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HIS Majesty being now on His remove to His City of York, where He intends to make His Residence for some time, thinks fit to send this Message to both Houses of Parliament.
That he doth very earnestly desire that they will use all possible industry in expedi∣ting the business of Ireland, in which they shall find so chearful a concurrence by His Majesty, that no inconvenience shall happen to that service by His absence, He having all that Passion for the reducing of that Kingdom which He hath expressed in His for∣mer Messages, and being unable by words to manifest more affection to it than He hath endeavoured to do by those Messages (having likewise done all such Acts as he hath been moved unto by His Parliament:) therefore if the misfortunes and calamities of His poor Protestant Subjects shall grow upon them (though His Majesty shall be deep∣ly concerned in and sensible of their sufferings) He shall wash His hands before all the World from the least imputation of slackness in that most necessary and pious work.
And that His Majesty may leave no way unattempted which may beget a good un∣derstanding between Him and His Parliament, He thinks it necessary to declare, That as He hath been so tender of the Priviledges of Parliament, that He hath been ready and forward to retract any Act of His own which He hath been informed hath trencht upon their Priviledges; so He expects an equal tenderness in them of His Majesty's known and unquestionable Priviledges (which are the Priviledges of the Kingdom) amongst which He is assured it is a Fundamental one, That His Subjects cannot be ob∣liged to obey any Act, Order, or Injunction, to which His Majesty hath not given His consent. And therefore He thinks it necessary to publish, That He expects, and here∣by requires, Obedience from all His loving Subjects to the Laws established, and that they presume not upon any pretence of Order or Ordinance (to which His Majesty is no party) concerning the Militia, or any other thing, to do or execute what is not warranted by those Laws, His Majesty being resolved to keep the Laws Himself, and to require Obedience to them from all His Subjects.
And His Majesty once more recommends to His Parliament the substance of His Message of the twentieth of January last, that they compose and digest with all speed such Acts as they shall think fit for the present and future establishment of their Privi∣ledges, the free and quiet enjoying their Estates and Fortunes, the Liberties of their Persons, the security of the true Religion now professed in the Church of England, the maintaining His Majesties Regal and Just Authority, and setling His Revenue: His Majesty being most desirous to take all fitting and just wayes which may beget a hap∣py understanding between Him and His Parliament, in which He conceives His grea∣test Power and Riches do consist.