A Perfect DECLARATION OF ALL THE PROMISES and PROTESTATIONS made unto the King's Majesty by the Parliament; By way of Accommodation of PEACE.  
Wherein the Parliament have made known to the World, their own ends and intentions; And offered to His Majesty all that a Treaty can produce, or His Majesty expect: Security, Honour, Service, Obedience, Support, and all other effects of an Humble, loyal, and Faithful Subjection.  
VIRES SIT WLNERE VERITAS  
LONDON, Printed for Robert Wood 1643.   

A Perfect Declaration of all the Promises, and Protestations, made unto the King's Majesty by the Parliament, by way of Accommodation.  
Wherein the Parliament have made known to the World their own ends and intentions, and offered to His Majesty all that a Treaty can produce, or His Majesty desire.  
WHereas by a Declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament of the 26. of january, 1642. It is said, That having taken into serious consideration the present state and condition of eminent danger, in which the Kingdom now stands, by reason of a Malignant Party prevailing with His Majesty, putting him upon violent and perilous ways, and now in Arms against us, to the hazarding of His Majesty's person, and for the oppression of the true Religion the Laws and liberties of this Kingdom and the power and privildges of Parliament, all which every honest man is bound to defend, especially those who have taken the late protestation, by which they are more particularly tied unto it, and the more answerable before God should they neglect it; wherefore they finding themselves engaged in the necessity to take up Arms likewise for the defence of these which otherwise must suffer and perish, and having used all good ways and means to prevent extremities, and preserve the peace of the Kingdom (which good endeavours of theirs, the Malignity of their Enemies have rendered altogether successelesse and vain) therefore they did now think fit to give this account unto the world to be a satisfaction unto all men of the Justness of their proceed, and a warning unto those who are involued in the same danger with them, to let them see the necessity and duty which lies upon them, to save their Religion and Country, for which purpose they set forth this declaration; wherein is most excellently showed the eminent danger of the kingdom, and how fare the malignant party hath prevailed: and in the latter end of this declaration, it follows in these words, we the Lords and Commons are resolved to expose our lives and fortunes for the defence and maintenance of the true Religion the King's person honour and estate, the power and privileges of Parliament, and the just rights and libertyes of the Subject, and for the prevention of that mischievous design, which gives motion to all the rest, and have been so strongly pursued these many years, the altering of our Religion, which if God in his great mercy had not miraculously diverted long ago, had been brought to the condition of poor Ireland weltering in our own blood and confusion, and do here require all those who have any sense of piety, honour or commpassion, to help a distressed state especially such as have taken the protestation, and are bound in the same duty with us unto their God, King and Country, to come in to aid and assist this, being the true cause for which we raise an Army under the Command of the Earl of Essex, with whom in this cause we will live and die.  
And after many humble Petions to his Majesty whereby the Parliament presented their dutiful affections in advising and desiring those things which they held most necessary for the preservation of God's true Religion, his Majesty's safety and honour and the peace of his Kingdom: By their Petition the 16 of july. 1642 there be these words viz we do in this our humble and loyal Petition prosterate ourselves to your Majesty's feet beseeching your royal Majesty that you would be pleased to forbear anb remove all preparations and accomodtions of War particularly the forces from about Hull from Newcastle Plymouth, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, and other places, and that your Majesty will recall the Commissions of Array which are illegal, and dismiss Troops and extraordinary guards by you raised, your Majesty would come near to your Parl and hearken to their faithful advice and humble petions which shall noely to the defence and advancement of Religion, your own royal honour and safety, the preservation of Our Laws and Liberties, and we have been and shall ever be careful to prevent and punish all tumults and seditious actions speeches & writings, which may give your Majesty just cause of distaste and apprehension of danger, from which public aims and resolutions no sinister or private respect shall ever make us to decline etc. To which if your Majesty's courses and Counsels shall from henceforth concur, we doubt not but we shall quickly make it appear to the world by the most eminent effects of love and duty, that your Majesties' Personal safety your royal honovor and greatness are much dearer to us then our own lives and fortunes, which we do most heartily dedicate and shall most willingly employ for the support and maintanance thereof.  
And in a Declaration and Protestation of the Lords and Commons in Parliament of the 22 of October 1642 they being in these words; we the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled do in the presence of Almighty God for the satisfaction of our Consences and discharge of that great trust which lies upon us make this Protestation and Declaration to this Kingdom and Nation and to the whole world, That no private passion or respect no evil intention to his Majesties' person, no design to the prejudice of his just honour and authority, engaged us to raise forces and take up Arms against the authors of this War. wherewith the Kingdom is now inflamed: And we have always desired from our hearts and souls, manifested in our actions and proceed, and in several humble Petitions and Remonstrances to his Majesty profess our loyalty and obedience to his Crown, readiness and resolution to defend his person, and support his estate with our lives and forunes to the uttermost of our power, that we have been willing to pass by not only those Injuries ignomines slanders and false accusations wherewith we have been privately oppressed and greened, but likewise many public encroachments and high usurpations to the prejudice of Religion and liberty divers bloody traitorous practices and designs for the utter ruin and destruction of the Church and state, so as we might for the time to come been secured from that wicked and malignant party, those periurous and traitorous Counsels, who have been the authors and fomenters of the former mischiefs and present calamities, which have and still do distemper the Church and state.  
And for divers weighty reasons expressed in this Declaration and protestation, it is said, we are resolved to enter into a solemn oath and covenant with God to give up ourselves into his hands, and that we will to the uttermost of our power and judgement maintain his truth and conform ourselves to his will: That we will defend this cause with the hazard of our lives against the King's Army, and against all that shall join with them in the persecution of this wicked design, according to the form to be agreed upon by both houses of Parliament to be subscribed by our hands, and that we will for the same ends associate ourselves, and unite with all the well affected in the City of London and other parts of of his Majestiie dominions, etc. and we doubt not but the God of truth and the great protector of his people, will assist and enable us in this our just defence, to restrain the malice and fury of those that seek our ruin and to secure the persons, estates and liberties, of all that join with us and to procure and establish the safety of Religion and fruition of our Laws and liberties in this and all other his Majesty's dominions, which we do here again profess before the everliving God, to be the chief end of all our Counsels and resolutions, without any intention or desire to hurt or injure his Majesty either in his person or power.  
And in the Parliaments humble answer to his Majesty's message of 11 of September 1642 page 2. are th●… words: Neither had your Ma●jesty cause to complain that you are denied a Treaty, when we offer all that a treaty could produce or your Majesty expect securely, honour, service obedience support and all other effects or an humble loyal and faithful subjection and seek nothing but that Religion, liberty, peace of the Kingdom, and safety of the Par● may be secured from the open violence and cunning practices or a wick party, who have long plotted our ruin and destruction etc. And after divers other things contained in that message they conclude thus: all this notwithstanding, as we never gave your Majesty any just cause of withdrawing yourself from your great Counsel, so it hath ever been and shall ever be far from us to give any impediment to your return, or to neglect any proper means of curing the distempers of the Kingdom, and ●●●sing the dangerous breaches betwixt your Majesty and the Parliament according to the great trust which lies upon us; and your Majesty shall now be pleased to come back to your Parliament without your forces, we shallbe ready to secure your royal person Crown and dignity, with our lives and fortunes your presence in this great Council being the only means of any treaty betwixt your Majesty and them, with hope of success.  
And in none of our desires to your Majesty shall we be swayed by any particular man's advantage, but shall give a clear testimony to your Majesty and the the whole world that in all things done by us we faithfully intent the good of your Majesty, and of your Kingdoms, and we will not be diverted from this end by any private or selfe respects whatsoever.  
So by hot hath been already gathered it doth most clearly appears (not to degress feom their own words in that Declaration of the 26 of july 1642) that all this while the two houses of Parliament have with all duty and loyalty still applied themselves unto his Majesty and laboured by humble prayers and clear convinceing reasons and arguments in several particulars to satisfy him of their intentions, the ●●nesse of their proceed, their desire of the safety of his royal person, and the peace of the Kingdom, and likewise (as hath been declared in some speeches) that if his Majesty would be graciously pleased to apply himself to the faithful advice of his Parliament, they would make him the greatest King that ever swayed sceptre in this Kingdom; Therefore (in my opinion) I conceive it not amiss that the Kingdom should once more be put in mind of some part of the Declaration or the 15 of October 1643 in these words: That it be commended to ●e●ious consideration of those in the King's Army and of a●●o her that inc●●nd to assist and serve his Majesty in this unp●o●s and 〈◊〉 War, (amongst whom it may be hoped there a●e ●om● 〈◊〉 men and I contestants) what it is that moves them in this quarrel? Is it for fear or some Innovations and alterations of Religion or Church government let such as are possessed with his vain and cause esse apprehension know, that no● thing is intended or desired but to take away the Government ●●y Bishops which hath been so constantly evidently mische●… and dangerous to the Church and state, and such other thing as shall be found to be ●…y offensive and nothing to be settled and introduced but by authority of Parliament, after a consultation first had with an assembly of Learned and reverend Divines.  
Is it to uphold the authority prerogative and honour of the King and safety of his royal Person? Surely the Parliament is and ever hath been ready to do any thing that belongs to them to secure all those, which they have often testyfied by many hemble Petitions to his Majesty.  
If there can be no cause for any of these respects to seek the destruction of the Parliament, and the blood and ruin of their kindred and friends and acquaintance what 〈…〉 to be the matter of quarrel and the motives of such great 〈…〉 and the effects and consequence of their victories if they should prevail? that priests jesuits and the Pope's Nunticioes may, do●…●…ere and govern in the King's Counsel as heretofore, that the A●… of 〈…〉 York & their Suffragants may suppress diligent a●… 〈…〉 and banish and oppress all the most pious and best 〈…〉 of the Kingdom, and introduce the Romish Religion 〈…〉 profession, till they have strength and boldness to cast off 〈…〉 and openly appear that which indeed they are, and would not 〈◊〉 to be.  
That the Earl of Bristol and his son the Lord Digby, Mr. Germine and other such Traitors, may possess the great places of government of this Kingdom, and be the Arbitrers of preferments and disgraces to such as shall further or oppose their designs that the Delinquants' opposers and dsstroyers of the Kingdom, may not only escape the justice of the Parliament but Triumph in the sopyles of all honest and good patriots and that through our troubles and divisions, the Rebels in Jreland may prevail, that we may cease to be free Nation, and become the object of cruelty and oprpession at home, and scorn and infame abroad.  
If there can be no other fruit of their hazard and endeavour on that side, let them then cosinder whether by adhering to the parliament they may not expect effects more suitable to the desires of honest men, the glory of God in the preservation of his truth the peace of the Church, by securing it against the pride ambition of the Clergy, the greatness and security of the King by freeing him from false and Traitorous Counsels, and establish him in the hearts and affections of his people, the prosperity of the whole Kingdom, by the blessing of good Laws and righteous government.  
FINIS.