Exceeding joyful PROPOSITIONS; Propounded by the Commons assembled in Parliament, to all true Subjects within the kingdom of ENGLAND, and Dominion of WALES.  
Wherein they declare the proceedings of the KING OF denmark Also how the Kings majesty hath sent two ambassadors to the said King of denmark, concerning his present proceedings here in ENGLAND.  
Likewise the King of Denmarkes Answer and Resolution, concerning his Majesties desire.  
Presented to the Kings Majesty at OXFORD, December 20. 1642.  

Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that these Propositions be forthwith Printed and published.  
Hen. Elsing, clear. Parliamentorum.   
Decemb. 23, Printed for I. H. and William Crumwell 1642.   

Exceeding joyful Propositions, From the High and Honourable Court of Parliament.  
To all His majesties Subiects in His Dominions of ENGLAND and WALES.  
WEE the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, do in the presence of Almighty God for the satisfaction of all true English Subjects, propound these Our Propositions to the Subjects of this Nation, to satisfy them in general of our proceedings, and that there was nor is not the least thought arising among us, of any evil intention toward his Majesty, nor design▪ to the prejudice of his just Honour and Authority, but being engaged to raise forces, and to take up arms against the Authors of this bloody and intestine war, wherewith this kingdom, that lately flourished in Peace and prosperity, is now involved in blood and slaughter, the dire effects of war,.  
And we have always desired from our hearts and souls, and manifested in Our actions and proceedings, and in several humble Petitions and Messages, professed Our loyalty and obedience to his Majesty, with our readiness and resolution to defend his Person, and support his estate by the hazard of Our lives and fortunes, and that we have been willing for the Peace of the kingdom, to pass by high encroachments and usurpations, to the prejudice o● Religion and Liberty, and divers bloody traitorous practises to the utter ruin both of Church and State, so as we might for the present time have been secuted from that wicked malignant party, those pernicious and traitorous Councellors, who have been the authors of these calamities, which have, and do still distemper this Church and State, and all evidence and inducements maketh us really believe, that the Kings council and resolutions, are so engaged to the popish party, for the extirpation of Gods true Religion, that all our hopes of peace are excluded, and his Majesty fully intends to give satisfaction to the Church of Rome, and their adherents, by altering the protestant profession( namely) the true Religion so long professed by the People of this Nation, and maintained by so many Protestant Princes, to their eternal same, that so the malignant Vipers may( by opposing his Majesties good Subjects) gain power to destroy the well-affected party of this kingdom.  
Wherefore We have thought fit to declare unto you the resolution and proceedings of the King of denmark, and how his Majesty hath employed divers Persons of ill report, both for Religion and honesty, to denmark, and divers other foreign parts, to raise forces there, and to land them in the Northern parts of this kingdom, to join with the earl of Cumberlands papistical Crew, and that through his Majesties ambassadors means, they have prevailed so far with foreign Papists that in divers places beyond the Seas there is great preparation for all Warre-like provision, to assist his Majesty the King of England, against his great council the Parliament, the Protectors and framers of this war, having set down their Resolution and determination to plant Popery & superstition in this kingdom, and to abolish the true Protestant proffession.  
Wherefore we have thought it also meet and necessary for the preservation of the gospel, to declare unto you, that his Majesty hath of late dayes received about him divers known notorious Papists, being the first authors of these bloody Warres in Ireland, some of which stand impeached of high Treason for the Rebellion there, by the Parliament of England, it being apparently known that they have been in actual Rebellion, as namely the Lord Taffe, Sir John Dungane, proclaimed Rebels, likewise Doctor Meare, indicted for the Rebellion there, and fled for the same, and yet appointed physician to Prince Rupert.  
Wee have thought it necessary to declare likewise, that we have received certain information, that the King hath sent for the Petition of the Irish-Rebels, which the Justices had stopped, with evident expressions of favour to them, where●● that kingdom is like to become an unfit habitation for the professors of the Protestant Religion, and a seminary or seed-plot of war and Treason against this kingdom, and that the Rebels in Jreland must needs gain inincouragement, and the poor Protestant party be very much disheartened to see 〈…〉 heavy distractions of this kingdom, ●● which means the Rebels are very confident that they shall utterly destroy the Protestant Religion, and plant popery and superstition in its place, for the preservatio●● of which, wee desire all that would declare themselves true Protestants, to lay their helping hand hereunto, and to assist this Army that now stands for the same, under the Command of his Excellency Robert earl of Essex.  

Ordered by the Commons in Parliament assembled, that these Propositions be forthwith printed and published.  
Hen. Elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.   
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