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A82089 A declaration from the nothern [sic] associated counties to the kingdom of England. Declaring the unanimous and faithfull resolution, touching the proceedings of the Parliament and Army, in relation to their setling of the kingdom without a King; and the protestation of the said counties to the Kingdom of Scotland. Also, the declaration of Major General Massey, to the Parliament of Scotland; and the Resolution of the Marquis of Argyle, concerning the Kingdom of England. With severall divine solitudes, and heavenly meditations of a glorious King, briefly collected out of the main principles. Likewise, a declaration of the Parliament of England. And a perfect list of the Lords, Judges, Knights, and Gentlemen, appointed for a Councell of State, to govern the Common-wealths of England and Ireland. Imprimatur, Theodore Jennings. 1649 (1649) Wing D593; Thomason E544_6; ESTC R205985 2,937 8

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A DECLARATION From the Nothern Associated COUNTIES To the Kingdom of ENGLAND DECLARING Their unanimous and faithfull Resolutions touching the proceedings of the Parliament and Army in relation to their setling of the Kingdom without a King and the Protestation of the said Counties to the Kingdom of Scotland ALSO The Declaration of Major General Massoy to the Parliament of Scotland and the Resolution of the Marquis of Argyle concerning the Kingdom of England With severall Divine Solitudes and Heavenly Meditations of a glorious King briefly collected out of the main principles L●●●WIS● A Declaration of the Parliament of England And a perfect List of the Lords Judges Knights and Gentlemen appointed for a Councell of State to govern the Common-wealths of England and Ireland Imprimatur THEODORE JENNINGS London Printed for G. Laurenson MDCXLVIII A DECLARATION FROM The Northern Counties containing their cordiall Resolution and Representation touching the Parliament and Army and their protestation concerning the Kingdom of Scotland SIR I Received yours this post and am glad to see things to go on so well God grant it may hold till the whole work be finished and all injustice brought down that so Englands Common-wealth and Courts of Justice may now be purified from the corrupted Justice that hath for many yeares bin executed within her Territories for it was the saying of a learned Author That those Laws were most destructive to a Nation when not to every person put in equall ballance and execution and seeing that the tallest Ceder hath justly tasted of the fury of Almighty God against him without impartiality let the lowest shrubs hereafter dr●●● 〈◊〉 dregs of her displeasure that so all those who ●●e acted contrary to the known lawes of this Real● 〈◊〉 be brought to condigne punishment and severely ●●●shed with true sentence and judgment which 〈◊〉 done and a cleer way made unto Babels utter ruin● 〈◊〉 the people of England then sing hallelujah and proclaim ●eace throughout her Confines And although there seemeth great opposition to the work in hand yet we doubt not but divine providence will bring to light and in its due time discover and ●●●strate all the machavilian combinations now agitating and contriving by the Spirits of Envy and Malignancy whose inveterate apostacy is ready to corrupt and putrifie divers cleer and undefiled Fountains in these parts their endeavors actions and designs tending only to the alienation of the hearts of the people from their due odedience to their Representatives and to inflame and involve this Kingdome in another bloudy and intestine war and to that end the prelatical Clergy and the usurping Royalist leaves no meanes unattempted for stiring up the people to an engagement against the parliame●● and army having had several meetings in privat and o●scure places for the gathering to a head and to raise the siege at Pontefract but care is taken to suppresse their future meetings and in order thereunto the well affected about Hallifax Deeds Bradford Preston Mansfield and parts adjacent have declared their cordial resolutions to rise as one man for the assistance of the Northern Brigade a copy whereof followeth WHereas information is given That there is great plottings and designs in agitation by the adverse party to raise forces and foment new differences for the involving this Kingdome in another bloudy and inhumane war and to eclipse and obstruct the purity and tranquility of the Common-wealth of England by promoting and advancing an Arbytrary Government and infringing the Common Rights and Liberties of the people for improving their own interests to the end they may return and inflame us again to our late tyrannicall and Norman Bondage For prevention whereof we whose Names are hereunto subscribed do declare That we will give our utmost aid and assistance to our ever honoured and faithfull Patriot Major Gen. Lambert against the common enemy of this Nation and that we shall with the hazard of our lives and fortunes endeavour the preservation of the peace of these Counties against all forreign oy domestique enemies And do further unanimously declare and enter into protestation to live and dye with our Representatives assembled in Parl. for establishing of the peace of the Kingdom and perfecting of the great and glorious work in hand and that we do approve of their late Totes and Declaration for the government of this Kingdom without a supream or legislative power either by King or Peers being resolved to persevere therein and to stand in opposition against all those who shall dare to propagate or advance the Kingly prerogative or power within this Nation This Declaration was subscribed to by many thousands of the Knights Gentry and Comoners within the Counties of York and Lancaster and ordered to be printed and published dispersed throughout the several counties on this side Trent Sir As for other intelligence here is lit●le varie●●●●ly the rising of a Scottish Mist which we doubt not ●●t will soon blown over for our intelligence from thenc● saith That honest Archibald Cambdell the Marquesse of Argyle hath declared his dis-assent to a proclamation for crowning the Prince of Wales King and entred his protest and published his Testimony for a mutual compliance and reservation of the Union between the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland which is the conclusion of this his cordial Representation from Doncaster 14. Feb. 1648. Your most obliged friend c. Nehemiah Reinoldson Other Letters of a later date say That the Royal party begins to take their Spring-flight into Scotland where as it is reported Major Gen. Massey i● resident and doth negotiate with the Estates at Edenburgh for an Engagement against England having declared his resolutions to joyn with them therein A Declaration of the Parliament of England and a List of the Names of the Councell of State who are to governe this Nation FOrasmuch as the great expectation of the people of England is to know what assurance they shal have that they are not under an arbytrary power the parl of England now assembled do declare That they are fully resolved to keep preserve and maintain the fundamentall Laws of this Nation for and concerning the preservation of the lives properties and liberties of the people and in order thereunto have appointed a Councell of State for the Government of this Kingdom a perfect List of their Names are here inserted verbatim A List of the Names of the Councell of State for the Common-wealth of England THe Earl of Denbigh Earl of Malgrave Earl of P●mbroke Earl of Salisbury Lord Generall Fairfax Lord Grey of Wark Lord Grey of Groby Son to the Earl of Stamford Lord Liste Lieut. Generall Cr●m●ell Major Gen. Shippon Lord chief Justice Rolle Lord chief Justi●● St. John Lord chief Baron VVild. Lord President Bradshaw Sir Arthar Hazlerig Sir VVilliam Massum Sir Gilbert Pickering Sir James Harrington Sir Henry Van● junior Sir John Danvers Sir VVilliam Armyn Sir Henry Mildmay Sir VVilliam Constable Alderman ●enington Alderman VVilson Mr. VVhitl●ck Esq Mr. Scapely Esq Mr. Henningham Esq Colonel Ludlow Mr. VVallop Esq Mr. Hutchinson Esq Mr. ●ond Esq Mr. Popham Esq Mr. VValton Esq Mr. Scot Esq Mr. Purefoy Esq Mr. Jones Esq Which Councell of State are to receive Instructions from the Representatives of this Kingdom and to be impowred for the managing of affaires in England Ireland and the Principality of VVales and to act and determine such things as may be most consistent to the advancement of the publike Interest of the Common-wealth and the liberty freedome and safety of the people Divine Solitudes and Heavenly Meditations Of providence That God still knoweth the hearts and designs of the wicked and taketh continual notice of all their actions and in his due time will deliver his chosen people from slavery tyranny and oppression Of the Kingly Office That Christ who purchased the Church by his bloud is appointed by God to be the King and Head of the Church and Prince over the people of God that his Kingdom is not of this World but a spirituall and celestial Kingdom that he fulfilled the whole Law of God perfectly in all his actions that hee fulfilled the law not only for himself but for his people their liberty and freedom that he suffered extream things for us even the most hardest usage that could be imagined or acted by men that judgment shall bee be pronounced against them at the last day according to their workes and that the glory of Heaven is unspeakable and in respect of us here upon earth and our tossing to and fro from one place to another incomprehensible THE END