A declaration made to the kingdome, by Henry Earle of Holland. Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of, 1590-1649. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A86453 of text R11331 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E32_14). 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. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A86453 Wing H2419 Thomason E32_14 ESTC R11331 99858994 99858994 111055 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A86453) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 111055) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 6:E32[14]) A declaration made to the kingdome, by Henry Earle of Holland. Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of, 1590-1649. 7, [1] p. Printed for Mathew Walbancke, London : 1643 [i.e. 1644] Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 10th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Sources. A86453 R11331 (Thomason E32_14). civilwar no A declaration made to the kingdome, by Henry Earle of Holland.: Holland, Henry Rich, Earl of 1644 1081 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. 2008-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-12 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Scott Lepisto Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A DECLARATION MADE TO THE KINGDOME , BY HENRY EARLE OF HOLLAND . LONDON , Printed for Mathew Walbancke . Anno Dom. 1643. A DECLARATION made to the Kingdome , by Henry Earle of Holland . I Have not forborne either out of forgetfulnesse , or guiltinesse , to send forth these Expressions thus publiquelie , though I confesse , they are of a nature , in the which I have so litle dexterity , as , I may rather give advantage , to such as would be ready to seeke it ; then satisfaction , to those , that would be pleased to take it . I was willing to take this Nationall Covenant , that bindes up these Kingdomes in such an unity , and in so happy an agreement . And likewise to passe through any tryall , that so may Actions might be laid open , before this discourse , That thereby it might find the more credit . And I do passionatly wish , that the thoughts and intentions I caryed to Oxford could likwise be soe ; Which since they cannot , nor passe by any other Conveyance , to the knowledge of such , as I desire to satisfie , I shall here freely , and faithfully expresse them . Though I have ever , both in my pious duties , and my naturall reason , wished , and endeavoured , to see this Kingdome restored to the comforts , and rest of Peace , yet , was I never such a seeker of it , as to desire to find it , without those blessings , we have endeavoured to procure with it , of Truth , and true liberty , agreeable to the Condition of free , and undejected Subjects ; Yet , such were my hopes , I confesse , ( made so , by many publique relations , and discourses from Oxford , as they were even , formed into an opinion ) That upon a free , and faithfull representation to his Majesty , of the sad , and deplorable condition of his Kingdomes of England , and Ireland , he might have beene perswaded , to have Offered , even those things , from his owne reason , or Wisdome , that we for our necessity , and Conservation have often , and humbly petitioned him for . And when this was made , not onely possible , but probable , unto mee ; I did conceive my selfe not to bee the unproperest person to represent these things unto His Maiesty , from a long and neere relation not onely to His Person , but His Councells : Where I may truely say , I have endeavored to oppose all advises , that , I beleeved , could raise any misunderstanding or division betwixt His Parliament and people . And this , I am perswaded , hath beene apparent in all my actions , and that , very clearely , ( I will not say dangerously ) when His Maiesty advised with his Counsell , concerning the breaking off the last Parliament , I having ever looked upon those resolutions , as unhappie , and dangeous wayes of Governement in this Kingdome . But I shall say no more in this way , since , as it leades towards my selfe , even Truthes , thus looking homeward , may , abroad , be looked upon as vanities ; Otherwise , there are many particulars , that would show my Counsells to His Maiestie , and my imployments from him , to have been ever expressed , and governed , with great Fidelity to this Kingdome . These faithfull , and free Councells , made me hope , His Maiesty , with some reason , and justice , might have reflected , and looked backe upon my usuall advises unto him , and from thence have given mee encouragement , to have pursued both my Fidelity to Him , and to His Kingdomes , brought to this condition by contrary Counsells . Which finding His Maiesty not perswaded to doe , And at that time , such a Cessation concluded in Ireland , as made mee see the streames of Councell dyed in the bloud of many thousand Protestants , massacred in their Martyrdome there : And not onely so , But a danger likewise by too many visible circumstances , threatned to our Religion , in this Kingdome . These reasons prevailed straight , both upon my Conscience , and my Iudgment , speedily to returne unto the Parliament ; Streames , though by accident , or by breaches , they may hastily runne , even out of their owne Bosome , yet naturally are they inclined to revert , and to looke backe to their Channells , and long-kept course againe , so was it with me , to returne unto this Great Channell of the Kingdomes safety , the Parliament ; the Life-streame , that doth encompasse , and hath depth onely , to beare the weight , and to buoye up the honour of this endangered , and distracted Kingdome : Where , I faithfully imbarque my selfe , to take those Fortunes , that God shall send mee , either with them , or from them . And no Tempest shall have power to make me repent my Adventure , both of Life , and Fortune with them ; Where , though I may bee justly esteemed but as a graine in a ballance , yet the smallest dus ; t , adds something to the Scales ; And since I have made an uneven step , from the unclearenes of my information , more then from the unfaithfulnesse of my affections , or intentions , I hope , it may be looked upon , and considered , as the Proverbe , that saith , Whosoever stumbles , and falles not , gets rather then looses , ground . And , this ground I professe faithfully to stand , or fall upon , That , I shall choose rather to perish with the Parliament , in their intentions , to maintaine our Religion , Lawes , and Liberties , then to prosper in the abandoning of the least of them . And this I bind up by the vowes of a Christian , and a Gentleman . This is Printed according to Order .