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   PrGpOiitI}fiS‘ih3Ih"i11ad€ his Majefiythis long
V % 3’ time to foirbcéarnc giving his Anfwer untca them,‘
‘   A 13:) t1‘ea.ppe:iranc.e‘o{ their fending being 

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Mi ‘moi conzminfirfim {lid to be the on-ely flop ) hath caufcd his
»Majei’cy th1iiJ3'1lf€§”‘a13rici-pate their covmmingg to him, argczljét
wroniideringhis Com-i1tion,that his Servants are dcnied~aC~i

.’icc{IEait“o him, all but iveryafew, and theft: by appointment, not

‘his mwnc Eleéiion , and that it is declared a crime fora» A
ny buzrtim Crjmmiilioxuers, or {uch who arc particularly i

pcrmi tfffdtbjl zti”;w:m,tO Conver feiwirh 1:1 is Majeflzie; or that iany.

Letters ‘éiiifiiwliid i:,w:*:iqive11 1:o,0r received fidrnhim, may bee

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not truiy  ai1mthi'1eis not in cafe fir to makeiCommiIIions,

imr give [‘:'f3EI‘1fu?:‘.A|!£i:rs’VVfinCe‘Mh€‘iS-riot mzifter of EITOIE ézzrdinary

Aétions w-hiitiu am thcé undoubted Rights of any frc:e-box:i1c

A ~iman,;ld()w»n‘:.ieane ifoever‘ his birtihbé".?i:And ceirtainlyhee V

iwouid {kill be filcm as mthis‘ fubjeéiz, umfill A his Condition
.were much‘ mandmi, did he ncmprc»fe=z~re fuch a right under»
flanding ibictwixi: Him aid his“ Par1Aian*%cA::ts of bfotih King-2
r»dor¥I1es, whichimrzyy ma ice: a firmcrnandi ilafiiiz:igi‘Peacc~: in a}=1iHi~s

fD@min~ions, biefiarciany pa.rticuiaz* of’ihiisk mime or any c~:m"h~ ’

ly blefling. and i"i*e1*eforeHiis ‘iM:2jcfiyih*at*hi‘diligently im-

"i'<PIOy€d his utmefiindeavouis for divers monethsipafhfe

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“ihgéniouflyl profcflés, that Anlotwithfianding all the paints

WP'l1a»t~He hath taken therchinnhhg natugrcl Cf .fOmew.%0flthe,m lhagp.

 A»/v% m-‘cs“fluch tinfol him 5, [that ~vvhf‘hou't l"c*lIa$_it=f1in‘gth;athh Pétl‘o°‘n
wlaich Gl0d—%ha1:la;givcn hi_,fI-IAIC?hy'Tfr4~tll"::elg0®<2l of Him
and His People; and vvithput putting the gr:-:-atefl: fiviglence A
upc-m His ovvne Confcic-':nce,Hec cannot: give His 6  ‘ii to

all Qf,ltl:::em._., yet His Majef-lie (Achy: it mrzyl 3Pp€3r¢lj";t0 aH~~the

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:Tl1é“m2;y, and H is wlllxngneffe to rece1ve,fromthc”lm“, and than

h.h%pl¢r;fona1ly if His two Houfesat Wcjflmizaflar, {hall app;-ave

  »l.l:hecéo:§,hk¢_fuch further Imformatianl in the raft as may lack   . A

xonitince His judgement, and fatisfie thofe dqgbts which are

  

  shMajefiie intended to winds himlfclfc om lthclfé -tron-—
“bliss” bylindilrefik m§anes,,we1:e it notwiealfic for hitxi new raw-
i“1j4to)g:nIént to what hath or. {ball beeprophfed unto him,-
'hand”llaftérwards chufc his time to lgrealgeh all, alledging, that
ford: tonécfians are riot.t0be kcpt,fareglly;l?ahc might; and ht l
incurre afih-ardcenfurc from f0mclindAlfl’m-cut men? But: max-
 itiihihsm .k.l:ndeare not the A guides 05 A His ,Ma}efl:icsl al6’ci‘-~
mgs, R‘ flit hecifrcelly and clearly havows, {that he holds  unlawév
‘ Eulll for anyl mm, Iandmofi bafé:-A ih a Iimg to recedc from his ‘
.prm,ni.Tas fo”r_h2.ving been 0bta.1ned by *f01_'ce _or under’ tea
fi.m§.nt ,3. lwhelmforc his’ Majcfiy not onely rejveétzng thofe art-s

A  which he lcPcl<_:cn:1fs=unworthy~of=«himg, but even pafling by

gtflaat which he 1nightWel.l infift upon as poitfirt ofihneu r, in
\\ refpeéil: of. his A prazfent «'zc>né1cion,dth115 M5” 61's the firfi P.ro~l

,I;'hC;)t‘“_y|§’,C clear unto him,dcfirin=g themlalfo ltqdqhfider that if A  

gdpgofirian-. llhTlhatx:tpon his M"ii€fii6SC®mfnin%’t0 Lvfldwghee ~ h

 1;m11hm:h;1y j0_yhe4linla1'1l th_a;fl12ll Comjctrig the honourorf A
 mslzwo Kingdwme-s   on»th¢ Afl%mb1ylaf ~Eh¢l$E&t¢s0f frag:  

A  hm}, orief flue  M ox4D£guti¢s,of cAither I§Ei«ng4='

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V A :i:domc~;_;"‘pg'réi?ii113‘f‘1Y‘  "s‘whi%chfi15edefircd in that

Propcfition" § up0n -can fio;Ie‘nce"t1§at all Of them rcfpeélivciy

A A A wAiththcfame tcndernc-{Te W111 lookupon thofethinga which A

 cpnccrne Eais?Ma‘}ef’:ies%honpu’r- V ‘  A   V    _
~ A In anfvver to all the Propofiuo-us cenccrning. Rclagzong

  [Majefiie hpropofiztlag, that he will canfirmc the Prcsbyre-=.

wxi3‘H~~GOVCri1m»Cfl5a the Affcmbly of ,Divincs at Wgflmzzsflag

’ “I‘_3l;}d thcDire&ory,f3r three yeares, being the time fer downe

A  :,be.not hindr€d“ffom<that forme of Gods sewice which they

:.;byAthctWo Houfes , Ioffchat HisMajeftic andj His Houfhold

formcerly had}; Arid A:;df;),‘t”Ij:1;t%a4 freeconfultation and debate be 
rbadwith the~ivi11cs at ;Wrffmz'njicr (twenties of I-Iisjeiffies
nominatian being gzdded unto them) vflitereby it may be dc:t c:r~%
hmiincdibyi-Iis ~M;z;;e{Hfe an A the two Houfts, how t.3:.e Church

gfhallbe goMverne%i after the {aid three yeawes or fooner, if dif-'

A V afcrenccs may be agrceai .; Touching the Covenant, His My}:-

%fl:ie is not yet’tmhe:rein Cztzsficd, aind defires torefpire Hm p¢_r— ”
Aticuiar anfwer thereunm untili His cramming to Lwaicm, im-
caufc it being a matter of confcjience he cannot give 3 refuluw

A tion therein till he may be affiflpcd with tha advifémf foxnebf‘ %

 Es owr1AACha plains ,Which hath hiAthmrm bin deniadHim,and
fuc-h gather Divines as flxallbe mofi ‘proper tomformc Him
;there1n 5% and them He will make clearely appeam 3 %K~::mh His

A zeal‘: to the Prot?e£trant profeffiomancl the union ofmhafc ma

Kingdomes, which he conceives to be the mains érifnof this
4CovWenan-t. To the 7th and 8??‘ Propofitions, His Maje%fl:§:fi

wiali confcnt, ta they”?! His Majeflic doufirs not but to give "

ggod fxtis f;:.«£i:i®n when he ("hall be particuIarIy,,winfc:rme”d hm

Theflid p6n;alAties flmII<‘bc% levied and difpaféd of; Tc; tibia V

Axoithflis Maj::£Eies&anfvvc%r.is, Tim he hm} beene almygfi A

r¢ad.y_c0/prevez1t&the prafkices of »Papifis% ,‘ and L”theref?U5re 'a:i;s

com=roPzH‘w1%Aé°caf P»1r1i3mmr fr rharpumo1é%s 
- alfomg ting the L2W..:s.agajnfl th¢4m%‘(b: duly c:xéi¢u:recL €Hyis

Majeflie w‘i1l*g2ve His confentto the A& for thcdu,e4aebf¢z» 
tlvationef thelLerds Day, for thefupprelling effhmovati. l

  cons,” and,tho7fe concerning the Preaching of Gods VVor.d,A
’ and touehing*Non Reficlence and Pluralities, and His Ma je- -

  Pele willyeeld to, fi,_1Cl1A€’c0rA6tsaas fhallalberequifite to e

tayfeenoneyes far‘ the payment and fatisfying all publique

A :Dehts,expeé‘ting alfo that his will be therein included. As to

A the Propolition touching the Mil1tia,j thoughhis Majefiie
» cannot confeut unto it in tmm'mI_c as it ls Apropefed,becaufc
therehy he conceives , hee wholly parts with theposzvcr of

  f the Sword entrufted to him by God and the Lawes of the
 Land, for the ptoteéfion and < government of his people,

~ thereby at once dlvelting himfelfe, and ldillinberiting h1'sPo~:~ '
l" Iteritie of that rxght atxdptetogativelcaf the Cmwne; which.‘ 

 is abfolutely neeeflaty to the Kin ly0 ffice? , _and fo Weaken-

Monarchy in this Kingdome, that ittle more then the lnamc  
and fl‘1ad'OW of mt wxll rernaine .7 yet xflt be onely fCCu1‘it16‘fOr

4 the ptefervatilon of the peace of the Kingd<;>me,laefter the nu»
happy troubles ,land the due performance of all rvheagtee-A
l ments which are now to be concluded ( which his defirccl)

which his lvlajef-‘tie alvvayes underl’toodA to be the cafia, and

A hopes that hefeitr he isnot miftaken , his Maajefiie ewillTAgi7s/e
laboundarm fatisfa éfion, :0 which end he is willing by Alét A. of

Parliament, That the whole “power of the Militia , both by l

‘ Sea and Land fer the {pace Qftetme yearea bee in thehandsl
 of {ash perfons as the two. Houfes flaallA nemiaaatea giving

  .-them‘ power during the {aid tetmetoa change the faidpete A

efcansg, andfifubfmtitute otlaets inthehr: places'at plcafure, llatzldafl-
V‘ tC1‘Wa1“€l$-.t0 teturne to the proper ehatmell agame , as it was

I Ainthe timeslof‘QI:f:eene Elzlfiaéet/5 and King lame: oft bjeflfed A

 memory. A. End nowl hi§MAajef’cie c0ejure.s_.hliaaatwe Houles of
A. 5Parliament, as they “are Engltfhmenaahd lovers" ef Peace , by

lmetduric they owe to jeftie their Kglngj 5 and bygthea A
AA A  ofcompaffiom theyh»av..e to their fellow Suhjeélcs, l

 that A

thanthcy will accéptlolfl%_th4ishis Majeflzies amt, wheréfiy we " l

tigyfu11ncvves~tt.<§F lPeacevm3y be tréftored to this languillaing

  Kingd,o:ne,~ his ‘mzjeftic will grant the like to the Kingdom
l of 4 Scotland if   it bcdclired, andto ggtee to all things rhatarc
  prgpeundcdltouching the ctmfervzng ofpcacc betwixt thew

lltWQ.:lKiflgdQm3S:;. » A   M  Q

A $1: To11;chingIrela:ml,~@tlier thinslbcing» agreed, His Majafiiel

"twill giveufatisfafiion therein. As to themutuall Declarati- A A
l ~o_t;‘s, r@p,fcd.to be el’eab.li{hed in both‘ Kingdomes by Aét of

l"Pa1:liarnentl:,t+ And the lModifications 5 QuaAli»fications , andl A

jBra'ncht:§ which follow in; the Propolittons, His lo/Iajefly

lapel  prafeflés, that ll-Ife doth not -fulficielntly l1fld€I'fl:3fld,‘_flQf; A
iii able: tolrcccncxlemalny thmgsltcontamed In them 5, but this ~

Hfittwcllllmoweth,lTl2at ta, generaflw All of Oblivion is thebeli 

  l§@nd®fttPca¢e 5 M and tl1atélftelslifltcfii~x1e Troubles , the wil?- l

l .fiom’corf thisand otlnér Kingdomes Iuath ufuallyland 1:3 ppilyv

".in4allages.gramted generallmardons gwhereb the numerous

difcontclntmetxts all many Perfons and Families orlierwilé 

"C.Xl.f3d to ruina, might not.beVcomc fewell to newdifordcm l

Qt; fwdesw future troubles. H..islMaje2lly therefore dcfiresg 

t;ha-tlhisl;two H:w*l“esof Parliament would fcrioufly clefcendj’;
’ .into,thel'cl confideratitans  and likcwife vtenclcrly 1ook—:.upon»=l
h's Cbndition hereinfind the perpetual dill1onour7thattmultlé l ” "
‘ €;€:l:1V£t0 him, if He [lull thus abandon (0 mglnyfperfons of  
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‘Gonditicm anl“'l?brtutmé~”thét%hltVe irlga léd tliettz

V and f0rHl%m,0t1t,"fa fcti*l.'e“0fl11;tyl,ar; fpV;¢opot1;:§ls as a very:

‘acceptable teflfltttotiyvqfftlfitfixfafllefiidrt toJTh;gtt Egg
l tall Aaof Ohlivi0nl‘andl ;{geetPjwa»rdon bcfortvvitlxpa 

jAt?c ciowarliatrtcnt. Toncliirlg the novvgreatlSeal,His Maje-

gfly is very willin to confirme both it ahd all thc;Aé'l:s done l

‘by vettuc therem umriltl ltlaisl.-p"ref'éntl~time, fo that it be not

«thereby lprefléd rm make voyd thofe Aétg of his clone by ver- -

me of Ms great Scale, which in lwnour ‘and ju {lice heis (abl-

  ll ligedftol ,maintgine5 Andt~hat the  lGoven;nmcat that;-y 

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L;zw.A Cenccrn~ingthC% Q‘ x1wn.miom&;..Aén'the?n:Atti “”1,&:»,"

ifiifi Maififiy vv*hc11d1”1<3 Q1311 dome ta Waéflmiwflak 6wi1.:l graoxfie

V jssfiyi win iv’iH§ngIy cezfibnt to the . A&T0r thc?c®ifi§rmiév»i¢ “

his ParVli_aVmcn‘;t all that;  HI he may:  . witheut d&fi."r‘oyrin;g~‘

the 31 ta:-V2..*:¢i<:>.r.9;.s» wfll1»icVh% aré jmfieifary afar tgzhei ;AC::rc3vvl?n~..f” I-iA_i7s%7M»4:21E%f~;

 

9f the Privilcdgc-:siandM Cufiomés 0%.f*t“h£ "C3i4fg}§'%€bf:%1;&aé“a’£:k¢;§nd
all chm is mentioned In the “ *Prop0fir1ons   for tghjeiriparticud
let advantage. A And nowthat H as MVa;e£’ay h-wth. shufs, fax: 

dcavolured ta comply Withtghe defires of h’isY§rAW40“:f  bf

Fariiamcnt, rm chcemd thac this agraexment; my be fixmana

Eafiing, without the Ia-afi: face or queflian of refimint  blw
5 mifh At};-ge fame, his Majcfiy earncfilydefires %refcntly}:.b§'e;

admitted to his Parliament as Wgfimz'n_[}cr,wit%h4Vrha£ H®"f11‘7':

which is due to their Soveraigne, thcre folemnly t<§%conEir&i‘é %

aha fame, and legally topaffiz chjc: A615 bcfare mencionedéand
10 give and recafiivc as well f;-tztisfafiion in all the reimainifig
particu1;1rs , asmcewife fuch olzher pledges of mumzgll lévégi
truft, and con fidcncc as {hall mofl conccrne thé good of him;

and liis people 5 upon which happy agréemgnt, his“ 
W111 difpatch his Dirc&~imas to the Prxfmew,h1s S~o5n,m raauf»?   4*?

 
 

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MA Y‘ the 12.“? from H 0 L D 5.1: 3 Y, A 4 A
To theLOR D s and Co MMONsitj1 the?
Parliament of EN G LA N D, Afikmblcd at  
WESTMINSTER
And the Commiflioners of the Parliament
(£5 (3 OTL AN D‘ \WithhisAnfwer  

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to tha Prcapoixtxons.