THE

E CL A R ATI o N

 

w‘  0F  
 Genel:-azll M A S S E Y,
  t t  AAND   A
Co1oneIIGenerallM P OIAN T  A 

Shewing the true Grounds and Rea»  

  Ions that induced them to d~epartfi‘om the A
A City, and for a while from the A A
AA A A A KINGIDOM. A

With their Refolutions what tfifmy j

intend for their own fafe ty, anti the pta-»~  
A fervation of Religion and Covenang, A A
A andtheKING,and* A
A Kingdome.

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  Printctdtfof 3'..L..' in the Ycerx 647.  

 

The   Declaration of General  

Mnssnr, and Col. General PoIi_n*rz,  

A ‘Showing the t1‘uefGroun«ds .a_ndi-Rcafons
that induced them to depart fromi

the City , and for a While
from the Kingdom.

  Eing one of run elcfited lately by ‘the Corn»-
fffi mom-Conncel of the farnousflity of Loin:

  

' " A ifolvcd both of us , to the uttcrmolt of our
power, to defendthe fame, with, and above _all, the Cow-
nant , which we haveifo often and foofolcmnly undertaken
fionthe prefclrvafion‘ of Religion -: And finding that by rim

« . dam , to be their Commander in chief, for
 the defence of ,tho King and Parliament, V
v the Kingdom and ~the~Ci'ty : And being re-la ~

combination of another Party ( which cloifcly lay as well
by policie as by force to undermine us) that we were both‘ " A

left dcliitlutc ioffall promifcd helps ; and being notable
thcrcbyto perform the work, condncingl foo nmch to thc

C‘ovenantl owe shad” taken ,2 in thatReligionfinsthci place» A

might :be’ sprofervcd lin‘Vi0lablel.and‘c'ntir'e;; but that axaongfi

many»ot‘fierA,. We were ExpQfed.¢uriEives%to.th¢;great€E in; ‘r

fa:hy% %amd % dangerthalt _coAu1d é1'r$1ofi’f211’¢“ %V3*”? men , Vbizt
c‘fpEC4ia1ly thlofa Who by the matey ‘of G001 have To faithhl.

liy aqndfuccefffifullydeportedthemfclves for the p2‘efer4vLati.-%

on of the Kingdom :% .BoAtAh thought it rcquifite, as W611 For
the Lgsneral fat.-‘sfaflion of 'thcVKingdQn.:1 , as the particular
obligation of our own Honours , to _g1vet§1e__w<gr%ld notice
of the rrttegrigy ariéi candomoif our 1n":ent1”0”n%sV111fthi$ out
following DeC1aratioIi- A A   , A V A  

V  ’t:’akeJ;.njJo ¢p1eaf.1re,.”i£i; the firft pface  aSj‘I:t'It any~do‘T.:w11o«

ar2aga1'n{’c us) to infinuatc into the &.fl?:é‘tions of the people,
by”, respeatjng Whfit ,gfc¢g;t:.{$,h1%f§g§ hatil dOn@}gy 115j;;.in~ A
thé N€‘)1"th”' and ‘Welt pima bf the %K1;:gdom‘A, efpeclélly the

Iater;’
When all the P%ciwjetai1d Arms of thé united Weft , ha-

ving r.o%1efl"e-then rbtheliing Ij_ii;nf:If and" two. Princes for
their Commanders, didfit down baforéfhe City o£'Gzme. 
flar, which not 1ongbcfi>re,a. fmal1AParty optof AW.a:lex,¢un-. 7

der the Cc;>mmand 62f th‘“e;~ [lord-% yofRaglma21A“('fin ce made Earl
of Glazma.-wgan) did xnakefull a=ccour1ttLo%maf%er.A ” A" “

W %% There is no dfilight takenmsrepeat,With_¢w»hat faithFu1-‘

zJ:3fiE%A'afldL%~;¢xBur{agc; t«ha%t%:*;C%i%tVyM7las then; a;ndV4m;{fte¢rw%ardsr prea.

ferv£d%bytl1e¢,o11g¢ of us  and: the whole Kingdom V % (‘MW 28.»

fairsthen flood) relzztiml “IMO it :2’  peed {got [:0 dc;

~c1.rc"thatthe II1DP£*2b,1f: ahd the m.oflForwa%rd of the Souk.

diets of the King being there f0r&ly.hurt ‘,f oraflain %out1:ight;.,, ’

I made a way not: §:>r3¢:ly_ to fmiiitate fhc Vi%gfto¢ries to (Some;

bnt%wtbrput th§;.Chief ,fiafi7‘4%of% Ciomgmand intoythofci himds al-A
ft) who imceshave %%bdrn_1t. A For thoughAAthatV1jm%clong after»

the Bard of Vfiffrgadid break bflth the head and Ihewheart WMQE

th6"KingsAfm y at: N.-}wb3zr«y,$,% hi: Ccmld not hams: the honour .

to%fecWt§1e“*great%Work acqtzméliihed in him {elf}.  I:;~x;:}as.a;i_hg
vaegjtucgxndeeci and gthe. vzgtlancé pf»  10*. o%ver;o%mq
thepnarfarwixbrivlmx of   Monarchgf more than

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mo&%i;1vxn¢1b16&390TmfA fiis, Horfe  it.¢whsche:£q;;gne  

§fterv€m.rd$,, of PV<wépe74 Tt0  ride’ in‘%ttitzriiVph%ifé»i:vVa*c %1za;m..f
wmlfl; we r;k:c1'a3.-ge the Vegtues of onmgrgat _,;CQIfimandex3;

iJ{re‘ta1;3e  r1ot'_ from t‘{’ieV$ Me;éirsA of j4anathe1;%V: %:; Av.i~d%Awe are_

33¢fl95d§¥}F 159%.i5‘&?3°V§’1‘¢3+§3f%» H0303? Cali {figficlifé i1S”;€xfA’ deu-
”tra’€’cionA&in, giving the dead their clue. VVew£]14%£ai1lVfdrou§6o W§iv 
parts forbcar tgwxnentipn the Services ‘ajtclmievw ' F;for the
State both in glawqffierflajre a.ndthe %County%.V:3£¥ ”'~zl.~::, mi:
Néivnrk and in AC5?/“V6: M1,-:  arid \W‘f_latg¢E{pfl¢1.-‘Jl.“1‘y was per-
formtd in Svwfizerfiwt/Wa% W113” fir“ tAh[¢great Body,9fGe»~
neral Gorgvzgr fiurfe was beatm.     be

herezgfter a.~rev1<:w of -allg. and’ Pens tha~fi"nb’W1iedongnamfi ¢.

w_i11‘be rc>i2zed upto Fell the *M§&aken“fheit érr“ou?t;s. “Hui:
Clare our it1t€3ritY-
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did%~ureW his i3_ePc »cndeavours to app£@feL‘tfi¢, N’1m:iny% an c°1 mi.

meets at York, There are ‘nogood wwqfks  are attended!
wi-thenvie  and Ambiti%Qr1iiS‘f0héadVy,, %,th at it‘ will, %kno_w4

nothing ;mor,e cjminent then it fcalf. Ser"viqesybegun by«com~~
mapdef themS*ate»grewAfirl’¢4%int0 .111 %  

. :7 A        §’i‘?i°“>%nd3ft€fW3Fd§
mtg of-I'ence.A g.It, wasjaécranzie to, A

p gjény thing but win: {

letptherg voice out praife‘; it {hall be enough for to dew

Agwfthe D1ua&‘a4Awas;w;hencm  

muff #beVctiedd’up'by théfe fwhp’ vaoma have all fhings%tdL ,;
g:1ance,Waccordipgto thegmotions of their own fphere. :, All '
; Igings.4 Wer§_rI1adcA fubjtfi unto Cha:1ge“,,_ ;atj1d Vunder; tender-»~~

gzefleof A C1;Qn‘_fcic;2ce7 , gizjen ( ’thatx“whic"h is. r1nof1;Ato be ‘la-9

mented ,, VA kgecaufef mggfi :”fp1%r.itua1~%)  ou3: ; Reiiggion \a1%fo‘., .

And the othef of" us, xvhefi by"01:der0fAAPAar1iame;1t , be-

ing at Member%of;its I’:-W3s;er£1'P1OYed int¢’*heArmv to’ 
makegxpefiénce what\P9r%c%Es could fbe,draAwnAfrom  thence -

fgrw ithe4f¢r¥i§6..5*T1ré1??z§:.giflW11i¢hAC¥ *é1W1kA‘h¢m3 I had45afi=
n¢m9pla¢e”o%£ 1?igmf5r.A%¢0*?f€¥r¢91 99  Wh€t6‘%I'L ieft
hing unatcen1p;éd.. for thf: dxfpgtchxng of ghgt‘ {Er vice”;
Well.

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well knewirehpw snuch”iteicoh¢ef.nec1n¢he h°nour.9t‘_E
lar.ml,eean3.‘the 0*? flréland;  '-Being theredaxely-tn! 
headeef thelfieglitmenytoé, obferved inlmeany of, memsfome

e threefcbieifi 3ah’d‘in others more or "le1l‘"eof the Soiilders 
«-heretofore had feirved under my (Eommend , who werei
willing all to éhdlviientute their lives With[me~in thatSerevice§
ind to that pinrpofe they Wereivdtawn t1pi“i":}- but h_fodou"gh«e-

'bah“d vvherétheelexa miples of fame loth€1’5‘i‘U~fl|€ Army ‘,7 5 and
their proffeedings fotlelfif-handed , that what wtis tefolved
ontioveri-high_t,_ m_Eoun_d no c If..& on be the omorning following,
But thefe things arefo evidently known, and to apparent to

thewhole Kingdom , that We mm notneed to infifi noon-

onyfurtherdifri6urfe_thereo£  A   u A

A it Itifhall fuffice that fince our deepartutc .,* we -will not prek-
‘fumee to delivermany thing of our own fenfe upomhatt
which hath been altered, aéted, or confented unto, or [ball
be by the infianti intergofition or the importunity of the
Arm y ; but onely to give a true account unto the -Kingdom
upon what. Griou-nds'and~Reafons we have been induced to
forfal<ethelCity. ‘ Fdrifinding all things {'0 uncertain, and
nothing anfwering to what was promifed or.expe&ed, we
held it fatter wifdom gto _withderaWi to our own Friends,
whom we haxirell alwaysefountd fall and entireto »thoeir"firft
Frinciples , then to continue with‘ thofé A who likefwaves
are beaten with every w.inde,eand;do takeor receive Coun-
{els as their Fearstdo prompt them : But not without this
Confifli-one, that we titzknowledge the General himfelf to
be an excellent Perfonage, A-and fi‘eee~ from thofe violenlt

diftempers oiandtheatss of Poaflion in which other men do dc-;

light and periih.  A

And we do protell , that as far is inns lies, o(wherei'oe- "

vet God [hall callus) owe will improve our unnofi abilities
for the true {etling of Peace in this Kingdotngt for the relto*-V
ring of A the Covenant to l&€illgl0fl.,'3I1idI*'f0I" theet“efioring

 , A   ‘ __ . ‘bl ebf

 His lvlajcfijietto His ]'u‘Pc Risghts and Authority ,l and For "
the maintaining of the Priviledges of the Parliament , and V
preferving of the people in their lawful Liberties and Pro.» A
prieties, and for the relieving our diflireffed Brcthren the .
Protellants in”Irel;zm?.  And weprofeffe inthc conclufion,‘ M
that wt: have been neceffitated. to this Declaration, to give A

fatisfaéftion to the World , that the Honour ,fSafety and

Happineffe of this Kingdom Vll:1all~l'5i-2 evetmore the delight K
and-.earneftof our devotion and endeavoutsV : for we (‘hall A
always labour to keep out {elves in that pollute both with 1

Heaven and Earth, as to bereadyto wade thorow a Seaof

blood, and to increafe it with our own, that thefiofpeli.
of Iruthmay flourifh, and‘thatthe Peace of the King, they

Parliament and.the¢K~iingdot;nmaiy‘groWhigh and happim. A V

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