PROPOSITIONS AND ORDERS, By the Lords and Commons In PARLIAMENT, FOR Bringing in of Money or Plate to maintain Horse, Hors●men, and arms, for the preservation of the public peace, and for the defence of the KING and both Houses of Parliament.  


Die Veneris 10. junii, 1642.  
Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that these Propositions shall be forthwith Printed and published.  
John brown Cleric. Parliament.    
IN DOMINO CONFIDO  printer's device (See McKerrow nos. 264-67)  
LONDON, Printed by R. B. for Edward Husbands and I. F. and are to be sold, the next door to the Kings-head in Fleet-street.  
1642.   

WHereas it appears that the King( seduced by wicked council) intends to make war against his Parliament, and in pursuance thereof under pretence of a Guard for his person, hath actually begun to levy forces both of horse and foot, and sent out summons throughout the County of york, for the calling together of greater numbers and some ill affencted persons have been employed in other parts to raise troops under the Colour of his majesties service making large offers of reward and preferment to such as will come in, and that his majesty doth with a high and forcible hand protect and keep away delinquents, not permitting them to make their appearance to answer such affronts and injuries as have been by them offered unto the Parliament. And those Messengers which have been sent from the houses for them have been abused, beaten, and Imprisoned, so as the Orders of Parliament, which is the highest court of Iustice in this realm, are not obeied, and the authority of it is altogether scorned, and vilified, and such persons as stand well affencted to it, and declare themselves sensible of these public calamities, and of the violations of the privileges of Parliament, and common liberty of the subject are baffled and injured, by several sorts of malignant men who are about the King, some whereof under the name of Cavaliers, without having respect to the laws of the land, or any fear either of God or man, are ready to commit all manner of outrage and violence, which must needs tend to the dissolution of this Government, The destroying of our Religion, Laws, liberty and propriety, all which will be exposed to the malice and violence of such desperate persons as must be employed in so horrid and unnatural an act, as the overthrowing of a Parliament by force, which is the support and preservation of them.  
All which being duly considered by the Lords and Commons, and how great an obligation lies upon them, in honor, conscience, and duty, according to the high trust reposed in them to use all possible means in such cases for the timely prevention of so great and irrecoverable evils, they have thought fit to publish their sense and apprehension of th●s eminent danger, thereby to excite all well affencted persons to contribute their best assistance according to their solemn vow and protestation, to the preparations necessary for the opposing and suppressing of the traitorous attempts of these wicked and malignant Counsellors, who seek to engage the King in so dangerous and destructive an enterprise and the whole K●ngdome in a Civill war, and destroy the privileges and being of Parliaments, This recourse to the good affections of those that tender their religion & ●ust liberties, & the enjoyment of the blessed fruits of his present Parliament, which were almost ready to and reaped, & are now as ready to be ruined by those wicked hands, being the onely remedy left them under God and without which they are no longer able to preserve themselves or those by whom they are entrusted.  
1. They the Lords and Commons do declare that whosoever shall bring in any proportion of ready money or plate or shall under-write to furnish and maintain any number of Horse, horsemen and arms, for the preservation of the public peace, and for the defence of the King, and both houses of Parliament from force and violence, and to uphold the power and privileges of Parliament according to his protestation, it shall be held a good and acceptable service to the Common wealth and a testimony of his good affection to the protestant Religion the laws, liberties, and peace, of this kingdom and to the Parliament and privileges thereof.  
And because a considerable aid cannot bee raised by few hands and the condition of all mens estates and occasions is not always porportionall to their affection, The Lords and Commons do declare, that no mans affection shall bee measured according to the proportion of his offer, so that he express his good will to this service in any proportion whatsoever.  
2. And it is further declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament that whosoever shal bring in any money or plate or shall furnish and maintain any horse, horsemen, and arms, for the purposes aforesaid shall have their money repaid with the interest according to eight per centum & the full value of their plate with consideration for the fashion not exceeding one shilling per ounce, and shall have full recompense for all their charges in finding, furnishing and maintaining of Horse, horsemen, and arms, And for this, both houses of Parliament doth engage the public faith.  
3. And it is ordained that Sir John woolaston Knight, and Alderman, Alderman touse, Alderman Warner, and Alderman Andrewes shall be Treasusurers to receive all such money and plate as shall be brought in for the purposes aforesaid, and that the acquittances of them or any two of them, for the receipt of the same shall be a sufficient ground for the party so lending money or plate to demand the same again with the Interest, and likewise consideration for the fashion of the plate.  
4. It is ordered, That 〈…〉 shall bee Commissaries to value the horse and arms that shall be furnished for this service, and that a signification under the hands of them or any two of them of such valves of the horse and arms and of the time when they were first brought in, shall bee a warrant to demand satisfaction according to the said valves and they shal keep an account of the time from the first enrolment of any such Horse and Horsemen, that all such as find and maintain them may be repaid according to the rate of two shillings six pence per diem for so long time as they have maintained them in this service, and the commissaries are to attend at Guild-hall for the receiving and enrolling of such numbers of horse as shall be brought in.  
It is ordered, that whosoever shall bring in money or plate, or shall provide and maintain Horse, Horsemen, and arms for this service, shall do according to their duty therein. And the Lords and Commons do engage the power and authority of Parliament, to save them harmless from all prejudice and inconvenience that may befall them by occasion thereof  
It is ordered, that the members of either House who are present, shall be desired to declare in their houses respectively, what money or plate they will bring in, or what Horse, Horsemen, and arms they will find and maintain.  
It is desired that all such as have their residence in or about London, or within 80. miles, will bring in their money plate, or horse, within a fortnight after notice, and they that dwell further off within three weekes, and because every person may not bee provided with present money, or with horse, or not have his plate with him, which he means to bring in, and yet resolves to contribute his part, within the time limited, and that it is necessary it should be presently known what the provision will be for the effecting of this great and important service. It is ordered that the committees of either House appointed for that purpose respectively shall receive the subscriptions of such members of each house as have not declared themselves in the house or are absent upon the public service or for their private occasions. 2 That the Committee of London entrusted with the Militia shall receive the subscriptions in London and Middlesex. 3. That some persons nominated by the Knights and Burgesses of each county, and approved by both Houses, shall be appointed to receive the subscriptions in the several Counties. And lastly it is declared that whatsoever is brought in shall not at all be employed upon any other occasion than to the purposes aforesaid, which are to maintain the Protestant religion, the Kings authority, and his person in his royal dignity, the free course of justice, the laws of the land, the peace of the kingdom, and the privileges of Parliament against any force which shall oppose them, And this by the direction of both Houses of Parliament.   
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