THE PARLIAMENTS resolution CONCERNING THE VOLVNTIERS that are to bee raised throughout the whole kingdom Under the Command of His excdlency the earl of ESSEX.  
LIKEWISE, HOW doctor BASTWICK WAS TAKEN BY THE cavaliers AND how wickedly he was handled by them.  


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July. 30. Printed for Thomas Baley. 1642.   

The Parliaments resolution CONCERNING THE volunteers,  
THE High Court of PARLIAMENT, having by several ways, Attempted to suppress the cavaliers and others of the Malignant party, that have for their own particular ends endeavoured to ruin the Kings most excellent majesty, His royal posterity, The laws of the Land, the privileges and being of PARLIAMENTS with the just Authourity of the same the utter extirpation of Religion which is, the most in esteem able jewels that is, or ought to be prized, or esteemed by all true Protestants the liberty and propriety of the Subject, the Common Birthright of every true born English man all which by their malicious practices, and evil designs of the said malignants have solely aimed at, to which end, they caused his majesty to engage himself in a war against His Parliament which war if prosicuted, will be in great danger of proving destructive both to His majesty and His royal posterity, to the Laws of the kingdom, and the utter dissolution of this government, which great and manifold dangers the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, taking unto serious consideration and being desirous to use their best endeavours to prevent a war, which did so much threaten a small end almost assured destruction.  
They haue thought it necessary to grant a Commission to the Right honourable the earl of ESSEX, giuing him full power by the Authorithe of PARLIAMENT to rase, privy, Muster, or conduct, such forces as shall be rayssed by Him into any part of this Kingdom.  
to the end, that He may supsesse all forces that shall be razed by the Malignant Party, to dis●urb, the Peace of the Kingdom or to cross the Pr●ceedings of PARLIAMENT or to oppose those who obey the Ordinance of the MILITIA.  
likewise that no man may pretend ignorance, and by that means suffer the said Ordinance of PARLIAMENT to be opposed, by the power or policy of the malignant party.  
They haue Ordered, that by the LORDS and Commons Asembled in PARLIAMNT that in case any force be btought out of one county into any other county of this Kingdom to desturbe the Peace thereof: that the Lord lieutenants of the Counties adjoining, upon notice given unto them of such disturbance▪ by the Lord lieutenants or Depusty lieutenants where such disturbance is made, or hereby required to give aid and assistance to the said Lord lieutenants, and Deputy lieutenants, or any of them so requiring the same, for the present suppressing of such force and disturbances of the peace, his volunteers and such of the Trained Bands of their several Counties that shall Voluntarily go to give their assistance.  
This is the Resolution of the Lords and Comemons for the disposal of the volunteers now raised under t●e command of the Right Honor●ble the earl of Essex Lord general of this present expedition.  
For se●ing that our Land is overgrown with the weeds of distractions, it is to be feared that least opposition to the good intended procedings of Parliament, which may arise, will without prevention, easily trip up the heels of our staggerin Commonwealth;  
Nay such cruel atempts haue made such an Exordium already, that unless well conceld resolution we stop the stream, it will turn to a stood, to overwhelm us, and bring with it a dismal finis:  
One of which disastrous entrprises shall take place in this small treatise.   

THE TAKING OF doctor BASTWICK by the cavaliers, and how wickedly he was handled by them.  
it happened,( ill hap indeed) that doctor Basiwick, loast he should surfeit with his revived comforts was brought to a game of hard fortune, For, he, having and over ruling desire to air himself in the Country; in LEISTER there to taste of quietness 〈◇〉 sweat meat of fortune: was followed at the heels by his former jalour, persecution; After he had restend their a while, his delight was equalled for the Parliaments desires, in exercising the MILITIA, wherein was depictured the active perfection of a soldier, as also the passive loyalty of a Subject; and had come of to his credit but that he was surprised by the Cavaleeres, to their shane. Who either( envighed his Honour or his Action,) suddenly would have the Souldiers of their own rank, that is in disorder, and that well experienced doctor rather Christian, suffered under the tyranny of which he had Death, had not our souraigne. Let fly a merciful warning piece, so to deter them that they should not writ Characters in his blood, though indeed they would fain haue▪ perhaps have red an anatomy Lecture over his carcase.  
For words and blows strove which should be foremost, their busy tongues tore his name, their hands, his garments, him they Hectored and dragged along so inhumanly that he might be judged to measur his grave upon the ground whom sense they durst not deprive of life, they depriud of liberty, and Cast in Leister jail where he as yet remanes;  
Great Pitty indeed that such a member, who through his passing skill is of ability to save his fellow Subiects as through his undaunted Spirit to destroy and defeat an enemy, that such a one should find a passage to an untimely Death.  
But our hopeful, and I hope healthful Parliament will soon disprison him, for which purpose there bee Emissaries sent to the magistrates there and them of authority for his freedom, for indeed he hath served a prenticeship of Sorrow; and should bee Roman-free after the receipt of so many blows with the Bills of ther hands.  
Let us pray God to put an end to such ill beginning so I end.  


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