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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84632	A reall protestation of many, and very eminent persons in the county of Yorke, declaring their resolutions concerning the present distractions; some of whose names are subscribed.	Fairfax, Ferdinando Fairfax, Baron, 1584-1648.	1642 (1642)	Wing F122; Thomason E116_17; ESTC R3126	1,904	7

A Reall PROTESTATION OF MANY AND Very eminent persons in the County of YORKE Declaring Their Resolutions concerning the present distractions some of whose names are subscribed Septemb the 8th London Printed for H. Blunden 1642. A Reall Protestation of many and very eminent Persons in the County of Yorke declaring their Resolutions concerning the present distractions some of whose names are subscribed WEE the Gentrry Free-holders and others of the County of Yorke whose names are hereunto subscribed being none or very few of us present and none at all of us consenting to the late Assembly and Consultations at Yorke wherein Propositions have been made for the raising of forces of Horse and foot in this County the levying of monyes for the maintenance of them and taking away the Armes of some peaceable Subjects nor none at all of us consenting to the lawlesse and unpresidented presentment of the grand Iuries at the last Assizes held for this County being framed to give more strength and colour to part of these propositions the said propositions and presentments being contrary as we conceive to the Lawes of the Land and tending to the introducing of an arbitrary government The taking away the propriety of every Subject in his estate the liberty of the person and the most necessary use and priviledge of Parliaments and which is the worst of all evills to beget a warre in the bowels of this County Wee thinking our selves and all the rest of the Subjects of this County to bee so highly concerned in the proceedings afore mentioned as without great disadvantage to us all we may not be silent therein doe make this our Protestation and declaration before God and the world that as our actions have hitherto beene altogether peaceable so our desires intentions and resolutions are altogether pacificall and that all our indeavours and labours shall onely tend to the settlement and continuance of a reall peace according to the Lawes of the Land and to the uniting of the fractions and taking away the distractions that have most unhappily broken the generall unity of the Inhabitants of this County And that nothing can be more dangerous and destructive thereunto then the raising and continuing together in a body such forces of Horse and foote in this County as hath been propounded and advised as aforesaid without consent and authority of Parliament We conceiving the advisings thereof to proceed from some destructive Counsells the ends whereof are to imbroyle this Kingdome in such a deluge of warre as hath already though under other pretences swallowed up the Protestant Religion the peace and prosperous condition of the Kingdome of Ireland And seeing his sacred Majesty hath of en Declared to us that the Lawes of the Land shall be the Rule of His Government and that He expects it shall bee the measure of our Subjection We cannot conceive that any of these proceedings so grievous to the Subject are consented to or warranted by His gracious Majesty And therefore We further declare that we will not consent nor as much as in us lyeth suffer that any such Forces either Horse or Foot be raised of the Trayned bands of this County nor that moneyes be levied for the maintaining thereof nor that the Armes of any Subjects other than Popish Recusants be taken from them nor will we consent nor suffer as much as in us lyeth that any War or Hostility be acted in this County nor any Forraine Forces brought in upon us and if any such attempts shall be offered or made we will endeavour to resist and suppresse them and to keepe the Peace of the County entire so farre as the Antient knowne Lawes of the Land and the late Declarations and Orders of Parliament made upon these immergent Occasions shall inable us therein And we do likewise Declare that we shall be most ready and willing upon generall Summons given at Yorke or any other convenient place to be appointed to meet the rest of the Gentry and other considerable inhabitants of the County to advise of such matters as may indanger the violation of the Peace and may conduce to the prevention thereof and the uniting the whole Countrey into an amicable resolution to oppose all such unlawfull pressures so as such an Assembly of the County may bee with Freedome of every mans person and vote and not overawed by any Forces of Horse or Foot laid together in place where they may command the Assembly in which Assembly and Consultation We Declare that it is not our intention to decline the provident care of the Parliament in placing a Garrison for the present at Hull to prevent the surprizall of that important place either by Forraine Forces or such native Plots and Conspiracies as are to the life represented to us in that most deplorable Kingdome of Ireland which by the bloudy Councels and rebellion of the Papists is in a manner brought to utter desolation And we desire that this our Declaration and Protestation may be published in all the Parish Churches and Markets of this County to the end that all men may take notice of our legall and peaceable resolutions Dated August 29 1642. Signed at Ottley by Ferdinando Lord Fair-Fax Sir Thomas Fair-Fax Knight Sir Thomas Malenerer Knight and Baronet William Instor Esquire Sir Richard Haukesworth Knight Sir John Savile Knight Charles Fair-Fax Esquire John Farrer Esquire John Malenerer Esquire Thomas Stockdale Esquire William White Esquire William Inglebye Esquire Thomas Listorr Esquire John Copley Gentleman John Farrer Gentleman Thomas St. Nicolas Gentleman John Bright Gentleman Thomas Westby Gentleman FINIS