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nor, not government ; though the power of exchanging persons is not such 

 as we assume for the present, nor know we any neutral or opposite here 

 to his Majesty, all being, for aught we understand, as dutiful as ever, and 

 as constant, and resolute to keep what we have hitherto defended for King 

 and Parliament (God assisting), in confidence whereof we rest your Lord- 

 ship's humbly devoted servants. 



KlNGSTON-UPON-HULL, 



the 5th July 1643. 



(Tanner il/SS., lxii, 144, 151) 



There is in the same collection a commission to Colonel Thomas 

 Haggerston to be colonel of a regiment of 500 harquebusiers, 

 April 14, 1643 (lxii. 51) ; and a warrant to arrest certain delinquents 

 in Durham, dated 25th April 1643 (lxii, 80). 



A Declaration and Summons sent by the Earl of Newcastle to the 

 town of Manchester to lay down their arms, etc. 



I presume you are not ignorant of the success it hath pleased Almighty 

 God to give unto his Majesty's army under my command, and the great 

 desire I have to avoid the effusion of Christian blood, which moves me 

 before I proceed any further towards you, to make you an offer of his 

 Majesty's grace and mercy. If you will submit yourselves, lay down your 

 arms, so unjustly taken up in contempt of the laws of this kingdom, and 

 immediately return to your due allegiance, his Majesty is graciously 

 pleased to authorise me to receive you into his favour and protection, 

 which I am as willing to do as to enforce your obedience. If you will 

 refuse, I cannot but wonder, while you fight against the King and his 

 authority, you should so boldly offer to profess yourselves for King and 

 Parliament, and most ignominiously scandalise this army with the title 

 of Papists, when we venture our lives and fortunes for the true Protestant 

 religion established in this kingdom. Be no longer deceived, for the blood 

 that shall be shed in this quarrel will assuredly fall on your own heads. I 

 have no other ends in this but to let you see your error, if you please ; for 

 my condition is such that I need not court you ; if not, let me receive your 

 answers by this messenger, and you may expect to find little favour (if 

 you force my nature), but suchas is due to high contemners of his Majesty's 

 grace and favour now offered to you by " W. Newcastle. 



Bradford, 5th July 1643 



Appended to this letter is the answer of Manchester, dated Roch- 

 dale, 7th July 1643. It ends : 



Sir, — We are nothing dismayed at your force, but hope that God, who 

 hath been our Protector hitherto, will so direct our just army that we 

 shall be able to return the violence intended into their bosoms that shall 

 assay the prosecution of it, which shall be the endeavour of his Majesty's 

 most humble and obedient subjects. 



