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A59382	Severall letters from the committees in severall counties to the honourable William Lenthall Esquire, speaker of the House of Commons, read in both Houses of Parliament, Iune 27, 1642 : wherein, amongst divers other passages very remarkable, is related how the townsmen of Manchester put themselves into arms, and stood upon their defense against the Lord Strange and his forces, who came to seize on the magazine : with an intercepted letter from Sir Edward Fitton, to Sir Thomas Aston at York, discovering a fowl designe of the malignant party : whereunto is added severall votes of both Houses.	Ashton, Ralph.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Fitton, Edward, Sir, 1603-1643.; Moore, John, 17th cent.; Rigby, Alexander, 1594-1650.	1642 (1642)	Wing S2775; ESTC R22133	7,798	20

here I would zealously perform it in wh●t lyes in my power And I hope His Majestie will send me a Commission for the acting what I do Sir William Brereton will be upon Saturday as I hear at Chester to settle the Militia of this County for the Parliament if he can you know what a spirit he is of and having a company of Roundheads about him may much advantage him about Chester he is so neer unto his Decoy that he may send out his Ducks every way to fetch in others what will be done in contradiction of him I know not for I hear nothing of my Lord Strange's stirring yet nor of any Commission that is come from him Sir I may assure you that the major part of this Hundred of Manchester where I live will stand right And now I will trouble you no further only this I should wish from you to favour me with three or four lines by this Bearer to know what service I may do unto my King And that you will be pleased if there be any News stirring to impart some of it unto me and I shall acknowledge it as an extreme favour done unto me And ever remain Your Kinsman and most true Servant EDWARD FYTTON If my Lord Rivers be at Court I beseech you present my most humble service to him Gawsworth 22 June 1642. Die Sabbati 12 Junii 1641. Resolved upon the Question THat the Clergy of England Convented in any Convocation or Synod or otherwise have no power to make any Constitutions Canons or Articles whatsoever in matter of Doctrine or Discipline or otherwise to binde the Clergy or the Laity of this Land without common consent of Parliament Resolved upon the Question Nullo contra Dicente THat the severall Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiasticall treated upon by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York Presidents of the Convocations for the respective Provinces of Canterbury and York and the rest of the Bishops and Clergy of these Provinces and agreed upon with Kings Majesties Licence in their severall Synods begun at London and York 1640. Do not binde the Clergy or Laity of this Land or either of them Resolved upon the Question THat these Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiasticall treated upon by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York Presidents of the Convocations for the respective Provinces of Canterbury and York and the rest of the Bishops and Clergy of those Provinces and agreed upon by the Kings Majesties Licence in their severall Synods begun at London and York in the yeer 1640. Do maintain in them many matters contrary to the Kings Prerogative To the Fundamentall Laws and Liberties of the Realm To the right of Parliaments To the propriety and liberty of the Subjects and matters tending to Sedition and of a dangerous consequence Die Lunae 27. Junii 1642. ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That these Votes be forthwith Published and Printed Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. FINIS Honourable Sir MAster Shutleworth and my selfe being in obedience to the commands of both Houses in our way to Lancashire and hearing as we found it true that by colour of a Letter from the King to Sir John Girlington the high Sheriffe of that County publik Summons was given through all or most part of the County that all the Protestant Subjects therein should the next day appeare at Preston to heare read the last Lancashire Petition to the King and his Answer thereunto and his Majesties 2. last Declarations to that of both Houses of the 19. and that of the 26. of May we by the way discharged some with whom causually met of their appearance willed them to do the like to their neighbours and from the Constable of Standish wee tooke a warrant directed to him alone for the summoning of all within that Township which warrnat had that very day being Sunday beene published in Standish Church by Master Chaddock the Parson thereof and we did that night repaire to Preston whither the next morning being the 20. of this instant Iune the high Sheriffe accompanied with the Lord Strange his eldest son a child the Lord Mollineux son in law to the Lord Strange and divers other Gentlemen resorted and thither also then came about five thousand persons upon the said Summons whom the Sheriffe did then draw out to a great Moore adjoyning called Preston Moore but before the Sheriffe went forth we who by the shortnesse of time could conven no other of the Committee or of the rest of the Deputy-Lieutenants acquainted the Sheriffe that we with others as a Committee of both Houses wereby them sent downe for the preservation of the peace of the County and shewed him such parts of our instructions as enjoyned his obedience thereunto and conduced to the present occasion and we demanding he acknowledged that he upon the said Letter had caused the people to be summoned and convened to the purpose aforesaid and shewed us the Letter but not the Declarations we told him we feared the publishing of the Declarations might tend to the raising of a faction or party against the Parliament and we therefore admonished and advised him to forbeare the doing publishing or dispersing any thing of that nature we further demanding he told us that he had a Commission of Array directed to the Lord Strange to himselfe to Sir George Midleton now lately made Baronet at Yorke Sir Alexander Radcliffe Master Tildesley of Mierscough Master William Farington and others and that when the people were drawne together he would acquaint them with that Commission and that he would also proclaim the Kings Proclamation of 27. of May which as hee affirmed he had already caused to be proclaimed in many places we thereupon wished him to forbeare it and afterwards according to our instructions we tendred unto him and required him in the name of the Lords and Commons to read and publish to the people severall Bookes conteining the Declaration of the Lords and Commons concerning the said Proclamation and the supposed Statute d. 7. Edw. 1. as also the Votes of both Houses made the 20. of May last with sundry Articles or Acts of Parliament to confirme the same but he refused to publish them or to receive them from our hands and when the people were assembled he and his under Sheriffe Master Thomas Danfon and Robert Male a Popish Recusant and others did then read unto them the said Letter Lancashire Petition and answer the two last Declarations of the King and the Sheriffe himselfe shewed unto them the Commission of Array under the great Seal of England but before these passages were ended the assembly went away except as we beleve about 6 or 700 persons in whose presence we call'd to the Sheriffe and told him that we were to speake unto him in the name of the Lord Commons assembled in Parliament and were to acquaint him with our instructions concerning his Commission of Array and his intermedling with the Militia of the County but

he refused to stay to heare them and then according to our instructions we did in the name of the Lords and Commons of England require and command him to deliver unto us that Cōmssiion of Array to be by us sent to the Parliament or to give us his answer and thereupon hee denyed to deliver that Commission Master Tidlesley of Mierscough told us we should receive an answer from Yorke we also in the name of the Lords and Commons commanded the Sheriffe and all his fellow Commissioners in that Commission of Array to forbeare the execution thereof and all the people to forbeare to obey the same at which the Sheriffe departed and he and divers about him cryed out all that are for the King goe with us crying For the King for the King and so about 400. persons whereof very many and as we beleeve the greater part were Popish Recusants went with him and rid up and down the Moor and cryed For the King For the King but the rest then staying with us we proceeded and declared unto them that we and others were sent downe by the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the preservation of the peace of this County and that both Houses and our selves in particular ever had done and ever would doe all things tending to the safety honour and peace of the Kings person his Kingdomes and nothing to the contrary and wished them not to divide betweene the King and Parliament but to stand for the King and Parliament whereupon with a generall acclamation they prayed for the King and the Parliament we then wished all high Constables and petty Constables and others then present to be attentive and we read unto them such parts of the instructions as were applicable to the present passages and the Militia of the County concerning which we told them that all the Deputy Lieutenants appoynted by the Parliament were forthwith to meet and therefore we but being two would give no further direction therein till that time and then they should receive further advertisements how to behave themselvs and in the mean time we advised them not to suffer themselves to be drawne into Armes without direction from the Parliament and so we dismissed the assembly Sir George Midleton and Master Thomas Tildesley of Meriscough and Master Thomas Prestwiche whose wives are Popish Recusants and Master William Farington a Justice of peace were in our judgements the most busie and active and they assisted countenanced abetted the Sheriffe in all the aforesaid passages and therein pressed and urged him forward who of himselfe was thereunto sufficiently enclined and whilst these things were in acting upon the Moore Will Su●pner servant to Master William Farington who during his late Deputy Lieutenancy had placed in a private house in Preston about 13. barrells of Gunpowder and some quantity of Match did secretly convey away about 6. barrells thereof in Packcloathes upon Packhorses and the next morning about 6. of the clocke and before we had notice in whose house that Powder and Match was lodged the Sheriffe did convey away out of the Towne and Liberties of Preston the residue of the said Powder and Match which being made knowne to me I forthwith repayred to the Sheriffe and shewed him the Order of the Lords and Commons made the 10. of May last for the disposing of the Magazines and also a deputation from the Lord Wharton authorizing his Deputy Lieutenants or any two or more of them to dispose of the Magazines of Lancashire and then desired him to cause that powder to be returned to Preston but he answered that he would not returne it but would keepe it and defend it with the power of the County and the Sheriffe and Sir George Midleton then said that that Order should not be obeyed and I thought it not meet for so small a quantity of Powder and Match though indeed a very considerable quantity for the time and place to endeavour a returne thereof by force so that it now remaineth unknowne to me where they who tooke it have disposed it in the last place I make bold to present my opinion that the Malignant party could not by any passage at the assembly on Preston moore distinguish that the affections of any considerable part thereof inclined unto them and I verily beleeve that we lost not but gained by that dayes worke for the safety and peace of the King and Kingdome yet concerning the Sheriffe I considering the man and the command incident to his place the great number of Papists the great store of Horses for service now amongst them the many Popish Protestant Professors and other Malignant persons you may peradventure feare that thereby we shall receive discouragement unlesse your timely and full assistance be extended to us the other here intrusted by you but however I trust in God with the issue sequel his Majeststy shall find the loyalty and you the fidelity and industry of Your humble servant Alex. Rigby Sir THe reason why Master Shutleworth subscribed not this Letter is for that before it could be made up I was by many of my fellow Deputy Lieutenants upon the occasions mentioned in their and my Letters herewith sent suddenly called away from Preston to Manchester whether Master Shutleworth is not yet come pardon I pray you the foulnesse of the Letter in regard of the shortnesse of time and multiplicity of our occasions Manchester in Lancashire the 24. of June 1642. SIR IN obedience to the Instructions which I well endeavour punctually to observe I have taken the boldnesse humbly to present you this Account that upon my first accesse into these pats I distributed the deputations and Instructions to the severall Deputy Lieutenants therein concerned and we have appointed a meeting of all the Deputy Lieutenants and Captaines in the County upon Monday next In the meane time it shall be the worke of my endeavour to dispose and incline the Countrey to contribute their assistance to the publike service which I suspect may be the more difficultly obtained because it is confidently beleeved and expected by many who prepare accordingly that his Majestie intends within short time to come into these parts and to prepare the Countrey for his assistance and entertainement hath issued a Commission of Array to the Lord Strange wherein it is credibly affirmed there is joyned in the Commission the Lord Kilmorrey Cholmondly and Brereton Sir George Booth Sir Richard Wilbraham Sir Edward Fitton Sir Thomas Aston and Our Sheriffe Master Leigh of Addlington Master Thomas Cholmondly Master Thomas Cotton Master Whitmore and others some whereof have declared and discovered too much forwardnesse therein though I hope one or two of them will be better advised Because therefore it is apprehended that at the same time and places they will attempt to put the Commission in execution when the Ordinance touching the Militia is likewise to be executed Give me leave I beseech you to represent this to your consideration that so such further directions may be added to the former as may be thought requisite For by the former as may appeare unto you by this clause herein closed it seemes to be intended that the power and strength of the County is to be imployed for the suppressing of such Assemblies and for the apprehending and sending up all such persons as shall after admonition and command to the contrarie persist which is not to be expected to be ●ffected without force and violence which being once entred into may not be suddenly composed and allayed nor perhaps made good unlesse we can disposesse them of the Countrey pouder which is in the publicke Magazin in their hands so as the Countrey is much wanting save onely that which is in private hands Notwithstanding wee will use our best endeavours within a short time to possesse our selves of the Magazin and what may be the further pleasure of the Parliament shall be observed by him who will alwayes make it a chiefe worke of his duty to obey their command And to your self in particular to approve my selfe Your most faithfull friend and servant Will Brereton Chester 24 June 1642. Resolved upon the Question by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament THat Sir John Girlington Sir George Middleton and Sir Edward Fitton be forthwith sent for as delinquents Resolved c. That the Lord Strange be required to deliver that part of the Magazin of the County of Lancaster seized by his Lordship into the hands of the Deputy Lieutenants of that County appointed by the Ordinance for the Militia Lunae 27 Iunii 1642. ORdred by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That these Votes and foure Letters be forthwith Printed and Published Jo. Browne Clerr Paliamentorum FINIS