To the Kings most Excellent Majesty, the hvmble answer of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, to His Majesties last message the 11. September, 1642.: With a true coppy of the message.

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To Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved, The SPEAKER of the House of PEERES.

WE have taken most w••ies, used most endeavours, and made most reall ex∣pressions to prevent the present distra∣ctions and dangers; let all the World judge, as well by former passages as by Our two last Messages, which have been so fruitlesse, that though we have descended to de∣sire and presse it, not so much as a treaty can be obtained, unlesse we would denude our selfe of all force to desend us from a visible strength marching against us, and admit those persons as Traitors to Vs who according to their duty, their pathes of Allegiance, and the Law, have ap∣peared in defence of Vs their King and Liege-Lord,

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whom We are bound in Conscience and Honour to p••••∣serve, though We disclaimed all Our Proclamations and Declarations, and erecting of Our Standard as a∣gainst Our Parliament: All We have now left in Our power is to expresse the deepe sense We have of the pub∣lique misery of this Kingdome, in which we involved that of our distressed protestants of Ireland, and to ap∣ply our selfe to our necessary defence, wherin we wholly rely upon the providence of God, and the Iustice of our cause, and the affection of our good people, so far We are from putting them out of Our protection, when you shall desire a treaty of Vs•…•… We shall piously remember whose bloud is to be spilt in t•••••• quarrell, and cheereful∣ly embrace it. And as no other reason induced Vs to leave our City of London, but that with honour and safety We could not stay there nor raise any force, but for the necessary defence of Our Person, and the Law, against levies in opposition to both, so we shall suddenly and most willingly return to the one and disband the o∣ther as soone as those causes shall be removed. The God of Heaven direct you and in mercy divert those judge∣ments which hang over this Nation, And so ••eale with Vs and our Posterity as we desire the preservation, and advancement of the true Protestant Religion, the Law and liberty of the Subject, the just rights of Parliament, and the peace of the Kingdome.

FINIS.