IN these unhappy distractions, and misapprehensions between His Majestie and this present Parliament, fomented and originally occasioned by the mali­gnancie of an adverse party within this Kingdom, and the unadvised Councels of many ill-affected persons neer unto the King; there yet remains a generall Concurrence of loyall and affectionate hearts unto His Majestie, who with all their soules desire, both by their publike endeavours, and their private prayers unto God, (by whom all Kings do reign, and from whom only all power is derived) to reconcile and accommodate these Differences; thereby to re­invest His Majestie in the intire and hearty affections of all His Subjects, and to possesse themselves again of His gracious favour and good opinion, that so there may be a blessed reconcilement of all such Differences as have unhappily violated the long setled peace and quiet Government of this flourishing Na­tion: And for the more effectuall and speedy consummation of this generally desired blessing of peace and prosperity to His Majestie and His People, these few Propositions are here humbly presented to the considerations of both Houses of Parliament, by him that daily prays for the honour, safety, and prospe­rity of His Majestie, and the peace of the whole Kingdom.

I. IT plainly appearing by the late Declaration made in Parliament, That the Commission of Array is against the Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom, and that His Majesty is graciously pleased to declare His resolution, to govern His people onely by the Law; That His Majestie would be now pleased, for the more apparant ex­pression of that His Royall purpose, to re-call His said Commission, and all Instructions and commands which have been given therein.

II. His Majesty having acknowledged, That in these times of danger the Proposition made unto Him by both Houses of Parliament for the setling of the Militia was very fit, thereby to put the Kingdom into a posture of defence, and hath also approved of such persons for the ordering of the same, who have been nominated by the Parliament, That he would be graciously pleased to give His Royall assent to an Act of Parliament for the establishing thereof for two yeers, which after may be continued or laid down again, as the necessity of the times shall then require.

III. That all such persons so nominated by the Parliament, and approved of by His Majestie to be Lieutenants in every County for the ordering of the Militia, may receive their Commissions onely from His Majestie, with a Proviso that they shall not be displaced, nor their power taken from them, but by consent of Parliament, thereby to preserve the Honour of His Majestie, and to remove also all doubts and fears from His Subjects.

IV. That no Commissions either for the Array or Militia, which have been made or given by the King or Parliament, may be further executed, but that all Arms shall be laid down untill the Militia be serled by Act of Parliament.

V. That a generall Pardon may be granted in such manner as His Majestie hath been most graciously pleased to offer unto all His Subjects.

VI. That a particular Declaration in that Act may be made, that neither Sir John Hotham, nor any other person shall be questi­oned for any act done in obedience to the directions and command of both Houses of Parliament, or which hath been since al­lowed and approved of by them.

VII. That the Town of Hull, with all the Arms and Ammunition removed from thence, may be delivered into the actuall and peaceable possession of His Majestie, and that His Majestie would be then pleased to commit the government thereof, with the said Arms, unto such other person which both Houses of Parliament shall nominate; and that no such Governour shall be displa­ced, nor the Arms removed, but by consent of Parliament, And that Newcastle, and all other Towns of strength may be in like manner disposed of.

VIII. That all the Lords and Members of the House of Commons that are now with the King, shall presently repair to their seve­rall houses, and not be questioned for their absence.

IX. That His Majestie would be pleased to return again to Whitehall, or some other place neer His City of London, there to make His residence as formerly He hath done, thereby to revive the dejected hearts of His afflicted Subjects, who have thus unhappily been deprived of the comfort and honour of His Royall presence.

X. That all distractions and misapprehensions may be removed by the happy concurrence of his Majestie with the Parliament, whereby such good Laws may be made, as may conduce to the establishing of a setled peace in the whole State.

XI. That the relief of the distressed Protestants, his Majesties faithfull and loyall Subjects in Ireland, may be speedily resolved on, and their wants supplyed, for the suppressing of the Rebellious Papists in that Kingdom.

XII. That all abuses in the Church may be removed in a more perfect Reformation in Discipline and Ceremonies, by an assembly of such learned Divines as shall be named to that purpose by both houses of Parliament.

And the God of Heaven and Earth blesse His Majestie in this happy Ʋnion with His Parliament, and all His people, that we and all our poste­rity may ever blesse His name, from whom onely every good and perfect gift proceeds.