Delightful NEWS To all Loyal Subjects.  
Being his Majesty's Royal Assent to the Scotch Commissioners, for assistance to our Brethren in Ireland.  
Wherein he is pleased to specify to the Honourable House of Parliament the principal instigators that persuaded the contrary upon their first Peti ion.  
His care and earnest desire for the settling of Religion, and multiply the peace of his Kingdom.  
With the many labours of both Houses of Parliament to further the same.  
Written and avowed by Richard Newrobe, Cleric.  
Printed at London for john Howell, 1642.   

Delightful news to all loyal Subjects.  
THe griefs and sorrows of both State and Parliament, have been almost insupportable, the differences betwixt the Parliament and his Majesty being the ground, it being removed, how can it otherwise be, but that we shall have a reformation (to our inexpressible joy) and removal of all obstacles that might either hinder the propagation of the Gospel, (in which the happiness of this State principally consists) as also for settling peace and tranquillity, and giving every Subject (that are now cautious and fearful) encouragement with alacrity to go about and exercise the employment belonging to every one of their several callings: all these blessings are probably produced unto us, and conferred upon us by this his Majesty's most royal assent, in granting his subjects' petitions (being for the benefit of his Kingdoms) and furthering Parliamentary proceed.  
Our poor brethren in Ireland having a long time groaned under the burden of a tyrannical and rebellious insulting enemy, whose barbarous cruelty and inhuman butchery towards the Protestants there inhabiting, that they have not only desired to root them out, and thereby to detain and take his Majesty's Imperial dignity of that Kingdom, but proceed in massacring their bodies, to the terror of all beholders. These things coming to the ears of the honourable Houses of Parliament, whose judicious care resolving to find a means to intervene and stop them in these their rebellions and insurrections against his Majesty's regal power and authority, there presented themselves to them in the mean time during the discussing of those affairs, divers Commissioners from his Majesty's Kingdom of Scotland, who as it were sympathising and bearing a fellow-feeling of their brethren's misery, proffered their service for their aid and assistance against the Rebels; and withal desiring the Parliaments favour therein, to assign over to them certain places in that Kingdom to be a refuge for them as it were in time of extremity; which the Parliament well weighing the reason and necessity of their so expedient a request, with one accord assented unto, and withal writ a petition, whereby to certify his Majesty, desiring his favourable assistance therein, which notwithstanding was at that time denied, his Majesty being thereto advised by some ill affected members, whose endeavours hindered that present assent: But taking it into his more serious consideration, upon the Parliaments further petitioning, he was pleased to grant unto the aforesaid Scotch Commissioners, the Towns of Koock farges etc. after this grant his Majesty being further petitioned to know who were those that gave him counsel to deny the so reasonable Petition of the Scotch Commissioners, it was found out that the Duke of Richmond, Mr. William Murray, and Mr. Endymion Porter, belonging to his Majesty's bedchamber, Sir William Killegrey, Mr. Crofts and Mr. Davis his Majesty's Barber, were all found tardy that way, whereupon they were voted by the Parliament as incendiaries, and not fitting to have any place of trust near his Majesty; therefore the Lords of the upper House, with the House of Commons resolved to join in petitioning for the removal, and thereupon some members of each house were sent to move him therein.  
His Majesty was moreover graciously pleased upon mature deliberation concerning the present estate of this Kingdom by reason of divisions, sects &c. to move the Parliament for the settling of Religion, according to the ancient order of Protestant Faith in Queen Elizabeth days, that all delinquents, as well Bishops as others might come to their trials, all innovations and ceremonious superstitions (as should by this honourable House of Parliament be thought fit) be expulsed and utterly extinct, that thereby there might be an unite and settled peace confirmed amongst his Subjects.   

The Parliaments care for the King and Country, and for removal of grievances.  
THE Parliament having with careful sedulity and indifatigable diligence wrestled with the various distempers of the times and perils of this Kingdom, and finding a malignant and impetuous enemy daily oppose them, who are the sole and only obstacles and hindrance of their beneficial proceedinds (I need not involve myself in a too mysterious description) I mean the Papists who like foggy clouds strive to obscure the glorious Sunshine of the Church of England, as also to derogate from the honour of Parliaments: And although they have oftentimes conspired to subvert and dissolve, not only that illustrious Assembly, but consequently the whole Kingdom, and not only this Kingdom but that of Ireland likewise as is aforesaid; yet those famous Pillars of this Realm now assembled have withstood their pernicious counsels, and dissipated their designs; and as their inveterate malice hath been most against this City of London being the principal strength of this Kingdom, so the Parliaments vigilancy hath been most for the security of the same: They have oftimes intruded themselves to become the King's favourites promising his Majesty all fidelity and faithful loyalty to his Imperial Crown and roy all Dignity, though indeed they did but flatter him in calumnious outshewes, for they are the sole enemies that quotidianly strive rather to extenuate and diminish his Crown then to maintain it, yet still they have sycophantized that they might come to places of dignity and honour, and command in the City, so that by this means they might the more easily bring their designs to maturity and execution: Their plots had once almost come to a ripe perfection, when they had gotten their arch conduct Lunsford to be Lieutenant of the Tower.  
The Parliament therefore taking these with many other like matters of high consequence into their consideration as chief concerning the welfare of the state, provided for the disarming of recusants, especially such as were of power and of most ability to make resistance, as also for settling such offices as were to be employed in matters of trust, choosing those whose former demerits and virtues might challenge to them acceptation of such honours whose endeavours have been peaceable, and labouring the propagation of Protestant Religion, and the depressing of Papistical superstitions, for the which they have removed Officers as were formerly Captains of his Majesty's Forts and Castles towards the sea, putting in such as were well affected by the Counties whereas the Castles are, who best know their deserts, the putting their souldery in a posture of warlike defence to the intent to avoid the danger of innovations by a foreign enemy, lest they be surprised unawares, all which are tokens of the Parliaments care towards this Kingdom, to the exceeding joy of the Commons, and perpetual renown of both the honourable Houses, for whose labours and endeavours all well affected subjects pray daily unto God to bless, whose commands and good beginnings all are bound to further, and whose works already finished, stand for a pattern of imitation to all worthy successors that they may do by this example what may be for the glory of God, accomplish all things for the honour of his Majesty, and settle all for the peace and tranquillity of the Kingdom, Amen.  
FINIS.