A DECLARATION Of both Houses of PARLIAMENT Sent to the well-affected Brethren of the Kingdom of Scotland.  
Wherein is discovered the manifold dangers, threatening the ruin of this kingdom and the Kingdom of Scotland, by the Insurrection of many Papists and others taking up of Arms in the North.  
With their unfeigned Counsel and Desires unto the Brethren of Scotland, to take up Arms, and to come into England, for the suppressing of these present dangers, and the subduing of these Papists Forces;  
Which without prevention are like to bring destruction upon both Kingdoms.  
Printed for Tho. Nelson. Novemb. 17. 1642.   

A Declaration of both Houses of Parliament.  

Public dangers cannot be with too much care overlookt, and when the whole estate of a Kingdom lies at stake by the malice of some ill affected members belonging to the said body. Conspiracies of this grand and desperate nature are not easily prevented: For this end Parliaments, who are the eye of the Kingdom, have been elected and cherished, and continually by their cares and consultations have People and Kingdom been preserved from imminent destruction. And yet in this miserable Kingdom things are so disjointed, the public peace so disturbed, and all things which may promote ruin and accelerate destruction; so out of frame, that it seems very difficult unto that supreme Court, the grand counsel of this Kingdom, to reduce the destructions of this State to their pristine peace and integrity. They have sought all plausible ways for remedy, and now at the last, when nothing else will do, Immedicabile vulnus. Ense recidendum est, ne pars sincera trahetur The Sword, although very unwillingly hath been drawn, yea dipped and died in Scarlet, as if it blushed at the unnatural practice it was constrained unto, and yet since they have most humbly beseeched His Gracious Majesty to give an ear unto the Desires of His faithful Counsel the Parliament now assembled, whereby the effusion of much innocent blood may be prevented, which of necessity must ensue with the hazard of the whole Kingdom, without some mature course to stay and remedy the now growing dangers on foot: Yet this also hath taken small effect by reason of his wicked counsel, whose crooked and backward dispositions to peace, do still incense His Majesty's good disposition to the prosecution of this most unnatural War against his Parliament, the representative Body of the whole Kingdom. Whereupon considering how the Malignant party doth daily increase, and grow stronger and stronger; And how not only this, but the Kingdom of Scotland may also cousequently be endangered by this unnatural War; they passed a Declaration, and sent it into Scotland with all speed that might be, the substance whereof is here according to the best and truest information set down.   

THat notwithstanding their continual care to suppress this growing Hydra in its proceed, yet still the dangerous distempers continue here, and are so far from being composed, that therr remains but very small hopes to accomplish so happy, and desired an end as their endeavours and intentions have aimed at in all their consultatious; For the Papists whose Resolutions have leveled at the subversion of this Church and State, and not only some of meaner quality and ability, but even the most powerful, and those of greater eminence, in the Northern parts of this Kingdom, and also in divers other Counties thereof, do still persist and proceed in raising of forces against the Parliament, whereby they eadeavour to stay and for to prohibit all manner of Reformation either in Church or in the Commonwealth.  
And that not only in the bowels of this Nation but in that by their procurement great endeavours are used in Foreign parts great endeavours are used, to introduce and bring in, all power and force from other Countries, which are intended to Land at New Castle, or some other place within this Kingdom. And also that those forces are determined to join with the Paq●sts forces in the North, whereby that Kingdom of Scotland alwell as this will run into destruction. For it is to be conceived, when our neighbour's house is on fire ours is not secure, wherefore both houses of Parliament conceiving the danger now approaching, have thought fit to send this their Declaration to their well affected brethren of Scotland, that both ours and their misery may be prevented, before it take fast hold on them and us, and then prove incurable.  
That they would therefore make all speed to prepare such forces as may quiet these storms, and that they would raise such forces as they think fitting to remedy these present evils, and to come into England to assist this languishing Kingdom from the hands of bloody Papists, and by this means the whole Kingdom may take just notice, and be truly informed notwithstanding all scandalous reports. That the Parliament still have a most Pious care, aswell for the future estate, as the present of this Kingdom, in case that the Cavaliers, and the rest of his Majesty's ill Council should prevail with him, and that by them he should be seduced, so that he should not hearken to the faithful and just desires of his most Loyal Subjects now assembled in Parliament.   
FINIS.