several VOTES OF THE Lords and Commons, Concerning His Majesties Message and Propositions.  
Wherein is declared their intention to proceed against the Traitors and Rebels of the kingdom.  
And that the earl of Essex shall( according to his Commission ▪ put the same in execution.  
LONDON, Printed for Francis Kit Aug. 30. 1642.   

The Kings Majesties PROPOSITIONS TO THE HIGH covert OF PARLIAMENT.  
THe Kings most excellent Majesty having several times and by sundry practices both in his own person, and by his Ministers, endeavoured to strengthen himself, and to raise an army against his Parliament, being seduced thereto by those evil affencted and bloodthirsty Papists, who have by their practices endeavoured, and do daily endeavour to ruin both our Religion, and destroy the whole kingdom; but finding that their designs are made frustrate by the providence of Almighty God, and the endeavours of the Parliament, whose active care and timely prevention hath given a kerb to their head-stoing malice, and almost returned their plots upon themselves.  
Yet so full of malice are they, that one design hath usherd on another, as may appear by their practices from the beginning of this present Parliament to this very day.  

First, they persuaded His Majesty to withdraw himself from his Parliament.  
Secondly, they persuaded his Majesty to take the Prince and the Duke of York from the protection of the Parliament.  
Thirdly, they persuaded His Majesty into a belief that his Person and Honour could not be safe, during his residence in London, or near his Parliament.  
Fourthly, they persuaded his Majesty, that the Parliament, or some particular members of the same, had a design to subvert the fundamental Laws of the kingdom, and to alter Religion.  
Fiftly, they caused His Majesty, having left London, to make his residence in york, being a place remote from the Parliament, and( as they conceived) fittest for their rebellious and traitorous designs.  
sixthly, they persuaded His Majesty to levy a War against his Parliament, under c pretence of raising aguard for his royal Person.  
Seventhly, they caused his Majesty( having raised an army) to besiege Hull, and to proclaim Sir John Hotham Traitor, a member of the Parliament, in whom resides both virtue and valour.  
Eighthly, they caused His Majesty to ordain a Commission of Array for every county; which Commissioners have opposed each county of this kingdom, causing much blood to be  shed.  
Ninthly, they have caused His Majesty to set up his Standard at Notingham, and to march up against Coventry with his army; but being camest by the well affencted party of that city, they were forced to retreat, and at their retreat, by the providence of God, they were camest by the Lord Grey, and some of them fled, others taken prisoners.   
All which his Majesty taking into his Princely consideration, and finding the gteat misery that is like to ensue to this Nation if this civill war should continue; hath been graciously pleased to propound several propositions for pacification, sending them by the earl of Dorset, the earl of Southampton, and Sir Jobn Culpepper, to the Parliament for their assent thereunto, being desirous( notwithstanding though he have set up his Standard at Nottinham) yet so far his tender love and affection to his English Subjects doth extend, that he was graciously pleased to let them understand his desires, in these ensuing Propositions.  

1. That they would decline the beginning of a war, and withdraw their present forces.  
2. That they would declare against tumults, and punish the Authors.  
3. That they would nominate a select Committee to go to Nottingham to treat with others chosen by his majesty for that purpose.  
4. That his majesty was willing to stand to such a treaty of Pacification as they could agree of.   
The sum of his Majesties desires being red in the House, the Lords and Commons( no way questioning his Majesties royal intention) but knowing that so long as his Majesty is environed with so many wicked Councellors and evil affencted persons, which aim at the destruction of the King and kingdom, who for fear of the Iustice of the Law, seek the subversion of Justice, and who to advance popery seek the extirpation of the true Protestant Religion, such who make his Majesties authority a cloak for their villainy to the great dishonour of his Majesty, causing the Subject to be disaffected by reason of the manifold oppressions which they have suffered by those who have pretended those things to be done by his Majesties Authority; Wherefore knowing how many times his Majesty hath been seduced by these wicked Achans, they have small reason to hope that a good effect can be produced by a treaty during their residence so near the Kings person, they of all things hating peace, war being the crown of all their Actions, and the end of all their plots and stratagems.  
Wherefore after some debate thereon, it was voted in both Houses, that in regard his Majesty did still adhere to the councells of those that were evil affencted to the Parliament, and had proclaimed the earl of Essex Traitor, withall that do adhere to him, that unless his majesty shall recall the said Proclamations and take down his Standard, they cannot condescend to his demands, t●s also feared that these particulars are framed by evil Councellors, onely to gain time of the parliament.  
And therefore it is resolved that the earl of Essex should go on according to his Commission to subdue the Rebells and Traytors of this State and kingdom.  
FINIS.