THE KINGS resolution, Concerning Portsmouth, and colonel GORING.  
Wherein is declared His intention to sand in forces to the said town.  
ALSO The Resolution of the Gentry, and commonalty of Hampshiere, concerning the opposing all those that shall endeavour to put any forces into the said town to keep it against the PARLIAMENT.  
Whereunto is annexed the Parliaments Determination concerning the earl of Portland.  
Also a new Declaration of the Lords and Commons, concerning Wells, and the Cavalieres in Summerset-shiere, with the Parli●ments command to colonel Go●ing, to resign the town of Portsmouth to the hands of such as they have app●inted.  


Ordered to be printed,  
Hen. Elsing. clear. Parl.    
London, P●inted for T. Rider, Aug. 13. 1642.   

The King's Resolution, Concerning Portsmouth and colonel Goring.  
THe Kings Majesty having received a message from colonel Goring, that he was resolved to resign the town of Portsmouth into his Majesties hands, and withall certifying his Majesty how strong a party he had got in the town to side with him. His Majesty graciously accepted his proffered service, withal certifying him by a Gentleman which was employed by the said colonel Goring, that his Majesties Resolution was with all speed to sand him in supplies to strengthen the town, to the end that the said colonel Goring might be enabled to perform what he had promised, with all encouraging him on to a continuance of that his resolution, promising to secure him, and stand betwixt him and what ever should happen, by his performance of that action.  
nevertheless the Gentry and commonalty of Hampshire, having private intelligence of his Majesties intention, and knowing that if forces were entered, and the town fortified, the Isle of Wight being as yet not possessed by the Parliament, thought it most convenient to make a timely prevention, the hindrance of an avoidable ruin, to which end they drew up such forces as the country could afford, and surrounded Portsmouth, so that no forces can either march in or out, but what are admitted by them; nevertheless they have, nor will not put any thing in execution till they receive order and direction from the Parliament, withall promising to stand close to the Parliament, and to hazard their lives& fortunes in the maintenance of the true Protestant Religion, and the just privileges of Parliament.  
The Lords and Commons likewise taking into serious consideration the great danger that the town of Portsmouth was in by reason that the Isle of Wight was in the government of the earl of Portland, who is suspected to be a Papist, his mother and most of his friends being known Papists, wherefore at a conference it was moved that the Castle of that iceland might be put into such hands as the Parliament might confided in, until it was secured in such a trust, that the said earl might be put in safe custody. Where after they had spent some time in the consideration thereof, they made choice of the earl of pembroke, to take the charge thereof, and till he had possession of the said Fort and iceland; The earl was committed to sheriff Garret, to be kept in safe custody.  
Likewise the Lords and Commons concluded that a joint order should be issued forth to colonel Goring to command him to deliver up the said Town to such as they appointed, which Order issued, and a Messenger did packet therewith.  
Likewise the Lords and Commons have endeavoured to prevent the bringing in of any Forces out of one County into another, as may appear by this their Determination and Declaration concerning Wells in Sommerset-shiere. For they have ordered that the high Sheriff of the County of somerset, and the Deputy Lieutenants and Committees of the said County, and the forces that shall be sent down to the assistance of the said Deputy Lieutenants and Committee, be all required to use their lest endeavours to prevent the coming in of any other forces, and to the apprehending and sending up to the Parliament the Delinquents voted of that County.   
FINIS.