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<P>THE DECLARATION OF THE LORDS AND Commons a&s;&s;embled in the Parliament of England, to the <HI>Subjects of Scotland.</HI></P>
<P>WITH HIS MAIESTIES Me&s;sage to the Lords of His Privy Coun&s;ell of SCOTLAND, <HI>upon that occa&s;ion.</HI></P>
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<OPENER><SIGNED>Charles R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>Our expre&s;&s;e plea&s;ure is, That this Our Declarati|on be Publi&s;hed in all Churches and Chappels within Our Kingdome of <HI>England</HI> and Domi|nion of <HI>Wales,</HI> by the Par&s;ons, Vicars or Cu|rates of the &s;ame.</P>
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<P>Printed, by His MAJESTIES Command, <HI>AT OXFORD,</HI> By LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer <HI>to the Vniver&s;ity.</HI> 1642.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>The Declaration of the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in the Parliament of</HI> England <HI>to the Subjects of</HI> Scotland, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_WEE the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> con&s;idering with what Wi&s;dome and publike Affection, our Brethren of the Kingdome of <HI>Scotland</HI> did coneurre with the endeavours of this Parlia|ment, and the de&s;ires of the whole Kingdom, in procuring and e&s;tabli&s;hing a firme peace and amity between the two Nations; and how lovingly they have &s;ince invited us to a nearer and higher degree of union, in matters concerning Religion and Church government, which we have mo&s;t willingly and affe|ctionatly embrac'd and intend to pur&s;ue; Cannot doubt but they will with as much forwardne&s;&s;e and affection concurre with us in &s;etling peace in this Kingdom, and pre&s;erving it in their own; that &s;o we may mutually reap the benefit of that amity and allyance, &s;o happily made and &s;trongly confirmed betwixt the two Nations. Wherefore as we did about a yeare &s;ince, in the fir&s;t appearance of trouble then beginning a|mong&s;t them actually declare, That in our &s;en&s;e and appre|hen&s;ion of the Nationall allyance betwixt us, we were thereby bound to apply the authority of Parliament, and power of this Kingdom to the pre&s;ervation and maintenance of their peace. And &s;eeing now that the troubles of this Kingdom are grown to a greater height, and the &s;ubtile practice of the Common E|nemy of the Religion and Liberty of both Nations, doe ap|peare with more Evidence, strength, and danger then they did at that time, we hold it nece&s;&s;ary to declare that in our judge|ment the &s;ame obligation lyes upon our Brethren by the a|fore-mentioned Act, with the power and force of that King|dom to a&s;si&s;t us in repre&s;sing tho&s;e among&s;t us, who are now in
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armes, and make warre not only without con&s;ent of Parlia|ment, but even again&s;t the Parliament, and for the de&s;tructi|on thereof.</P>
<P>Wherefore we have thought good to make known to our Brethren, that His Majesty hath given Commi&s;sion, to divers eminent and known Papists, to rai&s;e forces, and to compo&s;e an Army in the North, and other parts of this Kingdom, which is to joyne with diver&s;e forraine forces intended to be tran&s;por|ted from beyond the Seas, for the de&s;truction of this Parlia|ment, and of the Religion and liberty of the Kingdom: And that the Prelaticall part of the Clergy and their adherents have likewi&s;e incited His Maje&s;ty to rai&s;e another Army, which in His own Per&s;on he doth conduct again&s;t the Parlia|ment, and the Citty of <HI>London,</HI> Plundring and Robbing &s;un|dry well-affected Townes within their power. And that in pro&s;ecution of their malice, they are &s;o pre&s;umptious and pre|dominant of His Maje&s;ties re&s;olutions, that they forbeare not tho&s;e outrages in places, to wich His Maje&s;ty hath given his Royall word and Protection. A great cau&s;e and incentive of which malice, proceeds from the de&s;igne they have to hin|der the Reformation of Eccle&s;iasticall government in this Kingdom, &s;o much longed for by all the true lovers of the Prote&s;tant Religion. And hereupon we further de&s;ire our Brethren of the Nation of <HI>Scotland,</HI> to rai&s;e &s;uch forces as they &s;hall Iudge &s;ufficient for the &s;ecuring the peace of their own borders, again&s;t the ill-affected per&s;ons there, as likewi&s;e to a&s;si&s;t us in &s;uppre&s;sing the Army of Papi&s;ts and Forreiners, which, as wee expect, will &s;hortly be on foot heere, and if they be not timely prevented may prove as mi&s;chievous and di|&s;tructive to that Kingdome, as to our &s;elves.</P>
<P>And though we &s;eek nothing from His Maje&s;ty that may dimini&s;h His just Authority or Honour, and have by many humble Petitions endeavoured to put an end to this unnatu|rall Warre and Combustion in the Kingdom; and to procure
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His Majesties Protection and Security for our Religion, Li|berty &amp; Per&s;ons, (according to that great tru&s;t which His Ma|je&s;ty is bound to by the Lawes of the Land;) &amp; &s;hall still co~tinue to renew our Petitions in that kind. Yet to our great griefe wee &s;ee the Papi&s;ticall, and malignant Coun&s;ell, &s;o prevalent with His Maje&s;ty, and His Per&s;on &s;o engaged to their power, that wee have little hope of better &s;ucce&s;&s;e of our Petitions then wee formerly had, and are thereby nece&s;sitated to &s;tand upon our just defence; and to &s;eeke the &s;peedy and powerfull a&s;si&s;tance of our Brethren of <HI>Scotland,</HI> according to that Act agreed upon in the Parliaments of both Kingdomes, the com|mon duty of Chri&s;tianity, and the particular interests of their owne Kingdome.</P>
<P>To which wee hope God will give &s;uch a ble&s;sing, that it may produce the pre&s;ervation of Religion, the Honour, Safety and peace of His Maje&s;ty and all His Subjects; and a more &s;trict conjunction of the Coun&s;ells, de&s;ignes and endeavours of both Nations, for the comfort and releife of the Reformed Churches beyond Sea.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>7. Novemb. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<ITEM>Hen. El&s;ing, Cl: Parl: D. Com.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Browne, Cler: Parliam.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>His MAjESTIES Me&s;&s;age to the Lords of His Privy Coun&s;ell of <HI>Scotland,</HI> upon the afore-&s;aid Occa&s;ion.</HEAD>
<P>_RIght Tru&s;ty and Right Welbelo|ved Co&s;ens and Coun&s;ellours, and Right Tru&s;ty and Welbelo|ved Coun&s;ellours, We greet you well. We have lately &s;een a Pa|per pre&s;ented to Us by the Earle of <HI>Lyn&s;ey,</HI> as a Declaration of the Lords and Commons a&s;&s;embled in the Parliament of <HI>Eng|land,</HI> of the 7. of <HI>November,</HI> to Our Subjects of Our Kingdom of <HI>Scotland;</HI> which, after many high taxes of Us and Our Government, very ear|ne&s;tly invites, and in a manner challenges A&s;&s;i|&s;tance, from that Our native Kingdom, of Men and Armes for making a Warre again&s;t Us, make|ing a clayme to that A&s;&s;i&s;tance, by virtue of the late Act of Pacification, to the which (out of Our de&s;ire to make a perpetuall union between Our two Kingdoms, for the happine&s;&s;e of both, and by it the more firmely to e&s;tabli&s;h Our owne greatne&s;&s;e and ju&s;t power,) We cheerfully con|&s;ented.</P>
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As We are at Our &s;oule afflicted, that it hath been in the Power of any factious, ambitious, and malitious Per&s;ons, &s;o farr to po&s;&s;e&s;&s;e the hearts of many of Our Subjects of <HI>England,</HI> as to ray&s;e this mi&s;erable Di&s;temper and Di&s;traction in this Kingdome, again&s;t all Our reall Actions and Endeavours to the contrary; &s;o We are glad, that this rage and fury hath &s;o farr tran&s;ported them, that they apply them&s;elves in &s;o gro&s;&s;e a manner to Our Subjects of <HI>Scotland,</HI> who&s;e expe|rience of Our Religion, Iu&s;tice, and Love of Our People will not &s;uffer them to beleeve tho&s;e hor|rid Scandalls laid upon Us; and their Affection, Loyalty, and Iealou&s;ie of Our Honour, will di&s;|dain to be made In&s;truments to oppre&s;&s;e their Native Soveraigne, by a&s;&s;i&s;ting an odious Rebel|lion.</P>
<P>We have from time to time acquainted Our Subjects of that Kingdom with the Accidents and Circum&s;tances which have di&s;quieted this: how (after all the acts of Iu&s;tice, Grace, and Fa|vour performed on Our part, which were, or could be de&s;ired to make a people compleatly happy,) We were driven by the force and vio|lence of rude, and tumultuous A&s;&s;emblies, from Our City of <HI>London,</HI> and Our two Hou&s;es of Par|liame~t.
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How attempts have been made to impo&s;e Lawes upon Our Subjects without Our Con&s;ent, contrary to the Foundation, and Con&s;titution of this Kingdom. How Our Forts, Goods, and Na|vy were &s;ei&s;ed and taken from Us by force, and imployed again&s;t Us: Our Revenue and ordinary &s;ub&s;i&s;tance wre&s;ted from Us. How We have been pur&s;ued with &s;candalous, and reproachfull lan|guage; bold, fal&s;e, and &s;editious Pa&s;quills, and Li|bells publiquely allowed again&s;t Us; and been told that We might, without want of mode&s;ty and Duty, be Depo&s;ed. Now after all this (before any force ray&s;ed by Us) an Army was ray&s;ed, and a Generall appointed to lead that Army again&s;t Us, with a Commi&s;sion to Kill, Slay, and de&s;troy all &s;uch who &s;hould be faithfull to Us. That when We had been by the&s;e meanes compelled with the a&s;&s;i&s;tance of Our good Subjects, to rai&s;e an Ar|my for Our nece&s;&s;ary defence, We &s;ent diver&s;e gratious Me&s;sages, earne&s;tly de&s;iring that the Ca|lamities and Mi&s;eries of a Civill Warre might be prevented by a Treaty, and &s;o We might know the grounds of this mi&s;under&s;tanding. How We were ab&s;olutely refu&s;ed to be treated with: and how at la&s;t the Army (rai&s;ed, as was pretended, for the defence of Our Per&s;on) was brought into
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the Field again&s;t Us, gave Us Battaile, &amp; (though it plea&s;ed God to give Us the Victory) de&s;troyed many of Our good Subjects, with as imminent danger to Our own Per&s;on and Our Children, as the skill and malice of de&s;perate Rebells could contrive: of all which and the other Indignities which have been offer'd Us, We doubt not the Duty and Affection of Our <HI>Scotti&s;h</HI> Subjects will have &s;o ju&s;t a re&s;entment, that they will expre&s;&s;e to the world the &s;en&s;e they have of Our &s;ufferings. And Our good Subjects of <HI>Scotland</HI> are not, We hope, &s;o great Strangers to the Affaires of this Kingdome, to beleive that this Misfortune and Di&s;traction is begot and brought upon Us by Our two Hou&s;es of Parliament<HI>:</HI> (though in truth no unwarrantable Action again&s;t the Law can be ju|&s;tified even by that Authority.) They well know how the Members of both Hou&s;es have been dri|ven thence, in&s;omuch that of above five hun|dred Members of the Hou&s;e of Commons, there are not now there above eighty, and of above one hundred of the Hou&s;e of Peeres, not above fifteen or &s;ixteen. All which are &s;o awed by the multitude of Anabapti&s;ts, Browni&s;ts, and other Per&s;ons, de&s;perate and decayed in their Fortunes, in &amp; about the Citty of <HI>London,</HI> that in truth their
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Con&s;ultations have not the freedome and Privi|ledge which belong to Parliaments.</P>
<P>Concerning any Commi&s;&s;ions granted by Us to Papi&s;ts to rai&s;e Forces, We mu&s;t refer Our good Subjects to a Declaration lately &s;et forth by Us upon the occa&s;ion of that Scandall, which We &s;end together with this: and for Our own true &amp; zealous Affection to the Prote&s;tant Religion, (the Advancement whereof Our Soule de&s;ires) We can give no other In&s;tances, then Our con&s;tant pra|ctice, on which malice it &s;elfe can lay no blemi&s;h; and tho&s;e many Prote&s;tations We have made in the &s;ight of Almighty God, to whom We know We &s;hall be deerly accomptable, if We faile in the ob&s;ervation.</P>
<P>For that &s;candalous Imputation of Our Inten|tion of bringing in Forraigne Forces, as the &s;ame is rai&s;ed without the lea&s;t colour or &s;hadow of rea&s;on, and &s;olemnly di&s;avowed by Us in many of Our Declarations; &s;o there cannot be a cleerer Argument to Our Subjects of <HI>Scotland</HI> that We have no &s;uch thought, then that We have hitherto foreborne to require the A&s;si&s;tance of that Our native Kingdome, from who&s;e Obedience, Duty, and Affection We &s;hould confidently expect it, if We thought Our own Strength here too weake
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to pre&s;erve Us, and of who&s;e Courage, &amp; Loyalty We &s;hall look to make u&s;e, before We &s;hall thinke of any Forraigne Ayde to &s;uccour Us. And We know no rea&s;onable or under&s;tanding man can &s;uppo&s;e Our good Subjects of <HI>Scotland</HI> are obliged, or enabled by the late Act of Parliament in both Kingdomes, to obey the Invitation which is made to them by this pretended Declaration; when it is &s;o evidently provided for by that Act, That as the Kingdom of <HI>England</HI> &s;hall not make Warr again&s;t the Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> without con&s;ent of the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> &s;o the Kingdome of <HI>Scot|land</HI> &s;hall not make Warr again&s;t the Kingdome of <HI>England,</HI> without the Con&s;ent of the Parlia|ment of <HI>Scotland:</HI> &amp; when they have alwayes de|clared them&s;elves &s;o carefull of Our Honour, Safe|ty, and ju&s;t Rights, which now undergoe &s;o great violation.</P>
<P>This We have thought fit to &s;ay upon occa|&s;ion of this late Declaration, and doe commend it to you the Lords of Our Privy Coun&s;ell of Our Kingdome of <HI>Scotland,</HI> to be communicated and publi&s;hed to all Our loving Subjects there; and if the grave Coun&s;ell and Advice, which you deri|ved hither by your Act of the 22^t^h of <HI>Aprill</HI> la&s;t, had been followed here, in a tender Care of Our
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Royall Per&s;on, and of Our Princely Greatne&s;&s;e &amp; Authority, then would not this face of Confu&s;ion have appeared, which now threatens this King|dome: And therefore We require you to u&s;e your utmo&s;t Endeavours to informe Our Subjects of that Our Kingdom, of the truth of Our Condition, and that you luffer not the Scandalls and Imputa|tions laid on Us, by the malice and Trea&s;on of &s;ome men, to make any Impre&s;&s;ion in the minds of Our People, to the le&s;&s;ening or corrupting their Affection and Loyalty to Us; but that you a&s;&s;ure them the hardne&s;&s;e We now undergoe, and the Armes We have been compelled to take up, are for the defence of Our Per&s;on, and Safety of Our Life, for the maintenance of the true Prote&s;tant Religion, for the pre&s;ervation of the Lawes, Li|berties, and Con&s;titution of this Kingdome, and for the ju&s;t Priviledges of Parliament: and We looke no longer for the ble&s;sing of Heaven, then We endeavour the defence and Advancement of all the&s;e: and We doubt not a dutifull Concur|rence in Our Subjects of <HI>Scotland,</HI> in the care of Our Honour and ju&s;t Rights, will draw downe a ble&s;sing upon that Nation too.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at Our Court at <HI>Oxford,</HI> <DATE>the &s;ixth day of December. 1642.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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