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<P>THE KINGS
MAJESTIES
MOST GRACIOUS
MESSAGE
SENT
To His Excellency Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax;</HI>
wherein He declares His gracious will and plea&s;ure,
concerning His coming to <HI>London;</HI> as al&s;o &s;ome
remarkable Pa&s;&s;ages touching the Generall
and His ARMIE.</P>
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<P><HI>Imprinted at</HI> London for Lawrence Gib&s;on 1647</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
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<HEAD>The Kings
MAJESTIES
Gracious
MESSAGE
SENT
To his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, con|cerning
the proceedings of the Citizens
of London, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>HAving &s;eriou&s;ly weighed and con&s;ide|red
the late di&s;tractions within the
City of <HI>London,</HI> and the great a&s;per&s;ions that
have been ca&s;t upon the Kings Royall Ma|je&s;ty,
<PB REF="3">
concerning the late tumults in the
&s;aid City, I thought my &s;elfe oblieg'd, to re|pre&s;ent
unto you the&s;e en&s;uing lines, for the
better clearing of this great &s;candal and di&s;|honour
&s;aid upon his Royall per&s;on, all
which is fal&s;e, for his Maje&s;ty ever dete&s;ted
all tumults, and never had the lea&s;t thought
of complying with the new rai&s;ed Army, as
will appeare by this en&s;uing Me&s;&s;age, &s;ent
from the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, to
his Excellency Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax;</HI> which
Me&s;&s;age was brought by Sir <HI>John A&s;hburn|ham,</HI>
con&s;i&s;ting of the&s;e particulars, as follo|weth:</P>
<P>1. That His Maie&s;ty doth really acquit him|&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">lf<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">
of the great &s;candall ca&s;t upon Him by the
d<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ffected Party within the City of <HI>London,</HI>
and el&s;e-where, concerning the late tumults rai|&s;ed
within the &s;aid city.</P>
<P>2. That his Maie&s;ty doth di&s;claime the &s;aid
tumults, te&s;tifying a great di&s;like thereof, accoun|ting
it a di&s;honourable action if he &s;hould have
thought to bee brought to London in &s;uch a tu|multuous
manner.</P>
<P>3. That he d<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ires rather to rely on his Ex|cellency
<PB REF="3">
Sir <HI>Thomas Fairfax,</HI> and the Army un|der
his immediate command, concerving that to be
more &s;afe and honourable.</P>
<P>It is &s;aid, that his Maje&s;ty writ this Let|ter
with his owne hand, a day or two before
the Agr<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">ement betwixt the City and Army,
and that Hee were re&s;olved to have &s;ent it
&s;peedily to the Generall, but that it could
not be fini&s;hed time enough.</P>
<P>But after the &s;aid Letter was fully fini|&s;hed,
the Kings Maje&s;ty immediatly di&s;pat|ched
Sir <HI>John A&s;hburnham</HI> with it to his Ex|cellency,
that &s;o the Generall might more
fully under&s;tand the reall intentions of his
Maje&s;ties heart. One thing makes the Soul|die<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">y
very plea&s;ant (although they have ma|ny
weary march) <HI>viz.</HI> that divers times when
they are drawn up in a Body, his Maj. will
ride to the head of every Troop, giving them
many a Princely &s;mile, &amp;c. But upon their
march, it is &s;omwhat tedious for them, for
his Maj. continually keepeth upon his hand
gallop, e&s;pecially when he is mounted upon
his Dun Nag.</P>
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<HEAD>A further Relation of the proceedings of the
Kings Maje&s;ty, touching the pre&s;ent
affaires of the Army, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty is very plea&s;ant, and merry,
and (as it is &s;aid) very well plea&s;ed
and &s;atisfied with the pre&s;ent affaires of the
army, &s;aying, that it is a farre more honou|rable
action, to rely on his Excellency Sir
<HI>Thomas Fairfax,</HI> and the army under his
immediate command, touching his coming
to <HI>London,</HI> then to have harboured the lea&s;t
thought of being conveyed to <HI>London</HI> by a|ny
of the contrary party, who were active
in the late de&s;igne again&s;t the army. Al|though
divers times his Maje&s;ty hath beene
pre&s;&s;ed thereunto by many great Ones who
have repaired to the Court, oftentimes mo|ving
his Maje&s;ty therein.</P>
<P>But He alwayes di&s;claimed the &s;ame, te|&s;tifying
<PB REF="4">
a great di&s;like thereof, and (as it is
reported) was the fir&s;t that di&s;covered their
private intentions, and wicked de&s;igne, of
conveying his Maje&s;ty from the army.</P>
<P>Whereupon, notice being given to divers
of his Excellencies Commanders there pre|&s;ent,
it was ordered that all &s;uch per&s;ons, that
held corre&s;pondency with the adver&s;e Par|ty,
then under command of <HI>Poyntz</HI> and
<HI>Ma&s;&s;ie,</HI> &s;hould immediatly depart the Court,
which was accordingly performed; for one
Mr. <HI>Wood,</HI> a Reformado under the command
of our renowned Lieutenant General <HI>Crom|well,</HI>
were very active in the executing of
this order, and would not &s;uffer a man to
recide at Court, which was found any wayes
di&s;effected to the publike good, and peace
of this Kingdome.</P>
<P>His Maje&s;ty is de&s;irous to &s;ee <HI>London,</HI> and
we expect orders dayly when we &s;hal march
which is &s;uppo&s;ed to be &s;peedily, &s;o &s;oone
as the di&s;tractions with you can bee &s;etled,
and the late differences compo&s;ed, which we
de&s;ire may be &s;peedily.</P>
<P>The Kings &s;ervants are very loving to the
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Souldiery, giving them all the re&s;pects and
accommodat<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter"> that may be, both in the
Celler, and el&s;e-where; for every night wee
have plenty of Beere upon the Guard, and
all other nece&s;&s;aries which can with conve|niency
be afforded. Thus having given you
a briefe account of the pre&s;ent proceedings,
<HI>I remain,</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Wind&s;or <DATE>6. of Augu&s;t.
1647.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Yours to his power,
John Wil&s;on.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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