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A89460	Manchesters resolution against the Lord Strange. With the Parliaments endeavour and care for the prevention of such sad calamities that may ensue upon the nation, by their severall votes, resolved upon in the House of Peers, and in the House of Commons, for the securing the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales. Iohn Brown Cler. Parliamen. Also a remarkable passage concerning his Majesties blocking up of Hull.	Manchester, Edward Montagu, Earl of, 1602-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing M394; Thomason E154_32; ESTC R212702	3,564	8

MANCHESTERS RESOLVTION against the Lord STRANGE WITH The PARLIAMENTS endeavour and care for the prevention of such sad calamities that may ensue upon the Nation by their severall VOTES Resolved upon in the House of Peers and in the House of Commons for the securing the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales Iohn Brown Cler. Parliamen Also a remarkable passage concerning His Majesties blocking up of Hull Iuly 12. London Printed for A. Coe 1642 MANCHESTERS RESOLVTION AGAINST THE LORD STRANGE SUch are the severall distempers and distractions of this Kingdome that former ages could hardly paralell the like Every day produces heavy newes and sad novelties of warres and rumours of wars proceeding from the Malignant Party of this Kingdome such as are open and profest enemies to the peace of great Brittaine and such I am sure as beare no good will to Sion nor to the tranquility of Jerusalem What hainous and never the like heard of insolencies they have already acted what impudent affronts they have offred the Kings Majestie and his good government what horrid plots and hideous conspiracies they have contrived and attempted both by Forraigne invasion and domestick insurrection the history of these times doth sufficiently testifie The great Councell of the King and this Kingdome the high and honourable Court of Parliament now assembled have beene credibly within these few daies enformed of 8000. men which are speedily to be sent from France and Spaine towards the Northerne parts What the designes of those two Kings are none can as yet tell God only knowes and we may all certainely suppose that they doe intend no good to this little Island of ours They being of another Religion have beene heretofore and will bee still adversaries to us and emulators of our prosperity Besides these the two Houses have had intelligence of late of Armes and Ammunition to be transported to New Castle with many Captaines and Cavalliers who are shrewdly suspected to be the Malignant Party whose designes have beene malevolent and t is much feared will be little better towards the peace and welfare of the Kingdome of England and this City of London There hath been likewise a Report made to the upper and lower House of Parliament how that the Popes Nuncio hath gone about to raise forces for the aforesaid designes and to that end that he might effect and the better accomplish his attempts hee hath sollicited the two Kings of France and Spaine to lend the King of England foure thousand men a piece There hath beene likewise a Report made and it was in a Letter sent from Holland which was read in the House of Commons that the Queenes Majesty had provided certaine Ships laden with Ammunition with a purpose and resolution to goe in them towards the North As also the Lord Digby that was impeacht by the Parliament of high Treason with Master Piercy the Earle of Northumberlands brother Master Termine and divers others that runne away the last yeare are all a comming over as they say with a great Fleet from Denmarke And if Fame be true and we may give credit to a printed Pamphlet which this day came forth there have beene strokes given and bullets shot here in England which is lamentable to consider that there should be Civill Warres at this time amongst us Upon the fourth day of this instant Month of July there was a skirmish between the Lord Strange and the Inhabitants of Manchester in Lancashire the occasion whereof was as that Booke makes mention through the Lord Stranges Resolution to take away their Magazine by force having received for that purpose many forces from Yorke T is very strange if this be true I wish it may be false if it be not I am certaine it is an ill omen to the peace of England and doth prognosticate no good tidings to the City of London If this be the beginning of Civill Warre God knowes and no mortall but he when the ending will be When that dreadfull time is once come as God forbid it ever should many a weake wife will bee husbandlesse and many a poore childe fatherlesse Then will be mourning and lamentation in our Cities and Countries many Rachels mourning for their children because they are not Many thousands will then lose their lives before that this Kingdome be agine setled in peace A Civill Warre will teare in pieces our flourishing Kingdome be a meanes for the invasion of a forraigne foe exposing us to the fury and derision of our enemies to the pitty and deploration of our friends Bellum Dei fl●gellum warre is the scourge of God it will quickly bring a people and Nation to ruine vastation and desolation we have had wofull experience of the miseries of warre Dulce bellum in expertis If warre be sweet it is to them that are ignorant of it No man truely knowes the malignity and cruelty of warre but those onely that have felt and tryed it What a havocke has the Sanguinian hand of warre made in the Christian World How it hath enervated the strength vigour and sinewes of whole Kingdomes the direfull and sad Tragedies of Germany and still bleeding Ireland doe evidently declare and make known what a lamentable story warre is The very charge and continuall cost of maintaining two Armies will exhaust the wealth and treasure of three Kingdoms Of this we have had a deare example in the late skirmishes of Scotland After the pacification w●● concluded betweene the two Kingdomes it cost England 〈…〉 then a million of pounds And such is the vast expe●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●●●aining two Armies that if they be once on foot here 〈…〉 Kingdome either a sudden encounter will destroy one o● 〈…〉 the keeping them both will destroy the whole Kingd●●● These premises co 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the present state of this Kingdome seriously weighed we have great grounds of strong feares And for this cause that wise Senate our hopefull and happy Parliament have taken into their sage and grave consideration the present condition of this tottering and distracted Kingdome and Nation and finding it to be in such a pittifull predicament as it now is they have in their indefatigable endeavours against all oppositions of the malignant party and in their conscionable care for the preservation of this Kingdome given speciall order to the right honourable the Earle of Warwicke Admirall of his Majesties Navy Royall to intercept and stop the passages of all those that shall at any time present or future transport or cause to bee transported any manner of Armes or Ammunition Powder or Shot Furniture Victualls Commaunders and Souldiers from Rome Venice Paris Holland or any further or nearer places The wisdome of prevention we all know is beyond the wisdome of remedy and that great Councell well knows that it is better keeping out of danger then getting out of danger And therefore with an unanimous consent all aiming at the peace and happinesse of this Land for the prevention of the sword which is now brandished over our heads they have settled the Militia and settled the Kingdome in such a posture of defence as by their severall Votes resolved upon in both houses of Parliament doth here appeare for the safety and security of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales Severall Votes resolved upon by both Houses of Parliament concerning the securing of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales Resolved upon the Question by the Lords in Parliament nemine contradicente THat the Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the safety and defence of the Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales is not any way against the Oath of Allegiance That the severall Commissions granted under the great Seal to the Lievtenants of the severall Counties are illegall and void That whosoever shall execute any power over the Militia of this Kingdome and Dominion of Wales by colour of any Commission of Lievtenancy without consent of both Houses of Parliament shall be accounted a disturber of the peace of the Kingdome Resolved upon the Question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament THat the Kingdome hath beene of late and still is in so evident and imminent danger both from enemies abroad and a Popish and discontented party at home That there is an urgent and inevitable necessity of putting his Majesties Subjects into a posture of defence for the safeguard both of his Majesty and his People That the Lords and Commons fully apprehending this danger and being sensible of their own duty to provide a sutable prevention have in severall Petitions addressed themselves to his Majesty for the ordering and disposing of the Militia of the Kingdome in such a way as was agreed upon by the wisdome of both Houses to be most effectuall and proper for the present Exigents of the Kingdome yet could not obtaine it but his Majesty did severall times refuse to give his Royall assent thereunto Ordered that the House of Peers agrees with the House of Commons in this Proposition That in this case of extreame danger and of his Majesties refusall the Ordinance agreed on by both Houses for the Militia doth oblige the people and ought to be obeyed by the fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdome That these shall be the Heads of a Declaration That such persons as shall be nominated Deputy-Levtenants and approved of by both Houses shall receive the commands of both Houses to take upon them to execute their Offices Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that these severall Votes shall be forthwith Printed and Published John Browne Cler. Parl. A true Relation of some certaine passages betweene his Majesty and the Towne of Hull SIR Iohn Hotham through the care of that trust imposed upon him by the right honourable the Houses of Parliament concerning the Towne of Hull hath fortified it so and hath floated the water foure miles about the said Towne for the defence of it against any that shall oppose it His Majesty thinking it to be a disturbance to his good Subjects hath besiedged it with five thousand men besides he hath planted Ordnance so that there can be no passage to it by Sea or Land And it is thought that it will bee rendered up because they will not be able to subsist long for want of provision FINIS