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A80240	The commission of array arraigned and condemned: or, a declaration of the illegalitie of the said commission: shewing, that it is destructive to the late flourishing Kingdome of England, and the subjects, especially the Commons thereof; and to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannicall government. Published to the view of the world, principally of Great Britaine, and the Protestant party of Ireland. Commended to the view and confideration of the high and Hon: Court of Parliament, (the worthies of our English Israel.)		1642 (1642)	Wing C5552; Thomason E118_8; ESTC R19365	4,505	10

THE Commission of Array ARRAIGNED AND CONDEMNED OR A DECLARATION of the illegalitie of the said Commission SHEWING That it is Destructive to the late flourishing Kingdome of England and the Subjects especially the COMMONS thereof and to introduce an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Government Published to the view of the World principally of Great Britaine and the Protestant Party of Ireland Commended to the view and consideration of the high and Hon Court of PARLIAMENT the Worthies of our English Israel LONDON Septemb. 19. Printed by T.F. for H.H. 1642. The Commission of Array Arraigned c. IT is notoriously knowne to all the World especially of this whilome flourishing Kingdome of England our deare native soyle that Matter being more than much amisse in Church and Common-wealth and those occasioned by the unhappy and long intermission and want of Parliaments this present Parliament being by divine providence called and convened hath from its beginning endeavoured with indefatigable labour and paines to rectifie matters in Religion and ●he State and amongst many other things their endeavour and severall Ordinances to settle the Militia in the severall Shires and Counties of the Kingdome for the defence of the same Now it is also as notoriously knowne that his Majesty suffering himselfe to be seduced and misse-led by evill and wicked Councell who for their owne ends to crosse and thwart the Parliaments good religious and wholesome proceedings have caused a strange and unparalleld thing called A Commission of Array to be sealed and given unto certaine Noble men and others of his evill Counsell most properly denominated by both the most Honourable Houses of the Lords and Commons of Parliament the Malignant-party And amongst other the said most offensive and destructive Commission of Array is given and granted to William Marquesse of Hertford And he endeavoured to put the said Commission in execution in Sommersetshire Wiltshire and other places untill he was driven away by the Countrey and Militia and other Parliament Forces he fled from Wells to Sherborne Castle c. The Copie of which the said Marquesse his Commission as Lieutenant Generall for many Counties being printed and published to the view of all the World is thus over-viewed Arraigned condemned and confuted as followeth CHARLES by the Grace of God c. To our trusty and well-beloved William Marquesse of Hertford c. It is wondered how his Majesty were he not seduced by wicked Counsell can terme Him Trusty and welbeloved that to gaine Honour hath been so untrustie and an Apostate to his first vowes and Votes in this present Parliament And it followes Whereas there is now in and neere the City of London great Forces raising and Money raising by order of our two Houses of Parliament c. Wee have found it necessary to raise and levie Forces for defence of the Protestant Religion Our Person the two Houses of Parliament the Lawes of the Land the Liberty and Property of the Subject and Priviledges of Parliament O Dens bone have either Houses of Parliament or any of the major and Orthodox Partie gone about to raise any Forces against but for the defence of the Protestant Religion the Kings person their owne sacred two Houses Property of the Subject and Priviledges of Parliament If there be any such among them as some Tares will alwayes be found amongst the finest Corne If I say there be any such Monsters of men amongst them that goe about to enslave them-selves and their Posterity let them be accursed with Anathoma Maranatha and to this curse no doubt but all good men will say Amen Indeed we are not ignorant that not a few Members of both Houses proving false to their Countries that have put their trust or confided in them for good are for their severall ends like Renegadoes run away and become the Malevolent and Malignant partie such as hate Religion in its puritie and the power thereof and the peace of the State and Common-wealth for as the Scripture saith The way of peace the wicked they have not knowne The said great Commissioner by his said large Commission of Array is commanded and charged to conduct and lead all such his Majesties subjects Arrayed tryed and Armed as well men of Armes as other Horsemen Archers Footmen of all kinds of degrees meet and apt for the Warre against all and singular Enemies Rebels and Traytors and their adherents attempting any thing against Vs Our Crowne and Dignity c. for so run the very words Verily if any such singular Enemies Rebels and Traytors and their Adherents be to be found they are not the right Noble Earle of Essex and his adherents his Excellencie being appointed Captaine Generall by both the Honourable Houses of Parliament which were to make both the Houses Enemies Rebels and Traytors who are the Representative Body of the Kingdome and the Worthies of our English Israel which is most absurd to thinke or beleeve by any moderate minded Christian but in very deed the very Enemies Rebels and Traytors are the Malignant party And his Majesties Army is too well known to consist for the most part of Papists Athiests or Libertines amongst whom must be found those Enemies Rebels and Traytors and they having purchased the name of Cavaliers doe glory in it and for the most part they are fearefull and most execrable Damne-me Swearers which fearefull execration they never would once use much lesse not usually and often use if they had any Religion feare of God or sparke of Grace in them and did consider the Word of God in the sacred Scripture denounced against all wicked and resolved ordinary prophane men whose Damnation sleepeth not they J say doubtlesse would not so often invocate Almighty God to aggravate and accelerate their Damnation But to leave all such to their desired doome of Damnation The said Commission of Array hath such a large extent that if put in Execution it overthrowes and destroyes all the fundamentall Lawes of the Land and Liberty of the Subject of the Commone especially and brings all to be involved in Warre thraldome and slavery and not into a defensive Warre against any forraigne Enemy but a Civill and unheard of intestine Warre and Blood-shedding amongst our selves And his Majesties wicked Councell the better to confirme and strengthen the said Commissions of Array have caused him to set up his Standard-Royall as it is called whereby what else is but a Flag of Defiance and a denunciation of open Warre and Hostility with his Parliament the great Councell of Him and his Kingdome and His most faithfull religious and loyall Subjects and never was any Standard set up since K. Richard the third against the lawfull Competitour for the Crowne Henry Earle of Richmond in all the Haleyon Reignes of Henry the 8. Edward the 6. Queene Elizabeth and King Iames. But what ill successe the Marquisse of Hertford and other great Lords and Commissioners of the Malignant-party have had in attempting to put the aforesaid Commission

of Array in Execution is well known daily to the Hon Houses of Parliament and to be seene by every ordinary observant Eye in our printed weekly Diurnals Sitque tota Britannia Testis The Lord Strange who is a main man of the Malignant party and a great Commissioner in the said illegall Commission for divers Counties gives out a Warrant to all and every the High Constables in the Hundred of Amounderves in Lancashire for putting the said Commission in Execution The Copie of which his Warrant is as followeth here inserted with the Animadversions or marginall Notes of some ingenuous as ingenious Parliament-proofe-Pen-man And it is a Strange Warrant from a Strange Nobleman A true Copie of the Lord STRANGE his Warrant for putting in execution the Illegall Commission of Array in Lancashire To all and every the High Constables in the Hundred of Amounderves WHereas his Majesty by his Proclamation dated at Yorke the 12. day of August last hath declared That an Army of Horse and Foot is in a (a) (a) That is a lye Rebellious manner raised in the South parts of this Kingdome by (b) (b) The Cōmissioners of Array may apply that to thēselves ill affected persons who are now Trayterously and Rebelliously marching in Battaile-Array against his Majesty contrary to their duty and allegiance and that he intended upon Munday being the 22. of August to set up his Standard Royall and whereas his Majesty by his Commission under his Highnesse great Seale hath authorized and appointed me Lieutenant Generall of this and other Counties to raise forces of Horse and foot Souldiers to attend his Majesty for the defence of his Majesty and the true (c) (c) Here let the world judge whether Papists will defend the true Protestant Religion whether base and beggerly Cavaleers that have nothing to lose but 〈…〉 themselves by ruines will maintaine the Subjects 〈◊〉 and property and whether 〈◊〉 that are great incendiaries would maintaine the being of Parliaments that dare not looke the Parliament in the face Protestant Religion their Liberties Properties and the very being of Parliaments These are to require and Command you that you summon and warne all Knights Esquires Gentlemen and Free-holders within your severall divisions chargeable with Armes and all such as are of ability to provide and maintain Armes and are well affected to his Maiesties service (d) (d) If they be not Popish Recusants they may thank the Pope for it who hath given dispensations to take the Oath of Alleagiance and Supremacy that they might doe the more hurt with lesse suspition Popish Recusants alwayes excepted that they be at Preston upon Tuesday being the 23. of August by 10. of the clocke of the fore-noone where I intend if it please God to be there further to acquaint them with the particulars of his Maiesties Commands and to conferre and advise with them of the best and speediest way to advance and further his Maiesties Service in this behalfe which I doubt not but (e) (e) I hope and beleeve all good Subjects will not all good Subiects will readily and willingly performe and that they will in the meane time consider and take into their thoughts what ayde or assistance they or their neighbours tenants and freinds can and will by their meanes yeeld to his Majesty in this needfull occasion and will prepare to have the same in readinesse faile not as you tender his Majesties Service and will Answer the contrary at your perils Given under my hand and Seale at my Mannor of Lathum this 17. of August An. Dom. 1642. James Strange We that have read the Chronicles and Histories of England did never read that such a Commission was made or granted nor that ever any King in this our Fairie-Land did ever cause Armes to be leavyed and taken up with such a large extent against his owne Loyall Subjects His Bowells the two Houses of Parliament c. God for his mercy sake grant peace Amen And now albeit both the Houses of Parliament the Kings greate Councell and the Representative Body of England Their so solid and serious Voting Declaring and Demonstrating this afore-said Commission of Array to be illegall and destructive And Learned Mr. Serjeant Wild Recorder of Worcester and a Member of the House of Commons his publike confutation thereof We are not ignorant that some of the Cabinet or Cavalier-Councell have pumped hard and most notoriously abused His Majesty and the Lawes unto which He is sworne to set out in Print in his name so many sheets about eight of paper The Booke entituled pretending to shew the legalitie of the Commission of Array And we are not out of hope but some of us may live to see such Apostate Iudges and Achitophell Councell as have caused his Majesty to create the said Commission of Array and to prate the legallity thereof to have Chiefe Justice Trissilian his Fate either upons barren Heath a high Banke or up H●lborne as farre as Tyborne nor can we exempt the nimble tongu'd Chequer-Baron Yea though they never so long Hide themselves as Trissilian did under the Kings winges having King Richard the second that unhappy and unfortunate Prince for his Lord and Master And I never thinke of the late Lord Major of London Sir Richard Gurney but we call to minde Sir Nicholas Brembre Lord Major of London in the said unhappy Kings reigne We hope by this time sufficient is said for the Arraignment and condemnation of the Commission of Array By the next yee are like to see the illegality of his Majesties late erecting His Standard FINIS