THE Parliaments Resolution Concerning the Kings Determination For the removal of the term to york. With their several Votes for continuance of the same at Westminster. LIKEWISE A LETTER FROM THE RIGHT honourable Ferdinando Lord Fairfax, Sir Hugh Cholmley, Sir Phillip Stapleton, Sir Henry Cholmley, Committees of the Commons House of Parliament residing at york. TOGETHER With a Relation of all the Passages at the great meeting at york, on Thursday the 12. of this instant May. AS ALSO The Names of those Gentlemen which were taken by the sheriff, enclosed in a Letter from the said Committee to Master Speaker, and ordered to be forthwith published in Print. H. Elsing. clear. Perl. de come. London, Printed by T. F. for T. banks. 1642. Die Martis, 17. Maii. 1642. WHereas the Lords in Parliament, have this day been Informed, That the King is Resolved to adjourn the next term from Westminster to york; Upon which, The Lords sent a Committee to the Lord Keeper of the great seal of England, to know of him, whether he had received any command touching the same, who acquainted the said Committee, That he had received command from His Majesty, to issue Proclamations and Writ, to that purpose. Whereupon, This House taking the said matter into consideration, hath Voted: That the Kings removal of the term to york, from Westminster, during sitting this Parliament, is illegal. And hath further ordered, That the said Lord Keeper shall not issue out any Writs, or seal any Proclamation, for adjourning the said next term from Westminster to york, as aforesaid. Job. brown, Cleric. Parl. SIR, IN our last Letter we gave you an account of our first and second waiting on the King, we writ to you then, that his Majesty commanded us to attend him yesterday being Thursday, to hear what he said to the Gentlemen, Which a little before the meeting, he seconded by a particular Message. Being come thither, his Majesty caused the several Messages between him, and the Parliament, mentioned in this enclosed printed Paper to be red. This was done with much humming, and applause of the Kings Messages by some persons who had placed themselves near about where the King stood. But when any thing from the Parliament came to be red, with so much hissing, and reviling the Parliament, that though in respect, and duty to the Kings Person, wc could not present it, as otherwise we should have done, yet have since expostulated, and complained of it to his Majesty. Some were so bold as to say openly, That the Parliament men should set their Houses in order, for many of them should shortly have their heads off; One of which( as since we are credibly informed) was one Hurst, a servant to one Master William Crofts. In this which was said by the King, you will see what reason we had to vindicate ourselves, and therefore we immediately repaired to the deans house with all the other Gentlemen, and there we took notice of the rough usage we had received; We told them that it was neither indiferetion nor disobedience in us( as his Majesty was pleased to call it) to deliver the Parliaments Message, or to stay here though commanded to the contrary since we conceived no man needed to be satisfied in so clear a case as this; That every Member of each House ought to obey their Commands, when they were pleased to employ them. But since his Majesty thought fit to bid them, take heed of us, not knowing what doctrine of disobedience we might preach to them under colour of obeying the Parliament, we appealed to every man whether we had in word or dead, in public or in private done any thing that became not hon●st m●n and person employed from the Parliament. That wee had communicated our instructions to his Majesty, being that we would avow all our Actions, and that we were confident it would not be said, wee had transgressed them. This was very well taken and justified by the Country. Yesterday there came divers thousands of Freeholders to this city, though none but the Gentry were summoned, but receiving a command from the King not to come to the Court, they forbore, and stayed in the Castle Yard, yet sent this petition enclosed to his majesty, and received the Answer annexed thereunto. There was likewise a Committee of twelve Gentlemen appoynted yesternight to consider of drawing up an Answer to the Kings proposition concerning a Guard▪ but nothing cou●d be done, because it was past three 〈◇〉 clock before the Gentlemen were admitted to the King. This morning the Freeholders assembled again in the Castle yard, and there they made this Protestation enclosed, of their right of Voting in what concerneth the Peace of the Country, as having their interest ther●●n. When we all met this morning again at the deans house, we who are your Committees received this Message by Sir Edward Stanhop, that he came from his majesty, to command us, that we should depart from this meeting, and if we did stay, his majesty would judge us guilty of that he spake on yesterday, which was tampering. Notwithstanding which command▪ We red the fourth Article of our instructions to the whole Company, that being pertinent to the business we were then upon, and desired them to consider, whether the Parliament had not expressed therein such a care of the Kings safety, that there would be little need of Guards: We told them that we had good right of being there as Freeholders of the County, but that in obedience to the King wee would depart for this time: But whensoever thete should be occasion of our being there in pursuance of our Instructions and Commands from the Parliament, we should be ready. The whole company received great satisfaction, and desired a copy of that instruction, which we gave them. Wee were the more willing at that time to go from thence, because we should not onely give obedience to the Kings command, which otherwise he would have said, we constantly disobeyed, but because the Committe of twelve appointed yesternight were then to withdraw, so that there was nothing for the present for us to do; We immediately went to the King, and besought him that since we were continually so discountenanced by him, in the face of our Country, that he would be pleased to let us know in particular wherein we had given the occasion, for we otherwise conceived we were deprived of that Liberty, which was our due in respect of that interest wee had here. His majesty was pleased to tell us, that if we would lay aside that condition of Committees from the Parliament, he would not hinder us to be there as Gentlemen of the Country; We humbly replied, that we could not lay that down, nor could we be absent from any meeting where our presence was required, for the service as Committees from the Parliament: to which his majesty said, that indeed he thought we could not lay it down-neither that it was reasonable we should have Votes, and bee in a double capacity. The Committee hath been together most part of this day, but not agreeing: Six of them have drawn up this Answer enclosed, which they have communicated to the Gentlemen, and Freeholders. The greater part of the Gentlemen, and all the Freeholders have agreed too, and subscribed it. The other six have concluded upon this other Answer, consenting to a guard of Horse, but this wee do not hear that they have gotten many names too, nor can we get a copy of those names as yet, though these be very few, yet whether they can bring in any Horse or no we cannot yet judge. The King have received both these resolutions, which with his answers to them, you shall likewise have here enclosed. His Majesty had declared himself yesterday▪ that he would raise that Regiment, which was Sir Robert Stricklands for his foot Guard, but he hath now laid aside that Resolution. The Freeholders of the County are now newly summoned to attend his Majesty about a week hence the three Rydings upon three several dayes, but for what service wee do not know. Sir, you have here a large Narrative of the passages at this meeting; what dangers this poor Counttey lies under, wee humbly refer it to you to judge, not taking upon us to deliver any opinion. The business lasted so long, that it hindered us from giving a more speedy account. Sir, This is what at this time is sent from Your assured friends and servants, far. Fairfax. Hu. Cholmley. Philip Stapleton. He. Cholmley. york 13. Maij 1642. The Names of those Gentlemen which were taken by the sheriff. Sir Thomas Fairefax Sir William Constable. Sir matthew Boynton Sir Thomas Gower Sir William St. Quintin Sir Edward Rodes. Sir William Crayley Sir Thomas Noroliffe Sir Arthur Ingram Sir Richard Darley Sir Jarvas Cutler Sir William Fairefax Sir Hugh bethel Sir John Savell Sir William Lyster Sir Thomas Remington. George ewer George Marwood. John Savile of Medlee John Saltmarshe William Copley Lyonell Copley Edward Gower Cuthbert Crenke William Cobb Doyley Gower Thomas Rookebie John Calverley Francis Grimston John Anlabie Arthur Beckwith Christopher Waters Master Thomas Jobson. Henry St. Quintin. Arthur noel Tobias Ienkins. Henry Jenkins. John Ferrer John West. Henry Athinson Henry Wythes William bethel George mountain Thomas Stockdale. William Gower. Richard Trewman Sackvill Pope▪ Thomas Heblethwaite Thomas Newmarke Henry Savile Lancelot alured John Lambert Francis Grimston▪ Mr. Stephen Quintin▪ Willobie Godfrey John Stillington matthew Beckwith Christopher Copley Thomas Croft William Parker George Trotter Henry Westbie William je g Thomas Bradford Richard Wilbore job Hackwod matthew alured Robert shepherd John Hek●am John Stillington Jervas Hamand John Cholmeley John Beverley Mr. Bointon. George Westbie Benjamin brown Charles Fairfax Henry Etherington Henry Tempest. These are the Names Subscribed in one sheet there being many other sheets filled together, all of them Subscribed, and amongst them many Gentlemen of Note, but I took note onely of the first sheet having no more time. To the Kings most Excellent majesty. we Knights and Gentlemen whose names are subscribed do unanimously present this our Answer to your Majesties Propositions concerning the raising of a Guard of Horse for the security and defence of your Sacred Person. To which Proposition we, as wee conceive ourselves bound by Allegiance, do willingly concur, for that purpose humbly desiring that the aforesaid may be raised by legal Authority: And likewise that it may consist of persons unquestionable in their Religion, and Gentlemen. The substance of his majesties Answer. HIs Majesty gave them thankes, for it appeared as a satisfactory Answer, and in it they had shewed great circumspection& wisdom, by choosing such whose Loyalties could not be questioned, by excluding Resusants and all suspected to be disaffected. FINIS.