KNowing the distempers that are already and the practises of our Enemies, both secret and open to distrube the peace of the Kingdome, thereby to suppresse the Authority of Parliament, and in it to invade and destroy all that is deare unto us, our Religion, Lawes, and Liberty, and instead thereof to bring a Tyranny under the pretence of the Kings rights, and taking notice to the great griefe of our hearts, how many Per­sons and Countries haue beene by their Insinuations and pre­tences drawne into a second Ingagement against the Parliament and their Army; We doe therefore out of the sence of our du­ty to God, the Kingdome and Parliament, unanimously declare as well for the satisfaction of each other, as others that are true friends to the Parliament and Kingdome, that we will according to our Nationall Oath and Covenant which we have Solemnly taken in our places and callings, and to the utmost of our power defend and maintaine this Hold and Garrison of Denbigh and each other in pursuance thereof, under the command of the present Governour Colonell George Twisleton, against any power whatsoever that is not derived by Commission from his Excel­lency the Lord Fairfax and the Parliament to demand the same, and will neither for feare nor favour desert this our duty, nor in the discharge thereof desert nor forsake each other, in the performance of all mutuall duties proper to our places, in which no extremity whatsoever by Gods assistance shall make us un­faithfull or inconstant in our resolutions or meanes to discover them, so to bring them to condigne punishment, which basenesse or Treachery we abhor the very thoughts of, and this Declarati­on as we make it freely from our hearts, so we as freely subscribe it under our hands.