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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76111	A declaration made by the right Honourable the Earle of Bath, one of his Majesties commissioners of array, to the whole country of Devonshire, with their answer thereunto annexed; also the manner how the said Earle of Bath endeavoured to put the commission of array in execution, at South-moulton in Devonshire, and how his men were driven out of the town by the inhabitants thereof. Whereunto is added, a true relation of the great battle betweene Prince Robert and the Parliaments forces at Worcester; with their happy victory over his cavaliers.	Bath, Henry Bourchier, Earl of, 1587 or 8-1654.	1642 (1642)	Wing B1132; Thomason E119_11; ESTC R17259	3,899	8

A DECLARATION MADE By the right Honourable the Earle of BATH one of his Majesties Commissioners of Array to the whole Country of DEVONSHIRE With their answer thereunto annexed ALSO The manner how the said Earle of BATH endeavoured to put the Commission of Array in Execution at Southmoulton in Devonshire and how his men were driven out of the Town by the Inhabitants thereof Whereunto is added A true Relation of the great Battle betweene Prince ROBERT and the Parliaments Forces at Worcester with their happy Victory over his Cavaliers Septemb. 29. London Printed for John Wright A DECLARATION Of the Earle of BATH AS there are disturbances in some part of this Kingdome so I understand this County of Devon in many places to be falsly possessed of some arbitrary and Tirannicall government pretended to be set up by the King and put in practice among others by my selfe Wherefore out of my great affection to you and my Country being now immediately ready to receive the blessed Sacrament I doe solemnly in the presence of Almighty God professe and declare that I have undertaken nothing contrary to the Lawes of this Kingdome nor preiudiciall or hurtfull to any that shall observe it and 〈◊〉 doe further professe that I have no authority neither will I take the value of sixpence from any man but to my utmost power to protect you all that every one may enioy their owne The Answer THe disturbances that are in this Kingdome have growne through the interferring of the Commission of Array with the Militia ordained by Parliament The Officers in the Militia are the same for the most part that were before in the Lievtenancy the men approved by His Majesty the Array invades the Militia and hath beene the onely meanes of breaking the peace So in Sommerset Captaine Preston was assayled and his Ensigne slaine in the execution of the ordinance of Parliament And for that cause the authors and fautors of that crime are prosecuted in Sherbourne That many places of this County are possessed with the doubt of an arbitrary government intended is true That the fault therof is layd to the Kings charge is false That the Commissioners of Array doe for the extent of that Commission put in practice an arbitrary and Tirannicall government is true for these reasons First that which is but against the being of Parliaments is intended for an arbitrary government but the Commissioners of Array doe bend themselves and the power of their Commissions against the being of Parliaments That the suppression of this Parliament or the drawing of the members of it to other judicature is against the being of Parliaments is so apparant as it needs no more proofe Secondly That the Commission it selfe is illegall hath beene declared by an authority not to be contradicted And to put an illegall Commission in execution as to draw his Majesties government into the censure of Tyranny Thirdly the Commission of Array is most partiall and in that respect Tyrannicall By the Declaration justifying and explaining it it is affirmed that a man of able body and estate serving in person shall find armes but for his person but a man weake in body not serving shal find arms according to the proportion of his estate so that by this rule a man of 40 li. per. an and impotent shall find a mans arms a man to weare it and a potent man of 100. 500. or 1000. per. an shal find no more A man that is potent in boby owes that ability to the Common-Wealth as the rich of his substance why else is the poore able man bound to weare the impotent rich mans armes It is most unreasonable then and consequently most illegall that the bodily strength of a rich man which is his great advantage should be the reason to ease his estate and the weakenesse of his equall draw upon him a grosse inequallity of burthen This Declaration averreth peremptorily that this Commission which is the thing undertaken is lawfull that it is not prejudiciall that there is no authority to take sixpence and thereupon the holy Sacrament is solemnly received For the lawfulnesse a single Iudgment is opposed to the Parliament and the conscience bound without reservation as surely for the truth of it That 's much in respect of the antiquity oft his law the variety of others since made the difference of opinion But that it is not prejudiciall let the before recited partiallity answer And for the authority to take sixpence see the power to imprison the refusers With the will of any man Charity forbids to have to doe because his purposes are hid But the consequences of their actions are apparant to provident men The Array doth apparently oppose the Parliament and intrudes uppon those offices which have beene and are now possest by others for the peace and defence of the Kingdome The Militia defends the Parliament and therein strives to maintaine the King and his posterity in the ancient and rightfull government of this Realme by 3 estates In this there is true loyalty and constant peace In the other flattery and the seed of perpetuall War The Militia protects Religion and propriety of goods and for the Common interest in both craves the benefit or Parliament and Church assemblyes The Array prevaling will not faile to bring both into single power at least into the danger that both were lately in But that 's forgotten neither is it seene that the Array must embroyle this Kingdome that the rebellion may prevaile in Ireland A Copy of Letter sent to a worthy Gentleman in LONDON Honourable Sir ACcording to my bo●nden duty I cannot chuse but acquaint your worship with the newes at Southmoulton I my selfe being present at it On Saturday last the Earl of Bath sent one of his servants unto the Maior of the Towne to know whether he should have a peaceable entrance into his Town the Tuesday folloing for he was minded to come there to meet some Gentlemen upon some occasions the Maior answered the messenger that if his intent were for peace he should come after better consideration which the Ma●or had he was blamed by some of his friends for tha● he had not taken respite to give his answer but that advice came too late The Tuesday being the day appoynted there came the Eatle of Bath my Lord Chichester Baronet Pollard Sir Popham Southcot Sir Ralph Sidneham Master Basset Master John Acland Master Iohn Gifford Captaine Newcond with their followers and diverse others which I cannot name A Banquet being provided at Henry Hearders house the Inne-keeper where the Earle sent store of Venison and his owne Cooke for to dresse it the common sort of the Towne fell in a great rage with the Maior and his company for giving licence that they should enter and swor that if they did attempt any thing there or read their Commission of Array they would beate them all downe and kill them if they were all hanged for it and thereupon betooke