To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty. The humble answer and petition of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, to the Kings last message, bearing date the fifth of September. 1642. England and Wales. Parliament. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83517 of text R210996 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.5[75]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A83517 Wing E2370A Thomason 669.f.5[75] ESTC R210996 99869738 99869738 160788 2248521443

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A83517) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160788) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f5[75]) To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty. The humble answer and petition of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, to the Kings last message, bearing date the fifth of September. 1642. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) printed for Hugh Perry, London : September 8, 1642. In reply to His Majesties gracious message to both Houses of Parliament, sent from Nottingham 25. of August 1642. (Wing C2332). As the King has not recalled his proclamation calling Parliament traitiors they cannot recede. If the King will abandon his position and return to Parliament, he will find a full expression of their fidelity and duty. There is no other way to make him happy and his kingdom safe. -- Steele. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800. England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800. Treason -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A83517 R210996 (Thomason 669.f.5[75]). civilwar no To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty. The humble petition of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, to the Kings last message, bearin England and Wales. Parliament. 1642 1 436 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To the Kings most Excellent Maiesty . The humble Answer and Petition of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , to the Kings last Message , bearing Date the fifth of September . 1642. May it please your Majesty .

IF we the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled , should repeat all the wayes wee have taken , the endeavours wee have used , and the expressions we have made unto your Maiesty to prevent those distractions and dangers your Maiesty speaks of , likely to fall upon this Kingdome , we should too much enlarge this reply : therefore as we humbly , so shall we only let your Maiesty know , that we cannot recede from our former Answer , for the reasons therein expressed ; for that your Maiesty hath not taken down your Standard , recalled your Proclamations and Declarations , whereby you have declared the Actions of both Houses of Parliament to be treasonable , and their persons Traitors : and you have published this same since your Message of the 25 of August , by your late Instructions sent to your Commissioners of Array : Which Standard being taken down , and the Declarations , Proclamations , and Instructions recalled , if your Maiesty shall then , upon this our humble Petition , leaving your Forces , returne unto your Parliament , and receive their faithfull advice , your Maiesty will finde such expressions of our fidelity and duties , as shall assure you that your safety , honour , and Greatnesse can only bee found in the affections of your people , and the sincere Counsels of your Parliament , whose constant and undiscouraged endeavours and consultations have passed through difficulties unheard of , only to secure your Kingdomes from the violent mischiefes and dangers now ready to fall upon them , and every part of them ; who deserve better of your Majesty , and can never allow themselves ( representing likewise your whole Kingdom ) to bee ballanced with those persons whose desperate dispositions and counsels prevayle still so to interrupt all our endeavours for the relieving of bleeding Ireland , as wee may feare our labours and vast expences will be fruitlesse to that distressed Kingdome . As your presence is thus desired by us , so is it in our hopes your Maiesty will in your reason beleeve there is no other way than this to make your selfe happy , and your Kingdomes safe .

Iohn Browne Cleric . Parliament .

London , printed for Hugh Perry , September 8. 1642.