dieu ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT Q●● MAL Y ●●N●●  royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other  
CHARLES R. 
 RIght Trusty and entirely beloved Cousin and councillor, Wee greet you well,  
Having used all possible and honourable means, by sending many gracious Messages to the two Houses of Parliament( wherein Wee have offered them all they have heretofore desired, and desired from them nothing, but what themselves since these unhappy wars have offered) to procure Our personal Treaty with them, for a safe and well grounded Peace, And having in stead of a dutiful and Peaceable return, to Our said Messages, received either no Answer at all, or such as argues that nothing will satisfy them, but the ruin, not only of us, Our posterity and friends, but even of Monarchy itself, And having lately received very good security, that Wee and all that do and shall adhere to us, shall be safe in Our Persons, Honour, and Consciences, in the Scotts army, and that they shall really and effectually join with us, and with such as will come in unto us, and join with them, for Our preservation, and shall employ their Armies and Forces to assist us, to the procuring of a happy and well grounded Peace, for the good of us, and Our Kingdoms, and in the recovery of Our just Rights, Wee have resolved to put ourself to the hazard of passing into the Scotts Army, now lying before Newarke, and if it shall please God, that Wee come safe thither, Wee are resolved to use Our best endeavours, with their assistance, and with the conjunction of the Forces under the Marques of Montross, and such of Our well affencted Subjects of England, as shall rise for us, to procure( if it may bee) an Honourable and speedy Peace, with those, who have hitherto refused to give ear to any means tending thereunto, Of which Our resolution Wee held it necessary to give you this Advertisement, as well to satisfy you, as all Our council, and loyal Subjects with you( to whom Wee will that you comunicat these Our Letters) that failing in Our earnest and sincere endeavours, by Treaty to put an end to the miseries of this Our kingdom, Wee esteemed Our Sel● obliged to leave no probable expedient unattempted, to preserve Our crown and friends, from the usurpation and tyr●nny of those whose Actions declare so manifestly, their design is, to overthrow the laws and happy established Government of this kingdom; And now Wee have made known to you Our resolution, Wee recommend to your special Care, the disposing and managing of Our affairs on that side, as you shall conceive most for Our Honour and Service, being confident, that the course Wee have taken( though with some hazard to Our Person) will have a good influence, on that Our kingdom, and defer, if not altogether prevent, the Rebells transporting of Forces from these parts into that Our kingdom, And Wee desire you to satisfy all Our well affencted Subjects on that side of Our Princely Care of them, whereof they shall receive the effect, assoon as God shall enable us, Wee desire you to use some means to let us and Our council at Oxon, hear frequently from you, and of your Actions and Condition there, And so God prosper your loyal Endeavours.  
Given at Our Court at Oxon, the third day of April, 1646. By His Majesties Command Edw: Nicholas. 
 GOD SAVE THE KING.  
His majesty having by His royal Letters directed to us the Lord lieutenant Dated the third of april last, required us to communicat the said Letters to His council, and loyal Subjects with us, Wee to the end to obey His Majesties good pleasure by His said Letters declared, do hereby require the Printer to imprint five hundred copies of the said Letters according to the above writing bein● true copy of the said Letters.  
21. May. 1646. 

Ormonde.  
Roscomon.  
Edw. Brabazon.  
Ant. Midensis.  
Geo. Cloyne.  
Cha. Lambart.  
Arthur Chichester.  
Gerrard Lowther.  
Fr. Willoughby.  
Robert Forth.  
Ia. Ware.     

Imprinted at Dublin, by William Bladen, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1646.