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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62411	To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty the hvmble desires of the commissioners of His Majesties kingdome of Scotland : as also the names of the said commissioners : with an order of the House of Commons testifying their loving acceptance, and thankfulnesse for their brotherly care of the publique welfare.	Scotland. Parliament.; Lothian, William Kerr, Earl of, 1605?-1675.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing S991; ESTC R8816	1,835	7

TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT Majestie THE HVMBLE DESIRES of the Commissioners of His Majesties Kingdome of SCOTLAND As also the Names of the said Commissioners With an Order of the House of Commons testifying their loving acceptance and thankfulnesse for their Brotherly care of the Publique welfare London printed 1642. TO THE KINGS Most Excellent Majestie The Humble Desires of the Commissioners of his Majesties Kingdom of Scotland VVEe Your Majesties humble and faithfull Subjects Considering that the mutuall relation betwixt Your Majesties Kingdoms of Scotland and England is such as they must stand or fall together and the disturbances of the one must needes disquiet and distemper the Peace of the other as hath bin often acknowledged by them both And especially in the late Treatie which is ratified in Parliament and confirmed by the publicke Faith of the Estates of Your Majesties Ancient and Native Kingdome of Scotland So that they are bound to maintaine the Peace and Liberties of one another being highly concerned therein as the assured meanes of the safety and preservation of your owne And finding our selves warranted and obliged by all meanes to labour to keepe a right understanding betweene Your Majestie and Your People to confirme that Brotherly affection begun betwixt the two Nations to advance their Unitie by all such waies as may tend to the glory of God and peace of the Church and state of both Kingdomes And likewise to proffer our service for removing al Ielousies and mistakings which may arise betwixt Your Majestie and this Kingdome and our best endeavours for the better establishment of the affaires and quiet of the same That both Your Majesties Kingdomes of Scotland and England may be United in the enjoying of the Libetties and Peace under Your Majesties Scepter which is the most assured foundation of Your Majesties Honour and Greatnesse and of the security of Your Royall Person Crowne and Dignitie We have taken the boldnesse to shew to Your Majestie that we are heartily sorry and greiv'd to behold these Distractions which encrease dayly betwixt Your Majestie and Your People And which wee conceive are entertain'd by the wicked Plots and Practises of Papists Prelates and their adherents whose aime in all these Troubles hath been not onely to prevent all further Reformation but also to subvert the purity and truth of Religion within al Your Majesties Kingdomes For which end their constant endeavours have beene to stirre up division between Your Majestie and Your People by their questioning the authority of Parliaments and the lawfull Liberties of the Subjects and really weakning Your Majesties Power and Authoritie Royall upon pretence of defending the same Whereof by Gods Providence being disapointed in your Majesties Kingdome of Scotland they have now converted their mischievous counsels conspiracies and attempts to produce these distempers in Your Majesties Kingdomes of England and Ireland And therefore according to our duty to Your Majesty to testifie our brotherly affection to these Kingdomes and to quit our selves of the trust imposed on us We doe make offer of our humble endeavours for composing these differences And to that purpose doe beseech your Majesty in these extremities to have recourse to the sound and faithfull advice of the Honourable Houses of Parliament And to repose thereupon as the onely assured and happy meanes to establish the prosperity and quiet of this Kingdome And in the depth of your Royall Wisedome to consider and prevent these apprehensions of feare which may possesse the hearts of Your Majesties Subjects in your other Kingdomes if they shall conceive the authority of Parliaments and the Rights and liberties of the Subject to be here called in question And we are confident if Your Majesty shall be graciously pleased to take in good part and give care to these our faithfull and humble desires that the success of Your Maiesties affaires howsoever now perplexed shall be happy to Your Majesty and joyfull to all your people over whom that Your Majesty may long and prosperously raigne is the constant and fervent prayer of us Your Maiesties faithfull Subiects and Servants Earle Lothian Earle Lindesay Lord Balmerino Sir Thomas Morton Sir Thomas Hope Sir Archibauld Johnston Burgesses Sir Iohn Smith Master Robert Barklay Master Patrick Bell. Die Lunae 17. Ianuar. 1641. THe House of Commons having considered both that paper given in to them from the Scottish Commissioners upon Saturday last as likewise their advice lately given to his Majestie by occasion of these present troubles which at the entreaty of the said house they have communicated to them and finding therein a large testimony of fidelity to the King of affection to the State and of wisedome for the honour security and peace of his Majesty and both Kingdomes doth hereby declare that they have herein done that which is not onely very acceptable to this House but likewise that which is of great advantage to both Nations And therefore have ordered that Sir Philip Stapleton M. Hampden M. Fynes M. Pym M. Arthur Goodwin Mr. Long Sir Henry Vane Iunior or any three of them shall returne them very hearty and affectionate thanks in in the name of this House And this House doth further desire them that according to their affections already expressed they will continue their care and endeavours to remoue the present distractions amongst us as also to preserve and confirme the Union betweene the two nations so happily begun Hen. Elsing Cler. D. Com.