ANOTHER MESSAGE Sent to the Kings Majesty at york, from both Houses of Parliament, March 28. 1642.  
With His Majesties Answer concerning the same, dated March 31. 1642.  

Sabbathi, 2. Aprilis, 1642.  
Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that this Message be published and Printed.  
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Whereunto is added the Petition of the Citizens of york delivered to his Majesty by the High sheriff.  
Also an Order from the House of Commons to the Sheriffes of every County for the Collection of the four Subsidies.  
With the New Bill for Tonnage and Poundage passed by both Houses of Parliament.  
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London, Printed for John Thomas, 1642.   

May it please your majesty,  
THe Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, having found it necessary to provide, and set to Sea, a strong and powerful Navy for the defence of this kingdom, against foreign force, and for the security of your other dominions, the charge whereof, is to be born by the Common-Wealth, and taking notice of the indisposition of the Lord admiral, which disables him at this time for commanding the Fleet in his own person, did thereupon recommend unto his Lordships the earl of Warwick( a person of such quality and ability) as in whom they might best confided, to supply his Loreships room for this employment and understanding that your Majesty hath since signified your pleasure concerning that Command, for Sir John Pennington, we do hold it our duty to represent unto your Majesty, the great danger & mischief the Common-Wealth is like to sustain by such Interruption.  
And therefore do humbly beseech your Majesty that the Noble person recommended by both Houses of Parliament for this service, may no longer be detained from it, out of any particular respect to any other person whatsoever.   

To Our Right trusty and well-beloved counselor, Edward Lord Littleton, Keeper of Our Great seal of England.  
RIght trusty and well-beloved counsellor, We greet you well, We wonder both at the form and matter of that enclosed Paper ye sent Us,( in the name of both Houses of Parliament, in yours of the 28. of March) it being neither by way of Petition, Declaration, or Letter, and for the matter, We believe it is the first time that the Houses of Parliament, have taken upon them the nomination or Recommendation of the chiefe-Sea Commanders, but it adds to the wonder, that Sir John Pennington being already appointed by Us for that service, upon the Recommendation of our admiral,( which is so well known that none can be ignorant of it) and no fault so much as alleged against him, another should bee recommended to us: Therefore Our Resolution upon this point is, that We will not alter him, whom We have already appointed to command this yeares Fleet, whose every way sufficiency is so universally known, the which We are confident our admiral( if there shall be occasion) will make most evident( against whose Testimony We suppose our Parliament will not except & though there were yet none appointed, or the said Sir John( through-some accident) not able to perform the service, yet the men of that Profession, are so well known to Us,( besides many other Reasons) that( our admiral excepted because of his place) Recommendations of that kind, would not be acceptable to Us.  
Given at our Court at york, the last of March, 1642.   

An Order from the House of Commons unto the Sheriffes of each County respectively, for their true Collection of the four Subsidies, and the other two Subsidies to be paid accordingly.  

Die Veneris 25. Martij. 1642.  
It is this day Ordered upon the Question by the House of Commons.  
THat the Knights and Burgesses of every County, be enjoined to writ unto the Sheriffes of their respective Counties, That they warn all Collectors of the four Subsidies, who have not yet perfected their accounts, that they come and perfect their accounts by the beginning of the next term. And that all other Collectors of the two last Subsidies make their accounts also, by the latter end of the next term, As they will Answer their neglect therein to this House.  
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Die Lunae 28. Martij. 1642.  
IT is this day Ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that this Order be forthwith published in Print.  
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To the Kings most Excellent majesty.  
The humble Petition of the Citizens of York, delivered to his Majesty by the High sheriff of york.  
Most Gracious sovereign,  
WEe your Majesties loyal and obedient Subjects, do most humbly supplicate your Highnesse to look with compassion upon the Protestant Subjects of Ireland, that lie weltering in their own blood, most inhumanly  shed by the bloody cruelty of the Popish Rebels, who have already in a manner, eradicated the Protestant Religion, your Majesties sovereignty, and the English Nation our of that kingdom.  
And with like compassion, to look upon your Majesties Subjects of England; whose just fears of the like calamity, aily expected, do make them( in a measure) partakers of them before they fall.  
Which miseries present, and dangerous eminent, can neither be prevented, nor redressed, if these distances of place, and differences of councils, do continue between your Majesty, and your Majesties great council the Parliament.  
And therefore your Majesties Petitioners, do humbly supplicate, that your Majesty will be pleased to reconcile the displeasures conceived against your loyal Subjects of this realm( represented by the Parliament) unto whose Religious and faithful councils, as we have referred ourselves, so we do most Humbly desire your Majesty to vouchsafe your princely ear, and personal presence. That by their advice, your Majesties piety and wisdom may prevent the dangers, that in these distracted times, do threaten the destruction of Religion, laws, Liberties, and Lives of your perplexed Subjects.  
And in particular, they humbly pray your Majesties consent to pass an Act, prepared by the Parliament, for supply of money, for payment of the Forces entertained to subdue the Rebels of Ireland, and for payment of the Billet-money, due unto this Country.  
And your Petitioners shall humbly pr●y, &c.   

Die Jovis 24. Martij. 1641.  
WHereas the Bill of Tonn●ge and Poundage is hhas day expired, and a new Bill past both Houses for the continuance of those payments, until the third day of May which cannot as yet receive the royal Assent, in regard of the remoteness of his Majesties person from the Parliament. Which 〈…〉 by that Bill, are to be employed for the necessary gu●rding of the Seas, and defence of the Common-wealth▪ It is therfore Ordered by the Commons now assembled in Parliament, that the several Officers belonging to the customhouse, both in the Port in London, and the out Ports, do not permit any Merchant or other, to lad or unlade any Goods or merchandises, before such persons do first 〈◇〉 ●tries thereof in the customhouse: And it is also declared by the said Commons, That such Officers upon the respective entry made by any Merchant, as aforesaid, shall intimate to such Merchant; That it is the advice of the Commons for the better ease of the said Merchants; And in regard the respective duties will relate and become due, as from this day; That the said Merchants upon entry of their Goods, as usually they did, when a Law was in force to that purpose, would deposit so much money as the several customs will amount unto, in the hands of such Officers, to be by them accounted to his Majesty, as the respective customs due by the said Bill, when the said Bill shall have the royal Assent; Or otherwise His Majesty refusing the passing thereof, the said money's to be restored upon demand unto the several Merchants respectively.  
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Ordered that the Collectors of the customs do forthwith dispersc Copies of these Orders in all the out Ports.  
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FINIS.