The Lord Maior of London's Letter to the King at York, June, 22.  
In behalf of the Aldermen sheriffs, the Masters and Wardens of each several Company in Answer to His majesty's Letter.  
The Parliaments Resolution, concerning the Kings most excellent majesty, and the Lords and Commons which have absented themselves from the said Houses, and are now at York attending on his majesty.  
Like wise the Grounds and Reasons why they are enforced to take Arms, With the several Reasons to prove that every man is bound to uphold the Parliament against all Opposers whatsoever.  

Ordered by the Lords and Commons that this be printed and published.  


Ic. Bro. Cler. par.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. parl.     
AS no greater fidelity can be presented to me, than a loyal Obedience to your majesty's Command, so no greater unhappiness can befall me, then in conceiving my solicitous endeavours to imbecile and invailid, and not able to incline to myaffections; for my condiscentious mind is so dubiously balanced, depending on a double Authority, that it is an unexpressible difficulty to my thoughts, how to weigh my resolution with an unquestionable action. If I should not obey Your majesty's command in an equitable cause, I might meritoriously be suspended from that place of Honour conferred on me, undeserving to be your majesty's subject, much less Your Personable Servant, and liable to Your majesty's displeasure and indignation; yet if I should obey Your majesty's command without consent of Parliament, I should be nevertheless liable to the censure of Parliament, so that in various and several commands a conformity of Obedience is very difficult. Whereas Your majesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament, with additional persuasions to your good subjects for the raising of Horse and furnishing your Parliament with necessary moneys, (I Your majesty's faithful subject) do conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other pretence then for the Honour and defence of Your majesty, together with both Houses of Parliament, and for the universal security of Your kingdoms. And since Your majesty's manifold Protestations taken in the presence of Almighty God, and by Your several oaths taken by the Faith of a Prince, are ample testimonies of Your majesty's just desires for the public peace, and sufficient manifestations, of your real intentions, not to levy war against your Parliament, I cannot entertain such a sinister conceit in my thoughts, that your majesty will violate those several oaths by raising any Forces, which consequently would ruinate the prosperity of your majesty's kingdom by a civil Discord  
And I am so confident on the other side, that whatsoever moneys shall be collected, or forces levied by your Parliament, they will not derogate any thing from your majesty's Prerogative, but to the preservation of the public peace, and the advancement both of your majesty's Honour, and your kingdom's happiness.  
So that whatsoever money, Plate, Horse, Arms shall be contributed dy your majesty's willing and Leyall, subjects of the City of London, being disposed by the prudent dispensation of your Parliament, chiefly to maintain the Protestant Religion, your majesty Authority, and person in royal Dignity the free course of justice, the laws of the Land, the peace of the kingdom, and privilege of Parliament, and partly to the necessary use of Ireland; as also the payment of the Scottish subjects.  
I hope your majesty will take it as an acceptable service at their hands, and not look upon it as the raising forces against your majesty, or to be done either in malice, or contempt of your, or of your Authority.  
Thus I, and the several Companies having herein punctually, observed the direction of both Houses of Parliament, nothing contradictory to Your majesty's Commands, We hope Your majesty shall have no cause to proceed against the several Companies, in obeying the Trust reposed in them both by Your majesty's Authority, and by both Houses of Parliament: or against any particular persons, either as Contemners or opposers of Your majesty's Commands and authorities, or Her Law of the Land; doing nothing, but what Your Parliament wisdom, Truth, and equity have prescribed unto them, as well for the intended safety of your majesties person, as the security of the Kingdom.  
And that Your majesty shall hereby have no just occasion to be compelled to question the Charter of this Your City, which as Your majesty is yet willing to believe, so You may be confident both in a high and low degree will continue loyal to Your majesty's sacred Person, and authority.  
These ample testimonies of my loyalty (SIR) I hope will give Your majesty a satisfactory contentation, since Your majesty's Commands are iusty presormed, and obeyed by  
Your majesty's faithful humble and loyal Subject and Servant. E. G  
The Reason why the Subject is bound to obey the Command of the Parliament, Voted, 
 That if in case of necessity, his Majesty shall deny his assent, the Ordinance agreed on by both Houses of Parliament, doth oblige the People, and aught to be obeyed, being warranted by the fundamental Laws of the kingdom,  
Both houses of Parliament hath took into their serious consideration the Occasion and Reason why the Members of the said Houses should absent themselves upon their summoning in whereupon they hath drawn up a Charge against them, and are resolved that they shall pay 100 l a man, and to be examined by the Committee before the next fitting.   

Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this be printed and published.