TO THE KINGS Most Excellent MAIESTY, The humble Petition of the Commons of the late Parliament, and others His Majesties loyall Subjects, in Scotland. Together with his Majesties gracious Answer thereunto.
Printed in the yeare, 1643.
To The Kings most excellent Majesty.
The humble Petition of the Commons of the late Parliament, and other His Majesties
lay all Subjects, in Scotland.
THat whereas after our many sufferings this time past, extreame necessity hath constrayned us for our reliefe, and obtaining our humble and just desires, to come into England, where according to our intentions formerly declared; wee have in all our journey lived upon our meanes, [Page] victualls, and goods brought along with us, neither troubling the peace of the Kingdome, nor harming any of his Majesties Subjects, of whatsoever quality, in a most peaceable manner, till wee were pressed by strength of Armes to put such forces out of the way, did wich out deserving, and as some of them at the point of death, confessed, against their owne conscience, opposed our peaceable passage at Neverborne on Tyne, and have brought their own bloud upon their owne heads, against our purposes and desires in our letters sent to them at Newcastle, for preventing the like or greater inco [...] ces: And that wee may without further opposition come unto your Majesties presence, for obtayning from your Majesties justice and goodnesse, satisfaction to our demands; wee your Majesties most loyall and humble Subjects do still in that [Page] way persist in petitioning which we kept since the beginning, and for the which no provocation of your Majesties enemies and ours, no adversity we have hitherto sustained, no prosperous successe that can befall us, shall bee able to divert our minds; most humbly intreating that your Majesty would in the depth of your royall wisdome, consider at last our pressing grievances, and provide for the repayring of our wrongs, and losses, and with the advice and consent of the state of the Kingdome of England convened in Parliament, settle a firme and durable peace against all invasions by sea or land, that we may by cheerefulnes of heart repay unto your Majesty, as our native King, all the duty and obedience that can be expected from loyal Subjects; and that against the many and great evills, which at this time threaten both Kingdomes [Page] whereof all your Majesties good an [...] ving Subjects tremble to thinke, and who we beseech the God Almighty unanimously to avert your Majesties throne from, that it may bee established in the midst of us in religion and righteousnes; and your Majesties gratious answer, wee humbly desire, and earnestly wait for.
His Majesties answer to the said Petition.
HIs Majesty, hath seene and considered this within written Petition and is gratiously pleased to return this Answer by me; That he sends it in such generall tearmes, that till you expresse the particulers of your desires, His majesty can give no direct answer thereunto. Therefore His Majesty requires that you set down the particulers of your demands with expedition, he having bin alwaies willing to heare and redresses the grievances of his people. And for the more mature deliberation of these great affaires, our summons for the meeting of the Peeres of this Kingdome, in the City of Yorke, upon the 24. day of this instant moneth, that so with the advice of the Peeres, you may receive such answers to your Petition, as shall most tend to his honour, the peace and welfare of his dominions: And in the meane time if peace it be that you desire, as you pretend, hee expects [Page] and by these His Majesties comands that you advance no further with your Armes to these p [...], which is the onely meanes that is left for the present, to preserve the peace between the [...] tions, and to bring their unhappy differences to a reconciliation, which none is more desirous t [...] his most sacred Majesty.