His
MAJESTIES
Message
to
both
Houses
of
Parliament
at
Westminster
,
sent
from
Oxford
23.
Martii
,
1645.
To
be
read
in
all
Churches
and
Chappells
,
whereby
the
People
may
rest
satisfied
how
great
a
desire
His
MAjESTY
hath
to
ease
them
of
the
burthen
of
the
Warre
.
CHARLES
R.
NOtwithstanding
the
unexpected
silence
,
in
stead
of
answer
to
His
Majesties
many
and
Gratious
Messages
to
both
Houses
,
whereby
it
might
appeare
that
they
desire
to
obtain
their
ends
by
Force
,
rather
then
Treaty
,
which
might
justly
discourage
His
Majesty
from
any
more
overtures
of
that
kind
;
yet
His
Majesty
conceives
,
that
He
should
be
too
much
wanting
in
His
duty
to
God
,
and
in
what
He
owes
to
the
safety
of
His
People
,
if
He
should
not
endeavour
to
prevent
the
great
inconveniences
,
which
might
otherwise
hinder
a
safe
and
well
grounded
Peace
.
His
Majesty
therefore
now
proposeth
,
That
(
so
He
may
have
the
Faith
of
His
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
for
the
preservation
of
His
Honour
,
Person
,
and
Estate
,
and
that
liberty
be
given
to
all
those
that
doe
,
and
have
adhered
to
His
Majesty
,
to
goe
to
their
own
Houses
,
and
there
to
live
peaceably
,
enjoying
their
Estates
,
(
all
Sequestrations
being
taken
off
)
without
being
compelled
to
take
any
Oath
,
not
enjoyn'd
by
the
undoubted
Lawes
of
the
Kingdom
,
or
being
put
to
any
other
molestation
whatsoever
)
He
will
then
immediatly
disband
all
His
Forces
,
and
dismantle
all
His
Garrisons
,
and
(
being
accompanied
with
His
Royall
,
not
Martiall
Attendants
)
returne
to
His
two
Houses
of
Parliament
,
and
there
reside
with
them
.
And
for
the
better
security
of
all
His
Majesties
Subjects
,
He
proposeth
,
That
He
with
the
said
two
Houses
,
immediatly
upon
His
comming
to
Westminster
,
doe
passe
an
Act
of
Oblivion
and
free
Pardon
:
and
where
His
Majesty
will
farther
doe
whatsoever
they
shall
advise
Him
unto
,
for
the
Peace
and
good
of
this
Kingdome
.
As
for
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
His
Majesty
hath
made
no
mention
of
it
herein
,
in
regard
of
the
great
losse
of
time
,
which
must
needs
be
spent
in
expecting
an
answer
from
thence
:
But
declares
,
that
immediatly
upon
His
comming
to
Westminster
,
He
will
apply
Himselfe
to
give
them
all
satisfaction
touching
that
Kingdom
.
If
His
Majesty
could
possibly
doubt
the
successe
of
this
offer
,
He
might
use
many
Arguments
to
perswade
them
to
it
;
But
shall
only
insist
on
that
great
One
,
Of
giving
an
instant
Peace
to
these
afflicted
Kingdomes
.
Given
at
the
Court
at
Oxford
,
the
23.
of
March
.
1645.
For
the
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Peeres
pro
tempore
,
to
be
communicated
to
the
two
Houses
of
Parliament
at
Westminster
,
and
the
Commissioners
of
the
Parliament
of
Scotland
.