TWo things have moved Our Lords and Superiours to send Us their ambassadors Extra­ordinary into this Kingdome, viz. Their Duty, and Your Service.

The first, consisted in their Power, and in the resenting of the present Distractions. The other, being altogether in your choyce to accept, if You should like of it.

We have long agoe, and Divers times spoken unto Your Honours of the one, and the other: as likewise unto the King, who hath honoured so much Our State, as to have accepted the offers of Our In­terposition. But We are still with Your Honours upon the same termes▪ We were [Page 2] at the beginning, without any certitude, or likelyhood to be accepted.

We have already obtained Our leave from the King, and have left His Majesty full of good will, and disposition for a just and reasonable Accommodation: Likewise We parted from Him well satisfied, con­cerning the point of the Evangelique-Pro­testant Religion, upon the Offers He hath lately permitted us to make

And as concerning the Royall Rights or Prerogatives, the Liberties, and Privi­ledges of this Kingdome, and the Parlia­ment, and of all the Subjects, no doubt when that His Majesty shall be satisfied, His Majesty will also satisfie every one.

But Sirs, We can stay no longer here, unlesse Your Honours accept of our Inter­position, without which We are uselesse: And from hence it is, Our Lords and Su­periours have charged Us, in such a case, to [Page 3] take Our leave, and returne to Our owne home. In performance of which last Duty, We are here come before You; assuring You, We shall never cease to wish unto this heretofore flourishing Kingdome, an Accommodation and Peace; which is▪ and ever will be as profitable, as necessary.

YOur Excellencies came into England to shew your selves Christians out of hope to prevent blood and mischiefe, and partly to shew your selves Friends to England, out of hope to prevent the utter ruine of this your neighbour Nation. To accomplish these honourable ends you have addressed your selves both to His Majesty and the Parliament: But whereas his Majestie hath accepted the offers [Page 4] of your Interposition, you seeme to complaine that you have no certitude or likelihood to be accepted by the Parliament. You doe not neverthelesse declare what that Interposition is which the King admits or the Parliament de­nies: For if the King doe wholly referre His Cause to your umpirage, twere necessary that you plainly make this knowne to the Parlia­ment; and if the King receives you no further then as friendly Intercessors to Intreat or Per­swade, in this he does no more then the Par­liament does. But you conceive the King of­fereth enough assurance for the Evangelique-Protestant Religion; and (it may be) you ex­pect that the Assembled States of England and Scotland having drawne together for their assistance the best Divines they can from all Protestant Countries, should attribute more to your judgement herein then to them­selves. Truly this seems to us something too unequall, and we much doubt whether His [Page 5] Majestie be so fully resolved to resigne up him­selfe and all his pretences in the point of Reli­gion to your finall decision. You further seeme confident, That His Majesty will satisfie others when He is himselfe satisfied concerning His Prerogative and our Liberty: but this may be perhaps, because you doe not so experimentally understand what is likely to satisfie the King, as the best and wisest of His two Protestant Kingdoms doe. The Kings Intentions are knowne either by his professions or actions; As for his professions we know they are and ever were very gracious, but whatsoever Expressi­ons He may make to you in your particular, He cannot promise a greater affection to Religion and Justice then the Parliament does. And as for the Kings actions we would gladly be in­structed by you, but we cannot apprehend our selves lesse judicious in them then any strangers whatsoever. When your State was formerly in distresse, our Ancestours did intercede other­wise [Page 6] then you doe now, and yet your Provinces were as divided as ours are now, and your Cause was as liable to dispute as ours is now; and what we did tender then was from the in­tire body of our whole Nation; and to be cleere with you, we doe not looke so upon your Inter­positions now. For your good wishes to the prosperity of this Kingdome wee thanke you; and if you will propose a just and reasonable Accommodation, whatsoever you thinke of us, you will finde us as full of good will and dispo­sition to it, as you now beleeve the King is.