HIs most Excellent Maiestie , taking knowledge of a Declaration or Remonstrance , drawne and penned by some Committees of the Commons House of the late dissolued Parliament , and intended to haue beene preferred by them to His Maiestie , wherein are contained many things , which tend much to the dishonour of His now Maiestie , and of His late Maiestie , His Royall Father of euer blessed memorie , deceased ; and whereby , through the sides of a Peere of this Realme , they wound the honour of their Soueraignes , Whereof His Maiestie being sensible , hath refused to admit the presenting thereof vnto Him : And whereas He vnderstandeth , that some of the members of that House , ill affected to His seruice , to vent their owne passions against that Peere , at whom they specially aymed , & to prepossesse the world with an ill opinion of him , before his Cause were heard in a Iudicial way , whereunto it was referred , haue beforehand willingly & purposely published and scattered Copies of that intended Declaration or Remonstrance , & therby haue endeauoured to detract much from the reputation of their Soueraigne , which in their allegiance to His Highnesse ought to haue beene deere and tender vnto them . His Maiestie therefore , for the repressing of such an insufferable wrong vnto Himselfe , which might otherwise be of ill consequence , Doth straitly charge and command , vpon paine of His indignation and high Displeasure , all persons , of what degree , quality , or condition soeuer , who haue , or at any time heereafter shall haue any Copie or Notes of the said Declaration or Remonstrance , intended to bee preferred vnto His Maiestie , as aforesaid , or shall come to the view thereof , forthwith , vpon publication of this Our Pleasure , to burne the same , that the memorie thereof may be vtterly abolished , and neuer giue occasion to His Maiestie , to renew the remembrance of that , which out of His Grace and Goodnesse He would gladly forget : And it at any time heereafter any Copie or Notes of the said Declaration or Remonstrance shall be found , or knowne to be in the hands or custodie of any of His subiects , and not burnt , or caused to be burnt by them , as aforesaid ; His Maiestie doth hereby declare , and publish His Royall Pleasure and Resolution to be , That He will proceed against all such offenders and wilfull contemners of this His Royall Commandement , with that seueritie , which by the Law , or by His Prerogatiue Royall , He any wayes may iustly doe ; and further , that His Maiestie will esteeme of all such , as persons ill affected both to His Person and gouernement .