MDCXLII. Novemb. His MAJESTY's Declaration to all His loving Subjects, of His true Intentions in advancing lately to Brainceford.
THough Our Reputation be most dear to Us, and especially in those cases wherein the truth of Our most solemn Professions (and by consequence of Our Christianity) is questioned; yet it is not only for the Vindication of that, and to clear Our self from such Aspersions, but withal to preserve Our Subjects in their just Esteem of and Duty to Us, and from being engaged into Crimes and Dangers by those malicious Reports, so spightfully framed and cunningly spread against Us concerning Our late advancing to Brainceford, that We have resolved to pub∣lish this Our following Declaration.
AT Colebrook, on Friday the 11. of November, We received a Petition from both Our Houses of Parliament, by the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, the Lord Wenman, Master Pierrepont and Sir John Hippesly: And in∣deed We were well pleased to see it so much liker a Petition than the other Papers We had often of late received under that name, and return'd to it the next day so graci∣ous an Answer, that We assure Our selves could not but be very satisfactory to all that were truly lovers of Peace. The Copies of both do here follow.