To the KINGS Most Excellent Maiesty.
The humble Remonstrance and Declaration of the High Sheriffe, your Majesties Iustices of the Peace, and Gentlemen of the Grand Iury of the County of Essex, whose Names are here subscribed, being Assembled at this present Assizes holden at Chelmsford this 18. day of Iuly, 1642. Vnto which is an­nexed the Resolution of the Gentry of Lincolne.

MOst grations Soveraigne, we being fully assured of your Majesties pious and reall intentions, expressed in your severall Declarations, as also in a late Letter directed unto Sir Thomas Malet Knight, Your Majesties Iudge of Assize for this County, and by him to us published, manifesting Your most Christian and zealous Resolution to maintaine the true Protestant Religion in the purity thereof against the practises of Papists, and the insolencies of the Secturies; Your constant purpose to uphold the Laws of this Your Kingdome, and in them the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament, the Liberty of Your Subjects in the freedome of their Persons, and propriety of their Estates not to infringe any Act consented unto by Your Majestie this Parliament

In full and assured confidence of Your Majesties just observation thereof, wee Your Majesties most loyall and obedient Subjects, doe render all duty and thankfulnesse, and doe assure and faithfully promise, That for the safety of Your Majesties most Royall Person and posterity, defence of Your Rights, and just Prerogatives we will be ready according to our Faith, Allegiance, and late Protestation, to assist Your Majesty with our Persons, Lives and Fortunes whensoever You shall be pleased to command us.

Subscribed by
  • Robert Smith Vic.
  • Tho. Bendish
  • Ben. Ayloffe.
  • Will. Wyseman.
  • Thomas Wyseman.
  • Hen. Myldemay,
  • Gam. Capell.
  • Io. Terell.
  • Frances Cooke.
  • Iohn Lucas.
  • Robert Kempe.
  • Ia Altham.
  • Ar. Turner.
  • Io. Greene.
  • Olever Raymond.
  • William Conniers.
  • William Toppesfield.
  • Io. Harvie.
  • William Lynne.
  • Robert Wiseman.
  • Thomas Bayles.
  • Euseby Wright.
  • Francis Gardner.
  • Ia. Hernes
  • Ed. Eltonhead.
  • Ed. Benl [...]wes.
Grand Iury.
  • William Ayloffe.
  • Henry Cletherowe.
  • Thomas Manwood.
  • Iohn Aylett.
  • Vrias Barker.
  • William Glascock.

The Resolution of the Gentry of Lincoln, in setting forth 168. Horse, whose names are subscribed.

WHereas both the Houses of Parliament have Voted a necessity of putting the Kingdome into a posture of Warre, for the suppressing of any Insurrection within, or Foces from without; and have (by their example and acceptance of others offers to maintaine Horse and Foot armed for that purpose) given us, whose Names are here under written, occasion (considering the present distractions amongst us) to undertake to maintaine and have in readinesse such number of Horse furnished fit for Warre, as wee doe here subscribe to, for the maintenance and defdnce of his Majesties just Prerogative, the Protestant Religion, as it is now estab [...]ished; the Lawes of the Realme, the just priviledges of Parliament, and the publike peace, against all opposition whatsoever: And the said Horse to be disposed of within the County for three moneths after the 20. of this instant Iuly; at suchtime, and in such way as his Majesty shall by his Commission direct.

HORSES.
F. Fane.4
Per [...]greene Barty.4
Iohn Mounson.12
Edward Hussey.6
Geo. Henneage.6
Iohn Bolles.5
William Petham.3
William Therold.6
Charles Hussey.2
Daniel Deligne.3
Robert Therold.3
Gervis Scroope.4
Gervis Nevill.2
Iohn Burrill.2
Christopher Berrisford.2
Kobert Tredway.2
Ralph Ewere.4
Edmund Ellis.1
Arthur Redhead.1
George Walker.1
Hustwait Wright.1
William Stone.1
William Langton.1
Iohn Formery.4
Charles Bolles.3
Charles D [...]llison.4
Antho. Meres.1
William Saltmarsh.2
Stephen Anderson.2
Thomas Ogle.2
Thomas Read.1
George Bradley.1
William Quadring.1
William Cony.3
William Tirwhitt.2
Robert Terwhitt.2
Edward Heron.1
Thomas Monson.1
Robert Markham.4
Robert Bolles.1
Thomas Rands.1
Io. Collumbell.1
Iohn Stutt.1
Thomas Harrington.2
William Dallison.4
Christopher Berisford.2
N. Smith.1
Iohn Oldfield.2
Adrian May.3
Edward Tourney.1
Anthony Butler.2
Antho. Topham.4
Hamlet Marshall.3
Rob. Meeres.3
Morgan Winne.2
Thomas Hurst.2
Rob. Sanderson.1
Robert Hassewood.1
Adam Cranwell.1
Stephen Primatt.1
Thomas Hirst.2
Charles Harrington.1
Henry Pigg.1
Davy Williamson.1
Iohn Chappell.1
William Welby.2
Edw. Mildemore.1
W: Desney.2
Fran: Welby.1
Iohn South.3
Henry Fenes.1
Robert Metham.1
Rich: Parke.1
Rich: Fancoarts.1
Mount Cholmley.1

A Note of the Armes sent for by the King from Amsterdam.

C. R.
TWo hundred Firelocks.
Foure pieces of Cannon for Battry: viz.
One cannon.
One Demi-Cannon.
Two whole Culverin,
Two Mortars.
Foure Petards.
Ten Field-peices of sixe pound Bullet mounted.
One hundred Barrells of powder.
Round shot and case proportioned to the severall pei­ces.
Two thousand paire of pistolls.
One Thousand Carabins.
Three Thousand Saddles.
Three thousand Musquets.
One Thousand Pikes.
Iran de gerre a Amsterdam & Bartholetti.
Agent de la langravine de Hen. Wickford.
Die Lune 10. Augusti 1642.

Ordered that the Note of Armes sent for by the King from Amsterdam be printed.

H. Elfigne, Cler. Parl. D. Com

Printed at London, for Thomas Bankes and William Ley. 1642.

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