His Maiesties letter to the maior of Bristol together with an humble remonstrance and protestation to His Maiestie from the county of Nottingham.

THE HVMBLE REMONSTRANCE of the COVNTY of NOTINGHAM.

SHEWETH,

THat whereas in the late Printed Booke, Intituled A Declaration of the Lords and Commons of the six and twentieth of May (besides ma∣ny Expressions which our Duty and Loyalty to your Majesty, forceth us to say a〈…〉〈…〉 to be used by Subjects, a power with••••••••d a∣bove your Majesty, is challenged under the name of Both Hou∣ses of Parliament.) That they may dispose of whatsoever be∣longs to the Subject for the publique good (of which they are the only Judges) without your Majesties consent, and that the Subject is to bee bound by their Votes and Ordinances, though your Majesty agree not thereunto. That your Majesty hath no Negative Voyce and care, a person only trusted for the good of the Kingdome, and themselves to have a superinten∣dency to see that trust discharged. That the Soveraigne power is in them, with diverse dangerous expressions of diminution from your Royall Person. All which is pretended to be said in discharge of the trust reposed in them by all the Subjects in

this Kingdome whom they represent. Wee Your Majesties most dutifull Subjects of this County, doe hold our selves bound in Duty and Conscience, to declare to Your Majesty, and to all the World, That as we do for our selves disavow the committing of any such trust unto them, So we do from our Soules, abhor the said Doctrine and Propositions: And do as well for the known Interest in the Lawes of the Land (to which we are born, as for our Allegiance to Your Majesty) protest against the same; and that we will alwaies defend Your Ma∣jesties Person, and Obey Your Majesties Lawfull Commands, and acknowledge Your Majesties Supremacy, with our Lives and Fortunes. And we most humbly beseech Your Majesty to protect us in these Resolutions, & not to suffer us to be Gover∣ned, but by the known established Lawes of the Land, or to be oppressed by any arbitrary power whatsoever. We Your Ma∣jesties Loyall Subjects being abundantly satisfied with Your Majesties Declaration of Your care of the Protestant Religion and property of the Subject, and of the Lawes of the Land, and of the just freedome of Parliament, especially, with that Royall expression of Your Majesty, That Youwould no longer looke for our Obedience, then you keepe those Promises, and doe conceive our selves bound, not only by our Oath of Alle∣giance and Supremacy, but by the late Protestation, to run the utmost hazzard with our Lives and Fortunes in Defence of Your Majesties Person, Your Honour, and Your just Rites. Which we do again in the presence of Almighty God, and as we hope for his mercy (promise to do) against any power, and any false Interpretation whatsoever.

And we shall Pray, &c.

FINIS.