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<DIV1 TYPE="Parliamentary declaration">
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<OPENER><DATELINE>&leaf; <DATE><HI>Die Jovis.</HI> 12. <HI>Maii.</HI> 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<HEAD>The Declarations of both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</HEAD>
<P>_THE Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament do declare, That they are re&s;olved to maintain tho&s;e Lords and Gentlemen, Committees of both Hou&s;es of Parliament, re&s;iding at <HI>York,</HI> in tho&s;e things they have done, and &s;hall furher do in obedience of their commands for the pre&s;erving the peace of the Kingdom.</P>
<P>The Lords and Commons do declare, That if any per&s;on what&s;oever &s;hall Arre&s;t, or impri&s;on the per&s;ons of tho&s;e Lords and Gentlemen, or any of them, or any other Member of either Hou&s;e, that are, or &s;hall be imployed in the &s;ervice of both Hou&s;es of Parliament; or &s;hall offer vio|lence to them, or any of them, for doing of any thing in pur&s;uance of their commands, or the in&s;tructions of both Hou&s;es, given unto them, &s;hall be held di&s;turbers of the proceedings of Parliament, and publike enemies of the State. And that all per&s;ons are bound by their Prote&s;tation, to endea|vour to bring them to condign puni&s;hment.</P>
<P>The Lords and Commons do declare, That tho&s;e of the City of <HI>London,</HI> and all other per&s;ons that have obeyed the Ordinance for the <HI>Militia,</HI> and done any thing in execution thereof, Have done it according to the Law of the Land, and in pur&s;uance of what they were commanded by both Hou&s;es of Parliament, and for the defence and &s;afety of the King and Kingdom, And &s;hall have the a&s;si&s;tance of both Hou&s;es of Parliament, again&s;t any that &s;hall pre&s;ume to que&s;tion them, for yeilding their obedi|ence to the &s;aid command in this nece&s;&s;ary and important &s;ervice; And that who&s;oever &s;hall obey the &s;aid Ordinance for the time to come, &s;hall receive the &s;ame approbation and a&s;si&s;tance from both Hou&s;es of Parliament.</P>
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<P>Ordered by the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in Parliament, That the above&s;aid Declarations &s;hall be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Joh. Brown, Cleric. Parl.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>May. <HI>16.</HI> London, <HI>Printed for</HI> Jo&s;eph Hun&s;cott. <HI>1642</HI></P>
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