IF we the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, should repeat all the wayes wee have taken, the endeavours wee have used, and the expressions we have made unto your Maiesty to pre­vent those distractions and dangers your Maiesty speaks of, likely to fall upon this Kingdome, we should too much enlarge this re­ply: therefore as we humbly, so shall we only let your Maiesty know, that we cannot recede from our former Answer, for the reasons therein expressed; for that your Maiesty hath not taken down your Standard, recalled your Procla­mations and Declarations, whereby you have declared the Actions of both Houses of Parliament to be treasonable, and their persons Traitors: and you have published this same since your Message of the 25 of August, by your late Instru­ctions sent to your Commissioners of Array: Which Standard being taken down, and the Declarations, Proclamations, and Instructions recalled, if your Maiesty shall then, upon this our humble Petition, leaving your Forces, returne unto your Parliament, and receive their faithfull advice, your Maiesty will finde such ex­pressions of our fidelity and duties, as shall assure you that your safety, honour, and Greatnesse can only bee found in the affections of your people, and the sincere Counsels of your Parliament, whose constant and undiscouraged endeavours and consultations have passed through difficulties unheard of, only to secure your Kingdomes from the violent mischiefes and dangers now ready to fall upon them, and every part of them; who deserve better of your Majesty, and can never allow themselves (representing likewise your whole Kingdom) to bee ballanced with those persons whose desperate dispositions and counsels prevayle still so to in­terrupt all our endeavours for the relieving of bleeding Ireland, as wee may feare our labours and vast expences will be fruitlesse to that distressed Kingdome. As your presence is thus desired by us, so is it in our hopes your Maiesty will in your reason beleeve there is no other way than this to make your selfe happy, and your Kingdomes safe.