AS the Parliament of this Kingdom doth ac­knowledge the zeale and endeavours of the Honourable Houses of Parliament, for the good progresse already made to­wards Reformation of Religion and U­niformity of Church-Government: Go is it expected, that when they shall seri­ously consider the brotherly affection, and great sufferings of this Kingdom, who from a peaceable condition which [Page 1] we formerly enjoyed, did ingage our selves in a dangerous and bloudy war with England against their enemies, when their affairs were in the hardest and lowest condition, upon a mutual League and Covenant, to settle Religion and Church government, according to the Word of God, the practise of the best Reformed Churches, and as might draw the nee [...]est Uniformity betwixt the two Kingdoms, which was acknowledged to be the chief grounds of craving Ayd and Assistance from this Kingdom the Honourable Houses will now, after so mature deliberation, adde their Authority and Civil Sanction without further delay, to what the pi­ous and learned Assembly of Divines, upon mature delibe­ration, have advised to be most agreeable to the Word of God, and perfect what remains to be done in the Work, ac­cording to the Covenant; which I am commanded by the Parliament of this Kingdom to demand, and do according­ly in their Names demand of the Honourable Houses of Parliament of England: The performance whereof will be most acceptable to this Kirk and Kingdom, as a speciall re­compence of the labours and bloud which hath been shed [...] assisting you to promote the Cause of God, and will be a mean to procure Gods blessing upon the proceedings and undertakings of both Kingdoms: And the Parliament of this Kingdom is perswaded, That the piety and wisdome of the Honourable Houses, will never admit any toleration of any Sects or Schisms, contrary to our Solemn and Sacred Covenant.

The next desire of the Parliament of this Kingdom (and which of all things next to truth is most desireable) is, That all lawfull meanes be used, for attaining a just and well-grounded peace, that there may be an end of the great di­stractions, and unnatural war of all the three kingdoms.

[Page 3] This kingdome lyeth under the burthen of great and vast expence, in raising add entertaining Armies, and hath with the losse of the lives of many precious men, set their owne houses of fire to quench the flame of yours, and almost de­stroye [...] their own Nation to preserve yours.

And seeing by the seasonable assistance, afforded by this [...]m to you, and by the late successes wherewith God [...] your Armies, you are in a great measure freed of [...] trouble, and are in a far better capacity to pay the monie to our Armies, then you were at any time since the beginging of these wars.

I am likewise commanded by the Parliament of this kingdom, to demand, and accordingly do in their name de­mand of both Houses of Parliament, to make payment be­fore the sums of money duly owing by them to this King come, that so this Kingdome may thereby relieved of the great burthens and pressures of our debts contracted in this Cause, and be enabled and encouraged for joynt carrying on of the war, till the Church of God be setled in purity and peade.

And it is further craved from the Justice of the Honou­rable Houses of Parliament, that they will take into their serious consideration, the great losses sustained by this king­dom at Sea, through the not attendance of their ships upon our Coasts, according to the Treaty, and make reparation thereof; and of the losses which Scotland hath sustained by the Irish Invasion, which the Kingdom of England is bound to suppresse by the large Treaty.

In all which, the Desires of the Parliament of this King­dom are no other, then that Religion and Church-govern­ment may be setled according to our Covenant, That a well-grounded peaceimay be endeavoured betwixt the King [Page 1] [...] [Page 3] [...] [Page 4] and his Subjects, That payment be made of the sums due to this Kingdome and our Armies by Treaty: and that (against the malice of our open Enemies, and secret plots of such as for their own ends, are labouring to sow sedition betwixt Brethren, tyed by so many relations) mutual Amity and U­nion between the Kingdoms, may be strengthned and perpe­tuated to al Posterity. We rest,

WHen the Parliament of Scotland met together, after some questions about Elections were over, they took the usual Oath appointed to be taken by the Members of Parliament, and made an Order of secrecy, to prevent the divulging of their Debates, before the House should per­fect the same, and hold them fit for publike view; and one thing which is much wondred at, is, that the Instructions of the English Commissioners were in print at Edinburgh, be­fore [Page 5] the Comissioners themselves came thither. The Com­missioners since the sitting of the Parliament have had se­veral meetings with the Committee appointed to receive their papers, and receive the transaction of businesse from them, who are to make report thereof to the House; but what the issue wil be, as yet cannot be knowne. The Lord London, and other of the Commissioners which were in England, are in great esteem, and his Lordship is made Lord Presidenu.