Exceeding Joyful News FROM SCOTLAND: Wherein is declared the great willingesse of the Lords & Commons in Scotland, to aid the Parliament of England against the Cavaliers and Prelatical enemies of this Kingdom. Whereunto is annexed a fit parallel between England and Scotland, manifestly declaring the parity and equality of their precedent distempers, and our present troubles, occasioned by the self same party of Court Parasites, Papists, Prelates and Projectors.  
Sept. 13. London, Printed for T. Rider, 1642.   

Exceeding joyful News FROM SCOTLAND.  
THe Lords & Commons lately conveneed in Scotland (as in all their former actions) have declared themselves both truly noble and virtuously religious, all their aims and ends tending to the preservation of that gordian knot Which nought but a final dissolution ought to cancel, wherefore finding that the great and manifold distempers of this Kingdom (occasioned by a malignant party) must (if not timely prevented) prove dangerous and destructive to the peace of their own Kingdom, both Kingdoms running an equal hazard, likewise casting an eye of pity on the distressed estate of bleeding Ireland, to whose succour they have lent their brotherly assistance, our own Kingdom being so much busied at home, all that we can do, being little enough, to prevent the active and malicious designs of those who seek the ruin of the Kingdom. And as to Ireland they have lent assistance, so now they are resolved to lend us their brotherly assistance, vowing to venture both their lives and fortunes in the just defence of the King and Parliament against the malignant party of this Kingdom whose endeavours, plots and stratagems, power and policy, hath always been bend to ruin both England and Scotland. As may appear in this ensuing discourse, when Load was made B. of Canterbury, he began to bring into the Church superstitious Ceremonies here in England, and when his Majesty went into Scotland, Laud attending on him, he found great fault with the government of the Church, striving to bring in the same superstitious Ceremonies into their Church, but finding opposition, he by several stratagems, heaped oppressions on oppressions, incensing his Majesty against them, striving to maintain that by force which Justice could not abet to his aid, he summoned all the Papists of this Kingdom, all the Prelates, all the Projectors and Monopolizers of the Kingdom, these by their power, and with the money which they had rob the King and Subject of, maintained an Army which they carried against Scotland, adding several oppressions, stealing their cartel, pillaging the houses of the poor Subjects, to the utter ruin of many poor families, spoiled whole fields of corn, with many unspeakable sufferings and oppressions, causing the Kingdom of Scotland to raise an Army for to defend themselves from the intestine malice of these inveterate enemies: By God's Providence and unspeakable mercy they were that year defeated. His Majesty in His gracious disposition concluding upon certain Articles of Peace, promising them justice & an equal hearing and redress of all their grievances, Commissioners was chosen & sent for England, being arrived, they were put off from time to time, afterwards disgraced, one of them imprisoned, and a greater addition of their oppressions and miseries.  
A 2. Army was rised & brought into the bowels of this Kingdom, New castle was delivered up, by which means a second Parliament was called, and a new treaty of Peace concluded, all their grievances was scanned in a parliamentary way, and the Authors of their grievances was apparently known, some of them brought to condign punishment, others imprisoned, which were found the principal Authors, but the manifold oppressions that lay heavy on the Kingdom, by reason of the many projects and taxes that were granted, & the corruption of the Laws & Courts of the Kingdom, Both Bishop's Courts and others, took up so much time that before the High Court of Parliament could take order for the infliction of a just sentence on the chief Authors, and make a strict enquiry who were their assistants, the aforesaid malignant party had fomented many lealousies and Fears between his Majesty & his Parliament, making differences of Prerogative and Privilege, and having failed in their ends in Scotland, they now began to work the destruction of England.  
Having raised a difference thus between his Majesty and Parliament, they further persuaded his Majesty to withdraw himself from his Majesty, His Person not being secure during his residence so near them (nay it is apparently manifest, that to further their plots some of the chief Actors in this design did come into the City, and encourage the Prentices and others to repair to Westminster in a tumultuous manner offering affronts to several of his Majesty's servants, which act of theirs they fathered upon the Parliament, telling his Majesty that such tumults were encouraged and countenanced by the Parliament. Having by this means drawn his Majesty from the Parliament, they framed many scandalous Declarations and Messages, which they sent to the Parliament, as from his Majesty; by that means busying the Parliament in framing Answers (which they were forced to do to clear themselves of these ignominious slanders, which they had cast upon them.) In the mean time they underhand furnished themselves with provision for war; to be short they caused his Majesty to levy a war against his Parliament & (as in Scotland) so now to proclaim them traitors: At the difference that is between the proceed of the malignant party in England and Scotland, one was Ecclesicsticall Ceremonies, the other His Majesty's Prerogative, both being made but as Instruments by which they cunningly endeavour to ruin both Church, King & Kingdom.  
All which timely weighed, I really believe that there is not one man that is either master of reason or truly religious, that will be an assistant to these seditious Shimeons and Eleazar's, who delight in nought but rapine and destruction; surely I must of necessity condemn that man, as guilty of his own destruction that shall take up arms against himself. And let all the world judge what security, he can have that puts his life into their hands.  
Let every man consider seriously what oppressions were heaped on this Kingdom by these Prelates & Projectors, before the beginning of this Parliament, when their actions were limited by Authority, & they may easily discern how boundless their actions & oppressions would be, if now they should prevail & get the Law in their own hands  
They that would then without scruple, take half and pretend right to it, would if they could prevail, seize the whole & give you Law for't, they having destined Law King and Kingdom to be at their disposal. Therefore let all men that desire either to enjoy the Protestant profession, or to declare themselves true subjects to his Majesty, & faithful servants to the Parliament, take up the resolution of the Lords & Commons in Scotland, my life for my Religion, King & Country. Let us fight valiantly, our cause is Just, & doubtless the Lord of Hosts will fight for us, & we shall obtain a glorious victory.  
FINIS.