The Humble DESIRES OF Prince Rupert, Prince Maurice, and others their Adherents, To the Kings most Excellent Majesty; TO Be tried at a Counsel of War.  
Together with His Majesty's Letter TO Colonel Samuel Sands Governor of Worcester, Concerning the Persons aforesaid.  
London, Printed for Edw. Husband, Printer to the Honourable House of Commons, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet, near the Inner-Temple, December 30. 1645.   

May it please Your most Excellent Majesty,  
Whereas in all humility we came to present ourselves this day unto Your Majesty, to make our several Grievances known, we find we have drawn upon us some misconstruction by the manner of it, by reason Your Majesty thought it appeared as a Mutiny. We shall therefore with all humbleness and clearness present unto Your Majesty, That we the persons subscribed, who from the beginning of this unhappy War have given such testimony to Your Majesty and the world, of our fidelity and zeal to Your Majesty's Person and Cause, do think ourselves as unhappy to lie under that censure, and as we know in our consciences, ourselves innocent and free from it; We do in all humility therefore (lest we should hazard ourselves upon a second misinterpretation) present these Reasons of our humblest Desires unto Your Sacred Majesty rather in writing then personally, which are these:  
THat many of us, entrusted in high Commands in Your Majesty's service, have not only our Commissions taken away, without any reasons or causes expressed, whereby our Honours are blemished to the world, our Fortunes ruined, and we rendered incapable of trust or command from any Foreign Princes, but many others (as we have cause to fear) designed to suffer in the same manner.  
Our Intentions in our addressing ourselves to Your Majesty were, and our submissive Desires now are, That Your Majesty will be graciously pleased, that such of us as now labour under the opinion of Unworthiness, and incapacity to serve Your Majesty, may at a Council of War receive knowledge of the causes of Your Majesty's displeasure, and have the Justice and Liberty of our Defences against what can be alleged against us, and in particular concerning this Government. And if upon the severest Examination, our Integrity and Loyalty to Your Majesty shall appear, that then Your Majesty will be graciously pleased, to grant us either Reparation in Honour against the calumny of our Enemies, or liberty to pass into other parts: Which are the humblest Desires of  
Your Majesty's most obedient and loyal Subjects and Servants, 

Rupert.  
Maurice.  
Charles Gerrard.  
A. Thacket.  
Rich: Wyllies.  
Cha: Compton.  
Edw: Villers.  
Cha: Wheeler.  
Simon Fanshaw.  
Tho: Daniel.  
William Willys.  
john Fisher.  
William Rolleston.  
William Bellenden.  
Some: Fox.  
Hen: Osborn.  
john Skrimsher.  
Rich: Hatton.  
Sebastian Bunckley.  
james  
Rob: Dallison.  
George Bunckley.  
john Daniel.   Octo. 26. 1645.   

To Our Trusty and well-beloved, Colonel Samuel Sands, Governor of Our City and Garrison of Worcester.  
Charles R.  
TRusty and Well-beloved We greet you well; By Our former Letters We expressed Our care to prevent the Inconvenience that might arise to the country and Our service, if Our Nephews, Prince Rupert & Prince Maurice, with their train and followers, should make any long abode at Worcester or other our quarters; which by your Letters to Sir Edward Walker We perceive was not without cause, as your care therein, and of Our service, is very acceptable unto Us, so We desire your continuance thereof. Our Nephews stay in Our quarters, hath already been longer than We expected; & because We presume it is like to be enlarged, in regard the Passes which have been sent them from London are such, as they thought not fit to accept of; Our Will and Command is, That you declare unto them, that Our pleasure is, That they deliver unto you a List of all their own Servants, which they intent to take with them; who We will you to accommodate as well as you may, with quarters and other necessaries for them, during their residing with you, which We presume will not be long. And that for all others who adhere unto them, as well those who have Passes from Us, as those who have not, Our Command is, that you signify Our pleasure unto them, That they leave Our quarters by the first of December next, for that We may not bear the Inconvenience of the eating out of Our quarters, by those who have so abandoned Our service. Herein you are to be very careful, and to give Us a speedy account of your proceed, for which this shall be your Warrant.  
Given at Our Court at Oxford, Nou. 23. 1645. By His Majesty's command, Ed: Walker.  
FINIS.