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A92579 A letter of the Parliament of Scotland to both houses of the Parliament of England. Together with the declaration of the Parliament of Scotland, concerning His Majestie: their desires; and the answer of the Parliament of England. Scotland. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1647 (1647) Wing S1287A; ESTC R203720 4,342 14

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A LETTER OF The Parliament of Scotland TO BOTH HOUSES OF The Parliament of England Together with the DECLARATION Of the Parliament of Scotland concerning His Majestie Their DESIRES and the ANSWER of the Parliament of England The second Edition Printed at Edinburgh by EVAN TYLER Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie And re-printed at London for Robert Bostock at the signe of the Kings head in Pauls Church-yard 1647. January 16. 1647. A Letter from the Parliament of Scotland to the Parliament of ENGLAND Right Honorable OVr Commissioners at London and New-Castle having received from the Honorable Houses the Vote of the first of January and communicated the same to us We have considered of it as a businesse of very great concernment to both Nations And therefore have resolved upon the inclosed Declaration and Desires Whereby it will appear how willing we are to comply with the resolutions of both Houses And how desirous to remove all jealousies for strengthning the Peace and Vnion and maintaining a good understanding between the Kingdoms so firmly tyed by Solemn League and Covenant And how confident that they will satisfie our reasonable desires And make the integrity of their proceedings and resolutions in all this businesse concerning His Majesty appear either by Declaration or otherwise as in their wisdom they shall think fit whereby no occasion of calumny may be left to the wicked Enemies of either Nation And as God hath blessed the joynt endeavours of both during our Armies abode in that Kingdom So it will be a great encouragement for us to hope for the continuance of the same blessing in time coming that our resolution be known to be one at our removing in relation to all the ends contained in our mutual League and Covenant And if any difficulty occurre there for gaining of time we desire that the Honorable Houses may be pleased to send particular Instructions to their Commissioners at New-Castle with whom we shall authorize ours to concur for the just satisfaction of both Kingdoms and we rest Edinbrugh the 16 of Jannary 1647. Your affectionate friends Crawfurd and Lindsay J. P. D. Parl. For the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons Assembled in the Parliament of England at Westminster THE DECLARATION OF THE KINGDOME OF SCOTLAND WHEREAS it pleased God to joyn the Kingdoms of Scotland England and Ireland in Solemn League and Covenant for Reformation and Defence of Religion The Honour and Happinesse of the King and Their Own Peace and Safety And in pursuance thereof the Scotish Army being in the Kingdom of England the Kings Majesty came to their Quarters before Newark and professed he came there with a full and absolute intention to give all just satisfaction to the joynt Desires of both Kingdoms with no thought either to continue this Unnatural War any longer or to make Division betwixt the Kingdoms but to comply with His Parliaments and those entrusted by them in every thing for setling of Truth and Peace and that He would apply Himself totally to the Counsels and Advices of His Parliaments Which He did not onely professe Verbally to the Committee of Estates with the Scotish Army but also in His several Letters and Declarations under His Hand to the Committee of Estates of Scotland and unto the two Houses of the Parliament of England respectively In Confidence whereof and of the reality of His Intentions and Resolutions which He declared did proceed from no other Ground ●●en the Deep Sense of the Bleeding condition of His Kingdoms The Committees of the Kingdom of Scotland and General Officers of the Scotish Army declared to Himself and to the Kingdom of England their receiving of His Royal Person to be on These terms which is truth notwithstanding what may be suggested or alleadged to the contrary by any within or without the Kingdoms and represented to Him That the onely way of His Own Happinesse and Peace of His Kingdoms under God was To make good His Professions so solemnly renewed to both Kingdoms Thereafter not onely were Propositions of Peace which after serious and mature Deliberation were agreed upon tendered to Him in the Name of both Kingdoms for His Royal Assent thereunto but also the chief Judicatories of this Kingdom both Civil and Ecclesiastick made their humble and earnest Addresses to His Majesty by Supplications Letters and Commissioners for that end and did freely represent all the Prejudices and Inconveniences of the Delay or Refusal of His Assent And in Particular that this Kingdom would be necessitated to joyn with the Kingdom of England conform to the League and Covenant in providing for the present and future Security of both Kingdoms and setling the Government of both as might best conduce to the Good of both And the Parliament of Scotland being now to retire their Army out of England have again for their further exoneration sent Commissioners to represent their renewed Desires to His Majestie with the Danger may ensue by His Delay or Refusal to grant the same and that till then there was danger to the Cause to His Majestie to this Kingdom and to the Union betwixt the Kingdoms by His coming to Scotland And that therefore there would be a joynt course taken by both Kingdoms concerning the Disposal of His Person And considering that His Majesty by His Answer to the Propositions of Peace in August last and also by His late Message sent to the two Houses and by his Warrant communicated to the Estates of this Kingdom Hath expressed His Desires to be neer to His two Houses of Parliament And seeing also the Parliament of England have communicated to the Scotish Commissioners at Newcastle and by them to this Kingdom their Resolution That Holmeby-House in the County of Northampton is the Place which the Houses think fit for the King to come unto there to remain with such Attendants about Him as both Houses of Parliament shall appoint with respect had to the Safety and Preservation of His Royal Person in the Preservation and Defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdoms according to the Covenant Therefore And in regard of His Majesties not giving a satisfactory Answer to the Propositions as yet And out of their earnest Desire to keep a Right Understanding betwixt the Kingdoms to prevent new Troubles within the same to satisfie the Desire of His Majesty of the two Houses of the Parliament of England and of this Kingdom for His Residence in some of His Houses neer the Parliment of England The Estates of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Scotland Do declare their Concurrence for the Kings Majesties going to Holmeby-House or some other of His Houses in or about London as shall be thought fit there to remain until he give satisfaction to both Kingdoms in the Propositions of Peace And that in the interim there be no harm prejudice injury nor violence done to His Royal Person That there be no change of Government other then hath been these three