THE KINGS majesties DEMANDS AND PROPOSITIONS Propounded to the Lords, Knights and Gentlemen of Staffordshire, and near adjoining Counties of South-Wales, at Vxeter in Staffordshire, on Monday the 19. of September.  
With their judicious Answer to the said Propositions.  
Also a true Information of His Majesties proceedings since His arrival in those parts.  
 arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
LONDON: Printed for Hen. Rydiar, Septemb. 23. 1642.   

THE PROPOSITIONS Of His majesty, propounded to the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen of Stafford shire, and near adjoining Counties of South Wales, &c.  
HIs majesty having made his Residence a long time at Nottingham, found that His time and expenses there, had availed Him little: wherefore He resolved to remove from thence to derby, from derby, into Staffordsheire to Uxeter; to the end that He might be further from the Earl of Essex, and nearer to Wales, from whence He expected most of His Forces should come.  
Where being arrived, He found an unexpected welcome, for in stead of multitudes of people assembled to entertain Him with applause, he found a little Army of Knights and Gentlemen rallied in a Warlike Posture, rather to oppose then welcome Him. Wherefore He sent a herald to demand the cause of their appearance in such a form of opposition? Who being arrived, He receiv●d this Answer: That they appeared rather Petitioners, then opposers; neither was it their intent, any way to oppose His majesty, whom they were bound to protect, but to defend His majesty, and themselves from the oppression, rapine, and murder of those blood-thirsty Papists and others, who had assembled themselves together under a pretence of standing for His majesty, when indeed their practices and endeavours, are only to ruin both Him and His Kingdom. This being apparently known, and seriously weighed, they found themselves bound in loyalty to His majesty, and in care of their own safety,( now while they had power in their own hands) to provide both for the protection of His majesty, and the Peace of the Kingdom.  
Likewise they delivered to the said Herald, a short schedule, wherein was contained a Declaration of their affection, both to the King and Parliament, with their Resolution concerning certain Propositions which they had received from His majesty by the Lord Strange. The effect of which Propositions was as followeth.  
1. That whereas a present Rebellion and actual war was levied in the South under a pretence of standing for his Majesty, and for the protection of His sacred person, when in dead it was done by some factious persons, who onely aim at the subversion of the Law of the Land, and the known Religion of the Church of England, absolutely invading the prerogative of the King, and propriety of the subject: wherefore his majesty finding himself bound in conscience to defend all his loving Subiects, from being made subject to an Arbitrary Power; And whereas it was not in his power to defend them, or Himself, without their loyal assistance, He was forced to demand their Aid for the suppressing the present rebellion and insurrection.  
2. That whereas a war of such consequence and danger cannot be managed and maintained wirhout money, which He was destitute of, by reason that His Revenue was detained, and all means of subsisting taken from him, his goods seiz●d on, and his Forts and Ships kept by violence from him: wherefore he was forced( they being obliged thereto, their own security and future freedom lying at stake) to demand their utmost assistance both of men, arms and money; which granted, he doubted not but that by Gods protection, he should reduce those insurrections people to their pristine obedience, and make it a happy return to all those that had or should stand close to him in a time of such danger and distraction.  
These Propositions they returned this Answer.  
That whereas His majesty was pleased to term that a Rebellion in the South, which was done onely for his own security, and of whose loyal affections to his majesty, they had received a large testimony: They humbly desired his majesty to recall that scandal which he had thrown upon them, it being onely the fruit of the evil Counsellors about his majesty, who for the furtherance of their own desperate& bloody designs, strive to make the true Protestants of this Kingdom( under the notion of Puritans) to appear odious to his majesty; so that by that means they might gain strength to themselves, and weaken his majesty, by with-drawing the affection of his Subiects from him. As touching his majesties desires, that they should aid and assist him, they promised their best aid against the malignant party of Papists, Prelates, projectors, under whom they had so long groaned, and by whom his majesty had so long been seduced to make war against his loyal Subiects, onely to support them in their lordly pride, and domineering prelacy. As for his majesties security, they promised during his abode there, that what Forces he should think requisite for his guard, should be at his command; and what other supplies should be necessary for Princely support, and might be agreeable to their duty. But for any forces or assistance of men or moneys, to be employed against the Parliament, both their loyalties to his majesty, nor their care of the peace of the Kingdom could no way consent to.  
Likewise they humbly desired his majesty to abandon those evil Counsellors that laboured his destruction, and that he would withdraw his protection from those Delinquents, and deliver them up to the iustice of the Law, that their punishment might deter others from offending in the like nature.  
Likewise they humbly desired his majesty to throw down his arms, and embrace his loyal Subiects in the Arms of his love, which was the onely and most effectual means to increase a better obedience, and a firmer obligation of love and peace, then any forces could ever obtain: this if they might obtain, they would be aiding and assisting, and during life daily pray, &c.  
At the receipt of this, his majesty seemed but little discontented, but with an affable behaviour marched up to Vxeter, where having made his residence that night, on the morrow Prince Robert with his Troops endeavoured to force men to serve, and to seize their arms for the Kings use: And such as refused he burnt their houses, insomuch that the County was forced to rise and fall upon the Troops. So that Prince Robert was forced to fly to Vxeter, for his own security. Very few come in to the King, onely some raged incertain Welsh. His majesty intends to leave Vxeter very suddenly, and to go toward Shrewsbury: but what his intent is we cannot discern.  
FINIS.