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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92550	A declaration of the Parliament of Scotland for rerigion [sic], crown, and covenant, and their resolution to adhere thereunto, and to preserve and maintain their ancient government, by a mixt monarchy of King, Lords, and Commons, and their further proceedings thereupon, in relation to their young King, and the Parliament of England. Also, a declaration to the citizens of London, concerning twenty thousand horse and foot to be raised for the Prince, under the command of Generall Hatzfield, with the advice and proposals thereupon. And the King of Denmark's sending forth a new fleet to fall vpon the English ships.	Scotland. Parliament.	1649 (1649)	Wing S1223; Thomason E563_4; ESTC R206068	3,669	8

A DECLARATION Of the PARLIAMENT of SCOTLAND FOR RERIGION CROWN and COVENANT AND Their Resolution to adhere thereunto and to preserve and maintain their ancient Government by a mixt Monarchy of KING LORDS and COMMONS and their further proceedings thereupon in relation to their young King and the Parliament of ENGLAND ALSO A Declaration to the Citizens of London concerning twenty thousand Horse and Foot to be raised for the Prince under the command of Generall Hatzfield with the advice and Proposals thereupon AND The King of Denmark's sending forth a new Fleet to fall vpon the English Ships Imprinted at London for R. Williamson 1649. THE DECLARATION Of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND FOR Religion Crown and Covenant and their Resolution touching the Parliament of England their preparations to fight for Charles the second and 8000 Horse and 12000 Foot raising in Holland SIR THe Parliament of Scotland begins to display the banner of great Politicians and have taken an Oath of Secresie not to impart or disclose the results of their debates til all things come to maturity and ripenesse all their consultations tends to the purging of the Army adhering to their Covenant and maintaining their Government by a mixt Monarchy of King Lords and Commons and in order thereunto the major part have entred into protest and declared in the name of all the Commons of that Kingdom That they will to the utmost of their power endeavour the preservation of the peace and tranquility thereof against all opposition or power whatsoever and that they will likewise endeavour the true establishing of a firm and unspotted Monarchy which can hardly be according to the ancient Lawes Liberties and Custome of that Kingdom and doth further remonstrate exceeding high language against the Parliament of England in reference to the late Kings execution their present transactions between Parliament and Army But their young Kings Answer seeming unsatisfactory to the desires of the Commissioners of the Kirk causeth them rather to pray for his Conversion then advise his Conformity However the vulgar sort of people seem to rescent his condescensions and say that unlesse their plants receive moisture from the sap of the Cedar the bark and pith of the poor Shrub will fade and decay Hence it is that tyrannicall Oppressors have received an allarum throughout all Ages with the desperate Careers of a distressed multitude who no sooner enter by storme but they make their enemies though never so great drink the dregs of their cup of fury and not only so but leaves them and their Issue odious to all posterity But it s hoped that those who keep their Trophies of Victoria by love will challenge a high applause of Christianity and Souldiery and attempt desperate adventures for the bringing of their oppressors to a speedy ruine notwithstanding all their forraign machavilianism to a new involving It being apparent that their present actings beyond the Seas tends to the universall destruction of the well-affected party throughout the three Nations the which that it may appear more visible to your stately Fabrick and renowned Metropolis I shall here represent unto the Ornaments and Inhabitants thereof a perfect Demonstration and Declaration of the proceedings of the King of Scots and his Adherents in reference to an engagement against them to the end they may receive a timely allarum for a ananimous association with those renowned Trustees who have so deerly purchased their liberties the sum and abstract whereof I shall here insert as followeth viz. The King of Scots hath sent severall Embassies to forraign Princes and Potentates to wit the most high and mighty Imperialist the Emperour of Germany Philip King of Spain Lewis King of France and the most pious and vertuous Princesse the Queen of Swethland earnestly imploring timely ayd and assistance for his restauration and we hear that great preparations are there making suitable to his Desires and that upon the Confines of High Germany severall Regiments of Horse and Foot are raising which are to be distinctly divided into four Brigades each Brigade to consist of 4000 Horse and 6000 Foot to be commanded by Generall Hatzfield who hath Commission proffered from the King of Scots for the leading and conducting of them according as his titular Majesty and his Councell shall determine of This Generall Hatzfield hath a point of great policy if he can raise somthing out of nothing for although there be so many designed yet there are not a quarter so many as yet levied We hear that the King of Denmark hath sent an additionall Fleet to the Zund to intercept and fall upon the English ships at their return from the East Country and for certain it is that both the Scots and others have them in a universall hatred Berwick 30 June 1649. Right Honoured THe Marq. of Ormond with 13000 Horse and Foot is sate down before the City of Dublin with a resolution to storm if not suddenly surrendred upon summons but renowned Col. Jones hath taken a resolution to fight it out to the last man and hath already made a gallant attempt and inroad vpon his Outquartes with 2000 Horse and Foot and after a sharp conflict Col. Jones made an honourable retreat into the City with the losse of 7 or 8 besides some sew wounded but the Lord Inchiquins Brigade of horse being gallantly mounted took vpon them great resolution and embraced the pursuit within a quarter of a mile of the Gates where we had a second engagement which continued very dubious for the space of half an hour till at last a considerable party of the Sea-men came in to our assistance who by their lining of the hedges did so gall the Enemy that they were forced to retreat leaving above 30 men dead vpon the place in which fight we took Captain Smith Cornet Johnson and about ten more prisoners with the losse of five men Since which time they have made another attempt vpon our Out-guards and vpon the neer approoch of their forlorn hope consisting of about 60 horse 30 of ours answered their charge and shot Lieut. Col. Dungans horse vnder him took him prisoner and Major Dungan his brother was mortally wounded our men brought off 7 of their horse and blessed be God but one man wounded none slain They are incamped within a mile and a half of the City where they expect the coming vp of the Earl of Clanrickard Lord Taff and the Lord Dillon with their forces for a sudden conjunction and then to make a sharp storm Their Tents are pitcht on this side Fingles their horse and foot lye all in our sight Col. Jones is labouring hard to fortifie against them hath given Orders for the pulling down all the Outhouses that may advantage their design and hath set forth Proclamation for all the Irish Papists and other disaffected Citizens to depart the City within 12 hours after the publishing thereof by whose unwearied pains and vigilancy we are in some reasonable possibility of the more