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A31944 His Majesties late gratious message and summons to the city of Glocester Aug. 1643 with their answer thereunto. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1643 (1643) Wing C2383; ESTC R39014 1,001 1

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HIS MAJESTIES LATE GRATIOVS MESSAGE AND Summons to the City of Glocester Aug. 1643. With their Answer thereunto OUt of Our tender Compassion to our City of Glocester and that it may not receive prejudice by Our Army which We cannot prevent if We be compelled to assault it We are personally come before it to require the same and are gratiously pleased to let all the Inhabitants of and all other persons within that City as well Souldiers as others know That if they shall immediately submit themselves and deliver this Our City to Us We are contented freely absolutely to pardon every one of them without exception And doe assure them in the word of a KING that they nor any of them shal receive the least Dammage or Prejudice by Our Army in their Persons or Estates But that We will appoint such a Governor and a moderate Garrison to reside there as shal be both for the ease and security of that City and that whole County But if they shall neglect this Profer of Grace and Favour and compell Us by the Power of Our Army to reduce that place which by the help of God We doubt not We shall be easily and shortly able to doe they must thank themselves for all the calamities and Miseries must befall them To this Message We expect a cleere and positive Answer within two houres after the publishing hereof And by these presents doe give leave to any Persons safely to repaire to and returne from Us whom that City shall desire to imploy unto Us in that businesse And doe require all the Officers and Souldiers of Our Army quietly to suffer them to passe accordingly August 1643. WE the Inhabitants Magistrates Officers and Souldiers within this Garrison of Glocester unto His Majesties Gratious Message returne this humble Answer That We doe Keep this City according to Our Oathes and Alleagiance to and for the use of His Majesty and His Royall Posterity And doe accordingly conceive Our selves wholly bound to obey the Commands of His Majesty signified by both Houses of Parliament And are resolved by Gods helpe to keep this City accordingly De. Wise Major John Brewster William Luggo My. Singleton Thomas Hill Thomas Pury John Scriven Nich. Webb Jo. Dorney Anth. Edwards John Halford Toby Jordan G. Dawidssone Robert Maxwell Edw. Massie Con. Ferrer Hum. Mathews Isaack Dobson Edward Gray Charles Blount Peter Crispe Rob. Backhouse Ja. Harcus Tho. Pury Iun. Rob. Stevenson Tho. Blayney LEt the World now judge if His Majesty could have sent a more Gratious Message to His most loyall Subjects and whether these desperate Rebels deserve any Mercy who after so many offers doe stil refuse a Pardon But since their returning this Rebellious Answer they have set their own Suburbs on fire which surely is not to keepe the City either for the KING or Parliament Printed at Oxford by Leonard Litchfield Printer to the Vniversity 1643.