The declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Concerning his Majesties severall messages about the militia. Jovis, 5. Maij, 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this declaration shall bee forthwith printed and published. John Browne, cleric. Parlament.
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             The declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled Concerning his Majesties severall messages about the militia. Jovis, 5. Maij, 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this declaration shall bee forthwith printed and published. John Browne, cleric. Parlament.
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           THE
           DECLARATION
           OF
           THE
           LORDS
           AND
           COMMONS
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           assembled
           .
           Concerning
           his
           MAIESTIES
           severall
           
             Messages
          
           about
           the
           MILITIA
           .
        
         
           Iovis
           ,
           5.
           
           
             Maij
             ,
          
           1642.
           
        
         
           Ordered
           by
           the
           
             LORDS
          
           and
           
             COMMONS
          
           assembled
           in
           
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
          
           that
           this
           
             Declaration
          
           shall
           bee
           forthwith
           printed
           and
           published
           .
        
         
           JOHN
           BROWNE
           ,
           Cleric
           .
           Parlament
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Imprinted
           for
           
             Math.
             Rhodes
             ,
          
           in
           the
           Yeare
           .
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Die
           Iovis
           5.
           
           Maii
           1641.
           
        
         
           
             THE
          
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           holding
           it
           necessary
           for
           the
           peace
           and
           safety
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ▪
           to
           settle
           the
           
             Militia
          
           thereof
           ,
           did
           for
           that
           purpose
           prepare
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           humility
           did
           present
           the
           same
           to
           His
           Majestie
           for
           His
           Royall
           assent
           ,
           Who
           notwithstanding
           the
           faithfull
           advice
           of
           His
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           severall
           reasons
           offered
           by
           them
           of
           the
           necessity
           thereof
           ,
           for
           the
           securing
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Person
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           and
           safety
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           did
           refuse
           to
           give
           his
           consent
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           they
           were
           necessitated
           ,
           in
           discharge
           of
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           them
           as
           the
           representative
           body
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           make
           an
           Ordinance
           by
           Authority
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           to
           settle
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           warranted
           therunto
           by
           the
           fundamentall
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           :
           his
           Majesty
           taking
           notice
           thereof
           ,
           did
           by
           
           severall
           Messages
           invite
           them
           to
           settle
           the
           same
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           affirming
           in
           His
           Majesties
           Message
           sent
           in
           Answer
           to
           the
           Petition
           of
           both
           Houses
           presented
           to
           His
           Majesty
           at
           
             Yorke
             ,
             March
          
           26.
           
           That
           he
           alwaies
           thought
           it
           necessary
           the
           same
           should
           be
           setled
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           never
           denyed
           the
           thing
           ,
           only
           denyed
           the
           way
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           matter
           of
           it
           ,
           took
           exceptions
           only
           to
           the
           Preface
           ,
           as
           a
           thing
           not
           standing
           with
           His
           honour
           to
           consent
           to
           ,
           and
           that
           Himselfe
           was
           excluded
           in
           the
           execution
           ,
           and
           for
           a
           time
           unlimited
           :
           Whereupon
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           being
           desirous
           to
           give
           His
           Majestie
           all
           satisfaction
           that
           might
           be
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           least
           tittle
           of
           forme
           ,
           and
           circumstance
           ;
           and
           when
           His
           Majesty
           was
           pleased
           to
           offer
           them
           a
           Bill
           ready
           drawne
           ,
           did
           for
           no
           other
           cause
           then
           to
           manifest
           their
           hearty
           affection
           to
           comply
           with
           His
           Majesties
           desires
           and
           obtaine
           his
           consent
           ,
           entertaine
           the
           same
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           no
           way
           declining
           their
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           to
           expresse
           their
           earnest
           zeale
           to
           correspond
           with
           His
           Majesties
           desire
           (
           in
           all
           things
           that
           might
           consist
           with
           the
           peace
           and
           safety
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           them
           )
           did
           passe
           that
           
           Bill
           ,
           and
           therein
           omitted
           the
           preamble
           inserted
           before
           the
           Ordinance
           ,
           limitted
           the
           time
           to
           lesse
           then
           two
           yeeres
           ,
           and
           confined
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           Lievtenants
           to
           these
           three
           particulars
           ,
           namely
           Rebellion
           ,
           Insurrection
           ,
           and
           forraigne
           Invasion
           ,
           and
           returned
           the
           same
           to
           his
           Majesty
           for
           His
           royall
           assent
           .
           But
           all
           these
           expressions
           of
           affection
           and
           loyalty
           ,
           all
           those
           desires
           and
           earnest
           endeavours
           to
           comply
           with
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           hath
           (
           to
           their
           great
           griefe
           and
           sorrow
           )
           produced
           no
           better
           effect
           then
           an
           absolute
           denyall
           ,
           even
           of
           that
           which
           His
           Majesty
           by
           His
           former
           Messages
           ,
           as
           we
           conceive
           ,
           had
           Promised
           ;
           the
           advice
           of
           evill
           and
           wicked
           Counsels
           ,
           receiving
           still
           more
           credit
           with
           Him
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           His
           great
           Counsell
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           a
           matter
           of
           so
           high
           importance
           ,
           that
           the
           safety
           of
           His
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           of
           his
           people
           depends
           upon
           it
           .
           But
           now
           what
           must
           be
           the
           exceptions
           to
           this
           Bill
           ?
           not
           any
           sure
           ,
           that
           was
           to
           the
           Ordinance
           ;
           for
           a
           care
           was
           taken
           to
           give
           satisfaction
           in
           all
           these
           particulars
           .
           Then
           the
           exception
           was
           because
           that
           the
           disposing
           and
           execution
           thereof
           was
           referred
           to
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           His
           
           Majesty
           excluded
           :
           and
           now
           that
           by
           the
           Bill
           ,
           the
           Power
           and
           execution
           is
           assertained
           ,
           and
           reduced
           to
           particulars
           ,
           and
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Realme
           made
           the
           Rule
           thereof
           ,
           His
           Majestie
           will
           not
           trust
           the
           Persons
           .
           The
           power
           is
           too
           great
           ,
           too
           unlimited
           to
           trust
           them
           with
           .
           But
           what
           is
           that
           power
           ?
           Is
           it
           any
           other
           ,
           but
           in
           expresse
           termes
           to
           suppresse
           Rebellion
           ,
           Insurrection
           ,
           and
           forraigne
           invasion
           ?
           And
           who
           are
           those
           Persons
           ?
           are
           they
           not
           such
           as
           were
           nominated
           by
           the
           great
           Counsel
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           assented
           to
           by
           his
           Majesty
           .
           And
           is
           it
           too
           great
           a
           power
           to
           trust
           those
           persons
           with
           the
           suppression
           of
           Rebellion
           ,
           Insurrection
           ,
           and
           forraigne
           Invasion
           ?
           surely
           the
           most
           wicked
           of
           them
           that
           advised
           his
           Majesty
           to
           this
           Answer
           cannot
           suggest
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           is
           necessary
           for
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Royall
           Person
           and
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           such
           a
           power
           should
           bee
           put
           in
           some
           hands
           .
           And
           there
           is
           no
           pretence
           of
           exception
           to
           the
           persons
           .
           His
           Majesty
           for
           the
           space
           of
           above
           fifteene
           yeares
           together
           ,
           thought
           not
           a
           power
           farre
           exceeding
           this
           to
           be
           too
           great
           to
           intrust
           particular
           persons
           with
           ,
           to
           whose
           will
           the
           Lives
           and
           Liberties
           
           of
           his
           people
           by
           Martiall
           Lawes
           were
           made
           subject
           ,
           for
           such
           was
           the
           power
           given
           to
           Lord
           Lievtenants
           ,
           and
           Deputie
           Lievtenants
           in
           every
           Countie
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           that
           without
           the
           consent
           of
           his
           people
           ,
           or
           authority
           of
           Law
           .
           But
           now
           in
           case
           of
           extreame
           necessity
           ,
           upon
           the
           advice
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           for
           no
           longer
           space
           then
           two
           yeares
           ,
           a
           lesser
           power
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           the
           safety
           of
           King
           and
           people
           ,
           is
           thought
           too
           great
           to
           trust
           particular
           persons
           with
           ,
           though
           named
           by
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           approved
           of
           by
           his
           Majestie
           himselfe
           .
           And
           surely
           if
           there
           bee
           a
           necessity
           to
           settle
           the
           
             Militia
          
           (
           which
           his
           Majesty
           was
           pleased
           to
           confesse
           )
           the
           persons
           cannot
           bee
           intrusted
           with
           lesse
           power
           then
           this
           to
           have
           it
           all
           effectuall
           .
           And
           the
           Presidents
           of
           former
           Ages
           when
           there
           hapened
           a
           necessity
           to
           rais
           such
           a
           power
           ,
           never
           straitned
           that
           power
           to
           a
           narrower
           compasse
           ,
           witnesse
           the
           Commissions
           of
           Array
           in
           severall
           Kings
           Raignes
           ,
           and
           often
           issued
           out
           by
           the
           consent
           and
           the
           authority
           of
           Parliament
           .
           The
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           therefore
           intrusted
           with
           the
           safety
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           peace
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           (
           which
           they
           call
           God
           
           to
           witnesse
           is
           their
           onely
           aime
           )
           finding
           themselves
           denied
           these
           their
           so
           necessary
           ,
           and
           just
           demands
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           can
           never
           be
           discharged
           before
           God
           or
           Man
           ,
           if
           they
           should
           suffer
           the
           safety
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           and
           peace
           of
           the
           people
           to
           bee
           exposed
           to
           the
           malice
           of
           the
           malignant
           party
           at
           home
           ,
           or
           the
           fury
           of
           enemies
           from
           abroad
           .
           And
           knowing
           no
           other
           way
           to
           encounter
           the
           imminent
           &
           approaching
           danger
           ,
           but
           by
           putting
           the
           people
           into
           a
           sit
           posture
           of
           defence
           ,
           doe
           resolve
           to
           put
           their
           said
           
             Ordinance
          
           in
           present
           execution
           ,
           and
           doe
           require
           all
           persons
           in
           authority
           by
           vertue
           of
           the
           said
           
             Ordinance
          
           forthwith
           to
           put
           the
           same
           in
           execution
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           to
           obey
           it
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           fundamentall
           lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           in
           such
           cases
           ,
           as
           they
           tender
           the
           upholding
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           ,
           and
           his
           Royall
           Posterity
           ,
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           being
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .