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His Maelſties Letrer 


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January the 24. 1641. 


In anſwer to the PeTIT!oN of both Houſes of Parlias 
ment, as it wis preſcriced by the Earle of N-whort, and th> 
Lo:d SEXTMER, Jar. 21. 164t. 


Likewile the Copie of a Letter ſent from 


$co1/and by the Lord R+ther, rothe Lords Commillio- 


ners here in £-g/a7d for tha; Kingdome, being the Lord 
Lowden, and the Earle of Lindſey, 


Together with an information of two Letters by ſome perſons 
privately intended for Fraxce, which were intercepted by 
the way, and conveyed into Exgland, 


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FEA Is Majelty having ene and confidred 
>] 2/2 the Petition preſented unto Him, 
dj £<1 the one and twentieth of this inſtaar, 
7 by the Earle ef Newporr,and rhe Lord 
> Seytner, ih the natnes of bozh Houſes 
1 CL » of Parliament, Js pleaſed to return: 
— Py" cv% this Anſwer. That hee doth well ap- 
prove of the deſire of both Honlſes, for the ſpeedy pro- 
ceeding againſt the perions mentioned in the: Petition ;" 
wherein His Majeſty finding the greac inconveniences by' 
rchefirft miftake inthe way, hath endured ſome delayes, 
that hee might be informed in what Order to pur the. 
ſame ; Bur beforechar that be agreed upen, His. Majeſtie 


thinkes it unuſuall, or unfic to {cover what provfe is 2- 


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miftake ſhould breed more d:layes z yvhich his Majeſty 
co His pewer will avoid. That it be reſolved ' whethes 
His Majeſty bebound in reſpect of Priviledyes to proceed 
_ chem by impeachment in Parliament ; Or whe- 
chet He be af 1! t preferte an Indiremenc ac che 
Cm in the nuall way, of have Hit choice &f 
cicher ; Wherevpon His Majetty will give ſuch . fpred 
dire&ions for the pooſecucion, as (hall hew his Majeſtics 
defire co farisfie both Houles, and co pur a derermination 
to the bufincſls. | L 
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A Letter ſent from Scotland by 


the Lord Rothes, rothe Lords Commil- 
fioners here in Ezg1ard for that Kingdome, 
beirg the Lord Lowdez and the Earle 
of LINSET. 


MY LORDS, 

SESPR Received a Letter from his 
IF Majeſty by the Clarke of 
the C agony 

my immediate perſonal 
 repaire to his Majeſtics 
preſence for bis Majeflies 
& icrvice and my owne parti» 
cularzas I can have no ether 
| = parc icular at this rime then 
whatis cotteluded in the Common good of his 
MajeRy,afd thishis antient & Wamrive Kingdome, 
wheſc bumble demands were appointed to be pre. 
fented by ſome of ourNation who were ſent ro his. 
Majeſty , by warrant vader his Secretaries owne 
hand , ſo was I moſt deſirous to have vadergone 2 
fhare of that employmenr, for ſarisfving my car- 
neſt defire to have expreſſed hambly and' freely 
ther which I did concciveto be beft for his Ma-" 
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jefties Serviceybur was {taid by the extreatte fick- 
nefſe of my wite,'0n whoa dangerous and dead- 
lyConſumprin had ferzea;rbat hathnow bronghr 
her ro her end,15 Iamnot tocnjoy her many daycs; 

] mu 21{o declare truely , that. fhallmor be 
permitted to come at this time, and the-Councry 
in this time of trouble , which we are providing 
for the relicfe and affiftance of the Proceftants in 

Treland,according.totheCommand of bis:Majefty 
and the defires and requeſt of the Parlizmenr in 
England ; I carnot with conſcience nor honour 
refuſe a ſhare of their difhculties, till it pidaſe his 
Majeſty to redceme them. 

* IF the reaſon why his'Majefty þ 
doth proceed from a Letter writtep ahgurtheaght 
of December laſt ro the King of Fra," minict 
was intercepted,our whale proceedings it that bu- 
fincs arc trugly reJated jathis.in op3 LH 
fent with this Letter , whierets &"2arc ma 
witneſſes,all being done at 2 publigue meeting and 
I am hopefull it will give his Majefty'full fatisfas 
@ion concerning our catriage , -wiicd makeswme 
from the conftience of my ' "to bis MajcFy, 
here brmibly bepy pardon, for. ſewing that as the 
Subje&s of this pore Kirzdome, have bextie ex- 
tremely wronged by faiſc: reports to his Majeſty, 
andMd confirufions' of our Ad f 4 dings 
his Majeſttes 6w5e nater prepeafign ro gaod- 
reffeind juſtice muvti 2buſed; by them. * © 

-'Ler me by the moſt; ſubmiſſive and hearty de-- 
fires thar can proceed” from ay humble SubjeRt » 
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begge that his Majeſty would heate the informa- 
tion here preſentedard then put to theTryall both 
theirs and the contrary information ; Hereby 
tructh ſhall be Diſcevered, his Majefty Shall have 
2 faire wayto cfſtabliſh that which is juft, ts pun- 
niſh wickednes, toprocure the vnchangeable Love 
of his Subje&ts 3 and the Blefling of G O D Al- 
mightie;, which atl moſt heartily defire by your 
Lordſhips bumble Servant and Freind. 


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ROTHES, 


Ian, 15. 1641. 


ED NEC COD OY I i 
Fhe: Cepie” of the'-inforinatiolt 


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=3 Fro: the receipt of the procla- 
2 mation mate tpBugland, ime- 

L S del following Majeſtic 
3:J 8 12t departure, from Scotland; 

an) 2.) Mora prdy rag move 9 bis 
R168) DE. Majeſtic and his Parliament. 
þ SIHVY to Cad os Aries into./relarngd; 
for the ſuppreſſing the Rehel.2on begun there, and 
to uſe all means for the defence of the Proteftanrs 
both by Seaand Lang,and hearing of the cruelties 
exerciſed by the Rebels eſpecially apon our nation 
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in that Kingdome we were adviſed to deale with 
the French King to interpoſe himſclfe with, our. 
Maſter, we reſolved for the. wririvg,a Latter 10. 
him, ſome beimg appointed for the drawing zhere= , 
of the ſame. was Sreſcured the next day at 2 pub- 
lique niceting of many of the. Nobiliry, Barons, 
and Gentry, where ſq few ſubſcribed the Lame, 
haftily without readings chaking ic bac reve 2ex, 
vifed by rhe whole, whQ were appoiged any belt 
underſtood rhe French kan yt Es ters 
who hadniot ſeenc it whe je, G4 his hands, 
reading it, defired it tajghi he card in publique 
and cleered,and thar foe expreſſions therein were 
nor fitted and differed from the inſtructions, that 
draught was rejefted, —_—— very ſame that is 
now 1n E —_ in his _ bands, which 
when it ſhould ha | was ſurrapti- 
cioufly taken and x 96m #1, Fiat Ano- 
ther Letter was appointed to be drawne confor- 
mableto the inſtructions which are vnderwritten, 
which Letters and inſtruQtions were ſubſcribed 
by a great many, but afterwards conceiving that 
any mediation from the King of France with cur 
Maſter, concerning the difference berweene 1he 
Proteſtants and Catholiques in /re/and, could not 
come 1n time to hinder the extremity which was - 
ſo neere, we are reſslved to retaine them both, and 
ſend no Letter at all. All this is truth, 2s I ſhall 
anſwer God, and can be verified by a hundred wit- 
neffes, all being done at publique mectings. 


My 


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My Lords, | 
I defire your Lordſhips that th informarfon 
may be preſented tebis Majeſty agd the Parlia- 
mint in England, which, ] hope will give good Sa-. 
tisf2&ion concerning theſe Letters, and cleare my. 
innocency from any private defigne or intention 10 
fe with the Catholiques in {rel/avd by ſending 
rivately torhe Freach King, but encly to.preſerve 
@ much blood as is daily Wed in that Kingdome, - 
and that my ſervice if thither commanded, 
*  thaall be faithfu!l and durifull cromy 
Native King aud lawſull 


, _ Sovernigne, 


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