The Queen's Letter From HOLLAND: DIRECTED TO THE KING'S MOST Excellent Majesty.  
Brought to the Parliament, and delivered to the custody of — Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
Whereunto is added His Majesty's late Speech.  
AND The Copy of another Letter sent from an English Merchant in Holland to his brother in London concerning the manner of the Queen's Preparation to come for England.  
London printed for I. Vnderhill. feb. ●● 1647   

The Queen's Letter SENT TO The KING'S most excellent Majesty from Holland.  
MOst Royal and Illustrious Monarch of great Britain, my great, my good and worthy Liege, the most regal object of my loving heart, best affections and utmost endeavours;  
Be pleased to let this paper in all humility to salute your Princely hands, and to give your Princely cogitations some account of my endeavours, (as I am bound in duty, and as I am your spouse and loyal wife) for your Majesty in my absence, my love having now no other ways left of expression, but by being your humble and faithful Agent in accommodating and promoting your high affairs, wherein if my words, the pledges, and earnest solicitors for the improvement of your present fame and glory, may carry in them any strength of persuasion, I would earnestly incite your Princely thoughts to a remembrance of your Majesty's resolution to carry forward your designs until they grow to a famous maturity and ripeness: maintain and continue your cause in the hardy prosecution of your affairs, without any mitigation, unless an honourable satisfaction may make you disbandon and raise your former intentions: Now you have a large field given you, wherein the illustrious virtues inherent in your royal Person may be actually expressed, and give the whole Christian world which are now spectators, and the eye of all Christendom upon your Person, a clear approbation and testimony that your Majesty merits that noble attribute annexed to your royal Title, Defender of the Faith: for by such like actions as these, Princes live when they have paid their debt to nature, and will be their own monument, which shallbe everlasting, & more durable than that of Marble. Be therefore constant in your Princely resolutions, full of your own cause, and your Majesty shall never want external accommodations and foreign compliances, which by my earnest endeavours and solicitations have of late been somewhat advanced, having obtained a list from our Brother the Prince of Orange, from whence as the special merit did distinguish them in worth, I have selected out of that number some choice, well-experienced and serviceable soldiers, such as shall be forward with courageous affections to maintain your Princely affairs, and to amplify your renown and glory in the in gagement of present actions: and out of these deserving men, I have chosen stout Commanders, who will be always ready to do Your Majesty service in your Army, and that I might further supply and serve your present occasions, I have caused 400. barrels of Powder, and 10, pieces of ordnance, to be conveyed to your Majesty, besides good store of all other Ammunition, necessary upon all warlike occasions, the compliance of our noble Brother the Prince of Orange is so settled in a firm complexion, simpathising, and affectionately agreeing with the present condition of affairs, that he hath by many demonstrations given testimony thereof, and by raising divers sums of money for my use hath endeavoured the inclination of his particular affections, amongst other accommodations lest your Majesty should be any way necessitated, I am to certify your Majesty, that the Jewels of your Crown are for present receipts engaged to some certain Jews of Amsterdam. Moreover I am to give your Highness' cause to esteem the cheerful undertake and forward alacrity of our Brother the Prince of Orange, who will with all careful vigilancy be ready to take all opportunities for your Majesty's advantage, and will with clear intentions wherein you may repose trust, be ready to express himself in all Christian Offices: My acknowledgement of Prince Robert's valiant courage and love expressed in personal actions, & those adhering to your Majesty, being arrived to my knowledge by a letter lately sent to Mr. Jermin, must needs deserve my approbation and highest commendation, since his worth and noble actions are of such transcendent expression of Princely merit. Amongst the other endervours of my affectionate desires, the States have been earnestly solicited for their aid and assistance, which as yet cannot be induced upon them to grant, nor can I by any persuasion obtain the effect of my urgent motion, though I hope my Letters sent unto my Brother the French King, shall infuse a Royal flame into his breast, and make him through accompable fullness of your Highness' Cause, give such aid unto your Majesty, as may express him Royal in his thoughts, and tender of his Regal relation unto your Highness; but if my Letter should be so unhappy as not fully to inflame and instigate his mind to awake his power in your aid and defence, I cannot nor will not see your actions brought on with so much expectation any way disanimated, but since the Ages hopes must be the production and business of Your weighty affairs, my personal solicitation shall at my going into France induce and incline my most Christian brother to appear in pramoting and assisting your Majesty's cause and actions, which are so full of honourable Justice: though absent till we be resident in your Princely heart, and believe my affections and endeavours are ever ready to serve your Majesty.  
Sir, I am and always shall be your most dutiful wife and liege woman. HENERETTA, MARIA,   

The Substance of a Letter sent from A Merchant in Holland, to his Brother in London.  
Our Queen is within nine Miles of the place where we now are, she is again to take shhipping for England, we saw twelve States men of War that are to carry her for England, and here at Rotterdam, where we now are, four Ships and Hoys laden with Powder Ammunition, and Horses, and there is so many more at Amsterdam, laden with Ammunition. all to go with the Queen to the King, this is of a truth I was an Eye witness of it.  
F. W.   

His Majesty's Speech and Protestation on Sunday Feb. the 5, before the Lords and University of Oxford, for the renouncing of Popery.  
ON the fift of this present Month, his Majesty being resident at Oxford, and attended with a brave Train of the Nobility, heard a Sermon that morning in the Cathedral Church: which being ended, and the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist, being that day celebrated, his Majesty beholding a great multitude of his Nobility round about him, spoke thus unto them.  

My Lords;  
Although I am not bound to give account to any of my thoughts but unto God alone, yet for your better satisfaction, and that my People might understand how much I have suffered by prejudicated Rumour and opinion; I this day protest before the face of Almighty God, and before you all, that in my heart I am fare from Popery, and so by God's grace will continue unto the end of my life; neither did my Queen ever to my knowledge so much as persuade me once to alter my Religion.    
FINIS.