By the King. A proclamation by His Majestie, requiring the aid and assistance of all his subjects on the northside Trent, and within twenty miles southward thereof, for the suppressing of the rebels, now marching against Him.

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¶ By the King.

¶ A Proclamation by His Majestie, requiring the Aid and Assistance of all His Subjects on the Northside Trent, and within twenty Miles Southward thereof, for the suppressing of the Rebels, now marching against Him.

WHereas divers Persons, bearing an inward Hatred and Malice against Our Person and Government, and ambitious of Rule and places of Preferment and Command, have raised an Army, and are now traiterously and rebelliously, (though un∣der the specious pretence of Our Royall Name and Authoritie, and of the defence of Our Person and Parliament) marching in Battell Array against Vs their Liege Lord and Soveraign, contrary to their Dutie and Allegiance, whereby the common Peace is like to be wholly destroyed, and this flourishing Kingdom in danger to perish under the miseries of a Civill War, if the malice and rage of these persons be not instantly resisted: And as We do, and must relie on Almightie God (the Protector and Defender of his Anoint∣ed) to defend Vs, and Our good People against the malice and pernicious designes of these men, tending to the utter ruine of Our Person, the true Protestant Religion, the Laws established, the Propertie and Libertie of the Subject, and the very being of Parliaments; So We doubt not but Our good People will in this necessitie Contribute unto Vs, with all Alacritie and Cheerfulnesse, their assistance in their Persons, Servants and Money, for the suppression of the same Rebel∣lion: And therein We cannot but with much contentment of heart acknowledge the Love and Affection of Our Sub∣jects of Our Countie of York, and divers other Counties, in their free and ready assistance of Vs; which We shall ne∣ver forget, and Our Posteritie will, as We Hope, ever remember for their good.

Neverthelesse, in this Our extream necessitie, though We have been most unwilling, We are now inforced for Our most just and necessary defence, again to call and invite them, and all other Our Subjects, of the true Protestant Reli∣gion, residing on the North side of Trent, or within twentie Miles Southward thereof, whose hearts God Almigh∣tie shall touch with a true sense and apprehension of Our sufferings, and of the ill use which the Contrivers and Fomenters of this Rebellion have made of Our Clemency, and desire of Peace, That according to their Allegiance, and as they tender the safetie of Our Person, the Propertie of their Estates, their just Liberties, the true Protestant Religion, and Priviledges of Parliament, and indeed the very Being of Parliaments, they attend Our Person upon Munday, the two and twentieth day of this instant August, at Our Town of Nottingham, Where, and when We intend to erect Our Standard Royall, in Our just and necessary Defence, and whence We resolve to advance forward for the suppression of the said Rebellion, and the Protection of Our good Subjects amongst them, from the burthen of the Slavery and Insolence, under which they cannot but groan, till they be relieved by Vs.

And We likewise call, and invite all Our Subjects, of the true Protestant Religion, in the remoter parts of this Our Kingdom, to whom notice of this Our Proclamation cannot so soon arrive, That with all speed possible, as they tender the forenamed Considerations, they attend Our Person in such place, as We shall then happen to Encamp; And such of Our said Subjects, as shall come unto Vs (either to Our said Town of Nottingham, or to any other place, where We shall happen to Encamp) Armed, and Arrayed with Horse, Pistolls, Muskets, Pikes, Corslets, Horses for Dra∣goons, or other fitting Arms and Furniture, We shall take them into Our Pay, (such of them excepted, who shall be willing, as Voluntiers, to serve Vs in this Our necessity without Pay.) And whosoever shall, in this Our Danger and Necessity, supply Vs either by Gift, or Loan of Money, or Plate, for this Our necessary Defence (wherein they also are so neerly concerned) We shall, as soon as God shall enable Vs, repay whatsoever is so lent, and upon all Occasions Remember, and Reward those Our good Subjects, according to the measure of their Love and Affections ot Vs and their Countrey.

Given at Our Court at York the twelfth day of August, in the eighteenth yeer of Our Reign. 1642.

¶ God save the King.