The Declaration and Protestation agreed upon by the Grand jury at the Assizes held for the County of Worcester, the third day of August. 1642. and assented unto by the High sheriff, the Lord Coventry, the Baronets, Knights, Justices of the Peace, Gentlemen and Freeholders of the County of Worcester aforesaid.  
We do with all thankfulness, acknowledge ourselves very sensible of those sundry good Laws, which, through His majesty's great Grace and goodness, have been obtained for us this Parliament. And we do no less rejoice in His majesty's Pious and Tender Care, repeated by His gracious Declarations in print, and expressions by letter read unto us, and all the County at this Assizes, in open Court, to defend and maintain the true Protestant Religion, by Law established, against Popish Recusants, Anabaptists, & all 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 privilege of Parliament, with all which promises and expressions we are so abundantly satisfied, That we do not anyway distrust His majesty's Constancy in these Resolutions. And we do declare, That we will be ready to attend His majesty, in all lawful ways, for the putting of the County in a posture of Arms, for the Defence of His majesty, and the Peace of His Kingdoms. Therefore we do resolve, according to our oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and late Protestation, to adventure our Lives and Fortunes, in Defence of His majesty's royal Person and Honour, and the just rights 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 Kingdoms may be reduced to His majesty's legal Government. And whereas the Grand Jury, at the last Sessions, delivered a Petition, thereby desiring the exercising of the Militia, we utterly disavow it, as not agreeable to the intents or desires of us, or any Considerable number of the said County. And we do hereby declare, That by the Information which we have received from several of the persons then of the Grand Jury, That it was not of their own framing, but contrived and prepared for them by some few persons, not well affected to the Peace and quiet of this County.  

THo. Coventry.  
Ed. Vernon. Vic. Com.  
John Washbourne.  
Robert Steynor.  
Ed. Littleton.  
Ed. Solley, Major.  
Henry Ford, Vic.  
John Packington.  
William Russell.  
Henry Herbert.  
Row. Berkley.  
John Hambury.  
George Street.  
Francis Hincley.  
John Slantan.  
James Littleton.  
Henry Ingram.  
Joseph Walshe.  
Sam. Sandys.  
Robert Wyld.  
Henry Townshend.  
Ed. Burret.  
Nich. Gower.  
John fleet.  
George Savage.  
George Symonds.  
Ed. Dingley.  


Antony Palmer  
Vrban Eyre   Coronat.  
Francis Walker. Cler.  
John Baion.  


John Hunt.  
Ed. Emes.   constable's Capital.   

The Grand Jury of the County of Worcester.  
Mar. Sandys.  
Tho. child.  
Phil. Brace.  
Io. Lench.  
John Dyckins.  
Fran. Sheldon.  
Io. Ewett.  
William cliff.  
I. Clent.  
Ed. Brode.  
Ed. Davies.  
Tho. Chetle.  
George Middlemore.  
Thomas Sanders.  
William Muckland.   

The Grand Jury of the County of the City.  
William Taylor.  
Francis Hughes.  
George Brooke.  
Philip Davis.  
Tho. Lysons.  
Tho. Pomfrey.  
Rich. Sharman.  
Francis Sharman.  
William Gibbes.  
Tho. Rea.  
Hen. Smith.  
Tho. Hill.  
Robert Sollers.    

¶ Imprinted at York by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of JOHN Bill. 1642.