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<HEAD>The Declaration and Prote&s;tation agreed upon by the Grand Iury at the A&s;&s;izes held for the County of VVorce&s;ter, the third day of <HI>Augu&s;t.</HI> 1642. and a&s;&s;ented unto by the High Sheriffe, the Lord Coven|try, the Baronets, Knights, Ju&s;tices of the Peace, Gentlemen and Freeholders of the County of VVORCESTER afore&s;aid.</HEAD>
<P>_VVE do with all thankfulne&s;&s;e, acknowledge our &s;elves very &s;en&s;ible of tho&s;e &s;undry good Laws, which, through His Maje&s;ties great Grace and Goodne&s;&s;e, have been obtained for us this Par|liament. And we do no le&s;&s;e rejoyce in His Maje&s;ties Pious and Tender Care, repeated by His gracious Declarations in print, and expre&s;&s;ions by letter read unto us, and all the County at this A&s;&s;izes, in open Court, to defend and maintain the true Prote&s;tant Religion, by Law e&s;tabli&s;hed, again&s;t Popi&s;h Recu&s;ants, Anabapti&s;ts, &amp; all other Seperati&s;ts. And that the Laws of the Land &s;hall be the Rule of His Maje&s;ties Government, whereby the Subjects Libertie and Property is defended: And that His Maje&s;tie will pre&s;erve the freedom, and ju&s;t Privi|ledge of Parliament, with all which promi&s;es and expre&s;&s;ions we are &s;o abundantly &s;atisfi|ed, That we do not anyway di&s;tru&s;t His Maje&s;ties Con&s;tancy in the&s;e Re&s;olutions. And we do declare, That we will be ready to attend His Maje&s;tie, in all lawfull wayes, for the put|ting of the County in a po&s;ture of Arms, for the Defence of His Maje&s;tie, and the Peace of His Kingdoms. Therefore we do re&s;olve, according to our Oathes of Supremacy and Al|legiance, and late Prote&s;tation, to adventure our Lives and Fortunes, in Defence of His Maje&s;ties Royall Per&s;on and Honour, and the ju&s;t rights and Priviledges of Parliament, and the known Laws of the Land, and Liberties of the Subjects, That thereby the Di&s;tractions and Di&s;turbances of His Maje&s;ties Kingdoms may be reduced to His Maje&s;ties Legall Government. And whereas the Grand Jury, at the la&s;t Se&s;&s;ions, delivered a Petition, thereby de&s;iring the exerci&s;ing of the <HI>Militia,</HI> we utterly di&s;avow it, as not agreeable to the intents or de&s;ires of us, or any Con&s;iderable number of the &s;aid County. And we do hereby declare, That by the Information which we have received from &s;everall of the per&s;ons then of the Grand Jury, That it was not of their own framing, but contrived and prepared for them by &s;ome few per&s;ons, not well affected to the Peace and quiet of this County.</P>
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<ITEM><HI>THo. Coventry.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Vernon.</HI> Vic. Com.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Wa&s;hbourne.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Robert Steynor.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Littleton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Solley,</HI> Major.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Henry Foord,</HI> Vic.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Packington.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Ru&s;&s;ell.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Henry Herbert.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Row. Berkley.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Hambury.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Street.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Francis Hincley.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Slantan.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iames Littleton.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Henry Ingram.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Io&s;eph Wal&s;he.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sam. Sandys.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Robert Wyld.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Henry Townshend.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Burret.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Nich. Gower.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Fleete.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Savage.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Symonds.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Dingley.</HI></ITEM>
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<ITEM><HI>Antony Palmer</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Vrban Eyre</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>Coronat.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Francis Walker.</HI> Cler.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn Baion.</HI></ITEM>
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<ITEM><HI>Iohn Hunt.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ed. Emes.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>Con&s;tables Capital.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Grand Jury of the Coun|ty of <HI>Worce&s;ter.</HI></HEAD>
<ITEM>Mar. Sandys.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Childe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Phil. Brace.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Io. Lench.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Dyckins.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Fran. Sheldon.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Io. Ewett.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Cliffe.</ITEM>
<ITEM>I. Clent.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ed. Brode.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ed. Davies.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Chetle.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Middlemore.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Sanders.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Muckland.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The Grand Jury of the County of the City.</HEAD>
<ITEM>William Taylor.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Hughes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Brooke.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Philip Davis.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Ly&s;ons.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Pomfrey.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rich. Sharman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Sharman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Gibbes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Rea.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Hen. Smith.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Hill.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Sollers.</ITEM>
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<P>&para; Imprinted at York by ROBERT BARKER, Printer to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;tie: And by the A&s;signes of JOHN Bill. 1642.</P>
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