❧ At the Court at York. 28. Martii. 1642.  
His majesty hath given me express Command to give you this His Answer to your Petition.  
THat this Petition (as some others of this nature) is grounded upon misinformation, and (being grieved and highly offended to see how His good People have been, and are abused by false rumours and Intelligences, which have procured causeless Fears and Apprehensions) refers the Petitioners to the two Answers He hath given to His Parliament, viz. To the Declaration presented to Him at Newmarket, and to the Petition presented to Him the six and twentieth of this month at York: wherein you will clearly perceive, That His majesty is not gone, but driven away from His Parliament, and therefore His majesty hath reason to think, that now (understanding the love He bears to, and Confidence He hath of His people's Fidelity; As likewise His constant Resolution for the maintaining of, and governing by the Laws of the Land) you may find reason to petition the Parliament to comply with His majesty's just Desires, and gracious Offers, this being the only Way, safely and speedily to cure the present Distractions of this Kingdom, and (with God's blessing) to put a happy end to the Irish Rebellion for the effecting whereof (as His majesty hath often said) He will neither spare pains, nor decline any hazard of His Person or Fortune.  
Signed by Master Secretary NICHOLAS.   

¶ Imprinted at York by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the assigns of JOHN BILL. 1642.