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<HEAD>His MAJESTIES Me&s;&s;age to both Hou&s;es of Parliament at <HI>Westminster,</HI> &s;ent from <HI>Oxford</HI> 23. <HI>Martii,</HI> 1645.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>To be read in all Churches and Chappells, whereby the People may re&s;t &s;atisfied how great a de&s;ire His</HI> MAjESTY <HI>hath to ea&s;e them of the burthen of the Warre.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>CHARLES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_NOtwith&s;tanding the unexpected &s;ilence, in &s;tead of an|&s;wer to His Maje&s;ties many and Gratious Me&s;&s;ages to both Hou&s;es, whereby it might appeare that they de|&s;ire to obtain their ends by Force, rather then Treaty, which might ju&s;tly di&s;courage His Maje&s;ty from any more overtures of that kind; yet His Maje&s;ty con|ceives, that He &s;hould be too much wanting in His duty to God, and in what He owes to the &s;afety of His People, if He &s;hould not endea|vour to prevent the great inconveniences, which might otherwi&s;e hin|der a &s;afe and well grounded Peace.</P>
<P>His Maje&s;ty therefore now propo&s;eth, That (&s;o He may have the Faith of His two Hou&s;es of Parliament, for the pre&s;ervation of His Ho|nour, Per&s;on, and E&s;tate, and that liberty be given to all tho&s;e that doe, and have adhered to His Maje&s;ty, to goe to their own Hou&s;es, and there to live peaceably, enjoying their E&s;tates, (all Seque&s;trations being ta|ken off) without being compelled to take any Oath, not enjoyn'd by the undoubted Lawes of the Kingdom, or being put to any other mo|le&s;tation what&s;oever) He will then immediatly disband all His Forces, and di&s;mantle all His Garri&s;ons, and (being accompanied with His Royall, not Martiall Attendants) returne to His two Hou&s;es of Parlia|ment, and there re&s;ide with them.</P>
<P>And for the better &s;ecurity of all His Maje&s;ties Subjects, He propo|&s;eth, That He with the &s;aid two Hou&s;es, immediatly upon His com|ming to <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> doe pa&s;&s;e an Act of Oblivion and free Pardon: and where His Maje&s;ty will farther doe what&s;oever they &s;hall advi&s;e Him unto, for the Peace and good of this Kingdome.</P>
<P>As for the Kingdom of <HI>Scotland,</HI> His Maje&s;ty hath made no mention of it herein, in regard of the great lo&s;&s;e of time, which mu&s;t needs be &s;pent in expecting an an&s;wer from thence: But declares, that immediat|ly upon His comming to <HI>Westmin&s;ter,</HI> He will apply Him&s;elfe to give them all &s;atisfaction touching that Kingdom.</P>
<P>If His Maje&s;ty could po&s;sibly doubt the &s;ucce&s;&s;e of this offer, He might u&s;e many Arguments to per&s;wade them to it; But &s;hall only in|&s;i&s;t on that great One, Of giving an in&s;tant Peace to the&s;e afflicted Kingdomes.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at the Court at Oxford, <DATE>the 23. of <HI>March.</HI> 1645.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>For the Speaker of the Hou&s;e of Peeres <HI>pro tempore,</HI> to be commu|nicated to the two Hou&s;es of Parliament at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> and the Commi&s;&s;ioners of the Parliament of <HI>Scotland.</HI></TRAILER>
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<P>Printed at <HI>Oxford,</HI> by <HI>Leonard Lichfield,</HI> Printer to the Vniver&s;ity. 1645.</P>
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