WEE have so often declared our Royall intentions to this purpose , to all our loving Subjects , that it might seeme an unnecessarie work , to iterate that which hath so frequently beene delivered in our former Expresses , did not the urgencie of the affaire prompt Us to beleeve , that We can never take too much care or paines in uttering , or putting any endevour in practise , that may be conducible to the finishing of these calamitous and inhumane civill wars , which have so long raigned amongst our Subjects , that should they continue in the same height and violence some moneths longer , We should have but a few Subjects to governe , be as it were a King w●thout people , at least without the hearts and affections of our people , which link them in the tye of obedience to their Soveraigne . And never Soveraigne could enjoy a more loving and obedient people than We were blest withall , till these raging distempers and unfortunate breaches between Our Selfe and Parliame●● altered them f●● Us.

Sin●●●●●ch alteratio●●nd dissension , We see ( an● not without ex●eeding troubl● and anguish of minde ) many of Our good Subjects robbed and deprived , both of their lives and es●●●e● and yet are u●t●rly disabled to ●fford them relief or favour , We behold the d●●ly miseri●● , and ever to be lament●d 〈…〉 whi●●●●●ue the bloody 〈◇〉 steps of this unnaturall Civill War , which hath spred it selfe contagiously through all parts of Our Dominions . The North parts of Our Kingdome have had their share of afflictions , from the Armies that have been busie in all parts thereof , and yet are not removed thence . The Westerne Counties have suffered under the same heavie hand of War . ●he middle of Our Kingdome in its very center beheld two ad●●●se Armies , both of this Nation , imbruing their swords in one anothers bloods . And the remotest Provinces of this Re●●me , Cornwall and Devon-shire , cannot boast themselves cleare from ●hese distracting and destructive tumults . For these places where Our Army and the Parliaments have 〈…〉 their winter residence , they have had , and so are likely to have , a greater share in these misfortunes then any other of the mentioned Provinces , as their daily complaints do testifie ; wherein they expect and desire redresse from Us , which for the present We cannot afford them .

We also ( to Our further disturbance and griefe of heart ) have daily before Our eyes , the many notorious schismes , and remark●●le ●●ours , that through the licenciousnesse of these times are 〈…〉 the Church , and the service of Almighty God , which 〈◇〉 not performed now with that decencie and reverence ●n● 〈◇〉 had wont to be , according to the ancient and confirmed C●●ons of the Church of England , and its orthodox Doctrine , but according to the ●●●ese and invention of every mans braine , that will endevour innovation and unknowne principles in Religion , which is now of no value with divers of the basest of this people : which contempt of the divine Worsh●p must needs occasion Gods heavie wrath and continued vengeance on this Nation , so long time heretofore blest with the constancie , and as it were a perpetuity of benefits and testimony of heavens bounty , more then any of the neighbouring Kingdomes .

Wee cannot also but resent ( and that with much disturbance ) Our owne particular and personall afflictions ; Our deare Consort the Queen ( by whom We have been blest with as hopefull and numerous a progeny as most of the Kings of England Our Ancestors ) being separated from Our sight and societie , Our selfe driven ( as Wee may say ) from Our Palace at White-hall , and so forced to abide far distant from Our owne royall mansions .

But this is not the greatest of Our distractions ; the cause of all these troubles must needs be more offensive to Us then their effects : namely , this so fatall and lasting difference betweene Our selfe and Our high Court of Parliament , from which ( being the superlative Councell of this Our Kingdome , and so the chiefe staffe on which We ought to leane in all Our troubles ) We are unfortunatly divided , to Our owne sorrow and disturbance , to the great weakning of Our credit abroad with Our neighbours , and Our strength at home with Our Subjects , to the impeachment of their proceedings in the hard and doubtfull affaires of the Kingdome , to the hinderance of the constitution of good new lawes , and performance of the old ones . In sine , to the generall offence and griefe of all Our people , which have smarted deeply for this division betwixt Us. In consideration of all which grievances , and moved with the tender bowells of compassion towards all Our good Subjects , We cannot but with all Our heart desire a sudden and faire Accomodation of peace betwixt Our Selfe and Our high Court of Parliament , that all these emergent and eminent troubles may find a speedy period and be forgotten ▪ that the Word of God may be truely propagated throughout all Our Dominions ; that the knowne Lawes of the L●●d ( confirmed by the great ●harter of Our royall Progenitors , and by Our owne bounty , to Our subjects ) may be ma●●tained in their accustomed order , that new ones also may be by Us , with the advice of Our Parliament instituted and enacted ; that the peoples property and liberty may be defended ( which hath alwayes beene Our royall intention ) from any diminution or disturbance ; that these two Armies which now lay waste the beauties and glories of Our Kingdome may be disbanded , or imployed as Wee shall thinke fit , with the advice of Our Parliament , for the reduction of Our Kingdome of Ireland ( now in open and actuall rebellion ) to the pristine obedience , that it hath so long time paid to Our English Scepter : and finally , that unity , peace and concord may be restored to all our Dominions , and the Inhabitants of them .

Wee d●e hereby declare , and freely i●●imate Our determinate intentions to all Our good Subj●●ts , especially , to Our capitall City of London , which hath of late earnestly petitioned Us for Our returne in person thither , and conjunction with Our high Court of Parliament ; that as well in regard of the former eminent evills scattered through Our Kingdome , and for the prevention of future , and consummation of the present distraction ; as also in respect of the humble Petition of that Our said City of Lon●●●●●d the entire and earnest desires of divers other of Our 〈…〉 ●s and Counties to the same effect , Wee sh●●● with Our utmost endevours , as farre as Wee can possibly with Our honour and the dignity of a King , strive to advance and set forward the speedy treaty of an Accomodation of peace betweene Our Selfe and Our high Court of Parliament ; and that Wee will be at all times ready to imbrace and entertaine all Propositions which shall arrive to Us from Our Parliament , for the furthering of the said pious and profitable purpose of peace , which Wee know must at last be the onely balme that can be po●red in , to heale the wounds of the bleeding and almost expiring Common-wealth , that hath now too long drooped under these heavie afflictions .

Wee doe hereby further declare , That no counsells or perswasions of any Malignants or ill affected persons whatsoever , shall have power to deter or alter Us from Our setled and determinate purpose , the cries of Our people which have so often pierced Our eares , having a louder voyce , and more powerfull over Our intentions , and affections , then all the advices of those who seeke to divert Us from a faire concordance with Our high Court of Parliament , whom We doubt not , will be as ready for the advancement of Our affaires and the good of Our people , to wave and forget all remembrance of former discords and dissentions betwixt Us , as Wee in Our royall care and affection to them and all Our subjects shall be prone , with all Our endevours to entertaine all the motions that shall in reason be propounded by them for the effecting the said good and great worke of tranquillity and unity betwixt Us : We desiring no longer to injoy any happinesse on earth , then Wee shall study the good and prosperity of all Our loving Subjects , the maintaining the priviledges of Our Parliament , and the propagation of Gods true Religion and verity , against all Schismes and Popery , throughout all Our Realme of England , and Our other Dominions .

Finally , We doe declare and signifie to all Our good Subjects , that as We are by birth and lawfull succession appointed by Heaven to rule and governe this people , that We shall , both during the continuance of these warres , strive as much as in Us lies to protect them , their estates and families , from all injury and oppression that may hereafter befall ●hem through the violence and insolence of Our so●d●●ers , to ●epra●●e which We have We are certaine , omitted no good 〈…〉 and Institu●●o●s ; And hereafter , when it shall ple●●e God in his great mercy to give an end to the distempers betweene Us and Our High ●●●rt of Parliament ( which We hope will shortly ensue by a faire and confirmed peace ) Wee shall then labour to keepe and preserve , both from forraigne and domestick troubles and disturbances , that this Kingdome may againe flourish in the same perpetuity of blessings and wealth , that it hath formerly done , to Our owne increase of honour , and the prosperity of all Our people .