A MESSAGE Sent from both Houses of Parliament to the Kings most excellent Majesty, the 16 of March 1641, Concerning special matters.  IN DOMINO CONFIDO  printer's or publisher's device 
LONDON, Printed for john Frank, and are to be sold at his shop next door to the King's head in Fleetstreet, 1642.   

May it please your Majesty.  
YOur Majesty's most humble and faithful Subjects, the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the Commons House of Parliament, having considered your Majesty's Reply to their Answer, touching such persons as have been licenced by your Majesty to pass into Ireland, do most humbly beseech your Majesty to believe, that they shall always with thankfulness and joy receive from your Majesty and satisfactory Answer to their just requests: And, as they hope, they shall find in your Majesty a readiness to rectify those things, which have been done to their prejudice, so will they be careful to remove all apprehensions of their Actions or Speeches, which may seem to cast any dishonour upon your Majesty.  
For your Majesty's better satisfaction concerning the positive affirmation, that many of the chief Commanders now in the head of the Rebels (after the Ports were stopped by order of both houses) have been suffered to pass by your Majesty's immediate warrant. May it please your Majesty to consider that herein they have affirmed nothing but what they had cause to believe was true, the grounds whereof they humbly present to your Majesty.  
The first ground is this, that both Houses of Parliament, (having upon your Majesty's commendation taken into their care the suppression of the Rebellion of Ireland) had reason to be especially watchful over the Ports, because the Rebels abounding in numbers of men for the most part ignorant of the use of their Arms could by no means become dangerous or formidable to this Kingdom, but by the access of Soldiers and Commanders, wherewith they were like to be furnished either out of France or Planders, from both which places the passage into Ireland is speedy and easy through this Kingdom, and thereof they could not choose but be very sensible of whatsoever gave liberty or opportunity to such a passage, as of a very hurtful and dangerous grievance, for prevention whereof they did upon the seventh of November agree upon an Order and restrain all passage into Ireland, but upon due and strict examination by such persons as were trusted to make those Licences.  
A second ground that the other Licence granted to the Lord Delvin, and then acknowledged by your Majesty's Answer, were such (both in regard of the persons to whom they were granted, and the extent of the words in which they were granted,) as were apt to produce such an effect as is mentioned in that positive Affirmation, that is, to open away for the passage of Papists and other dangerous persons to join with the Rebels, and to be Heads and Commanders amongst them, which is thus proved.  
The Warrant granted to Colonel Butler, (since the order of restraint by both Houses of Parliament) did extend to all Ports of England and Scotland, and did give free passage to himself and to his Company, without any qualification of persons, or Limitation of Number, and this Colonel was himself a Papist, had a Brother in Rebellion, and General of the Rebels in Munster, was expected, and very much desired by those Rebels, who for a long time kept a Regiment to be commanded by him, as we have been credibly informed.  
The second was granted to a Son of the Lord Nettersfield, which Lord had four sons in England since the Rebellion, one of which is settled in England, three others intended to pass into Ireland, and were all dangerous persons being Papists, bred in the Wars, in the service of the King of Spain, and one of them lately become a Jesuit.  
The third to the Lord Delvin extends to himself, and four persons more unnamed, that one of those who should have passed with him is taken to be a Jesuit, and another who calls himself Ploncket, seems to be a man of some breeding and quality, and like to have been serviceable to the Rebels, and to have done mischief, if he had gone over.  
The fourth to Sir George Hamilton, and three more unnamed; This Gentleman is likewise a professed Papist, and may be doubted to be of the party of the Rebels, one of that Name being mentioned in the instructions of Sempill the Jesuit, amongst divers other dangerous persons of the popish party in Scotland and Ireland, which instructions were found in a ship stayed in Cornwall, which was going into Ireland with divers Jesuits, soldiers, and others for the encouragement of the Rebels.  
A third ground is this, That by virtue and Authority of these Licences, several persons have passed over, which are now in Actual Rebellion, and Joined with the Rebels, and some have command amongst them which is thus proved.  
One Captain Sutton, did by virtue and Authority of your Majesty's Licence embark at White-haven, in the company of Colonel Butler, and was driven bacl by foul weather; Whereupon the Colonel stayed, and went to Chester, but that Captain reimbarqued himself in the same Bottom, and passed into Ireland, where he went into Rebellion with the Lord Dunsany, and hath since obtained the place of a Colonel amongst the Rebels, as we are very credibly informed.  
Two of the Sons of the Lord Nettersfield, one a Jesuit, and the other a Soldier, passed into Ireland in December last, both of them by virtue of your Majesty's Warrant, as we have cause to believe, for that they went both together in one Ship, and the Licence acknowledged to be granted by your Warrant must needs be granted to one of them, seeing the other Brother, who lately endeavoured to pass over, did produce no Licence, and upon his Examination doth absolutely deny that he had any.  
A fourth ground (which we humbly offer to your Majesty) is this, That your Majesty cannot be assured that no other did pass upon your Licence, as your Majesty doth conceive, and are pleased to express in your Answer, and that we had great cause to believe that divers other had passed over by your Warrant, besides the persons , and that for these reasons;  
1. Because we received such a general Information, that divers now in the head of the Rebels were passed by your Majesty's Licence, which being true in part, and easy ●o be effected, in regard of the Nature and extent of the Warrants, and probable to be attempted, in regard of the subtlety and vigilancy of that party, to make use of all advantages, seemed to deserve credit, which we should not have given to it, if it had been a naked information without such circumstances.  
2. Because we had concurring Advertisements from Ireland and Chester, that divers Priests, Jesuits, and popish Commanders had passed over, and were landed there, and particularly some of Colonel Butler's Company, and that the Officers of the Ports had kept no Entry of the names of these persons, or of the Warrants by which they were transported.  
These we hope will be sufficient to persuade your Majesty to believe, that as we had some cause to give credit to the said Informations, so we had no intention to make any ill use of them to your Majesty's dishonour, but did impute the blame to your Ministers, who might have been more careful to have informed your Majesty of the Quality of those persons named in your Licences, and so to have limited them, that they might not have extended to others, as they did, how many and dangerous soever.  
And they pray your Majesty to rest assured, that they shall always be tender of your Honour and reputation with your good Subjects, and for this cause have made this true Declaration of the full state of this matter, that they may think no otherwise of it then the truth, & in all things shall labour to establish a good understanding and confidence, betwixt your Majesty, and your people, which they hearty desire, and pray for, as the chiefest means of preserving the Honour, safety, and prosperity of your Majesty, and your Kingdom.  
FINIS.   

To the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament now assembled.  
The humble (a) Petition of john (b) Salvin in the County of Durham, Gent.  
Humbly showeth,  
THat whereas the Inhabitants of several Counties have by petition to this Honourable House made known theirs and the Kingdoms grievances, your Petitioner (though but a private member of the Commonwealth) suffering in like manner, most humbly addresseth himself to this Honourable Assembly, for that his private injuries are not only to himself, but have relation to the public, as by the sequel will appear.  
Your humble Petitioner having been here at London nine months, four in obedience to the (c) House of Peers, the other five about his most necessary and urgent occasions, is now in great want and penury, occasioned by some of his nearest friends and familiar acquaintance who are (d) Papists, and of the most dangerous of that sect in the County of Durham, yet through their wealth are countenanced in their unconscionable ways by the Bishop of Durham his Officers, Doctor Cousins and others, (e) which Doctor Cousins had (and hath yet when he resideth in the County) resort to Master George Collingwood of Dalden his house, a great Papist, and one of your Petitioners oppressors, and there had conference with his Priests, with whom he holdeth correspondence. And the Bishop not withstanding he knoweth the houses of (f) Dalden, Hebburne, Walworth, Thornley, Harbour house, and other places in the County, to be receptacles of Priests and jesuits, Nurseries of Popery, and to be frequented by the Papists, in greater multitudes on their Saints days and Festivals, then divers Parish Churches in the County by the Protestants on the Lord's day; yet never did nor yet doth take course (in these dangerous times) ●o discover or suppress them and in time of common danger did make (g) deputy Lieutenants of those, whose wives he knew to be professed P●pists, and their children so educated and brought up. Neither doth the Bishop wrong the County (only) by his connivency and countenance to the P●pists, but by his oppressions in imposing and gathering heavy and injurious assessments concerning the Militia, and other affairs of the County, great profits arising thereby to his (h) Officers and Servants, and in the exercising of his Ius Regale, the (i) Inhabitants of the County feel his heavy and oppressive hand.  
That though the Bishop knew your Petitioner and his children to suffer in his estate, and for (k) Religion sake most unjustly, yet your Petitioners mother and uncle being rich Papists, found his favour, although the Bishop expressed himself upon the hearing of their most unnatural dealing against your Petitioner and his children▪ that his mother and uncle did not deserve to have at their death Christian burial.  
That your Petitioners life and liberty through inexpressive grief, penury, and want, ●re in danger, (l) his rents and present maintenance wrongfully detained, your Petitioners mother and uncle withholding from him besides 120. pounds per annum, and hath damnified your Petitioner 3000. pounds and more, and do (m) endeavour to get all his lands at a great undervalue, whereby your Petitioner and his children suffer under the extremity of want and necessity, because he will not condescend to their cunning and undoing practices.  
That although his complaints may seem strange to this Honourable House, being of a Nephew against an Uncle, a Son against a Mother, yet their (n) strange usage of your Petitioner and his children, will plead your Petitioners just excuse to your Honours, as he fully can make appear.  
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prayeth, for that he suffereth the said injuries and oppressions by the malignant party supported as aforesaid, and hath represented to your Honours nothing but what by his duty and the late Protestation he ought to do in the behalf of the Church, King, and Commonwealth: That this Honourable and grave Assembly will be pleased to regulate the said dangerous enormities, by suppressing the aforesaid (o) places and receptacles, which hitherto the Bishop and his Officers have connived at, and concealed, being places (as now the times are) known to be dangerous for entertaining Priests and jesuits, and their confederates, to have often meetings, and more now then before. And that the Bishop and his Officers may make restitution of the monies they have illegally levied and taken, to the oppression of the whole County; and that your Petitioner may have such relief against his Uncle and Mother, as from your great wisdoms and charities his crying necessity's may seem to plead for redress; whereof he humbly waiteth, never ce●sing to pray for prosperity on your consultations, etc.   

To the Honourable the HOUSE of Commons now in Parliament assembled.  
The humble Petition of john Salvin, Gent.  
Shows,  
THat in obedience to the agreement made by the Lords Commissioners at R●ppon in the County of York, your Petitioner did contribute with the Inhabitants of the County of Durham 21. pounds, 10. shillings for his proper part towards the maintenance of our brethren the Scots, during their abode there, which is part of the 26000. pounds that this Parliament was pleased to undertake the payment of, in November last.  
That your Petitioner preferred his humble Petition to this Honourable House for a reimbursement of those moneys which he dutifully disbursed for the Republic, upon which Petition your Petitioner receiving this answer from some of the members of this Honourable House, that it would open a gap (if condescended unto) to others to sue for the like satisfaction, which according to the present necessity, the public engagement could not afford. To which exceptions your Petitioner in all humility, and under your Honour's favour, conceiveth these satisfactory reasons in his behalf.  
1. That the County in general, having sent up Sir William Lambton, Sir Thomas riddel, Sir George Vane, Knights, and Thomas Davison Esquire, in December, to petition this Honourable Assembly in their behalf, for repayment of the 26000. pounds, the public necessities not affording it, rests contented.  
2. That none of the Contributors of that County have occasion in that deplorable way to press upon your Honours for relief, as your Petitioner hath. First, for that he is necessarily to be here in town about his urgent affairs. Secondly, for that he hath two daughters in London, the one newly come out of Ireland, in want, and out of service, the other very weak and infirm, spitting blood, and not able to make service, both of them with your Petitioner like to perish for want of sustenance.  
3. That in the stories of all Commonwealths, their benefactors have been found to have, if not reward, yet (in time of distress) relief; wherefore your Petitioner doth humbly implore the Honourable House of Commons to take pity of him, and to repay your Petitioner in this his time of great need (for relief of him and his poor children) the monies he (in duty) laid down for the Common-good.  
And he and they shall daily pray, etc.   

(a) Discovering, in the practices of the Bishop of Durham, the hypocrisy and tyranny of the Prelates.  
(b) Discovering in his private sufferings the present dangers and grievances of the County and the Kingdom.  
(c) As a witness between Mr. Smart and Doctor Cousins, for which by the procurement of the Doctor and his Popish adherents this Petitioner is highly maligned of his friends, with whom they being Papists, the Doctor sideth.  
(d) Rebecca Salvin his mother, George Collingwood his uncle, Lancelot Holby: This George Collingwood is a very dangerous Papist, in great favour with the Bishop, an agent for the Benedictines, and their Monasteries, and was a collector in our County for those moneys the Papists, by way of benevolence, gave the Queen, towards the maintenance of the wars against the Scots. This Lancelot Holby is a dangerous Papist, in favour with the Bishop and his officers, and a Factor and Agent for the jesuits and their Colleges beyond the seas, and doth sue in their behalf for moneys etc.  
(e) Doctor Cousins viewing the Altar at Dalden, being demanded by Mr. Collingwood what he thought thereof, made answer that if he had an auditory that did understand latin he would say Mass unto them, for he holdeth the Romans missal, and the new Service book intended for Scotland, not to differ either in practice of Ceremony, or point of Doctrine. And Mr. Maxton a Prebend of the Church of Durham took a comparison from a pair of bandstrings, saying, there was no more difference betwixt the Service book intended for Scotland, and the book of Common prayer, then if one pair of the strings should be but a hair breadth longer than the other.  
(f) Dalden and Hebborne are places near and adjoining to the sea, from whence are exported and imported Priests jesuits, Students, moneys, books, or what be advantageous to the Papists.  
(g) Sir William Blaxton deceased. Gerard Salvin Esq living.  
(h) To Sir William Darcy at one time sixty pound; to Mr. William Mallory one forty pound, and other monies since; much moneys to Mr. Thomas Laton, and William Friseul.  
(i) Rowland Place of Dinsdale Esq N. Cook of Redmarshall. The poor of Medridge.  
(k) The petitioners mother being a Papist, presently after his father's death, took him from Saint julian's a Protestant School in Harfordshire, and sent him beyond the seas to be brought up in popery, to which, being very young, he was by fare words soon won, but having since discovered the falsehood and treachery of that religion, is become a true and sincere Protestant, and hath converted all his children whom he so educateth, for which his mother denieth him and them that maintenance that should come from natural and loving parents.  
(l) By his tenant conspiring with his Papist friends, who labour to buy his lands at a great undervalue, knowing the petitioner to be at a very low ebb & not able for the present to help himself under an unjust pretence, to have a lease to be made to him by the petitioner for his life, will come to no account, nor let him have his lands.  
(m) Assisted by Edward Wright the Counsellor at Law, who with them and the priest of Dalden, hath had meetings to that purpose, the petitioners mother and uncle having won Edward Wright by great fees and large gifts: my uncle holding this maxim never to fail. viz. That a man with money enough may prevail, let his suit be never so unjust, and may moreover wade through felony, murder and the like treason only excepted, in some of which he hath had success for himself and others.  
(n) Known to the whole County, for which they are accounted monstruous.  
(o) Where Lancelot Holby, as I am credibly informed, holdeth suspicious and dangerous meetings.   
FINIS.