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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Publication: London :: Printed for Ric. Chiswell ...,; 1687.
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Subject terms: Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649.; Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
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The Answer of both Houses of Parliament to His Majesty's Message of the 12 of Nov. With his Majesty's Reply thereunto.

The Answer of both Houses of Parliament to His Majesty's Message of the 12 of November.

TO Your Majesty's Message of the 12 of this Month of November, we the Lords and Commons in Parliament do make this humble Answer, That this Message was not delivered to us till Monday the 14. We thought it a strange Introduction to Peace, that Your Majesty should send Your Army to beat us out of our Quarters at Brainceford, and then appoint that place to receive our Propositions; which yet it plainly appears Your Majesty intended not to receive, till You had first tried whether You could break through the Army raised for Defence of this Kingdom and Parliament, and take the City being unprovided, and secure in expectation of a fair Treaty made to se∣cure the City. If herein Your Majesty had prevailed, after You had destroyed the Ar∣my and mastered the City, it is easie to imagine what a miserable Peace we should have had: and whether those Courses be suitable to the Expressions Your Majesty is pleased to make in Your Answer to our Petition, and of Your Earnestness to avoid any further Effusion of blood, let God and the world judge.

As for our Proceedings, they have in all things been answerable to our Professions: we gave directions to the Earl of Essex to draw the Army under his Command out of the City and Suburbs, before we sent any Message to Your Majesty; so that part of it was inquartered at Brainceford before the Committee returned with Your Answer: and immediately upon the receit thereof, that very morning order was taken that the Sol∣diers should exercise no Act of Hostility against any of Your Majesty's People. We sent a Letter by Sir Peter Killegrew, to know Your Majesty's Pleasure, whether You in∣tended

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the like forbearance of Hostility: but the fury of your Souldiers, thirsting after blood and spoil, prevented the delivery of the Letter; for coming upon Saturday in his way towards Your Majesty as far as Brainceford, he found them in fight there, and could pass no further. God, who sees our Innocency, and that we have no Aims but at his Glory and the publick good, will (we hope) free Your Majesty from those destru∣ctive Counsels, who labour to maintain their own Power by Blood and Rapine, and bless our Endeavours, who seek nothing but to procure and establish the Honour, Peace and Safety of Your Majesty and Kingdoms, upon the sure foundation of Religion and Justice.