A publike declaration and solemne protestation of the free-men of England and Wales, against the illegall, intollerable, undoing grievance of free-quarter.
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             A publike declaration and solemne protestation of the free-men of England and Wales, against the illegall, intollerable, undoing grievance of free-quarter.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
          
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             Printed in the yeare. 1648.
          
           
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           A
           PVBLIKE
           DECLARATION
           AND
           SOLEMNE
           Protestation
           OF
           The
           Free-men
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           against
           the
           illegall
           ,
           Intollerable
           ,
           undoing
           Grievance
           of
           Free-quarter
           .
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           .
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Publike
           Declaration
           and
           Solemne
           Protestation
           of
           the
           Freemen
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           against
           the
           illegall
           ,
           intollerable
           ,
           undoing
           Grievance
           of
           Free-quarter
           .
        
         
           WE
           the
           Knights
           ,
           Esquires
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Freeholders
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           Burgesses
           ,
           and
           Freemen
           of
           the
           Realme
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           Domion
           of
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           do
           hereby
           publikely
           declare
           ,
           remonstrate
           and
           protest
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           Army
           and
           Souldiery
           and
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           the
           keeping
           up
           of
           an
           overnumerous
           burthensome
           Army
           ,
           since
           the
           Warres
           determined
           ,
           and
           their
           forcible
           entring
           into
           our
           Houses
           ,
           taking
           and
           eating
           up
           our
           provisions
           for
           horse
           and
           men
           ,
           and
           free-quartering
           upon
           us
           ,
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           to
           our
           ineffable
           vexation
           ,
           oppression
           ,
           and
           undoing
           (
           especially
           in
           these
           times
           of
           extraordinary
           dearth
           ,
           samine
           ,
           and
           decay
           of
           trade
           )
           is
           an
           expresse
           high
           violation
           of
           our
           fundamentall
           Lawes
           ,
           Rights
           ,
           Properties
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           in
           the
           late
           just
           defence
           whereof
           against
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Malignant
           party
           ,
           we
           have
           spent
           our
           estates
           ,
           blood
           ,
           and
           hazarded
           our
           dearest
           lives
           in
           the
           field
           ;
           a
           direct
           breach
           of
           
             Magna
             Charta
             c.
          
           22.
           and
           29.
           (
           purchased
           with
           so
           much
           Noble
           blood
           of
           our
           Ancestors
           ,
           )
           prohibited
           by
           the
           
             a
          
           Satutes
           of
           3.
           
             E.
          
           1.
           
             c.
          
           7.
           28.
           
             E.
          
           1.
           
             c.
          
           2.
           1.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             c.
          
           7.
           4.
           
             E.
          
           3.
           
             c.
          
           3.
           5.
           E.
           3.
           
             c.
          
           1.
           14.
           E.
           3.
           
             c.
          
           19.
           25.
           E.
           3.
           
             c.
          
           1.
           36.
           E.
           3.
           
             c.
          
           2.
           6.
           9.
           7.
           
             R.
          
           2.
           
             c.
          
           8.
           2.
           
             H.
          
           4.
           
             c.
          
           14.
           20.
           
             H.
          
           6.
           
             c.
          
           8.
           21.
           
             H.
          
           6.
           
             c.
          
           2.
           14.
           28.
           
             H.
          
           6.
           
             c.
          
           2.
           which
           declare
           and
           enact
           the
           taking
           away
           of
           our
           provisions
           and
           goods
           of
           any
           sorts
           without
           our
           consents
           ,
           agreeing
           with
           and
           paying
           us
           for
           them
           ,
           even
           by
           Purveyours
           authorized
           by
           Law
           and
           Commission
           to
           be
           no
           lesse
           then
           felony
           ,
           (
           much
           more
           then
           when
           taken
           by
           Officers
           
           and
           Souldiers
           authorized
           by
           no
           Law
           nor
           Commission
           ,
           under
           the
           great
           Seale
           to
           doe
           it
           )
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           very
           Letter
           of
           the
           Petition
           of
           right
           ,
           3.
           
           
             Carols
             ,
          
           which
           declares
           the
           quartering
           of
           Souldiers
           and
           Mariners
           upon
           the
           Kings
           people
           against
           their
           wills
           in
           their
           Houses
           to
           be
           AGAINST
           THE
           LAWES
           and
           CUSTOMES
           OF
           THE
           REALME
           ,
           and
           A
           GREAT
           GREIVANCE
           and
           VEXATION
           TO
           THE
           PEOPLE
           ,
           and
           enacts
           ,
           That
           they
           shall
           not
           be
           burthened
           therewith
           in
           time
           to
           come
           .
        
         
           We
           likewise
           further
           remonstrate
           ,
           that
           King
           
             Richard
          
           the
           second
           in
           the
           Parliament
           held
           at
           
             Westminster
             Anno
             1.
             H.
          
           4
           number
           22
           was
           among
           other
           things
           impeached
           and
           deprived
           of
           his
           Crowne
           ,
           for
           raysing
           a
           guard
           of
           Cheshire
           Souldiers
           and
           quartering
           them
           as
           his
           Court
           to
           over-awe
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           at
           
             Westminster
          
           in
           the
           21.
           yeare
           of
           his
           reigne
           ,
           to
           vote
           what
           he
           prescribed
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           put
           the
           power
           of
           the
           whole
           Parliament
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           a
           few
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           of
           his
           party
           ;
           which
           
             b
          
           Souldiers
           did
           assault
           and
           beat
           the
           Kings
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           take
           from
           them
           their
           victualls
           against
           their
           wills
           ,
           and
           payd
           therefore
           little
           or
           nothing
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           not
           redressing
           the
           same
           upon
           complaint
           to
           their
           great
           oppression
           and
           discontent
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           whole
           House
           of
           Commons
           this
           present
           Parliament
           in
           their
           
             c
          
           Remonstrance
           of
           the
           State
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           
             December
          
           15.
           1641.
           
           (
           published
           by
           their
           speciall
           Order
           )
           declared
           .
           That
           the
           charging
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           with
           billited
           Souldiers
           heretofore
           (
           complained
           of
           in
           the
           Petition
           of
           Right
           )
           and
           the
           concomitant
           designe
           of
           GERMAN
           HORSE
           ,
           that
           the
           Land
           might
           either
           submit
           with
           feare
           ,
           or
           be
           enforced
           with
           rigour
           TO
           SUCH
           ARBITRARY
           CONTRIBUTIONS
           as
           should
           be
           required
           of
           them
           was
           a
           product
           of
           the
           Jesuites
           ,
           Councells
           OF
           JESUITES
           ,
           Papists
           ,
           corrupt
           Prelates
           ,
           Courtiers
           and
           Counsellors
           to
           enslave
           the
           Subjects
           and
           deprive
           them
           of
           their
           just
           Liberties
           .
           And
           that
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           and
           the
           King
           himselfe
           upon
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           impeachment
           
             d
          
           attainted
           ,
           condemned
           and
           executed
           
             Thomas
          
           late
           Earle
           of
           
             Strafford
             ,
          
           Lord
           Duputy
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           for
           high
           
           Treason
           by
           a
           speciall
           Bill
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           quartering
           and
           sessing
           souldiers
           upon
           the
           Kings
           Subjects
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           levying
           forces
           and
           moneys
           on
           them
           by
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           of
           the
           Army
           against
           Law
           ,
           by
           billeting
           on
           them
           till
           they
           were
           payd
           ,
           (
           declared
           to
           be
           a
           levying
           of
           Warre
           against
           the
           King
           and
           his
           people
           ,
           and
           so
           High
           Treason
           within
           the
           Statute
           of
           25.
           
           E
           ,
           3.
           for
           which
           he
           lost
           his
           head
           on
           
             Tower
             Hill
          
           )
           contrary
           to
           the
           Statute
           of
           18.
           
             H.
          
           6
           made
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
             ch.
          
           3.
           which
           enacts
           ;
           That
           ,
           no
           Lord
           ,
           or
           ANY
           OTHER
           of
           what
           condition
           he
           be
           ,
           shall
           bring
           or
           lead
           Hoblers
           ,
           Kearnes
           ,
           or
           horded
           men
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           people
           nor
           horses
           to
           lie
           on
           horse
           back
           or
           on
           foot
           upon
           the
           Kings
           Subjects
           without
           their
           good
           wills
           and
           consents
           :
           but
           upon
           their
           owne
           costs
           ,
           and
           without
           hurt
           doing
           to
           the
           Commons
           of
           the
           Country
           ;
           And
           if
           any
           so
           doe
           ,
           HE
           SHALL
           BE
           ADJUDGED
           A
           TRAYTOR
           .
           And
           the
           Statute
           of
           
             Kilkenny
          
           in
           3.
           E.
           2.
           
             c.
          
           1.
           2.
           which
           enacts
           and
           declares
           it
           to
           be
           meer
           felony
           and
           open
           Robery
           for
           any
           Kerne
           ,
           to
           live
           idle
           on
           the
           tenants
           ,
           farmers
           and
           poore
           people
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           or
           to
           take
           any
           prises
           ,
           lodging
           or
           sojourning
           from
           them
           against
           the
           consent
           of
           the
           owners
           ,
           or
           paying
           and
           agreeing
           with
           them
           for
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           We
           doe
           moreover
           further
           declare
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           very
           
             e
          
           Statute
           and
           Common
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           
             every
             mans
             house
             is
             and
             ought
             to
             be
             his
             Castle
             ;
             which
             he
             his
             servants
             and
             friends
             may
             lawfully
             defend
             against
             all
             who
             shall
             forcibly
             ,
             and
             illegally
             attempt
             to
             enter
             it
             against
             his
             will
             ;
             and
             justify
             the
             killing
             of
             any
             who
             shall
             violently
             assault
             the
             same
             or
             enter
             it
             feloniously
             against
             the
             consent
             ,
             which
             to
             doe
             is
             Burglary
             ,
             and
             a
             capitall
             Offence
             and
             that
             every
             Subject
             ,
             may
             by
             the
             Common
             Law
             defend
             his
             goods
             with
             force
             and
             armes
             against
             any
             who
             shall
             illegally
             offer
             to
             take
             them
             away
             ,
             against
             his
             consent
             and
             not
             paying
             for
             them
             which
             to
             take
             is
             direct
             robbery
             and
             felony
             for
             which
             the
             party
             taking
             them
             ought
             to
             suffer
             death
             and
             that
             the
             owner
             and
             his
             servants
             may
             lawfully
             justify
             the
             beating
             and
             killing
             of
             such
             theives
             in
             defence
             of
             their
             goods
             ;
             and
             may
             assemble
             his
             Neighbours
             and
             friends
             to
             defend
             his
             house
             and
             goods
             against
             such
             violence
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           and
           〈…〉
           Rights
           and
           Priviledges
           of
           ours
           ,
           both
           
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           above
           thirty
           Remonstrances
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           Solemne
           League
           and
           Covenant
           ,
           have
           promised
           and
           are
           daily
           engaged
           ,
           under
           paine
           of
           breach
           of
           Faith
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           Trust
           ,
           Oath
           ,
           and
           the
           Highest
           disreputation
           ,
           inviolably
           to
           maintaine
           .
        
         
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           all
           the
           premises
           ,
           the
           Generall
           and
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           have
           ever
           since
           the
           votes
           of
           both
           Houses
           for
           the
           Armies
           disbanding
           in
           
             Aprill
          
           and
           
             May
          
           last
           ,
           not
           only
           doubly
           recruited
           their
           forces
           farre
           above
           their
           first
           establishment
           when
           the
           King
           had
           two
           Armies
           in
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           many
           strong
           Garrisons
           ,
           without
           the
           Houses
           Order
           or
           privity
           ,
           but
           quartered
           them
           upon
           us
           in
           our
           houses
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           and
           the
           Lawes
           and
           Statutes
           aforesaid
           ,
           to
           the
           utter
           undoing
           of
           many
           thousands
           of
           us
           ,
           not
           paying
           us
           one
           farthing
           for
           their
           quarters
           out
           of
           the
           many
           months
           pay
           they
           have
           since
           received
           ;
           but
           insteed
           therof
           have
           levyed
           treble
           their
           pay
           upon
           us
           ,
           under
           colour
           of
           freequartering
           and
           compositions
           for
           it
           ,
           the
           horse
           enforcing
           us
           to
           pay
           them
           14.
           16.
           and
           20.
           shillings
           a
           weeke
           ,
           and
           the
           foote
           ,
           6.
           7.
           8.
           10.
           12.
           and
           sometimes
           14.
           shillings
           a
           man
           towards
           their
           quarters
           ,
           and
           yet
           take
           quarters
           upon
           us
           and
           others
           ,
           and
           sending
           fresh
           quarterers
           on
           us
           as
           soon
           as
           the
           former
           are
           removed
           :
           which
           we
           here
           protest
           and
           declare
           to
           be
           direct
           Burglary
           and
           Felony
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           then
           Treason
           in
           their
           chiefe
           Officers
           ,
           and
           a
           levying
           of
           Warre
           upon
           us
           ,
           by
           this
           present
           Parliaments
           resolution
           in
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Straffords
          
           case
           :
           for
           which
           we
           must
           now
           crave
           reparations
           and
           justice
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           satisfaction
           for
           all
           the
           quarters
           thus
           forcibly
           taken
           on
           us
           ;
           being
           resolved
           to
           pay
           no
           more
           Taxes
           towards
           the
           Army
           ,
           till
           all
           our
           quarters
           ,
           and
           the
           mony
           raysed
           and
           extorted
           from
           us
           for
           compensation
           of
           it
           ,
           be
           fully
           satisfied
           .
        
         
           And
           seeing
           divers
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           late
           Ordinances
           of
           both
           Houses
           against
           Free-quarter
           ,
           and
           their
           and
           the
           Generalls
           and
           Officers
           engagements
           published
           in
           print
           ,
           that
           upon
           our
           paying
           in
           of
           six
           moneths
           Contribution
           towards
           the
           Army
           upon
           the
           sixty
           thousand
           pounds
           tax
           ,
           (
           principally
           intended
           for
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           but
           
           now
           wholly
           Monopolized
           by
           the
           Army
           )
           no
           Officer
           nor
           Souldier
           should
           after
           the
           15.
           of
           
             January
          
           take
           free-quarter
           upon
           us
           under
           paine
           of
           death
           ,
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           which
           notwithstanding
           they
           doe
           in
           many
           Counties
           ,
           which
           have
           payd
           in
           their
           six
           moneths
           Contribution
           ,
           refusing
           to
           obey
           the
           Parliaments
           Orders
           ,
           and
           protesting
           they
           will
           take
           Free-quarter
           notwithstanding
           ,
           and
           forcibly
           breake
           into
           our
           houses
           ,
           and
           take
           away
           our
           provisions
           with
           more
           insolency
           then
           before
           :
           Wee
           doe
           here
           publikely
           remonstrate
           ,
           and
           protest
           against
           this
           dishonorable
           breach
           of
           faith
           and
           promise
           ,
           and
           this
           intollerable
           oppression
           ,
           and
           cheating
           of
           us
           to
           our
           faces
           ;
           and
           demand
           open
           and
           speedy
           justice
           and
           reparations
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           from
           the
           Houses
           and
           Generall
           ;
           and
           doe
           require
           and
           enjoyne
           all
           our
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Burgesses
           (
           who
           are
           our
           Substitutes
           ,
           and
           derive
           
             f
          
           all
           their
           authority
           and
           Commission
           from
           us
           ,
           whom
           we
           have
           authorized
           only
           to
           maintaine
           our
           just
           Rights
           ,
           Liberties
           and
           Properties
           ,
           not
           to
           invade
           or
           betray
           them
           )
           as
           they
           will
           answer
           the
           contrary
           at
           their
           perills
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           respective
           Counties
           ,
           Cities
           and
           Burroughs
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           serve
           ,
           to
           right
           themselves
           and
           us
           ;
           and
           make
           good
           the
           Houses
           and
           their
           own
           promises
           to
           us
           herein
           ;
           otherwise
           we
           are
           resolved
           never
           to
           trust
           ,
           nor
           believe
           them
           more
           ,
           and
           to
           disclame
           them
           for
           our
           Trustees
           or
           Representatives
           in
           Parliament
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           for
           breaking
           of
           their
           trusts
           ,
           and
           disobeying
           our
           Instructions
           .
           And
           because
           the
           quartering
           of
           Souldiers
           in
           our
           Houses
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           against
           the
           Houses
           and
           Generalls
           engagements
           ,
           is
           such
           an
           intolerable
           Grievance
           and
           Vexation
           ,
           as
           utterly
           deprives
           us
           of
           the
           freedome
           comfort
           ,
           and
           command
           of
           our
           own
           houses
           ,
           wives
           ,
           children
           ,
           servants
           ,
           beds
           ,
           stables
           ,
           bread
           ,
           heere
           ,
           provisions
           for
           horse
           and
           men
           ,
           which
           are
           all
           exposed
           to
           the
           arbitrary
           commands
           of
           every
           base
           dominiering
           ,
           deboist
           and
           insolent
           Souldier
           and
           Officer
           ,
           who
           command
           all
           we
           have
           ,
           and
           may
           cut
           our
           throats
           at
           pleasure
           every
           houre
           in
           our
           own
           houses
           ,
           where
           we
           cannot
           sleep
           nor
           remain
           secure
           ,
           &
           now
           renders
           our
           condition
           worse
           then
           any
           Turkie-Gally-slave
           ,
           undoing
           and
           enslaving
           us
           at
           once
           ,
           even
           to
           those
           who
           were
           once
           our
           
           servants
           ,
           and
           now
           become
           our
           Lords
           and
           Tyrants
           over
           us
           ,
           who
           doe
           nothing
           but
           pick
           quarrels
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           content
           with
           no
           ordinary
           provisions
           ,
           purposely
           to
           extort
           compositions
           from
           us
           in
           money
           ,
           above
           double
           and
           treble
           their
           pay
           :
           whereby
           they
           grow
           rich
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           poore
           ,
           even
           to
           extremity
           ,
           all
           trading
           being
           now
           utterly
           gone
           and
           decayed
           by
           reason
           of
           Free-quarter
           and
           excessive
           raues
           daily
           multiplyed
           ,
           which
           ingrosteth
           all
           the
           Treasure
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           whereby
           trade
           should
           be
           supported
           and
           the
           poore
           employed
           ;
           who
           are
           now
           upon
           the
           point
           of
           starving
           ,
           and
           are
           ready
           to
           rise
           up
           and
           mutiny
           in
           City
           and
           Country
           for
           want
           of
           bread
           and
           employment
           ;
           whiles
           many
           thousands
           of
           strong
           lusty
           boyes
           ,
           youths
           ,
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           their
           horses
           (
           whose
           labours
           might
           much
           enrich
           the
           Common-wealth
           )
           lye
           idlely
           like
           so
           many
           drones
           and
           Caterpillers
           upon
           us
           ,
           taking
           both
           pay
           &
           free-quarter
           too
           for
           doing
           nothing
           ,
           but
           eating
           ,
           drinking
           ,
           swearing
           ,
           whoring
           ,
           stealing
           ,
           robbing
           ,
           and
           undoing
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           Realme
           too
           :
           We
           doe
           here
           publikely
           Protest
           and
           declare
           ,
           against
           allowing
           any
           more
           free-quarter
           to
           any
           Officers
           or
           Souldiers
           on
           us
           for
           the
           future
           as
           such
           an
           intollerable
           and
           undoing
           Grievance
           ,
           as
           we
           neither
           can
           nor
           will
           any
           longer
           undergoe
           ;
           and
           that
           if
           any
           of
           them
           shall
           hereafter
           ,
           against
           our
           wills
           ,
           forcibly
           enter
           our
           houses
           ,
           or
           take
           away
           or
           devoure
           our
           provisions
           and
           goods
           (
           as
           they
           have
           injuriously
           and
           feloniously
           done
           for
           many
           moneths
           last
           past
           )
           wee
           are
           unanimously
           resolved
           to
           proceed
           against
           them
           for
           it
           ,
           as
           Burglairs
           ,
           Theeves
           and
           Felons
           ,
           and
           to
           defend
           our
           houses
           and
           goods
           ,
           against
           them
           with
           force
           and
           armes
           ,
           with
           the
           hazard
           of
           our
           lives
           ;
           resolving
           rather
           to
           die
           Free-men
           ,
           then
           live
           any
           longer
           Slaves
           ,
           especially
           to
           those
           who
           have
           been
           our
           mercenary
           servants
           ,
           and
           pretend
           they
           have
           hitherto
           fought
           and
           continued
           in
           armes
           together
           by
           their
           own
           authority
           ,
           almost
           a
           full
           year
           against
           both
           houses
           Votes
           for
           their
           disbanding
           ,
           of
           purpose
           (
           as
           they
           pretended
           in
           their
           printed
           Declarations
           ,
           though
           we
           find
           it
           otherwise
           )
           to
           make
           us
           absolute
           Free-men
           ;
           Whereas
           we
           feele
           and
           discerne
           by
           wofull
           experience
           ,
           that
           their
           designe
           is
           quite
           contrary
           ,
           even
           to
           make
           us
           ,
           the
           King
           ,
           
           Kingdome
           and
           Parliament
           no
           other
           then
           conquered
           slaves
           ,
           as
           many
           of
           them
           stick
           not
           to
           terme
           us
           to
           our
           faces
           ,
           who
           dare
           not
           be
           any
           longer
           accessories
           and
           contributors
           to
           our
           owne
           and
           the
           Kingdomes
           imminent
           ruine
           ,
           bondage
           and
           captivity
           in
           the
           least
           degree
           against
           our
           right
           and
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           will
           no
           longer
           sit
           still
           ,
           like
           so
           many
           tame
           silent
           fooles
           ,
           and
           conquered
           slaves
           ,
           whiles
           they
           put
           new
           yoakes
           of
           bondage
           on
           our
           necks
           ,
           and
           fetters
           on
           our
           feet
           ,
           to
           inthrall
           us
           to
           a
           more
           intollerable
           Arbitrary
           Power
           and
           Tyrannie
           ,
           then
           ever
           the
           King
           or
           his
           Cavalliers
           intended
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           
             Strafford
          
           himselfe
           in
           
             Ireland
             ;
          
           and
           rule
           us
           only
           by
           the
           Sword
           and
           Martiall
           Law
           ;
           And
           our
           very
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           representing
           us
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           whom
           they
           impeach
           ,
           suspend
           ,
           expell
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           over-awe
           by
           their
           power
           ,
           new
           Guards
           and
           Garrisons
           put
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           Lords
           House
           too
           ,
           at
           pleasure
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           neither
           can
           ,
           nor
           dare
           to
           doe
           us
           that
           right
           ,
           ease
           and
           reliefe
           against
           the
           Souldiery
           ,
           as
           otherwise
           they
           would
           ,
           and
           are
           bound
           to
           doe
           ,
           being
           enforced
           daily
           to
           passe
           new
           Ordinances
           of
           Indempnity
           from
           them
           ,
           even
           for
           their
           very
           felonies
           ,
           burglaries
           ,
           plunders
           and
           murthers
           too
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           must
           not
           be
           questioned
           ,
           which
           encourageth
           them
           now
           to
           commit
           the
           like
           offences
           with
           greater
           boldnesse
           then
           ever
           ,
           in
           hopes
           of
           the
           like
           indempnity
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           forcibly
           obtained
           for
           what
           is
           past
           .
        
         
           Our
           
             (g)
          
           Historians
           record
           that
           in
           the
           Reigne
           of
           
             King
          
           Egelred
           
             the
             Danish
             Souldiers
             exercised
             such
             pride
             and
             abusive
             oppressions
             over
             the
             people
             in
          
           England
           ,
           
             on
             whom
             they
             quartered
             ,
             that
             they
             caused
             Husband
             men
             to
             doe
             all
             their
             vile
             labour
             ,
             and
             the
             Danes
             held
             their
             wives
             in
             the
             meane
             time
             at
             pleasure
             ,
             with
             daughter
             and
             servant
             :
             And
             when
             the
             Husband-man
             came
             home
             he
             should
             scarsly
             have
             of
             his
             owne
             as
             his
             servants
             had
             so
             as
             the
             Dane
             had
             all
             at
             his
             commandement
             and
             did
             eat
             and
             drinke
             his
             fill
             of
             the
             best
             ,
             when
             the
             owner
             had
             scant
             his
             fill
             of
             the
             worst
             .
             And
             besides
             this
             ,
             the
             common
             people
             were
             so
             of
             them
             oppressed
             ,
             that
             for
             feare
             and
             dread
             they
             called
             them
             (
             in
             every
             such
             house
             as
             they
             had
             will
             of
             and
             quartered
             in
             )
          
           LORD
           DANE
           ,
           
             which
             so
             vexed
             and
             discontented
             the
             people
             ,
             that
             by
          
           
           
             secret
             Commission
             ,
             from
             the
             King
             directed
             to
             all
             the
             good
             Towns
             ,
             Burroughs
             and
             Cities
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             they
             were
             on
             St.
          
           Brice
           
             day
             ,
             at
             a
             certaine
             houre
             assigned
             ,
             all
             suddenly
             assaulted
             ,
             and
             slaine
             by
             the
             people
             ,
             every
             mothers
             sonne
             of
             them
             throughout
             all
          
           England
           :
           
             this
             slaughter
             of
             theirs
             beginning
             in
          
           Hertfordshire
           ,
           
             at
             a
             little
             towne
             called
          
           Welden
           ,
           for
           the
           which
           deed
           it
           took
           the
           first
           name
           ,
           
             because
             the
             Weale
             of
             that
             County
          
           (
           as
           it
           was
           then
           thought
           )
           was
           there
           first
           won
           .
           And
           the
           
             Sicilians
          
           did
           the
           like
           to
           the
           Dominiering
           French
           forces
           ,
           who
           oppressed
           them
           with
           their
           insolencies
           and
           free-quarter
           ,
           cutting
           all
           their
           throats
           in
           one
           evening
           ,
           and
           so
           freeing
           their
           Countrey
           from
           captivitie
           .
        
         
           Truly
           our
           condition
           now
           under
           the
           Lording
           Army
           and
           Souldiery
           hath
           been
           and
           yet
           is
           altogether
           as
           bad
           ,
           if
           not
           worse
           in
           many
           places
           ,
           then
           our
           Predecessors
           was
           under
           their
           free-quartering
           
             Lord
             Danes
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Sicilians
          
           under
           the
           French
           forces
           :
           and
           we
           heartily
           wish
           it
           may
           not
           now
           produce
           the
           like
           Tragicall
           and
           bloudy
           effects
           ,
           which
           pure
           necessity
           will
           enforce
           the
           Malignant
           and
           poorer
           sort
           now
           ready
           to
           starve
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           best
           friends
           to
           the
           Parliament
           unto
           ,
           for
           their
           own
           selfe
           preservation
           and
           defence
           ,
           as
           we
           may
           justly
           feare
           ,
           if
           not
           timely
           prevented
           by
           the
           Houses
           and
           Generalls
           strict
           care
           and
           discipline
           ,
           in
           making
           good
           their
           Engagements
           to
           us
           ,
           wherein
           they
           have
           hitherto
           failed
           ,
           and
           speedily
           reduce
           the
           Army
           to
           such
           a
           small
           proportion
           of
           five
           or
           six
           thousand
           only
           ,
           as
           they
           may
           well
           pay
           and
           master
           ;
           and
           quarter
           in
           Innes
           and
           Alehouses
           without
           any
           pressure
           to
           us
           .
           Being
           peremptorily
           resolved
           in
           their
           defaults
           ,
           by
           Gods
           assisting
           power
           to
           right
           and
           ease
           our selves
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           oppressing
           Grievances
           ,
           by
           the
           best
           and
           most
           expeditions
           meanes
           wee
           may
           ,
           to
           preserve
           our selves
           ,
           our
           Posterities
           ,
           Kingdome
           and
           neglected
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           (
           whose
           supplies
           are
           wholly
           frustrated
           and
           engrossed
           by
           our
           idle
           super-numerary
           ,
           and
           super-necessary
           Army
           and
           Souldiers
           )
           from
           utter
           vassalage
           and
           ruine
           .
           And
           therefore
           we
           doe
           hereby
           earnestly
           desire
           and
           admonish
           all
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           at
           their
           utmost
           perill
           ,
           from
           henceforth
           after
           this
           our
           publike
           Remonstrance
           ,
           to
           take
           no
           more
           
           free-quarter
           ,
           nor
           force
           any
           more
           moneys
           from
           us
           ,
           against
           our
           wills
           ;
           but
           carefully
           to
           follow
           
             Iohn
             Baptist's
          
           Lesson
           to
           them
           
             (
             a
             burning
             and
             shining
             Light
             )
          
           Luk.
           2.
           14.
           
           And
           
             the
             SOVLDIERS
             likewise
             came
             to
          
           John
           ,
           
             saying
             ;
             And
             what
             shall
             we
             doe
             ?
             And
             he
             said
             unto
             them
             :
             Doe
             violence
             to
             no
             man
             ;
             neither
             accuse
             any
             man
             falsely
             ,
             and
             be
             content
             with
             your
             wages
             ;
          
           Lest
           they
           so
           farre
           discontent
           and
           enrage
           us
           so
           farre
           ,
           as
           to
           fall
           a
           
             quartering
             of
             them
             in
             good
             earnest
             ,
          
           which
           we
           heartily
           desire
           (
           if
           possible
           )
           to
           prevent
           by
           this
           timely
           admonition
           ,
           and
           notice
           of
           our
           unalterable
           ,
           just
           and
           necessary
           resolutions
           ,
           from
           which
           neither
           feare
           nor
           flattery
           ,
           nor
           intreaties
           shall
           remove
           us
           .
        
         
           And
           shall
           likewise
           humbly
           importune
           the
           Honourable
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           order
           and
           declare
           according
           to
           the
           Tenor
           of
           the
           
             Petition
             of
             Right
          
           that
           all
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           whatsoever
           shall
           be
           liable
           to
           the
           Jurisdiction
           ,
           Arrests
           ,
           Warrants
           and
           power
           of
           High
           Sheriffs
           ,
           Justices
           of
           Peace
           ,
           Mayors
           ,
           Bayliffs
           ,
           Constables
           ,
           Tything-men
           ,
           and
           other
           publike
           Officers
           of
           Justice
           ,
           for
           Felonies
           ,
           Breaches
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           other
           misdemeanours
           punishable
           by
           the
           Lawes
           and
           Statutes
           of
           the
           Realme
           ,
           as
           farre-forth
           as
           any
           other
           Subjects
           are
           and
           bee
           ;
           and
           that
           all
           those
           may
           be
           particularly
           enjoyned
           to
           discharge
           their
           duties
           herein
           ;
           and
           all
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           ordered
           to
           be
           ayding
           and
           assisting
           to
           them
           therein
           under
           paine
           of
           Fellonie
           and
           being
           casheered
           ;
           without
           which
           wee
           shall
           enjoy
           neither
           security
           nor
           peace
           in
           Country
           or
           City
           ,
           no
           nor
           in
           our
           owne
           beds
           and
           Houses
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A91251e-90
           
             a
             
               Rastall
               .
               Tit.
            
             Purveyours
             ;
             and
             Warre
             .
          
           
             b
             
               Grastons
            
             Chron.
             p.
             390.
             
          
           
             c
             An
             exact
             Collection
             .
          
           
             d
             Mr.
             St.
             
               Iohns
            
             his
             Majesties
             Sollicitor
             Generalls
             argument
             ,
             at
             a
             Committee
             of
             both
             Houses
             ,
             concerning
             the
             Earles
             Attainder
             by
             Hill
             ,
             p.
             35.
             36
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             e
             24.
             H.
             8.
             c.
             5.
             21.
             Ed.
             1.
             de
             Malefactoribus
             in
             Parcis
             ,
             Fitz.
             Coron.
             192.
             194.
             246.
             258.
             261.
             330.
             22.
             
             Asse
             46.
             
             Stamford
             .
             
               Pleas
               .
            
             l.
             1.
             c.
             5.
             6.
             7.
             11.
             H.
             6.
             a
             16.
             14.
             H.
             6.
             24.
             b.
             35.
             H.
             6.
             51.
             a.
             9.
             E.
             4.
             48.
             b.
             11.
             E.
             4.
             6.
             a.
             27.
             H.
             7.
             36.
             12.
             H.
             8.
             2.
             b.
             Brooke
             Corone
             .
             63.
             
             Trespas
             .
             207.
             
             Cooke
             .
             5.
             
             
               Report
               .
            
             91.
             
             Ashes
             .
             Tables
             .
             Coron
             .
             6.
             7.
             
          
           
             f
             
               This
               is
               evident
               by
               this
               clause
               of
               the
               Writ
               for
               their
               Election
               .
            
             Ita
             quòd
             iidem
             Milites
             ,
             Cives
             &
             Burgenses
             sufficientem
             potestatem
             pro
             se
             &
             COMMVNITATE
             ,
             Comitatus
             Civium
             &
             Burgensium
             praedictum
             ad
             faciendū
             &
             faciendū
             his
             ,
             &c.
             
             Ita
             quod
             pr●
             defectu
             ejuusmodi
             potestatis
             dicta
             negotia
             infecta
             non
             remaneant
             quovis
             modo
             .
          
           
             (g)
             Grastons
             Chronicle
             ,
             p.
             162.
             163.
             
             Cambdens
             Brittania
             ,
             p.
             143.