The Declaration and Protestation agreed upon by the Grand Iury at the Assizes held for the County of VVorcester, the third day of August. 1642. and assented unto by the High Sheriffe, the Lord Coven­try, the Baronets, Knights, Justices of the Peace, Gentlemen and Freeholders of the County of VVORCESTER aforesaid.

VVE do with all thankfulnesse, acknowledge our selves very sensible of those sundry good Laws, which, through His Majesties great Grace and Goodnesse, have been obtained for us this Par­liament. And we do no lesse rejoyce in His Majesties Pious and Tender Care, repeated by His gracious Declarations in print, and expressions by letter read unto us, and all the County at this Assizes, in open Court, to defend and maintain the true Protestant Religion, by Law established, against Popish Recusants, Anabaptists, & all other Seperatists. And that the Laws of the Land shall be the Rule of His Majesties Government, whereby the Subjects Libertie and Property is defended: And that His Majestie will preserve the freedom, and just Privi­ledge of Parliament, with all which promises and expressions we are so abundantly satisfi­ed, That we do not anyway distrust His Majesties Constancy in these Resolutions. And we do declare, That we will be ready to attend His Majestie, in all lawfull wayes, for the put­ting of the County in a posture of Arms, for the Defence of His Majestie, and the Peace of His Kingdoms. Therefore we do resolve, according to our Oathes of Supremacy and Al­legiance, and late Protestation, to adventure our Lives and Fortunes, in Defence of His Majesties Royall Person and Honour, and the just rights and Priviledges of Parliament, and the known Laws of the Land, and Liberties of the Subjects, That thereby the Distractions and Disturbances of His Majesties Kingdoms may be reduced to His Majesties Legall Government. And whereas the Grand Jury, at the last Sessions, delivered a Petition, thereby desiring the exercising of the Militia, we utterly disavow it, as not agreeable to the intents or desires of us, or any Considerable number of the said County. And we do hereby declare, That by the Information which we have received from severall of the persons then of the Grand Jury, That it was not of their own framing, but contrived and prepared for them by some few persons, not well affected to the Peace and quiet of this County.

  • THo. Coventry.
  • Ed. Vernon. Vic. Com.
  • Iohn Washbourne.
  • Robert Steynor.
  • Ed. Littleton.
  • Ed. Solley, Major.
  • Henry Foord, Vic.
  • Iohn Packington.
  • William Russell.
  • Henry Herbert.
  • Row. Berkley.
  • Iohn Hambury.
  • George Street.
  • Francis Hincley.
  • Iohn Slantan.
  • Iames Littleton.
  • Henry Ingram.
  • Ioseph Walshe.
  • Sam. Sandys.
  • Robert Wyld.
  • Henry Townshend.
  • Ed. Burret.
  • Nich. Gower.
  • Iohn Fleete.
  • George Savage.
  • George Symonds.
  • Ed. Dingley.
    • Antony Palmer
    • Vrban Eyre
    Coronat.
  • Francis Walker. Cler.
  • Iohn Baion.
    • Iohn Hunt.
    • Ed. Emes.
    Constables Capital.
The Grand Jury of the Coun­ty of Worcester.
  • Mar. Sandys.
  • Tho. Childe.
  • Phil. Brace.
  • Io. Lench.
  • Iohn Dyckins.
  • Fran. Sheldon.
  • Io. Ewett.
  • William Cliffe.
  • I. Clent.
  • Ed. Brode.
  • Ed. Davies.
  • Tho. Chetle.
  • George Middlemore.
  • Thomas Sanders.
  • William Muckland.
The Grand Jury of the County of the City.
  • William Taylor.
  • Francis Hughes.
  • George Brooke.
  • Philip Davis.
  • Tho. Lysons.
  • Tho. Pomfrey.
  • Rich. Sharman.
  • Francis Sharman.
  • William Gibbes.
  • Tho. Rea.
  • Hen. Smith.
  • Tho. Hill.
  • Robert Sollers.

¶ Imprinted at York by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: And by the Assignes of JOHN Bill. 1642.

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