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<HEAD>THE DECLARATION Of the Navie, being <HI>THE</HI> True Copie of a Letter from the Officers of the Navie, to the <HI>Commi&s;sioners:</HI> With their Re&s;olutions upon turning out Colonell RAINSBROUGH from being their Commander.</HEAD>
<HEAD><DATE>28^t^h^. <HI>May,</HI> 1648.</DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Wor&s;hipfull;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_THe&s;e are to certifie you that wee the Commanders, and Officers of the Ship Con&s;tant Reformation, with the re&s;t of the Fleet, have &s;ecured the Ships for the &s;ervice of King and <HI>Parliament,</HI> and have refu&s;ed to be under the Command of Colonell <HI>Rainsbrough,</HI> by rea&s;on wee conceive him to be a man not wel-affected to the King, <HI>Parliament</HI> and Kingdome, and we doe hereby declare unto you, that we have unanimou&s;ly joyned with the <HI>Kenti&s;h</HI> Gentlemen, in their ju&s;t Petition to the <HI>Parliament,</HI> to this purpo&s;e following, <HI>videlicet.</HI></P>
<P>Fir&s;t, that the Kings Maje&s;ty with all expedition be admitted in Safety and Honour, to treat with his two Hou&s;es of <HI>Parliament.</HI></P>
<P>Secondly, that the Army now under the Command of the Lord <HI>Fairfax,</HI> to be forthwith disbanded, their Arrears being paid them.</P>
<P>Thirdly, That the known Laws of the Kingdome may be E&s;tabli&s;hed and continued, whereby we ought to be Governed and Iudged.</P>
<P>Fourthly, That the Priviledges of Parliament and the Liberty of the Sub|jects may be pre&s;erved.</P>
<P>And to this purpo&s;e we have &s;ent our loving Friend Captaine <HI>Penro&s;e,</HI> with a Letter to the Earle of <HI>Warwick,</HI> and we are re&s;olved to take in no Commander what&s;oever, but &s;uch as &s;hall agree and corre&s;pond with us in this Petition, and &s;hall re&s;olve to live and dye with us, in the behalfe of King and Parliament, which is the Po&s;itive Re&s;ult of us.</P>
<CLOSER>We humbly de&s;ire your &s;peedy An&s;wer.<SIGNED><LIST>
<HEAD>Officers of the con&s;tant Reformation.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Thomas Li&s;le,</HI> Lievetenant.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Andrew Mitchel</HI> Boat&s;.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>James Allen,</HI> Gunner.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Tho. Best,</HI> Carpenter.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Officers of the <HI>Swallow.</HI></HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Leonard Harris,</HI> Capt.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Jo. London,</HI> Mr.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Nich. Laurence,</HI> Lievet.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Andr. Iack&s;on,</HI> Gunner.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Io. Short,</HI> Carpenter.</ITEM>
</LIST>Signed likewi&s;e by the Captaine of the <HI>Roebuck, Hinde,</HI> and &s;everall other Officers of the&s;e and other Ships.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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