they may be apprehended and notice given thereof to the town of Ransbury
or else to the signe of the Cock in New gate Market London, the messenger shall
thankfully be rewarded.
The declaration and resolution of Col. Reynolds Regiment was presented to
the Generall as followes.
The humble Representation and Resolution of the eight Troops of the Regiment,
under the Command of Col. John Reynolds, presented to his Excellency
Thomas Lord Fairfax, June 5. 1649.
Having of lue observed some extraordinary actings, and vigorous proceedings
in Parliament, and being invited through the satisfaction we have received
from them in their integrity and faithfullnesse to the true interest of England, and
constancy in performance of all their just engagements. Declarations, and Promises
to the people of England in making the Nation f ee and happy and being provoked by
the malignity, distempers and disorders of many persons to disturb them even [unr]
beginning of this good and great work.
We held our se ves obliged to discharge our duty and confidences in a briefs and
serious delivery of our sence of these things is this humble Representation of the firm
and si[untled Resolution of this Regimen, [unr] the hands of our present Governours
may be settled, strengthened, to pursue what they have so well begun so for as our
unanimous obedience to them and assistance may conduce thereunto. For first, wet
abber all designes and endeavours to destroy the Magistrates or Magistracy of this
land or to love'l propriety: and do hereby manifest our selves ready to engage against
all such persons as shall go about to destroy Government or to deface, or abrogate the
just authority and priviledges of Parliament in this Nation, and are resolved to adhere
to each other in the most hazard of our lives in the maintenance of the Government
of this Nation, as it is at present sorted, a free State and Commonwealth
2 We do likewise protest against all desposses of, or denyall to obey Orders in any inferior
Officers, or Souldier from his Superior, and do resolve and engage our selves
whilst we remaine in a military station and capati y to obey and performs all your
Excellencies and our Superior Officers Commands so far as we are able in the prosecution
and advancement of the service of the Common-wealth in England, Ireland
or where ever else it shall please God to direct the Parliament and your Excellency
to designe us to fight in the defence of our Country and shall be ready to discover any
[unr] our selves and endeavor the reducement of all others to a yeeldance and
commission to the Authority of parliament who shal act any thing contrary hereunto
3 That we do likewise in the same measure dislike and do hope God wil stil give
to your Excel. equal successe against and to the Magistrate ability to punish and
[unr]quell those grand Enormous and Extreams of Tyranny and Confusion or Anarchy,
the reviving of the one or introducing of the other being in our judgment alike dangerous
to the Commonwealth and destructive to all good men. 4. We are Sensible of
the Parliaments and your Excellencyes late care of this Regiment, which we wish
may in some measure approve themselves worthy thereof, and being now brought into
the same condition for pay and provisions, we shall endeavour to render our Selves equaly
serv ceable and obedient to the Common wealth and your Excelency with other
Regiments of the Army.
This Declaration was read at the head of each Troop of the Regiment at a
Randezvouz of the said Regiment at Kittering in the County of Northampton