THE GENERAL RESOLUTION Of the two Kingdoms of ENGLAND and SCOTLAND, CONCERNING, His Royal Majesty, the Prince, and the Evil Incendiaries which are now about them.  
As it was concluded on by the Lords and Council of both KINGDOMS.  
Also His Majesty's Oath and Protestation at York, together with the Lords also, june 19  
Likewise three Propositions concerning the Militia, declaring the Reasons why it doth belong to the Parliament for the Ordering of the same.  
With the Votes and Resolution of both Houses of Parliament, concerning His Majesty's last Writ.  
Together with the several Reasons to prove that every man is bound to uphold the Parliament against all Opposers whatsoever.  
Ordered by the Lords and Commons that these particulars aforementioned be printed and published throughout the Kingdom.  
john Brown Cler. parl H. Elsing Cler. parl.  
june 24. Printed for I. Tompson and A. Coe. 1642.   

The Reason why the Subject is bound to obey the Command of the Parliament, Voted,  
That if in case of necessity, if his Majesty shall deny his assent, the Ordinance agreed on by both Houses of Parliament, doth oblige the People, and aught to be obeyed, being warranted by the Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom.  
Both Houses of Parliament hath took into their serious consideration the Occasion and Reason why the Members of the said Houses should absent themselves upon their summoning in, Whereupon they hath drawn up a Charge against them, and are resolved that they shall pay 100 l. a man, and to be examined by the Committee before the next sitting.  
Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this be printed and published.  


John Brown Cler Parl.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl D. Com.     

The General Resolutions of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland, concerning His Majesty, and the Parliament, and concerning the King's Resolution for the taking Arms.  
AT this present it is not unknown to the King who hath incensed Him against His Parliament, and who have given Counsel derogatory to the Honour, and destructive to the essence of all Parliaments, and to the Parliament this is utterly unknown; Yet the King desires evidence of these things from the Parliament: Nay, though he disavow the sheltering of ill Ministers, yet he conceals such as have traduced, and slandered the Parliament in some things notorioussy false; and yet to an ordinary understanding, it is the same thing to conceal, as to shelter a Delinquent: and if it be below a King to reveal a traitorous Incendiary, that hath abused His ear with pernicious Calumnies, it is below him too to leave him to Justice being otherways revealed.  
Here it is supposed that Parliaments may make an Ordinance contrary to Law, Nature, Reason, Sense; and it is inferred therefore, That they are dangerous and may bring the life and liberty of the subject to a Lawless, and arbitrary subjection; this supposition is inconsistent with one of the most sacred and venerable pillars of all Law and policy; and yet here it is insisted upon, let all Chronicles be searched, and let one Story be cited of any Parliament, which did tyrannize over King and Subject, or ordain any thing to the mischief of both; Yet Kings I think will not make the same challenge. the best of them have done Acts of Oppression, and the Reasons are apparent for it; but no Reasons can be given why Parliaments should usurp, or how they can usurp; yet the King's inference runs against all Parliaments: He doth not say this Parliament tyrannizeth, and therefore he resides from them, and pronounces their Votes invalid, but because Parliaments may tyrannize; therefore they have no power in their Votes at all, at any time whatsoever, further than the King ratifies them.  
The Parliament says not so much; they say he is now seduced by wicked Counsel, and therefore rejects their Requests, to the danger of the State.  
In such Cases they conceive there is a power in them to secure the State with out his concurrence: At other times when the Kings are not seduced, they ought to do nothing without their consent.  
Our Case is not as Scotland's were, for our malignant party is far greater than theirs; yet both England and Scotland are resolved to assist the King and Parliament against all such opposers, and will to the uttermost of their Endeavours root out all such.  
The question concerning the Militia is not to be put indifinitely, whether or no the King ought to order the Militia in times of no extraordinary danger; our case is now upon supposition, if the King in extraordinary danger will not yield to such a Posture as the Kingdom thinks most safe, whether the Parliament may not order that Posture of themselves, so the Parliament puts it. But the King puts it thus. If the Parliament invades his power over the Militia causelessly, whether they may not as well seize a any subject's Estates.  
That question then which must decide all, is this, whether that Posture which the Parliament chooses, or that of the Kings, be most safe for the Kingdom at this time, and who shall judge most properly. Till now that the ancient pillars of Law, and policy were taken away, and the state set upon a new basis, no evil was to be presumed of the representative body of the Kingdom, nor no Justice expected from a King deserting his grand Council, but now every man may arraign Parliaments, no King was ever yet so just but that Parliaments h●ve in some things reduced them from Error, nor no Kings so unjust that Parliaments did seduce into Error, yet Parliaments are now charged of being Enemies to Religion, Laws, and Liberties. And the King to preserve these absents himself from Parliaments, but since we must dispute for Parliaments; first we say they must in probability be more knowing then any other privadoes; Secondly, in regard of their public interest, they are more responsible than any other, and less to be complained of in case of Error.  
Thirdly, they have no private interest to deprave them, nothing can square with the Common Council but the common good, and if 500 of the Nobility and Gentry should aim at an Aristocratical Usurpation, or any other power of oppression, they could never compass their ends, it were folly in them.  
The Lords all subsigned a Protestation to the King, to obey no Ordinance of Parliament that was contrary to the known Laws, and in particular that of the Militia, till the Royal assent were given to it, and to stand for, and defend the King's person, etc. And His Majesty signed another to the Peers, and to govern them according to the Laws, and to protect them, in whatsoever they should lawfully do for their defence.  
It was resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That the Commission of Array for Leycester is against Law, and against the Liberty and property of the Subject. June 20. It was resolved upon the question, That all those that are Actors in putting of the Commission of Array in execution, shall be esteemed as disturbers of the peace of the Kingdom, etc.   

Ordered that this shall be printed and published through the whole Kingdom.  
Joh. Brown Cler. Parl.