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<HEAD>THE DECLARATION OF The LORDS and COMMONS in Parliament a&s;&s;embled, Concerning the Earl of <HI>Stamford</HI> and others his A&s;&s;i&s;tants; whom the <HI>KING</HI> Proclaimed Traytors for executing the Ordinance of the <HI>Militia.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_WHereas <HI>Henry</HI> Earl of <HI>Stamford</HI> was by Ordinance of both Hou&s;es of Parliament appointed Lord-lieutenant of the County of <HI>Leice&s;ter,</HI> and by the Order of both the &s;aid Hou&s;es the Magazin of the &s;aid County was delivered into his hands to be removed or di&s;po&s;ed of as he &s;hould thinke fit for the &s;afety and defence of His Maie&s;ty and the County; In obedience whereunto the &s;aid Earle did take the &s;aid Magazine and did place a great part thereof at his hou&s;e at <HI>Bradgate</HI> under &s;afe guard, and the re&s;idue thereof at a place in the Newarkeneere the Towne of <HI>Leicester;</HI> For the doing whereof the &s;aid Earle, and al&s;o <HI>William Sherman, William Stanley, John Norris,</HI> and <HI>William Reynor,</HI> upon pretence of being Afsi&s;tants to the &s;aid Earle, and all other his Adherents, were without all colour of Law, and again&s;t the rights and liberties of the Subiect proclaimed traytors, which as concerning the &s;aid Earle being a Member of the Hou&s;e of Peeres, is a high breach of the priviledge of Parliament: Be it therefore declared by the &s;aid Lords and Commons, That the &s;aid Earle, <HI>William Sherman, William Stanley, John Norris, William Reynor,</HI> nor any other of the parties which were a&s;si&s;ting of the &s;aid Earle in the Premi&s;es, have done any thing herein but according to their duties, and in obedience to the commands of both Hou|&s;es of Parliament; and that therefore the &s;aid Earle and all other the &s;aid per&s;ons his a&s;si&s;tants and every of them &s;hall and ought to be protected by the power and Autho|rity of both Hou&s;es of Parliament. And the &s;aid Lords and Commons do hereby forbid all Sheriffes, Majors, Bayliffes, Con&s;tables, and other His Maie&s;ties Officers and Sub|iects what&s;oever, any way to arre&s;t, impeach, mole&s;t, or trouble the &s;aid Earle, <HI>William Sherman, William Stanley, John Norris, William Reynor,</HI> or any other of the &s;aid per&s;ons (&s;o a&s;&s;i&s;ting to the &s;aid Earle) either in their per&s;ons, goods, or e&s;tates, for, or by rea&s;on of the premi&s;es without the Authority or con&s;ent of both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Sabbathi 23 Julii. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Lords in Parliament, That this Declaration be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>John Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London</HI> Printed by <HI>E. G.</HI> for <HI>C. Latham</HI> and <HI>T. Creake.</HI> 1942.</P>
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