THE RESOLUTION OF Prince Charles, Being general of His majesties Forces in the North.  
Who intendeth to show His heroic Spirit and filial Duty for the preservation of His royal Father, and the encouragement of all loyal Subjects of the kingdom of England.  


Ordered that this be printed and published,  
Hen. Elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.    
August 11. Printed for H. W. and H. T. 1642.   

IT is an approved ancient truth that all good Subjects should speak nothing of Kings and Princes, but that which is honourable, and suitable to their great power and authority, wherein they bear the impress and image of God himself, all language derogating from the omnipotency of God is blasphemy, which signifies a hurting of His Honour and Glory, whereof he is jealous, and will not have it communicated to his creatures, but solely attributed to his Majesty; what therefore can more exasperate a King then that a multitude of men, and those of the common sort, who behold nothing with any clear judgement, should blast the Kings reputation with foul aspersions, weakness in being seduced by evil counsellors, and besides casting all their affections, on some who under pretence of religion would not be obliged to show any obedience to any temporal power, but would dissolve monarchical govevrnment into a loose freedom of Christian liberty. If they know not through blindness of absurd opinions to speak well of Kings, let them consider that they are Gods Vicegerents, the Fathers of their Country, laying open their hearts to their Subjects, as a Father doth to his son; and thus our gracious sovereign King Charles hath by Messages and declarations with much grief of mind shewed his intentions, advised them to desist from contrary courses, to his will and pleasure, thereby to lessen him and diminish His royal Authority, derived unto him by a long succession of Ancestors; but above all he is to be accounted the Father of His country and kingdom, forasmuch as he hath by Gods providence made this kingdom happy in his royal posterity, that so the sceptre from age to age may be still continued in his generation amongst the rest by promogeniture and birth-right the Prince hath the first place, as being by indubitable inheritance the legitimate and lawful heir to the crown, and though he be now in his green and unmellowed yeeres, yet being of an excellent ingenious disposition, and his natural gifts improved by a tender and careful education, he appears by his ripeness and forwardness in virtue and knowledge, to be a Prince appointed to make this kingdom happy, famous, and illustrious, through the splendour of his virtues, which shall hereafter shine forth in action; for as Alexander the Great being under the command of Tutors, was of such a wise and pregnant nature, and endowed with such excellent and exquisite gifts and qualities far transcending his yeares, he still going on in his Resolution, not fearing his Enemies, and so consquently is allied( as is due) unto His Majesties virtues as well as His kingdom, hath for His greater Honour and to enter him into the school of war as a young soldier, is by the Kings majesty, His Father, made general of all the Kings Forces in the North, and with a right Princely mind he is willing to do His Father any service, and in this pious, dutiful, and Noble course he is resolved to proceed, not doubting but that His filial love to the Kings Majesty will be exceeding well taken, and be very well pleasing to all those loyal Subjects that do pray for the prosperity and happy reign of our Gracious sovereign King Charles. For what Son of any true Generous Blood would with tame Patience behold his father engaged in a private quarrel, while he standing by would not do his best to help him; And he being sorry that the Protestant Religion, wherein He hath been brought up and educated, should be thus divided and rent in pieces by the Sectarists in a tumultuous manner raving and raging in this kingdom, who make it. Principle of their profane rebellious opinions, that they ought not, nor are bound by conscience jure divino, to be subject to any temporal Power, nor to the King himself; wherefore our Noble Prince knowing that his royal Father is acknowledged by just and lawful succession to bee our true sovereign Lord and King, And Defender of the Faith within his Dominions, he is resolved to be general of His Fathers Army, that so the Souldiers being encouraged by his daily presence and conversing amongst them, may with their lives and utmost ebilities endeavour to defend the true Protestant Religion. Neither doth he appprehend the Parliament but as Friends and loyal Subjects to his royal Father, knowing that by time all descent and by the general consent of Parliament he must be first installed Prince of Wales, and afterward when his Father shall after his long and happy reign leave him his crown and diadem unto him, it must be confirmed on him by his inauguration in Parliament, and therefore the goodness of his natural disposition, he wishes there might be such a complying and agreeing between His Majesty and Parliament, that he needed not incline to any side, but sure it is Heavens pleasure, that the seeds of dissension should by the subtlety of some and the malignity of others be sowed between them, springing up into a contentious brood of armed men, and the Civill Warres threatens the ruin and destruction and destruction of this kingdom, the Prince being admonished of the present state of matters, is resolved to spend His yovnger yeares in the defence of His royal Father, knowing that by nature he is engaged to maintain and defend him to the utmost of his ability, as being the defender of the Protestant religion.   

Ordered that this be printed and published,  
Hen. Elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.