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<P>A JOYFUL MESSAGE SENT FROM THE KINGS MOST Excellent Maje&s;ty, to Sir <HI>John Hotham;</HI> Wherin he Declares His la&s;t and full Re&s;olution concerning the &s;aid Sir <HI>Iohn,</HI> and the Town of <HI>H&V;LL.</HI></P>
<P><HI>It being Comfortable and Welcome Tydings to all His Maje&s;ties loving Subjects.</HI></P>
<P>Together with Sir <HI>Iohn Hothams</HI> An&s;wer thereunto.</P>
<P>Likewi&s;e his Maje&s;ties <HI>Re&s;olution</HI> concerning the Earl of <HI>E&s;&s;ex,</HI> Lord Generall of the Army, now &s;etting forth.</P>
<P><HI>Ordered by the Lords and Commons, that this be printed and publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<P>IOHN BROWN Cler. Parliament.</P>
<P><HI>Printed for</HI> Richard Seymour, <HI>Augu&s;t,</HI> 4. 1642,</P>
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<HEAD>A Joyfull MESSAGE SENT <HI>FROM THE KINGS Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, to Sir John Hotham.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_HIs Gracious Maje&s;ty hath oftentimes bin plea&s;ed to ac|quaint all his lo|ving Subjects with His Royall Inten|tions and Determi|nations concerning Sir <HI>John Hotham</HI> and hath al&s;o Declared his Re&s;olution con|cerning
<PB REF="3">the &s;aid Sir <HI>John,</HI> who by force of Arms kept his Maje&s;ty from entring into <HI>Hull.</HI></P>
<P>This great Attempt again&s;t his Ma|je&s;ty, did not a little provoke his High|ne&s;&s;e to wrath, who vowed to have Ju|&s;tice again&s;t, and for the obtaining of the &s;ame, he would venter his Royall Per&s;on.</P>
<P>And wheras his Maje&s;ty hath decla|red. That untill he hath Ju&s;tice again&s;t Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham,</HI> he could conceive no o|therwi&s;e but that he was protected and upholden by both Hou&s;es of Parliament, but yet out of his Princely con&s;ideration he hath bin plea&s;ed to recall tho&s;e pro|te&s;tations, and as he hath declared to the Inhabitants of <HI>Hull</HI> to grant them a free pardon, if that they will lay down their arms, and humble them&s;elves unto him; So he is graciou&s;ly plsa&s;edte propound the like propo&s;itions to Sir <HI>Iohn,</HI> the which be &s;et down at length in the Re|lation following.</P>
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<P>But the greate&s;t mi&s;ery which is now comming upon us, is a Civill Warre, occa&s;ioned by the proceedings of the malignant Party, who hath &s;o farre in|cen&s;t his Maje&s;ty again&s;t his great coun|cell the high Court of Parliament, that they have got a great mi&s;under&s;tanding betwixt the Head and the Body, and have al&s;o rai&s;ed a great Number of Forces in a Warlike manner in &s;everall Counties of this Kingdome, which hath cau&s;ed many Fears and Jealou&s;ies to ari&s;e in the hearts of his Maje&s;ties loving Sub|jects.</P>
<P>But becau&s;e I will not be too tedious nor deviate too far from that which is before made mention of, I will de&s;cribe and lay open unto the Courteous Rea|der, the pa&s;&s;ages that have hapned very lately betwixt his Royall Maje&s;ty, and Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham,</HI> being comfortable ty|dings to all true-hearted Prote&s;tants, as will plainly appear by the&s;e particulars following.</P>
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<P>His Maje&s;ty having taken into con&s;i|deration the Procendings of Sir <HI>John Hotham,</HI> and the Tru&s;t that were repo&s;ed in him by the Honourable Court of <HI>Parliament;</HI> after &s;ome &s;erious con&s;ul|ration therupon, there aro&s;e the&s;e Com|fortable Drops from His Maje&s;ties Roy|all Brea&s;t,</P>
<P>That He was Re&s;olved to &s;end a Me&s;&s;age to Sir <HI>John Hotham,</HI> to Declare His will and plea&s;ure unto him, and to propound the&s;e following <HI>Propo&s;itions</HI> unto him.</P>
<P N="1">1. <HI>That he would be plea&s;ed to deliver up the Town of Hull unto his Maje&s;ty, and to condi&s;cend unto the&s;e his De&s;ires, which if he would, His Maie&s;ty doth promi&s;e, That he will grant unto him a free pardon.</HI></P>
<P>The Me&s;&s;enger having delivered this Me&s;&s;age to Sir <HI>John Hotham,</HI> after &s;ome &s;mall time in con&s;ultation therupon, Sir <HI>John</HI> returned this An&s;wer.</P>
<P><HI>That for the tru&s;t Repo&s;ed in him by the high and honourable Court of Parliament,
<PB N="5" REF="4">he will not betray; neither will hee prove him&s;elf a di&s;loyall Subiect to his Maie&s;ty, but will deliver and re&s;ign the &s;aid Town up unto him, if that the Parliament will give him Order for the &s;o doing, otherwi&s;e he can|not.</HI></P>
<P>This is the Me&s;&s;age which His Roy|all Maje&s;ty &s;ent to Sir <HI>Iohn Hotham,</HI> to|gether with the An&s;wer which Sir <HI>Iohn</HI> returned to His Maje&s;ty.</P>
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<HEAD>His Maie&s;ties Re&s;olution concerning his Excellence the Earl of E&s;sex.</HEAD>
<P>THe Kings Maje&s;ty having taken into con&s;ideration the &s;ervice of the Earl of <HI>E&s;sex,</HI> was not well plea&s;ed therat, but Re&s;olved to di&s;charge him of his place, which he did accordingly, a man of high Honour, his Maje&s;ty was al&s;o Re&s;olved to make mention of the &s;aid Earl in his An&s;wer to the Parliament, there deela|ring the Re&s;olution of both hou&s;es, <HI>that they would live and dye with the Earle of
<PB N="6" REF="5">E&s;&s;ex, whom they have appointed Generall, for the defence of his Maie&s;ty, the Kingdome and both hou&s;es of Parliament.</HI></P>
<P>His Maje&s;ty hath di&s;placed divers o|ther great Lords as the Earl of <HI>Northum|berland, Pembroke,</HI> and <HI>Holland,</HI> for no o|ther cau&s;e, but di&s;charging their Con|&s;cience in <HI>Parliament.</HI></P>
<P>Likewi&s;e His Maje&s;ty doth Declare, concerning his rai&s;ing of Forces, that what he hath done, is but in Order to his own defence.</P>
<P>And his Maje&s;ty no longer de&s;ires the ble&s;&s;ing and protection of Almigh|ty God, upon him&s;elf and his po&s;terity than he and they &s;hall &s;olemnly ob|&s;erve the due execurion of the Laws, in defence of <HI>Parliaments,</HI> and the ju&s;t Li|berties and Priviledges therof.</P>
<CLOSER><HI>Ordered that this be printed and publi&s;hed.</HI>
<SIGNED>Hen. El&s;ing Cler. Parl. D. Com.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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