HIS majesties LAST DECLARATION TO All his loving Subjects, especially the Inhabitants of the city of LONDON:  
showing his royal intentions concerning the final conclusion of these wars, and an agreement between himself and his High Court of Parliament.  
Published by the true copy.  
London, printed for John Wilson. Ian. 19. 1643.   

His Majesties last Declaration to all His loving Subjects, especially to the Inhabitants of the city of London.  
WEE have so often declared our royal intentions to this purpose, to all our loving Subjects, that it might seem an unnecessary work, to iterate that which hath so frequently been delivered in our former Expresses, did not the urgency of the affair prompt Us to believe, that We can never take too much care or pains in uttering, or putting any endeavour in practise, that may be conducible to the finishing of these calamitous and inhuman civill wars, which have so long reigned amongst our Subjects, that should they continue in the same height and violence some moneths longer, We should have but a few Subjects to govern, be as it were a King without people, at least without the hearts and affections of our people, which link them in the tie of obedience to their sovereign. And never sovereign could enjoy a more loving and obedient people than We were blessed withall, till these raging distempers and unfortunate breaches between ourself and parliament altered them f●● Us.  
Sin●●●●●ch alteratio●●nd dissension, We see( an● not without ex●eeding troubl● and anguish of mind) many of Our good Subjects robbed and deprived, both of their lives and es●●●e● and yet are u●t●rly disabled to ●fford them relief or favour, We behold the d●●ly miseri●●, and ever to be lament●d 〈…〉 whi●●●●●ue the bloody 〈◇〉 steps of this unnatural Civill War, which hath spread itself contagiously through all parts of Our Dominions. The North parts of Our kingdom have had their share of afflictions, from the Armies that have been busy in all parts thereof, and yet are not removed thence. The western Counties have suffered under the same heavy hand of War. ●he middle of Our kingdom in its very center beholded two ad●●●se Armies, both of this Nation, imbruing their swords in one anothers bloods. And the remotest Provinces of this Re●●me, Cornwall and Devon-shire, cannot boast themselves clear from ●hese distracting and destructive tumults. For these places where Our Army and the Parliaments have 〈…〉 their winter residence, they have had, and so are likely to have, a greater share in these misfortunes then any other of the mentioned Provinces, as their daily complaints do testify; wherein they expect and desire redress from Us, which for the present We cannot afford them.  
We also( to Our further disturbance and grief of heart) have daily before Our eyes, the many notorious schisms, and remark●●le ●●ours, that through the licentiousness of these times are 〈…〉 the Church, and the service of Almighty God, which 〈◇〉 not performed now with that decency and reverence ●n● 〈◇〉 had wont to be, according to the ancient and confirmed C●●ons of the Church of England, and its orthodox Doctrine, but according to the ●●●ese and invention of every mans brain, that will endeavour innovation and unknown principles in Religion, which is now of no value with divers of the basest of this people: which contempt of the divine worship must needs occasion Gods heavy wrath and continued vengeance on this Nation, so long time heretofore blessed with the constancy, and as it were a perpetuity of benefits and testimony of heavens bounty, more then any of the neighbouring kingdoms.  
Wee cannot also but resent( and that with much disturbance) Our own particular and personal afflictions; Our dear Consort the Queen( by whom We have been blessed with as hopeful and numerous a progeny as most of the Kings of England Our Ancestors) being separated from Our sight and society, ourself driven( as Wee may say) from Our Palace at White-hall, and so forced to abide far distant from Our own royal mansions.  
But this is not the greatest of Our distractions; the cause of all these troubles must needs be more offensive to Us then their effects: namely, this so fatal and lasting difference between ourself and Our high Court of Parliament, from which( being the superlative council of this Our kingdom, and so the chief staff on which We ought to lean in all Our troubles) We are unfortunately divided, to Our own sorrow and disturbance, to the great weakening of Our credit abroad with Our neighbours, and Our strength at home with Our Subjects, to the impeachment of their proceedings in the hard and doubtful affairs of the kingdom, to the hindrance of the constitution of good new laws, and performance of the old ones. In sine, to the general offence and grief of all Our people, which have smarted deeply for this division betwixt Us. In consideration of all which grievances, and moved with the tender bowels of compassion towards all Our good Subjects, We cannot but with all Our heart desire a sudden and faire accommodation of peace betwixt ourself and Our high Court of Parliament, that all these emergent and eminent troubles may find a speedy period and be forgotten▪ that the Word of God may be truly propagated throughout all Our Dominions; that the known laws of the L●●d( confirmed by the great ●harter of Our royal Progenitors, and by Our own bounty, to Our subjects) may be ma●●tained in their accustomend order, that new ones also may be by Us, with the advice of Our Parliament instituted and enacted; that the peoples property and liberty may be defended( which hath always been Our royal intention) from any diminution or disturbance; that these two Armies which now lay waste the beauties and glories of Our kingdom may be disbanded, or employed as Wee shall think fit, with the advice of Our Parliament, for the reduction of Our kingdom of Ireland( now in open and actual rebellion) to the pristine obedience, that it hath so long time paid to Our English sceptre: and finally, that unity, peace and concord may be restored to all our Dominions, and the Inhabitants of them.  
Wee d●e hereby declare, and freely i●●imate Our determinate intentions to all Our good Subj●●ts, especially, to Our capital City of London, which hath of late earnestly petitioned Us for Our return in person thither, and conjunction with Our high Court of Parliament; that as well in regard of the former eminent evils scattered through Our kingdom, and for the prevention of future, and consummation of the present distraction; as also in respect of the humble Petition of that Our said City of Lon●●●●●d the entire and earnest desires of divers other of Our 〈…〉 ●s and Counties to the same effect, Wee sh●●● with Our utmost endeavours, as far as Wee can possibly with Our honour and the dignity of a King, strive to advance and set forward the speedy treaty of an accommodation of peace between ourself and Our high Court of Parliament; and that Wee will be at all times ready to embrace and entertain all Propositions which shall arrive to Us from Our Parliament, for the furthering of the said pious and profitable purpose of peace, which Wee know must at last be the onely balm that can be po●red in, to heal the wounds of the bleeding and almost expiring Common-wealth, that hath now too long drooped under these heavy afflictions.  
Wee do hereby further declare, That no counsels or persuasions of any Malignants or ill affencted persons whatsoever, shall have power to deter or alter Us from Our settled and determinate purpose, the cries of Our people which have so often pierced Our ears, having a louder voice, and more powerful over Our intentions, and affections, then all the advices of those who seek to divert Us from a faire concordance with Our high Court of Parliament, whom We doubt not, will be as ready for the advancement of Our affairs and the good of Our people, to wave and forget all remembrance of former discords and dissensions betwixt Us, as Wee in Our royal care and affection to them and all Our subjects shall be prove, with all Our endeavours to entertain all the motions that shall in reason be propounded by them for the effecting the said good and great work of tranquillity and unity betwixt Us: We desiring no longer to enjoy any happiness on earth, then Wee shall study the good and prosperity of all Our loving Subjects, the maintaining the privileges of Our Parliament, and the propagation of Gods true Religion and verity, against all schisms and Popery, throughout all Our realm of England, and Our other Dominions.  
Finally, We do declare and signify to all Our good Subjects, that as We are by birth and lawful succession appointed by Heaven to rule and govern this people, that We shall, both during the continuance of these warres, strive as much as in Us lies to protect them, their estates and families, from all injury and oppression that may hereafter befall ●hem through the violence and insolence of Our so●d●●ers, to ●epra●●e which We have We are certain, omitted no good 〈…〉 and Institu●●o●s; And hereafter, when it shall ple●●e God in his great mercy to give an end to the distempers between Us and Our High ●●●rt of Parliament( which We hope will shortly ensue by a faire and confirmed peace) Wee shall then labour to keep and preserve, both from foreign and domestic troubles and disturbances, that this kingdom may again flourish in the same perpetuity of blessings and wealth, that it hath formerly done, to Our own increase of honour, and the prosperity of all Our people.  
FINIS.