Matters of great Consequence, and worthy of Note to all England. First the royal Embassage from the Prince of Orange, to the well affected Subjects of England. Secondly, a Message from a Committee of both Houses of Parliament, to the Spanish ambassador, to make stay of the Ships at Dunkirk, which were intended for the supply of the Rebels in Jreland. Thirdly, the true and humble Petition of the Lords, and Commons now assembled in Parliament, to the Kings most Excellent Majesty; concerning the Lord Kimbolton, M. Hollis, and the rest of the Gentlemen that were accused of high Treason. Fourthly, An Order of the House of the Lords for suppressing of the Archbishop of Armaghs' Sermon, which was falsely put upon him. Fiftly, Articles against Sir Edward Herbert Knight, His majesty's attorney general, by the House of Commons. Sixtly, An Ordnance from His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament, for the ordering of the Militia of the kingdom of England, and also of the Dominion of Wales. Lastly, the names of all the lieutenants of every Country, which are approved by the King's Majesty. portrait Printed at London for F. Coules, and Tho. banks. 1642. A royal Embassage from the Prince of Orange, to the well-affected Subjects in England. WE have maturely considered of this disloyal opposition which have been reflected on our Father, the manifold endeavours of your unwearied vigilancy, and the obstacles that interrupt the same, with the multiplicity of distractions wherein your kingdom is dangerously involved did forthwith according to our indulgent ●ffection, think it expedient to premonish and advertise you of them nerous perils which are imminent and impendent over you; it struck a repercussive grief and careful solicitation into our Princely mind, as soon as we had intelligence concerning the same; and that their stratagems might prove abortive, for the prevention thereof we thought good to show our ●●●lous duty to his Maj●sty, our respective affection to his Parliament, and the fu●ure security of his royal Throne and realm. And first were predictate unto you the obscurely hatched conspiracies of the King of Spain, the o●ject of whose sole intents have principally aimed at the destructive ruin of your Nation: We have had credible intelligence; that he is suddenly resolved to raise a strong and formidable navy (scarec inferior to that almost Invincible Armado) and with a rushing and unexpected throng invade the Land. Don Pedro affirmed this to be true, and hath conducted many paper-messengers to us concerning the absolute ●ste●pulation and credible assertion of the same. Don Pedringano l●kewise (my singular and intimate Friend did certify the same unto me: Wherefore we lovingly 〈◊〉 and obsequiously too, premonish you to be circumspective and cautious, for to our certain knowledge Don Ke●valo Caris is in great preparation to raise and augment his Fleet as appeared by the Notions of our dearest friends. But besides this trap, there is likewise a dangerous snare distended against your kingdom, which both do violently threaten a most preciptious destruction. My intent is not mysterious or enigmatical▪ but rather very perspicuous to be interpreted I mean the Frenchmen, who, like the Egyptian Locusts, who are resolved to 〈◊〉 in the Realm suddenly, and so imbrue their inhuman hands in the ●ffusive blood of the Protestants. These with the anxiliary assistance of the rebels in Ireland, being link confederates, and once conjoined in the cruel concatination of tyrannical consp●reces are able to precipitate the whole kingdom at one stroke, if God's omnipotent hand do not stay it, and your vigilant endeavours prevent it, Sed meliora speramus, we hope and expect a more happy, favourable, & propitious event. Yet notwithstanding without any sup'ne procrastination we humbly beseech for your own safety particularly, and the epidemical security of the whole kingdom, that you would with judicious maturity of Counsel seriously consider the perilous precedent premises, and you may then 〈◊〉, that the consquence thereof is very dangerous. Wherefore in this respect our humble advice is, that you would be graciously pleased to fortify all the chief Coasts and Cinque ports with Military Arms, and strong Ammunition in defence of the kingdom, for otherwise nothing can be expected but ruinate and precipitate destruction. Likewise that you would gravely consider and appoint, that the City of London be strongly provided, and the Tower soundly searched, lest any intestine plot should be fomented at home. As also, that all Mill●●● Ammunition be provided, and it be forthwith ordered, that the train Bands should daily wait for prevention of any conspiracies that should ensu●. Thus as we have presented our present care and indulgent solicitation for the safety and welfare of the kingdom: so likewise we presume to command respectively our petitionary desire to your Honours: First, that your Honours would be graciously pleased to condescend to his majesty's pleasure and just Command, without repugnance and opposition; for a distractes variance between a King and his Subjects, is the first ground and principium of confusion to a Nation. Therefore we humbly implore your Honours to conjoin with his majesty in a reciprocal concord, that the knot of peace and tranquillity may be tied so securely fast, that all the hell-guided Conspiracies of foreign Enemies may be annihilated and abolished. That you would likewise endeavour to concatenate the affections of the people to his Majesty, that his royal Prerogative and imperial Throne be not violated, and trampled down by the malicious aspersions of such as are ill-affected and dangerous persons in the realm. That the divisions and distractions in the kingdom may be allayed and assuaged, to the comfort of his Majesty, the Honour of his Parliament, and the perpetual peace and prosperity of the realm. In the mean time my diurnal prayers assiduous Supplications shall be invocated upon the mighty and Almighty assistance and auxiliation of God that all your deliberation and determining Counsels may be directed to the right object, and for my part I will confirm my resolutions, & am fully intended to assist you with my full power and Forces, and I shall likewise diligently endeavour to repe● and detrude those foreign Enemies: And for the Irish Rebels we shall labour to qualify, and by God's divine providence assisting us we shall crown England with an Olive Branch of Victorious Tranquillity in the kingdom. The Impeachment of Sir Edward Harbert, the King's majesty's attorney general. THat the said Sir Edward Harbert Knight, His majesty's attorney general, sworn the third day of january in the year of the Lord 1641. Contrary to his Oath and the duty of his place, did falsely, scandalously and maliciously advise, frame and publish certain false, scandalous Articles of High Treason against the Lord Kimbolton, one of the Members of the House of Peers in Parliament, Densil Hollis Esq. Sir Arthur Hasilrig baronet, John Pym, John Hampden and William strand esquires, being then, and yet Members of the House of Commons in Parliament: A copy of which Articles I am commanded by the House of Commons to deliver to your Lordships. 1. That they have traitorously endeavoured to subvert the fundamental laws and government of the kingdom of England, to deprive the King of his Regal power, and to place in subjects an Arbitrary and tyrannical power over the lives, liberties, and estates of his majesty's liege people. 2. That they have traitorously endeavoured by many foul aspersions upon his Majesty and his Government, to alienate the affections of his people, and to make his Majesty odious unto them. 3. That they have endeavoured to draw his majesty's late Army to disobedience to his majesty's Commands, and to side with them in their traitorous designs. 4. That they have traitorously invited and encouraged a foreign power to invade his majesty's kingdom of England. 5. That they have traitorously endeavoured to subvert the right and very being of Parliaments. 6. That for completing of their traitorous designs they have endeavoured (as far as in theme lay) by force and terror to compel the Parliament to join with them in their traitorous designs, and to that end have actually raised and countenanced tumults against the King and Parliament. 7. That they have traitorously conspired to levy, and actually have Levied war against the King. And the said Sir Edw. Harbert, the 3. day of Ian. did falsely, unlawfully, and maliciously exhibit the said Articles unto the House of peers in Parliament, and caused the same to be entered into the Clarks Book of the said house, intending & endeavouring thereby, falsely, unlawfully, and maliciously to deprive the said houses of their said several Members, and to take away their lives, estates, and good names: All which doings of the said attorney, and every of them, were and are high b●eaches of the privileges of Parliament, tending to sedition, and to the utter subve●sion of the fundamental Rights and being of Parliament, the Liberty of Subjects, and to the great scandal and dishonour of his Majesty and his Government, and were and are contrary to the oath of the said attorney General, and to the great trust reposed in him by his Majesty: and contrary to the laws of this Realm, and a great derogation to his majesty's royal Crown and Dignity. For which High Crimes, and misdemeanours, the said Commons saving to themselves the liberties of exhibiting any farther or other Impeachment or accusation against the said Sir Edward Harbert, do impeach him; And do pray that he may be forthwith put to Answer the premises in the presence of the Commons. An ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for the ordering of the Milicia of the kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales. WHereas there hath been of late a most dangerous and desperate design upon the House of Commons, which we have just cause to believe to be an effect of the bloody counsels of the Papists and other ill-affected persons, who have already raised Rebellion in the kingdom of Ireland▪ And by reason of many disorders, we cannot but fear they will proceed not only to stir up the like Rebellion and Insurrections in this kingdom of England, but also to back them with forces from abroad. For the safety therefore of His majesty's Person, the parliament and Kingdom in this time of Imminent danger, It is ordered by the King, Lords, and Commons now in Parliament assembled, that A. B. shall have power to call together all and singular his majesty's subjects, within the county of C. as well within liberties as without, that are meet and fit for the wars, and them to train, exercise and put in readiness, and them after their ability and faculties well and sufficiently from time to time cause to be arrayed and weaponed, and to take the Muster of them in places most fit and convenient for that purpose. And the said A. B. shall have power and authority within the said County▪ to nominate and appoint such persons of quality, as to him shall seem meet to be his Deputy Lieutenants to be approved of by both Houses of Parliament. And that any one or more of the said Deputies so assigned, shall in the absence, or by the Command of the said A. B. have power and authority to do and execute within the County of C. all such powers and authorities as before in this present Ordinance is contained. And he shall have power to make colonels and captains, and other Officers, and also to remove out of their places, and make others, from time to time, as he shall think fit for that purpose. And his Deputies, colonels, and captains, and other Officers, shall have further power and authority to lead, conduct and employ the persons aforesay armied and weaponed, as well within the County of C. as also within any other part of this realm of England, or Dominion of Wales, for the suppression of all Rebellions, Insurrections, and Invasions that may happen, according as they from time to time shall receive directions by his Majesties authoritie-signified unto them by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. And it is further ordained, that such persons as shall not obey in any of the premises, shall answer their neglect and contempt to the Lords and Commons in parliamentary way, and not otherwise, nor else where: And that every the Powers granted (as aforesaid) shall continue until it shall be otherwise ordered, or declared by both Houses of Parliament, and no longer. This to go also to the Dominion of Wales. The names of those persons, that were thought fit by his Majesty, and the Honourable Court of Parliament to be trusted with the Militia of this kingdom. Berkshire Earl of Holland. Bedfordshire Earl of Bol●nbroke. Buck●nghamshire Lord Paget. Cambridg●shire and the Isle of Ely Lord North, Ch●shre & the County & City of Chester Lord Strange. Cornwall Lord Roberts. Cumberland L. Gray of Wark. Derby Earl of Rutland. Devo●shire, & of the County and ●●ity of Exon Earl of Bed. Dor●etshire, & the County of the Town of Pool Earl of Salisbury. For the Isle of Purbecke Com. Dorset. Sir. Ioh. Banks K. L. chief justice of the Common Pleas, &c. Durham S H. Vare the elder. Essex. Earl of Warwick▪ Gloustershire, & the ●om & City of Glousester Lord ●handois. Hampshirt, & of the town and County of Southamp. and of the Isle of Wight Earl of Pembr. Hertfordshire Earl of Salisbury. Herefordshire Lord Dacres. Huntingtonshire Lord Mandevile. Kent, and the City and County of Canterbury Earl of Leicester. Com. Lancaster Lord Whart●● Leicester Earl of Stamford Middlesex Earl of Holl●●d Com. Northampton Lord Spencer. Nottingham, and of the town and County of Nottingham Earl of Clare. Northumberland, and of the Town and county of Newcastle, and of the Town of Barwick Earl of No●thumberla●d Norfolk▪ and of the Com. and C●●y of Norwich Earl of Warw. 〈◊〉 L. Vis Say & seal Rutland Earl of Exon▪ Salop L. Littleton, L. Keeper, &c. Summersault Marquis Hertford. That the Lieutenant of the County of Worcest. shall be nominated before Somerset▪ Staffordsh & of the Com. of the City of Lichfield Earl of Essex. Suffolk Earl of Suffolk. Surrey Earl of Nottinghan. Sussex Earl of No●thumber. Warwick, & of the Com of the City of Coventrie Lord Brook. Westmoreland Earl of Cumbe●lād. W●les Earl of Pembroke. Wigorn, & of the County of the City of Worcest. Lord Ed. Howard of Estrig For the County and City of Bristell Master Densil Holl●●. Yorkshire, & of the Com. and City of York, and of the County of the town of Kingston on Hul Earl of Essex. Of the parts of Kestaven & Holland, and the Com. of the City of Lincoln. Earl of Lincoln For the parts of Lindsay, in the County of Holland Lord Willoughby of ●arum. Monmouth Lord Phil Herbert. Isle of Arglesay Earl of Northumber. 〈◊〉 Lord Phil. Herbert. Caraigan Earl of Carbery. Carm●●ther, and Carmarthen Town Earl of Carbery. 〈◊〉 Earl of Pembroke. Denbigh Lord Fielding. Flintshire Lord Fielding. Glamorgan Lord Phil. Herbert. Montgomery Earl of Essex. Merioneth Earl of Pembroke. Pembroke, and the town of Haverford West Earl of Northumberland. Radnor Lord Little●●● L. Keeper. &c. That for the lewing, ordering, and exercising the M●litia of the City of London, power is given un●o Sir John W●ll●stere, Sir Jacob Garret, Knights, and Alder●en▪ Thomas Atkin Alderman, Sir John Wollistone, K. and Alderman, John Warner Alderman, and John Toufe Alderman, sergeant M●jor General S●●ppon, or any three or more of them. Randolph M●●waring, William Gibs, John Fowke, Iam●s B●●●ce, Francis Peck, Samuel Warner James Russ●ll, Nathanael Wright, William ●arkler, Alexander Norm●●nghton, Stephen 〈◊〉, Owen Ro●e, Citizens of London, or any 〈◊〉 or more of them. To the Kings most Excellent majesty The humble Petition of the Lords and Commons now Assembled in Parliament. Showeth, THat Your Majesty, in answer to their late Petition, touching the proceedings against the Lord Kimbleton, M. Hollis, Sir Arthur Hasserig, M. Pym. M. Hampden, and M. Strode, Members of the Parliament, was pleased to signify, That as Your Majesty once conceived, that You had ground enough to accuse them, So now Your Majesty finds as good cause wholly to desert any further prosecution of them. Notwithstanding which, they remain still under that heavy charge so imputed unto them, to the exceeding prejudice, not only of themselves, but also of the whole Parl●●ment. And whereas by the express laws, and Statutes of this Your realm, that is to say, by two Acts of Parliament, the one made in the thirty seven, and the other in the thirty eighth year● of the reign of Your most Noble Progenitor, King Edward the third; If any Person whatsoever▪ make suggestion to the King himself, of any Crime committed by another, the same person ought to be sent, with the suggestion, before the Chancellor or Keeper of the great S●●●e, Treasurer, and the great council, there to find surety to pursue his sugg●stio●, which if he cannot prove, he is to be imprisoned till he hath satisfied the Party, accused of his 〈◊〉, and slander, and made fine and 〈◊〉 to the King. The said Lords and Commons humbly beseech Your majesty, That not onelyin point of justice to the said Members in their particulars, but for the V●ndication of the Rights and privileges of Parliament. Your Majesty will be pleased to send the person or persons, that in this case made the suggestions, or informations to Your Majesty, against the said Members of Parliament, Together with the said suggestions or informations, to Your Parliament, That so such fruits of the said good laws may be had, as was intended by them, and the Rights and privileges of Parliament may be Vindicated, which of right and justice ought not to be denied. A Message from a Committee of both Houses of Parliament, to the Spanish Ambassador, to make stay of Ships at Dunkirk, intended for the supply of the Rebels in Ireland. THe Lords and Commons have commanded us, to intimate to the Spanish Ambassador, the advertisement that they have received of certain Ships lying in Dunkirk, laded with Ammunition ready to take sail, intended for the relief of the Rebels of Ireland: This they hold contrary to the Articles agreed upon, in the Treaties of Peace between the two crowns; And therefore the Ambassador is to be moved from both Houses, to send speedily to Dunkirk, and to all other his majesty's Dominions, and unto the King his Master, to make stay of those, and, all such Ships, as may carry any supply of Men, Victuals, Money, or any other aid to His majesty's Subjects, that at this present are in Rebellion in Ireland; which otherwise will be understood to be a Breach of the Treaties, between the crowns of England and Spain, and so resented by the Parliament. To the Right Honourable, the House of peers, now assembled in Parliament. The humble Petition of James Archbishop of Armagh, Humbly showeth, THat whereas your Lordships, were pleased to employ your Petitioner in preaching before you on the fastday, the 22. of December last; (which service, according to his mean ability, he was careful to perform) so it is, that one John Nicholson, having got into his hands, a collection of some rude, and incoherent Notes of that Sermon, took the boldness to publish the same (under the Title of Vox Hiberniae) as a true Relation of that which was uttered before your Lordships that day. Which being in many places void of common sense, and in the whole, every way unanwerable unto what was fit to have been delivered before so Honourable and Judicious an Audience: His humble request is, That your Lordships would be pleased, to call in that supposititious Pamphlet, &c. Die Veneris 11. Februarii, 1641. Ordered by the Lords in parliament, That a Book concerning the L▪ Archbishop of Armagh, being published and Printed by John Nicholson, shall be called in and suppress●d. IO. Browne. Cleric. Parliam. FINIS.