HIs Majestie having made his Residence a long time at Nottingham , found that His time and expences there , had availed Him little : wherefore He resolved to remove from thence to Darby , from Darby , into Staffordsheire to Uxeter ; to the end that He might be further from the Earl of Essex , and nearer to Wales , from whence He expected most of His Forces should come .

Where being arrived , He found an unexpected welcome , for in stead of multitudes of people assembled to entertain Him with applause , Hee found a little Army of Knights and Gentlemen rallied in a Warlike Posture , rather to oppose then welcome Him . Wherefore He sent a Herrald to demand the cause of their appearance in such a forme of opposition ? Who being arrived , He receiv●d this Answer : That they appeared rather Petitioners , then opposers ; neither was it their intent , any way to oppose His Majestie , whom they were bound to protect , but to defend His Majestie , and themselves from the oppression , Rapin , and murder of those Blood-thirstie Papists and others , who had assembled themselves together under a pretence of standing for His Majestie , when indeed their practises and endeavours , are only to ruine both Him and His Kingdom . This being apparently known , and seriously weigh'd , they found themselves bound in Loyaltie to His Majestie , and in care of their own safety , ( now while they had power in their own hands ) to provide both for the protection of His Maiestie , and the Peace of the Kingdom .

Likewise they delivered to the said Herald , a short Scedule , wherein was contained a Declaration of their affection , both to the King and Parliament , with their Resolution concerning certain Propositions which they had received from His Majestie by the Lord Strange . The effect of which Propositions was as followeth .

1. That whereas a present Rebellion and actuall warre was leavied in the South under a pretence of standing for his Majesty , and for the protection of His sacred person , when in deed it was done by some factious persons , who onely ayme at the subversion of the Law of the Land , and the known Religion of the Church of England , absolutely invading the prerogative of the King , and propriety of the Subiect : wherefore his Maiesty finding himself bound in conscience to defend all his loving Subiects , from being made subiect to an Arbitrary Power ; And whereas it was not in his power to defend them , or Himself , without their loyall assistance , He was forced to demand their Aid for the suppressing the present rebellion and insurrection .

2. That whereas a warre of such consequence and danger cannot be managed and maintained wirhout money , which He was destitute of , by reason that His Revenue was detained , and all means of subsisting taken from him , his goods seiz●d on , and his Forts and Ships kept by violence from him : wherefore he was forced ( they being obliged thereto , their own securitie and future freedome lying at stake ) to demand their utmost assistance both of men , armes and money ; which granted , he doubted not but that by Gods protection , he should reduce those insurrections people to their pristine obedience , and make it a happy return to all those that had or should stand close to him in a time of such danger and distraction .

These Propositions they returned this Answer .

That whereas His Maiestie was pleased to terme that a Rebellion in the South , which was done onely for his own securitie , and of whose loyall affections to his Maiestie , they had received a large testimony : They humbly desired his Maiestie to recall that scandall which he had thrown upon them , it being onely the fruit of the evill Counsellors about his Maiesty , who for the furtherance of their own desperate & bloody designes , strive to make the true Protestants of this Kingdom ( under the notion of Puritans ) to appear odious to his Maiestie ; so that by that means they might gain strength to themselves , and weaken his Maiestie , by with-drawing the affection of his Subiects from him . As touching his Maiesties desires , that they should aid and assist him , they promised their best aid against the malignant party of Papists , Prelates , Proiectors , under whom they had so long groaned , and by whom his Maiestie had so long been seduced to make war against his loyall Subiects , onely to support them in their lordly pride , and domineering Prelacie . As for his Maiesties securitie , they promised during his abode there , that what Forces he should think requisite for his guard , should be at his command ; and what other supplies should be necessary for Princely support , and might be agreeable to their dutie . But for any forces or assistance of men or moneys , to be imployed against the Parliament , both their loyalties to his Maiestie , nor their care of the peace of the Kingdom could no way consent to .

Likewise they humbly desired his Maiestie to abandon those evill Counsellors that laboured his destruction , and that he would withdraw his protection from those Delinquents , and deliver them up to the iustice of the Law , that their punishment might deterre others from offending in the like nature .

Likewise they humbly desired his Maiestie to throw down his Armes , and embrace his loyall Subiects in the Arms of his love , which was the onely and most effectuall means to increase a better obedience , and a firmer obligation of love and peace , then any forces could ever obtain : this if they might obtain , they would be aiding and assisting , and during life daily pray , &c.

At the receit of this , his Maiesty seemed but little discontented , but with an affable behaviour marcht up to Vxeter , where having made his residence that night , on the morrow Prince Robert with his Troops endeavoured to force men to serve , and to seise their Armes for the Kings use : And such as refused he burnt their houses , insomuch that the County was forced to rise and fall upon the Troops . So that Prince Robert was forced to flie to Vxeter , for his own security . Very few come in to the King , onely some raged incertain Welsh . His Maiestie intends to leave Vxeter very suddenly , and to go toward Shrewsbury : but what his intent is we cannot discern .