The Kings Majesties DESIRES AND PROPOSITIONS To all His Subjects in Scotland, Declaring His royal Intentions and Determination to all the Lords of His privy council, concerning this kingdom, Signed with His royal Signet, and now published by Authority. Likewise the Resolution of the kingdom of Scotland, to all His Majesties Subjects in this Nation, Declaring and Manifesting their Determination concerning the Earl of Essex, being glad tidings for England.  
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First Printed at Edinburgh in Scotland, by Rob. Bryson, and now reprinted at London, for joseph Scot. MDCXLII.   


HIS majesties PROPOSITIONS To all his Subjects of Scotland, Septem. the 8. 1642.  

THE Kings Majesty having received Advertisements of some bad Rumours lately spread abroad, after some Consultation thereupon, resolved to sand a Message to all his loving Subjects of the Kingdom of SCOTLAND, to inform, declare, and make known unto them his Dispositions and desires more fully, which was, as followeth.   

Charles Rex,  
RIght Trusty, and wellbeloved, Although we have already written Our minds unto you; yet upon our second thoughts arising, especially from some particulars coming to Our knowledge, wee find it necessary both for ourself, and for the good of that Our kingdom, to propound unto you these particulars, viz.  
I.  
We know and feel the Charge to be great and the place to be high, wherein God( the King of Kings) hath placed Us, and that we must render an account of all Our Actions to him, who in his own time shall judge all men without exceptions of Persons.  
II.  
We have no other intentions, but by Our Government, to honour him by whom Kings Reign, and to procure the good of Our people: and for this end to preserve the Right and Authority wherewith God hath vested us, and which by his providence hath been derived to us by many Princely Progenitors: in the which glory that Our ancient kingdom, and native realm of SCOTLAND doth participate.  
III.  
we did not require of you, that you should sit as Judges upon the affairs of another kingdom.  
We only intended to have both our sufferings and Our Actions( as they are expressed in many Papers past betwixt us and Our Parliament) made thoroughly known unto you: That since we have none besides you whom We can acquaint with Our Proceedings, you may clearly see that we have been so far from wronging Our Parliament of ENGLAND, that we have given them all satisfaction, even above that which they themselves in the beginning did express, or almost desire: and as much as could well consist with the safety of Our Person and Honour.  
IV.  
We will not put you in mind of your natural affection towards us, which wee know will rather be kindled then extinguished by Our distress: Nor of your Covenant, wherein you are zealous of Our greatness and Authority, and which standeth in that sense wherein you did swear and subscribe it; Nor of the many good Laws made in our late Parliament( of which we hope the present and succeeding generations shal reap the fruits, when we are dead and gone) Nor of the many promises made to us, upon which we were willing to yield to such things for the settling of the Government of that Our Kingdom, in Our personal absence, which neither could we have granted, nor would you have craved, had our greater affairs permitted our Residence amongst you. And whereas wee are most unjustly blamed and calunniated,  

1. That we are Popishly affencted.  
2. That Wee are the cause of the Blood-shed in Ireland.  
And lastly, That We intend to bring in foreign Forces.   
To this We answer, and do here protest, and Declare, in presence of him who knows the most secret of Our Intentions and Actions, that Wee are no ways conscious to ourself of the guiltiness of any of the said aspersions: and do take him to witness Our innocency therein, who only hath the privilege to be the Searcher of all hearts.  
And if any after so full and plain profession shall distrust this Our free Declaration, We attest GOD, That the fault is in the malignanty of their Rebellious Humours, and no ways deserved on Our part.  
Signed by His Majesties royal Signet, and published for the good of all those that desires to be truly informed of His Majesties intentions.    

The Resolution of the Kn●ghts, Gentry, and Commonalty of the kingdom of Scotland, concerning his Excellence the Earl of Essex.  
WHereas upon the report and sight of great Convocations suddenly endeavoured and unexpectedly brought into this great counsel day, for the most part by those who have been esteemed by the Country, and challenged by the Parliament, as Incendiaries, Plotters, and enemies to the peace of this Kingdom. And considering the common Interest of all the Subjects of this kingdom to preserve the late peace, so happily concluded betwixt these Nations, and so solemnly established by the late Treaty, Oath of Parliament, public Faith, and the great S●ales of these kingdoms, and therefore they desire a solid peace betwixt these Nations in true union, lest upon any pretence they should be dashed one against another. wherein it is declared the Duty of the estates, yea of every subject for to convene and suppress any evil affencted persons who would raise Arms against the Subjects of the other kingdom without consent of Parliament.  
And seeing that these Incendiares do now so much prevail, they are resolved to aid and assist His sacred Majesty and the Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT against the Malignant Party, and the wicked Incendiaries that are now about his Majesties Person, whose minds are daily thirsting after blood.  
They have also at their general meeting at edinburgh concluded of many Matters of high Consequence, being resolved to aid assist his Excellence the Earl of Essex against all that shall oppose him, having set down their Resolution to hazard their dearest lives in the maintenance of the true Faith and Protestant Religion.  
The Honourable Court of Parliament are fully resolved and determined to agree with their Brethren of Scotland in this their Resolultion●, having according to the Scottish Government Voted out Bishops.    

published by authority.  
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