THE DECLARATION OF THE KNIGHTS, GENTRY, AND Trained Bands of the County of KENT, Presented to the Honourable House of COMMONS.  
Wherein th●y declare their Resolution to march against the King's Army with all the power and strength they can raise, and to rescue His Majesty out of the Cavaliers hands.  
Likewise the Answer of the House of Parliament to the said Declaration and Propositions.  

Dccember 22. 1642.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in parliament, that this Declaration and Answer be printed and published.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
Decemb. 22. printed for J. Barks, 1642.   

THE DECLARATION AND PROPOSITIONS Of the Lords, Knights, Gentry, and Commonalty of the county of Kent.  
Presented to the House of Commons, December the 21.  
WE your humble and faithful Petitioners, the Knights, Gentry, and Commonalty of the County of Kent, being deeply sensible of the many miseries which these calamitous times (notwithstanding your great care and vigilence to prevent the same) are likely to produce.  
Wherein His Gracious Majesty seduced by the malevolent counsel of an illaffected party of Malignants and Cavaleirs, the protestant Religion, His Royal person, and Honour, the privilege of Parliament, and the Subject's Liberty, are threatened with too too apparent hazard and Ruin.  
Towards the support of which, We the Knights, Gentry, and Commonalty of the County of Kent, according to the Duty of Loyal Subjects, and good Christians, are not only willing to contribute our best wishes and Votes, but even the utmost of their endeavours, both with their lives and fortunes, for the redeeming of his Majesty from such hands, and Our Religion and Liberty from such peril and danger:  
But may it please this Honourable House to consider that we do apprehend themselves in a condition and posture nothing suitable to this their Resolution being deprived, and left naked by the taking our Arms from us: And therefore beseech your provident care to empower us with such a proportion of Arms and Ammunition to be magazined in these parts, whereby we may be enabled to manifest our Affections and obedience to the Command of King and Parliament, both for the pursuance of the aforesaid Intentions, and opposition of all illegal Infringements of our Law●s and Liberties, such as the Commission of Array, wherewith we are at this time threatened, and what other of the like Nature and condition soever shall be hereafter obtruded upon us.  

ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this be printed and published,  
Hen. El. Cler. Parl. D. Com.    

THE ANSWER OF THE House of Commons to the aforesaid Declaration.  
THE House of Commons have taken your Deelaration into serious consideration, & cannot but with great content observe the constancy of your good affection to the King and Parliament, whic● as well formerly as at this present yo● have expressed by your Declaration and Propositions to this House, and disclaiming and opposing with so much industry and fidelity, the seditious Designs and Endeavours of some Malignant and illaffected persons within your County, to suppress those malicious practices, and to preserve that County in peace; care hath already been taken by the House of Commons with good success, and as they intended it, and do believe to your safety and satisfaction.  
And the House of Commons do further declare and assure you, that they will always continue the like care, as for the good, safety, and peace of the whole Kingdom, so in particular of that County, being encouraged thereunto by this seasonable Declaration, of your Resolutions and good affections, for the manifestation whereof, of the whole Kingdom, and of their kind acceptation, and thanks for the same.  
The House of Commons have commanded your Declaration, and their Answer, to be forthwith printed.  
They do also most earnestly desire, that all other Counties would take the same Resolution for the upholding of GOD'S true Religion, and that every man would lay his hand upon his heart, and seriously consider with himself, what danger the Gospel is in, it that the Papists grow Conquerors and Masters of the field.  

ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembed in Parliament, that this Declaration and Answer shallbe forthwith printed and published, and read in all Churches and Chapels within the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, by the Parsons, Vicars, or Curates of the same.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. parl. Dom. Com.    
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