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<HEAD>THE KINGS MAJESTIES LETTER Directed to the COMMITTEE of ESTATES, of His Kingdom</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">And His Maje&s;ties PROCLAMATION for Disbanding of all Forces with <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="1 word"> rai&s;ed by His Authority, and not allowed by Parliament, Secret Councell, or Committee of E&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="3 letters"></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>Charles R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_RIght tru&s;tie and Right welbeloved Cou&s;ins and Councellors, Right tru&s;tie and Right welbeloved Cou&s;ins, Tru&s;ted and wel<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="indecipherable" EXTENT="4 letters">|ved Councellors, and Tru&s;tie and welbeloved; We greet you well. After &s;o long and &s;ad an interruption of the happy un|der&s;tanding betwixt Us and Our good Subjects of Our Kingdom of <HI>Scotland</HI> (which hath exceedingly afflicted Us) and le&s;t the &s;ad effects thereof may have alienated the affections of many of that Kingdom from Us, and preferring nothing to the love of Our Subjects, on which Our Safety and Greatne&s;&s;e mo&s;t depends, and without which We propo&s;e not to Our &s;elves any Hap|pine&s;&s;e; We have thought fit to labour to di&s;po&s;&s;e&s;&s;e them of all prejudice, rather by &s;hewing them Our pre&s;ent re&s;olutions, then remembring them of Our former differences, having come hither with a full and ab&s;olute intention to give all ju&s;t Satisfaction to the joynt de|fires of both Our Kingdomes, and with no thought either to continue this unnaturall War any longer, or to make a divi&s;ion bewixt the King|doms, but to Comply with Our Parliaments and the&s;e intru&s;ted by them in every thing, for &s;ettling Truth and Peace. Your Commi&s;sioners have offered to Us divers Papers in your name, expre&s;sing your loyall intentions towards Us, for which We cannot but returne you hearty thanks, and shall &s;tudy to apply Our &s;elves totally to the Councells and advices of Our Parliaments: We have alreadie &s;ent a Me&s;&s;age to the two Hou&s;es of our Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> and your Commi&s;sioners at <HI>London,</HI> which We hope will give &s;atisfaction; We have likewi&s;e written to all &s;uch with|in Our Kingdom of <HI>Scotland</HI> as have any Commi&s;sions from Us, to lay down Armes, Disband their Forces, and render their Garri&s;ons; and have written to Our Agents and Mini&s;ters abroad for recalling all Commi&s;sions i&s;&s;ued forth by Our Authority to any at Sea, again&s;t any of Our Subjects of either Kingdoms; and have &s;ent Letters to the Governour of Our Citie of <HI>Oxford,</HI> to quit that Garri&s;on upon Honourable Conditions, and disband Our Forces there, which being granted to him, We have re&s;olved pre&s;ently to give the like order to all Our other Garri&s;ons and Forces within this Kingdom. And that the truth of all the&s;e Our Reall intentions may be made known to all Our good Subjects in <HI>Scotland,</HI> We de&s;ire the inclo&s;ed Proclamation may be Printed and publi&s;hed together with this Letter, at all convenient places; hoping none will beleeve but that this is our voluntary and cordiall re&s;olution, and proceeds from no other ground, then Our deep &s;ence of the bleeding condition of Our Kingdoms, and that Our reall intentions are (with the Ble&s;sing of God, and his favourable a&s;si&s;tance) to joyne with Our Parliaments in &s;ettling Religion here in purity (after the advice of the Divines of both Kingdoms a&s;&s;embled at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI>) and Our Subjects of both Kingdoms in freedom and &s;afety: So expecting your Councells and advices in every thing wherein We &s;hall be concerned, We bid you very heartily farewell.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>From Newca&s;tle the 19 of May 1646.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>HIS MAJESTIES PROCLAMATION</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>Charles R</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_CHARLES, By the Grace of God, King of <HI>Great Britain, France,</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> Defender of the Faith. To Our Lovits Our Lion King at Arms, and his Brethren Heralds and Pur&s;evants, Our Sheriffs in that part, Greeting. Whereas nothing hath been more grievous to Us then the &s;ad effects have flowed from the unhappie Differences betwixt Us and Our good Subjects; for the remedy whereof We are re|&s;olved to leave no means una&s;&s;ayed, which may bring a happy understanding betwixt Us and them: And for that end, to comply with the de&s;ires of Our Parliaments and tho&s;e intru&s;ted by them, in every thing which may contri|bute to the &s;peedy &s;ettling of Truth and Peace in all Our Dominions; That with Gods a&s;&s;i&s;tance, We may &s;ee Our Subjects happi|ne&s;&s;e under Our Government, equall to the be&s;t times of Our Royall Progenitors: And that all Marks and Signes of Differences be|twixt Us and them may be removed, and all Acts of Ho&s;tility may cea&s;e, and none cover or &s;helter them&s;elves under the pretence of any power or authority from Us; We have re&s;olved to recall and di&s;charge, Like as hereby we do recall and di&s;charge, all Com|mi&s;&s;ions by Sea or Land, i&s;&s;ued forth by Us, to any per&s;on or per&s;ons, under what pretence &s;oever, within Our Kingdom of <HI>Scotland.</HI> And therefore Our will is, And We charge you &s;traitly and command, That incontinent thir Our Letters &s;een, you pa&s;&s;e, and by open Proclamation hereof at the Market Cro&s;&s;es of <HI>Edinburgh, Stirling, Gla&s;gow, Dundee, Perth, Forfar, Aberdeen, Innerne&s;&s;e,</HI> and other places needfull, In Our name and authority, Command and Charge, All per&s;ons, of what&s;oever quality or degree within Our &s;aid Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> who are now in Arms by vertue or warrant of any Commi&s;&s;ion or authority flowing from Us, which is not allowed by Our Parliament, or Committee of E&s;tates, or Secret Councell there, under what pretence &s;oever, That they and every one of them, forthwith after the Publication hereof, lay down Arms, Disband their Forces, and render their Gari&s;ons to any whom the Committee of E&s;tates of Our Kingdom of <HI>Scotland</HI> &s;hall appoint; With certification, That if any per&s;on or per&s;ons, of what quality or condition &s;oever, &s;hall refu&s;e, or delay to lay down Arms, Disband their Forces, render their Gari&s;ons; or that &s;hall hereafter, under pretence of Our Service, or of any former Commi&s;&s;ion from Us, commit any ho&s;tile Act or Acts, &s;hall be imme|diatly pur&s;ued and proceeded again&s;t by all manner of wayes, without Mercy. Likeas, hereby We di&s;avow and di&s;claim all Acts of Ho&s;tility that &s;hall be done hereafter, by any per&s;on or per&s;ons what&s;oever, under pretence of Our Service, or of any &s;uch Commi&s;|&s;ion or Warrant from Us, which is not approven by Our Parliament, Secret Councell, or Committee of E&s;tates of that Kingdom of <HI>Scotland.</HI> The which to do, We commit to you Our full power by thir our Letters.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>Given under Our Signe Manuall at <HI>New|ca&s;tle,</HI> the 20. day of May, and of Our Reign the 22. year. 1646</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Edinb. 23. May. 1646.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>THe Committee of E&s;tates of the Kingdom of Scotland, Having read and con&s;idered His Maje&s;ties Letter and Proclamation above written, Do with all dutie and thankfulne&s;&s;e acknowledge His Maje&s;ties gracious goodne&s;&s;e, in giving &s;uch large expre&s;|&s;ions of His Re&s;olution to comply with His Parliaments and the&s;e intru&s;ted by them, for &s;ettling Truth and Peace in all His Do|minions. And that the &s;ame may be known, to the &s;atisfaction of all His good Subjects, the Committee, according to the Warrant, of His Maje&s;ties Letter, Ordains the &s;aid Letter and Proclamation to be Printed, and Published at the Market Cro&s;&s;es of all the Roy|all Burrows of this Kingdom: And that the Burrows and others His Maje&s;ties good Subjects witne&s;&s;e their thankfulne&s;&s;e therefore by Ringing of Bells, putting on of Bonefires, and others expre&s;&s;ions of joy formerly u&s;ed in ca&s;es of the like kinde.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Arch. Primero&s;e</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed at Edinburgh by <HI>Evan Tyler,</HI> Printer to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;tie. 1646.</P>
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