A true copy of the Letter from the Committee and Estates of the PARLIAMENT of SCOTLAND; Inviting His highness the Prince of WALES, to come and remain in SCOTLAND, or with the Scotch Army, now in ENGLAND.  
May it please your highness,  
AMongst all the Calamities, and miseries which this Nation these late years hath wrestled under, none doth more deeply wound and afflict us: (next to His Majesty your royal Father his present sad condition and restraint) than your highness' long absence from this Kingdom, whereunto by God's mercy and a long descent from your many royal Progenitors, your right and title is so just and unquestionable, and seeing the forces of this kingdom, are now again in England, in pursuance of their duty to Religion, and His majesty's Rescue, we the Committee and Estates of Parliament entrusted by them with managing the public affairs of this kingdom under His majesty's government, do presume humbly beg: That your highness would be pleased to honour and countenance with your presence and assistance, our Pious and loyal endeavours for Religion and your royal father's Re-establishment upon his Throne, with all your just power: Which we look upon as the most eminent and hopeful means of strengthening and uniting us in this great work, being confident that if it shall please God to honour us with being instrumental in His majesty's rescue, that your highness will effectually apply yourself, to procure from him just satisfaction to the desires of Parliaments, and those entrusted by them in both his kingdoms. And if your highness shall be pleased to grant these our humble desires and intrust your Person amongst us, We do engage the public faith of this kingdom for your being in honour, freedom, and safety: during your abode with us, in Scotland, or with our Army or Forces now in England, and that your highness shall have a free and entire liberty to remove from us when, or whither your highness shall think fit.  
These our humble desires we have presumed to offer to your highness by the Right Honourable the Earl of Lauderdaile a person of great honour and Loyalty, who hath been eminently instrumental and useful in this present engagement, who is fully instructed and Authorized by us in every thing concerning this service, to whom we beg your highness would be pleased to give trust to all shall be by Him presented to you: From  
Your highness' most humble, most obedient, and most faithful Servants the Committee of Estates of the parliament of Scotland in whose name, and by whose Warrant this is signed. 

Crawford,  
Lindsay.