His
MAIESTIES
Declaration
to
His
loving
Subjects
of
His
Kingdom
of
SCOTLAND
.
AS
there
hath
been
no
means
left
unattempted
by
some
seditious
persons
,
which
the
Malice
and
Wit
of
Rebellion
could
devise
,
to
infect
and
poyson
the
affections
and
loyalty
of
our
good
Subjects
of
Our
Kingdom
of
England
,
and
to
with-draw
their
hearts
from
vs
,
by
the
most
pernicious
and
desperate
calumnies
that
could
be
invented
,
to
undervalue
and
lessen
Our
reputation
with
Forraign
Princes
,
by
injuries
and
affronts
upon
their
publike
Ministers
,
and
by
procuring
Agents
to
be
sent
,
qualified
for
negotiation
without
Our
consent
;
and
thus
to
expose
vs
and
Our
Regall
Authority
to
scorn
and
contempt
,
by
assuming
a
power
over
vs
:
so
these
pernicious
contrivers
of
these
bloody
distempers
,
have
not
delighted
in
any
art
more
,
then
in
that
by
which
they
have
hoped
to
stirre
up
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
of
Scotland
to
joyn
with
them
,
and
to
infuse
into
them
a
Iealousie
and
dis-esteem
of
Our
true
affection
,
and
Our
gracious
intentions
towards
that
Nation
.
To
this
purpose
they
have
used
great
industry
to
convey
into
that
Our
Kingdom
,
and
to
scatter
and
d●sperse
their
divers
seditious
Pamphlets
,
framed
and
contrived
against
Our
Person
and
Government
,
and
have
procured
Agents
to
be
sent
to
reside
there
,
and
to
promote
their
designes
.
One
of
which
lately
resident
there
,
one
Pickering
,
by
his
Letters
of
the
9.
of
January
from
Edinburgh
to
Master
Pym
,
●…
ese
are
●…
kerings
●…
orma●…
ns
,
●…
hich
●…
e
hope
●…
e
false
.
assures
him
of
the
concurrence
of
that
Kingdom
,
and
that
the
Ministers
in
the
Pulpits
doe
in
down-right
terms
presse
the
taking
up
of
Arms.
And
in
another
of
his
Letters
of
the
same
date
,
to
Sir
John
Clatworthy
,
he
sayes
,
That
Trumpets
sounded
to
the
Battell
,
and
all
cryed
,
Arm
,
Arm
:
With
many
other
bold
,
scandalous
,
and
seditious
passages
,
very
derogatory
from
that
duty
and
affection
which
We
are
most
confident
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
bear
unto
Vs.
To
this
purpose
they
traduce
vs
with
the
raising
,
and
making
of
War
against
Our
Parliament
;
of
having
an
Army
of
Papists
,
and
favouring
that
Religion
;
of
endeavouring
to
take
away
the
Liberty
,
and
Property
of
Our
Subjects
.
And
upon
these
grounds
they
have
procured
a
publike
Declaration
,
to
invite
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
to
joyn
with
them
,
and
to
take
up
Arms
against
vs
their
naturall
Liege
Lord
.
Lastly
,
to
this
purpose
they
endeavour
as
well
in
publike
,
as
by
secret
sly
insinuation
,
to
beget
an
apprehension
in
them
,
That
if
We
prevaile
so
farre
here
,
as
by
the
blessing
of
God
,
to
preserve
Our Self
from
the
ruine
they
have
designed
to
vs
,
that
the
fame
will
have
a
dangerous
influence
upon
that
Our
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
and
the
Peace
established
there
;
and
that
the
good
Laws
lately
consented
to
by
vs
,
for
the
happinesse
and
welfare
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
will
be
no
longer
observed
and
maintained
by
vs
,
then
the
same
necessity
,
which
they
say
extorted
them
from
vs
,
hangs
upon
vs
;
but
that
We
will
turn
all
Our
Forces
against
them
:
A
calumny
so
groundlessely
and
impiously
raised
,
that
if
We
were
in
any
degree
conscious
to
Our Self
of
such
wicked
intentions
,
We
should
not
onely
not
expect
a
dutifull
sense
in
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
of
Our
sufferings
,
but
should
think
Our Self
as
unworthy
of
so
great
blessings
and
eminent
protection
,
as
We
have
received
from
the
hands
of
the
Almighty
,
to
whom
We
know
We
must
yeeld
a
deer
accompt
for
any
breach
of
trust
,
or
failing
of
Our
duty
towards
Our
People
.
But
as
We
have
taken
especiall
care
from
time
to
time
to
inform
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
of
the
Occurrences
here
,
particularly
by
Our
Declaration
of
the
12.
of
August
,
wherein
is
a
plain
cleer
narration
of
the
beginning
and
progresse
of
Our
sufferings
to
that
time
;
So
the
bold
and
unwarrantable
proceedings
of
these
seditious
Persons
,
have
been
so
publike
and
visible
to
the
world
,
that
Our
good
Subjects
of
Scotland
could
not
but
take
notice
of
them
,
and
have
observed
,
that
after
We
had
freely
and
voluntarily
consented
to
so
many
Acts
of
Parliament
,
as
not
onely
repaired
all
former
grievances
,
but
also
added
whatsoever
was
proposed
to
vs
for
the
future
benefit
and
security
of
Our
Subjects
,
in
so
much
as
in
truth
there
wanted
nothing
to
make
the
Nation
completely
happy
,
but
a
just
sense
of
their
own
excellent
condition
;
a
few
discontented
ambitious
and
factious
persons
,
so
far
prevailed
over
the
weaknesse
of
others
,
that
in
stead
of
receiving
that
return
of
thanks
and
acknowledgement
,
which
We
expected
and
deserved
,
Our
people
were
poysoned
with
seditious
and
scandalous
Fears
and
Iealousies
concerning
vs
;
We
were
encountred
with
more
importunate
and
unseasonable
demands
;
and
at
last
were
driven
by
force
and
tumults
,
to
flee
from
Our
City
of
London
for
the
safety
of
Our
life
:
after
which
We
were
still
pursued
with
unheard-of
insolencies
and
indignities
;
and
such
Members
of
either
House
as
refused
to
joyn
in
those
unjustifiable
resolutions
,
likewise
driven
from
those
Counsels
,
contrary
to
the
freedom
and
liberty
of
Parliament
;
insomuch
as
above
four
parts
of
five
of
that
Assembly
were
likewise
forced
,
and
are
still
kept
from
thence
.
Our
Forts
,
Ships
,
and
Arms
are
taken
from
vs
;
Our
Money
,
Rents
,
and
Revenue
seized
and
detained
;
and
that
then
a
powerfull
and
formidable
Army
was
raised
and
conducted
against
vs
(
a
good
part
of
which
was
raised
and
mustered
before
We
had
given
Our
Commissions
for
raising
one
man
;
)
That
all
this
time
We
never
denyed
any
one
thing
that
by
the
Law
We
were
required
to
grant
,
or
asked
one
thing
but
what
by
the
known
Law
was
unquestionably
Our
own
;
That
We
earnestly
pressed
and
desired
a
Treaty
,
that
We
might
but
know
at
what
price
we
might
prevent
the
miseries
and
desolation
which
were
threatned
;
That
this
was
absolutely
and
scornfully
refused
and
rejected
,
and
We
compelled
,
with
the
assistance
of
such
of
Our
good
Subjects
as
came
to
Our
succour
,
to
make
use
of
Our
defensive
Arms
for
the
safety
of
Our
Life
,
and
preservation
of
Our
Posterity
.
What
hath
since
passed
;
That
battell
hath
been
given
vs
,
Our
own
Person
,
and
Our
Children
endeavoured
to
be
destroyed
;
That
unheard-of
p●essures
have
been
exercised
upon
Our
poor
Subjects
,
by
Rapine
,
Plundering
,
and
Imprisonment
,
and
that
confusion
which
is
since
brought
upon
the
whole
excellent
frame
of
Government
of
this
Kingdom
,
is
the
discourse
of
Christendom
.
We
are
very
far
from
making
a
Warre
with
,
or
against
Our
Parliament
,
of
which
We
Our Self
are
an
essentiall
part
;
Our
principall
quarrell
is
for
the
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
as
well
those
of
the
two
Houses
,
as
Our
own
;
if
a
few
persons
had
not
by
arts
and
force
first
awed
,
and
then
driven
away
the
rest
,
these
differences
had
never
arisen
,
much
lesse
had
they
ever
come
to
so
bloody
a
decision
.
We
have
often
acc●sed
these
Persons
against
whom
Our
quarrell
is
,
and
desire
to
bring
them
to
no
other
triall
,
then
what
by
the
Law
of
the
Land
they
ought
to
be
tryed
by
.
And
We
have
been
compelled
to
take
up
these
defensive
Arms
for
the
safety
of
Our
Life
,
assaulted
by
Rebellious
Arms
,
the
defence
of
the
true
reformed
Protestant
Religion
,
scornfully
invaded
by
Brownists
,
Anabaptists
,
and
other
independent
Sectaries
,
(
who
in
truth
are
the
principall
Authors
and
sole
Fomenters
of
this
Civill
Warre
)
for
the
maintenance
of
the
liberty
and
property
of
the
Subject
,
maliciously
violated
by
a
vast
unlimited
power
,
and
for
the
preservation
of
the
Rights
,
Dignity
and
Priviledges
of
Parliament
,
almost
destroyed
by
Tumults
and
Faction
.
So
what
hath
by
violence
been
taken
from
vs
,
being
restored
,
and
the
freedom
of
meeting
in
Parliament
being
secured
,
We
have
lately
offered
(
though
We
have
not
been
thought
worthy
of
an
Answer
)
to
Disband
Our
Army
,
and
leave
all
differences
to
the
tryall
of
a
full
and
peaceable
Convention
in
Parliament
,
and
We
cannot
from
Our
Soul
desire
any
blessing
from
Heaven
more
then
We
do
a
peaceable
and
happy
end
of
these
unnaturall
Distractions
.
For
the
malicious
groundlesse
Aspersion
of
Our
having
an
Army
of
Papists
,
though
in
the
Condition
and
strait
to
which
We
were
brought
,
no
man
had
reason
to
wonder
,
if
we
received
assistance
from
any
of
Our
Subjects
of
what
Religion
soever
,
who
by
the
Laws
of
the
Land
are
bound
to
perform
all
offices
of
duty
and
allegiance
to
vs
;
yet
it
is
well
known
that
we
took
all
possible
care
by
Our
Proclamations
to
inhibit
any
of
that
Religion
to
repair
to
vs
,
which
was
precisely
,
and
straitly
observed
(
notwithstanding
even
at
that
time
We
were
traduced
,
as
being
attended
on
by
none
but
Papists
,
when
there
hath
not
in
a
Moneth
together
one
Papist
been
neer
Our
Court
)
though
great
numbers
of
that
Religion
have
with
all
alacrity
been
entertained
in
that
Rebellious
Army
against
vs
,
and
others
have
been
endeavoured
to
be
seduced
,
to
whom
We
had
formerly
denyed
employment
,
as
appears
by
the
examination
of
many
Prisoners
,
of
whom
We
have
taken
twenty
and
thirty
at
a
time
of
one
Troop
,
or
Company
,
of
that
Religion
.
What
Our
opinion
is
of
the
Popish
Profession
,
Our
often
Solemn
Protestations
before
Almighty
God
,
who
knows
Our
heart
,
doe
manifest
to
all
the
World
,
and
what
Our
practice
is
in
Religion
,
is
not
unknown
to
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
.
And
as
We
have
omitted
no
way
Our
Conscience
and
Vnderstanding
could
suggest
to
vs
,
for
the
advancing
and
promoting
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
having
Protested
Our
readinesse
in
a
full
and
Peaceable
Convention
of
Parliament
,
to
consent
to
what
soever
shall
be
proposed
to
vs
by
Bill
,
for
the
better
discovery
and
speedier
Conviction
of
Recusants
,
for
the
education
of
the
Children
of
Papists
by
Protestants
in
the
Protestant
Religion
,
for
the
prevention
of
the
practices
of
Papists
against
the
State
,
and
the
due
execution
of
the
Laws
against
them
:
So
We
shall
further
embrace
any
just
Christian
means
,
to
suppresse
Popery
in
all
Our
Dominions
:
of
which
Inclination
and
Resolution
of
Ours
,
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
hath
received
good
evidence
.
For
the
other
malicious
and
wicked
insinuation
,
that
Our
successe
here
upon
the
Rebellious
Arms
raised
against
vs
,
to
destroy
vs
,
will
have
an
influence
upon
Our
Kingdom
of
Scotland
;
and
that
We
will
endeavour
to
get
loose
from
these
wholsome
Laws
which
have
been
enacted
by
vs
there
:
We
can
say
no
more
,
but
that
Our
good
Subjects
,
of
that
Kingdom
doe
well
remember
with
what
Deliberation
,
Our Self
being
present
at
the
Debates
,
We
consented
to
these
Acts.
And
We
doe
assure
Our
good
Subjects
there
,
and
call
GOD
Almighty
to
witnesse
,
of
the
uprightnesse
and
resolution
of
Our
heart
in
that
point
.
That
We
shall
always
use
Our
utmost
endeavour
to
defend
and
maintain
the
Rights
and
Liberties
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
according
to
the
Laws
Civill
and
Ecclesiasticall
,
established
there
,
and
shall
no
longer
look
for
obedience
,
then
We
shall
govern
by
the
Laws
.
And
We
hope
,
that
Our
zeal
and
courage
in
the
defence
onely
of
the
Laws
and
Government
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
for
the
subjecting
Our self
to
so
great
hazard
and
danger
,
will
be
no
argument
,
that
when
that
Work
is
done
,
We
would
passe
through
the
same
difficulties
,
to
alter
and
invade
the
Constitutions
of
that
Our
other
Kingdom
:
We
finde
disadvantages
enough
to
struggle
with
,
in
the
defence
of
the
most
upright
,
innocent
,
just
cause
of
taking
up
Arms.
And
therefore
if
We
wanted
the
Conscience
,
We
cannot
the
discretion
to
tempt
GOD
in
an
unjust
Quarrell
:
the
Laws
of
that
Our
Kingdom
shall
be
always
sacred
unto
vs
:
We
shall
refuse
no
hazard
to
defend
them
,
but
sure
We
shall
run
none
to
invade
them
.
And
therefore
We
do
conjure
all
Our
good
Subjects
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
by
the
long
,
happy
,
and
uninterrupted
Government
of
vs
,
and
Our
Royall
Progenitors
over
them
,
by
the
memory
of
those
many
,
large
,
and
publike
blessings
they
enjoyed
under
Our
deer
Father
,
by
these
ample
favours
and
benefits
they
have
received
from
vs
,
by
their
own
solemn
Nationall
Covenant
,
and
their
obligation
of
Friendship
and
Brother-hood
with
the
Kingdom
of
England
,
not
to
suffer
themselves
to
be
mis-led
or
corrupted
in
their
affections
and
duty
to
vs
,
by
the
cunning
malice
and
industry
of
these
seditious
Persons
,
and
their
adherents
:
but
to
look
upon
them
as
Persons
who
would
involve
them
in
their
guilt
,
and
sacrifice
the
honour
,
fidelity
,
and
allegiance
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
to
their
private
end
and
ambition
.
And
We
require
Our
good
Subjects
there
to
consider
,
that
the
Persons
who
have
contrived
,
fomented
,
and
doe
still
maintain
these
bloody
distractions
,
and
this
unnaturall
Civil
Warre
,
what
pretence
soever
they
make
of
the
care
of
the
true
Reformed
Protestant
Religion
,
are
in
truth
Brownists
and
Anabaptists
,
and
other
independent
Sectaries
.
And
though
they
seem
to
desire
an
Vniformity
of
Church-government
with
Our
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
doe
no
more
intend
,
and
are
as
farre
from
allowing
the
Church-government
,
by
Law
established
there
,
or
indeed
any
Church-government
whatsoever
,
as
they
are
from
consenting
to
the
Episcopall
.
And
We
cannot
but
expect
a
greater
sense
of
Our
sufferings
,
since
the
obligations
We
have
laid
upon
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
are
used
as
Arguments
against
vs
here
:
and
Our
free
consenting
to
some
Acts
of
Grace
and
Favour
there
(
which
were
asked
of
vs
,
by
reason
of
Our
necessary
residence
from
thence
)
hath
encouraged
these
ill-affected
persons
,
to
endeavour
by
force
to
obtain
the
same
here
,
where
We
usually
reside
.
To
conclude
,
We
cannot
doubt
Our
good
Subjects
there
,
will
so
farre
hearken
to
the
Treason
and
Malice
of
Our
Enemies
,
as
to
interrupt
their
own
present
Peace
and
happinesse
.
And
God
so
deal
with
vs
and
Our
Posterity
,
as
We
inviolably
observe
the
Laws
and
Statutes
of
that
Our
Native
Kingdom
,
and
the
Protestations
We
have
so
often
made
to
this
,
for
the
defence
of
the
true
reformed
Protestant
Religion
,
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
the
just
Priviledges
and
Freedom
of
Parliament
.