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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02068	His Majesties gracious letter to his Parliament of Scotland, May 23, 1672, with their answer. As also the speech of his Grace, the Lord Duke of Lauderdaile, his Majesties High Commissioner for his kingdom of Scotland, at the opening of this session of Parliament, June 12, 1672. Published by authority.	Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Lauderdale, John Maitland, Duke of, 1616-1682.; Scotland. Parliament.	1672 (1672)	Wing C3023; ESTC R171221	4,595	10

desires of Peace and did conclude a strict League with them upon equal Terms This League the King kept inviolably on his part But in the Year 1664. His Majesty was stirred up by the Complaints of h●s People and the unanimous Votes of his Two Houses of Parliament in England to a just Resentment of the Injuries and Oppressions of those States yet that Summer was spent in Negotiations and Endeavors to bring them to reasonable Terms which proving ineffectual the War insued in the Year 1665 and continued to 1667 wherein His Majesties Victories and their Losses were memorable enough to put them ●n mind of being more Faithful to their Leagues But instead of that the Peace was no sooner made at Breda then they returned to their usual Custom of breaking Articles I shall not repeat their man●●est violations of the Articles relating to the East and West Indies which are instanced in the Kings Declaration of War not asist on their protect●ng some of the worst of Subjects of this Kingdom who Printed most Treasonable infamous Lords against the King and his Government and scattered them here t●●●ugh the Dutch Ambassadors were called upon to perform the Treaty o● Breda in relation to such but they rose yet higher even to the scandal of His Majesties Person and Authority fi●●●g their Towns with abusive Pictures and false Historical Medals and P●ll●t● some of them by command of the States themselves which certainly ought to ta●se the highest Indignation in the Hearts of all his good Subjects then they proceeded to another palpable violation of the last Treaty The respect due to His Majesties Flag ●n the British Seas is most antient and unquestionable it is expresly acknowledged in the Treaty of Breda yet last Summer it was not only violated by their Commanders at Sea and that violation afterward justified at the Hague but it was also insolently represented in many Courts abroad as ridiculous for His Majesty to Demand Notwithstanding all those Breaches and Provocations His Majesty patiently expected satisfaction whilest they ceased not to provoke and endeavored to engage the most Christ●an King against His Majesty of which they thought themselves so secure that for above a Year they threatned the King with it At length hearing nothing from them the King sent an Ambassador to them who after many pressing Memorials could receive no answer till after he had declared his revocation Then they offered a Paper to this Effect That in this Conjuncture they would condescend to strike to the Kings Flag if he would assist them against the French but upon condition that it should never be taken for a President hereafter to their prejudice Since the return of the Kings Ambassador they sent an extraordinary one to London who would not Sign any offer of satisfaction till he should send ●at● to his Masters Thus finding that no good was to be done by Treaties with them whom no former Obligations 〈…〉 of gratitude 〈…〉 can bind His Majesty hath been forced for vindication of His Honor and the f●ed●ity of all his Subjects to enter into an open War And I am Commanded to aquaint you how careful His Majesty hath been by good and Honourable Treaties so to ingaged ●●s Neighboring Friends and Allies that this War is onely against the States General to bring down their Pride and Insolence and to secure His Kingdomes against them His Majesty being at Peace with all the World besides And although it hath pleased God so to bless His Majesties Forces and those 〈…〉 by Sea and Land that a considerable Impression is already made upon the Enemy and that by the continuance of the Divine assistance we may reasonably hope for good success yet seeing the Event of War never so just is uncertain it is absolutely necessary to provide in time against Forreign Invasion or inte●i●e Commotions which will be endeavored to be raised here by the Enemy who contrary to Treaty entertain and cherish the most Seditious of the Kings Subjects and who have ingaged in their Forces both by Sea and Land divers out of the three Kingdoms contrary to their Allegiance into open War against the King Therefore I am Commanded most seriously to recommend to this Parliament the safety of this Kingdom in either of those cases You know my Lords and Gentlemen how loth His Majesty hath been to lay extraordinary Burdens on this Kingdom and how exactly careful that the Supply granted by the last Session should not in the least be diverted from the uses for which it was designed And although He hath no occasion to lay any Burden on you upon his own account yet he is most assured you will provide such effectual means as the Forces of this Kingdom may upon occasion serve for His Majesties Honor and ●●●●rest and may be a terror to His Enemies and a security to this Kingdom and I do leave the Wayes and Means of this so absolutely necessary a Work to your own consideration I am particularly Commanded to renew again to you the assurances of His Majesties most constant continuance in his unalterable resolutions to maintain the true Reformed Protestant Religion and the Government of this Churh by Arch-Bishops and Bishops whatever Seditious and Disaffected Persons may suggest to the contrary and I am fully impowered to all such farther Acts as you shall judge convenient for the quieting the Minds of peaceable People and for Curbing and punishing Seditious Conventicles for preventing the increase of Schism and by all good means securing the Peace of the Church You have certainly been informed of the Little that past at London towards the Treaty of Union If you think it necessary you shall have a particular account and though nothing was concluded yet his Majesties Fatherly care of both his Kingdoms will appear and the Faithfulness of those named by His Majesty for this Kingdom together with their care of the Rights Priviledges and Interests of Scotland In the last place I am to let you know that by His Majesties Grace and Favor I am sufficiently Impowered toward whatsoever Laws shall be found fit and convenient for the peace and Good of this Kingdom in all its concerns so by Gods Blessing and your prudent care we may all be confident of a happy conclusion of this Session of Parliament FINIS