His
Majesties
Message
to
both
Houses
,
concerning
the
Militia
.
HIs
Majesty
having
received
an
humble
Petition
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
by
the
hands
of
the
Earls
of
Carlile
and
Monmouth
,
returns
this
answer
;
That
his
dearest
Consort
,
the
Queen
,
and
his
dear
Daughter
,
the
Princesse
Mary
,
being
now
upon
their
departure
for
Holland
,
He
cannot
have
so
good
time
to
consider
of
a
particular
Answer
for
a
matter
of
so
great
weight
as
this
is
,
therefore
He
must
respite
the
same
untill
His
return
.
To
the
Kings
most
Excellent
Majesty
:
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
concerning
this
Message
.
May
it
please
Your
most
Excellent
Majesty
,
YOur
humble
and
loyall
Subjects
,
the
Lords
and
Commons
,
have
,
with
a
great
deal
of
grief
,
received
Your
Majesties
answer
to
their
just
and
necessary
Petition
,
concerning
the
Militia
of
the
Kingdom
;
which
Your
Majesty
,
by
a
gratious
Message
formerly
sent
unto
them
,
was
pleased
to
promise
should
be
put
into
such
hands
as
Your
Parliament
should
approve
of
,
or
recommend
unto
You
the
extent
of
their
power
,
and
the
time
of
their
continuance
being
likewise
declared
.
That
being
done
,
and
the
persons
by
both
Houses
nominated
,
Your
Majesty
,
neverthelesse
,
referres
Your
resolution
herein
,
to
a
longer
,
and
a
very
uncertain
time
,
which
(
the
present
dangers
and
distractions
so
great
and
pressing
)
is
as
unsatisfactory
and
destructive
,
as
an
absolute
denyall
.
Therefore
we
once
again
beseech
Your
Majesty
to
take
our
desire
into
Your
Royall
thoughts
,
and
to
give
us
such
an
answer
,
as
may
raise
in
us
a
confidence
that
we
shall
not
be
exposed
to
the
practises
of
those
who
thirst
after
the
ruine
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
the
kindling
of
that
combustion
in
England
,
which
they
have
,
in
so
great
a
measure
,
effected
in
Ireland
;
from
whence
(
as
we
are
dayly
informed
)
they
intend
and
endeavour
to
invade
us
,
with
the
the
asssistance
of
the
Papists
here
amongst
us
.
Nothing
can
prevent
these
evills
,
nor
enable
us
to
suppresse
the
Rebellion
in
Ireland
and
secure
our selves
,
but
the
instant
granting
of
that
our
humble
Petition
;
which
we
hope
Your
Majesty
will
not
deny
to
those
who
must
in
the
discharge
of
their
duties
both
to
Your
Majesty
and
the
Commonwealth
,
represent
unto
Your
Majesty
what
they
finde
so
absolutely
necessary
;
for
the
preservation
of
both
which
the
Laws
both
of
God
and
man
enjoyn
them
to
see
put
in
execution
,
as
severall
Counties
,
by
their
daily
Petitions
,
have
desired
of
us
,
and
in
some
places
,
begun
already
to
do
it
of
themselves
.
Resolved
upon
the
Question
,
and
assented
unto
,
and
Ordered
,
That
Master
Hollis
carry
it
up
to
the
Lords
,
to
desire
their
concurrence
herein
.