To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty: the humble desires of the High Court of Parliament. : Declaring the grounds and chief motives that induce them to proceed in this course of raising a guard to defend themselves against all such as should oppose them, with the grounds of their fears, collected into severall heads. Also horrible news from Manchester, declaring a great skirmish betwixt the Lord Stranges forces, and the followers of the deputy lieutenants, Iuly 19. Whereunto is annexed the Parliaments protestation to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. Ordered that this be printed and published. John Brown Cler. Parl. Hen. Elsing. Cler. Parl. D. Com.