THREE DECLARATIONS, FIRST, THE DECLARATION of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. With His MAJESTIES ANSWER thereunto. SECONDLY, A declaration and Protestation agreed upon by the Grand jury at the Assizes held for the County of Worcester, the third day of August, 1642. and assented unto by the High sheriff, the Lord Coventry, the Barons, Knights, Justices of the Peace, Gentlemen and Freeholders of the County of WORCESTER aforesaid. Thirdly, The Declaration of the Isle of Wight to the KING and PARLIAMENT. First Printed at york, and now Reprinted at London, September 17. 1642. A DECLARATION OF the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. WHereas the King, seduced by wicked counsel, doth make war against His Parliament and people; And for the promoting of that War, divers Forces both of Horse and Foot have been, and are levied and raised by several persons, and His Majesties good Subjects are most cruelly robbed, spoiled, and slain. To the end that no man may be misled through ignorance, the Lords and Commons declare, That all such persons as shall upon any pretence whatsoever, assist His Majesty in this War, with Horse, Arms, Plate, or Money, are Traitors to His Majesty, the Parliament, and the kingdom, and shall be brought to condign punishment for so high an offence. Hen. elsing. clear. Parl. D. come. His majesties Answer to the aforesaid Declaration. WHereas a late Printed Paper, entitled a Declaration of the Lords and Commons, hath been published and dispersed, whereby most presumptuously, and treasonably, all such persons are declared to be Traitors to us and the kingdom who shall assist us in Our necessary Defence, with Horse, arms, Plate, or Money; Wee hope and are confident, that all Our good Subjects will with great Indignation look on the Malice, Impudence, and Folly of that Declaration as proceeding from the venom of such men, who can aim at nothing but a general Confusion of all Religion, Law, and private Interest: For, what Law can be in Force, when it shal be declared, That such who endeavour to preserve us from the Force and Violence of th●se who would murder us, are Traytors? We tell all the World, and all men know, that whosoever Levies war against the Kings Person are Traitors, by the known Statute of the 25. year of King Edward the third. Let these men inform Our People, by what Law they are Traitors who assist Us for Our Defence: Except they can do that,( as every man knows they cannot) Our good Subjects will be no more affrighted from their Allegiance by such Declarations, then they will from their Religion, if these men should declare them to be Turks for observing the book of Common-Prayer, or submitting to the Government of the Church, both which are equally grievous to these men, as Our just Power. And whosoever conceives himself to be bound by any oaths, for which he must answer to Almighty God, how ever he may escape the Judgement of the Law, will confess himself bound by those of Allegiance and supremacy, to assist Us at this present with Men, Horse, Plate, Money, or any way he shall be able: And whosoever valves the Protestant Religion, the Law and Liberty of the kingdom, and the freedom and being of Parliaments, will join in that assistance; and all such shall be as carefully Protected and Defended by Us, as Our own Life, Our Crown, or Our dearest Children. And We do hereby declare, That all such Persons as shall by pretence of any Authority whatsoever, assist the earl of Essex in this Rebellion against Us, with Horse, Arms, Plate, Money, or any other way, are Traitors by the known Law of the Land, and by Gods help, We doubt not in time, they will be brought to condign punishment. THE DECLARATION And Protestation agreed upon by the Grand jury at the Assizes held for the County of Worcester, the third day of August, 1642. WE do with all thankfulness, aclowledge ourselves very sensible of those sundry good laws which through His Majesties great Grace and goodness, have been obtained for us this Parliament. And we do no less rejoice in His Majesties Pious and tender care repeated by His gracious Declarations in print, and expressions by letter red unto us, and all the County at this Assizes, in open Court, to defend and maintain the true PROTESTANT RELIGION by Law established, against Popish Recusants, Anabaptists, and all other separatists. And that the Laws of the Land shall be the Rule of His Majesties Government, whereby the Subjects Liberty and Property is defended: And that His Majesty will preserve the freedom and just privilege of Parliament, with all which promises and expressions we are so abundantly satisffed, that we do not any way distrust His Majesties Constancy in these Resolutions. And we do declare, that we will be ready to attend His Majesty in all lawful ways, for the putting of the County in a posture of Arms, for the defence of His Majesty, and the peace of His kingdoms. Therefore we do resolve, according to our oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and late Protestation, to adventure our lives and fortunes in defence of His Majesties royal Person and Honour, and the just Rights and privileges of Parliament, and the known Laws of the Land, and Liberties of the Subjects, That thereby the Distractions and Disturbances of His Majesties Kingdoms may be reduced to His Majesties legal Government. And whereas the Grand jury at the last Sessions, delivered a Petition, thereby desiring the exercising of the Militia, we utterly disavow it, as not agreeable to the intents or desires of us, or any considerable number of the said County. And we do hereby declare, that by the information which we have received from several of the persons then of the Grand jury, that it was not of their own framing, but contrived and prepared for them by some few persons, not well affencted to the peace and quiet of this County. THo. Coventry. Ed. Vernon. Vic. come. John Washbourne. Robert Steynor. Ed. Littleton. Ed. Solley mayor. Henry ford, Vic. John Packington. William russel. Henry Herbert. Row. Berkley. John Hambury. George Street. Francis Hincley. John Slantan. james Littleton. Henry Ingram. joseph welsh. Sam. Sandys. Robert Wy●d. Henry Townshead. Ed. Burret. Nich. Gower. John Fleet. George Savage. George ●ymonds. Ed. Dingley. Anthony Palmer urban Eyre. Coronet. Francis Walker, clear. John Baion. John Hunt. Ed. Emes. Constables Capital. The Grand jury of the County of WORCESTER. Mar. Sandys. Tho. child. Phil. Brace. John Dyccins Fran. Sheldon. jo. Ewett. William cliff. I. Clent. Ed. broad. Ed. Davies. Tho. Chetle. George Middlemore. Thomas Sanders. William Muckland. The Grand jury of the County of the city. William tailor. Francis Hughes. George brook. Philip Davis. Tho. Lysons. Tho. Pomfrey. Rich. Sharman. Francis Sharman. William Gibbes. Tho. Rea. Hen. Smith. Thom. Hill. Robert Sollers. The Declaration of the Isle of Wight, to the KING and PARLIAMENT. August 18. 1642. WE the deputy pheasants and Iustices, the Knights & Gentlemen of this Isle of Wight, whose Hands are underwritten, have thought it our Duty to God, to our sovereign, Lord the King, and to His Parliament: Upon Rumours now spread amongst us, of tumults likewise to arise in this kingdom, to declare to the rest of the inhabitants of this iceland, and to all others of His Majesties Dominions as followeth. First that we will with our lives and estates, be assistant to each other in the defence of the true Protestant Religion established in the Church of England, against all Papists, or other ill affencted Persons whatsoever. That we will unanimously join the uttermost of our endeavours, for the Peace of this iceland, by protecting it by those Forces already legally substituted amongst us, and will admit no foreign Power, or Forces, or new Government; except his majesty by advice of His Parliament: upon occassions that may arise, shall think it necessary to alter it in any particulars, for the good and safety of the kingdom. Dated t●e 18. day of August. 1642. John Oglander. William Hopkins. William Bowreman. Stephen March. Brutus buck. Humphrey tourney. jer. Bret. Henry Knollys. Rob. Dillington junior. Tho. Leigh. Edw. Morseley. Hugh Leigh. Robert Dillington. John Leigh. William Oglander. bartholomew Burley. Edw. Leigh. John Meux. Nicholas Weston. John Richards. John Burley. Barthol. Leigh. FINIS.