A DECLARATION OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, For the appeasing and quieting of all unlawful Tumults and Insurrections in the several Counties of England and Dominion of Wales.  

Die Veneris 2 Septemb. 1642.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That this Declaration shall be forthwith printed, and afterwards published in all market-towns, Parish-Churches, and chapels, within the kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, and especially in the County of Essex.  
J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.   
LONDON, Printed for J. Wright. Septemb. 3. 1642.   

Die Veneris 2 Septem. 1642.  
A DECLARATION OF THE Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament.  
THe Lords and Commons having lately sent Sir Thomas Barrington, and M. Grymston into the County of Essex, for the appeasing and quieting of divers Assemblies of people gathered together in great bodies, who had much damnified the houses, and taken the goods of divers persons without Law or other authority; And having received a report from Sir Thomas Barrington being returned, that the people upon the first knowledge given them that the Parliament required they should forbear the searching of any houses for arms and Ammunition, or the taking goods out of any House otherwise then is or shall be directed by the Parliament, or without the assistance of some of those persons who are by both Houses of Parliament declared that they ought to be present; The people did thereupon presently yield obedience and withdraw themselves in a peaceable manner, and as they were required, did make restitution of Plate, Money, and many other goods by them taken from such as were pretended Popish-Recusants, and other malignant persons, and that they had expressed great zeal and forwardness to comply with the directions of Parliament for the future. The Lords and Commons do declare, that they rescent the aforesaid expressions of the people, and their ready obedience, as a testimony of that dutiful affection which they bear to the Parliament, and to the present service of the kingdom, and do hereby order and declare, that all persons whosoever, that have taken either Money, Plate, or any other Goods out of the House or Houses, or from the persons of any whosoever, without the special command or Order of both, or either House of Parliament, shall forthwith restore the same to the parties from whom they were taken, or otherwise be proceeded against, as the Lords and Commons shall further direct upon complaint made, And as both Houses of Parliament have been, and will be very careful to preserve the peace of the kingdom, by disarming of all Recusants, and such others as shall be known or justly suspected to be enemies thereunto, and to the pious and good endeavours of this Parliament; And to that purpose have by a Declaration passed by assent of both Houses the three and twentieth of August last, expressed what persons shall be entrusted for the managing of that service; They do thereby further Order and Command, that no person do presume either alone, or accompanied with others, to break or violently enter the House of any whosoever, under colour of pretence of disarming Reculants or other persons pretended to be Enemies to the Peace of the kingdom, without the particular command of such as are entrusted or deputed by the Parlialiament; And it is further declared, That special and speedy care be taken therein, for the security of the kingdom; and particularly for the County of Essex, from whom they have received so many expressions of their duty to the service of the public, though the Parliament cannot but let them know, that several violent actions by some of them unwarrantably committed, are extremely disallowed; But as the Lords and Commons declare, that they shall be ever ready to give assistance, and protection to all such as shall obey the commands of both, or either Houses of Parliaments, So they do resolve, that they will inflict exemplary punishment on all such according to their several demerits, as shall be refractory and disobedient to these their commands made known to them; And by all good ways, and means will further endeavour to bring them to a legal trial for such their Offences; But for the encouragement of those who have been forward, and active in the service of the commonwealth, It is thought fit to give them notice, that those eight Horses taken from Sir John Lucas and brought up to the Parliament by Sir Thomas Barrington and intended by Sr. John Lucas for the strengthening of a malignant party, and are delivered by command to the Lord general to be by him employed for the preservation of the kingdom, And the Parliament hath caused the same Sr. John Lucas and M. Newcomen to be committed to several prisons; And it is Resolved that they shall be brought to their several trials and receive such punishment as shall appear to be just according to their demerits. And like proceedings shall be had against all such as shall be found disturbers of the Peace of that County.  
FINIS.