Die Martis 23. Sept. 1645. A Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, concerning Prisoners in the iceland of jersey.  
THe Lords and Commons assembled in in Parliament, being certified that one George de Carterett assuming to himself, without lawful Authority, to be governor of the Isle of jersey, hath presumed to exercise many exorbitant and tyrannicall Actions upon the people there, by seizing their Estates, imprisoning their Persons, and murdering some of them, not only contrary to the Laws of this Kingdom, and of that iceland, but against the Rules and public customs of war itself, The said Lords and Commons looking upon the condition of the Inhabitants of that iceland with much compassion, and with equal indignation upon the insolency of the pretended governor there and his Adherents, do hereby Declare, That in case the said George de Carterett, or his Adherents, under colour of any Commission or Authority whatsoever, shall be so hardy as hereafter to take away the life of any Inhabitant of that iceland adhering to the service of the Parliament of England, that they forthwith upon notice thereof will cause the like measure to be offered to those Prisoners they have: And for the life of every one the said Carterett or his Adherents shall take away, they will cause two to be executed of their Prisoners in compensation thereof.   

Die Martis 23. Septemb. 1645.  
ORdered by the Lords assembled in Parliament, That this Declaration be forthwith printed and published.  
joh. Brown clear. Parliamentorum.   

London printed for Jobn Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley. 1645.