A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the prevention of a most horrid, wicked and unnaturall designe, pursued by Sir Ralph Hopton and his adherents, rebells and traytors, in a warlike manner in Cornewall, and Devon, whereby ruine and destruction is now threatened by the Welch, and others of that hellish & accursed crew to the country of Somerset, and the adjacent counties, who are therefore hereby authorised to imploy the moneys raysed there upon the Parliaments propositions, for defence of themselves. With an ordinance of both Houses for the assessing of malignants in the said county of Somerset, and the parts adjacent. Die Sabbathi, 28 Ian. 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this declaration and ordinance shall be forthwith printed and published. John Browne, Cler. Parliament.
England and Wales.Parliament.
[London] : Ian. 30. Printed for Iohn Wright in the Old Bailey,
[Ian. 30.] 1642.
Wing (2nd ed.) E1420.
Thomason E.86[36].
ESTC
Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron, 1598-1652