My Lord Newarks SPEECH To the Trained-bands of Nottinghamshire at Newark, 13. July▪ 1642.  
Concerning His MAJESTY'S Commission of Array.   printer's or publisher's device 
LONDON, Printed by Edward Griffin. 1642.   

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Gentlemen, and my good Conntreymen all,  
THese Noble Gentlemen and myself have called you together by virtue of His Majesty's Commission of Array directed to us, I shall acquaint you with the grounds and reasons of it, which are these, the defence of His most sacred Person, of your Liberties, Laws, Religion, and the just privileges of both Houses of Parliament. These are the ends of this Commission, and of all His Majesty's actions and endeavours, they tend hither as to their proper Centre and place of rest; I know herein you easily believe me, the least doubt cannot remain with them that have so often had his Royal word, his solemn and frequent protestations to this purpose, and the Word of a King is sacred as His Person, what then are His solemn Protestations?  
I hope this is the farthest journey you shall take, and that your Country shall be the only Sphere wherein you are to move, I am sure His Majesty hearty desires it should be so; But if there be urgent and necessarily occasions that you must go further, I will accompany you, and not any shall be exposed to that hazard I will not be myself; your trouble shall be mine, your danger mine, all fortunes I will participate with you, and my care of every one of you shall be equal to that I shall have of myself I should have been glad to have found any where, such zeal and readiness to serve the King; but rejoice much more to find them here, amongst you my Countrymen, in this place, the place of my birth, and my affections; It should argue some diffidence I had of you to persuade you to persuade you to obedience and loyalty to your Prince, and indeed I should lose time in so doing, when I already see your hearts full of them, and well may they be so to him that is so careful and tender of the good of you, So gracious a Prince, as unexampled in virtues as in Royalty; besides I should but lay open my own folly in thinking any Arguments could be more prevalent and of greater efficacy with you then those I have already named, your religion, the safety & preservation of your Prince, of your Laws, and Liberties, and of all that is dear and near unto you, to these I may add, the faithful keeping of those religious Oaths and Protestations you have taken; with whom these would not be powerful I am sure nothing under Heaven could, no not Heaven itself.  
I have acquainted the KING, and fully, with your forwardness to serve him, and told him that this Country hath been only remoter from His Person, but as near to him in heart as Yorkshire, and that in our dutiful affections to Him we will not be second to any subjects He hath. I have no more to trouble you with, you may all now depart every one to his own home, where I pray God you may happily live, and enjoy the benefit of those good Laws the care of former times hath transferred to you, and the goodness of His Majesty hath bestowed, and is still ready to bestow more upon you.   
FINIS.