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<HEAD>THE DECLARATION OF BOTH HOVSES OF PARLIAMENT Concerning His Maie&s;ties Letter to the Privy Councell of the Kingdome of <HI>Scotland.</HI> And the Petition of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Mini|&s;ters, &amp;c. of Scotland, to the Lords of the Privy Councell.</HEAD>
<P>_THE Lords and Commons in <HI>Parliament,</HI> have peru&s;ed a printed Pa|per under the title, <HI>A Letter &s;ent from the Kings Maje&s;ty to the Lords of the privy Coun&s;ell of the Kingdome of Scotland;</HI> bearing in the front the appea|rance of his Maje&s;ties u&s;uall Signature, and in the bottome this Date. <HI>Given at ou<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Court of Yorke the</HI> 20&punc; <HI>of May.</HI> 1642. As likewi&s;e another pa|per in the forme of a Petition with this in&s;cription, To the Right Ho|norable the Lords of his Maje&s;ties <HI>Privy Coun&s;ell.</HI> The humble Petition of many No|blemen, Gentlemen, Burge&s;&s;es, and Mini&s;ters occa&s;ionably meeting at <HI>Edenbrough,</HI> and having bin credibly informed, that they are true Copies of a Letter and a Petition &s;ent and delivered as the &s;everall Titles import. Vpon mature con&s;ideration of the matter therein contained, doe declare, and prote&s;t; That tho&s;e &s;ufferings expre&s;&s;ed in the Pa|pers betwixt his Maje&s;ty, and Parliament, cannot ju&s;tly be imputed to any actions, or intentions of ours, who have endeavoured with all fidelity, to procure the happine&s;&s;e of his Maje&s;ty, and of this Kingdome; And that we are not guilty of laying upon the King, any &s;uch calumnies, and a&s;pertions, as are mentioned in that Paper, and &s;eeme to reflect upon us; But on the contrary have laboured to take the blame from his Ma|je&s;ty, and to lay it upon his evill Councell.</P>
<P>And as touching the Petition aforementioned, wee doe with much contentment, and thankfulne&s;&s;e, ob&s;erve the faithfulne&s;&s;e, and good affection of our Brethren of <HI>Scotland,</HI> in &s;eeking to prevent all Iealou&s;ies, and to pre&s;erue the peace betwixt the two Nations, &s;o truly expre&s;&s;ed to the Lords of the Councell; whereby the hopes of tho&s;e, who practi&s;ed to have drawn from their Lord&s;hips &s;ome Declaration to the prejudice of this Kingdome, were fru&s;trated. And we &s;hall never cea&s;e to an&s;wer this great care of theirs, with the like earne&s;t and dilligent endeavours, to promote the honor, wealth, and pro&s;perity of that Nation, and pre&s;erve that Union &s;o &s;trongly for|tefyed, by publike and mutuall intere&s;t, and affection on both &s;ides; And wee de&s;ire that the Commi&s;sioners may give notice to the <HI>Scotti&s;h</HI> Commi&s;sioners how heartily, and joyfully wee doe imbrace the kindne&s;&s;e of that Kingdome, manife&s;ted in that Pe|tition, and Order this Declaration to be forthwith printed; That &s;o it may be pub|li&s;hed to the whole Kingdome of <HI>Scotland,</HI> hoping that this con&s;tant, and Inviolable amity betwixt us, will not onely conduce to the &s;afety, and honour of both King|domes, but prove very u&s;efull for the advantage, and &s;ecurity of the Prote&s;tant Religi|on in other parts.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Mercurii 15 Iunii. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament A&s;&s;embled. That this</HI> Declaration <HI>&s;hall be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Io. Brown. Cleric. Parliament.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>London Printed for <HI>Jo&s;eph Hun&s;cot</HI> and <HI>Iohn Wright,</HI> 16 <HI>Iune,</HI> 1642.</P>
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