IT is this day Ordered upon the Question, by the Commons House of Parliament; That if any persons whatsoever, shall come to the lodg­ings of any Member of this House, and there doe offer to seale the Trunks, Doores, or Papers of any Members of this House, or to seize upon their per­sons; That then such Members shall require the aide of the Constable to keepe such persons in safe custody, till this House doe give further Order.

And this House doth further declare, That if a­ny person whatsoever shall offer to arrest or de­tain the person of any Member of this House, with­out first acquainting this house therewith, and re­ceiving further Order from this house; That it is lawfull for such Member, or any person, to assist him, and to stand upon his, and their guard of de­fence, and to make resistance, according to the Pro­testation taken to defend the priviledges of Parlia­ment.

VVHereas the Chambers, Studies, and Truncks of M. Hollis, Sir Arthur Hasle­rige, M. Pym, M. Hampden, and M. Stroude, Members of the House of Commons, upon Mun­day: the third of this instant Ianuary, by colour of his Majesties Warrant have beene sealed up by Sir William Kilegrey, and Sir William Flemen and others; which is not onely against the priviledge of Parlia­ment, but the common Libertie of every Subject; Which said Members afterwards the same day were under the like colour, by Serjeant Frances, one of his Majesties Serjeants at Armes, contrary to all former presidents and priviledges of parliaments, deman­ded of the Speaker sitting in the house of Cōmons to be delivered unto him that he might arrest them of high Treason: And whereas afterwards the next day His Majestie in his Royall person came to the said House attended with a great multitude of men armed in warlike manner, with halberts, swords, and pistols, who came up to the very doore of the House and placed themselves there and in o­ther places and passages neere to the said House, to the great terror and disturbance of the Members thereof, then sitting, and, according to their duty, in a peaceable and orderly manner, treating of the great Affaires of England and Ireland; And his Ma­jestie having placed himselfe in the Speakers Chair, demanded of them the persons of the said Mem­bers to be delivered unto him, which is a high breach of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament, and inconsistent with the Liberties, and Freedome thereof. And whereas afterwards his Majestie did issue forth severall Warrants to divers Officers, un­der his owne hand, for the apprehension of the per­sons of the said Members, which by Law he cannot [...] or accusation, or due Processes of Law issued a­gainst them, nor any pretence of charge made known to that House; all which are against the Fundamentall Liberties of the Subject, and the Rights of Parliament. Whereupon we are necessi­tated, according to our dutie, to declare, That if a­ny person shall arrest M. Hollis, Sir Arthur Haslerige, M. Pym, M. Hampden, M. Stroude, or any of them, or a­ny other Member of Parliament, by pretence or co­lour of any Warrant issuing out from the King one­ly, is guilty of the breach of the Liberties of the Subiect, and of the Priviledge of Parliament, and a publike enemie to the Common-wealth. And that the Arresting of the said Members, or any of them, or of any other Member of Parliament, by any Warrant whatsoever, without a Legall proceeding against them, and without consent of that House, whereof such person is a Member, is against the li­berty of the Subiect, and a breach of priviledge of Parliament: and the person which shall arrest any of these persons, or any other Member of the par­liament, is declared a publike enemy of the Com­mon-wealth.

Notwithstanding all which, we thinke fit fur­ther to declare, that we are so farre from any endea­vour to protect any of our Members, that shall be in due manner prosecuted according to the Lawes of the Kingdome, and the Rights and priviledges of Parliament for Treason, or any other misdemea­nour, That none shall be more ready and willing then we our selves; to bring them to their speedy & due triall, Being sensible, that it equally imports us, as well to see Iustice done against them that are cri­minous, as to defend the iust Rights and Liberties of the Subiects, and parliament of England.