A DECLARATION OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in Parliament.  
For the speedy putting this City into a posture of defence, and to fortify all the passages into the same, Divers Rebels, Traitors, and other illaffected people, in pursuit of a wicked design to alter Religion, being now marching against the Parliament for destruction of the same, and of the City of London.  
Also an Ordinance of both Houses, declaring their Resolutions of making provision for those that shall be maimed in this present war, who are in the service of the Parliament; and for the wives and children of those that shall be slain.  

Die Martis 25. Octob. 1642.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Declaration and Ordinance be forthwith printed and published.  
J. Brown Cler. Parl.   
LONDON, Printed for Robert Wood Octob. 27. 1642.   

Die Martis 25, Octob. 1642.  
WHereas divers Rebels, Traitors, and other illaffected people, in pursuit of a wicked design, to alter Religion, and subvert the Laws & Liberty of the Kingdom, are marching against the Parliament, and for destruction of the same, & of the City of London, having plundered, spoilt and destroyed divers of His Majesty's good Subjects in their passage, to the great terror of the people, and danger of the Parliament, City, and of the whole Kingdom; for the prevention whereof, It is ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that the Committee for the Militia of the City of London, be authorized & required to take a speedy course to put the City in a posture of defence, to resist and oppose all such Force, to fortify all the passages into the same, Suburbs and places adjoining whether the same be within or without the said City, and Liberty; likewise all the streets of the same, and that they have power, and be authorized to levy the Trained-bands and other Forces of the City aswell Horse as Foot, and to place the same under fit Captains, and other Officers for defence of the Parliament, City, Suburbs, and other his Majesty's Subjects, And to lead and conduct the said Forces as well in the places without the said City, and Liberty, as within, and to give battle and fight with the said Rebels and Traitors, their adherents, and all other that shall approach with any force towards or against the City, or raise any insurrection within the same, and them to invade, resist, repress, subdue, pursue, kill and slay, and put to execution of death, and by all means to destroy as enemies of the Kingdom; And to perform all things else needful for the preservation of the Parl. and City, either by water or Land, observing from time to time such other directions or commands as they shall receive from both Houses of Parl. the Committee for the safety of the Kingdom, or the E. of Warwick Lo: General; And for their so doing this shall shall be a sufficient warrant.  
The said Lords and Com. do further ordam and declare, That the said Committee for the Militta, & every of them, & all the Commanders and Officers employed in this service, And all other his Majesty's officers & Subjects whatsoever in the execution of the premises shall be saved harmless, & defended by the power & authority of both Houses of Parl.   

AN ORDINANCE OF The LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
WHereas divers persons now are or hereafter may be in the service of the Parliament, in the present War undertaken for the preservation of the King's Majesty's Person, the defence of the Religion and Laws of the Realm, and of the just liberties of the Subjects, who have little or nothing to maintain themselves, their wives, and children, but by their own labours, The Lords and Commons for their better encouragement in the service, do order and declare, that they the Lords and Commons will provide competent maintenance and allowance for such of them, as shall be maimed, and therehy disabled by their labour to provide for themselves, their wives or children, as formerly they did. And in the distribution of such allowances and rewards they will always have regard to the deserts and service of each person. And in case any such person shall be slain. that they will make provision for the livelihood of their wives or children.  
And in case any persons of estate shall be slain, or die in this service, the said Lords and Commons do declare, that they will take the estates, wives and children of such persons into their protection; And in case their estates shall not at the time of the death of such persons be settled, they will be always assistant to the friends of the party deceased, in the settling & disposing of their estates in such manner as may be for the most advantage of their wives and children and posterity know the respect they bear to the memory of those who have spent their lives in the service of the Church and Commonwealth.  
FINIS.   

News from the Army; As it was brought by the Lord Wharton, and Mr. Strode, to both Houses of Parliament.  
Upon Wednesday in the afternoon, October 26. 1642. the Lord Wharton accompanied with Mr. Strode, a Member of the House of Commons, came to both Houses of Parliament with a Message from His Excellency the Earl of Essex, Being a Relation of the Battle fought between His Majesty's Forces and them, on Sunday the 24. of October to this effect.  
God hath given us the Victory, the particulars are these.  
Lord Lindsey General of the Field for His Majesty, is hurt and taken.  
Also Sir Thomas Lunsford, Sir Edward straddling, and Colonel Vavasor, are Prisoners now in Warwick Castle.  
And it is said that the Lord Willough by, the Lord of Linseys' Son is taken.  
Our loss is about 300. whereof of note Sir james Ramsey, and Colonel Essex, and Captain Danes Arm is broken.  
All our Noble Lords are in good health.  
And more, have taken 6. Colours, and His Majesty's Standard. We have also taken five Wagons laden with Ammunition and Plate, by Captain Bridges, and a Coach and eight Pieces of Ordnance, the King and Prince being all the while at Sir Edward Copes House at Harwell, and now intends to march towards Northampton with three hundred men.  
The King's loss three thousand.  
The rest of His Army is routed, and the Earl of Essex remains Master of the Field.  
FINIS.