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A78696	The Kings Majesties declaration concerning the High and Honourable Court of Parliament; together with his protestation, for a firme settlement of the true Protestant religion, the law, peace, and prosperity of this kingdome. As also, two letters from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Right Honourable William Lenthal Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1647 (1647)	Wing C2194; Thomason E405_25; ESTC R201899	2,818	8

THE KINGS MAJESTIES DECLARATION CONCERNING The High and Honourable Court of Parliament together with His Protestation for a firme settlement of the true Protestant Religion the Law Peace and prosperity of this Kingdome As also two Letters from his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax to the Right Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons C R 7 ber 6 LONDON Printed for R. WOOD 1647. THE KINGS MAJESTIES DECLARATION To all His Loyall Subjects Concerning the High and Honourable Court of Parliament The Preface WHereas there hath of late many Copies of great consequence and worthy of the Kingdomes observation and acceptation happened to my hands who after perusall of the same found them very necessary and requisite to present to the view of the whole Kingdome for generall satisfaction to all and through the earnestnesse of my desire to make the said Papers visible I thought it not amisse to present these ensuing particulars to all those who desires to be satisfied concerning the present affaires of the King Parliament and Army VIZ. First His Majesties gracious Declaration concerning the High and Honourable Court of Parliament with His Protestation disavowing any preparations in Him to resist his two Houses of Parliament but that all His endeavours tends to the firme and constant settlement of the true Protestant Religion the just priviledges of Parliaments the liberty of the Subject and the peace and prosperity of this Kingdome as appeareth more fully in His Majesties Declaration a Copy whereof followeth The Kings Majesties Declaration concerning His Two Houses of Parliament Charles Rex WHereas there having been many Rumours spread and informations given which may have induced many to believe that we intend to make was against our Parliament Wee professe before God and declare to all the world that we alwayes have and do abhor all such Designes and desire all our Nobility and Commons who are here upon the place to declare whether they have not been witnesses of our frequent and earnest Declaratio●● and professions to this purpose Whither they see any colour of preparations or Councels that might reasonably beget a beliefe of any such designe And whither they be not fully perswaded that we have no such intention but that all our endeavours according to our many professions tend to the firme and constant settlement of the true protestant Religion the iust priviledges of Parliaments the liberty of the Subiect the law peace and prosperity of this Kingdome His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax hath lately sent two severall Letters to William Lenthal Esq Speaker of the House of Common touching the Lord Lauderdail and the Scottish Nation as followeth SIR I Received your Letter and another inclosed from the Commissioners of Scotland expressing their sence of injuries offered to them by some of the Army First to my L. Lauderdail in denying him accesse to the King And 2. to Mr. Cheisly in detaining him at New-castle in his passage to Scotland To both which I thought sit to returne this answer That no man is more unwillieg to suffer any thing to be done by any under my command that may be dis-satisfaction to that Nation then my selfe nor any shall be more willing to do all things which rend to keepe a right understanding and to preserve the happy Union between the two Kingdomes then I. But I hope the rudenesse of Souldiers disavowed will not be made of Nationall reflection which is all of the case of the Earle of Lauderdail And as to that of Mr. Chiefly I have sent to the Governour of New-castle to give him a free passage into Scotland which I hope is done already for hearing of it I sent to him to that purpose and shall in all things be ready to observe your comands and rest Your humble servant T. Fairfax M. Speaker VPon consideration of the present advantage that may be made through the goodnesse of God of this late successe which it hath pleased the Lord to give the Forces in Ireland I have there upon advised with my Councell of warre how the forces in this Kingdome might be improved on for that service and I finde that there will be in readinesse for that service to the number of 6000 Foot and 2000 Horse which if the may have encouragement will be ready to goe as soon as you shall be plleased to command them I doe therefore desire you would move the houses to take some effectuall course for the providing of moneys and other necessaries And for the removing of obstructions and the more cleare and quick proceedings in this so important a worke I shall appoint a certain number of Officers to wait such as the House shall appoint to consult upon the whole businesse if you shall think fit I remain Kingston Aug. 27. 1647. Your most humble servant Thomas Fairfax For the honourable William Lenthall Esq Speaker of the House of Commons The proceedings of both Houses of Parliament touching the Kings coming to London THe House of Peers were acquainted from the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland to whom the Commissioners of both Houses of the Committee of both Kingdomes at Derby House had communicated the Votes of both Houses in passing the Propositions for Peace to be sent to the Kings Majesty desiring their concurrence that they had concurred in the said Propositions with the Amendments as they were presented to them by the said Members which their Lordships taking into consideration made this Vote Resolved upon the question by the Lords in Parliament Assembled That a Message be sent to the Commons to acquaint them with the concurrence of the States Commissioners to the Propositions to be sent to the Kings Majesty for Peace Die Mercurii Septem 1. 1647. Both Houses of Parliament taking into consideration the great weight of dispatching the Propositions to be sent to the Kings Majesty to be passed and made into Acts for the setling of the Kingdome and that his Majesty may come to London and sit with his Parliament that so the Kingdome may be setled in Peace The Houses of Parliament desiring that it may be done withall convenient speed made these insuing Votes 1. Resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled That a day be appointed for the delivering of the Propositions of both Kingdomes to the Kings Majesty for a safe and well grounded peace 2. Resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled That on Tuesday next the said Propositions be presented from both Kingdomes to the Kings Majesty 3 Resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled That the Commissioners of both Houses appointed to attend his Majesty shall deliver the said Propositions to the Kings Majesty 4. Resolved upon the question by the Lords and in parliament Assembled That the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland joyne with the Commissioners of both Houses of the Parliament of England in the delivery of the Propositions to the Kings Majesty on Tuesday next 5. Resolved upon the question by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled That notice be given to the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland at Worcester House to meet the Commissioners of both Houses to deliver the Propositions to the Kings Majesty for a safe and well grounded Peace From Putney thus His Excellency being very much wearyed and his Spirits spent in his constant labours in the Publique affaires of the Kingdome hath bin a day or 2 to refresh himself at Chiswick and Turnam green but comes hither again this night to his quarters at the high Sherffes house the Lieutenant Generall quarters at Mr. Goodwyns and the Committee sit at Mr. Huberts Satturday last the Earle of Ormond was with his Majesty and had some conference with him and from thence came on Monday to visite the General at our head quarters who gave him the civil respect due to a person of Honour A Letter was Ordered to be sent to the Commissioners with the generall requiring them to give the Parliament a further account concerning the 6 thousand Foot and 2 thousand Horse which his Excellency propounds to go for Ireland as also what Reg. they are and under whose conduct they should go and what money and other necessaryes of provisions they require FINIS