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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69710	His Majesties message to the House of Commons concerning an order made by them for the borrowing of one hundered [sic] thousand pounds of the adventurers money for Ireland together with the answer of the House of Commons in Parliament thereunto.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing C2477; Wing C2478; ESTC R212464	5,285	15

His Majesties MESSAGE TO The House of COMMONS CONCERNING An Order made by them for the borrowing of One hundered thousand pounds of the Adventurers Money FOR IRELAND Together with the ANSWER OF The House of Commons in Parliament thereunto ORdered by the Commons in Parliament That this Message and Answer be forthwith Printed and published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed by LUKE NORTON and JOHN FIELD for E. Husband and J. Franck and are to be sold at their shops in the Middle-Temple and next door to the Kings-head in Fleetstreet September 6. 1642. C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENS DIEV ET MON DROIT HIS MAJESTES MESSAGE To the House of Commons HIs Majestie taking notice of an Order lately made by the House of Commons wherby that house hath unduly assumed to themselves Authority to order direct and dispose of One hundred thousand pounds part of those Moneys which the Adventurers for the redressing of the Rebells of Ireland have paid to that end onely to that purpose To other uses and intents contrary to the expresse words of the Act of Parliament concerning the same Wherein it is enacted That no part of the Money which should be paid in according to that Act shall be imployed to any other purpose then the reducing of those Rebells untill they shall be declared to be subdued out of His piety and Princely care for the confirming and re-establishment of Gods true Religion in that His Kingdom of Ireland For the relief of His distressed Subjects there for the suppressing of that horrid and bloody Rebellion for the supply and payment of His Armies there now in great want and necessity Doth strictly require the House of Commons as they will answer the contrary to Almighty God His Majestie and those that have trusted them That they immediately retract that mischievous Illegall and unjust Order wherein His Majestie expecteth their speedy Answer and Obedience And the rather that he may therby be secured that such part of the Four hundred thousand pounds as is or shall be collected from His good Subjects of England by vertue of the late Act of Parliament whereby the same is granted may not likewise under false pretences be diverted from its proper use for which it was intended and mis-imployed to the disturbance of the Peace of this Kingdom in a War against His Sacred Majestie THE ANSWER OF The House of Commons TO HIS MAJESTIES MESSAGE THe House of Commons having received a Message from His Majestie of the 13th of August last whereby they are required to retract an Order made by them for the borrowing of One hundred thousand pounds of the Adventurers Money for IRELAND supposing that Order very prejudiciall to the affairs of Ireland and contrary to an Act of Parliament made this present Session Do in the first place Declare That these directions given by His Majestie for the retracting of this Order is an high breach of Priviledge of Parliament And that they cannot without a deep sence of sorrow call to minde how Popish and Prelaticall Counsells did so far prevail with His Majestie that two Armies were brought within the bowels of this Kingdom and two Protestant Nations ready to welter in each others blood That when both those Armies had been a long time defrayed at the charge of the poor Commons of England and at length by Gods blessing upon the endeavours of the Parliament quietly disbanded the same wicked Counsells prevented of that design did soon after raise this bloody and barbarous Rebellion in Ireland The suppressing whereof for the better-colour was recommended to the care of the Parliament who out of a fellow-feeling of the unspeakable miseries of their Protestant Brethren there not suspecting this horrid Plot now too apparant did cheerfully undertake that great work and do really intend and indeavour to settle the Protestant Religion and a permanent Peace in that Realm to the glory of God and the great honour and profit of His Majestie and security of His three Kingdoms But how they have been discouraged retarded and diverted in and from this pious and glorious work by those Traiterous Counsells about His Majestie will appear by many particulars some whereof they shall upon this just occasion call to remembrance That when the Lords and Commons had upon the first breaking out of the Rebellion immediately provided sent over Twenty thousand pounds ingaged themselves and the whole Kingdom for the reducing of the Rebels Yet His Majestie after His return from Scotland to London was not either pleased by Word or Message to take notice of it untill after some in the House of Commons had truly observed how forward those mischievous Counsellours were to incite His Majestie against His Protestant Subjects of Scotland and how slow to recent the proceeding of His Papist Traitors in Ireland That although the Rebels had most impudently stiled themselves The Queens Army and profest that the cause of their rising was to maintain the Kings Prerogative and the Queens Religion against the Puritan Parliament of England And that thereupon both Houses of Parliament ●●d humbly and earnestly advice His Majestie to wipe away this dangerous scandall by proclaiming them Rebels and Traitors to His Majestie and the Crown of England which then would have mated and weakned the Conspirators in the beginning and have incouraged both the Parliament here and good people there the more vigorously to have opposed their proceedings Yet such was the power of those Counsells that no Proclamation was set forth to that purpose till almost three Moneths after the breaking out of this Rebellion and then command given that but 40 should be printed nor they published till further directions should be given by His Majestie That after both Houses of Parliament had found out a probable way to reduce the Kingdom of Ireland by the Adventure of private men without any charge to the Subject in generall and which they are very confident would have brought in a Million of Money had His Majestie continued in or neer London those malicious Whisperers that durst not hinder the passing of the Bill which was so specious in it self and so generally approved Yet have by practise by drawing His Majestie from His Parliament by keeping Him at this distance and advising Him to make war upon His people so intimidated and discouraged the Adventurers and others that would have adventured that they have rendred that good Bill in a maner ineffectuall That the Parliament and Adventurers had long since designed five thousand Foot and five hundred Horse for the relief of Munster to be sent as a Brigade under the command of the Lord Wharton had made choice and listed all the Commanders and prepared Money Arms and other Provision for that Expedition and all to be at the charge of the Adventurers And when nothing was wanting but a Commission to the Lord Wharton to enable him for that service such was the power of those Counsels that no