December 1642
[15 December, 1642.]
Counties of Leicester, Derby, etc., to enter into association for mutual defence.; Names of Persons to form Committee.; Committee to raise Men, Horses, etc., for suppression of Rebellion.; Lord Gray to be Major-General.; Repayment of Money, Horses, etc. lent, with interest, secured on the public faith.
Whereas His Majesty, by the instigation and advice of divers
about His Royall person, hath raised forces against the Parliament,
for the most part consisting of Papists, notorious Delinquents,
and other malignant persons, and that hereby the well-affected
of the Kingdome are ruinated in their estates, and divers
outrages committed upon their persons; The Lords and
Commons in Parliament doe therefore declare, That it is very
requisite that the Counties of Leicester, Derby, Nottingham,
Rutland, Northampton, Buckingham, Bedford, and Huntingdon,
should enter into an association for the mutuall defence and
safety of each other; And that Thomas Lord Gray, Sir Edward
Hartop Knight, Sir Arthur Hazelrig, Baronets, Sir Thomas
Hartop, Sir Edward Hartop, Knights, John Saint John, William
Roberts, Peter Temple, William Gervase, Richard Bent, Thomas
Hazelrig, William Danvers, John Goodman, Simon Ridly, William
Bembridge, Thomas Brudnell, Thomas Babington, Thomas
Merry, Thomas Beaumont, Arthur Stanley, Thomas Cotton,
William Hewet, Esquires; Richard Ludlam, Maior of the Town
of Leicester, and William Stanley, Alderman of the said Town;
Sir George Gresley, Sir John Carson, Knight and Baronet; Sir
John Gell, Sir Edward Coke Senior, Baronets; Sir Edward Leech,
Sir J. Cooke, junior, Sir Samuel Sleigh, Knights, Thomas Gresley,
Francis Burdet, Christopher Harton, Francis Monday, Thomas
Gell, Francis Revell, Henry Wigtall, Nathaniel Hallois, Luke
Whittington, Esquires of the County of Derby, Francis Pierpoint,
Esquire, Sir Francis Molineux, Baronet, Sir Francis Thornhagh,
Sir Hardolph Wastney, Knights, John Hutchinson, Francis
Thornhagh, George Hutchinson, Charles White, Joseph Widmorepoole, Henry St. Cheverill, John Millington, Esquire; the
Maior of the Town and County of Nottingham for the time
being, James Chadwicke, deputy Recorder, John James and
William Drewry, Aldermen of the said Town of Nottingham,
Thomas Salisbury, Edward Harrington, Robert Horsman, Evers
Ermin, Joh. Osborne, Christopher Browne, Samuel Barker, and
Robert Horsman, jr. Esquires, of the County of Rutland, Sir
Peter Temple, Sir Will. Drake, Sir Joh. Burlace, Sir Will.
Andrews, Sir Rich. Pigot, Sir Rich. Ingoldsby, Sir Henry
Proby, Sir Joh. Parsons, Sir Thomas Saunders, Joh. Hampden,
Arthur Goodwin, Edward Waller of Beckingsfield Esquire, Rich.
Winwood, Bolstrode Whitelock, Thos. Tyrrill, Edw. Waller,
Henry Bolstrode, Rich. Greenville, Edw. West, Richard Sergeant,
Esquire, of the County of Buckingham. Edward Montague,
Will. Fitz. William, Esquire; Sir Joh. Driden, Sir Christopher
Yelverton, Sir Gilbert Pickering, Zouch Tate, Joh. Crew, Esq.,
Members of the House of Commons; Sir Rowland Saint John,
Sir Edward Nicholls, Sir Jo. Norwich, Sir Humphrey Orme, Sir
Richard Samuel, Richard Knightly of Fawcely, Robert Mildmay,
Jo. Barnard, Edw. Harby, Edw. Onely, Edw. Bagshaw, Joh.
Cartwright, Phillip Holman, Samuel Danvers, Rich. Samuel, Edw.
Farmer, Joh. Sawyer, Joh. Wyrley, Edw. Shugburgh, Edw.
Hanbury, William Lisle, Joh. Blincoe, Joh. Claypole, Francis
Quarles, and John Norton, Esquires, the Maior of the Town of
Northampton, for the time being, Sir Beauchamp Saint John,
Sir Joh. Burgoyne, Thos. Rolte, William Duncombe, Beverley,
Tho. Sadler, Samuel Brow, Humphrey Monox, Joh. Vaux,
Robert Stanton, Esquires, Mr. Carter of Kempson, of the County
of Bedford; Sir William Armin, Sir Thomas Cotton, Sir J.
Hewet, Ounsloe Winch, Torrell Joselyne, Joh. Castle, Thomas
Templar, Oliver Cromwell, James Ravencroft, Robert Bernard,
Esquires, of the County of Huntingdon, shall be a Committee to meet at such times and places as they shall thinke
fit, for raising of Men, Horses, Armes, Ammunition, upon the
Propositions formerly agreed on by both Houses of Parliament,
or by any other way that they shall judge convenient for the
suppressing of the present rebellion, stirred up by the malignant
persons, who desire to subvert the happinesse of this Kingdome;
and shall have power to all things necessary thereunto, and
upon all occasions to join with any other Forces raised by the
same authority: and that the Lord Gray, sonne to the Earle of
Stanford, having commission from the Earle of Essex, Lord
Generall, shall command in chiefe as Major Generall of the Forces
to be so raised, and have power to lead and carry the said Forces
to such places as he shall think fit; and to subdue, fight with, kill,
slay and imprison all such persons as shall leavy warre without
the consent of both Houses of Parliament. And, that, what
money, Horses, Armes, or Ammunition, shall be contributed by
any person towards this service, shall be secured to be repayd
with interest, after 8l. per cent. by the publique faith of both
Houses of Parliament, upon the showing of an Acquittance or
Certificate under the hands of any foure of the said Committee
for the receipt of the said moneys, or apprisement of the said
Horses, Armes, or Ammunition; And the said moneys so brought
in shall be issued forth in every of the said Counties, by the
appointment of any foure of the said Committee of that County
where it shall be contributed.