THE
LORDS
AMBASSADOURS
OF
THE
STATES
GFNERALL
OF
THE
Netherlands
:
Their
Propositions
unto
the
Honourable
Houses
of
PARLIAMENT
;
As
they
were
in
French
presented
unto
the
right
Honourable
the
Lord
Grey
of
Warke
,
&c.
Speaker
of
the
Lords
House
,
and
the
right
Worshipfull
William
Lenthall
Esquire
,
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Commons
the
fourteenth
of
this
instant
March
,
1643.
SIR
,
IT
is
neere
two
yeares
agoe
that
our
Lords
the
States
Generall
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
of
the
Netherlands
having
understood
of
(
to
their
great
griefe
)
the
Distractions
of
these
Kingdomes
,
have
ordained
us
their
Ambassadours
to
goe
and
present
their
Interposition
,
to
the
end
to
mediate
if
it
were
possible
betwixt
the
King
and
His
Parliament
.
The
good
hope
our
Lords
were
in
,
that
matters
might
in
time
by
home-bred
endeavours
be
brought
to
a
better
state
and
condition
,
made
them
to
deferre
our
sending
,
which
frustrated
,
and
perceiving
the
Calamities
of
these
Kingdomes
to
a
very
great
,
and
perillous
height
,
and
to
burst
and
breake
out
into
open
Warre
.
Our
Lords
were
forced
to
renew
their
care
,
and
have
qualified
,
and
sent
us
unto
this
Kingdome
,
to
propose
an
Accommodation
,
and
offer
therein
their
Intercession
.
The
King
hath
so
much
approved
of
,
and
agreed
unto
our
Presentation
,
that
it
hath
pleased
His
Majesty
to
declare
,
that
our
Int●rposition
is
most
welcome
unto
him
,
and
that
he
doth
accept
of
it
,
and
Condescend
unto
a
Treaty
.
And
we
doubt
not
if
the
most
Noble
and
Honourable
Lords
and
Commons
of
the
Parliament
(
for
reasons
concerning
the
conservation
of
the
true
Religion
,
the
good
of
the
King
and
His
Kingdomes
,
and
so
many
Millions
of
People
who
otherwise
by
these
ntestine
warrs
are
exposed
to
all
hazard
and
miseries
and
their
inevitable
and
utter
ru●ne
)
will
condescend
unto
a
Conference
and
Treaty
of
Pe●ce
,
unto
which
we
shall
present
our
Interposition
and
Mediation
if
acceptable
,
we
doubt
not
(
we
say
)
but
the
great
God
of
Peace
and
Concord
,
will
give
in
short
time
a
good
and
happy
issue
out
of
these
troubles
,
and
bloody
Miseries
.
Which
happy
issue
to
advance
,
we
shall
spare
no
sincere
and
most
affectionate
endeavours
according
to
our
Instructions
,
and
that
in
such
manner
as
may
or
can
be
expected
from
a
State
which
is
your
very
friend
;
And
of
such
who
in
the
same
profession
of
the
true
Religion
,
and
speciall
Interests
so
neerely
Consederate
,
esteeme
(
And
that
most
rightly
)
the
good
and
evill
,
the
wel
are
and
Calamity
of
this
State
and
Kingdome
,
most
sensibly
to
concerne
them
,
and
of
which
they
cannot
but
be
partakers
.
Delivered
by
the
Lords
Ambassadours
of
the
Lords
the
States
Generall
,
to
the
Speakers
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
at
Westminster
this
14
of
March
,
1643
.