THE PARLIAMENTS DESIRE and RESOLUTION Cocerning the PRINCE PRESENTED TO HIS MAJESTY at York by the Lord Howard of Char.  
Wherein is expressed their loyal and faithful intentions towards his Majesty and his Highness the Prince, his Son.  
And their Desire of his Return to Hampton-Court, according to his Majesty's first Resolution and Intention, whereby the fear of Subject may be removed, and their Jealousy secured,   printer's or publisher's device  Tudor rose  French fleur-de-lis  Scottish thistle  depiction of Irish harp 
LONDON, Printed for J. Greensmith, and A. Coe. 1642.   

The Parliaments Desire and Resolution concerning the PRINCE.  
What have been and still are the distractions of these times, are well known to all this Kingdom, the meanest and weakest apprehension needs no other expression then what they can apprehend from the indisposition of these times, arising from the discontents between his Majesty and his now assembled Parliament, which seems to frustrate the happy and joyful proceed of the willing Subject, whereby he would endeavour to settle the peaceable and flourishing Estate of this Kingdom. His Majesty's removal beyond all thought or expectation from his Parliament, he having had no just occasion thereof offered unto him, but was raised by a most unjust suspicion and jealousy of their fidelity and loyalty, did stir up strange and fearful conceptions in their breasts, which for a while did dash and crush all their Designs and Proceed for the peace of the Kingdom, which cannot smile and look merry, so long as the State and quiet thereof stands thus distracted, and indeed how can the Bride but mourn, which at the time and expectation of most comfort, wants the true and real consolation of her Bridegroom; or how can the Body be in health and prosperity, when it is deprived of the benefit and comfort of the Head; aswell may the Day look smiling and glorious without the lustre of the Sun, as the Subject look cheerful, being deprived of the happy Society of his Sovereign, whose chiefest happiness consists in the fruition of a loving Sovereign, as the happiness of a Child in the enjoying of a loving Father. Often hath the House of Parliament endeavoured by many loyal and submiss Solicitations and Petitions, to return the Glory and Comfort of his Person unto his Subjects, whereby their diverted hearts will be much elevated and raised from the melancholy fears which they are now involved in; but all in vain, his Majesty being withdrawn from them by the sinister and malicious counsels of the malignant party. Since this unhappy loss of his Majesty, which hath produced such discontents generally in the Subject, worse counsel hath possessed his Majesty's tender and loving breast, and so far prevailed with him, that against his first and natural intention, he hath against the desire and entreaty of the Parliament deprived them of the presence of his Highness the Prince, which hath produced a general grief and fear in the Subject, and caused him to suspect, that his Majesty's intentions are beyond their former belief, cross and opposite to their loyalty, and intentional proceeding for the benefit of this Kingdom: For what can their loves and loyalties otherwise apprehend. when they are not only denied his Majesty's presence and assistance to countenance and furtheir their Liberties, but also are denied him in whose welfare and prosperity consists the future good and continuing happnesse of this Kingdom.  
They first humbly desired his Majesty that his Highness might not be removed from Hampton Court, which did seem to take some good effect, and to be with welcome entertained by his Majesty, but upon the Queen's removal towards Dover, the King returning, and resolving his stay at Greenwich, the Prince was commanded from Greenwich to attend his Majesty there when they formerly conceived, that his Majesty had resolved his stay at Hampton Court: Whereupon they often did petition his Majesty, that his Highness might return to Hampton-Court, their desire being grounded upon the indisposition of the marquis of Hartford, whose fidelity & faith was thought worthy of so great a trust, as by the House to be chosen Governor to his Highness, who now being much disposed to sickness, was not able to attend the Prince to any remote place, being unable to travel, by reason of his continual casualty of health, he being chosen his Governor, it was not thought convenient he should fare departed: Neither was it to be construed or imagined a needless or unnecessary fear or jealousy, considering the future estate and welfare did wholly depend upon his safety and welfare, and in him did lie the joy and comfort of the Loyal Subject; from this one ground also the Parliament doth conceive many fears and jealousies may arise, and be promoted in the hearts of his Majesty's most loyal Subjects, which will be very necessary to remove for the content of the Subject, and the peace of this Land: Neither can his Majesty in equity deny these faithful desires of these his loyal Subjects, since their intentions, care, and vigilancy have been always industrious to maintain his Majesty's Rights and Honours, and to provide for the future welfare as the present, both of Majesty's person, his Royal Progeny, and the security and happiness of his whole Kingdom. They are confident that none do misconstrue their pious intentions, but those only who in an indisposition to the public Good, or a guilt of their own integrity, have strived to possess his Majesty with these sinister and evil counsels against his loyally disposed Parliament, and their just proceed.  
To avoid these and the like occasion of discontents, the Parliament did desire his Majesty, that his Highness might continue at Hampton Court, by whose presence they hope to settle the discontents of these times and also to secure themselves from all future breaches, when they may daily behold the welfare of him in whom they do place all their future hopes, and in whose miscarrying an universal mourning must of necessity overspread the face of the whole Kingdom.   
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