His majesty's DECLARATION To all His loving SUBJECTS; CONCERNING The Remonstrance of the ARMY. Delivered to the Commissioners on Wednesday last; And brought by the Post on Thursday Novemb. 23. to be forthwith printed and published.  
Together with His majesty's Letter to the Lord general Fairfax; And His Protestation and Proposals to all the Officers and soldiers in the Army, Who acts contrary to the will of His Majesty, or the desire of his two Houses of Parliament.  
Likewise, the Declaration of Col. Hamond, concerning the King. And his Letter to the House of Peers.  
Read and debated in Parliament, Novemb. 23. 1648.   royal blazon or coat of arms 
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London, Printed for Richard Brysons, 1648.   

His majesty's DECLARATION Concerning the ARMY, AND His Resolution touching their late Remonstrance, to proceed by the way of Charge against His royal person.  
SIR,  
HIs Majesty having received a Copy of the chief Heads and Representation of the Remonstrance of the Army, upon reading the same, declared a great dislike thereof, and uttered many sad and solentary expressions, in reference to the same; who after reading thereof, desired a conference with the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Salisbury, and the rest of the Clergy attending his royal person, which being assented to, his Majesty remonstrated and declared the grievances of his oppressed and afflicted heart, which followeth in these words.  
Right Reverend,  
Whereas divine providence hath been my sole protector, and his Almighty power the chief Anchor whereon my hopes and confidence did and shall depend; I shall therefore in this dismal and distracted Age remonstrate unto you, before my departure hence, the sad and heavy contemplations of my oppressed and grieved heart, occasioned t●e by voice and sentence of the Army against Our royal person and Family, and their resolution to proceed against us, by the way of Charge: However, I shall say with the blessed Psalmist, and the patient Sufferer, Thy will be done, O Lord, and not mine, and shall endeavour to submit my will unto the will of the Lord, that so I may be able to bear and undergo the cross and type of Christ in all adversity, tribulation, and affliction whatsoever.  
His Majesty having thus graciously and compassionately declared his present apprehensions of the fears and jealousies arising within his royal Breast, arising from the late counsels and consultations of the Army; the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Salisbury made each of them a speech, tending to the supporting of his majesty's troubled spirits in these dangerous and perilous times of adversity.  
The Duke of Richmond, and the rest of the Nobility at Court, have declared their sense and resolution to his Majesty, and have moved the parliaments Commissioners to write to both Houses, concerning the army's Demonstration for the executing of Justice on the person of the King.  
These things, upon serious debate and consultation, hath caused the royal party to propose several particulars to his Majesty for expediting of the Treaty, & putting a small end to his Concessions; but (as yet) they have taken little effect: for his Majesty declares a great unwillingness to pass any thing against the Marquis of Ormond, until the Treaty be wholly ended: but hath promised upon his royal word, that he will not depart this Island for 20 days to come, beginning the 19 instant, and therefore desireth liberty and freedom; which the better to effect, his Majesty hath sent a Letter to the Lord Gen. Fairfax, desiring his admission and Grant for performance of the same. As for his consenting to the abolishing of Episcopacy, and the sale of Bishops Lands, though so much conducing in the opinion of all his Restoration: yet it's generally conceived he will not yield therein: and the rather, because what's like to happen by way of difference.  
Dated from His majesty's Court at Newport, Novemb. 22. 1648.   

The Proposals of the parliament touching the Demands of the Army.  
THe Honourable Court of Parliament having received a Remonstrance, or Declaration, from the Army, containing divers Proposals exceeding high and of great consequence; and upon debate thereof, divers of the disassenting Members declared a great dislike thereof, and his majesty's moderate friends desired it might be laid aside for some certain days, others moved that it might be ejected; and in the conclusion, after they had sufficiently declared their full sense touching the Desires of the Army, they resolved to lay it aside till Monday next.  
After reading the said Remonstrance, Mr. Pryn made a very learned Speech, concerning the Demands of the Army, his expressions tending much to the dishonour of them, who argued very stiffly against the unlawfulness of their Demands.  
Divers other Members seconded him, and desired to insist no further thereon, but to wave their Proposals for a time.  
Yet notwithstanding the said Arguments and Desires, the well-affected party declared a great unwillingness to dispense with any time, but to insist thereon immediately, and to endeavour to give all speedy & possible satisfaction to them in all things by them desired.   

The Declaration of the Citizens of London, concerning the Demands of the Army.  
WHereas we have lately received a Paper entitled the Remonstrance or Declaration of the Army, touching the King, We do unanimously declare, That we shall willingly and freely comply with them therein, for the executing exemplary Justice upon all capital Offenders, and endeavour the restitution of the freeborn people of England to their common Rights, Liberties, and Freedoms, protesting to live and die with them therein, for obtaining, effecting, and making future provision for the same.  
Signed by many thousands of the well-affected party in and about the City of London.  
These mutual expressions are said to proceed from those Citizens, who are known and distinguished by the Badge of Independency; But it is said, that the Presbyterian party, and others, are resolved to thwart them in their Engagement, and to declare against some particular Demands of the Army, whom they conceive to be too high and unreasonable.  
But concur with them in their Proposition for the executing of Justice upon the visible enemies of peace provided a favourable construction may be had on his majesty's former actions and proceedings, and that they may be weighed in the balance of Equity and Compassion.  
Novemb. 22. Letters from the Isle of Wight say, That his Majesty begins to grow exceeding discontented and melancholy, and feareth much the present Overtures of the Army, touching their seizing on his royal person, which hath occasioned many sundry contemplative expressions from his Majesty, who saith, that if they execute their wills on Him, by spilling of his royal blood, He feareth divers more will follow. These dismal Representations causeth much sadness and mourning throughout several corners of the Nation. But it is thought that some new addresses will be made from the several Counties, to the Parliament and Army, in behalf of their dread sovereign the King.  
Other Letters from the Isle of Wight say, that his Majesty hath solicited Col. Hamond (Governor thereof) that none may have the power and protection of his person but himself, and those who were entrusted formerly by his two Houses; but the said colonel hath declared to the contrary, being weary of so great a charge, and hath sent a Letter to the House of Peers (which was this day read) humbly desiring their Lordships to take off from him the care of the King's person, and to make such provision for him; as they in their wisdoms shall think fit, to the end that he may be discharged of the said trust or employment.  
And the said Letters further make mention, that his majesty hath again debated the heads of the army's Remonstrance, and doth declare a very ill sense thereof, protesting that he had formerly a good opinion of them, and little thought that they would have ever acted so contrary to his expectation, and their former promises; and therefore desireth the omnipotent God of Heaven (to whom vengeance doth belong) to repay them according to their own deserts, and to act by them▪ as they intend to deal by Him.   
VIVAT REX.