The Declaration & Protestation Agreed upon by the Grand jury at the Assizes held for the County of Salop the eight day of August 1642. And assented unto by the High sheriff and divers of the justices of Peace Gentlemen, and Freeholders of the said county there present.  
WHEREAS our Honourable and worthy Neighbours of the county of Worcester, have made a loyal Declaration of their Confidence in our sovereign Lord the King's government over us according to our known laws, And since our faith goeth hand in hand with theirs, we will not so much as alter their words but we also do with all thankfulness and unanimously acknowledge ourselves sensible of the good laws which through His majesty's goodness have been enacted this Parliament, And we do much rejoice in his majesty's Pious, and tender Care expressed by his majesty's Declarations and expressions in print, and lastly by his highness' Letter read unto us publicly this Assizes in open Court to defend and maintain the true Protestant Religion by the Law established against Popish Recusants, Anabaptists and other Separatists, And that the laws of the land shall be the rule of His majesty's government, whereby the Subjects liberty and property is defended: And that His majesty will preserve the freedom and just privileges of Parliament, with all which expressions we are so abundantly satisfied that we do not any way distrust his majesty's constancy in these resolutions: And we do declare that we will be ready to attend and obey His majesty in all lawful ways for the putting of the Country in a posture of arms for the defence of His majesty and the peace of his highness' kingdoms. And do resolve according to our oaths of Supremacy and allegiance and late protestation to adventure our lives and fortunes in the defence of his majesty's royal and Sacred Person and Honour, the just right and privileges of Parliament and the known laws of the Land and liberties of the Subjects that thereby the distractions and disturbances of his majesty's kingdom may be reduced to his legal Government.  

The Names of the Grand jury,  
Paul Harris Knight, & Bar.  
Tho. Waldridg Knight, & B.  
Vinc. Corbett, Kni. & Bar.  
William Owen, Knight.  
Walter Pigott, Esquire.  
Thomas Iton, Esquire.  
Edward Crescett, Esquire.  
Edward Baldwyn, Esquire.  
Thomas Sciven, Esquire.  
Francis Oteley, Esquire.  
Francis Thornes, Esquire.  
Roger Kinnaston, Esquire.  
Richard Lloyd, Esquire.  
Francis Billingsley, Esquire.  
Edward Stanley, Esquire.    

London, Printed for G. Badger, and R. Marriott in St. Dunstan's churchyard, 1642.