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lord_n	duke_n	earl_n	majesty_n	21,573	5	7.2402	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77745	The declaration of the Right Honourable the Duke of Buckingham, and the Earles of Holland, and Peterborough, and other lords and gentlemen now associated for the King and Parliament, the religion, lawes, and peace of His Majesties kingdomes. With three letters (delivered July the 6.) one to the House of Peers; another to the House of Commons: and the third to the Ld. Major, aldermen, and commons of the City, in Common-councell, assembled.	Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.; Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of, 1590-1649.; Peterborough, Henry Mordaunt, Earl of, 1624?-1697.	1648 (1648)	Wing B5310; Thomason E451_33; ESTC R205284	2,008	7

THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE The Duke of Buckingham and the Earles of Holland and Peterborough and other Lords and Gentlemen now associated for the KING and Parliament the Religion Lawes and Peace of His Majesties Kingdomes WITH Three Letters delivered July the 6. One to the House of Peers another to the House of Commons And the third to the Ld. Major Aldermen and Commons of the City in Common-councell Assembled LONDON Printed in the yeare 1648. THE DECLARATION OF The Right Honourable The Duke of BUCKINGHAM and the Earles of HOLLAND and PETERBOROUGH c. FInding this conjuncture to be the proper time when this wearied Kingdome may be delivered from those miseries it both hath and may apprehend yet to feel by such persons as are il-affected to our peace who at this time without authority or Commissions disperse themselves into all parts to raise Forces with no other intention but to continue a bloudy and intestine war which may prove dangerous to the whole Kingdome from the assistance they find by the Committees of the severall Counties who have so abused their power and the people by an arbitrary way of Government as they shun and apprehend nothing more then what we shall endeavour and seek Peace and a wel-setled Government and therefore that the whole Kingdome may be satisfied upon what grounds and principles we go to oppose and prevent this mischief and danger we do here declare that we do take up armes for the KING and Parliament Religion and the known Laws and peace of all His Majesties Kingdomes professing before Almighty God that we have no other designe in this undertaking but to see this well and speedily established and will with readines and joy lay them down whensoever God shall give us the injoyment of this blessing professing that whatsoever may be our successe and prosperity in this good Cause we shall not say by way of menace to the Parliament that we will use the power God hath put into our hands but shall blesse God that he hath made us the instruments to serve the KING the Parliament and Kingdome in the way of peace in a just and equall composure between them and we hope the City and the Kingdome will well weigh and consider whether they may not more reasonably and conscionably joyne with us in these pious and peaceable resolutions then with those Forces that have by their breach of faith and their disobedience kept up the Sword when those that delivered it into their hands commanded the laying of it downe which disobedience hath brought this fresh storm of bloud that is now falling upon this Kingdome and all those fears and confusions that Petitions daily shew to be in the thoughts and apprehensions both of the City and the whole Kingdome we might adde sad circumstances that are of late discovered and broken out concerning HIS MAJESTIES Person and likewise a confused and levelling undertaking to overthrow Monarchy and to turn order that preserves all our lives and fortunes into a wild and unlimited confusion but we desire not to expresse any thing with sharpnesse since our ends and pursuit is only peace which shall appear to all the world whensoever we may see a Personall Treaty so begun with His Majesty as we may expect a happy conclusion by it that cannot follow but by a Cessation of Armes which in all parts of the world hath accompanied these Treaties even between the bitterest enemies Christians Turks much more to be expected in these our civill Divisions amongst our selves for the Sword should not be in action as long as a Treaty of peace is in agitation since accidents of hostility on both sides will sharpen and divide us rather then close and unite us This we thought fit both to desire and to declare that the discourses that may be raised upon our actions may not have power to abuse the Kingdome as if we did only move in a way to set up His Majesty in a tyrannicall power rather then in His just Regall government the which hath been alwaies found in this Nation very well consistent with the due rights and freedoms of Parliament the which we do here most faithfully protest the endeavouring a preservation of and call God to witnesse of our sincerity in this intention Holland G Buckingham Peterborough For the Right Honourable the Speaker of the House of Peers My Lord WE doe here take away your jealousies by giving you a cleer knowledge of our designes which if you shall be pleased to communicate to the House of Peers we hope they will find we do not vary from those principles and grounds we have been ingaged in both from His Majesty and the Parliament which God give them grace so to think and advise upon it as His Majesty may find His just rights according to our Covenant and Declarations and the Parliament rise and recover the dignity due unto them by a speedy way of setling the peace of this distracted Kingdome Your Lordships most humble Servants G. BUCKINGHAM HOLLAND PETERBOROUGH The same to the House of Commons To the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the City in Common-Councell Assembled HAving a long time beheld the sad calamities and miseries of these Kingdoms and finding no other means for redresse We are forced into this undertaking which we desire may be rightly understood of all that are wel-affected especially of this City whose actions and endevours do sufficiently evidence their good affections To this end we have inclosed a brief account of our intentions which we hope may give satisfaction both to you and the whole Kingdome whose assistance with Gods blessing we desire no farther then our designes are reall for the good and happinesse both of the KING Parliament and Kingdome according to our Covenant Your humble Servants G. BUCKINGHAM HOLLAND PETERBOROUGH FINIS