Basiliká the works of King Charles the martyr : with a collection of declarations, treaties, and other papers concerning the differences betwixt His said Majesty and his two houses of Parliament : with the history of his life : as also of his tryal and martyrdome.

The Papers concerning the Revenue.

March 26. 1643.

TO that part of Your Majesty's first Proposition, concerning Your Majesty's own Revenue, we give this Answer;

The two Houses of Parliament have not made use of Your Majesty's own Revenue, but in a very small proportion, which for a good part hath been imployed in the main∣tenance of Your Majestys Children, according to the allowance established by Your Self. And the two Houses of Parliament will satisfie what shall remain due to Your Majesty of those summs received out of Your Majesty's own Revenue; and will leave the same to Your Majesty for the time to come.

We likewise humbly propose to Your Majesty, that You will restore what hath been taken for Your Majesty's use, upon any of the Bills assigned to other purposes, by se∣veral Acts of Parliament, or out of the provision made for the War of Ireland.

• Northumberland.
• Will. Pierrepont.
• John. Holland.
• Will. Armyne.
• B. Whitelocke.

March 26. 1643.

HIS Majesty knows not what proportion of His Revenue hath been made use of by His two Houses of Parliament, but He hath reason to believe that if much of it hath not been used, very much remains still in their hands, His whole Revenue be∣ing so seized and stopped by the Orders of one or both Houses, even to the taking away of His Mony out of His Exchequer and Mint, and Bonds (forced from His Cofferers Clerks) for the Provision of His Majesty's Houshold, that very little hath come to His Majesty's use for His own support. He is well contented to allow whatsoever hath been employed in the maintenance of His Children, and to receive the Arrears due to himself, and to be sure of His own for the future.

He is likewise willing to restore all Monies taken for His Majesty's use by any Autho∣rity from Him, upon any Bills assigned to other purposes; His Majesty being assured He hath received very little or nothing that way: and expects that satisfaction be made for all those several vast summs received and diverted to other purposes by Orders of one or both Houses, which ought to have been paid upon the Act of Pacification to His Subjects of Scotland, or employed for the discharge of the Debts of this Kingdom, and by other Acts of Parliament for the relief of His poor Protestant Subjects of Ireland.

Falkland.

March 27. 1643.

HIS Majesty desires to be resolved by the Committee from both Houses, whether their Proposition to His Majesty to restore what hath been taken for His Maje∣sty's use upon any of the Bills, &c. be a new demand, or a condition upon which on∣ly that is granted which goes before.

Falkland.

March 27. 1643.

WHereas Your Majesty desired to be resolved by us, whether the Proposition to Your Majesty to restore what hath been taken for Your Majesty's use upon any of the Bills, &c. be a new demand, or a condition upon which only that is granted which goes before;

We humbly conceive it to be no new demand; but whether it be such a condition upon which only that which goes before is granted, we are not able to resolve.

• Northumberland.
• W. Pierrepont.
• W. Armyne.
• John Holland.
• B. Whitelocke.

March 27. 1643.

WHereas we have received Your Majesty's Answer of the 26. of this instant to ours of the same date, concerning Your Majesty's own Revenue;

We humbly desire to know of Your Majesty, if You will not account Your own Re∣venue to be sure for the future, if both Houses of Parliament do leave it in the same way as it was before these Troubles did begin.

• Northumberland.
• W. Pierrepont.
• W. Armyne.
• J. Holland.
• B. Whitelocke.

March 27. 1643.

HIS Majesty did intend in His former Answer by those words [of being sure of His own for the future] that no restraints or interruptions should be made by one or both Houses in and upon His Majesty's Revenue, but that it should be left in the same way it was before these Troubles did begin.

Falkland.

March 28. 1643.

WE shall transmit Your Majesty's Answer to that part of Your Proposition con∣cerning Your Revenue to both Houses of Parliament without farther Reply.

• Northumberland.
• W. Pierrepont.
• J. Holland.
• B. Whitelocke.
• W. Armine.