A DECLARATION From the Northern Associated COUNTIES To the Kingdom of ENGLAND.  
DECLARING Their unanimous and faithful Resolutions, touching the proceed of the Parliament and Army, in relation to their settling of the Kingdom without a King; and the Protestation of the said Counties to the Kingdom of Scotland.  
ALSO, The Declaration of Major General Massoy, to the Parliament of Scotland; and the Resolution of the Marquis of Argyle, concerning the Kingdom of England. With several Divine Solitudes, and Heavenly Meditations of a glorious King, briefly collected out of the main principles.  
L●●●WIS● A Declaration of the Parliament of England, And a perfect List of the Lords, Judges, Knights, and Gentlemen, appointed for a Council of State, to govern the Commonwealths of England and Ireland.  
Imprimatur,  
THEODORE JENNINGS.  
London, Printed for G. Laurenson, MDCXLVIII.   


A DECLARATION FROM The Northern Counties, containing their cordial Resolution and Representation touching the Parliament and Army, and their protestation concerning the Kingdom of Scotland.  
SIR,  
I Received yours this post, and am glad to see things to go on so well, God grant it may hold till the whole work be finished, and all injustice brought down, that so England's Commonwealth and Courts of Justice may now be purified from the corrupted Justice that hath for many years been executed within her Territories; for it was the saying of a learned Author, That those Laws were most destructive to a Nation when not to every person put in equal balance and execution; and seeing that the tallest Cedar hath justly tasted of the fury of Almighty God against him without impartiality, let the lowest shrubs hereafter dr●●● 〈◊〉 dregs of her displeasure; that so all those who ●●e acted contrary to the known laws of this Real●, 〈◊〉 be brought to condign punishment, and severely ●●●shed with true sentence and judgement; which 〈◊〉 done, and a clear way made unto Babel's utter ruin●, 〈◊〉 the people of England then sing hallelujah, and proclaim ●eace throughout her Confines.  
And although there seemeth great opposition to the work in hand; yet we doubt not, but divine providence will bring to light, and in its due time discover and ●●●strate all the machavilian combinations, now agitating and contriving by the Spirits of Envy and Malignancy, whose inveterate apostasy, is ready to corrupt and putrify divers clear and undefiled Fountains in these parts, their endeavours, actions, and designs, tending only to the alienation of the hearts of the people from their due odedience to their Representatives, and to inflame and involve this Kingdom in another bloody and intestine war; and to that end, the prelatical Clergy, and the usurping Royalist leaves no means unattempted, for stirring up the people to an engagement against the parliament and army; having had several meetings in private and obscure places, for the gathering to a head, and to raise the siege at Pontefract; but care is taken to suppress their future meetings: and in order thereunto, the well affected about Hallifax, Deeds, Bradford, Preston, Mansfield, and parts adjacent, have declared their cordial resolutions to rise as one man, for the assistance of the Northern Brigade, a copy whereof followeth.  
WHereas information is given, That there is great plottings and designs in agitation, by the adverse party to raise forces and foment new differences, for the involving this Kingdom in another bloody and inhuman war, and to eclipse and obstruct the purity and tranquillity of the Commonwealth of England, by promoting and advancing an Arbytrary Government, and infringing the Common Rights and Liberties of the people, for improving their own interests, to the end they may return and inflame us again to our late tyrannical and Norman Bondage. For prevention whereof, we whose Names are hereunto subscribed, do declare, That we will give our utmost aid and assistance to our ever honoured and faithful Patriot Major Gen. Lambert, against the common enemy of this Nation; and that we shall with the hazard of our lives and fortunes, endeavour the preservation of the peace of these Counties, against all foreign or domestic enemies, And do further unanimously declare, and enter into protestation, to live and die with our Representatives assembled in Parl. for establishing of the peace of the Kingdom, and perfecting of the great and glorious work in hand; and that we do approve of their late Totes and Declaration for the government of this Kingdom without a supreme or legislative power, either by King or Peers, being resolved to persevere therein, and to stand in opposition against all those, who shall dare to propagate, or advance the Kingly prerogative or power within this Nation.  
This Declaration was subscribed to by many thousands of the Knights, Gentry, and Commoners within the Counties of York and Lancaster and ordered to be printed and published, & dispersed throughout the several counties on this side Trent.  
Sir, As for other intelligence, here is little varie●●●●ly the rising of a Scottish Mist, which we doubt not, ●●t will soon blown over; for our intelligence from thence saith, That honest Archibald Cambdell, the marquis of Argyle, hath declared his disassent to a proclamation for crowning the Prince of Wales King, and entered his protest, and published his Testimony, for a mutual compliance and reservation of the Union between the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland; which is the conclusion of this his cordial Representation, from  
Doncaster 14. Feb. 1648. Your most obliged friend, etc. Nehemiah Reinoldson.  
Other Letters of a later date, say, That the Royal party gins to take their Spring-flight into Scotland, where (as it is reported) Major Gen. Massey i● resident, and doth negotiate with the Estates at Edinburgh, for an Engagement against England, having declared his resolutions to join with them therein.   

A Declaration of the Parliament of England, and a List of the Names of the Council of State, who are to govern this Nation.  
FOrasmuch, as the great expectation of the people of England, is to know, what assurance they shall have, that they are not under an arbytrary power, the parl. of England now assembled do declare, That they are fully resolved to keep, preserve, and maintain the fundamental Laws of this Nation, for and concerning the preservation of the lives properties, and liberties of the people; and in order thereunto, have appointed a Council of State for the Government of this Kingdom, a perfect List of their Names are here inserted verbatim.  

A List of the Names of the Council of State, for the Commonwealth of England.  
THe Earl of Denbigh.  
Earl of Malgrave.  
Earl of P●mbroke.  
Earl of Salisbury.  
Lord General Fairfax.  
Lord Grey of Wark.  
Lord Grey of Groby, Son to the Earl of Stamford.  
Lord List.  
Lieut. General Cr●m●ell.  
Major Gen. Shippon.  
Lord chief Justice roll.  
Lord chief Justi●● St. John.  
Lord chief Baron Wild.  
Lord Precedent Bradshaw.  
Sir Arthar Hazlerig.  
Sir William Massum.  
Sir Gilbert Pickering.  
Sir James Harrington.  
Sir Henry Van●, junior.  
Sir John Danvers.  
Sir William Armyn.  
Sir Henry Mildmay.  
Sir William Constable.  
Alderman ●enington.  
Alderman Wilson.  
Mr. Whitlock Esq.  
Mr. Scapely Esq.  
Mr. Henningham Esq.  
Colonel Ludlow.  
Mr. Wallop Esq.  
Mr. Hutchinson Esq.  
Mr. ●ond Esq.  
Mr. Popham Esq.  
Mr. Walton Esq.  
Mr. Scot Esq.  
Mr. Purefoy Esq.  
Mr. Jones Esq.   
Which Council of State, are to receive Instructions from the Representatives of this Kingdom, and to be empowered for the managing of affairs in England, Ireland, and the Principality of Wales, and to act and determine such things, as may be most consistent to the advancement of the public Interest of the Commonwealth, and the liberty, freedom, and safety of the people.  
Divine Solitudes, and Heavenly Meditations.  
Of providence, That God still knoweth the hearts and designs of the wicked, and taketh continual notice of all their actions; and in his due time, will deliver his chosen people from slavery, tyranny, and oppression.  
Of the Kingly Office, That Christ, who purchased the Church by his blood, is appointed by God, to be the King and Head of the Church, and Prince over the people of God, that his Kingdom is not of this World, but a spiritual and celestial Kingdom, that he fulfilled the whole Law of God perfectly in all his actions, that he fulfilled the law not only for himself, but for his people, their liberty and freedom; that he suffered extreme things for us, even the most hardest usage, that could be imagined or acted by men; that judgement shall be be pronounced against them at the last day, according to their works, and that the glory of Heaven is unspeakable, and in respect of us here upon earth, and our tossing to and fro, from one place to another, incomprehensible.   
THE END.