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A79219 His Majestys gracious message to General Monck, Commander in Chief of his Majesties Army in Scotland, and to the Lords, knights, gentlemen, &c. sitting in council at the city of Edenburgh. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1659 (1659) Wing C3035; Thomason 669.f.22[22]; ESTC R211383 1,629 1

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C. R. His MAJESTYS Gracious Message to General MONCK Commander in Chief of his Majesties Army in Scotland and to the Lords Knights Gentlemen c. sitting in Council at the City of EDENBURGH Right Trusty and well beloved HAving received an Overture from several of our Loving Subjects in our Kingdom of Scotland wherein is expressed very ample testimonies of their good affections to our Self and their Solemn Protestation to endeavour to the utmost of their power the establishing Us in the Royal Throne and Dignity of our Father to the end that all our loving Subjects may be redeemed from those horrid outrages that they are now under by that sad and destructive Government of the mercilesse Sword For the satisfaction of all Our loving Subject we have thought it very sutable to the duty of Our place to do Our part to so good a work in which we shall not think it below our Kingly Dignity to Descend to any particular which may compose and settle the affections of Our meanest Subjects since we are so conscious to Our Self of such upright intentions and endeavours and only of such which are for the Peace and Happinesse of our bleeding Kingdoms in which the prosperity of Our Subjects must be included that we wish the most secret thought of our heart were publisht to their view and examination We have several times done all that we could to manifest the clearnesse and uprightness of Our intentions to all our Loving Subjects as likewise in Our last Propositions publishd in print by some of our friends in England Signed by our Selfat Brussels wherein we made provision both for all Our loving Subjects and the Souldiery so far as might be with safety to Our Self and Kingdoms And now at last being fully satisfied of your present we hope successful proceedings in behalf of our Self and our Parliament chosen by our Royal Father do from the bottom of our hearts without fraud deceit or any sinister by end Declare to you our Trusty and well beloved Subjects That we shall be willing and have already provided for your assistance of our own Native Countey 15000 horse and foot being accomodated by the two Christian Kings with Arms Ammunition and all other provision necessary for the carrying on so great a work to establish the Gospel and settle a true Peace amongst Our loving Subjects in Our long distracted Kingdoms Being confident and assuring Our Self that we may put our whole trust in you and our honourable Counsel elected by the good people of our Kingdom of Scoland Not doub●●ng in the least of your fidelity though lately we were in great danger of being ensnared by that unparallel'd Traytor Sir George Booth and his party amongst whom many of our Good friends were treacherously drawn in by his Machavelion devises to their very great detriment both by imprisonment and losse of their Estates We do further hereby Declare That whereas some of Our reproachful enemies have cast upon Us that false aspersion of forsaking the true Protestant Religion thinking thereby to make us odious in the eys of Our Loving Subjects and that if we should be established in the Royal Throne of our Father we would utterly destroy and exterpa● the Gospel with all the good godly people in Our Kingdoms and advance the Romane Catholick Religion We do abhorre any such thoughts having been from Our infancy nurtured and brought up in the true ancient Catholick and Apostol●ck Faith in defence whereof God enabling us we shall freely hazzard our Lives and fortunes Not seeking Ou own Interest so much as the Interest Rights Priviledges Lawes Liberties and Freedoms of our long enslaved Sub●ects under the Egyptian bondage of Taxes Excise unusual Customs Assessements and Free-quartering of a Mercinary Army Imposd on them by tyrannous Usurpers who have by will and power governed our Kingdoms destroying and massacring our Loving Subjects at pleasure during the time of our exilement We shall now conjure all Our good Subjects of what degree soever by all the Bonds of Love Duty or Obedience that are precious to good men to joyn with us for the recovery of the Peace of Our Kingdoms and for the preservation thereof to remove all their doubts and fears which may interrupt their affection to our Self and all their jealousies and apprehensions which may lessen their charity to each other And then if the sins of ou● Kingdoms have not prepared an evitable judgment for us all God will yet make us a great and more glorious King over a free and happy people then ever yet were any of Our Predecessors Signed by Our Self at Our Court atOrleance this nine and twentieth day of November 1659. C. R. GOD Save the KING Printed at Paris Cum Priviledgio 1659.