WHereas , for many most important Causes , Wee haue resolued to assemble Our high Court of Parliament , and to that purpose haue already sent foorth Our Writs to summon the same , and haue appointed the day of that great Assembly , to be vpon the seuenteenth day of March now next comming ; And whereas for the timely preparing and setting to Sea of a powerfull Nauie , Wee had directed Our Letters to bee sent vnto all the Counties , Cities , and Corporate townes of this Our Realme , and Our Priuy Seales to diuer particuler persons , thereby acquainting them with the necessities of those preparations for Our iust defence against Our Potent enemies , who haue strongly combined themselues against Vs and Our friends and Allyes , and therefore requiring their chearefull and speedy aide in a case of such infinite importance : Wee , hauing seriously weighed these things with all the due circumstances thereof , knowing that delay in matters of this quality and consequence might destroy the worke , and that the opportunitie of time once lost is irrecouerable , haue therfore determined to stay the execution and sending forth of those Letters , and also of the priuy Seales , except to Strangers only , and wholly to rely vpon the loue of Our peope in Parliament , and not to deferre their assembling for this , or any other occasion , beyond the said first day for that purpose appointed . And because there may be no mistaking or misunderstanding of Vs , or of Our resolutions herein , Wee haue thought fit , by the aduice of Our Priuie Councell by this Our Royall Proclamation to publish the same , hereby requiring the members of both the Houses of Parliament , who are to be the great Councell of Vs and Our Kingdome , not to faile of their attendance vpon the said seuenteenth day of March now next ensuing , lest being misled by rumors of Proroguing of the Parliament vnto a further day , or for any other respect , the publike seruice of the Kingdome , wherein Wee and Our people haue so great an interest , might suffer by their neglect .