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A82131 A declaration of the committee for the safetie of the county of Southhampton, sitting at Winton the 9th day of June. 1648 Tilney, Fran. 1648 (1648) Wing D654; Thomason 669.f.12[50]; ESTC R210863 1,035 1

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A Declaration of the Committee for the safetie of the County of Southampton sitting at Winton the 9th day of June 1648. WHereas it is notoriously knowne that divers who have been in Armes against the Parliament and other persons ill affected to the present peace and quietnesse which by Gods blessing wee have of late enjoyed have upon a specious pretence of Petitioning the Parliament for a speedy settlement and ease against all Burdens and Taxes drawne together great multitudes of People in a riotous and warlike manner And after they have once got into a considerable Body then led them on into desperate attempts to the great hazard of inflaming the Kingdome againe into a new and fatall Warre whereby the Parliament is not onely retarded and hindred in the settlement of the Peace and Government of this Kingdome but also very sad effects have lately hapned to the said Counties by such tumultuous and disorderly Petitioning by great effusion of bloud as in Kent and in other neighbour Counties And wee being credibly informed that the like unlawfull and dangerous practises are beginning to be set on foote in some parts of this County bordering on Surrey and Sussex by sending Coppies of the said Petitions of Kent Surrey and Sussex in all which is the same matter unto such persons as are ill affected to the peace and quiet of this County thereby labouring and endeavouring to make the same disturbance in this County as they have so unhappily done in others to the almost undoing of the same by making them the Seate of a Warre besides their spilling of so much Christian bloud Wee doe therefore according to the dutie wee owe unto God and this our County hereby give notice and warning to all the Inhabitants of this County to take heed of and forbeare all Tumultuous meetings whether upon pretence of reading setting hands too promoting any such Petitions or upon any other pretences whatsoever And for farther prevention of such mischiefes and unhappie accidents wee doe hereby require all Mayors Constables and other Officers to be carefull and vigilant to finde out and apprehend all such as they shall finde active in drawing together unlawfull Assemblies of people to any such or other pretence whatsoever And to apprehend and bring them before us or some of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for this County to be proceeded against as disturbers of the Peace Wee doe likewise thinke meete to advise all others whatsoever as they desire the continuance of the Peace and quiet of this County to be ayding and assisting for the suppressing and quietting any such disorders This is to be published in every Parish-Church in the County of Southampton by the Minister of every respective Parish on the next Lords day after the receipt heereof Fran Tilney Vic Com Robert Wallop Henry Mildmay Thomas Jervoise Robert Reynolds John Feilder John Wolveridge Richard Moore Richard Major Nicholas Love Francis Rivet William Jepson Henry Bromfeild William Pitt Thomas Husey Thomas Creswell John Evelin Southamp County