TO THE KINGS Most Excellent majesty, The humble Petition of the Commons of the late Parliament, and others His Majesties loyal Subjects, in Scotland. Together with his Majesties gracious Answer thereunto.  
Printed in the year, 1643.   

To The Kings most excellent Majesty.  
The humble Petition of the Commons of the late Parliament, and other His Majesties lay all Subjects, in Scotland.  
Humbly shows,  
THat whereas after our many sufferings this time past, extreme necessity hath constrained us for our relief, and obtaining our humble and just desires, to come into England, where according to our intentions formerly declared; wee have in all our journey lived upon our means, victuals, and goods brought along with us, neither troubling the peace of the kingdom, nor harming any of his Majesties Subjects, of whatsoever quality, in a most peaceable manner, till wee were pressed by strength of arms to put such forces out of the way, did which out deserving, and as some of them at the point of death, confessed, against their own conscience, opposed our peaceable passage at Neverborne on tine, and have brought their own blood upon their own heads, against our purposes and desires in our letters sent to them at Newcastle, for preventing the like or greater inco●… ces: And that wee may without further opposition come unto your Majesties presence, for obtaining from your Majesties justice and goodness, satisfaction to our demands; wee your Majesties most loyal and humble Subjects do still in that way persist in petitioning which we kept since the beginning, and for the which no provocation of your Majesties enemies and ours, no adversity we have hitherto sustained, no prosperous success that can befall us, shall bee able to divert our minds; most humbly entreating that your Majesty would in the depth of your royal wisdom, consider at last our pressing grievances, and provide for the repairing of our wrongs, and losses, and with the advice and consent of the state of the kingdom of England convened in Parliament, settle a firm and durable peace against all invasions by sea or land, that we may by cheerfulness of heart repay unto your Majesty, as our native King, all the duty and obedience that can be expected from loyal Subjects; and that against the many and great evils, which at this time threaten both kingdoms whereof all your Majesties good an●… ving Subjects tremble to think, and who we beseech the God Almighty unanimously to avert your Majesties throne from, that it may bee established in the midst of us in religion and righteousness; and your Majesties gracious answer, wee humbly desire, and earnestly wait for.   

His Majesties answer to the said Petition.  
HIs Majesty, hath seen and considered this within written Petition and is graciously pleased to return this Answer by me; That he sends it in such general terms, that till you express the particulars of your desires, His majesty can give no direct answer thereunto. Therefore His Majesty requires that you set down the particulars of your demands with expedition, he having been always willing to hear and redresses the grievances of his people. And for the more mature deliberation of these great affairs, our summons for the meeting of the peers of this kingdom, in the City of york, upon the 24. day of this instant month, that so with the advice of the peers, you may receive such answers to your Petition, as shall most tend to his honour, the peace and welfare of his dominions: And in the mean time if peace it be that you desire, as you pretend, he expects and by these His Majesties commands that you advance no further with your arms to these p●…, which is the onely means that is left for the present, to preserve the peace between the ●… tions, and to bring their unhappy differences to a reconciliation, which none is more desirous t●… his most sacred Majesty.  
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FINIS.