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<P>A DECLARATION Of the Three Deputy-Governors of the I&s;le of <HI>WIGHT,</HI> To his Excellency the Lord <HI>FAIRFAX,</HI> concerning the taking of His Maje&s;ties PERSON into &s;afe Cu&s;tody: WITH A Letter from the Hou&s;e of Commons to Col. Generall Lambert, Now Commander in Chief at the Leaguer before PONTEFRACT.</P>
<P><HI>As al&s;o,</HI> His Excellencies DECLARATION, to avoid interruption in the Exci&s;e Office.</P>
<P><HI>Publi&s;hed by Authority.</HI></P>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>R. Smith<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="faint" RESP="apex" EXTENT="1 letter">r&s;t,</HI> 1643.</P>
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<HEAD>A Declaration of the three Deputy Governors of the I&s;le of <HI>WIGHT.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_YE&s;terday there came into this I&s;le, &s;ome Officers of the Army, Viz. Lieu. Col. <HI>Cobbet,</HI> and Cap <HI>Merry|man,</HI> with In&s;tructions from the Generall and Councell of war directed to them&s;elves, and the Commander in chiefe here, forthwith to &s;ecure the per&s;on of the King in&punc; Caris|brook Ca&s;tle, as before the Treaty, untill they &s;hould receive re&s;olution from the Hou&s;es, upon their late Remon&s;trance; And they under&s;tanding that the manage|ment of the affairs of this I&s;land, was by Col. <HI>Hammond</HI> committed to our &s;elves, or any two of us, they acquainted us with their in|&s;tructions; de&s;iring our concurrence with them, that &s;o the pre&s;ent work intended by them, might with le&s;&s;e difficulty be accom|pli&s;hed; while we were in debate of the&s;e things, there came in a Me&s;&s;enger from the
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Generall with an Order under his hand and Seal, directed to the Gentlemen; com|manding them immediately to take the per|&s;on of the King into their charge and to re|move him from thence into <HI>Hur&s;t</HI> Ca&s;tle, re|quiring us by name, with all other Officers and Souldiers in the Ile, to be aidingand a&s;&s;i|&s;ting to them therein: two of us, Viz. Ma|jor <HI>Rolph,</HI> and Cap. <HI>Hawes,</HI> upon &s;ight of that Order, declared our &s;elves obliged, not to di&s;obey the Generals Commands, but conceive our &s;elves bound to yeeld obedi|ence thereunto by our Commi&s;&s;ions, the other of us Viz. Cap. <HI>Boreman</HI> declared his judgement, that his duty lay immediately to the Govenour, who had in&s;tructed him, contrary to who&s;e In&s;tructions and Com|mi&s;&s;ion, he could not act, neither was he of him&s;elf in a capacity to oppo&s;e them in that &s;ervice. Cap. <HI>Hawes</HI> being di&s;-&s;atisfi|ed in the action, manife&s;ted his unwilling|ne&s;&s;e to joyne in it, and his re&s;olution, nei|ther directly nor indirectly to oppo&s;e it. But the&s;e Gentlemen with the concurrence of the Army forces here and the as&s;i&s;tance of a fre&s;h Troop of Hor&s;e, and one Company of
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Foot (which landed in the night) in pur|&s;uance of their Comands, very civilly made their addre&s;&s;es to the King (according to another Order from the Generall, for his u&s;age with all civillity, and due re&s;pect un|to his per&s;on) between 5 &amp; 6 a clock this morning (by &s;ome of the Gentlemen, who by the Parliament were appointed to at|tend him) acquainting His Maje&s;ty with tho&s;e Orders and in&s;tructions, they had in charge from his Excellency the Lord Gene|rall concerning him, who pre&s;ently and quietly con&s;enting thereunto, &s;et forward in his Coach, from Newport at 8 of the clock this morning&punc; towards Hur&s;t Ca&s;tle, with Mr. <HI>Harrington,</HI> Coll. <HI>Harbots,</HI> and Cap. <HI>Mildmay,</HI> and other of his &s;ervants to attend him. Now we do a&s;&s;ure you that in the whole tran&s;action of this great affair, there neither was nor is the lea&s;t di&s;turbance in this I&s;le; his Maje&s;ty is &s;afely arrived at Hur&s;t Ca&s;tle. Thus we have with all clear|ne&s;&s;e and faithfulne&s;&s;e given you a full and impartiall account of the&s;e late proceedings here, having &s;o done we &s;ub&s;cribe our &s;elves.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Your humble Servants&punc;</HI>
Maj. <HI>Rolph,</HI> Cap. <HI>Boreman,</HI> &amp; Cap. <HI>Hawes.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>To Colonell Generall <HI>Lambert.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_WE have often con&s;idered the great &s;ervices &amp; wants of that Brigade under your command now (as we are in formed) at <HI>Pontefract,</HI> which have likewi&s;e been often pre&s;ented to us by the Lieutenant Generall: And although our care and endevours, have bin for your &s;upply; yet &s;uch hath been the difficulties and im|pediments in getting in of Money, that we could not (till now) attain any con&s;iderable &s;umme to return unto you. For that purpo&s;e we
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have now a&s;signed a Months pay to your two Regiments of Hor&s;e, Col. <HI>Brights</HI> Regiment, and the five loo&s;e Companies of Foot, which we under&s;tand are appoin|ted for the managing of the Siege again&s;t <HI>Pontefract,</HI> as you will per|ceive by the Warrants inclo&s;ed, we have de&s;ired the Trea&s;urers at Warrs to return this monies by way of Exchange, and we hope it will come timely for your &s;up|ply: Sir we &s;hall be always ready to contribute our be&s;t a&s;si&s;tance for your incouragement and &s;upply (according to our powers) in the &s;ervice you are now upon, To which we de&s;ire God to give a ble&s;sing.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>WHereas upon this pre&s;ent eight o<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" RESP="apex" EXTENT="1 letter"> <HI>December,</HI> a party of hor&s;e and foot came to the Exci&s;e Office in <HI>Broadstreet,</HI> which perhaps will occa&s;ion &s;ome to think the Army came thither with a purpo&s;e to in|terrupt any more levying of the Exci&s;e. The&s;e are to a&s;&s;ure them, That the &s;aid Forces came thither by a mi&s;take, and that there was not any Intentions, to give Interruption unto the due Levying of the Exci&s;e, or to &s;eize up|on any money in ca&s;h; and that you may proceed as formerly according to tho&s;e Or|dinances and Orders of <HI>Parliament,</HI> which you have received concerning the &s;ame, and that no mole&s;tation or hinderance &s;hall be given by the Army. I remain</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED><HI>Your very a&s;sured Friend</HI>
FAIRFAX.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>For my worthy Friends the Commi&s;sioners of the Exci&s;e and New-Impo&s;t.</TRAILER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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