THE PARLIAMENTS PROTESTATION: OR The Resolution of the LORDS, and COMMONS, to maintain the just privilege of Parliament; and to spend their Lives and Fortunes against those who are the Promoters of this War, or have any way endeavoured to put the King and his Parliament asunder. WHERETO Is annexed their Determination concerning the defence of hull, which is in great danger of being taken by the malignant party.  


Ordered, that this be printed and published.  
John brown, clear. Parl. D. come.    
LONDON, Printed for joseph Horton. MDCXLII.   

THE Parliaments Protestation: OR, The Resolution of the Lords and Commons to maintain the just privilege of Parliament.  
THE Greatest misery that can fall upon a kingdom is Civill War, which being well known to the Malignants of this kingdom, who found that all their Plots and Stratagems were made frustrate by the providential foresight of the great council of the Kingdom, the high Court of PARLIAMENT; they then endeavoured to foment jealousies and fears betwixt the King and his Parliament; they caused Tumults daily to bee made, which being done by their wicked Instruments, they insinuated into favour with his majesty, and persuaded the King that the Parliament countenanced such Tumults.  
Then they persuaded his majesty that his royal Person could not be in safety at his royal palace at Westminster; but that it were more safe to retire to some place of strength: and having prevailed so far with his majesty as that he had forsaken White-hall and left the City.  
Then by their pernicious persuasions they got his majesty to york: being there, they sought by all means possible to possess themselves of the Magazine, knowing that if they could be but so fortunate as to obtain so great a Strength, that then the law would be in their own hands.  
But the wisdom of the Parliament( by the providence of GOD) took order timely to prevent so great a mischief: To which end they sent down Sir jo: Hotham a Member of the House of Commons and a Gentleman of known wisdom, Courage and Discretion, in whom they knew they might conside, giving him full Power by the Authority of Parliament to put a Garrizon into the said town, and to keep it for the defence of the King and Parliament, against all those of that party that should any way endeavour to possess themselves of the same.  
nevertheless, they finding that their former design would not take, and that the hopes of the earl of New-castle were made frustrate; Sir John Hotham( having Possession of the town before the arrival of the said earl) they then persuaded his majesty to go to Hull in his own Person, hoping by that means to arrive at the Haven of their desires.  
His majesty coming before Hull, was denied access into the town, being accompanied with such numbers of evil affencted persons, that it stood not with the Honour of Sir John Hotham so to hazard the town and Magazine, wherein consisted the peace of King and kingdom; which he seasonably considering, choose rather to deny his majesty an entrance, then by granting to undo both his majesty and his Posterity.  
They seeing that their hopes were vain, and that they could not obtain their wished ends, striven to incense his majesty against Sir John Hotham, causing him to be proclaimed Traitor round about the walls of the town.  
Since which time by their pernicious Councells, they have caused his majesty to engage himself in a war against Hull, for which purpose they have levied many horse and foot, and armed them in a War-like manner.  
All which the Parliament taking into consideration, and knowing what the said effect will be, if they use not a speedy prevention; to which end they have been forced to use all possible speed in the raising of Forces to strengthen the town of Hull, against all those that seek forcibly to seize it and to preserve the peace of the King and kingdom which they onely endeavour to destroy.  
And that the world may be truly satisfied in the iustice of their proceedings they have thought it necessary to declare that they will be ready with their lives and fortune to obey His majesty and to defend him as their most dear and dread sovereign, according to their Allegiance and Resolution, to defend the just privileges of Parliament according to their free and just Prottestation.  
And that as God, and the Fundementall laws of this kingdom have joined His majesty and Parliament together so they cannot agree to disjointed obedience but declare themselves enemies to all such as go about to put asunder, and to make a separation twixt his majesty and the Parliament.  
FINIS.   

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Ordered by the LORDS and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this be Printed and published.  
John brown, clear. Parl. D. come.