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<NAME>Paul Schaffner</NAME>
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<P>HIS MAJESTIES mo&s;t Gracious DECLARATION From the I&s;le of <HI>Wyght,</HI> concerning the &s;etling of a Generall peace, the &s;afety of his per&s;on, His Engagements with the Army, And for free Entercour&s;e between him&s;elf and the <HI>PARLIAMENT.</HI></P>
<P>And Col. <HI>Hammonds</HI> Letter &s;ent to the Parliament, concerning Mr. <HI>A&s;hburnham,</HI> and the re&s;t of the Gentlemen attending His Maje&s;ty, that were &s;ent for to be brought up PRISONERS.</P>
<P>With His de&s;ires to both Hou&s;es of Parliament, concer|ning the Kings Maje&s;ty.</P>
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<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>Robert Ibbit&s;on</HI> in <HI>Smithfield,</HI> 1647.</P>
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<HEAD>The Coppy of a Letter &s;ent from the I&s;le of <HI>Weight.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Honoured Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Have &s;ent you here inclo&s;ed the Coppy of a Letter which Colonell Hammon our Governour hath &s;ent to the Hou&s;e of Peeres, and the like to the Hou&s;e of Commons, And al&s;o a Declaration by His Maje&s;ty &s;ince His comming hither, mentioned in the &s;aid Letter, which Papers will inform you of the &s;tate of things here, from</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Honours mo&s;t Humble &s;ervant, <HI>WILL. GROSSE.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="declaration">
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<HEAD><FIGURE>
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<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
</FIGURE> THE KINGS MAJESTIES DECLARATION At the I&s;le of VVYGHT <HI>Novemb.</HI> 19. 1647.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>C. R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty doth Declare, That Hee came from <HI>Hampton-Court,</HI> for no other cau&s;e, but for the pre&s;ervation of his per&s;on.
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which was (as he apprehended) in &s;uch dan|ger, that he could not with &s;afety continue longer there. That if he could have been there with &s;afety, he would not have depar|ted thence, nor from the Army: And that Hee cho&s;e this place rather then any other (when he was at liberty to have gone whe|ther he plea&s;ed) that he might &s;till continue under the protection of the Army: (Coll: <HI>Hammond</HI> being a Member therof) and that Hee might have conveniency of free inter|cour&s;e, between him&s;elf and the Parliament, for the &s;ettlement of a generall peace, to which hee profe&s;&s;es a very great inclinati|on and de&s;ire; And that there &s;hall be no|thing wanting on His part, that may be rea|&s;onably expected from Him.</P>
<P>And His Maje&s;ty doth further Declare, That in ca&s;e the&s;e Gentlemen be taken from Him, and puni&s;hed as evill doers, for coun|celling Him not to goe out of the Kingdom, but rather to come to the place where Hee now is, for the ends afore&s;aid; and for their indevouring accordingly, in attending Him hither: He cannot but him&s;elf expect to be
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dealt with accordingly, His ca&s;e being the &s;ame.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>Carisbrooke Ca&s;tle,
<DATE><HI>November</HI> 19. 1647.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<HEAD>For the Right Honourable the Earle of <HI>Manche&s;ter,</HI> Speaker of the Hou&s;e of Peeres <HI>pro tempore.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lord,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THis morning I received, by the hands of a me&s;&s;enger from the Generall, a paper of Votes and Re&s;olutions of both Hou&s;es of Parliament, bearing date <HI>Die Martis,</HI> 16. <HI>November,</HI> 1647. relating to the &s;ecurity of His Maje&s;ties per|&s;on, which although they came not to me with directions from the Hou&s;es, yet I thought it my duty to take notice of them (by what hand &s;oever received) as their commands, and accordingly to &s;ee them put in execution.</P>
<P>As concerning that Vote, not permitting &s;uch as have been in Armes, or a&s;&s;i&s;ted again&s;t the Parliament, to come into this I&s;land, it tending much to the &s;ecurity of His Ma|je&s;ties per&s;on, and the pre&s;erving the peace of the I&s;land, I have (as I acquainted your Lord&s;hips in my la&s;t letters, be|fore I received the&s;e Votes) given orders to that effect (which are carefully put in execution) commanding all ma&s;ters of Boats belonging to <HI>Hamp&s;hire</HI> and this I&s;land, that they land neither per&s;ons nor goods, in any part of this I&s;land, &s;ave only at <HI>Yarmouth</HI> Ca&s;tle, <HI>Cowes</HI> Ca&s;tle, and <HI>Ryde:</HI> at which place I have al&s;o appointed a guard, to whom order is given (as to the other two Ca&s;tles) for the exami|ning of all per&s;ons &s;o landing, and to detaine and &s;ecure any that cannot give a very good account of them&s;elves and their bu&s;ine&s;&s;e.</P>
<P>As concerning your Lord&s;hips other Votes (now they are come to my hands) I &s;hall with the be&s;t of my endea|vours &s;ee them put in execution.</P>
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<P><HI>My Lord,</HI></P>
<P>Ye&s;terday there came to me an Officer, belonging to the Serjeant of the Hou&s;e of Commons, with particular war|rants for the apprehending and bringing up in &s;afe cu&s;tody the per&s;ons of Mr. <HI>John A&s;hburnham,</HI> Mr. <HI>William Leg,</HI> and Sir <HI>John Barkley,</HI> who came hither with the King. The &s;aid warrants requiring my a&s;&s;i&s;tance to him in the execution of them, but with no order to me from either or both Hou&s;es to that purpo&s;e.</P>
<P>And finding the matter to be of every great importance, I have de&s;ired the me&s;&s;enger to forbeare the execution of his &s;aid warrants till I have given the Hou&s;es to under&s;tand that in ca&s;e the &s;aid warrants &s;hould be &s;erved and put in execu|tion, it would be impo&s;&s;ible for me to an&s;wer the expecta|tions and commands of Parliament in pre&s;erving the per|&s;on of the King in &s;ecurity to be di&s;po&s;ed by them, unle&s;&s;e I &s;hould keep him clo&s;e pri&s;oner, which is a bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of that nature, that it is neither fit nor &s;afe for me to do, e&s;pe|eially of my &s;elfe.</P>
<P>The grounds from whence I gather this, are plainly thus:</P>
<P>The King hath declared him&s;elfe to me, That he came from <HI>Hampton-Court</HI> for no other cau&s;e but for the pre&s;erva|tion of his per&s;on, which was (as he apprehended) in &s;uch danger, that he could not with &s;afety continue longer there: That if he could have been there with &s;afety, hee would not have departed thence, nor from the Army: And that he cho&s;e this place rather then any other (when he was at liberty to have gone whither he plea&s;ed) that he might &s;till continue under the protection of the Army (my &s;elfe being a member thereof) and that he might have conveni|ency of free entercour&s;e between him&s;elfe and the Parlia|ment for the &s;ettlement of a generall peace, to which hee profe&s;&s;es greater inclinations and de&s;ires then ever, and that there &s;hall be nothing wanting on his part, that may bee rea&s;onably expected from him.</P>
<P>He further &s;aith, that in ca&s;e the&s;e Gentlemen be taken from him, and puni&s;hed as evill doers, for councelling him
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not to goe out of the Kingdome, but rather to come to the place where he now is, for the ends afore&s;aid, and for their endeavouring accordingly in attending him hither; he can|not but him&s;elfe expect to be dealt with accordingly; his ca&s;e being the &s;ame.</P>
<P>And from &s;uch apprehen&s;ions your Lord&s;hips may ea&s;ily judge, what he will doe, by his former actings: He having that liberty which hath ever beene allowed him &s;ince he hath beene di&s;po&s;ed of by the Parliament.</P>
<P><HI>My Lord,</HI></P>
<P>I &s;hall further let you know, that be&s;ides the care I &s;hall al|waies have of the&s;e gentlemen, they have ingaged their ho|nours, not to depart from me, &s;o that I am mo&s;t confident of their &s;ecurity.</P>
<P>And truly were not their ends the &s;ame with their pretences (in relation to the peace of this Kingdome) I am confident they would never have advi&s;ed nor conducted the King to this place.</P>
<P>Be&s;ides, were they at this time removed from the King&punc; there would be none left for his attendance, which (be&s;ides the offence) how great the inconvenience would be to him, your Lord&s;hips cannot be ignorant.</P>
<P>And further give me leave to adde (if &s;o unworthy a &s;ervant of your Lord&s;hips as I am (and that which concerns my ho|nour were at all worthy your con&s;ideration) whither it would not much reflect upon me in ca&s;e the&s;e gentlemen &s;hould be thus removed from hence: The King and them&s;elves having freely throwne them&s;elves upon mee for &s;afety upon confidence (as they plea&s;e to &s;ay) of my honour and hone&s;ty, and the &s;ati&s;|faction they expect it would have given the Parliament, The King being nece&s;&s;itated to remove.</P>
<P><HI>My Lord,</HI></P>
<P>My duty to you and the Kingdome (who&s;e good and peace I mo&s;t de&s;ire and &s;hall mo&s;t faithfully endeavour) calls for this account, which (with my &s;elfe and the&s;e gentlemen) I leave to
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your Lord&s;hips con&s;ideration with this conclu&s;ion; That what|ever is commanded by Authority (e&s;pecially that of Parlia|ment) though never &s;o contrary to my &s;en&s;e or honour, &s;hall never be di&s;obeyed by.</P>
<CLOSER><SALUTE>My Lord,</SALUTE>
<SIGNED>Your Lord&s;hips mo&s;t faith|full and humble Servant <HI>RO. HAMMOND.</HI></SIGNED>
<DATELINE><HI>Carisbrooke Ca&s;tle,</HI>
<DATE><HI>Nov.</HI> 19. 1647.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lord,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>Since the conclu&s;ion of my letter, I received the letter, and Votes of both Hou&s;es, of the 16. pre&s;ent, which &s;hall be care|fully put in execution by,</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Lord&s;hips mo&s;t faith|full and humble &s;ervant <HI>RO. HAMMON.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Novemb</HI> 24. 1647.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>Imprimatur</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Gilb. Mabbott.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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