The declaration of Thomas Lord Fairfax, and the rest of the lords, knights, esquires, citizens, ministers and freeholders of the county and city of York. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1660 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A84696 Wing F154 Thomason 669.f.23[47] ESTC R211574 99870290 99870290 163703

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A84696) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163703) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f23[47]) The declaration of Thomas Lord Fairfax, and the rest of the lords, knights, esquires, citizens, ministers and freeholders of the county and city of York. Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for James Williamson, London : [1660] Dated at end: Leeds Febr. 13. 1659. Praying for a Free Parliament. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb: 16. 1659". Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts), and the Harvard University Library (Early English books, 1641-1700).

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eng England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. York (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE DECLARATION OF Thomas Lord Fairfax, And the reſt of the Lords, Knights, Eſquires, Citizens, Miniſters and Freeholders of the County and City of YORK.

WHereas this Famous County, Honoured formerly for its puiſſance and ſtrength by which they have always been taken for the Bulwork of this Nation, are now reputed ſo inconſiderable that they have not at this time a Repreſentative in Parliament: and being deeply ſenſible of the Confuſions and Diſtractions of the Nation, the particular Decay and Ruine of the Cloathing-Trade of this County, which neceſſarily bears an influence upon the Publick: as alſo the Future Evils that will attend this Vacancy of Government during the imperfection and incompleatneſs of Our Parliaments, whoſe entireneſs, and Full Number hath been in all Times (as to a Right Engliſh Conſtitution) the only Conſervative of our Liberties.

We the Lords, Knights, Eſquires, Gentlemen, Miniſters and Citizens aforeſaid do Declare, That we finde a Corrupt Intreſt in the preſent Government, abetted by Factious Parties, and carried on with an Irreconciliable Violence againſt our Peace: Predominant, and ſitting at the Helm, whereby the Freedom and Liberty of the Subject is ſo far endangered, that we judge it paſt Application, or any other Wording Remedy to Retrive it. And as this is not only our own opinion, but the general Senſe of the Nation, fruitleſly hitherto made known to the World: We will therfore allow our ſelves the precedency of Aſſerting and Defending the juſtice of this our Common Right by open Armes, if no other preſent Temperament and Expedient can be adjuſted or fitted for our Grievances.

We do therefore require A Free and Full Parliament to be ſtraitwith Convened, according to the Directions and Proviſions made in the Act for the Triennial Parliament; the intent and deſign whereof, after ſuch a bloody Conteſt we may not ſee eluded and fruſtrated with ſtrange VOTES and Qualifications: Therefore we deſire a Free Parliament, or elſe the return of the ſecluded Members by the force of the Army in 1648. (to which his Lordſhip Proteſts he was unwittingly and unwarily acceſſory) to the remaining Diſcharge of their Truſt, they having given ſingular and ſuperlative evidence of their capacity and fitneſs for it, by their wiſe and judicious moderation.

We ſhall in their Wiſdom and Counſels acquieſce, and otherwiſe ſhall not be ſatisfied, for that our preſſing Calamities will give no Reſt to the Kingdom, till theſe our Deſires are accompliſhed. To which purpoſe, we have at this our general Meeting or Rendevouz Signed this our Declaration to be forthwith Communicated to the NATION.

Signed Leeds Febr. 13. 1659. Thomas Fairfax, &c.

London, Printed for Iames Williamſon.