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B05133 Tvvo letters the one to his Excellency the Lord Fairfax, the other to Lieutenant General Cromwell, from the Commissioners of the kingdom of Scotland now residing at London. Scotland. Parliament.; Lothian, William Kerr, Earl of, 1605?-1675.; Cheisly, John.; Glendinning, William. 1649 (1649) Wing S1002L; ESTC R183815 1,473 1

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TVVO LETTERS The one to his Excellency the LORD FAIRFAX The other to LIEUTENANT GENERAL CROMWELL From the Commissioners of the Kingdom of Scotland now residing at LONDON May it please your Excellency WE have divers times waited on you to solicite your endeavous for preservation of his Majesties Person And now having received particular directions from the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland to make Application to your Excellency for the same end We do in their names earnestly desire and intreat That you will take into serious consideration that the Kingdom of Scotland hath undoubted interest in his Majesties Person And how hard a thing it is to proceed against their King not only without but against their advice and consent That his Person was intrusted by that Kingdom to the Honourable House of Parliament And how much it will reflect upon the Honour of Scotland and the Faith of England to take away his life Be pleased also to remember the many ties and bands of love and friendship between the Kingdoms Their solemn Engagements in one Cause and Covenant And the many Obligations and mutuall good Offices which have passed betwixt them and betwixt the Kingdom of Scotland and the Forces under your Command Consider what an unsetled peace it is like to prove which shall have its foundation laid in the blood of the King what dangerous evils and grievous calamities it may bring upon us and our Posterity what reproach upon Religion and the work of Reformation And what infamy abroad in other Nations And let it never be recorded to future ages that you have been wanting in your duty at such a time as this But according to the eminency of your place honour and dignity and the greatness of your interest improve this present opportunity by all lawfull wayes and means to prevent the taking away of his Majesties life wherein also we do earnestly entreat the concurrence of your Counsell of War And so we rest Your Excellencies most humble Servants LOTHIAN JOHN CHIESLY WILLIAM GLENDONING Covent Garden the 29. of January 1649. For his Excellency the Lord Fairfax c. SIR WE have upon severall occasions earnestly solicited you to contribute your best endeavours for preservation of his Majesties Person and this day we have been thrice seeking you twice at your lodging and once elsewhere but missed the opportunity of meeting with you whereof we were very desirous So much the more That we have received the Commands of the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland to wait upon you and earnestly to intreat your concurrence and assistance for preventing the taking away of his Majesties life as we have also written in a Letter to his Excellency which he will communicate unto you Sir you have been a witnesse both formerly and of late of the reall affection and tender respect which all the wel-affected of the Kingdom of Scotland have to the honour and welfare of England And how zealous they have manifested themselves both by their actions and sufferings to preserve the rights and interests of this Kingdom Wherefore we have the better ground to hope That you will use your endeavours That the right and interest of the Kingdom of Scotland in his Majestie may be duly considered And tender regard had to their honour who trusted their Brethren of this Kingdom with the preservation of his Person We do therefore make it our earnest request to you in their names to interpose and to improve your interest and power which we know to be very great for preventing the taking away of his Majesties life which if you shall be pleased to do It will be highly accompted of by the Parliament of Scotland and be looked upon as a speciall Obligation and an addition to all your former kindenesse and respects We shall not need to adde any argument as from our selves but that it would be a Testimony that we have not been wanting in our duty And enable us to give evidence to the Kingdom of Scotland that we have been faithfull in the discharge of our trust And so we rest Your most humble Servants Sic Subscribitur LOTHIAN JO. CHIESLY W. GLENDONING Covent Garden the 29. of January 1649. For the Right Honourable Lieutenant General CROMWELL EDINBVRGH Printed by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent MAjESTY 1649.