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HIS excellency's Letter of the 30 of January, 1643. TO THE Earl OF FORTH, Upon that Letter sent to him from the Prince, Duke of York, and divers Lords and Gentlemen at Oxford.  
My LORD,  
I Received this day a Letter of the 29th of this instant from your Lordship, and a Parchment subscribed by the Prince, Duke of York, divers Lords and Gentlemen. But it neither having address to the two Houses of Parliament, nor therein there being any acknowledgement of them, I could not communicate it to them.  
My Lord, the maintenance of the Parliament of England, and of the privileges thereof, is that for which we are all resolved to spend our blood, as being the Foundation whereon all our laws and liberties are built.  
I send your Lordship herewith a national-covenant, solemnly entered into by both the kingdoms of England and Scotland, and a Declaration passed by them both together, with another Declaration of the kingdom of Scontland. I rest,  
Your lordship's humble servant, ESSEX. Essex-house, Januar. 30. 1643.   

Febru. 8. 1643.  
IT is his excellency's pleasure this Letter be forthwith printed.  
Io. Baldwin, Secretary to his Excellency.   

Printed at London for Laurence Baiklocke, at Temple-bar. Febr. 10. 1643: