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¶ His majesty's Message to the House of peers, April 22. 1642.  
HIs Majesty having seen a Printed Paper, entitled, A Question answered how Law are to be understood, and obedience yielded; (which Paper He sends together will this Message) thinks fit to recommend the consideration of it to His House o● Peers, that they may use all possible care and diligence for the finding out the Author, and may give directions to His learned council, to proceed against Him and the publishers of it, in such a way as shall be agreeable to Law and the course of Justice, as persons who endeavour to stir up Sedition against His Majesty. And His Majesty doubts not but they will be very sensible how much their own particular Interest (as well as the public government of the Kingdom) is, and must be shaken, if such Licence shall be permitted to bold factious spirits to withdraw His subjects strict obedience from the laws established, by such Seditious and Treasonable distinctions. And of Doctrines of this nature His Majesty doubts not but that their Lordships will publish their great dislike, it being grown into frequent Discourse, and vented In some Pulpits (by those desperate Preachers, who are the great Promotors of the distempers of this time) That human laws do not bind the Conscience; which being once believed, the civil Government and peace of the kingdom will be quickly dissolved. His Majesty expects a speedy account of their lordship's exemplary justice upon the Authors and Publishers of this Paper.  

Whereunto is added His majesty's Answer to both Houses of Parliament, Concerning the Petition and Reasons to forbear his intended journey to Jreland. Presented the 18. of April (by the Earl of Stamford, Sir John Culpepper, chancellor of the Exchequer, and Anthony Hungerford Esquire) and returned the 22. of the same, 1642.  
HIs majesty hath thought something of the Petition, and is much unsatisfied with many of Your expressions therein: His majesty will shortly send His Parliament, a particular Answer, but for the present you are to tell them, that as He resolved to do nothing concerning his Irish Journey, before He should receive Their Answer, so now He will not proceed further therein, until they shall hear, further from Him again.    

London, Printed by T. faucet, for J. H. 1642.