His Majesty's DECLARATION Concerning The Proclamation of the Army, proclaimed by sound of Trumpet, throughout the Cities of London, and Westminster; and His Resolution touching their bringing of Him to Trial.  
With a Letter from Denmark; a Message to His Majesty; and His new and latter Game, to be disputed with the Army.  
Dated from Windsor, on Wednesday Jan: 10. 1648.  
Also the Scots new Declaration, in behalf of their Native Sovereign; and their Desires and Proposals to the Commons of England.  
Together with a Declaration from the honest party in the West of England, touching the King, and their raising of 12000 Horse and Foot, for preservation of Liberty and Freedom.  
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Printed for John Gilbert, near Temple-Bar, 1648.   

A DECLARATION From the Kingdom of SCOTLAND Concerning The apparent danger of his Majesty's Royal person, and the present proceed of the Parliament and Army in order to the deposing of Charles King of great Britain, their native and lawful Sovereign.  
Right Honourable,  
THE Parliament of Scotland, are convened at Edinburgh, and begin to debate and consult much upon the transaction of affairs in the kingdom of England, divers pressing hard for unity & concord between the two Nations; others, That their Native Sovereign may be enthroned, and his just Rights and privileges confirmed and established; and to that end, forthwith sent post to their Commissioners resident at London, purporting the sense & desires of that kingdom, requiring them to negotiate with the two Houses of Parliament, and his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax, in behalf of their dread Sovereign, to the end, that no prosecution so trial, may be put in execution against his royal person, without the advice and concurrence of the Nation thereto, and that nothing be done or acted, contrary to the Solemn League and Covenant between the two Kingdoms. Our intelligence from thence further saith, That divers of the Scottish peers have transmitted a Message to the King's Majesty, intimating, Their loyalty and affection to his Royal person, and their Resolution to leave no means unassayed, for the advancing his Honour and Greatness. But notwithstanding their great forwardness, to make the Royal party glorious, yet there are many dissenting Brethren amongst them, who are resolved to confide with the parliament of England and the Army. The revolutions and transactions of affairs in this kingdom, now give a caution to all the well affected in our Neighbour Nation, to carry a strong hand, and an eagle's eye, over the proceed of the Adverse party. We hear of a new storm arising in Lancashire, and of great underhand listing there; but the well-affected are putting themselves in a posture to receive them and have in readiness 4000 Horse and Foot to attend their motion. We hear that the honest party in the West of England have also put themselves into a posture of defence, and have raised and listed 12000 Horse and Foot, to engage with the parliament and army (upon any occasion) for common Justice, Freedom, and Safety, and for promoting the Remonstrance of the Army, to the end, that impartial Justice may be executed upon the capital Enemy of this Nation, viz. Charles Stuart, for the high crimes and misdemeanours committed by him against his subjects of England, in levying war, massacring, and spilling the blood of near upon 400000 souls, within the Bowels of these his Realms and Dominions.  
Hallifax 6 Jan: 1648:   

A Declaration of the proceed of the high Court of justice, against the said Charles Stuart.  
Monday the 8 of this instant, the Lord Gen. Fairfax, and the rest of the Commissioners appointed for the trial of Charles Stewart king of England, met in the painted Chamber at Westminster, about 3 of the clock in the afternoon, and after some debate touching the trial of his Majesty, they came to this Resolution, viz. That on Wednesday morning a Herald should be appointed to make proclamation, and proclaim throughout City and Country, That the Commons of England assembled in Parliament, and the Commissioners for trial of the King, Do (in the name of themselves, and the freeborn people of this Nation) declare, That all persons whatsoever, who have any matter of Fact, against Charles Stuart, King of England, are desired, and invited, to bring in their Charges, on Wednesday the 10 of this instant January, to the said Commissioners sitting in Westminster-hall, for trial of the King, to the end, that justice may be executed, and peace and Righteousness established.  
Having thus named the time and place, his Majesty is expected to be sent for from Windsor, this present Thursday, and to be guarded to St. James'es', by two Regiments of Aorse, there to remain during the pleasure of the High Court of Justice.   

The presbyterians Declaration touching the King.  
AFter mature deliberation upon the proceed of the Lord General Fairfax, and the General council of Officers, in relation to the establishing of a firm and lasting peace within this bleeding, torn, and tottering kingdom, and the erecting of a pure and sound Government according to the Law of Nature, and the fundamental laws of this Realm, and after several conferences and disputations in order thereunto, divers of the Presbyterian party frequented to Westminster, and other places, where they had several disputations and conferences with the Officers, and other members of the Army; and after some debate upon the Foundation, of the grounds and principles of the Agreement of the People, the Presbyterians declared a great dislike thereof, remonstrating, That it was not founded upon a firm Rock; to which objections, several answers were made, for clearing such scruples and cautions, as seemed difficult to many; And as for the person of the King, they further declared, that notwithstanding the present Ordnance of Attainder against his Maj. yet they conceived it requisite and lawful, that the prayers of the Ministry be still continued in every Congregation throughout his Maj. Realms and Dominions; desiring, that he may have a legal trial, and that He may not be degraded of his Titles and Honours: Concerning which, be pleased to peruse this ensuing Letter from Holland, touching the degrading of his Majesty.  
Sir; We are here in a kind of amazement, to hear that your King should be designed for the grave before his time: Believe it, there's nothing more characterizes men wise in the opinion of the wisest mere man, then that they see a far off, not the plague of the body only, though that, but judgements sometimes for evildoing, sometimes for acting indiscreetly in matters that may be done. That which may lawfully be done, it may be absurd to do at some time: The taking away life, which is that prized above all, by him that all account wise, is not just (say some) at any time, unless there be a law that makes the thing done death, and death to him that doth it: The supreme power of England that forbids any to judge of treason in a constructive way, but themselves have retained in themselves a power to judge such and such practices and endeavours to amount to treason or death. In particular, suppose there were law, or it were in the power of the Lords and Commons to take awoy the life of the present King, yet if England, Scotland, and Ireland shallbe made more miserable thereby in reason, and the waas renewed, to the probable ruin of the Nations, and chief to those who pretend most to piety and justice therein, it were better not. That it's dangerous this may be said: If you cut off, you must set up, vacuities of that nature suddenly introduce confusion: If you set up, it must either be a new King, or a new Government; if a new King, than the next of kin, and if him, then let his compliance be what it will, his Father's death cannot be forgot: no, the danger of his mother's influence, who will remain in banishment, be easily got over, refuse he to come in, as it's most like, he hath the afore-named written upon his breast, hesides his hereditary claim, his marriage, which no man that hath a purse, but will endowry with a daughter, raise an army of 20000 to restore a son in law, and make his daughter Queen of 3 kingdoms, which by reason of situation, and inherent accommodations may (well managed) be the balancing power of Christendom. If any other, or a new Government, the objections are the same, & all the line & that successively are made enemies to boot; besides hath the Parl. or army yet got so much love? are they so deep in the hearts of the people, that they can assure themselves the newtrals, or those who have gone fare with them will quiesce? But the answer is ready, we have an Army that can not be overcome, neither by what can rise here, or come from abroad. So had Alexander, but Alexander was poisoned, and what then became of his Army? ruin approached. etc.  
Copenhague Jan: 4. 1648.  
Sir, Yesterday in the evening, here arrived a messenger from London, who secretly conveyed a Letter to his Maj. hands, purporting, That the Commissioners for his trial, had (by an Act of the Commons assembled in Parliament) made proclamation throughout the City of London, for the speedy bringing of him to trial, and executing of Justice and Judgement upon his person, proclaiming him by the name of Charles Stuart, etc. And after serious meditation upon the said lines, It is given out, by some Gentlemen resident with his Majesty, That (after reading the same) He declared, That if his Charge and Trial were legal, and according to the known Laws of the Realm, He feared not what man could do against Him; but if they acted contrary, He was resolved not to make any answer thereunto, not doubting but He should have a time of redemption, and that with honour and freedom. Thus confident is He of restauration; For, not long since. He publicly declared, That He had a new and latter Game to dispute with the Army, which might prove more fatal than all the former.  
FINIS.