State tracts, being a farther collection of several choice treaties relating to the government from the year 1660 to 1689 : now published in a body, to shew the necessity, and clear the legality of the late revolution, and our present happy settlement, under the auspicious reign of their majesties, King William and Queen Mary.

The Declaration of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, Assembled at Guild-hall, Dec. 1688.

WE doubt not but the World believes that in this great and dangerous Conjunct∣ure, we are heartily and zealously concerned for the Protestant Religion, the Laws of the Land, and the Liberties and Properties of the Subject. And we did rea∣sonably Hope, that the King having Issued His Proclamation and Writs for a Free Par∣liament, we might have rested Secure under the Expectation of that Meeting: But His Majesty having withdrawn Himself, and, as we apprehend, in order to His De∣parture out of this Kingdom, by the pernicious Counsels of Persons ill-affected to our Nation and Religion, we cannot, without being wanting to our Duty, be silent under those Calamities, wherein the Popish Counsels, which so long prevailed, have mise∣rably

Involved these Realms. We do therefore Unanimously resolve to apply our Selves to His Highness the Prince of Orange, who with so great Kindness to these Kingdoms, so vast Expence, and so much Hazard to his own Person, hath Under∣taken, by endeavouring to procure a Free Parliament to rescue Us, with as little Ef∣fusion as possible, of Christian Blood, from the Imminent Dangers of Popery and Slavery.

And we do hereby Declare, That we will, with our utmost Endeavours, assist his Highness in the obtaining such a Parliament with all speed, wherein our Laws, our Liberties and Properties may be Secured, the Church of England in particular; with a due Liberty to Protestant Dissenters, and in general the Protestant Religion and Interest over the whole World may be Supported and Encouraged, to the glory of God, the Happiness of the Established Government in these Kingdoms, and the Advantage of all Princes and States in Christendom that may be herein concerned.

In the mean time, we will endeavour to preserve, as much as in us lies, the Peace and Security of these great and populous Cities of London and Westminster, and the Parts adjacent, by taking care to Disarm all Papists, and secure all Jesuits and Ro∣mish Priests, who are in our about the same.

And if there be any thing more to be performed by us, for promoting his Highness's generous Intentions for the Publick good, we shall be ready to do it as occasion shall require.

• ...W. Cant.
• ...Tho. Ebor.
• ...Pembroke.
• ...Dorset.
• ...Mulgrave.
• ...Thanet.
• ...Carlisle.
• ...Craven.
• ...Ailesbury.
• ...Burlington.
• ...Sussex.
• ...Barkelay.
• ...Rochester.
• ...Newport.
• ...Waymouth.
• P. Winchester.
• ...W. Asaph.
• ...Fran. Ely.
• ...Tho. Roffen.
• ...Tho. Petriberg.
• P. Wharton.
• North and Grey.
• ...Chandos.
• ...Montague.
• ...T. Jermyn.
• ...Vaughan Carbery.
• ...Culpeper.
• ...Crewe.
• ...Osulston.

WHereas His Majesty hath privately this Morning withdrawn Himself, we the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, whose Names are subscribed, being assem∣bled at Guild-hall in London, having Agreed upon, and Signed a Declaration, Entitu∣led, The Declaration of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in and about the Cities of Lon∣don and Westminster, Assembled at Guild-hall, 11. Decemb. 1688. Do desire the Right Honourable the Earl of Pembroke, the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Weymouth, the Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of Ely, and the Right Honourable the Lord Culpeper, forthwith to attend his Highness the Prince of Orange with the said Declaration; and at the same time acquaint his Highness with what we have further done at that Meeting. Dated at Guild-hall the 11th of December, 1688.