THE resolution Of the Protestant Gentry and Commonalty of CHESHIRE Concerning their Petition lately presented to the Kings Majesty at york.  
Wherein is declared their Loyalty to his Sacred majesty, and due obedience to the Honourable Houses of Parliament.  
With all their Protestation to spend their Lives and Estates to defend His Sacred Majesty from all dangers, either foreign or domestic.  
And also to defend the Parliament against all opposers, declaring their great confidence, that their councils and Determinations tend to the advancement of his Majesties Honour and the preservation of all his Loving Subjects  
London, Printed for J. Horton, 1642. June 6.   

The Resolution of the Protestestant Gentry and Commonalty of Cheshire.  
SUch have been the fears and distractions of the County of Chester, by reason of the innumerable and indeed unsufferable assemblies and tumultuous meetings of the Papists, and others that are Newtralls, or as we may term them, lukewarm both in Loyalty and Religion, that the Gentry and Commonalty of the Protestant Party were constrained to draw themselves to a head, and set down their Resolution, protesting to to perform these two particulars.  
First they resolved to be loyal to his majesty, according to their Petition lately presented to his majesty at york, by the Gentry and Commonalty of of the said County.  
Secondly, they resolved to be obedient to the parliament.  
Withall desiring that all true hearted Protestants, that desire to express themselves loyal Subjects to his majesty, and obedient Servants to the Parliament, would with unite consent take the same Resolution.  
The maner and form followeth in as true and as exact a manner as could be gathered by one that was a spectator when the Oath was taken, and Resolution declared to the high sheriff of the said County.  
First they resolved and sollemnely Protestest to declare themselves true and loyal Subiects to his Sacred majesty, and to his heires forever.  
Next to maintain and to defend the Protestant profession in all points whatsoever, agreeable to the Church of England, against all Sects and schisms, against all Papists, Donatists, Arminians, and all other hypocritical Doctrines whatsoeves, also to maintain the just Prerogative of his majesties regal Authority, against all opposers whatsoever.  
Secondly, they Constantly and with a joint consent resolved to maintain and defend the high Court of Parliament, and according to their bound duty to aclowledge them( next to God, and his majesty) the chief Authors of their present security, and the onely means of their happy continuance, and future preservation, declaring their councils to be Religious, their Commands lawful, and their Actions loyal, withall promising and protesting obedience to their Commands, and to those appointed by by them to have Command, and to be Governours of the Militia.  
This is the Resolution of the Protstant Gentry and Commonalty of Cheshire and this ought to be the resolution of all the Protestants in the kingdom, seeing that we have so many unknown Enemies, so many Absoloms. which daily rebel against his majesty, seeing we have so many disturbers, so many Arons lifting up the golden Calse of Idolatry so many deceivers sowing tears among the corn, so many 〈◇〉 blaspheming the Lord of Hosts plotting the destruction of Gods anointed we had need to have some Davids, to quell their swelling and ore daring Pride, w● have need of some true hearted Prote●tants, to defend the Protestant Religion, seeing we have so many Papists, so many wolves in Sheeps Clothing so many destroyers, so many private conspirators, that daily conspire the downfall of the gospel.  
Wherefore let all those that would be esteemed either the zealous Servants of God, or the loyal Subiects of their gracious sovereign and obedient Servants to the high Court of Parliament, let them I say take up the resolution of the Gentry and Commonalty of Cheshire and with them cry, long live King Charles, and God preserve the Parliament.  
FINIS.