The Humble Desires OF THE Commissioners in Scotland, To the KINGS Most Excellent majesty.  
With their hearty requests to unite the King and Parliament.  
As also, The NAMES of the said Commissioners.  
WITH An Order of the House of Commons, testifying their loving acceptance, and thankfulness for their brotherly care of the public welfare.  
LONDON, Printed for William Guy. 1642. July 5.   

To the KINGS Most Excellent majesty. The Humble Desires OF THE Commissioners in Scotland.  
WEe Your Majesties humble and faithful Subjects, Considering that the mutual relation betwixt Your Majesties kingdom of SCOTLAND and ENGLAND, is such, as they must stand or fall together, and the disturbances of the one, must needs disquiet and distemper the Peace of the other, as hath been often acknowledged by them both: And especially in the late treaty which is ratified in Parliament, and confirmed by the public Faith of the Estates of Your Majesties Ancient and Native kingdom of Scotland, So that they are bound to maintain the Peace and Liberties of one another, being highly concerned therein, as the assured means of the safety and preservation of your own: And finding ourselves warranted and obliged by all means to labour to keep a right understanding between Your majesty and Your People, to c●nfirme that Brotherly affection begun betwixt the t●o Nations, to advance their unity by all such ways as may tend to the glory of God, and the peace of the Church and state of both kingdoms. And likewise to proffer our service for removing all Jealousies and mistakings which may arise betwixt Your majesty and this kingdom, and our best endeavours for the better establishment of the affairs and quiet of the same: That both Your Majesties kingdoms of Scotland and England may be United in the enjoying of the Liberties and Peace under Your Majesties sceptre, which is the most assured foundation of Your Majesties Honour and greatness, and of the security of Your Royal● Per●●n, crown, and dignity: We have take● the boldness to show Your majesty, that We are ●eartily sorry and greiv'd to behold these Distractions, which increase daily betwixt. Your majesty and Your People, And which we conceive are entertained by the wicked Plots and practices of Papists, Prelates, and their adherents, whose aim in all these Troubles, hath been not onely to prevent all further Reformation, but also to subvert the purity and truth of Religion within all Your Majesties kingdoms; For which end, their constant endeavours have been to stir up division between Your majesty and Your People; by the questioning the Authority of Parliaments, and the lawful Liberties of the Subjects, and really weakening Your Majesties Power and Authority royal, upon pretence of defending the same. Whereof, by Gods providence, being disappointed in Your Majesties kingdom of Scotland, they have now converted their mischievous counsels, conspiracies, and attempts to produce these distempers in Your Majesties kingdoms of England and Ireland. And rherefore according to our duty to Your Majesty, to testify our brotherly affection to these kingdoms, and to quit ourselves of the trust imposed on us; We do make offer of our humble endeavours for composing these differences. And to that purpose do beseeeh Your Majesty in these extremities, to have recourse to the sound and faithful advice of the Honourable Houses of Parliament. And to repose thereupon, as the onely assured and happy means to establish the prosperity and quiet of this kingdom. And in the depth of Your royal wisdom to consider and prevent these apprehensions of fear, which may possess the hearts of Your Majesties Subjects in Your other kingdoms, if they shall conceive the authority of Parliaments, and the Rights and Liberties of the Subject to be here called in question: And we are confident, if Your Majesty shall be graciously pleased to take in good part, and give ear to these our faithful and humble desires, that the success of Your Majesties affairs, howsoever now perplexed, shall be happy to Your Majesty, and joyful to all Your People: over whom that Your Majesty may long and prosperously reign, is the constant and fervent prayer of us,  
Your Majesties faithful Subjects and Servants; 



earl Lothian.  
earl Lindesay.  
Lord Balmerino.  
Sir Thomas Morton.  
Sir Thomas Hope.  
Sir Archibald Johnston    


Burgesses.  
Sir John Smith.  
Master Robert Barklay.  
Master Patrick Bell.       

THe House of Commons having considered, both that Paper given in to them from the Scottish Commissioners upon Saturday last, as likewise their advice lately given to His Majesty, by occasion of these present troubles, which at the entreaty of the said House, they have communicated to them, and finding therein a large testimony of fidelity to the King, of affection to the State, and of wisdom for the honour, security, and peace of His Majesty, and both Kingdoms, doth hereby declare that they have herein done that which is not onely very acceptable to this House, but likewise that which is of great advantage to both Nations. And therefore have ordered, That Sir Philip Stapleton, M. Hampden, M. fines, M. Pym, M. Arthur Goodwin, M. Long, Sir Henry Vane Junior, or any three of them, shall return them very hearty and affectionate thanks in the name of this House. And this House doth further desire them, That according to their affections already expressed, they will continue their care and endeavours to remove the present distractions amongst us, as also to preserve and confirm the Union between the two Nations so happily begun.  
Hen. Elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.