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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A37403) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34246) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2026:7) A declaration, or resolution of the countie of Hereford 1 sheet ([1] p.) for Tho: Lewes, Imprinted at London : 1642. A declaration of the county of Hereford, to maintain the Protestant religion, the King's just power, the laws of the land, the liberty of the subject. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

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eng Protestantism -- Early works to 1800. Herefordshire (England) -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2008-05 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-12 Sampled and proofread 2008-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Declaration, Or Reſolution of the Countie of HEREFORD.

WHereas the Kingdome for many yeares paſt hath groaned under Taxes of Loanes, Shipmoney, and the like diſmall effects of an Arbitrary Government, and a high ſtretcht Prerogative: for the Cure of which diſtempers a Parliament was held to bee the onely good old way of Phyſicke to clenſe the Body Politique from oppreſſing Crudities (which was heartily deſir'd) but not by over-ſtrong Purgations to weaken it in the principall Part, charging it to receive a diſpoſition to the like diſtemper, or a Relapſe into the ſame, or a worſe Diſeaſe, which in ſtead of reſtoring it to its primitive vigour and health, muſt needs drive it to a fatall Period. Such is our miſery, ſuch the iuſt Iudgement of God upon our Sinnes.

This wholſome Phyſicke hath not wrought in us that bleſſed effect as was either believed by ſome, or hoped for by all men: but as if God had anſwered our importunity for a PARLIAMENT as he did the old Iſraelites for a KING in his anger; we drive on with much more haſte then good ſpeed to the other extreame, which portends no leſſe Symptomes of ruine and deſtruction than the former. So that having maturely conſidered what hath proved deſtructive to this or other Parliaments, we may the more eaſily avoid thoſe Rocks upon which others have ſplit themſelves, viz. 1. The venting of particular ends of Avarice and Ambition in the publique Cauſe. 2. Private Combinations or Chamber-Conventicles to reſolve be forehand what ſhall be done in the Houſe. 3. Hindring the freedom of ſpeech by impriſonment of their Perſons. 4. Denying information by the humble way of Petitions from the County, as that moſt excellent Orthodox Petition of our Brethren of Kent and of reiecting information of Letters to our Knights and Burgeſſes. 5. The ready ſwallowing of informations and iealous rumors againſt his Ma: ſtyling them the malignant partie and enemies to the State which were only truely and conſonably his friends. 6. The private if not publique mutinous rabble, which ill Spirit was ready at all times to be raiſed by a whiſper from any of thoſe worthy Members, Emphatically ſo called, if not excluſively, as if all Iuſtice, Reformation and Government were onely to be expected from them. 7. The new unheard of State Law and Logick to ſtile and beleeve that a Parliament that is divided in it ſelfe, is ſevered from the King the Head thereof: if they may be remedied (as we hope they are not paſt cure) we ſhall rather deſire to change ſome of our Phyſitians then Phyſicke, there being no better way, nor more neceſſary to preſerve the health of a Common-wealth than a well temper'd Parliament. Wherefore we as faithfull Subiects to his Majeſty, as free-borne Engliſh-men, do ioyne in an unanimous Reſolution to maintaine. 1. Proteſtant Religion. 2. The Kings juſt power. 3. The Lawes of the Subiect. 4. The libertie of the Land. For the firſt, The Proteſtant Religion; we cannot but with griefe of heart remember how it hath beene aſſaulted in the In-workes and skirts of it, the Liturgie and decent Ceremonies eſtabliſhed by Law; yea in the very body of it the 39. Articles. In what a danger this Church of England hath beene, to be overcome with Browniſme and Anabaptiſme let all the world iudge. For the ſecond, The juſt power of the King; God knowes hee hath beene ſo farre unable to defend that from violence, as it was Gods great goodneſſe rather then his owne Power which ſecured, or rather preſerved his Perſon from violence, What their ayme was, who to pleaſe the vulgar rabble would uphold and not puniſh them for their inſolencies, as we feare and imagine for the preſent; ſo we cannot but with horror and amazement doubt the Conſequence.

Not can we conceale our ioy of heart, or thankes to his Majeſties good Subiects of the Countie of York, for endeavoring to ſecure his Perſon with a Guard (being of much more value then many thouſands of us) and putting him in a poſture of defence, which ſome have ignorantly or maliciouſly interpoſed by ſuggeſting it an intenſion of Warre againſt his Parliament, wherby it is plaine enough his Majeſties deſires are onely to ſecure himſelfe and ſervants from prodigious tumults and diſorders as have endangered his ſacred Perſon: Nor can we blame him conſidering Sir Iohn Hothams Act at Hull, and Sir Henry Ludlowes Speech in Parliament.

For the two laſt, The Lawes of the Land, and The Libertie of the Subject which muſt not be ſeparated, how have they beene violated after by ſome of thoſe who were choſen to be Conſervators of them, by impriſonment of mens Perſons, contrary to the Petition of Right? aſſeſſing of the Clergie without a Body of Magna Charta; ſhuffling the Convocation into a Synod, or an Aſſembly, or Conventicle, without the Choyce, Conſent or Election of the Clergie; as if they were neither the Kings Subiects, nor Gods ſervants.

As we conceive our ſelves obliged by the Law of God, the Law of the Land, by the Dictates of Natures reaſon to maintaine all theſe; ſo by Gods grace aſſiſting us, we hope we ſhall not be errified or compelled to yeeld any active obedience to any diſioyned part of Parliament without the conſent of the whole (which we heartily deſire may be united) or to any uncertaine Debates, Votes or Ordinances, that are not digeſted or ſettled into Lawes; nay, which ſeemes to contradict former Lawes, and yet are tender'd to us with ſo much earneſtnes, as ſome dare hardly deny them with ſafety, or obey with Conſcience.

Nor ſhall we ever yeeld our ſelves ſuch Slaves, or ſo betray the liberty purchaſed by our Forefathers blood, and bequeathed unto us as to ſuffer our ſelves to be ſwayed by an Arbitrary Government whatſoever, nor ſtand with too much contention of Spirit to caſt off the yoake of one Tyranny to endure many worſe.

And ſeeing his Majestie is graciouſly pleaſed to maintaine the true Proteſtant Religion; His owne juſt Power, the Lawes of the Land, The Liberty of the Subjects, and that theſe waters of Reformation, having beene long ſtirred; we want onely the favour of his Princely Majeſtie to let us in and heale us: So we doe reciprocally declare that we conceive our ſelves bound to maintaine him in all the Premiſſes with our Lives and Fortunes.

FINIS.

Imprinted at London for Tho: Lewes. 1642.