A most joyfull declaration made by Colonell Skipon, sergeant maior generall of the whole army, to his regiment of officers and souldiers at their muster at Maiden-head Ian. 12 : wherein he doth most nobly declare his resolution to them all concerning his advancing forwards to the enemy, and to give them bataile with his single remenr of foote and his troope of horse and five peeces of ordnance : likewise a speech and protestation to these captains, namely Sergreant Major Francis, Captaine Man, Captaine Deacon, Captaine Tasker, Captaine Hawood, Captaine Harison : together with their answer to the same : likewise His Majesties message sent by Cap. Hearne and read in Guildhall on Fryday last, Ianuary 13, 1643. Skippon, Philip, d. 1660. 1643 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2012-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A60337 Wing S3950A ESTC R27155 09677839 ocm 09677839 43968

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A MOST JOYFƲLL DECLARATION Made by Colonell SKIPON Sergeant Maior Generall of the whole Army, to his Regiment of Officers and Souldiers, at their Muſter at Maiden-head Ian. 12.

Wherein he doth moſt Nobly declare his Reſolution to them all, concerning his advancing forwards to the enemy, and to give them Bataile with his Single Rement of Foote, and his troope of Horſe, and Five Peeces of Ordnance.

Likewiſe a Speech and Proteſtation to theſe Captains, namely Sergeant Major Francis Captaine Man, Captaine Deacon, Captaine Tasker Captaine Hawood, Captaine Hariſon.

Together with their Anſwer to the ſame.

Likewiſe His MAJESTIES Meſſage ſent by Cap. Hearne and read in Guildhall on Fryday laſt Ianuary 13, 1643.

London Printed for William Rogers 1643.
A moſt Joyfull DECLARATION Made by Colonell Skipon, Sergeant Maior Generall of the Army, January 12. at the generall Muſter at Maiden-head. Gentlemen, fellow Souldiers, and Countrymen,

I Have ſome Propoſitions that hath within theſe few hours uſed from my breaſt, and having ſuch a faire oppertunity, at this time; J will God willing, declare them unto you, which are as followeth.

Moſt Renowned, and undaunted ſpirits, J am ſo enjoyed to ſee you all ſo heartable, in theſe Military affairs, and in the performance of your duty towards this cauſe, which you have now undertaken; That I am almoſt ſtrucken into a ſownd for joy, and indeed you have ſo won my heart, by theſe your valient actions, that I doe not value my life at the ſmaleſt rate it can be valued at, but am willing to ſpend my deareſt blood, in this juſt cauſe, and amongſt you all.

Gentlemen,

Gentlemen, This which I have declared unto you by Gods helpe J will performe; And am willing to hazzard my Life for you all: But to declare my minde more fully unto you, J do deſire of you, that you will obſerve and obey theſe my Inſtructions and advertiſments to you all.

I. J doe exhort you, to ſerve GOD, and to doe your duty towards him; and in ſo doing it will be the greateſt meanes through Gods bleſsing, to make you all Conquerors, and Maſters of the field.

II. J doe deſire you, that you would offer no abuſe or wrong whatſoever, to any perſon or perſons where you are Quartered, or Billetted; and in ſo doing, you will bring honour, and fame upon your ſelves; And everlaſting Glory and happineſſe to your Soules.

III. J do here promiſe unto you, that this being performed by you, no duty ſhall be wanting of my part, That doth belong to any perſon, honour, and the Military Diſcipline whatſoever: And as we do all now pray and deſire for a ſeaſonable weather, ſo it is my hearty and earneſt deſire, ſo ſoone as God be pleaſed to give us ſuch a happy time, to advance toward our enemy, (which are now raiſed for the after Ruine and deſtruction of the Proteſtant Religion; For Gentlemen I muſt tell you, that your cauſe is ſo good, that God had never ſuch a worke in hand, ſince the firſt Creation; And for the better encouragement of you all, J do proteſt and vow unto you, that as God hath beene pleaſed to infect upon me this little Judgement which J have through my induſtry obtained unto, in Forraigne Counties.

So am J fully Reſolved to declare it to you all, and to ſhew you what lies in my power, promiſeing in the preſence of him that knoweth the ſecrets of all hearts, never to leave you ſo long as J have breath in my body and that ſo long as J have leggs to ſtand on, or hands to hold up my weapon againſt my enemy, I will doe my endeavoure for the defence and ſafeguard of you all, Thus gentlemen J have declared my mind to you J muſt now take my leave, and within theſe few dayes, J will be with you againe, where J am Reſolved to advance forwards.

This ſpeech was ſpoken January the 12. at the Generall Muſter at maidenhead, where the ſouldiers with loud acclamations cryed out, that they would loſe their lives with him, deſiring that they might fall on the enemy with all expedition.

HIS MAJESTIES MESSAGE Sent by Captaine Hearne, and reade in Guild-Hall on Fryday laſt, 1642.

THat His Majeſty doth not entertaine any miſapprehenſion of the love and loyalty of His City of London, but deſires His good Subjects there, conſider what confidence he can have of ſecurity there, whileſt the Lawes of the Land are ſo notoriouſly diſpiſed and trampled under foot, and Armes taken up againſt His conſent, and expreſſe command; and Alderman Pennington (Lord Maior) Cap. Ven, Foulk; and Manwaring, are there &c. And His Majeſty would know, whether the Petitioners beleeve, that the reviling the Booke of common-prayer, and complying with, and aſſiſting perſons who have attempted to kill His Majeſty, be to defend His royall perſon and honour? And if they ſhall reforme other things diſpleaſing to His Maieſty, and apprehend and committ to ſafe cuſtody, theſe foure men. His Maieſty will ſpeedily returne to them, and offers a generall pardon, &c. and as for His Maieſties concurrence with the advice of His two Houſes of Parliament, His Maieſty doubts not how farr beyond the example of His Predeceſſors, He hath concurred in paſsing Lawes, and uſed all meanes to beget a right underſtanding betweene Him and them. And will therefore apply themſelves to thoſe, who by Juſt, Peaceable, and honourable Propoſitions to His Maieſty, can onely beget that concurrence.

FINIS.