THE KING'S MAJESTY'S LETTER, Sent to the House of Commons, and there Read.  
With A WORTHY SPEECH SPOKEN by Sir WILLIAM WROTH, concerning the Parliaments complying with His Majesty's Propositions contained therein.  
Desiring that it may be taken into present Consideration, and an Answer returned to His Majesty, concerning the same.  
Printed at London for john Wright, and are to be sold in the Old Bayly. 1643.   

THE HEADS OF THE PROPOSITIONS IN HIS MAJESTY'S LETTER.  

I. He upholding and maintaining of his Majesty's just and Regal Authority.  
II. The settling of his Revenue.  
III. The establishing of the Liberties of the Subject, in the free and quiet enjoying of their Estates and Fortunes.  
FOUR The Liberties of their Persons.  
V The Security of true Religion, now professed in the Church of England.  
VI The settling of Ceremonies in such a manner, as may take away all just offence.    

A WORTHY SPEECH Spoken by Sir WILLIAM WROTH unto the House of Commons, Concerning His Majesty's Letter.  
THis Letter, or Declaration now read from His sacred Majesty, expressing His Princely care, and tender affection towards the Parliament, and all His Maisties' loyal and dutiful Subjects, is now to be taken into Our Consideration: And I verily believe there is none here present, but hath as tender care and dutiful affection towards His Royal Majesty, and the preservation of His Honour and Dignity, the Laws and Religion established in His Majesty's Dominions, Parliaments, and their just rights and Privileges, as any subjects to any Prince in the whole Christian world.  
No man, M. Speaker, I think doubted, or had the least thought of jealousy (that are true Protestants and Loyal Subjects) of His Majesty's sincerity, and integrity towards His Liege People: For we have sensibly felt, and understood His Clear Intentions, and Gracious meaning to us all; not only these His Princely expressions in this His Gracious Letter, and Declaration, but also by former Speeches, Proclamations, and Protestations, both Public, and Private; His willing and cheerful granting us from time to time, our just desires, and Requests, and His cheerful passing of many wholesome Acts and Laws for the good of this Kingdom, and the redressing of many grievances and oppressions, which His good Subjects did suffer, by groaning under the burden of them; and His willing Complying with His Parliament, for the appeasing of the great Differences that was between this Kingdom, and Scotland, and (we hope) the settling of Peace, and amity amongst ourselves (which God grant.) These have been sufficient testimonies of His Princely and tender Care over His People, and enough to endear our hearts and affections to His Royal Majesty, and His Posterity forever.  
M. Speaker,  
These Propositions recommended by His Majesty to the Consideration of the House consists of these Heads.  
The upholding and maintaining of His Majesty's just and Regal Authority, and settling of His Revenue, and the establishing of the Liberties of the Subject, in the free and quiet enjoying of their estates and fortunes, the Liberties of their persons, the security of true Religion, now professed in the Church of England, and the settling of Ceremonies in such a manner, as may take away all just offence.  
1 For the first of these, it hath been our Principal Care, and endeavours hitherto, as fare as the present distempers and distractions in the State would give us leave, to maintain the just Prerogative, and Regal Power of His Majesty, and to settle His Revenue. But being necessitated to consult, and consider of the great and weighty Affairs of this State, being so perplexed, and distracted through the malice and pernicious endeavours of wicked and dis-affected persons, to the Peace and Tranquillity both of His Majesty, and His Kingdoms, thereby forced to lay aside the Determinations of His Majesty's Demand, till His Majesty's Kingdoms be secured, and preserved from fatal destruction, which by the malignant Adversaries thereof, daily sought and practised: but not leaving the same, either as negligent, or forgetful of His Majesty's just Demands, or in any undutifulness, but that in due time, upon the first opportunity to take the same again into Consideration, and proceed therein to the final conclusion thereof; desiring this House that His Majesty may be informed of our real intentions therein.  
Secondly, for the other Proposition by his Majesty, we cannot but in dutiful obedience return our thankfulness to his Majesty in the Name of the whole Parliament, for his Princely Care of our Liberties and Privileges, and Pious Resolution to establish our Religion in its Truth and Purity, and his indifferency in the use and exercise of Ceremonies; concerning which, we have received many Petitions from divers Counties and parts of this Kingdom, signed with many thousand Hands, for the utter abolishment of the same: showing likewise the inconvenience in the use and exercise of the same, the great Damage and many Evils that have succeeded upon the Toleration thereof hitherto; which, with the continuance of the use thereof, is also like to continue the Evils, and daily increase more and more d●ngerous: upon which, it hath been thought fit by this Honourable▪ House to extinguish and abolish the same, fr●m being joined with the worship of God in the Exercise of Religion by the general Vote of the House; and divers Orders have issued through the Kingdom, for leaving off and laying by the further use thereof. These things being thus fare proceeded in by joint consent o● Parliaments, I humbly desire, His Majesty may be moved by Petition of both Houses, for his Royal assent thereunto.  
Thirdly, as for the settling of Religion, and goo● Discipline in the Church, we have been much opposed and interrupted in our proceed therein, (when we had the same in Consultation, and in Consideration) by the Prelatical Faction in the Lord's House, it having been a great part of our Business, to remove such Impediments as have hindered our Proceed, not only in that, but other the great Affairs of State, and to appease the present Distractions and Distempers in this Kingdom; To supply with aid and assistance all our afflicted Brethren in Ireland, and to preserve and secure our own persons from the malice and wicked Designs of our malicious and Malignant Adversaries, Enemies to our Peace and Safety, and Enemies to the Prosperity and Tranquillity of his Majesty, and his good subjects. Which Lets and Hindrances, which have caused these Stops, in our Proceed in the settling of Religion, I likewise desire may be represented to his Majesty.  
And thus much concerning his Majesty's Propositions; which I desire may be taken into present Consideration, and Answer returned to his Majesty concerning the same.  
FINIS.