HIS Majesty's PRAYERS Which He used in time of h●● SUFFERINGS. Delivered To Doctor Juxon, Bishop 〈◊〉 London, immediately before his Death, With his several Speeches to hi● Children, (Viz.) the Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Elizabeth.  
And A Letter from the Prince to th● King his Father.  
April 16 Printed at London, Anno. Dom. 1649.   

A Prayer in time of Captivity.  
O Powerful and Eternal God to whom nothing is so great that it may resist; or so small, that it is contemned; look upon My misery with thine eye of Mercy, & let thy infinite power vouchsafe to limit out some proportion of deliverance unto Me, as to thee shall seem most convenient; let not injury, O Lord, triumph over Me; and let My faults by thy hand be corrected; and make not My unjust Enemies be Ministers of thy Justice: But yet My God, if in thy wisdom, this be the aptest chastisement for My unexcusable transgressions; if this ingrateful bondage the fittest for My over-high desires; if the pride of My (not enough humbled) heart be thus to be broken, O Lord, I yield unto Thy will, and cheerfully embrace what sorrow Thou wilt have Me suffer: Only thus much let Me crave of Thee (let My craving O Lord, be accepted of since it even proceeds from Thee) that by Thy goodness which is Thyself, Thou wilt suffer some beam of Thy Majesty so to shine in My mind, that I, who in My greatest afflictions acknowledge it My Noblest Title to be thy Creature, may still depend confidently on Thee. Let Calamity be the exercise, but not the overthrow of My virtue. O let not their prevailing power be to my destruction. And if it be Thy will that they more and more vex Me with punishment, yet, O Lord, never let their wickedness have such a hand, but that I may still carry a pure mind and steadfast resolution ever to serve Thee, without fear or presumption, yet with that humble confidence which may best please Thee; so that at the last I may come to Thy eternal Kingdom, through the Merits of thy Son our alone Saviour jesus Christ. Amen.   

Another PRAYER.  
ALmighty and most merciful Father, look down upon Me Thy unworthy servant, who here prostrare Myself at the Footstool of Thy Throne of Grace, but look upon Me, O Father, through the Meditation and in the Merits of Jesus Christ, in whom thou art only well pleased; for of myself I am not worthy to stand before Thee, or to speak with my unclean lips to Thee most holy and eternal God; for as in sin I was conceived and borne, so likewise I have broken all thy Commandments by My sinful motions, unclean thoughts, evil words, and wicked works; omitting many duties I ought, todo, & committing many vices which thou hast forbidden under pain of thy heavy displeasure: as for My sins, O Lord, they are innumerable; wherefore I stand here liable to all the miseries in this life, and everlasting torments in that to come, if Thou shouldest deal with Me according to My deserts. I confess O Lord, that it is thy mercy (which endureth for ever) and Thy compassion (which never fails) which is the cause that I have not been long ago consumed: but with Thee there is mercy and plenteous Redemption; in the multitude therefore of Thy mercies, and by the merits of Jesus Christ, I entreat Thy divine Majesty, that thou wouldst not enter into judgement with Thy servant, nor be extreme to mark what is done amiss, but be thou merciful unto Me, and wash away all My sins with that precious blood that My Saviour shed for Me. And I beseech Thee, O Lord, not only to wash away all My sins, but also to purge My heart by thy holy Spirit, from the dross of My natural corruption; and as thou dost add days to My life, so good Lord, I beseech thee, to add repentance to my days, that when I have passed this mortal life, I may be partaker of thy everlasting Kingdom, through the Merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   

A Prayer by Confession, made in and for the time of affliction.  
ALmighty and most merciful Father, as it is only Thy goodness that admits of our imperfect Prayers, and the knowledge that Thy mercies are infinite, which can give us any hope of thy accepting or granting them; so it is our bounden and necessary duty to confess our sins freely unto Thee; and of all men living, I have most need, most reason so to do, no man having been so much obliged by Thee, no man more grievously offending Thee: that degree of knowledge which thou hast given Me, adding likewise to the guilt of My transgressions. For was it through ignorance, that I suffered innocent blood to be shed by a false pretended way of justice? or that I permitted a wrong way of Thy worship, to be set up in Scotland? And injured the Bishops in England? O no; but with shame and grief I confess, that I therein followed the persuasions of worldly wisdom, forsaking the dictates of a right informed Conscience. Wherefore, O Lord, I have no excuse to make, no hope left, but in the multitude of thy mercies; for I know My repentance is weak, and My prayers faulty: Grant therefore merciful Father, so to strengthen My repentance, and amend My prayers, that Thou mayest clear the way for Thine own mercies, to which O let thy Justice at last give place, putting a speedy end to My deserved afflictions. In the mean time give Me patience to endure Constancy against temptations, and a discerning Spirit, to choose what is best for Thy Church and people, which Thou hast committed to My Charge. Grant this, O most merciful Father, for Thy Son Jesus Christ's sake our only Saviour. Amen.   

A Prayer in time of imminent Danger  
O Most merciful Father, though My sins are so many and grievous, that I may rather expect the effects of Thy anger, than so great a deliverance, as to free Me from My present great dangers; yet o Lord, since Thy mercies are over all thy works, and thou never failest to relieve all those who with humble and unfeigned repentance come to Thee for succour, it were to multiply, not diminish My transgressions, to despair of thy heavenly favour: wherefore I humbly desire Thy Divine Majesty, that Thou wilt not only pardon all My sins, but also free me out of the hands, and protect Me from the malice of My cruel Enemies. But if thy wrath against My heinous offences will not otherways be satisfied, then by suffering Me to fall under my present afflictions, Thy will be done, yet with humble importunity, I do, and shall ever leave to implore the assistance of thy heavenly Spirit, that My cause, as I am Thy Vicegerent may not suffer through my weakness, want of courage. O Lord so strengthen and enlighten all the faculties of My mind, that with clearness I may show forth thy Truth, and manfully endure this bloody Trial, that so My sufferings here may not only glorify Thee, but likewise be a furtherance to My salvation hereafter. Grant this, o merciful Father, for his sake who suffered for Me, even Jesus Christ the Righteous. Amen.  
FINIS.   

A Copy of a Letter which was sent from the PRINCE to the KING; Dated from the Hague Jan. 23. 1648.  
SIR,  
HAving no means to come to the knowledge of your Majesty's present condition. but such as I receive from the Prints, or (which is as uncertain) report, I have sent this bearer Seamour to wait upon your Majesty, & to bring me an account of it: that I may withal assure your Majesty, I do not only pray for your Majesty according to my Duty: but shall always be ready to do all which shall be in my power, to deserve that blessing which I now humbly beg of your Majesty upon  
SIR, Your Majesty's most humble and most obedient Son and servant CHARLES. Hague Jan. 23. 1648.   

The Subscription was thus, For the King.  
Monday 29 January, 1648.  
A true Relation of the RINGS Speech to the Lady Elizabeth, and the Duke of Gloucester, the day before his Death,  
HIs Children being come to meet Him, He first gave His blessing to the Lady Elizabeth, and bade her remember to tell her brother james, when ever she should see him, That it was his Father's last desire, that he should no more look upon Charles as his eldest brother only, but be obedient unto him, as his Sovereign, and that they should love one another, and forgive their Father's enemies. Then said the King to her, Sweetheart you'll forget this: No (said she) I shall never forget it while I live: and pouring forth abundance of Tears, promised Him to write down the particulars.  
Then the King taking the Duke of Gloucester upon His knee, said, Sweet heart, now they will cut off thy Father's Head, (upon which words the Child looked very steadfastly on him) Mark Child what I say, They will cut off my Head, and perhaps make thee a King: But mark what I say, You must not be a King, so long as your brother Charles and james do live. For they will cut off your Brother's heads (when they can catch them) and cut off thy head too at the last: and therefore I charge you, do not be made a King by them: At which the Child sighing, said, I will be torn in pieces first. Which falling so unexpectedly from one so young, it made the King rejoice exceedingly   

Another Relation from the Lady Elizabeth's own Hand.  
WHat the King said to me the 29 of Janua. 1648. being the last time I had the happiness to see Him, He told me, He was glad I was come, and although he had not time to say much, yet somewhat he had to say to me, which he had not to another, or leave in writing because He feared their cruelty was such, as that they would not have permitted Him to write to me. He wished me not to grieve and torment myself for Him, for that would be a glorious death that He should die, it being for the Laws and Liberties of this Land, and for maintaining the true Protestant Religion. He bid me read Bishop Andrews Sermons, Hockers Ecclesiastical Policy, and Bishop laud's Book against Fisher, which would ground me against Popery. He told me he had forgiven all his Enemies, and hoped God would forgive them also, and commanded Us, and all the rest of my Brothers and Sisters to forgive them. He bid me tell my Mother, that His thoughts had never strayed from Her, and that His love should be the same to the last. Withal He commanded me and my Brother to be obedient to Her, and bid me send His blessing to the rest of my Brothers and Sisters, with commendation to all His friends: so after He had given me His blessing I took my leave.  
Further, He commanded Us all to forgive those people, but never to trust them, for they had been most false to Him, and to those that gave them power, and he feared also to their own souls, and desired me not to grieve for Him, for he should die a Martyr, And that he doubted not but the Lord would settle His Throne upon His Son, and that we should be all happier, than we could have expected to have been, if he had lived: With many other things, which at present I cannot remember.  
ELIZABETH.   

Another Relation from the Lady Elizabeth.  
THe King said to the Duke of Gloucester, that he would say nothing to him but what was for the good of his soul: He told him, that He heard that the Army intended to make him King, but it was a thing not for him to take upon him, if he regarded the welfare of his soul, for he had two Brothers before him, and therefore commanded him upon His blessing, never to accept of it, unless it redounded lawfully upon him and commanded him to fear the Lord and he would provide for him.  
FINIS.