His Majesties declaration to all his subjects of the kingdome of England.
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             His Majesties declaration to all his subjects of the kingdome of England.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
             Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1649]
          
           
             With engraving of royal seal at head of document.
             Dated at end: Given at Our Court at Castle-Elizabeth in Our Isle of Jersey the twenty-third day of October, 1649. In the First yeare of Our Reigne.
             Vowing revenge for his father and asserting his right to the crown.
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             royal blazon or coat of arms
             
               C
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
          
           HIS
           MAJESTIES
           DECLARATION
           To
           all
           His
           SUBJECTS
           OF
           The
           KINGDOME
           of
           
             ENGLAND
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHARLES
             R.
             
          
        
         
           
             
               CHARLES
            
             The
             Second
             of
             that
             Name
             ,
             by
             the
             Grace
             of
             God
             ,
             King
             of
             
               England
               ,
               Scotland
               ,
               France
               ,
            
             and
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             Defendor
             of
             the
             Faith
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             To
             all
             Persons
             within
             Our
             Kingdom
             of
             
               England
               ,
            
             and
             Dominion
             of
             
               Wales
               ,
            
             to
             whom
             these
             presents
             shall
             come
             ,
             Greeting
             .
          
        
         
           We
           cannot
           without
           unspeakable
           grief
           and
           sorrow
           call
           to
           mind
           ,
           nor
           without
           horror
           expresse
           ,
           That
           Our
           deare
           and
           Royall
           Father
           King
           
             CHARLES
          
           of
           ever
           blessed
           memory
           ,
           hath
           beene
           most
           barbarously
           and
           most
           cruelly
           Murthered
           ,
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           bloody
           Traytors
           and
           Rebells
           within
           Our
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           with
           proceedings
           and
           circumstances
           so
           prodigious
           ,
           that
           the
           particulars
           induce
           rather
           amazement
           than
           expression
           .
           And
           although
           Wee
           have
           hitherto
           seemed
           silent
           in
           a
           matter
           so
           highly
           concerning
           Us
           ,
           as
           not
           publiquely
           to
           expresse
           to
           the
           People
           of
           
             England
          
           Our
           griefe
           of
           heart
           and
           high
           detestation
           of
           that
           heynous
           fact
           :
           Yet
           being
           now
           safely
           arived
           in
           a
           small
           part
           of
           Our
           owne
           Dominions
           ,
           at
           the
           Island
           of
           
             Jersey
             ,
          
           Wee
           have
           thought
           fit
           rather
           from
           hence
           ,
           where
           Our
           Kingly
           Authority
           takes
           place
           ,
           than
           from
           any
           Forraigne
           Countrey
           ,
           where
           Wee
           have
           beene
           hitherto
           necessitated
           to
           reside
           ,
           publiquely
           to
           Declare
           ;
           That
           out
           of
           a
           bitter
           sense
           and
           indignation
           of
           those
           horrid
           proceedings
           against
           Our
           dear
           Father
           ,
           We
           are
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           and
           Justice
           ,
           firmly
           resolved
           ,
           by
           the
           assistance
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           though
           We
           perish
           alone
           in
           the
           enterpize
           ,
           to
           bee
           a
           severe
           Avenger
           of
           His
           Innocent
           blood
           ,
           which
           was
           so
           barbarously
           spilt
           ,
           and
           which
           calls
           so
           lowd
           to
           Heaven
           for
           Vengeance
           .
           And
           We
           shall
           therin
           by
           all
           waies
           and
           meanes
           possible
           ,
           endeavor
           to
           pursue
           &
           bring
           to
           their
           due
           punishment
           those
           bloody
           Traytors
           who
           were
           either
           Actors
           or
           Contrivers
           of
           that
           unparalel'd
           and
           inhumane
           Murther
           .
           And
           since
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           so
           to
           dispose
           ,
           as
           by
           such
           an
           untimely
           Martyrdome
           ,
           to
           deprive
           Us
           of
           so
           good
           a
           Father
           ,
           and
           
             England
          
           of
           so
           gracious
           a
           King
           ;
           We
           do
           further
           Declare
           ,
           That
           by
           His
           Death
           the
           Crown
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           with
           all
           Priviledges
           ,
           Rights
           ,
           and
           Preheminences
           ,
           belonging
           thereunto
           ,
           is
           by
           a
           cleare
           and
           undoubted
           Right
           of
           Succession
           justly
           and
           lineally
           descended
           upon
           Us
           ,
           as
           next
           and
           immediate
           Heyre
           and
           Successor
           thereunto
           ,
           without
           any
           Condition
           or
           Limitation
           ,
           without
           any
           Intermission
           or
           Claim
           ,
           without
           any
           Ceremony
           or
           Solemnity
           whatsoever
           ;
           And
           that
           by
           vertue
           thereof
           We
           are
           now
           in
           Right
           lawfully
           seized
           of
           the
           said
           Crown
           ;
           and
           ought
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           and
           of
           that
           Nation
           to
           enjoy
           a
           Royall
           power
           there
           ,
           as
           well
           in
           Church
           as
           Common
           wealth
           ,
           to
           Governe
           the
           People
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           according
           to
           the
           antient
           and
           known
           Lawes
           ,
           to
           maintain
           them
           in
           Peace
           and
           Justice
           ,
           and
           to
           protect
           and
           defend
           them
           from
           the
           oppression
           of
           any
           usurped
           power
           whatsoever
           .
           And
           the
           people
           of
           that
           Nation
           ,
           by
           the
           like
           Lawes
           owe
           unto
           Us
           ,
           and
           ought
           reciprocally
           to
           pay
           duty
           and
           obedience
           unto
           Us
           ,
           as
           unto
           their
           Liege
           Lord
           and
           Soveraigne
           .
           This
           Royall
           Right
           of
           Ours
           is
           groundred
           upon
           so
           cleare
           a
           Title
           ;
           is
           setled
           by
           such
           fundamentall
           Lawes
           ,
           confirmed
           by
           so
           many
           Oathes
           of
           Allegiance
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           is
           supported
           by
           such
           a
           long
           continued
           Succession
           in
           Our
           Royall
           Progenitors
           ,
           and
           by
           such
           a
           constant
           submission
           of
           all
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           the
           same
           can
           admit
           of
           no
           dispute
           ,
           no
           act
           of
           Our
           Predecessors
           can
           debarre
           Us
           of
           it
           ,
           no
           Power
           on
           Earth
           can
           justly
           take
           it
           from
           Us
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           undoubted
           Lawes
           of
           that
           Nation
           ,
           to
           oppose
           Us
           either
           in
           the
           Claim
           or
           Exercise
           thereof
           ,
           is
           a
           Treason
           of
           the
           highest
           degree
           .
           And
           although
           the
           bloody
           contrivers
           of
           Our
           Fathers
           Murther
           (
           out
           of
           a
           pernitious
           hatred
           to
           all
           Monarchies
           )
           have
           by
           force
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lies
           ,
           Disinherited
           Us
           of
           Our
           Princely
           Right
           thereunto
           ,
           banished
           and
           proscribed
           Us
           ,
           seized
           all
           Our
           Revenues
           ,
           prohibited
           all
           entercourse
           and
           supplies
           to
           bee
           sent
           to
           Us
           ,
           and
           have
           by
           violence
           imposed
           upon
           the
           People
           of
           
             England
          
           a
           new
           Yoake
           of
           popular
           Tyranny
           ,
           to
           the
           utter
           subversion
           ,
           not
           only
           of
           Our
           Just
           Rights
           ,
           but
           of
           their
           Lawes
           and
           Liberties
           .
           Yet
           We
           do
           professe
           that
           We
           can
           not
           perswade
           Our selfe
           ,
           that
           the
           Body
           of
           the
           
             English
          
           Nation
           hath
           so
           farre
           degenerated
           from
           their
           antient
           Loyalty
           and
           Vertue
           ,
           as
           to
           consent
           to
           these
           horrid
           proceedings
           against
           Us
           ,
           or
           to
           approve
           the
           casting
           off
           that
           Kingly
           Government
           ,
           under
           which
           they
           and
           their
           Fore-fathers
           have
           happily
           flourished
           so
           many
           Ages
           past
           ,
           to
           the
           envy
           of
           all
           their
           Neighbour
           Nations
           .
           How
           can
           that
           once
           happy
           Nation
           of
           
             England
          
           despaire
           of
           blessed
           daies
           under
           a
           Royall
           Scepter
           ,
           and
           vainely
           hope
           for
           them
           under
           the
           Iron-rod
           of
           an
           insolent
           Multitude
           ?
           No
           ,
           Wee
           cannot
           looke
           upon
           these
           sad
           and
           dismall
           Changes
           ,
           as
           the
           Desires
           or
           Intentions
           of
           the
           better
           part
           of
           Our
           Subjects
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           ;
           but
           rather
           as
           the
           Designes
           and
           Contrivances
           of
           those
           wicked
           Murtherers
           of
           Our
           Father
           ,
           whose
           Ambitions
           are
           endless
           ,
           whose
           Avarice
           is
           unsatiable
           ,
           and
           whose
           Guilt
           hath
           made
           them
           desperate
           .
           And
           therefore
           out
           of
           a
           confidence
           Wee
           have
           of
           the
           Loyalty
           and
           good
           Affections
           of
           many
           of
           Our
           Subjects
           of
           that
           Nation
           ;
           And
           as
           well
           for
           their
           encouragement
           who
           still
           persist
           in
           their
           Naturall
           Allegiance
           and
           Obedience
           to
           Us
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           security
           of
           such
           as
           shall
           yet
           returne
           to
           their
           Duties
           and
           Loyalties
           ;
           Wee
           have
           thought
           fit
           hereby
           further
           to
           Declare
           ,
           That
           Wee
           are
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           receive
           all
           persons
           of
           Our
           Kingdome
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
          
           (
           other
           then
           such
           who
           Voted
           or
           Acted
           in
           that
           bloody
           Murther
           of
           Our
           deare
           Father
           )
           into
           Our
           Royall
           Grace
           ,
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           Protection
           ,
           w●●●g
           and
           esteeming
           them
           all
           as
           Our
           good
           and
           loving
           Subjects
           ,
           whom
           upon
           Accesse
           to
           Our
           Kingly
           Authority
           ,
           We
           shall
           hold
           Our self
           bound
           according
           to
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           known
           Lawes
           of
           that
           Nation
           ,
           and
           the
           Duty
           of
           Our
           Kingly
           Office
           ,
           to
           protect
           ,
           maintain
           ,
           and
           preserve
           in
           wealth
           ,
           peace
           and
           happinesse
           .
           And
           for
           a
           cleare
           evidence
           of
           Our
           good
           intentions
           towards
           them
           ,
           Wee
           shall
           be
           contented
           freely
           to
           pardon
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           by
           Act
           to
           declare
           ,
           or
           hold
           indempnified
           ,
           all
           persons
           within
           Our
           said
           Kingdom
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
          
           (
           except
           before
           excepted
           )
           for
           any
           matter
           whatsoever
           relating
           to
           the
           late
           unhappy
           Wars
           and
           Distractions
           .
           And
           We
           shall
           (
           according
           to
           the
           example
           of
           Our
           deare
           Father
           )
           be
           ready
           upon
           the
           establishment
           of
           Our
           Royall
           Throne
           ,
           to
           make
           such
           further
           Concessions
           ,
           for
           the
           satisfaction
           &
           security
           of
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           in
           generall
           ,
           &
           of
           all
           Interests
           in
           particular
           ,
           as
           shall
           be
           adjudged
           most
           to
           conduce
           to
           the
           Peace
           and
           Happinesse
           of
           that
           Kingdom
           .
           And
           We
           doe
           further
           declare
           ,
           That
           Wee
           shall
           give
           Our
           utmost
           assistance
           to
           restore
           Parliaments
           to
           their
           antient
           Dignity
           and
           Honour
           ,
           and
           shall
           preserve
           their
           just
           Priviledges
           ,
           and
           joyne
           to
           repaire
           all
           those
           Injuries
           and
           Affronts
           ,
           which
           have
           beene
           done
           to
           the
           Members
           of
           that
           High
           Court
           .
           And
           because
           all
           waies
           of
           gaining
           a
           mutuall
           confidence
           ,
           betwixt
           Us
           and
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           are
           at
           present
           obstructed
           ,
           by
           the
           usurped
           force
           and
           power
           now
           prevalent
           in
           that
           Kingdome
           ,
           Wee
           are
           therfore
           resolved
           to
           make
           use
           of
           such
           expedients
           as
           shall
           bee
           necessary
           for
           the
           suppression
           of
           that
           Tyrannicall
           and
           unjust
           Power
           now
           exercised
           over
           them
           ;
           And
           for
           bringing
           to
           their
           due
           punishment
           ,
           those
           bloody
           Murtherers
           of
           Our
           deare
           Father
           ;
           For
           shaking
           off
           the
           heavy
           Burthens
           and
           Taxes
           they
           now
           groane
           under
           ;
           And
           for
           restoring
           Our
           just
           Rights
           ,
           and
           the
           antient
           Liberties
           and
           Freedome
           of
           the
           
             English
          
           Nation
           ;
           Not
           doubting
           but
           Wee
           shall
           find
           all
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           ready
           to
           concurre
           ,
           and
           to
           assist
           Us
           in
           Our
           just
           and
           pious
           Undertakings
           for
           those
           ends
           .
           And
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           ,
           Wee
           require
           and
           command
           all
           Our
           said
           Subjects
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           duty
           to
           God
           ,
           their
           Allegiance
           to
           Us
           ,
           their
           severall
           Oathes
           and
           Protestations
           ,
           and
           the
           love
           and
           affection
           they
           beare
           to
           the
           Peace
           of
           their
           Native
           Country
           ,
           that
           they
           doe
           not
           betray
           their
           Lawfull
           King
           ,
           nor
           the
           glorious
           Liberties
           and
           Laws
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           into
           a
           perpetuall
           slavery
           ,
           by
           acknowledgment
           or
           voluntary
           submission
           to
           any
           new
           formes
           or
           models
           of
           Government
           ;
           under
           the
           name
           or
           mask
           of
           a
           
             Free
             State
             ,
          
           nor
           under
           any
           other
           title
           or
           pretence
           whatsoever
           .
        
         
           
             ¶
             Given
             at
             our
             court
             at
             
               Castle-Elizabeth
            
             in
             our
             Isle
             of
             
               Jersey
            
             
               the
               Twenty
               third
               day
               of
               
                 October
                 ,
              
               1649.
               
               In
               the
               First
               Yeare
               of
               Our
               Reigne
               .
            
          
        
         
           ¶
           GOD
           SAVE
           THE
           
             KING
             .