HIS MAJESTIES TWO LETTERS ONE To the vicechancellor and Convocation of the university of OXFORD: THE OTHER To the High Sheriff of the County, and to the mayor of the City of Oxford.  
PUBLISHED For the satisfying of all his Majesties loving Subjects, and for the cleared of his Majesties royal Resolution.  
AS WELL, In the careful preservation of the true Protestant Religion, the just privileges of Parliament the Laws of the Land, and the Liberty of the Subject:  
AS ALSO In the just protection of all those his loving Subjects, who shall at any time be called in question for their dutiful Allegiance and Loyalty tendered to his Majesty.  
LONDON, Printed for Richard Lownds, 1642. August 3.   

CAROLUS REX.  
To our trusty and welbeloved, the vicechancellor of the university of Oxford, and to all the rest of our loyal Subjects in that our university.  
Reverend Father in God, we greet you well,  
WHereas we have received a most large and ample testimony of the Affection of that our loyal university to us, by the free loan of a very considerable sum of money, in a time of so great and Imminent necessity. These are to will and require you, to give to that our university from us, our royal thanks, and to assure them, and every of them,( our Loving and loyal Subjects) that this Testimony of their hearts towards us, shall never depart out of our royal memory, and that both: they shall be carefully repaid, and the money employed only upon the defence of ourself, The true Protestant Religion, and the Laws established in this our Kingdom, and whereas wee hear, that for this Action, so full of loyalty and Allegiance, some of that our university have been ordered to be sent for, these are to will and require you, to signify unto them and every of them,( who assume such Power to themselves without us) That wee will and command, that no obedience be given to any such summons, holding ourself bound to protect and defend those, who shall be persecuted for that cause, by having contributed to our defence and protection, And so wee bid you farewell.  
Given at our Court at Beverly the 18. day of july 1642.   

CHARLES R.  
To our trusty and well beloved the High Sheriff of our County, and the mayor of our city of OXFORD.  
TRusty and well-beloved, Wee greet you well,  
whereas Wee have lately received very ample testimonies of the good affections of our university of Oxon, by the loan of such Moneys as could be thence spared for the supply of Our urgent and extraordinary occasions, For which dutiful and affectionate expression, We are informed, that several worthy persons of that our university, our Servants and others are threatened to be troubled and molested, Wee have thought fit to commend the care, assistance and protection of that place and of the persons in it, to you as a service, wherein you shall merit our favour and good acceptance and of which we shall require an account And wee do therefore will and require you as you tender our displeasure, if any warrant, order, or other direction whatsoever shall come to your hand for the apprehending or troubling any person or persons of that our university for his good affection to our service in advancing the business of lending and supplying us with money which wee shall never forget, that you be so far from countenancing or assisting any such warrant or direction, that on the contrary you use your utmost power to preserve those our good subjects from such oppression, the which we shall take in very good part at your hand, and for so doing this shall be your warrant.  
Given at our Court at Nottingham, july 22. 1642.  
FINIS.