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.