A DECLARATION OF THE LORDS and COMMONS OF PARLIAMENT Assembled at OXFORD, Of their Proceedings touching a Treaty for PEACE, and the refusal thereof; with the several Letters and Answers that passed therein. CHARLES R. our express Pleasure is, That this Declaration of the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Oxford, be red by the person, Vicar or Curate, in every Church and chapel within Our Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. March. 19. 1643. Printed by His MAjESTIES Command, at the desire of the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at OXFORD, By LEONARD LICHFIELD, Printer to the university, 1643. A DECLARATION Of the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at OXFORD, of their Proceedings touching a Treaty for Peace, and the refusal thereof; with the several Letters and Answers that passed therein. IF Our most earnest Desires and Endeavours could have prevailed for a Treaty, Our Proceedings therein, without this Declaration, would have manifested to all the world the clearness of Our intentions for the restoring the Peace of this kingdom: but seeing all the means used by us for that purpose, have been rendered fruitless, We hold ourselves bound to let Our Countries know, what in discharge of Our Duty to God and to them, We on Our parts have done since Our coming to Oxford, to prevent the further effusion of Christian blood and the desolation of this kingdom. His Majesty having by his Proclamation, upon occasion of the Invasion from Scotland, and other weighty reasons, Commanded our attendance at Oxford upon the 22d of january last, there to advice Him for the preservation of the Religion, laws and Safety of the kingdom, and to restore it to its former Peace and Security, These Motives, with the true sense of our Countries miseries, quickened our duty to give ready obedience to those His royal Commands, hoping( by Gods blessing) to have become happy Instruments for such good ends. And upon our coming hither, We applied ourselves with all diligence to advice of such means as might most probably settle the Peace of this kingdom,( the thing most desired by His Majesty and ourselves;) and because We found many gracious offers of Treaty for Peace by His Majesty, had been rejected by the Lords and Commons remaining at Westminster, We deemed it fit to writ in our own names, and thereby make trial, whether that might produce any better effect for the accomplishing our desires and our Countries happiness. And they having( under pain of death) prohibited the address of any Letters or Message to Westminster, but by their general, and We conceiving Him a Person who( by reason of their trust reposed in Him) had a great influence into, and power over their proceedings, resolved to recommend it to His care, and to engage Him in that pious work, with our earnest desire to him to represent it to those that trusted him,( to prevent all exceptions and delay;) and thereupon the 27 of the same january, dispatched a Letter away under the hands of the Prince his Highnesse, the Duke of york, and of 43 Dukes, Marquesses, earls, Viscounts, and Barons of the House of peers& 118 Members of the House of Commons there present,( many others of us, by reason of distance of place, sickness, and employments in His Majesties Service, and for want of timely notice of the Proclamation of Summons, not being then come hither:) which Letter We caused to be enclosed in a Letter from the earl of Forth the Kings general. A true Copy of which Letter from us to the earl of Essex hereafter followeth, viz. My Lord, HIs Majesty having by His Proclamation of the 22. of Decemb.( upon the occasion of the Invasion threatened, and in part begun by some of His Subjects of Scotland) summoned all the Members of both Houses of Parliament to attend Him here at Oxford: We whose names are underwritten are here met and Assembled in obedience to those His Majesties commands. His Majesty was pleased to invite us in the said Proclamation by these gracious expressions;[ That His Subjects should see how willing He was to receive advice for the preservation of the Religion, laws and safety of the Kingdom, and as far as in Him lay, to restore it to it's former Peace and security,( His chief and only end,) from those whom they had trusted, though He could not receive it, in the place where He appoynted.] This most gracious invitation hath not only been made good unto us, but seconded and heightened by such unquestionable Demonstrations of the deep and Princely sense which possesses His royal heart of the miseries and calamities of His poor Subjects in this unnatural war, and of his most entire and passionate affections, to redeem them from that sad and deplorable condition, by all ways possible, consistent either with His Honour, or with the future safety of the Kingdom, that, as it were impiety to question the sincerity of them, so were it great want of duty and faithfulness in us,( His Majesty having vouchsafed to Declare, That he did call us to be witnesses of His actions, and privy to His intentions,) should we not testify and witness to all the World, the assurance we have of the piety and sincerity of Both; We being most entirely satisfied of this truth, We cannot but confess, that, amid our highest afflictions, in the deep and piercing sense of the present miseries and desolations of our Country, and those farther dangers threatened from Scotland, We are at length erected to some cheerful and comfortable thoughts, that possibly we may yet( by Go'ds mercy, if his Iustice have not determined this Nation for its sins, to total ruin and desolation) hope to be happy Instruments of our Countries redemption, from the miseries of war, and restitution to the blessing of Peace. And We being desirous to believe your Lordship( howsoever engaged) a person likely to be sensibly touched with these considerations, have thought fit to invite you to that part in this blessed work, which is only capable to repair all our misfortunes, and to boy up the kingdom from ruin; That is, by conjuring you, by all the obligations that have power upon Honour, Conscience, or public Piety, that laying to heart, as we do, the inwardly bleeding condition of your Country, and the outward more menacing destruction by a foreign Nation, upon the very point of invading it, you will cooperate with us to its preservation, by truly representing to, and faithfully and industriously promoving with those by whom you are trusted, this following most sincere and most earnest desire of ours; That they joining with us in a right sense of the past, present, and more threatening calamities of this deplorable kingdom, some Persons be appoynted on either part, and a place agreed on, to treat of such a Peace, as may yet redeem it from the brink of desolation. This address we should not have made, but that His Majesties Summons by which we are met, most graciously proclaiming pardon to all without exception, is evidence enough, that his mercy and clemency can transcend all former provocations, and that He hath not only made us witnesses of His Princely Jntentions, but honoured us also with the name of being security for them. God Almighty direct your Lordship, and those to whom you shall present these our most real desires, in such a course as may produce that happy Peace and settlement of the present Distactions, which is so hearty desired and prayed for by us, and which may make us, Your &c. From OXFORD the 29. january, 1643. We are not ashamed of that earnest, meek, and Christian request We made in this Letter,( though it was cried through London Streets in scorn, as the Petition of the Prince, and Duke of York, for Peace) and We thought it would have prevailed to have procured a Treaty for so blessed a thing as Peace, and for such an end as redeeming the kingdom from desolation( the only desire of that Our Letter:) but instead of a compliance with Us in this Christian work of Treaty and Accommodation, We received a mere frivolous answer, or rather a paper of scorn, in form of a Letter, directed to the earl of Forth, wherein was enclosed a Printed paper, called, A national Covenant of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, and two other Papers in writing, one called, A Declaration of both those kingdoms; and the other, A Declaration of the kingdom of Scotland; Pamphlets full of Treason, Sedition, and disloyalty, which being public are needless here to be inserted, the Copy of the Letter hereafter followeth. MY LORD, I Received this day a Letter of the nine and Twentieth of this instant from your Lordship, and a Parchment subscribed by the Prince, Duke of York, and divers other Lords and Gentlemen; but it neither having address to the two houses of Parliament, nor therein there being any acknowledgement of them, I could not communicate it to them. My Lord, the maintenance of the Parliament of England, and of the privileges thereof, is that for which wear all resolved to spend our blood, as being the foundation whereupon all our laws and Liberties are built. I sand your Lordship herewith, A national Covenant, solemnly entred into by both the kingdoms of England and Scotland, and a Declaration passed by them both together, with another Declaration of the kingdom of Scotland. I rest Your Lordships humble servant, ESSEX. ESSEX-house, Ian. 30. 1643. Whosoever considers this Letter, will easily find it was fully understood to whom Ours was desired to be communicated, under the expression of ( those by whom their general was trusted;) and although it be pretended, because there was no address to the two Houses of Parliament, nor acknowledgement of them, it could not be communicated to them, it is notoriously known, he did so far impart it, that a Committee of theirs advised the answer, and it appears by the penning, they all concurred in the resolution therein mentioned; whereby it is evident, that this was but an excuse framed to avoid a Treaty; and what could that Printed Covenant, and two Declarations enclosed signify, but to let us know, that before We come to any Treaty, We must also join in that Covenant with them for the absolute extirpation of Church-Government here,( without, nay though against the Kings Consent,) submit the Lives, Liberties, and Estates of us, and all those, who according to their Allegiance have assisted His Majesty, to their mercy, and admit and justify the Invasion from Scotland, according to the plain sense of their Declaration? which all indifferent men will think strange preparatives to a Treaty for Peace, and after such a yielding and submission, We know not what is left to Treat upon. These things are too apparent to every ordinary understanding; and yet We were not forward to apprehended the scorn of that Letter, or take it for a denial of a Treaty, but being still solicitous for that happy Peace, which alone could redeem this kingdom from ruin, We resolved to try another way; and for avoiding delay, or cavil about names, or titles or descants upon words, to forbear writing,& humbly besought His Majesty to sand Messengers with Instructions, to desire a Treaty for Peace; who was pleased to name M. Richard Fanshawe, and M. Thomas Offly,( Gentlemen of clear repute and integrity;) and to avoid their danger in repairing to Westminster, at Our desire, commanded the earl of Forth, his general, to writ to theirs for a safe Conduct for those two Messengers,( for such is Our condition at present, that afree-born Subject, sent upon the Kings Message, cannot but with such leave repair to London or Westminster, without danger of his Life.) The Letter for the safe Conduct was as followeth. My Lord, I Cannot so willingly writ to you in any business as in that of Peace, the endeavour thereof being the principal duty of those who are trusted in places of Our Commands, especially when the Blood that is spilled is of persons under the same Allegiance, of the same Country& Religion. His Majesty Continuing constant in His pious and fervent desires of a happy end to these bloody distractions, I do hereby desire your Lordship to sand me a safe Conduct to and from Westminster, for M. Richard Fanshaw, and M. Tho: Offly, to be sent by His Majesty concerning a Treaty for Peace. J rest, Your Lordships humble servant FORTH. To this was returned a Letter, directed to the earl of Forth, in these words, viz. MY LORD, YOu show your nobleness in declaring your willingness to writ to me in any business, as of that of Peace; and J join with you in the same opinion, that it ought to be a principal duty of those who are trusted in places of our Command; and therefore whensoever J shall receive any directions to those who have entrusted me, J shall use my best endeavours; and when you shall sand for a safe Conduct for those Gentlemen, mentioned in your Letter, from His Majesty to the Houses of Parliament, J shall with all cheerfulness show my willingness to further any way that may produce that happiness that all honest men pray for, which is a true understanding between His majesty and his faithful and onely council, the Parliament. Your Lordships humble servant, ESSEX. Essex-house, 19. February, 1643. That this doth neither grant a safe Conduct, or give any direct answer to the earl of Forths request, every ordinary eye may see,( and yet such requests amongst Generalls are rarely denied;) and We may easily thereby discern how fearful they at Westminster are, least the poor distressed people of this kingdom, should, by the advantage of a Treaty and free debate of the present difference, see how grossly they had been deceived and missed, and so obtain anend of their miseries: for otherwise who could have believed, that when these differences a rose and were continued for want of a free Convention in Parliament, and that a main end of the Treaty was to resolve how We, according to Our duty and the Trust reposed in us by Our Countries, might with them freely debate, and advice His Majesty in those things that concerned the maintenance of Our Religion, Parliament privileges, the Kings Rights, and the Subjects Liberty, and Property, that this Letter should tell Us, that the Party We are to Treat withall, is the Kings onely council, excluding all others, not onely ourselves called by the same Authority to council as they were, but His Privy council also, and council at Law; so that We could have no hopes of a Treaty, unless We should first agree that they are the Parliament and the Kings onely council, whereby they that are Parties would become the onely Iudges of all things in question; which would be a submission and not a Treaty. Having received these frivolous delays, which we might have interpnted absolute denials of any Treaty of Peace, We yet resolving not to give over our endeavours for that which so much concerned the good of our country, and the welfare of all professors of the true Protestant Religion, by our humble and earnest desires to His Majesty, prevailed with Him to writ His royal Letters, and once more desire a Treaty for Peace,( though it had been so often formerly rejected) and to avoid all colour of Exception, to direct it to the Lords and Commons of Parliament assembled at Westminster; which was done and enclosed in a Letter from the earl of Forth to their general. A Copy of both which Letters hereafter follows. My Lord, I Have received your Letter of the nineteenth of this month, which, according to my duty, I shewed to his majesty, who observing in it your Expressions concerning Peace,( that whensoever you shall receive any directions to those that have entrusted you, you shall use your best endeavours,) is graciously pleased to sand this enclosed, which is desired may be delivered according to the directions. Directed to the earl of ESSEX, subscribed by the earl of FORTH. C. R. OUt of Our most tender and pious sense of the sad and bleeding condition of this Our kingdom, and Our unwearied desires to apply all remedies, which, by the blessing of Almighty God, may recover it from an utter ruin; By the advice of the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at Oxford, We do propound and desire, That a convenient number of fit Persons, may be appointed and authorised by you to meet with all convenient speed, at such Place as you shall nominate, with an equal number of fit Persons, whom We shall appoint and authorize to Treat of the ways and means to settle the present distractions of this our kingdom, and to procure a happy Peace. And particularly, how all the Members of both Houses, may seourely meet in a full and free Convention of Parliament, there to Treat, Consult and Agree upon such things, as may conduce to the maintenance and defence of the true Reformed Protestant Religion, with due consideration to all just and reasonable ease of tender Consciences; to the settling and maintaining of our just Rights and privileges; of the Rights and privileges of Parliament, the laws of the Land, the Liberty and Property of the Subject; and all other expedients that may conduce to that blessed end of a firm and lasting Peace, both in Church and State, and a perfect understanding betwixt us and Our People; wherein no endeavours or concurrency of Ours shall be wanting. And God direct your bearts in the ways of Peace. Given at Our Court at Oxford, the third day of March. 1643. Superscribed, To the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at Westminster. We now appeal to all the World, what could more have been done by His Majesty, or us, in order to Peace, here being so great a condescending from a King to Subjects, all indifferent advantages left to them, both for time and place of Treaty, and choice of Persons to Treat: But what their Intentions to Peace are, will appear by their Letter enclosed in one from their general, to the earl of Forth, both which are as followeth. MY LORD, I Am Commanded by both Houses of Parliament, to sand a trumpeter with the enclosed Letter to His Majesty, which I desire your Lordship, may be most humbly presented to His majesty. I rest, Your Lordships humble servant, ESSEX. Essex-house, March, 9th. 1643. May it please Your MAJESTY, we the Lords and Commons Assembled in the Parliament of England, taking into our Consideration a Letter sent from Your Majesty, dated the third of March Instant, and directed to the Lords and Commons of Parliament Assembled at Westminster,( which by the Contents of a Letter from the earl of Forth, unto the Lord general, the earl of Essex, we conceive was intended to ourselves) Have resolved with the concurrent advice, and consent of the Commissioners of the kingdom of Scotland, to represent to Your Majesty, in all humility and plainness, as followeth. That, as we have used all means for a just, and a safe Peace; so will we never be wanting to do our utmost for the procuring thereof: But when we consider the expressions in that Letter of Your Majesties, We have more sad, and despairing thoughts of attaining the same, then ever; because thereby, those Persons now Assembled at Oxford, who contrary to their duty have deserted Your Parliament, are put into an equal Condition with it: and this parliament convened, according to the known and fundamental laws of the kingdom,( the continuance whereof is established by a Law consented unto by your Majesty,) is in effect denied to be a Parliament; The Scope, and Intention of that Letter being to make provision how all the Members( as is pretended) of both Houses, may securely meet in a full, and free Convention of Parliament; whereof no other conclusion can be made, but that this present Parliament is not a full nor free convention; And that to make it a full, and free Convention of Parliament, the presence of those is Necessary, who, notwithstanding that they have deserted that great Trust, and do Levy war against the Parliament, are pretended to be Members of the two Houses of Parliament. And hereupon, we think ourselves bound to let Your Majesty know, That seeing the continuance of this Parliament is settled by a Law( which as all other laws of Your Kingdoms, Your Majesty hath sworn to maintain, as we are sworn to our Allegiance to Your Majesty,( these obligations being reciprocal,) we must in duty, and accordingly are resolved with our Lives and Fortunes, to defend and preserve the just Rights, and full Power of this Parliament: And do beseech Your Majesty to be assured, That Your Majesties royal, and hearty Concurrence with us herein, will be the most effectual, and ready means of procuring a firm and lasting Peace, in all Your Majesties Dominions, and of begetting a perfect understanding between Your Majesty, and Your People; without which Your Majesties most earnest Professions, and our most real Intentions concerning the same, must necessary be frustrated. And in case Your Majesties three kingdoms should by reason thereof, remain in this sad and bleeding Condition, tending, by the continuance of this unnatural War, to their ruin, Your Majesty cannot be the least, nor the last sufferer. God in his goodness incline Your royal breast, out of Pitty and compassion to those deep sufferings of Your Innocent People, to put a speedy, and happy Issue to these desperate evils, by the joint advice of both Your kingdoms, now happily united in this Cause, by their late solemn League and Covenant. Which as it will prove the surest remedy; so is it the earnest prayer of your Majesties loyal Subiects, the Lords and Commons Assembled in the Parliament of England. Westminster the 9th of March, 1643. Grey of work, Speaker of the House of peers in Parliament, pro tempore. William Lenthall Speaker of the Commons-House in Parliament. Whosoever considers that this should be a Letter from Subjects, might well think it very unbeseeming language in them, to call His Majesties earnest endeavours for Peace but Professions, and their own feigned pretences most real intentions, but much more wonder at that menacing language, that His Majesty cannot be the least or last Sufferer; which expressions from Subjects in arms to their sovereign, what dangerous construction they may admit, We are unwilling to mention. But we need not wonder at the manner of their expressions when we see in this Letter the Parliament itself, as far as in them lies, destroyed,& those who here style themselves, The Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament of England, not to resolve upon their Answer to their King, without the concurrent advice and consent of the Commissioners, as they call them, of the kingdom of Scotland. If they had only taken the advice of the Scottish Commissioners, they had broken the fundamental Constitution of Parliament; the very Writs of Summons, the Foundation of all power in Parliament, being directed to the Lords( in express terms) to treat and advice with the King and the rest of the peers of the Kingdom of England, and for the Commons to do and consent to those things, which by that common-council of England should be ordained, thereby excluding all others. But their League, it seems, it gone further; the Scots must consent as well as advice, so that they have gotten a negative voice, and they, who in the former Letter would be the Kings onely council, are now become no council without the Scottish Commissioners. The truth is, they have( besides the solemn League and Covenant with the Scots,( which their Letter mentions) a strange and traitorous presumption for Subjects to make a Covenant and League with Subjects of another kingdom without their Prince,) made private bargains with the Scots touching our Estates, and a private agreement, not to treat without their consent, as some of themselves, being afraid of a Treaty, openly declared to the common-council of London; and therefore 'tis no wonder, that being touched to the quick, with the apprehension that they are not, nor can be in this condition, a full and free Convention of Parliament, They charge us with deserting our trust, and would have us to be no Members of the Parliament. They may remember it was our want of freedom within, and the seditious Tumults without, their many multiplied Treasons there, and imposing traitorous oaths, which enforced our absence: but concerning that and the want of freedom in Parliament, We shall say no more here,( that being the subject of another Declaration,) onely We wish them to consider by what fundamental laws of the kingdom( which they have lately wrested to serve all turns) They can exclude Us from our Votes in Parliament, who were duly Summoned, chosen and returned Members of Parliament, and take in those of another kingdom to their Resolutions, who are not bound by our laws. But what violation soever they make of the laws, they are forward to put the King in mind of His Duty; and therefore tell Him, That He is sworn to maintain the laws, as they are sworn to their Allegiance to Him, these obligations being reciprocal: it is true in some sense, that the Oath of the King and Subjects is reciprocal, that is, each is bound to perform what they swear, the King as well as the Subjects; but he that will well weigh their Letter, and make one part have connexion with the other, and examine that part of their Covenant, whereby they swear they will defend the Kings Person and Authority( no further or otherwise then in that which they call the preservation of their Religion and Liberties,) may easily find another construction, viz. That the Subjects Allegiance is no longer due than the King performs His Duty, nay, no longer than He in their opinion observes His Duty, whereof they themselves must be Iudges; and if He fail in His Duty, they may take up arms against Him; a principle which as it is utterly destructive to all Government, so We believe, they themselves dare not plainly avow it, least as they now make use of it against the King, so the People finding their failer of Duty, and breach of Trust, should hereafter practise it by taking up arms against them, and so shake off that yoke of tyranny imposed by their Fellow-Subjects, which lies so heavy upon them. It were well, as they still press upon the King maintenance of the laws, they would also know that their obligation to observe the same is reciprocal, and while they here resolve to defend and preserve the full power of this Parliament,( which intheir sense can be no other than the power they have exercised this Parliament) they would take notice, that they are therein so far from observation of the laws, that they desperately resolve an utter subversion of them; for what can more tend to the destruction of the laws, than to usurp a power to themselves without the King, and against His will to raise arms, to attribute to their Orders or pretended Ordinances, the power of laws and Statutes, to enforce Contributions, loans, and Taxes of all sorts from the Subject, to imprison without cause shewed, and then prohibit Writs of Habeas Corpus for their enlargement, to lay Excises upon all Commodities, to command and dispose of the Lives and Estates of the freeborn Subjects of this kingdom at their pleasure, to impose Tonnage and Poundage, contrary to the Law declared in the late Act for Tonnage and Poundage, and all this done and justified, as by a legal civill power founded and inherent in them? All which are manifest breaches of the Petition of Right and Magna Charta, the great Evidence of the Liberties of England; which Charter by express words binds them and us, though assembled in Parliament, as well as the King, and though it be not now, as heretofore it hath been, taken by solemn Oath on the Peoples part as well as on the Kings, nor a curse as he retofore pronounced on the violaters, yet they having taken a Protestation to maintain the laws, and the Liberties, and Properties of the Subject, and inclusively that Charter, let them take heed whilst they make use of this their pretended power to the destruction of the Law, least a curse fall upon them and upon their posterity. God knoweth, and it is too certain a truth, that ourselves and many other good Subjects in this kingdom, even under the power of the Kings Army, have suffered exceedingly in Liberty and Estates, during this present Rebellion, by many heavy charges; the sad consideration whereof makes our hearts bleed, because We can see no way for relief, so long as this unnatural Rebellion continues: but as these things were first practised by them, and thereby necessitated upon the Kings Army; so it was never yet pretended that they were done by virtue of a Law, but either by consent, or by the unhappy and unavoidable exigences of war, and to expire with the present Rebellion, which God in mercy hasten. For our parts We have the inward comfort of our own consciences, witnessing with us, that We have improved all opportunities and advantages for the restoring of this kingdom to its former Peace, and We must witness for His Majesty, His most hearty desires thereof: and though both His Majesty and our endeavours therein have been made frustrate, yet God in his great goodness hath raised up our spirits, not to desert our Religion, our King, our laws, our Lives, the Liberties of us English freeborn Subjects; and by Gods assistance, and His Majesties concurrence, We do resolve to unite ourselves as one man, and cheerfully adventure our Lives and Estates for the maintenance and defence of the true Reformed Protestant Religion of the Church of England,( of which We profess ourselves to be,) for the defence of the Kings Person and Rights of His Crown, for the regaining and maintaining the Rights and privileges of Parliament, and the Liberty of the Subjects Person, and Property of his Estate, according to the known laws of the Land, to repel those of the Scottish Nation, that have in a warlike manner entred this realm, and to reduce the Subjects thereof, now in Rebellion, to the Kings obedience: and We doubt not but the same God will enlighten the eyes of the poor deceived People of this Land, like true hearted honest English-men, to join unanimously with us in so just and pious a work. And the God of Heaven prosper us, according to the goodness of the Cause We have in hand. The Names of the Lords and Commons of PARLIAMENT Assembled at OXFORD, who did subscribe the Letter to the earl of ESSEX, dated january 27. 1643. CHARLES P. york. CUMBERLAND. Ed. Littleton. C. S. Fra. Cottington. D. Richmond. M. Hertford. E. Lindsey. E. Dorset. E. Shrewsbury. E. Bath. E. Southampton. E. Leicester. E. Northampton. E. Devonshire. E. carlisle. E. bristol. E. berkshire. E. Cleveland. E. Rivers. E. Dover. E. Peterborough. E. Kingston. E. Newport. E. Portland. V. Conway. L. Digby. L. mowbray& Mattravers. L. Wentworth. L. cronwell. L. Rich. L. Paget. L. Chandoys. L. Howard of Charlton. L. Lovelace. L. Savile. L. Mohun. L. Dunsmore. L. Seymour. L. Percy. L. Wilmott. L. Leigh. L. Hatton. L. jermin. L. Carrington. John Fettiplace. Esq; Sir Alex. Denton. Sir John Packington. Sir Tho. Smith. Fr. Gamui. Esq; jo. Harris. Esq; joseph jane. Esq; Ric. Edgcombe. Esq; jonathan Rashleigh. Esq; G. Fane. Esq; P. Edgcombe. Esq; Will. Glanvill. Esq; Sir Robert holborn. Sir Ra. Sydenham. Fr. Godolphin. Esq; Geo. Parry. D. of Law. Amb. Manaton. Esq; Sir Ri. Vyvyan. John Polewheile. Esq; John arundel. Esq; Tho. Lower. Esq; Sir Edw. hid. Will. Allestree. Esq; Sir Geo. Stonehouse. Ed. Seymour. Esq; Peter Sainthill. Esq; Sir Will. pool. Roger matthew. Esq; Ri. arundel. Esq; Ro. Walker. Esq; Giles Straingwaies. Esq; Sir John Straingwaies. Sir Tho. Hele. Sir Ger. Naper. Sam. Turner. D. in physic. Will. Constantine. Esq; Hen. Killigrew. Esq; Ri. King. Esq; John Dutton. Esq; Hen. Bret. Esq; Will. Chadwell. Esq; Sir Theobald Georges. John George. Esq; Sir Tho. Fanshaw. Humf. Conningesby. Esq; Ri. seaborn. Esq; Ld. Ranelaugh. Tho. Tomkins. Esq; Sir Samp. Evers. Ser. at Law. Sir John Culpeper. Ieffrey Palmer. Esq; Sir John Harrison. Tho. Fanshaw. Esq; Sir Rog. Palmer. Sir Orlando Bridgman. Will. Watkins. Esq; John Smith. Esq; Sir Tho. Bludder. Sir Ed. Littleton. Sir Harvy Bagot. Sir Ri. Leveson. Sir Ri. Cave. Ri. Weston. Esq; Sir Ri. Lee. Sir Tho. Whitmore. Sir Ed. action. C. Baldwin. Esq; R. Goodwin. Esq; Tho. Howard. Esq; Tho Littleton. Esq; Sir Robert Howard. Sir John Meux. Matthew Davis. Esq; Sir F. Cornwallis. Tho. jermyn. Esq; John tailor. Esq; William Basset. Esq; Sir William Portman. Sir Ed. Rodney. Tho. Hanham. Esq; Ed. Phelipps. Esq; John Digby. Esq; Ed. Kirton. Esq; Christ. Leuknor. Esq; Sir Edw. Alford. John White. Esq; John Ashburnham. Esq; Will. Smith. Esq; Tho. Leedes. Esq; Sir Ia. thin. W. Pleydell. Esq; Ro. hid, sergeant at Law. Sir Ed. Griffin. Sir Walter Smith. Geo. low. Esq; Ric. Harding. Esq; Sir Henry Herbert. End. Porter. Esq; Sam. Sandys. Esq; John Bodvill. Esq; Will. Morgan. Esq; Will. Thomas. Esq; jo. Mostyn. Esq; Hen. Bellasis. Esq; Sir Geo. Wentworth. Will. Malory. Esq; Ri. Aldburgh. Esq; John Salisbury. Esq; Will. Herbert. Esq; William Price. Esq; Sir John Price. Sir Ric. Herbert. Cha. Price. Esq; Phil. Warwick. Esq; Tho. cook. Esq; Sir Rob. Crooke. Herb. Price. Esq; John Whistler. Esq; THese peers following, being disabled by several accidents to appear sooner, have since attended the Service and concurred with us. V. Cambden. L. Aburgavenny. L. arundel. L. capel. L. Newport. peers employed in His Majesties service, or absent with leave. Marq. of Winchester. Marq. of Worcester. Marq. of New-Castle. E. of derby. E. of Huntingdon. E. of clear. E. of Marleborough. V. Falconbridge. L. Morley. L. Darcy and Coniers. L. Sturton. L. Evers. L. Daincourt, L. Pawlet. L. Brudnell. L. Powesse. L. Herbet of Cherbury. L. Hopton. L. Loughborough. L. Byron. L. Vaughan. L. Withrington. peers absent in the parts beyond the Seas. E. of arundel. E. of St Albans. L. Viscount montague. L. Viscount Stafford. L. Stanhop. L. Coventry. L. Goring. L. Craven of Hamsted. L. Craven of Ryton. peers in Prison for their Loyalty to His Majesty. earl of Chesterfeild. L. montague of Boughton. Whoever views these numbers, and considers how many peers are at this time under age, will quickly know, who and how many are privy or consenting to the counsels at Westminster. THese Members of the Commons house following, being disabled by several accidents to appear sooner, have since attended the Service, and concurred with us. Peter Venables. Esq; Sir John Pawlet. Edward Bagshaw. Esq; Sir John Burlasey. Francis Newport. Esq; Anthony Hungerford. Esq; John russel. Esq; Thomas Chichley. Esq; earl of cork. Sir Gervase Clifton. Sir Guy palms. Robert Sutton. Esq; Gervase Hollis. Esq; Sir Patritius Curwen. Sir Henry Bellingham. Sir George Dalston. Sir Thomas Sandford. Sir William Dalston. michael Wharton. Esq; Sir Robert Hatton. james Scudamore. Esq; Sir John brook. Sir John Stepney. employed in His Majesties Service, or absent with leave, or by sickness. Sir John Fenwick. Hugh Potter. Esq; Walter Kyrle. Esq; William Stanhop. Esq; Sir William Carnaby. Sir Thomas Danby. John Fenwick. Esq; Ralph Sneade. Esq; Sir William Ogle. Sir Thomas Iermyne. Sir John Stowell. Sir Robert Strickland. Sir Philip Musgrave. John Cowcher. Esq; John Coventry. Esq; Sir Henry Slingesby. Sir John Malory. John Bellasis. Esq; Sir Thomas Ingram. Lord Mansfeild. Thomas Heblethwayte. Esq; Sir Hugh Cholmely. Sir George Wentworth. Sir Walter LLoyd. Sir Henry Vaughan. Sir Francis LLoyd. John Vaughan. Esq; Richard Ferrers. Esq; George Hartnoll. Esq; Sir William udall. Robert Hunt. Esq; Thomas May. Esq; Sir Thomas Bowyer. Sir Tho. row. Whoever now considers how many have retired themselves into several Counties, and so are absent from Westminster, and yet cannot through the danger of traveling be present at Oxford; how many have withdrawn themselves into the parts beyond the Seas; how many of their own principal Instruments are Voted out of the House by themselves, as Sir John Hotham and his son, Sir Alexander Carew, M. Martyn, M. Fiennes, and many others; and how many now are Imprisoned by them; how many Members from the beginning have been factiously kept from the House upon questions of Election; and how many without any Colour, are kept in, by not suffering their Elections to be reported; and that there are Thirty five Members dead, into whose rooms no new Persons are chosen; how many since are become Barons by descent or Creation, will easily conclude how small the number is which remaines, and of those how few in truth have right to sit there. FINIS.