A LETTER SENT FROM Col: Whaley, BEING Commanded by the KING to declare His MAJESTY'S great dislike of a late Pamphlet scandalous to his MAJESTY: Being Entitled, His Majesty's Declaration to all His Loving Subjects, touching his inclination for peace, dated the 27. August 1647.  
THE Which Pamphlet, his Majesty utterly disavows, as being published without His knowledge or consent. Aug: 31  
London, Printed by I. Coe, for Henry Overton in Popes-head Ally, 1647.   

FOR HIS HONOURED FRIEND Sr. Arthur Haslerig, These present.  
SJR,  
THere is a paper of the twenty seventh Instant, (entitled His Majesty's Declaration) made public, it is patronised upon the King, but I assure you, His Majesty is much abused in it; he hath many times to myself and others expressed not only his disavowing, but utter dislike of it; at first it something troubled him, but it being so unlike any thing of his, and so contrary to his known intentions, he was confident it would not gain credence with any; yet since, hearing that divers both in City and Country, and Army, were so fond credulous as to deem it to be His Majesties, and so were much offended at it, it was the Kings Command I should certify my friends how extremely he is wronged, and truly Sir, you would do the King but right, and discharge I conceive no more than your own duty to endeavour the finding out the Author, and making him exemplary, and I am confident the King expects so much justice therein. Here is little news in Court more than this, that the King yesterday was a hunting in New Park, killed a Stag and a Buck, afterwards dined at Zion, stayed three or four hours with his Children, and then returned to Hampton, where there is great resort of all sorts of people to him, but not so many Cavaliers as is reported, it is confessed, no Gentleman is debarted the liberty of kissing the King's hand, yet no stranger stays long, we have fresh and fresh appearances, the faces which appears in the morning, you seldom see in the afternoon, at the farthest, but the next day. The Lord Convoway hath taken his leave of the Court for present, I have no more to acquaint you with; I shall only again mind you, that to vindicate the King by discovering and punishing the Libeler cannot but give great satisfaction to his Majesty: I remain,  
Hampton Court. Aug. 29. 1647. Your very Faithful and affectionate Servant, Edw: Whaley