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<P> A MESSAGE SENT From the Princes Court in <HI>Holland,</HI> to divers Citizens OF LONDON, COMMUNICATING His De&s;ign and Re&s;olution again&s;t the Parliament of <HI>Eng|land,</HI> and the Army; And His Me&s;&s;age to the Emperour of <HI>Germany,</HI> the King of <HI>Spain,</HI> and the Queen of <HI>Swethland,</HI> &s;ent by the Marque&s;&s;e of <HI>Newca|&s;tle,</HI> and the Earl of <HI>Brainford.</HI></P>
<P>WITH The Promi&s;e of the King of <HI>Denmark,</HI> and the Duke of <HI>Lau|rain;</HI> and &s;everall Propo&s;als pre&s;ented by Mr. <HI>Murrey,</HI> for a &s;peedy Randezvouz and conjunction in <HI>Scot|land,</HI> and the Lord <HI>Hoptons</HI> Declaration thereupon.</P>
<P>ALSO, The Re&s;olution of the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> touching the Prince; and a new Declaration from the E&s;tates of SCOTLAND.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Die</HI> 4. <HI>Aprill,</HI> 1649.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P><HI>THe&s;e Papers are peru&s;ed and examined, and appointed to be printed, and publi&s;hed without let or molestation.</HI></P>
<P>Imprimatur. </P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>THEO: JENNINGS.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Imprinted at <HI>London,</HI> for <HI>G. Lauren&s;on, Aprill</HI> 5. 1649.</P>
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<HEAD>A MESSAGE From the HAGVE To the Citizens of <HI>London.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Concerning the proceedings of the Prince of <HI>Wales,</HI> and a Declaration of His Re&s;olution, Intention and De&s;igns, touching the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> and the Army.</HEAD>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Right Honoured,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe Amba&s;&s;adours from <HI>Swethland, Spaine</HI> and <HI>Denmark</HI> have received audience at the young King of <HI>Brittains</HI> Court (for &s;o he is here cal|led) and have received a favourable con&s;truction and congratulation from his Maje&s;ty, their Emba&s;&s;ie from their &s;everall Ma&s;ters being wel re&s;cented by the court
<PB N="2" REF="3"> Favourites; they promi&s;e him great ayd and a&s;&s;i&s;t|ance, and &s;ay they will endeavour his re&s;tauration to his ju&s;t Rights and Dignities; <HI>but its probable their De|&s;ign may be frustrated, before they can accompli&s;h or fa|ciliate their work for</HI> England. For many here conceive it irrecoverable, unles it be by the power of the Sword, and for that end, the Prince hath &s;ent the Earl of <HI>Bran|ford</HI> as Emba&s;&s;ador to Swethland, to negotiate with the Queen for 10000 Hor&s;e and Foot, to be de&s;igned again&s;t England. The E. of Newca&s;tle, and another Lord have al&s;o received In&s;tructions from him, and are di&s;|patched to Germany and Spain, with a me&s;&s;age from his Highne&s;&s;e, to the Emperour and the King, to nego|tiate likewi&s;e with tho&s;e high and mighty Potentates, for other relief and Supplies, <HI>God put you in a posture and readine&s;se, to attend the motion of all their De&s;ignes,</HI> Mr. <HI>William Murrey</HI> is come hither out of Scotland, &amp; hath pre&s;ented &s;everal propo&s;itions to the Prince, <HI>viz.</HI> 1. That his Highne&s;&s;e would be plea&s;ed to fix and &s;et down his re&s;olution for that Kingdom. 2 That Hee would be plea&s;ed to &s;ign the Covenant, 3 That Hee would unite and joyn with the Marque&s;&s;e of <HI>Argyle;</HI> by which meanes he may become the head of the Co|venanters, and in a &s;hort time have a &s;trong party of his own, and be able to fling off the Covenanters again at plea&s;ure. Touching which particulars, many rationall arguments aro&s;e at the Councel table, and after &s;ome di&s;pute in reference to his going into Scotland, the L. <HI>Hopton</HI> (in the pre&s;ence of the Prince) declared a great di&s;like thereof, &s;aying, <HI>That they was a perfidious &amp; per|jur'd people, and that if he cast him&s;elf vpon them, they would betray his per&s;on, and deliver him vp to the mercy of men. Montro&s;&s;e</HI> al&s;o declares again&s;t his going thither
<PB N="3" REF="3"> and &s;aith, That the Sword is more honorable, and that he doubts not but to &s;ee all di&s;loyall Scots and Eng|li&s;h fall before him, (&s;tanding in a Mage&s;ticall po&s;ture and laying his hand upon his Sword) But a Gentleman &s;tanding by replyed, <HI>That an Engli&s;h Axe might prove as fatall, as a glittering Scotti&s;h Sword;</HI> upon which &s;peeches the Gentleman was apprehended, and com|mitted to &s;afe cu&s;tody. The Duke of Laurain hath &s;ent a me&s;&s;age to the Prince, touching the Articles of Mar|riage between his Highne&s;&s;e, and the &s;aid Dukes daugh|ter; wherein he proffers 200000. l. in money, and 8000 hor&s;e and foot to maintain at his own charge for eight months, but nothing as yet concluded.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Hague</HI> <DATE>1 <HI>Aprill,</HI> 1649.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>The&s;e particulars were inclo&s;ed in a Letter from the Hague, and directed to divers Citizens of</HI> London.</P>
<P>On the 3. of this in&s;tant, about two of the clocke in the afternoon, the common-councell of the city of <HI>Lon|don</HI> (according to an Order of Parliam.) a&s;&s;embled at Guild-hall, <HI>London,</HI> where was held a common Hal for the election of a new Lord Major, for the remainder of this pre&s;ent year, and upon debate thereof great di&s;|pute aro&s;e among&s;t the grave Senates of this renowned Metropolis; &s;ome voting down one Alderman, others crying up another: divers being in nomination, <HI>viz.</HI> Al|derman <HI>Penington,</HI> Alderman <HI>Woolla&s;ton,</HI> Alderm. <HI>Folke,</HI> and others; but at la&s;t they came to this re&s;ult. That they would de&s;i&s;t from further di&s;pute therin, &amp; clo&s;e up the period of their con&s;ultations, with this Re&s;olu|tion, That Alderman <HI>Andrewes</HI> &s;hould be elected Lord Major of the City of <HI>London,</HI> for the remainder of this pre&s;ent year, which was accordingly a&s;&s;ented to: the late Lord Major <HI>Reynald&s;on</HI> being degraded of his Mayoralty, and committed pri&s;oner to the Tower for the&s;e en&s;uing Rea&s;ons following.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A Declaration of the late Lord Mayor of the City of</HI> London.</HEAD>
<P>THe Lord Major of the City of <HI>London,</HI> being &s;ummoned by the Parl. of <HI>England</HI> to attend that honorable Hou&s;e, for his contempt, in di&s;obeying the Orders of Parliament, and neglecting and refu&s;ing to proclaim the Act for aboli&s;hing the kingly office in England and Ireland, within the &s;aid City; in order whereunto, his Lord&s;hip was brought to the Barre of the Hou&s;e of Commons; and after &s;ome Queries pro|po&s;ed, concerning his non-performance thereof, He re|plyed, <HI>That according to the Oath of Allegeance which he had taken, he could not (in Con&s;cience) proclaim the &s;aid Act for the aboli&s;hing of the Kingly Office, and Govern|ment of King&s;hip,</HI> declaring, <HI>That the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e was onely proper for the Sheriff of the City.</HI> And being remanded from the Bar, the Hou&s;e voted as followeth:</P>
<P><HI>Re&s;olved by the Commons of</HI> England <HI>a&s;&s;embled in Parl.</HI> That the Lord Major of the City of <HI>London,</HI> for his contempt in di&s;obeying the Orders of Parl. bee fined 2000. l. <HI>Re&s;olved, &amp;c.</HI> That he be committed pri&s;oner to the Towet of <HI>London</HI> for two months, and be degra|ded of Mayralty. <HI>Re&s;olved, &amp;c.</HI> That an Order be forth|with drawn up, and immediatly &s;ent to the Common|councell of the &s;aid city, requiring and impowring them to elect a new Major with all &s;peed; and in or|der thereunto, the &s;everall companies within the &s;aid city are required to meet (this day) for the election thereof.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>A new Declaration from the parl. of</HI> Scotland.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>The Committee of E&s;tates conveened at Eden|burgh, begin to wave and deviate from their former Re&s;olutions for the inve&s;ting of <HI>Charles</HI> the &s;econd, &amp; are now re&s;olved to a&s;&s;ume the power of a free Sta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">e,
<PB N="5" REF="4"> their propo&s;als to their young <HI>King</HI> taking no effect; for upon the repre&s;enting of the &s;ame by their commi&s;+&s;ioners, His Highne&s;&s;e was plea&s;ed to return this an|&s;wer, <HI>viz.</HI> That he was not (as yet) &s;atisfied in con&s;ci|ence touching the lawfulne&s;&s;e of the covenant, &amp; their Uniformity of presbytery, and therfore could not give them a po&s;itive an&s;wer, touching his pre&s;ent &s;igning &amp; entring into covenant, de&s;iring further re&s;pite of time to con&s;ult thereon. 2 That he gives the parl. of Scot|land many thanks for their Offers and Loyalty to a&s;&s;i&s;t and protect him, and for their fidelity and cordial affe|ctions towards the pre&s;ervation of Soveraignty in ac|knowledging him their true and lawfull King by un|doubtfull Succe&s;&s;ion; but withall de&s;ires, that they will take the advice of him and his Councel in reference to Religion, Crown and kingdom<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">; to the end, that both he and they, may (with &s;tability of mind) &s;ix their Re&s;o|lutions upon a Rock of unmoveable principles. The E&s;tates conveened having received this me&s;&s;age, voted it un&s;atisfactory, and that 10000 Hor&s;e and Foo|&s;hould be forthwith put into a po&s;ture, for a conjunt+ction with England, offen&s;ive or defen&s;ive again&s;t all oppo&s;ition to either Nations, from abroad or at home and have nominated and made choi&s;e of commi&s;&s;ioners to be expedited to the parliament of England with a me&s;&s;age, for the faciliating of this work, and intimating unto them the tran&s;action of affairs in this Nation. For &s;o &s;oon as they under&s;tood their young Kings re&s;olu|tion, that he was determined for Ireland, they begin u|niver&s;ally to decline their fir&s;t engagement&punc; and have cau&s;ed an Edict or Act to be proclaimed at the Mar|ket Cro&s;&s;e, exhibiting all per&s;ons what&s;oever from a|cting, abetting, or contriving any thing tending to the
<PB REF="5"> inthroning of <HI>Charles Stuart</HI> the &s;econd, untill &s;uch time that he &s;hall give full &s;atisfaction in matters of Religion, and other publike affairs, tending to the &s;alty and pre&s;ervation of this <HI>Kirk</HI> and <HI>Kingdom;</HI> in&s;omuch, that the Royal parsy are much di&s;contented therear, &amp; upon the proclaiming thereof, a&s;&s;embled together, fell upon the Bayliffs, and other magi&s;trates of the city, killed and wounded many, crying out, <HI>God ble&s;&s;e King</HI> Charles <HI>the &s;econd.</HI> But by the &s;peedy coming in of the trayned Bands, the adver&s;e party were routed, and ma|ny of them apprehended, and committed to &s;afe cu&s;to|dy. But from the North we have received a &s;trong al|larum, which is, that 5000 Gourdons have Bodied, &amp; have &s;urrounded Lieu. Gen. <HI>Lefley,</HI> and that 2000 more are come in to their a&s;&s;i&s;tance, commanded by the L. <HI>Oglesby,</HI> they declare for <HI>Charles</HI> the &s;econd. The Lieu. Gen. is in very great &s;traights, but the Committee of E&s;tates are &s;ending 6000 Hor&s;e and Foot to relieve him; you will hear of &s;udden action.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Edenburgh</HI> <DATE>29. <HI>Martii,</HI> 1649.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P>The Parliament of England taking into their &s;erious con&s;ideration, the manifold calamities of this bleeding Nation, occa&s;ioned by the great plottings and de&s;ignes of the adver&s;e party abroad, and the dome&s;tique ene|mies at home, do declare, That <HI>Charles Stuart,</HI> and all o|thers who have been acting in the plotting, de&s;igning, or a&s;&s;i&s;ting the Rebellion in <HI>Ireland,</HI> &s;hall be bani&s;hed as enemies and traytors to the Common-wealth and &s;hal dye without mercy, where ever they &s;hall be found within the limits of this Nation.</P>
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