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Delightfull nevves to all loyall subiects being His Majesties royall assent to the Scotch commissioners, for assistance to our brethren in Ireland ... / written and avowed by Richard Newrobe ...
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Newrobe, Richard.
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1642
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Wing N941; ESTC R9299
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Delightfull NEVVES To all Loyall Subiects Being his Majesties Royall Assent to the Scotch Commissioners for assistance to our Brethren in Ireland Wherein he is pleased to specifie to the Honourable House of Parliament the principall instigators that perswaded the contrary upon their first Peti ion His care and earnest desire for the setling of Religion and multiply the peace of his Kingdome With the many labours of both Houses of Parliament to further the same Written and avowed by Richard Newrobe Cleric Printed at London for Iohn Howell 1642. Delightfull newes to all loyall Subjects THe griefes and sorrowes of both State and Parliament have been almost insupportable the diffâ—rences betwixt the Parliament and his Majesty being the ground it being removed how can it otherwise be but that wee shall have a reformation to our inexpressible joy and removall of all obstacles that might either hinder the propagation of the Gospell in which the happines of this State principally consists as also for settling peace and tranquility and giving every Subjâ—ct that are now cautious and fearfull encouragement with alacrity to goe about and exercise the imployment belonging to every one of their severall callings all these blessings are probably produced unto us and conferred upon us by this his Mâ—jesties most royall assent in granting his subjâ—cts petitions being for the benefit of his Kingdomes and furthering Parliamentary proceedings Our poore brethren in Ireland having a long time groaned under the burden of a tyrannicall and rebellious insulting enemy whose barbarous cruelty and inhumane butchery towards the Protestants there inhabiting that they have not onely desired to root them out and thereby to detaine and take his Majesties Imperiall dignity of that Kingdome but proceed in massacring their bodies to the terrour of all beholders These things comming to the eares of the honourable Houses of Parliament whose judicious care resolving to find a meanes to intervene and stop them in these their rebellions and insurrections against his Majesties regall power and authority there presented themselves to them in the mean time during the discussing of those affaires divers Commissioners from his Majesties Kingdome of Scotland who as it were sympathizing and bearing a fellow-feeling of their brethrens misery profered their service for their ayd and assistance against the Rebels and withall desiring the Parliaments favour therein to assigne over to them certaine places in that Kingdome to be a refuge for them as it were in time of extremity which the Parliament well weighing the reason and necessity of their so expedient a request with one accord assented unto and withall writ a petition whereby to certifie his Majesty desiring his favourable assistance therein which notwithstanding was at that time denyed his Majesty being thereto advised by some ill affected members whose indeavours hindred that present assent But taking it into his more serious consideration upon the Parliaments further petitioning he was pleased to grant unto the aforesaid Scotch Commissioners the Townes of Koock farges c. after this grant his Majesty being further petitioned to know who were those that gave him counsell to deny the so reasonable Petition of the Scotch Commissioners it was found out that the Duke of Richmond Mr. William Murray and Mr. Endimion Porter belonging to his Majesties bed-chamber Sir William Killegrey Mr. Crofts and Mr. Davis his Majesties Barber were all found tardy that way whereupon they were voted by the Parliament as incendiaries and not fitting to have any place of trust neere his Majesty therefore the Lords of the upper House with the House of Commons resolved to joine in petitioning for the removall and thereupon some members of each house were sent to move him therein His Majesty was moreover graciously pleased upon mature deliberation concerning the present estate of this Kingdome by reason of divisions sects c. to move the Parliament for the setling of Religion according to the ancient order of Protestant Faith in Queen Elizabeth daies that all delinquents as well Bishops as others might come to their trialls all innovations and ceremonious superstitions as should by this honourable House of Parliament be thought fit be expulst and utterly extinct that thereby there might bee an unite and setled peace confirmed amongst his Subjects The Parliaments care for the King and Country and for removall of grievances THE Parliament having with carefull sedulity and indifatigable diligence wrastled with the various distempers of the times and perills of this Kingdome and finding a malignant and impetuous enemy daily oppose them who are the sole and only obstacles and hindrance of their beneficiall proceedinds I need not involve my selfe in a too mysterious discription I meane the Papists who like foggy clouds strive to obscure the glorious Sunshine of the Church of England as also to derogate from the honour of Parliaments And although they have oftentimes conspired to subvert and dissolve not only that illustrious Assembly but consequently the whole Kingdome and not onely this Kingdome but that of Ireland likewise as is aforesaid yet those famos Pillars of this Realm now assembled have withstood their pernicious counsells and dissipated their designes and as their inveterate malice hath beene most against this City of London being the principall strength of this Kingdome so the Parliaments vigilancy hath beene most for the security of the same They have oftimes intruded themselves to become the Kings favourites promising his Majesty all fidelity and faithfull loyalty to his Imperiall Crown and roy all Dignity though indeed they did but flatter him in calumnious outshewes for they are the sole enemies that quotidianly strive rather to extenuate and diminish his Crowne then to maintaine it yet still they have sycophantized that they might come to places of dignitie and honour and command in the City so that by this meanes they might the more easily bring their designes to maturity and execution Their plots had once almost come to a ripe perfection when they had gotten their arch conduct Lunsford to be Lieuetenant of the Tower The Parliament therefore taking these with many other like matters of high consequence into their consideration as chiefly concerning the welfare of the state provided for the disarming of recusants especially such as were of power and of most ability to make resistance as also for setling such offices as were to bee imployed in matters of trust chusing those whose former demerits and vertues might challenge to them acceptation of such honours whose endeavours have beene peaceable and labouring the propagation of Protestant Religion and the depressing of Papisticall superstitions for the which they have removed Officers as were formerly Captaines of his Majesties Forts and Castles towards the sea putting in such as were well affected by the Counties whereas the Castles are who best knowe their deserts the putting their souldery in a posture of warlike defence to the intent to avoid the danger of innovations by a forraine enemy lest they be surprised unawares all which are tokens of the Parliaments care towards this Kingdome to the exceeding joy of the Commons and perpetuall renowne of both the honorable Houses for whose labours and endeavours all well affected subjects pray daily unto God to blesse whose commands and good beginnings all are bound to further and whose workes already finished stand for a patterne of imitation to all worthy successors that they may doe by this example what may be for the glory of God accomplish all things for the honour of his Majesty and setle all for the peace and tranquility of the Kingdome Amen FINIS