depiction of a crown CHARLES REX. HIS plaintiffs Declaration, to all HIS loving Subjects of His KINGDOM of England and Dominion of Wales.  
WEE Shall not ripe up the CAUSES of the unhappy Differences, betwixt OUR royal Father, and the Two Houses of PARLIAMENT; IT shall be our Study, that they be for ever butted: AND that our Subjects of ENGLAND may return to the Obedience they owe Us, as their lawful KING: And to the Ancient and happy government of the Kingdom, by King, Lords,& Commons( Wherein they and their Ancestors have lived so long so happily) Without the Effusion of more Blood. WITH these Thoughts wee are now returning unto our Kingdom of ENGLAND, with an Army by the blessing of GOD, able to protect our loyal Subjects, who shall join with us and assist us in doing Iustice vpon Murtherers of our royal Father: And to defend us from the Violence of such as will continue the exclusion of Us from Our just RIGHTS, the subversion of the lawful government of the Kingdom, and the oppression of our good Subjects by Armies& exorbitant impositions. And before wee enter the Kingdom; Wee have thought fitt by this short DECLARATION to let our good Subjects there know, that our desires are not more to be restored to our own Rights, than to procure and mantayn to them their freedom; And as wee have given full and inteere Satisfaction to Our subjects of SCOTLAND, both in what might concern Religion, and their laws, and liberties( Which GOD willing wee shall inviolably preserve to them) So it shall be our Study, and would bee our greatest joy, that wee might attain the same happieness in ENGLAND: And because wee do think ourselves bound in duty to look more at the Glory of GOD, than Our own interest.  
we do in the First Place Declare; That wee shall faythfullie endeavour in Our STATION and CALLING, as Wee are bound by the COVENANT, to settle Religion in Doctrine, Worship, Disciplene, and government; according to the WORD of GOD, and example of the best Reformed Churches.  
we shall also endeavour; That Parliaments may bee restored to their freedom, and privileges, by whose advyse We do declare Our Resolutions are to govern, and to settle all Differences and distempers; That our people may enjoy their liberty, and property free from armies, Quarterings, or illegal impositions.  
These being our clear Intentions and Resolutions; Wee do expect and invite all our good subjects of ENGLAND, to concur with, and assist us according to their duty& alleadgence; and such as are in Arms either in SCOTLAND or ENGLAND, under Oliver cronwell presently after knowledge hereof, to lay them down, or to come in, and join with us in our Army, where they shall receive protection and full assurance of Satisfaction in their Arreires. AND to evidence how far we are from Revenge, or continueing the unhappy Differences betwixt us and our subjects; Wee do declare and engage ourselves to give our consent to a full Act of Oblivion, and indemnity for the security of all our Subjects of ENGLAND in their persons, freedoms, and estates for all things don by them: relating to the Warres, these eleaveenth years past: And that they shall never bee called in question by us for any of them; providing that immediately after knowledge of this gracious Offer and DECLARATION, they desist from assisting the usurped authority of the pretended Common-wealth of ENGLAND, and return to their Obedience to Us, excepting only from this Our gracious offer; Oliver cronwell, Henry Ireton, John Breadshaw, John cook, their pretended solicitor, and all others who did actually sit& vote in the murder, of Our royal Father.  
AND seing in this Service; Wee have made use of the affection, and assistance of our loyal Subjects of our kingdom of SCOTLAND, who cannot possibly mantayn their whole Army in ENGLAND; Wee do require some of quality or authority in each county where wee shall march to come to Us, that necessary provisions may be regularlie brought in to the Army. And wee do declare that the Counties, from whom such shall come, shall receive no other prejudice, except such of them as shall oppose us, or drive away their cattle or provisions from vs. And because it shall be our main endeavour that our subjects of ENGLAND may bee safe in their persons, free in their goods, and as little burdened as is possible: As we are resolved to permit no plundering or raping, or taking any mans person( who is not in actual opposition of Us:) Which wee shall not with all severity punish: So if our army shall bee forced to be more burdensome to some places and persons, than to others; It shall be our endeavour that as soon as is possible they may receive proportionable satisfaction, and the burden be made equal.  
AND lastly; Wee do declare, that the service being done: The SCOTS Army shall quietly retiere; That so all armies may bee disbanded And an lasting peace settled with Religion and righteousness.  
GIVEN at Our royal camp, at Woodhouss the 5 of August 1651.   

Aberdeen Printed by James Brown, the 20 of August 1651.