THE PARLIAMENTS RESOLVTION CONCERNING THE VOLVNTIERS that are to bee Raysed throughout the whole KINGDOME Under the Command of His excdlency the Earle of ESSEX.
LIKEWISE, HOW DOCTER BASTWICK WAS TAKEN BY THE CAVALEERS AND how wickedly he was handled by them.
- Ioh. Bro. Cler. Par.
- Hen: Els. Parl. D. Com.
July. 30. Printed for Thomas Baley. 1642.
The Parliaments RESOLVTION CONCERNING THE Voluntiers,
THE High Court of PARLIAMENT, having by severall wayes, Attempted to suppresse the Cavaleers and others of the Malignant Partie, that have for their own particular ends endeavoured to Ruine the Kings most excelent Majestie, His Royall Posteritie, The Lawes of the Land, the Priviledges and being of PARLIAMENTS with the iust Authourity of the same the utter extirpation of Religion which is, the most in esteem able Iewels that is, or ought to be prised, or esteemed by all true Protestants the liberty and propriety of the Subject, the Common [Page 4] Birthright of every true borne English man all which by their malicious practises, and evill designes of the said malignants have solely Aymed at, to which end, they caused his Maiestie to engage himselfe in a Warr against His Parliament which Warr if prosicuted, will be in great danger of proving destructive both to His Maiestie and His Royall posteritie, to the Laws of the Kingdome, and the vtter dissolution of this government, which great and manifold dangers the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, taking unto serious consideration and being desirous to use their best endeavours to prevent a warr, which did so much threaten a small end almost assured destruction.
They haue thought it necessarie to grant a Commission to the Right Honorable the EARLE of ESSEX, giuing him full power by the Authorithe of PARLIAMENT to rase, leauy, Muster, or conduct, such forces as shall be rayssed by Him into any part of this Kingdom.
to the end, that He may supsesse all forces that shall be rased by the Malignant Party, to dis [...]urb, the Peace of the Kingdom or to crosse the Pr [...]ceedings of PARLIAMENT or to oppose those who obey the Ordinance of the MILITIA.
l [...]kewise [...]hat no man may pretend ignorance, and by that meanes suffer the sayd Ordinance of PARLIAMENT to be opposed, by the [Page 8] power or policye of the malignant partye.
They haue Ordered, that by the LORDS and Commons Asembled in PARLIAMNT that in case any force be btought out of one Countye into any other Countye of this Kingdom to desturbe the Peace thereof: that the Lord Lievtenants of the Counties adjoyning, upon notice given unto them of such disturbance▪ by the Lord Lievtenants or Depusty Lievtenants where such disturbance is made, or hereby required to give ayd and assistance to the said Lord Lievtenants, and Deputy Lievtenants, or any of them so requiring the same, for the present suppressing of such force and disturbances of the peace, his voluntiers and such of the Trained Bands of their severall Counties that shall Voluntarily goe to give their assist [...]nce.
This is the Resolution of the Lords and Comemons for the disposall of the Voluntiers now raised under t [...]e command of the Right Honor [...]ble the Earle of Essex Lord Generall of this present expedition.
For se [...]ing that our Land is ouergrowne with the weeds of distractions, it is to be feared that least opposition to the good intended procedings of Parliament, which may arise, will without preuention, easily trip up the heeles of our staggerin Commonwealth;
Nay such cruell atempts haue made such an Exordium already, that unlesse well conceld resolution we stop the streame, it will turne to a stood, to ouerwhelme us, and bring with it a dismall finis:
One of which disastrous entrprises shall take place in this small treatise.
THE TAKING OF DOCTER BASTWICK by the Cavaleers, and how wickedly he was handled by them.
JT happend, (ill hap indeed) that Docter Basiwick, loast he should surfeit with his revived comforts was brought to a game of hard fortune, For, he, having and over ruling desire to aire himselfe in the Country; in LEISTER there to tast of quietnesse [...] sweat meat of fortune: was followed at the heeles by his former jalour, persecution; After he had rested their a while, his delight was equalled for the Parliaments desires, in exercising the MILITIA, wherin was depictured the active perfection of a souldier, as also the passive loyalty of a Subject; and had come of to his credit but that he was surprised by the Cavaleeres, to their [...] [Page 7] shame. Who either (envighed his Honour or his Action,) suddainly would have the Souldiers of their owne Ranke, that is in disorder, and that well experienced Docter rather Christian, suffered under the tyrany of which he had Death, had not our souraigne. Let fly a mercifull warning peece, so to deter them that they should not write Characters in his bloud, though indeed they would faine haue▪ perhaps have read an Anotomy Lecture over his carcase.
For words and blowes stroue which should be formost, their busy tongues tore his name, theire hands, his garments, him they Hectored and dragd along soe inhumanely that he might be iudged to measur his graue upon the ground whom sence they durst not depriue of life, they depriud of liberty, and Cast in Leister Iaile where he as yet remanes;
Great Pitty indeed that such a member, who through his passing skill is of ability to saue his fellow Subiects as through his undanted Spirit to distroy and defeat an enemy, that such a one should finde a passage to an untimely Death.
But our hopefull, and I hope healthfull Parliament will soone disprison him, for which purpose there bee Emissaries sent to the Magistrats there and them of authority for his freedome, for indeed he hath serued a prentiship of [Page 8] Sorrow; and should bee Roman-free after the recept of soe many blowes with the Bills of ther hands.
Let us pray God to put an end to such ill begining so I end.
- Iohn Browne Cler Par
- Hen Elsing Cler Par D Com