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.

And together with this last the King's Commissioners delivered in this other Paper, 20. February.

[ CLXXII] HAving given your Lordships clear Reasons, why the Cessation which hath been made in Ireland is not in Reason or Justice to be made void, and that the making void thereof (if the same might be done) is not or cannot be for the benefit or advantage of His Majesties Protestant Subjects in that Kingdom, so long as the unhappy Wars in this Kingdom continue; to the other part of your Lordships first Paper concerning Ireland, for the prosecution of the War there to be settled in both Houses of the Parliament of Eng∣land, to be managed by the joynt advice of both Kingdoms, and His Majesty to assist, we say, That it appears by the other Papers delivered to us by your Lordships, as the Articles of the Treaty of the sixth of August, and the Ordinances of the eleventh of April and ninth of March, and otherwise, That the intent is, that that War shall be managed by a joynt Committee of both Kingdoms, and that the Committee of each Kingdom shall have a Ne∣gative voice, and consequently it is very probable that upon difference of Opinion between them that War may stand still, or, to the utter Ruin of His Majesties good Subjects there, be absolutely dissolv'd. For whereas your Lordships say, That in case of such Disagree∣ment, the Houses of the Parliament of England may prosecute the War as they shall think fit, observing the Treaty of the sixth of August 1642. and the Ordinance of the 11. of

April, your Lordships well know, that by that Treaty and that Ordinance the two Hou∣ses of the Parliament of England alone cannot prosecute that War, that Ordinance of the 11. of April expresly making the Earl of Leven, the Scots General, Commander in chief of all Forces in that Kingdom, both British and Scotish, without any reference unto His Majesty or His Lieutenant of that Kingdom, and directing that the War shall be managed by the Committee of both Kingdoms, without any other reference to the two Houses of the Parliament of England. And therefore we cannot consent that such an Act of Parlia∣ment be passed for the confirmation of that Treaty, or the Ordinance of the 11 of April, as your Lordships propose, by reason that thereby all His Majesties Authority would be whol∣ly taken away in that Kingdom, and in truth that whole Kingdom be thereby delivered in∣to the hands of His Majesties Subjects of Scotland; which we conceive is neither just, prudent, nor honourable to be done. And we are of Opinion, that it is not agreeable to His Majesties Honour, or the Justice and Protection which He ows to His Subjects of His Kingdom of Ireland, to put the nomination of His Lieutenant and Judges of that Kingdom out of Himself, and to commit the whole Power of that Kingdom to others, and to bind Himself to pass all such Acts of Parliament as any time hereafter shall be presented to Him for raising of Moneys, and other things necessary for the prosecution of the War in that Kingdom, which your Lordships say, in your Paper the 9. of this In∣stant, you intend by those words [His Majesty to assist,] in your first Paper. And we con∣ceive it cannot be expected that His Majesty should consent to an Act of Parliament for prosecution of the War in Ireland to be managed by the Advice of the Houses of Parlia∣ment here and the Estates of the Parliament of Scotland, so long as the War in this King∣dom shall continue.

For these and many other Reasons, we conceive it doth appear to your Lordships that the Propositions, as they are delivered to us by your Lordships, are by no means fit to be consented to; and therefore we desire your Lordships to make other Propositions to us, which may be for the preservation and relief of His Majesties Protestant Subjects there, and for the settlement of that Kingdom, in which we shall very readily concur, and we shall be very willing that the business of that Kingdom, shall, after a Peace settled in this, be taken into consideration, and ordered as His Majesty and both Houses of Parlia∣ment here shall think fit.