THE VOTES OF THE PARLIAMENT Die Iovis twelve Maij 1642.  
Resolved upon the Question.  
THat this House doth declare that if any person whatsoever shall arrest, or imprison the persons of the Lords and Gentlemen, or any of them: or any other of the Members of either House of Parliament that shall be employed in the Service of both Houses of Parliament, or shall offer violence to them, or any of them for doing any thing in pursuance of the Commands or Instructions of both Houses shall be held disturbers of the proceedings of Parliament, and public enemies of the sat: And that all persons are bound by their protestation to endeavour to bring them to condign Punishment.  
Resolved &c.  
That this house doth declare that those of the City of London and all other persons that have obeyed the Ordinance for the Militia, and done any thing in execution thereof, have done according to the Law of the Land and in pursuance of what they were commanded by both Houses of Parliament, and for the defence and safety of the King and kingdom, and shall have the assistance of both Houses of Parliament against any that shall presume to question them for yielding their obedience unto the said Commands in this necessary and important service. And that whosoever shall obey the said Ordinance for the time to come shall receive the same approbation and assistance from both Houses of Parliament.  
Resolved &c.  
That this House doth declare that they are resolved to maintain those Lords, and Gentlemen in those things they have done and shall further do in the obedience of their Commands, for the preserving the peace of the kingdom.  

Ordered that a Message be sent to the Lords to desire them that the Committees may meet and prepare a speedy answer to this Message of his majesties, and perfect the answer to his majesty's last Messages, and to prepare a Letter of thanks to the Committees at York and to let them know therein that they will make their case their own, & maintain them in what they shall do in obedience of their commands, and that a letter to the same purpose be sent to the commits at Hull, & the votes agreed upon by the Lords & Commons enclosed, & to acquaint them with the agreement of this House in the votes sent from their Lordships, and to desire that the Lords would forthwith issue their Comissions into all parts of the kingdom, and appoint a day ceartaine when the Trained Bands of the Counties adjacent may be exercised according to the Ordinance of Parliament, and an other day for the Counties more remote, and that some Members may be sent into the several Counties to see the Ordinance performed.    

London Printed for I. F. 1642.