The declaration of Col. Edwyn Sandys in vindication of himself from those calumnious aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas published and subscribed with his own hand at the randevouze at Worcester, Octob. 11, 1642 : in the presence of Sergeant Major Berry : Thomas Cox, Doctor of Physick : Captain Walter Long : Captain Robert Long : Lyonell Copley, Mustermanster Generall : John Rushworth, Clerk Assistant to the Commons House of Parliament. Sandys, Edwin, 1611 or 12-1642. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A62162 of text R16838 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S668). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A62162) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 62001) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 248:E122, no 27) The declaration of Col. Edwyn Sandys in vindication of himself from those calumnious aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas published and subscribed with his own hand at the randevouze at Worcester, Octob. 11, 1642 : in the presence of Sergeant Major Berry : Thomas Cox, Doctor of Physick : Captain Walter Long : Captain Robert Long : Lyonell Copley, Mustermanster Generall : John Rushworth, Clerk Assistant to the Commons House of Parliament. Sandys, Edwin, 1611 or 12-1642. 8 p. Printed for E. Husbands and J. Franck, [London] : Octob. 17, 1642. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Falkland, Lucius Cary, -- Viscount, 1610?-1643. Nicholas, Edward, -- Sir, 1593-1669. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. A62162 R16838 (Wing S668). civilwar no The declaration of Col: Edwyn Sandys, in vindication of himself from those calumnious aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Falkland and Secr Sandys, Edwin 1642 1002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2004-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-04 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2004-11 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-01 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE DECLARATION OF COL : EDWYN SANDYS , In Vindication of himself from those calumnious Aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas : Published and subscribed with his own hand at the Randevouze at Worcester , Octob. 11. 1642. in the presence OF Sergeant Major Berry : Thomas Cox , Doctor of Physick : Captain Walter Long : Captain Robert Long : Lyonell Copeley , Mustermaster Generall : John Rushworth Clerk , Assistant to the Commons House of Parliament . Die Sabbathi , 15. Octob. 1642. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament , That this Declaration of Colonell Sandys , to vindicate himself from the Imputation laid upon him by the Letters of the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas , shall be forthwith Printed and published : H. Elsynge , Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed for E. Husbands and I. Franck . Octob. 17. 1642. The Declaration of Col Edwyn Sandys , in Vindication of himself from those calumnious Aspersions cast upon him by the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas . IT pleaseth God yet to detain me in that condition , that my pen , and not my sword must vindicate me from the aspersions , which the Letters of the Lord Falkland and Secretary Nicholas , have cast on my Reputation , and fidelity in that cause in which I was lately , & still stand engaged . Both these persons charge me that I should say , That death did not so much trouble me , as that I had endeavoured to defend so bad a Cause , which I was drawn unto , as well by my own Ambition , as by perswasion of other men ; and that I wished that all the Actions of the Parliaments Forces might hereafter be unsuccessefull ; and especially that I should desire God and the King to forgive me this great sin of Rebellion , &c. They that know me well , know that I have not so much vanity , as to think any discourse necessary for my defence in this case ; yet that I may stand cleer , aswell in the thoughts of strangers as of my friends , I thought fit to render this account to the world . The apprehension of death never hitherto so neerly toucht me , but that if God shall once restore me to my former strength , I shall by his help with as much alacritie , and I hope courage , endeavour to defend and maintain with my dearest bloud , this so good a cause , as ever I was at first engaged in it . Not my Ambition prompted me unto it , but a legitimate and ardent desire of advancing that cause , which I conceive honours the meanest of them that are imployed therein ; nor was I drawn into this businesse by any Perswasions , but such as were backed by the best of Arguments , the maintaining of the true Religion , the honour and security of my Prince , the Rights and Priviledges of the Parliament , and the whole Kingdom ; Such a successe I pray for to the designes of the Parliament , and in particular to this Army under the Command of his Exellency the Earl of Essex , as by the best of men can possibly be desired , both on His Majesties Person , and this whole Kingdom . And lastly , I professe to the whole World , that my conscience did when I was in the greatest danger of death , and doth still clear me from the guilt of rebellious or tumultuous thoughts and that the most puissant motive which carryed me on to this Action , was , loyalty to my Soveraign , and love to my Religion and Countrey : They certainly thought me dead when they writ these Letters , and by this meanes hoped to have served their ends , upon some feeble unresolved spirits . But I wonder they should write there are so many hundreds of our men slain , when it is most apparent , that the number both of them that dyed in the place , and since , never amounted to thirty persons ; and their losse no way inferior to ours , considering their great advantage of place , and that they were at least double for number . There was indeed a Divine , who I thinke was the Dean of Worcester , who came to me to the house where I was first taken up , and accompanied me to the place where I now lye , he continually urged and pressed my conscience , how great a sin I was guilty of in taking up Arms against my Soveraign , I was not then in case to entertain him in discourse , only at last answered him , I never had , nor ever would take up Arms against my Soveraign , but ever should be ready to lay my life and whatsoever was dear unto me at His feet : of this judgement and resolution I still am , and solemnly make this Protestation in the same sence I have here already declared , & according to the sense of the Parliament in all their Declarations , of which I hope with Gods blessing upon my recovery , to give further testimony to the World , by the continued ingagement of my life and fortune , in this so just and honourable a cause . Edwyn Sandys . At the Rendevouze at Worcester , the 11 of October , 1642. Subscribed and published in the presence of Sergeant Major Berry : Thomas Cox , Doctor of Physick , Captain Walter Long : Captain Robert Long : Lyonell Copley Mustermaster Generall . Iohn Rushworth Clerk , Assistant to the Commons House of Parliament . FINIS .