THE KING Of GREAT-BRITTAINES DECLARATION, ●… o the High& Mighty Lords the States general of the united Provinces.  
Exhibited by Sir William Boswell, his Majesties Resident, The 9 Iulie, 1643.  
Printed by his Majesties Authority, 1643.  
 arms of Charles I HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE   

TO THE HIGH AND mighty LORDS, OUR GOOD FRIENDS AND ALLIES, THE STATES general OF THE UNITED PROVINCES IN THE NETHERLANDS.  

I.  
HIgh and mighty Lords, Our good friends and Allies. So soon as Wee understood, that both Our Houses of Parliament had dispatched over unto You( upon the difference betwixt them and us) one Strickland in quality of public Minister; Wee gave order to Our Resident with you to disavow him. Notwithstanding whih Wee understand You have since received, and treated with him. Wherein two things seem very strange to Us; The one, that Our own Subjects( upon pretence of affecting a nearer alliance with you) should in a way, different from the modesty, practise and duty of their Praedecessours, take upon them to treat with foreign States. When it is a known law of England, that to the King only belongeth the making of peace and war. The other, that You Our near Allies, that know both yourselves, and all the Kings and States of the World, have ever treated with Us and Our Praedecessours, and with Us onely. You, who from the Kings of England received your old, and never to be forgotten Assistances, should admit this man so much to Our dishonour; It being a setting up of an equal or a Concurrent authority with Our own; and thus favour the imprudence of Our Subjects by doing an injury to Us.   

II.  
It is generally known Wee called this Parliament of Our own Gracious& princely desire, to hear and redress the Grievances of Our people: Wee need not enumerate( but if occasion be Wee leave it to Our Resident) the many good Acts Wee have granted therein, to secure Our Subjects in the future. Nothing, which either in Church or State was for their Ease having occasioned any difference betwixt Us: But onely their praetence to those Powers in Gouvernement, which solely and naturally reside in Us. And yet wee partend with more flowers of Our Prerogative, then did ever any of Our Praedecessours.   

III.  
If they would it becomes us not to forget: and Wee hope you do, or by this will know, that Parliaments here are called onely by Our Mandat. To give Us counsel. That they take an Oath of Allegiance in Civill, of Supremacy in ecclesiastical affairs to Us. That that Court is still dissolvable at the Pleasure of the King; which expresses it can have no constant care of this kingdom; though Our unhappy indulgence to this Parliament( the occasion wee fear of most of this evil) may seem to have given an indefinite time to this. And yet the very words of that Act, shows the continuance thereof, depends onely, upon the dispatch of some particular businesses. To use their own Expression in a Remonstrance of theirs upon that subject, In the Bill for the continuance of this present Parliament,( they say) there seems to be some restraint of the royal power in dissolving of Parliaments; which indeed is not to take it out of the crown, but to suspend the execution of it for a time and occasion onely. So then surely, If there bee a parliament to continue somewhat longer at home then ordinary, it alters not the way of Gouvernment; nor opens any door for foreign Treaties abroad; other then the ancient known way of treating with the Kings of England onely. How great a breach therefore of the Treaty betwixt Us and yourselves this proceeding is, thus to countenance such a commixture of Gouvernment, as one while to treat with Us, another while with Our Subjects; or, as you do now, both together, Wee have authorised Our Resident to declare unto You; And to let you know wee intend to proceed both against this Strickland, or any other, that without Our Authority shall negotiate, as he doth, as a traitor to Our crown and dignity.   

IV.  
And as in the particulars aforesaid, So likewise Wee understand, how Our Honour is scandalised by sundry pamphlets and books, divulged amongst Your subjects, of Our inclinations to Popery, and intentions of innovation in Religion. Wee call God to witness, and Wee hope Our known practise as well as Our Professions are evidences thereof. That wee shall ever maintain the Reformed Religion, as it is established by law, in Our kingdoms. That wee shall discountenance, and according to Law punish popery, and other Sects. And yet be ready to give ease, by a national synod to modest, and truly tender Consciences in any thing, by them found justly offensive. Wee are informed it is reported, nay believed, that mass is publicly said at York and in Our Army, under the command of the earl of Newcastle; When in truth, without it being Our Queen's chapel, which is according to the Treaty with Our Brother the French King, no where in England mass is, or shall be publicly said: Nay if any where it be privately discovered, it is duly punished. And in the said army, under the earl of Newcastle, the fiftieth man is not a Papist; and were it not for the Rebellion of those pretended Protestants, but indeed Sectaries; not one of them had been admitted; and yet there is, or shall be no other form of prayer there, but that of the Church of England, as it is established.   

V.  
Wee understand likewise, that either by connivance or stealth, by means of the aforesaid Strickland( whom likewise wee have cause to think very active in the Printing, and dispersing of the aforesaid Pamphlets) great store of arms and ammunition are daily sent over to Our Rebells here; and that now when their oppression upon Our Subjects is grown generally so odious, that most men within their power suffer themselves rather to be imprisoned in their persons, and robbed and plundered in their goods, then submit to their new authority; Because even the disaffectedst of Our own Subjects are ashamed, or dare not buy those goods, Your Subjects buy and transport them. Herein likewise Wee have commanded Our Resident, to express Our just sense of these injuries, and to seek from You( the States) a praevention and prohibition thereof.   

VI.  
When we consider Our own Right, the former and the late successses God hath given us, in Our several Armies. How at this time the most of Our Nobility, the greatest part of Our Gentry, the multitude of Our gravest Citizens, the learnedst and most pious Divines do all accompany to assist Us, or are employed in Our services. Wee doubt not, ere long, what ever Our, or Our loyal Subjects sufferings are, to reduce these Innovatours, within the Bounds of the ancient modesty of their predecessors. In the mean time We expect from You, Our Friends and Allies, in all the former particulars, Or what else may concern Our Honour, and loyal Subjects welfare, according to the Treaty betwixt Us, to promote the same; Expecting You should be as careful of Our Honour and just Rights as Wee would be of Yours; For Wee know not even by the working of the same spirits, how soon this may be needful even in your own Behalf. Since wee find, if wee mistake not much, those that have disturbed Our peace, are invading yours.   

VII.  
Wee do contain these Complaints with in these few lines; Because Wee are loth to discover the distemper in that part of Our Great counsel, which as yet will not rightly understand us, as the greatest part well doth, and is abiding with Vs. That You may see how wee wash Our Hands of this unnatural war, and what conditions Wee offer towards peace, and for suppressing Popery, Wee have( as wee refer You to Our Resident, for former) sent You Our last message[ 12 April] upon these Subjects. And doubt not these things will so satisfy you, that Wee shall receive full satisfaction from You, by some public Acts in all these particulars complained of, and be induced to entertain, and increase such an Alliance and Friendship with You, as is suitable to Our desires, and the Engagement Wee gave You thereof, upon Your Ambassies, in Our beloved Daughter; which as You sought as a Match between the two Countries, So Wee disposed Her.   
Given under Our Signet at Our Court at Oxford the first day of May, in the XIX year of Our reign. Your very good Friend CHARLES R. 
L. S.   depiction of seal Was sealed with his Majesties Signet.