IN Obedience to this Right Honourable Houſe their Command, I ſhall here give an Account of my admiſſion into his Majeſties preſence, and Commiſſion of delivering this Meſſage to the Militia of London, who have thought fit it ſhould be communicated to both Houſes of Parliament; For the firſt, partly my occaſions, partly my deſire of ſeeing his Majeſty drew me to Sir William Ruſſels, where he was then playing at Bowles with ſome of the Commiſſioners; among the reſt, Major Generall Browne eſpying me, proffered me the honour of his Majeſties hand, which I readily accepted of, ſo it might be without inconvenience; and comming neare his Royall Majeſty, he was graciouſly pleaſed to grant me that favour; withall asking my name, and ſomething elſe of Major Generall Browne, which I heard not; but he ſoone after came to me, and deſired my attendance at Court, where at my entrance I was received by him according to his promiſe, and carried into the preſence Roome, where he acquainted me with ſeverall paſſages betwixt his Majeſty, the Generall, Lievtenant-Generall, and Colonell Whaley, whom the King had that day ſtruck, for being ſo preſumptuous as to liſten while his Majeſty was in conference with one whom they ſuſpected to become from London; From this he fell to a relation of his Majeſties averſeneſſe, and unwillingneſſe to comply at all with the Armies proceedings; ſaying, That all their actions, for ought he ſaw, were both inequitable in themſelves, and diſproportionable to their pretences: To this the Major Generall added, That it did highly concerne both the Parliament and City to be carefull of their ſafeties, he being an eare witneſſe daily of their threats, and how much they are animated with the hopes of ſpoile, and inraged with hatred to the Parliament; this he deſired me to deliver, and ſo led me into the Privie Chamber, and his Majeſty preſently came out of his Bed-chamber, He came towards me, who was ſtanding with the Commiſſioners; then Major Generall Browne anticipated his Majeſties Diſcourſe by an humble intreaty, That he would be pleaſed to confirme the Relation he had given me of his Majeſties unwillingneſſe to come from Holdenby, and how much againſt his will he ſtayed here: In anſwer to which his Majeſty clapping his hand on his breaſt, ſaid; Ʋpon my life I came againſt my will, which he told me, I might well conjecture my ſelfe by the relation he was pleaſed to afford me of his being taken from Holdendy: But (ſaid hee) rather then to be carried by neck and heeles (that I may uſe his owne expreſſion) I went along: Nor am I ſo in love with their proceedings that I ſhould be willing to continue here, for I finde my ſelfe an abſolute Priſoner. As concerning my refuſall of returning to Holdenby, which by ſome of my Subjects may be miſ-underſtood, for all the reaſon I had was, that I choſe golden fetters, and a lightſome roome before a darke Dungeon, for I conceive this to be the better Ayre, knowing that my reſtraint there ſhould not be leſſe then here. Then appealing to the Commiſſioners, he ſaid, Have I not told the Generall himſelfe, and others, That I admired by what Authority he duſt thus reſiſt him and his Parliament: To which he anſwered, There was neceſſity. He told them, They did more then are the King, though in the height of his power, durſt, to inforce Juſtice, either in criminall or Civill affaires; Indeed I have many times haſtened it, but never inforc't it, as they have done, in ſaying, Give us Juſtice, or— Yet for my part (proceeded his Majeſty) I know not what they do, or intend, but what I heare from theſe Gentlemen, pointing to the Commiſſioners, for they have not ſent legally to me ſince my comming; therefore tell all thoſe whom you thinke fit Communicants of this buſineſſe, that I deſire nothing more paſſionately, then to be with my Parliament. After this I aſſum'd the boldneſſe to tell his Majeſty, that I thought him then politically abſent, when his affection, though not his Perſon, was alienated from them: To which he anſwered, It was very right. Next I told him, I thought it would be no ſmall comfort to thoſe whom he was pleaſed to make partakers of this his intention, that his Majeſties propenſion and inclination towards them was ſo great; which he bid me aſſure them, whatſoever other illuſive perſwaſion would poſſeſſe them to the contrary. And moreover, That if he were at the head of their Army, he would declare and proteſt againſt all their proceedings; And whatſoever they heard to the contrary, deſired them not to beleeve, no, though under his hand, unleſſe they ſpake with one who had it: from his owne mouth. Laſt of all, at my demand of ſome Letter, one of the Commiſſioners, Major Generall Browne, anſwered, That that was not ſo ſafe, and this would be as effectuall. This is all my memory ſupplyes me withall; the incompactedneſſe of this Narration ſhall, I hope, obtaine your Honours pardons, being penned without the leaſt premeditation, and without affecting the leaſt methodicall ſtile; onely in obedience to Your Honour • Commands, that I might teſtifie my ſelf to be