ARTICLES or DEMANDS made By the KING'S most Excellent Majesty to the Gentry and Commonalty of the County of SALOP. on Saturday the 8. of October. 1642.  
With an exact Answer to every particular therein presented to His Majesty at Shrewesbury the same day, by the high Sheriff of the said County.  
Wherein is exactly manifested, How active the malignant party of this Kingdom are to incense the King against the Parliament, and to engage him in a destructive war against his Subjects.  
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LONDON, Printed for HENRY HYTTON, O●●ob. 12. 1642.   

ARTICLES OR DEMANDS, Made by the Kings most Excellent Majesty, to the Gentry and Commonalty of the County of Salop. on Saturdty, Oct. 8.  
HIs Majesty being attended by Mr. Murry, Endymion Porter and many other Courtiers came into a Champain Field on the East side of our town where the Gentry and Commonalty of the County were assembled, by his Majesty's command, where being come, and a general silence throughout the Field, every one being with expectation, longing to hear what they were summoned thither for,  
After a great and long preparation, Endymion Porter with a loud voice, began to read these ensuing Articles, or Demands.  
B●t before he began, he distributed ●eere two hundred copies, by which means I get this which I have sent you,  
1. That His Majesty having engaged himself in a war against the disturbers of the Peace of the Kingdom, who under the name and authority of a Parliament have to the advercement of their own particular ends actually levied a war against him and all other his Loving subjects that descent from their Places, their only aims being to alter the Frame of government both in the Church and State, and to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannical government into this Kingdom, for the prevention of which His Majesty having by the assistance of his good Protestant subjects raised an Army to suppress the said insurrections Rebellion, in the maintenance of which Army his Majesty hath spent, all that is in his power to command, either by his own power, or the assistance of his friends, even to his Lands and goods, his Revenue being detained from him, and all means of further subsisting denied him, wherefore he is enforced to Appeal to his loving Subjects and to desire their aid in this so great a design, it seeming but a reasonable demand that they that share in the benefit should likewise bear some of the burden, his Majesty's desire being to maintain and defend the true Protestant Religion, the known Laws of the Land, the just Privileges of Parliament, and the lawful Liberty of the Subject.  
Likewise to suppress Papistry, Sects and Schismer, which have lately crept into the Church, and almost buried the Religion and Peace of the Kingdom in Anare by and confusion, Brounists, Seperatrsts, and Anabaptists, being the only Protestants, and the true Protestants in their opinion Church-papists, or favourers of the Church of Rome, if the maintainers of this cause can want assistance, if these sort of People can prevail more with you then your King, in the defence of so just a cause, then doubtless our just God hath blinded your eyes, and in just vengeance suffers you to run hoodwinked to your own confusion, but his Majesty hopes better things from you, not doubting of your assistance, only this is to give the meanest of his Subjects satisfaction, (who have all this while been misled) of the justness of his proceed, and to manifest unto you how near your own peace and the maintenance of this cause is allied, so that one cannot fall without the other, these things his Majesty leaves to your consideration till the afternoon, expecting a loyal return of your Affections, assuring you in the Honour of a King, that the least mite offered for the advancement of this cause, shall not fall to the ground, not be forgotten, but shall be registered in his Majesty's princely and royal thoughts, as the greatest token of loyalty, being expressed in a time of so great necessity and trouble.  
This being performed, his Majesty was conducted out of the Field with shouts and acclamations made by his own followers, and some of the Ignorant country people, who were deluded with the specious pretence of Mr Porters, but one thing I observed by his Majesty, (notwithstanding those shouts and prayers which were made by those that followed him) his Majesty seemed mighty discontent, not showing the least symptom of joy, from whence I infer, that what was done at that time, he was won to, by the persuasion of Porter and others about him, and not by any voluntary Act of his own.  
His Majesty having left the field, our chief Gentlemen of the County, with our Freeholders and other men of esteem, met together at the George where after a general and free debate, of what we had heard and observed, we with a general consent drew up this ensuing Answer.  
That whereas the Parliament now sitting were called together by His Majesty legally, and that every member of the same was chosen by the general consent of each County of the Kingdom, being men known to he Religious, Wise and well Reputed, and whereas their actions from the beginning to this day and (how ever censured by those that seek their destructions,) have tenned to the advancement of His Majesty's Honour the establishment of the true Protestant Religion, with the Laws of the Kingdom, which before the beginning of this Parliament, were almost ruined. Bishop's having introduced Popery into the Church. The judges having corrupted the Laws, neither can we forget the heavy taxes which we suffered by reason of Projectors and Monopolizers, the main chiefest of which, are actors and contrivers of this war, from whom we can expect no good neither to your Majesty, nor ourselves.  
And whereas your Majesty hath been pleased to style your Parliament Traitors, and that Army which they have been forced to raise for the defence of your Majesty, and to maintain the Religion and Laws of the Kingdom, a Rebellion, we are forced to declare, that we are bound in conscience to God, in loyalty to your Majesty, and in tender care of our own peace, to join with your Parliament, for the defence of your Majesty, and maintenance of the aforesaid causes, with many others, (namely) to defend our Wives and daughters from rapine, our Houses from Firing, and our Goods from being made a prey to thiefs and desperate Cavaliers, which have destined all to ruin and destruction.  
As touching our assistance, If your Majesty shall please to put your trust in us, and to yield yourself into the hands of such a guard as we shall raise, of the chief Gentlemen and Free holder's of our County, we will for your Royal support, willingly expend our Estates, and venture our lives against all apparent Enemies of your Majesties, but for us to weaken ourselves to strengthen those that would hereafter glory in our overthrow, neither Law not Reason can compel us, neither can we any way condescend to any such matter.  
Thus humbly beseeching your Majesty, in the name of Almighty God, as you tender the preservation of the true Religion, as you respect your own safety, or the welfare of your Royal of spring, to abandon those evil Councelours, and banish all Delinquents from your protection, so shall your Majesty be secure, and we your loyal Subjects will guard you with honour to your Parliament.  
This being delivered to his Majesty, every man went to his habitation, since which time we have heard nothing, only many Gentlemen in Authority have been tempted by great promises to assist them, but all to no purpose.  
FINIS.