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 eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649. eebo His Majesties reply, to the answer of both Houses concerning a treaty of accommodation : also, the humble petition and answer of the Lords and Commons England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 1642 8 811 38 0 0 0 0 0 468.56 F The rate of 468.56 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2014-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-06 Sampled and proofread 2014-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

HIS MAJESTIES REPLY , TO THE ANSWER OF both Houses concerning a treaty of Accommodation .

ALSO , The humble Petition and Answer of the Lords and Commons to the said REPLY sent to the Kings most Excellent Majesty by the Lord Spencer .

Die Jovis 8 Septemb . 1642.

ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , That this Reply together with the Answer be forthwith printed and published .

J. Brown Cler . Parliamentorum .

LONDON , Printed for J. Wright . Septemb . 9. 1642.

His MAJESTIES Reply to an Answer sent by the two Houses of Parliament to His Majesties Message of the 25. of August , concerning a Treatie of Accommodation .

WE will not repeat what meanes We have used to prevent the dangerous and distracted estate of the Kingdome , nor how those means have been interpreted , because ●… eing desirous to avoid effusion of blood , We 〈…〉 willing to decline all memory of former ●… tternesse that might make Our Offer of a Treaty lesse readily accepted .

We never did Declare , nor ever intended ●… o Declare , both Our Houses of Parliament Traitours , or set up Our Standard against ●… hem , and much lesse to put them and this kingdome out of Our Protection : We ut●… erly Professe against it before GOD and the World . And further , to remove all poss●… Scruples which may hinder the Treaty much desired by vs ; We hereby Promise , that a day be appointed by you for the rev●…ing of your Declarations against all Perso●… as Traitours or otherwayes , for assisting vs , Wee shall with all cheerefulnesse up●… the same day recall Our Proclamations a●… Declarations , and take downe Our Sta●…dard : In which Treaty , We shall be read●… to grant any thing that shall be really for th●… good of Our Subjects ; Conjuring you 〈…〉 consider the bleeding condition of Ireland , a●… the dangerous condition of England , in 〈…〉 high a degree as by these Our Offers W●… have declared Our Selfe to do : And assuri●… you that Our chiefe desire in this World 〈…〉 to beget a good understanding and mutua●… confidence betwixt vs and Our two House●… of Parliament .

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To the KINGS most Excellent MAJESTY , The humble Answer and Petition of the Lords and Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT , Vnto the KINGS last Message . May it please Your Majesty ,

IF we the Lords & Commons in Parliament assembled should repeat al the waies we have taken , the endeavours we have used , & the expressions we have made unto Your Majesty to prevent those distractions and dangers Your Majesty speakes of likely to fall upon this Kingdome , we should too much enlarge th●… Reply ; Therefore as we humbly , so shall w●… onely let Your Majesty know , that we canno●… recede from our former Answer , for the reasons therein expressed ; For that Your Majesty 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 Traytors ; And you have published the same since your Message of the 25 of August , by Your late Instructions sent to Your Commissioners of Array : Which Standard being taken downe , and the Declarations , Proclamations , and Instructions recalled , If Your Majesty shall then upon this our humble Petition , leaving your Forces , returne unto Your Parliament , and receive their faithfull advice , Your Majesty will finde such expressions of our fidelities and duties , as shall assure you that Your safety , honour , and greatnesse , can onely be found in the affections of Your People , and the sincere counsels of Your Parliament , whose constant and undiscouraged endeavours and consultations have passed thorough difficulties unheard of , onely to secure your Kingdomes from the vio●… ent mischiefes and dangers now ready to fall ●… pon them and every part of them , who deserve ●… etter of Your Majesty , and can never allow ●… hemselves ( representing likewise your whole Kingdome ) to be ballanced with those persons ●… hose desperate dispositions and counsels pre●… aile stil so to interrupt all our endeavours for the ●… elieving of bleeding Ireland , as we may feare our ●… abours and vast expences will be fruitlesse to ●… hat distressed Kingdome . As Your presence is ●… hus humbly desired by us , so is it in our hopes ●… our Majesty will in your reason beleeve there is ●… o other way then this to make Your selfe happy ●… nd your Kingdome safe .

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