TRusty and welbeloved, We greet you well. Whereas the Members of both Houses of Parliament Assembled at Oxford, have taken into their Consideration the necessity of supporting Our Army, for the Defence of us and Our People against the present Invasion from Scotland, and for the Preservation of the Religion, laws and Liberties of this kingdom, and thereupon have agreed upon the speedy raising of the sum of one hundred Thousand pounds by loan from particular Persons, towards the which themselves have advanced a very Considerable Proportion, and by their Examples hope, That Our well-affected Subjects throughout the kingdom will in a short time make up the Remainder, whereby We shall not only be enabled to pay and dwelt Our Army, but likewise be enabled to put Our Armies in such a Condition, as Our Subjects shall not suffer by Free-Quarter or the unruliness of Our Souldiers, which is now in present Agitation, and will( We no way doubt, by the Advice of the Members of both Houses Assembled) be speedily effected. We do towards so good a work, by the Approbation and Advice of the said Members of both Houses here Assembled, desire you forthwith to lend us the sum of 〈◇〉 or the value thereof in Plate, touched Plate at five shillings, untouched Plate at four shillings four pence, per ounce; and to pay or deliver the same within seven daies after the Receipt hereof, to the hands of the high-sheriff of that Our County, or to such whom he shall appoint to receive the same,( upon his Acquittances for the Receipt thereof) who is forthwith to return and pay the same at Corpus Christi college in Oxford, to the hands of the earl of Bath, the Lord Seymour, Mr John Ashburnham, and Mr John Fettiplace, or any of them, who are appointed Treasurers for the receiving and issuing thereof by the said Members,( by whose Order only the said Money is to be disposed) and to give Receipts for the same, the which We Promise to repay assoon as God shall enable us; This sum being to be advanced with speed, We are necessitated to apply ourselves to such Persons as yourself, of whose Ability& Affection We have Confidence, giving you this Assurance, that in such further Charges, that the necessity of Our just Defence shall enforce Us to require of Our good Subjects, your forwardness and disbursements shall be Considered to your best advantage. And so presuming you will not fail to express your Affection herein, We bid you Farewell. Given at Our Court at OXFORD, the 14. day of February, in the Nineteenth year of Our reign. 1643.  
By the Advice of the Members of both Houses Assembled at OXFORD.