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THE LATE LETTERS from both Houses of PARLIAMENT CONCERNING THEIR purpose of delivery of a Petition to His MAJESTY. HIS MAIESTIES Answer to those Letters.
Printed by His MAJESTIES Command AT OXFORD, BY LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the Vniversity. 1642.
Grey of Warke.
My Lord,
I Am commanded by the Lords the Peeres and Commons as∣sembled in Parliament, to ad∣dresse by you their humble de∣sires to His Majesty, that He will be pleased to grant His safe Conduct to a Committee of Lords and Commons to passe and to repasse unto His Majesty, that are directed to attend Him with an humble Petition from His Parli∣ament. This being all that I have in Commis∣sion, I rest
Your assured friend and servant GREY of WARKE Speaker of the House of Peeres pro tempore.
Westminster this 3. of November 1642.
My Lord,
HIS Majesty hath commanded mee in an∣swer of your Lordship's of the third pre∣sent, to signify to you, That He alwaies hath been and is still ready to receive the humble Petitions of either or both Hou∣ses of Parliament, and shall take order, that a Com∣mittee of Lords and Commons may passe and repasse to Him with the Petition of both Houses as is desired, so as the said Committee consist of Persons that have not been by His Majesty either by name declared Traitors or otherwise in some of His Declarations or Proclamations excepted against by name, with His in∣tention declared to proceed against them as Traitors; And so as the said Committee come not with more then Thirty Persons in their company, and give notice before hand of their comming. And for the said Com∣mitees better security, His Majesty upon the receipt of their names will give a safe Conduct for them under His Hand and Signet. This being all I have in Command to deliver to your Lordship, I humbly rest
Your Lordship's most humble servant EDWARD NICHOLAS.
Reading 4. Novemb.
Grey of Warke.
My Lord,
I Have received a Command from the Lords and Commons in Parliament to send you the names of two Lords, that is to say, Algernon Earle of Northum∣berland, Phillip Earle of Pembrooke and Montgomery, and of fower Mem∣bers of the House of Commons Mr Perpoint, the Lord Wenman, Sir Iohn Evelin of Wilts, and Sr Iohn Hippisly, being the Committees of both Houses appointed to attend His Majesty with an humble Petition directed from them to His Majesty, de∣siring your Lordship will be pleased to move His Majesty to send a safe Conduct to passe and repasse under His Royall Hand and Signet for the severall persons afore mentioned. This being all that I have in Commission, I rest
Your Lordships friend and servant GREY of WARKE Speaker of the House of Peeres pro tempore.
Westminster this 5. of November 1642.
My Lord,
YOur Lordship's Letter, of the 5th of No∣vember, I shewed to His MAJESTY, who hath expresly commanded me to re∣turne your Lordship this Answer in these words, That His MAJESTY hath sent (which I have enclosed) a safe Conduct under His Roy∣all hand and Signet for the Earle of Northumberland & the Earle of Pembrooke and Montgomery, Mr Perpoint, the Lord Wenman, & Sr Iohn Hippisly, but hath not admitted Sr Iohn Evelin of Wilts to attend Him, as being included in the Exception made by His MAJESTY in the Let∣ter sent by Mr Secretary Nicholas to your Lordship of the 4th, as by the inclosed Proclamation proclaim'd at His Majesties Court at Oxford, and sent with a Writ sealed into the County of Wilts, will appeare. His Maje∣sty hath likewise commanded me to signify to your Lordship▪ that in case the Houses shall think fit to send any other person in the place of Sir Iohn Evelin, that is not included in the exception made in Mr Secretaries letter before mentioned, His Majesty hath commanded all His Officers, Souldiers and other Subjects to suffer him as freely to passe and repasse as if his name had been particularly comprised in this safe Conduct. This being all that I have in Commission, I rest
Your Lordship's humble servant FALKLAND.
Reading this 6. of November. 1642.
OUR Will and Pleasure is, and We doe hereby strictly charge and Command all the Officers and Souldiers of Our present Army, and all Our Ministers and Subjects whatsoever, to suffer Our Right trusty and right well-beloved Couzins and Counsellors Algernon Earle of Northumberland, and Philip Earle of Pembrooke and Montgomery, and Our right trusty and right well-beloved Couzin Thomas Ld Viscount Wen∣man, and Our trusty and well-beloved William Perpoint Esquire, and Sir John Hippisly Knight (together with their attendants not exceeding the number of Thirty) to passe and repasse to and from Us, they being now sent to attend Us with a Petition from both Our Houses of Parliament. This Our safe Conduct under Our Royall Hand and Signet, We charge and Command them and every of them punctu∣ally to observe and obey, as they will answer the contrary at their utter most perills.
Given at Our Court at Reading this sixth of November. 1642.
WHEREAS We have taken notice that by the malice, Industry and Importunity of severall ill-affected and seditious persons in Our County of Willts, very many of Our vveake and seduced Subjects of that Our County have not only been drawn to ex∣ercise the Militia, under colour of a pretended Ordinance, vvithout and against Our consent (a Crime of a very high na∣ture, if We vvould strictly enquire thereinto) but have made Contributions of Plate, Money and Horses tovvards the maintenance of the Army novv in Rebellion against Us; We doe here by publish and declare, That We are gra∣ciously pleased to attribute the Crimes and Offences of Our said Subjects of that County to the povver and Faction of their seducers, Who, We beleeve, by Threates, Menaces, and false Informations compelled & led them into these actions of undutifullnesse and disloyalty tovvards Us; And We doe therefore hereby offer Our free and gracious Pardon to all the Inhabitants of Our said County of Willts, for all Offences concerning the premises committed a∣gainst Us before the publishing of this Our Proclamation (except Sir Edward Hungerford, Sir Henry Ludlow, Sir Iohn Evelin, and Walter Long Esquire,) against all which We shall proceed according to the Rules of the Law, as against Traitours and Stirrers of sedition against Us, And vvhom We doe hereby require all Our Officers and Ministers of Iustice, and all Our loving Subjects vvhatsoever, to apprehend and cause to be kept in safe Custody till Our Pleasure be further knovvn. Provided that this Our Grace shall not ex∣tend to any Person, vvho after the publishing this Our Proclamation shall presume by Loane or Contribution to assist the said Army of Rebells, to assemble and Muster themselves in Armes vvithout Authority derived from Us under Our Hand, to enter into any Oath of Association for opposing Us and Our Army, or to succour or entertaine any of the Persons excepted in this Our Proclamation, or in Our Declaration of the 12 of August. But We must and doe declare, That vvhosoever shall hence forvvard be guilty of the premi∣ses, or of either of them, shall be esteemed by Us as an Enemy to the publick Peace, a Person disaffected to Us, and to the Religion and Lavv of the King∣dome, and shall accordingly receive condigne punishment, of vvhich We give them timely notice, that they may proceed accordingly at their perills.
Given at Our Court at Oxford, this second day of November, in the Eighteenth yeare of Our Reigne.