THE LATE LETTERS from both Houses of PARLIAMENT CONCERNING THEIR purpose of delivery of a Petition to His MAJESTY. HIS majesty's Answer to those Letters.  
Printed by His majesty's Command AT OXFORD, BY LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the university. 1642.   

For the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount FALKLAND principal Secretary unto His MAJESTY, or in his absence for Mr Secretary NICHOLAS, or any of the Lords the peers attending His MAJESTY.  
Grey of Warke.  
My Lord,  
I Am commanded by the Lords the peers and Commons assembled in Parliament, to address by you their humble desires to His Majesty, that He will be pleased to grant His safe Conduct to a Committee of Lords and Commons to pass and to repass unto His Majesty, that are directed to attend Him with an humble Petition from His Parliament. This being all that I have in Commission, I rest  
Your assured friend and servant GREY of WARKE Speaker of the House of peers pro tempore. Westminster this 3. of November 1642.   

To the Right Honourable the Lord GREY of WARKE Speaker of the House of peers pro tempore.  
My Lord,  
HIS Majesty hath commanded me in answer of your Lordship's of the third present, to signify to you, That He always hath been and is still ready to receive the humble Petitions of either or both Houses of Parliament, and shall take order, that a Committee of Lords and Commons may pass and repass to Him with the Petition of both Houses as is desired, so as the said Committee consist of Persons that have not been by His Majesty either by name declared Traitors or otherwise in some of His Declarations or Proclamations excepted against by name, with His intention declared to proceed against them as Traitors; And so as the said Committee come not with more than Thirty Persons in their company, and give notice before hand of their coming. And for the said committees better security, His Majesty upon the receipt of their names will give a safe Conduct for them under His Hand and Signet. This being all I have in Command to deliver to your Lordship, I humbly rest  
Your Lordship's most humble servant EDWARD NICHOLAS. Reading 4. Novemb.   

For the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount FALKLAND principal Secretary to His MAJESTY, or in his absence to any of the Lords the peers attending His MAJESTY.  
Grey of Warke.  
My Lord,  
I Have received a Command from the Lords and Commons in Parliament to send you the names of two Lords, that is to say, Algernon Earl of Northumberland, Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, and of four Members of the House of Commons Mr Perpoint, the Lord Wenman, Sir John Evelin of Wilts, and Sir John Hippisly, being the Committees of both Houses appointed to attend His Majesty with an humble Petition directed from them to His Majesty, desiring your Lordship will be pleased to move His Majesty to send a safe Conduct to pass and repass under His royal Hand and Signet for the several persons afore mentioned. This being all that I have in Commission, I rest  
Your lordship's friend and servant GREY of WARKE Speaker of the House of peers pro tempore. Westminster this 5. of November 1642.   

To the Right Honourable the Lord GREY of WARKE speaker of the House of peers pro tempore.  
My Lord,  
YOur Lordship's Letter, of the 5th of November, I showed to His MAJESTY, who hath expressly commanded me to return your Lordship this Answer in these words, That His MAJESTY hath sent (which I have enclosed) a safe Conduct under His royal hand and Signet for the Earl of Northumberland & the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Mr Perpoint, the Lord Wenman, & Sir John Hippisly, but hath not admitted Sir John Evelin of Wilts to attend Him, as being included in the Exception made by His MAJESTY in the Letter sent by Mr Secretary Nicholas to your Lordship of the 4th, as by the enclosed Proclamation proclaimed at His majesty's Court at Oxford, and sent with a Writ sealed into the County of Wilts, will appear. His Majesty hath likewise commanded me to signify to your Lordship▪ that in case the Houses shall think fit to send any other person in the place of Sir John Evelin, that is not included in the exception made in Mr secretary's letter before mentioned, His Majesty hath commanded all His Officers, soldiers and other Subjects to suffer him as freely to pass and repass as if his name had been particularly comprised in this safe Conduct. This being all that I have in Commission, I rest  
Your Lordship's humble servant FALKLAND. Reading this 6. of November. 1642.   

His majesty's safe Conduct.  
OUR Will and Pleasure is, and We do hereby strictly charge and Command all the Officers and soldiers of Our present Army, and all Our Ministers and Subjects whatsoever, to suffer Our Right trusty and right well-beloved cousins and Counsellors Algernon Earl of Northumberland, and Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, and Our right trusty and right well-beloved cousin Thomas Ld Viscount Wenman, and Our trusty and well-beloved William Perpoint Esquire, and Sir John Hippisly Knight (together with their attendants not exceeding the number of Thirty) to pass and repass to and from Us, they being now sent to attend Us with a Petition from both Our Houses of Parliament. This Our safe Conduct under Our royal Hand and Signet, We charge and Command them and every of them punctually to observe and obey, as they will answer the contrary at their utter most perils.  
Given at Our Court at Reading this sixth of November. 1642.   

BY THE KING. A Proclamation of His majesty's Grace, Favour, and Pardon, to the Inhabitants of His County of Willts.  
WHEREAS We have taken notice that by the malice, Industry and Importunity of several ill-affected and seditious persons in Our County of Willts, very many of Our weak and seduced Subjects of that Our County have not only been drawn to exercise the Militia, under colour of a pretended Ordinance, without and against Our consent (a Crime of a very high nature, if We would strictly inquire thereinto) but have made Contributions of Plate, Money and Horses towards the maintenance of the Army now in Rebellion against Us; We do here by publish and declare, That We are graciously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that County to the power and Faction of their seducers, Who, We believe, by threats, Menaces, and false Informations compelled & led them into these actions of undutifulness and disloyalty towards Us; And We do therefore hereby offer Our free and gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Willts, for all Offences concerning the premises committed against Us before the publishing of this Our Proclamation (except Sir Edward Hungerford, Sir Henry Ludlow, Sir John Evelin, and Walter Long Esquire,) against all which We shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law, as against traitors and Stirrers of sedition against Us, And whom We do hereby require all Our Officers and Ministers of justice, and all Our loving Subjects whatsoever, to apprehend and cause to be kept in safe Custody till Our Pleasure be further known. Provided that this Our Grace shall not extend to any Person, who after the publishing this Our Proclamation shall presume by Loane or Contribution to assist the said Army of rebels, to assemble and Muster themselves in arms without Authority derived from Us under Our Hand, to enter into any Oath of Association for opposing Us and Our Army, or to succour or entertain any of the Persons excepted in this Our Proclamation, or in Our Declaration of the 12 of August. But We must and do declare, That whosoever shall hence forward be guilty of the premises, or of either of them, shall be esteemed by Us as an Enemy to the public Peace, a Person disaffected to Us, and to the Religion and law of the kingdom, and shall accordingly receive condign punishment, of which We give them timely notice, that they may proceed accordingly at their perils.  
Given at Our Court at Oxford, this second day of November, in the Eighteenth year of Our reign.