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A declaration and protestation of the Lords and Commons in Parliament to this kingdome and to the whole world. Wherein (amongst diverse of His Majesties late illegal proceedings) is discovered how severall commissions under the Kings authoritie have been granted to many profest papists (herein nominated) for places of command in this war ... : also how Sir John Hinderson and Colonell Cockrain were sent to Hamburg and Denmarke to raise forces ... With the names of some who have been proclaimed rebels in Ireland now in great favor with His Maiestie. For which and other reasons they are resolved ... to defend the truth against the popish army ...
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England and Wales. Parliament.
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1642
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Wing E1312A; ESTC R207961
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London to be sackt plundered and spoyled by them That for the better effecting hereof great numbers of Papists have in show conformed themselves to the Protestant Religion by comming to the Church receiving the Sacrament and taking the oathes of Alegiance and Supremacy which some of their owne Priests have encouraged them to doe by maintaining that they might doe all those things and yet continue good Catholicks Under which cover his Majesty did at first begin to strengthen himselfe those of that Religion being weake and unable to endure the envy and discontent which the arming of the Papists would procure in the Kingdome and therefore endeavuored to keepe off all Jealousies and suspitions by many fearefull oathes and imprecations concerning his purpose of maintaining the Protestant Religion and the Lawes of the Kingdome causing some profest Papists to be discharged out of his Army and none to bee received that would not indure the Test of commidg to Church receiving the Sacrament and taking the oathes of Allegiance That his Majesty being now growne stronger and able as he conceives to make good his owne ends by Armes his confidence in the Priests doth more clearely appeare persons imprisoned for Priests and Jesuits have been released out of the Iale of Lancaster profest Papists have been invited to rise and take up Armes Commissions under his Majesties Authority have been granted to many of them for places of command in this warre with power to raise men and great numbers have been raised by them and they dayly encrease as namely to Sir Nicolas Thornton Sir Tho. Howard Bar. Sir Edwiard Widdington Sir William Kiddell Master Smith of Ash Master George Wray Master Edward Gray of Morpeth Castle Master Lancelot Errington of Denico Master Lancelot Holtby all of Northumberland Bishopricke of Durham and New-Castle to Master Clifton Master William Walter Sir William Gerrard Baronet Sir Cicill Trafford Master Anderson of Lostocke in the County of Lancaster and divers Forces are raised and payed by the Earle of Worcester and his son the Lord Herbert and as we are informed by an expresse messenger sent from those parts the said Lord Herbert a notorious Papist is made Generall of all South-Wales and we are further informed out of Yorke-shire by divers persons of great worth and quality that those that raise Forces in these parts for His Majesty doe arme and imploy Papists and use their advice in their consultations all which is contrary to the solemne oaths Protestations and execrations whereby His Majesty bound himselfe to maintaine the Protestant Religion and the Lawes of the Land by which he endeavoured to get a confidence in the people of his good intentions which how well it is answered we leave to the world to judge That Sir Iohn Hinderson and Colonell Cockrom men of ill report both for Religion and honesty sent to Hamburg and Denmarke as we are credibly informed to raise Forces there and to bring them to New-Castle and to joyn with the Earle of New-Castle the army of Papists which they intend to raise there and that divers endeavours have bin used in other forrain parts to bring in strange Forces into the Kingdome that the K. hath received about him divers Papists of Ireland some of which are indited of high Treason for their Rebellion there notoriously known to have been in actuall rebellion as namely the L. Yaffe Sir Iohn Oungane proclaimed a Rebell Colo. Fitz Williams Doctor Meara indited for the rebellion in Ireland and fled for the same and yet appointed Physitian to Prince Rupert and that His Majesty hath sent for the Petition of the Irish Rebels which the Justices had stopt with evident expression of favour to them whereby that Kingdome is like to become an unfit habitation of any Protestants and a seminary of war and treason against this Kingdome That divers English Traytors actors in the former designes against the Kingdome and Parliament are the chiefe Counsellors and actors in this unnaturall warre against his Subjects as the Lord Digby O neale Wilmot Pollard Ashburnham and others That we have been likewise credibly informed that diverse Jesuites and Priests in forreigne parts make great collections of money for reliefe of the Papists in Ireland and the furthering of His Majesties designes here against the Parliament and that by them and some others fled out of this Kingdome for Treason great meanes are made to take up the differences betwixt some Princes of the Romane Religion that so they might unite their strength for the extirpation of he protestant Religion wherein principally this Kingdome and the Kingdome of Scotland are concerned as making the greatest Body of the Reformed Religion in Christendome and best able to defend themselves and succour other Churches For all which reasons we are resolved to enter into a solemne Oath and Covenant with God to give up our selves our Lives and Fortunes into his hands and that we will to the uttermost of our power and judgement maintaine his truth and conforme our selves to his will That we will defend this cause with the hazard of our lives against the Kings Army and against all that shall joyne with them in the prosecution of this wicked designe according to the forme to be agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament to be subscribed by our hands and that we will for the same ends associate our selves and unite with all the well affected in the City of London and other parts of His Majesties Dominions That we expect our Brethren of Scotland according to the act of pacification whereby the two Kingdomes are mutually bound to suppresse all debates and differences to the disturbance of the publike peace that they will help and assist us in defence of the Cause which if the Popish party prevaile must needs either involve them in that alteration of Religion which will be made here or ingage them in a War against this kingdome to defend their own Religion and liberty And we doubt not but the God of truth and the great protector of his people will assist and inable us in this our just defence to restrain the malice and fury of those that seeke our ruine and to secure the persons estates and liberties of all that joyne with us And to procure and establish the safety of Religion and fruition of our Lawes and Liberties in this and all other His Majesties Dominions which we doe here againe professe before the everliving God to be the chief end of all our Counsels and Resolutions without any intention or desire to hurt or injure His Majesty either in His Person or just Power Die Lunae 24. October 1642. IT is this Day Ordered by the Lords and Commons That all People within the Cities of London and Westminster and 〈◊〉 Priveledged Places Liberties and Suburbs thereof and in the Borrough of Southwarke be required to shut up their Shops and for … their Trades and other ordinary Imployments that so they may w … the greater diligence and freedome for the present attend the defence of the said places and put in Execution and performe such Commands for the Defence and safety thereof as they shall from time to time receive from both Houses of Parliament the Committee for the defence of the Kingdome the Lord Generall or the Lord Maior and Committee for the Militia I … Brâ—wne Cler. Parl. FINIS