by their Countreys And the Sheriffs of the severall Counties of this Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales are required to give Notice of this Order unto all such Members of the House of Commons as are within their respective Counties and speedily to make return of such their doings unto the Speaker of that House And all such as shall not make their personall appearance by the sixteenth day of this instant June in the House of Commons shall each one forfeit one hundred pounds to be disposed of to the Wars in Ireland and undergo such further censure and punishment as the said House shall think fit for so great neglect of their duty in a time that so necessarily requires their assistance Provided alwayes That all such as are specially imployed by this House are to remain in such imployments untill they shall have particular directions for their return Ordered that it be forthwith Printed H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS