A PETITION SENT To His majesty From both Houses of PARLIAMENT For ACCOMMODATION.  
AS ALSO, The Names of the Lords and Knights which delivered the said Petition unto His majesty.  
WITH A LETTER From His majesty, dated the fourth of this instant month, directed to the Speaker of the House of Peers, in Answer to the said Petition.  
With the Houses Protestation against the said LETTER.  
LONDON: Printed for Tho: Banks. Novemb. 8. 1642.   

A PETITION SENT To His majesty From both Houses of PARLIAMENT For ACCOMMODATION.  
AT a Conference betwixt both Houses, it was delivered by the Lords, That they had lately a Consultation in their House, once more by way of Petition to move His Majesty for an Accommodation, and that before they would conclude any thing concerning it, they had sent to the Lord general, to crave his advice and assistance in it; and that the Lord general had returned them an Answer, That for his part he did most gladly imbraee the Proposition for an Accommodation between His Majesty and His Parliament, provided it were done such a way, that Religion might be settled, and privilege of Parliament, and Liberty of the Subject; and that Delinquents might bee brought to condign punishment. Whereupon the Lords moved the Commons, that they would join with them in the same, and that the matter might bee referred to the Committee for the State of the Kingdom to consider of, to which the Commons agreed.  
A Petition being drawn up by the Lords to be sent to His Majesty, concerning the former motion for Accommodation, which Petition was red at a conference of both Houses, the effect whereof was, that both Houses of Parliament into their tender commiseration of the distractions of this Kingdom and great loss which his Majesty hath sustained in the late fight at Kineton by the death of so many eminent persons and great numbers of his Subjects of this Kingdom, whereby his Majesties power and greatness is much weakened and diminished, and the Kingdom impoverished by reason of this present War, and taking into consideration the great danger of his Majesties person in that fight, and greater hazard of his person and safety, if they should go on to a second fight, and being very tender of the shedding of blood, do humbly offer to his Majesty that he would be pleased to appoint a certain and convenient place near London ▪ where a Committee of both Houses of Parliament may have free access to his Majesty to treat with him of such Propositions as may tend to the settling of the great distractions of the Kingdom, and differences between his Majesty and Parliament, and that the said Committee may have free access to his Majesty, and safe conduct backward and forward.  
To which Petition the Commons declared their assent with the Lords, and it was ordered that a speedy course should be taken to sand the same to his Majesty. And they appointed the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of pembroke, of the H●use of Peers, the Lord Windham and Sir John Eveling of the House of Commons, to carry the same to his Majesty. But in the first place, they ordered that Sir Peter Killegrey should go to his Majesty with a Trumpeter and sound a parley, desiring to know whether his Majesty would be pleased to accept of a Petition from the Houses, and give free access and safe conduct to those that should bring the same, the said Sir Peter Killegrey being sent away post that night.  
Sir Peter Killegrey being returned from his Majesty, brought a Letter from Secretary Nicholas directed to the Speaker of the House of Peers, dated the fourth of this instant month; In which Letter the Secretary writeth, That his Majesty hath commanded him to inform the Houses that his ears shall be most willingly open to any Petition that shall come to him from his Houses of Parliament; and will give safe conduct and free access to any that shall bring the same, provided they be none of those whom his Majesty by name hath proclaimed Traitors, and that their number do not exceed thirty.  
Upon this Letter, the Houses had a great debate, and the Commons agreed in a vote or protestation, against the said Letter, that they could not admit of any such exceptions against their members, as being a great breach of the privilege of Parliament, and liberty of the Subject; And they therefore Ordered that the Committee for the safety of the Kingdom, should forthwith take into consideration what is fitting to be done upon it.  
And afterwards upon further debate and consultation concerning it, it was at length put to the question, and voted by the Commons, and consented unto by the Lords, that they would appoint no other of their Members to carry the Petition to the King, but those they had before nominated, and that there should be another messenger sent to his Majesty to know whether he would be pleased to receive the Petition from their hands, and grant them free and safe conduct.  
It was informed the houses that Prince Robert had plundered Master Whitlocks house at henly, broke down his park, and pillaged all his tenants, and for no cause, but that Master Whitlock is a Parliament-man.  
That they have also been at Redding, and in which Town there was such a party of Malignants, that the Towns-men plundered one another.  
It was informed the Parliament that one Master Stuart in Drury lane refused to lend or give any thing to the propositions, alleging poverty and want of means, but since his house being searched, there was 3600 pound found there, which by order of the house is to be sent to Guild-Hall.  
Ordered that the Committee for the Navy, employ two ships to scour and guard the Thames.  
An Order was made that all Papists in and about London do forthwith depart the City, or that else they shall forfeit their Estates.  
An order was made that a Committee of the House of Commons be appointed to take Order for the demolishing of all the Popish Ceremonies at Somersethouse, and the banishing of the Capouchin friars out of this Kingdom.  
The Commons then also delivered to the Lords a Declaration, which had passed their House to be sent into Scotland, to inform them of the present condition of things here, and to invite the Scots that according to the Act of Pacification they would raise considerable Forces in their Kingdom, to assist us in these times of imminent danger, and to defend themselves against the prelatical party and Clergy, that resolve to hinder the Reformation of Religion in both Kingdoms; which Declaration the Lords promised to take into consideration with all conveniency.  
FINIS.