WHereas it appears, That the King (seduced by wicked Councell) in­tends to make Warre against His Parliament, and in pursuance ther­of, under pretence of a Guard for His Person, hath actually begun to leavy Forces both of Horse & Foot, and sent out Summons throughout the County of York, for the calling together of greater numbers, and some ill­affected Persons have been employed in other parts to raise Troops, under the colour of His Majesties Service, making large offers of reward and preferment to such as will come in; And that His Majesty doth with a high and forcible hand protect and Keep away Delinquents, not permitting them to make their appearance, to answer such affronts and injuries as have been by them offered unto the Parliament; and those Messengers which have been sent from the Hou­ses for them, have been abused, beaten, and imprisoned; so as the Orders of Parliament, which is the highest Court of Iustice in this Kingdom are not obeyed, and the Autho­ritie of it is altogether s [...]orned and vilified; and such per­sons as stand well affected to it, & declare themselves sen­sible of these publick calamities, and of the violations of the Priviledges of Parliament, and common Liberty of the [Page 4] Subject, are bafled and injured by severall sorts of malig­nant men who are about the King, some whereof, under the name of Cavaliers, without having respect to the Laws of the Land, or any fear, either of God or man, are ready to commit all manner of outrage and violence, which must needs tend to the dissolution of this Government, the de­stroying of our Religion, Laws, and Liberty, and Proprie­ty, all which will be exposed to the malice and violence of such desperate persons as must be employed in so horrid and unnaturall an act, as the overthrowing of a Parliament by farce, which is the support and preservation of them: All which being duly considered by the Lords and Commons, and how great an Obligation lies upon them in Honour, Conscience, and Duty, according to the high trust reposed in them, to use all possible means in such cases, for the time­ly prevention of so great & irrecoverable evills, they have thought fit to publish their sence and apprehension of this imminent danger, thereby to excite all well affected persons to contribute their best assistance, according to their solemn Vow and Protestation, to the Preparations necessary for the opposing and suppressing òf the trayterous attempts of these wicked and malignant Councellors, who seek to engage the King in so dangerous and destructive an enterprise, and the whole Kingdom in a civill Warre and destroy the Pri­ledges and Being of Parliaments; This recourse to the good affections of those that tender their Religion, and just Li­berties, and the Enjoyment of the blessed fruits of this pre­sent Parliament, which were almost ready to be reaped, and are now as ready to be ruined by those wicked hands; being the onely remedy left them, under God, and without which they are no longer able to preserve themselves, or those by whom they are entrusted.

1. They the said Lords and Commons doe De­clare, That whosoever shall bring in any proportion of ready Money, or Plate, or shall underwrite to fur­nish and maintain any number of Horse, Horsemen, and Arms, for the preservation of the publike Peace, and for the defence of the King, and both Houses of Parliament from force and violence, and to uphold the Power and Priviledges of Parliament, according to his Protestation, it shall be held a good and accep­table service to the Common wealth, and a testimo­ny of his good affection to the Protestant Religion, the Laws, Liberties, and Peace of this Kingdom, and to the Parliament, and Priviledges thereof.

And because a considerable ayd cannot be raised by few hands, and the condition of all mens estates and occasions, is not alwayes proportionable to their Affection; The Lords and Commons doe Declare, That no mans Affection shall be measured according to the proportion of his offer, so that he expresse his good will to this service in any proportion whatsoe­ver.

2. And it is further Declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That whosoever shall bring in any Money or Plate, or shall furnish and maintain any Horse, Horsemen, and Arms for the purposes aforesaid, shall have their Money re-paid, with the Interest, according to Eight pounds per cent. and the full value of their Plate, with consideration for the fashion, not exceeding one shilling per ounce, and shall have full recompence for all their charge, in finding, furnishing, and maintaining of Horse, Horie­men, [Page 6] and Arms; and for this both Houses of Parlia­ment doingage the publike Faith.

3. And it is Ordained, That Sir John Wallaston, Knight and Alderman, Alderman Touse, Alderman Warner, and Alderman Andrews, shall be the Treasu­rers to receive all such Money, and Plate, as shall be brought in for the purposes aforesaid. And that the Acquitrances of them, or any two of them, for the Receit of the same shall be a sufficient ground for the Party so lending Money or Plate, to demand the same again with the Interest, and likewise considera­tion for the fashion of the Plate.

4. It is Ordered, That shall be Commissaries to value the Horse and Arms that shall be furnished for this service; and that a sig­nification under the hands of them, or any two of them of such values of the Horse and Arms, and of the time when they were first brought in, shall be a Warrant to demand satisfaction according to the said values, and they shall keep an account of the time, from the first Inrolment of any such Horse and Horsemen, That such as find and maintain them, may be re-paid according to the rate of 2. s. 6. d. perdiem, for so long time as they have maintained them in this service; And the Commissaries are to attend at Guild­hall, for the receiving and inrolling of such numbers of Horse as shall be brought in.

5. It is Ordered, That whosoever shall bring in [Page 7] Money, or Plate, or shall provide and maintain Horse, Horsemen, and Arms for this service, shall do according to their duty therein. And the Lords and Commons doe ingage the Power and Authoritie of Parliament, to save them harmlesse from all preju­dice and inconvenience that may befall them by oc­casion thereof.

6. It is Ordered, That the Members of either House who are present, shall be desired to Declare in their Houses respectively, what Money, or Plate they will bring in, or what Horse, Horsemen, and Arms they will finde and maintain.

7. It is desired, That all such as have their resi­dence in or about London, or within 80 miles, will bring in their Money, Plate, or Horse, within a fort­night after notice; and they that dwell farther off, within three weeks.

8. And because every Person may not be provi­ded with present Money, or with Horse, or not have his Plate with him, which he means to bring in, and yet resolves to contribute his part within the time li­mited, and that it is necessary it should be presently known what the provision will be, for the effecting of this great and important service; It is Ordered, That the Committees of either House, appointed for that purpose respectively, shall receive the sub­scriptions of such Members of each House, as have not declared themselves in the House, or are absent [Page 8] upon the publike service, or for their private occa­sions. 2. That the Committee of London intrusted with the Militia, shall receive the subscriptions in London and Middlesex. 3. That some Persons nomi­nated by the Knights and Burgesses of each Countie, and approved by both Houses, shall be appointed to receive the subscriptions in the severall Counties.

9. And lastly, it is Declared, That whatsoever is brought in, shall not at all be imployed upon any other occasion, then to the purposes aforesaid; which are to maintain the Protestant Religion, the Kings Authority, and His Person, in His Royall Dignity, the free course of Justice, the Laws of the Land, the Peace of the Kingdom, and the Priviledge of Parlia­ment, against any force which shall oppose them. And this by the direction of both Houses of Parlia­ment.