His Majesties gracious message to both Houses of Parliament, sent from Nottingham, August 25. With the answer of the Lords and Commons to the said message: and His Majesties reply to the same. Sept. 2. Together with the answer and humble petition of both Houses to His Majesties last message: and also His Majesties message in reply to the said answer, Sept. 11. 1642.
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             His Majesties gracious message to both Houses of Parliament, sent from Nottingham, August 25. With the answer of the Lords and Commons to the said message: and His Majesties reply to the same. Sept. 2. Together with the answer and humble petition of both Houses to His Majesties last message: and also His Majesties message in reply to the said answer, Sept. 11. 1642.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
             Dorset, Edward Sackville, Earl of, 1591-1652.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). His Maiesties gracious and last message, sent by the Earle of Dorset ... from Nottingham 25 August 1642.
          
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           HIS
           MAJESTIES
           GRACIOUS
           MESSAGE
           To
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           sent
           from
           
             Nottingham
             ,
          
           August
           25.
           
        
         
           With
           the
           Answer
           of
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           to
           the
           said
           Message
           :
        
         
           And
           HIS
           MAJESTIES
           REPLY
           to
           the
           same
           .
           Sept.
           2.
           
        
         
           TOGETHER
           With
           the
           Answer
           and
           humble
           Petition
           of
           both
           Houses
           to
           His
           Majesties
           last
           Message
           :
        
         
           And
           also
           His
           Majesties
           Message
           in
           Reply
           to
           the
           said
           Answer
           ,
           
             Sept.
          
           11.
           1642.
           
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           ROBERT
           BARKER
           ,
           Printer
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majestie
           :
           And
           by
           the
           Assignes
           of
           JOHN
           BILL
           .
           MDCXLII
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           
             
               DIEV
               ·
               ET
               MON
               ·
               DROIT
            
             
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             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           ¶
           His
           Majesties
           gracious
           Message
           to
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           sent
           from
           Nottingham
           ,
           
             25.
             
             August
             ,
             1642.
             
          
        
         
           By
           the
           Earles
           of
           Southampton
           and
           Dorset
           ,
           Sir
           Iohn
           Culpeper
           Knight
           ,
           Chancellour
           of
           the
           Exchequer
           ,
           and
           Sir
           VVilliam
           Vvedall
           ,
           KNIGHT
           .
        
         
           WE
           have
           with
           unspeakable
           grief
           of
           heart
           long
           beheld
           the
           distractions
           of
           this
           Our
           Kingdom
           ;
           Our
           very
           soul
           is
           full
           of
           anguish
           untill
           We
           may
           finde
           some
           remedy
           to
           prevent
           the
           Miseries
           which
           are
           ready
           to
           overwhelm
           this
           whole
           Nation
           by
           a
           civill
           War
           :
           And
           though
           all
           Our
           endeavours
           tending
           
           to
           the
           Composing
           of
           those
           unhappy
           differences
           betwixt
           Vs
           &
           Our
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           (
           though
           pursued
           by
           Vs
           with
           all
           Zeal
           and
           Sincerity
           )
           have
           bin
           hitherto
           without
           that
           Successee
           Whoped
           for
           ;
           Yet
           such
           is
           Our
           constant
           and
           earnest
           care
           to
           preserve
           the
           publike
           Peace
           ,
           that
           We
           shall
           not
           be
           discouraged
           from
           using
           any
           Expedient
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           blessing
           of
           the
           God
           of
           Mercy
           may
           lay
           a
           firm
           foundation
           of
           Peace
           and
           Happinesse
           to
           all
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           :
           To
           this
           end
           observing
           that
           many
           Mistakes
           have
           arisen
           by
           the
           Messages
           ,
           Petitions
           and
           Answers
           betwixt
           Vs
           and
           Our
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           happily
           may
           be
           prevented
           by
           some
           other
           way
           of
           Treatie
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Matters
           in
           difference
           may
           be
           more
           cleerly
           understood
           ,
           and
           more
           freely
           transacted
           ;
           We
           have
           thought
           fit
           to
           propound
           to
           you
           ,
           That
           some
           fit
           persons
           may
           be
           by
           you
           inabled
           to
           treat
           with
           the
           like
           number
           to
           be
           authorized
           by
           Vs
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           and
           with
           
           such
           freedom
           of
           Debate
           ,
           as
           may
           best
           tend
           to
           that
           happy
           Conclusion
           ,
           which
           all
           good-men
           desire
           ,
           
             The
             Peace
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             :
          
           Wherein
           as
           We
           promist
           in
           the
           Word
           of
           a
           King
           all
           safety
           and
           encouragement
           to
           such
           as
           shall
           be
           sent
           unto
           Vs
           ,
           if
           you
           shall
           choose
           the
           place
           where
           We
           are
           for
           the
           Treaty
           ,
           which
           We
           wholly
           leave
           to
           you
           ,
           presuming
           of
           the
           like
           care
           of
           the
           safety
           of
           those
           We
           shall
           imploy
           ,
           if
           you
           shall
           name
           another
           place
           ;
           So
           We
           assure
           you
           and
           all
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           ,
           that
           (
           to
           the
           best
           of
           Our
           understanding
           )
           nothing
           shall
           be
           therein
           wanting
           on
           Our
           part
           ,
           which
           may
           advance
           the
           True
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           Oppose
           Poperie
           and
           Superstition
           ,
           Secure
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           (
           upon
           which
           is
           built
           as
           well
           Our
           just
           Prerogative
           ,
           as
           the
           Propriety
           and
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           )
           Confirm
           all
           just
           Power
           &
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           render
           Vs
           and
           Our
           people
           truely
           happy
           by
           a
           good
           Vnderstanding
           betwixt
           Vs
           and
           Our
           two
           Houses
           
           of
           Parliament
           .
           Bring
           with
           you
           as
           firm
           Resolutions
           to
           do
           your
           duty
           ,
           and
           let
           all
           Our
           good
           People
           joyn
           with
           Vs
           in
           Our
           prayers
           to
           Almighty
           God
           for
           his
           blessing
           upon
           this
           Work
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           Proposition
           shall
           be
           rejected
           by
           you
           ,
           We
           have
           done
           Our
           duty
           so
           amply
           ,
           that
           God
           will
           ab●olve
           Vs
           from
           the
           Guilt
           of
           any
           of
           that
           blood
           which
           must
           be
           spilt
           .
           And
           what
           opinion
           soever
           other
           Men
           may
           have
           of
           Our
           Power
           ,
           We
           assure
           you
           nothing
           but
           Our
           Christian
           &
           Pious
           care
           to
           prevent
           the
           Effusion
           of
           blood
           hath
           begot
           this
           Motion
           ,
           Our
           Provision
           of
           Men
           ,
           Arms
           and
           Money
           being
           such
           as
           may
           secure
           Vs
           from
           further
           violence
           ,
           till
           it
           please
           God
           to
           open
           the
           eyes
           of
           Our
           People
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           ❧
           The
           Answer
           of
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           to
           His
           Majesties
           Message
           of
           
             the
             25.
             of
             August
             .
             1642.
             
          
        
         
           
             May
             it
             please
             Your
             Majestie
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           assembled
           ,
           having
           received
           Your
           Majesties
           Message
           of
           the
           25
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           do
           with
           much
           grief
           resent
           the
           dangerous
           and
           distracted
           state
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           by
           all
           means
           endeavoured
           to
           prevent
           ,
           both
           by
           our
           severall
           Advices
           and
           Petitions
           of
           Your
           Majesty
           ,
           which
           have
           bin
           not
           only
           without
           successe
           ,
           but
           there
           hath
           followed
           that
           ,
           which
           no
           ill
           counsell
           in
           former
           times
           hath
           produced
           ,
           or
           any
           age
           hath
           seen
           ,
           namely
           ,
           those
           severall
           Proclamations
           and
           Declarations
           against
           both
           the
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           whereby
           their
           Actions
           are
           declared
           Treasonable
           ,
           and
           their
           Persons
           Traitors
           ;
           And
           thereupon
           Your
           Majestie
           hath
           set
           up
           Your
           Standard
           against
           them
           ,
           whereby
           You
           have
           put
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           this
           whole
           Kingdom
           out
           of
           Your
           Protection
           ;
           so
           that
           untill
           Your
           Majestie
           shall
           recall
           those
           Proclamations
           and
           Declarations
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Essex
          
           and
           both
           
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           their
           adherents
           and
           assistante
           ,
           and
           such
           as
           have
           obeyed
           and
           executed
           their
           commands
           &
           directions
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           duties
           ,
           are
           declared
           Traitors
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           delinquents
           ;
           And
           untill
           the
           Standard
           set
           up
           in
           pursuance
           of
           the
           said
           Proclamations
           be
           taken
           down
           ,
           Your
           Majestie
           hath
           put
           us
           into
           such
           a
           condition
           ,
           that
           whilest
           we
           so
           remain
           we
           cannot
           by
           the
           fundamentall
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           publike
           trust
           reposed
           in
           us
           ,
           or
           with
           the
           generall
           good
           and
           safetie
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           give
           Your
           Majestie
           any
           other
           Answer
           to
           this
           Message
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Joh.
                 Browne
                 Cler.
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 H.
                 Elsinge
                 Cler.
                 
                 Parl.
                 D.
                 Com.
                 
              
            
          
           s
        
      
       
       
         
           His
           MAJESTIES
           Reply
        
         
           To
           an
           Answer
           sent
           by
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           His
           MAJESTIES
           Message
           of
           
             the
             25.
             of
             August
             ,
          
           concerning
           a
           Treatie
           of
           Accommodation
           .
        
         
           WE
           will
           not
           repeat
           what
           means
           We
           have
           used
           to
           prevent
           the
           dangerous
           and
           distracted
           estate
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           nor
           how
           those
           meanes
           have
           been
           interpreted
           ,
           because
           being
           desirous
           to
           avoid
           effusion
           of
           blood
           We
           are
           willing
           to
           decline
           all
           memory
           of
           former
           bitternesse
           that
           might
           make
           Our
           offer
           of
           a
           Treatie
           lesse
           readily
           accepted
           .
        
         
           We
           never
           did
           Declare
           ,
           nor
           ever
           intended
           to
           Declare
           both
           Our
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           Traitours
           ,
           or
           set
           up
           Our
           Standard
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           much
           lesse
           to
           put
           them
           and
           this
           Kingdom
           out
           of
           Our
           Protection
           :
           We
           utterly
           Professe
           against
           it
           before
           God
           and
           the
           World
           .
           And
           further
           to
           remove
           all
           possible
           Scruples
           which
           may
           hinder
           the
           Treaty
           so
           much
           desired
           by
           Vs
           ;
           We
           hereby
           Promise
           ,
           so
           that
           a
           day
           he
           appointed
           by
           you
           for
           the
           revoking
           of
           your
           Declarations
           against
           all
           Persons
           as
           Traitours
           or
           otherwayes
           ,
           for
           assisting
           of
           Vs
           ,
           We
           shall
           with
           all
           cheerfulnesse
           upon
           the
           same
           day
           recall
           Our
           
           Proclamations
           and
           Declarations
           ,
           and
           take
           down
           Our
           Standard
           :
           In
           which
           Treaty
           We
           shall
           be
           ready
           to
           grant
           any
           thing
           that
           shall
           be
           really
           for
           the
           good
           of
           Our
           Subjects
           ;
           Conjuring
           you
           to
           consider
           the
           bleeding
           ,
           condition
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           the
           dangerous
           condition
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           in
           as
           high
           a
           degree
           as
           by
           these
           Our
           offers
           We
           have
           declared
           Our Self
           to
           do
           :
           And
           assuring
           you
           that
           Our
           chief
           desire
           in
           this
           world
           is
           to
           beget
           a
           good
           understanding
           and
           mutuall
           confidence
           betwixt
           Vs
           and
           Our
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           KINGS
           most
           Excellent
           MAJESTIE
        
         
           The
           humble
           Answer
           and
           Petition
           of
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           unto
           the
           KINGS
           last
           Message
           .
        
         
           
             May
             it
             please
             Your
             Majestie
             .
          
        
         
           IF
           we
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           assembled
           should
           repeat
           all
           the
           waies
           we
           have
           taken
           ,
           the
           endeavours
           we
           have
           used
           ,
           and
           the
           expressions
           we
           have
           made
           unto
           Your
           Majestie
           to
           prevent
           those
           Distractions
           and
           Dangers
           Your
           Majestie
           speaks
           of
           ,
           likely
           to
           fall
           upon
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           we
           should
           too
           much
           enlarge
           the
           Reply
           ;
           therefore
           as
           we
           humbly
           ,
           so
           shall
           we
           onely
           let
           Your
           Majestie
           know
           ,
           that
           we
           cannot
           recede
           from
           our
           former
           Answer
           ,
           for
           the
           Reasons
           therein
           expressed
           :
           For
           that
           Your
           Majestie
           hath
           not
           taken
           down
           Your
           Standard
           ,
           
           Recalled
           Your
           Proclamations
           and
           Declarations
           ,
           whereby
           You
           have
           declared
           the
           Actions
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           be
           Treasonable
           ,
           and
           their
           Persons
           Traitours
           ,
           and
           You
           have
           published
           the
           same
           since
           Your
           Message
           of
           the
           25
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           by
           Your
           late
           Instructions
           sent
           to
           Your
           Commissioners
           of
           Array
           :
           Which
           Standard
           being
           taken
           down
           ,
           and
           the
           Declarations
           ,
           Proclamations
           and
           Instructions
           recalled
           ,
           if
           Your
           Majestie
           shall
           then
           upon
           this
           our
           humble
           Petition
           ,
           leaving
           Your
           Forces
           ,
           Return
           unto
           Your
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           receive
           their
           faithfull
           Advice
           ,
           Your
           Majestie
           will
           finde
           such
           Expressions
           of
           our
           fidelities
           and
           duties
           as
           shall
           assure
           You
           ,
           That
           Your
           Safety
           ,
           Honour
           and
           Greatnesse
           can
           onely
           be
           found
           in
           the
           Affections
           of
           Your
           People
           ,
           and
           the
           sincere
           Counsels
           of
           Your
           Parliament
           whose
           constant
           and
           undiscouraged
           Endeavours
           and
           Consultations
           have
           passed
           through
           Difficulties
           unheard
           of
           ,
           onely
           to
           secure
           Your
           Kingdoms
           from
           the
           violent
           Mischiefs
           and
           Dangers
           now
           ready
           to
           fall
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           every
           
           part
           of
           them
           ;
           who
           deserve
           better
           of
           Your
           Majestie
           ,
           and
           can
           never
           allow
           themselves
           (
           representing
           likewise
           Your
           whole
           Kingdom
           )
           to
           be
           balanced
           with
           those
           persons
           ,
           whose
           desperate
           Dispositions
           and
           Counsels
           prevail
           still
           so
           to
           interrupt
           all
           our
           Endeavours
           for
           the
           relieving
           of
           bleeding
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           as
           we
           may
           fear
           our
           Labours
           and
           vast
           expences
           will
           be
           fruitlesse
           to
           that
           distressed
           Kingdom
           .
           As
           Your
           presence
           is
           thus
           humbly
           desired
           by
           vs
           ,
           so
           is
           it
           in
           our
           hopes
           Your
           Majestie
           will
           in
           Your
           Reason
           beleeve
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           other
           way
           then
           this
           to
           make
           Your
           Majesties
           self
           happy
           ,
           and
           Your
           Kingdom
           safe
           .
        
         
           
             Jo.
             Brown
             Cler.
             Par.
             
          
        
      
       
       
         
           His
           Majesties
           Message
        
         
           In
           Reply
           to
           the
           Answer
           and
           humble
           Petition
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           WE
           have
           taken
           most
           wayes
           ,
           used
           most
           endeavours
           ,
           and
           made
           most
           reall
           expressions
           to
           prevent
           the
           present
           Distractions
           and
           Dangers
           ,
           let
           all
           the
           world
           judge
           ,
           as
           well
           by
           former
           Passages
           ,
           as
           by
           Our
           two
           last
           Messages
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           so
           fruitlesse
           ,
           that
           (
           though
           We
           have
           descended
           to
           desire
           and
           presse
           it
           )
           not
           so
           much
           as
           a
           Treatie
           can
           be
           obtained
           ,
           unlesse
           We
           would
           denude
           Our Self
           of
           all
           Force
           to
           defend
           Vs
           from
           a
           visible
           Strength
           Marching
           against
           Vs
           ,
           and
           admit
           those
           Persons
           as
           Traitours
           to
           Vs
           ,
           who
           according
           to
           their
           Duetie
           ,
           their
           Oathes
           of
           Allegiance
           ,
           and
           the
           Law
           ,
           have
           appeared
           in
           defence
           of
           Vs
           their
           King
           and
           Liege
           Lord
           (
           whom
           We
           are
           bound
           in
           
           Conscience
           and
           Honour
           to
           preserve
           )
           though
           We
           disclaimed
           all
           Our
           Proclamations
           and
           Declarations
           ,
           and
           the
           erecting
           of
           Our
           Standard
           as
           against
           Our
           Parliament
           .
           All
           We
           have
           now
           left
           in
           Our
           Power
           is
           ,
           to
           expresse
           the
           deep
           Sense
           We
           have
           of
           the
           publike
           misery
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           in
           which
           is
           involved
           that
           of
           Our
           distressed
           Protestants
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           to
           apply
           Our Self
           to
           Our
           necessary
           Defence
           ,
           wherein
           We
           wholly
           rely
           upon
           the
           providence
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Iustice
           of
           Our
           Cause
           ,
           and
           the
           Affection
           of
           Our
           good
           People
           ,
           so
           far
           We
           are
           from
           putting
           them
           out
           of
           Our
           Protection
           .
           When
           you
           shall
           desire
           a
           Treaty
           of
           Vs
           ,
           We
           shall
           piously
           remember
           whose
           Blood
           is
           to
           be
           spilt
           in
           this
           Quarrell
           ,
           and
           cheerfully
           embrace
           it
           .
           And
           as
           no
           other
           Reason
           induced
           Vs
           to
           leave
           Our
           city
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           but
           that
           with
           Honour
           and
           Safety
           We
           could
           not
           stay
           there
           ;
           nor
           raise
           any
           Force
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           necessary
           Defence
           of
           Our
           Person
           and
           the
           Law
           ,
           against
           Leavies
           
           in
           opposition
           to
           both
           ;
           so
           We
           shall
           suddenly
           and
           most
           willingly
           return
           to
           the
           One
           ,
           and
           disband
           the
           Other
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           those
           Causes
           shall
           be
           removed
           .
           The
           God
           of
           Heaven
           direct
           you
           ,
           and
           in
           mercy
           divert
           those
           Iudgements
           which
           hang
           over
           this
           Nation
           ,
           and
           so
           deal
           with
           Vs
           and
           Our
           Posterity
           ,
           as
           We
           desire
           the
           Preservation
           and
           Advancement
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Law
           and
           the
           Liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           the
           just
           Rights
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .