HIS
MAJESTIES
TWO
LETTERS
ONE
To
the
Vice-chancellour
and
Convocation
of
the
Vniversity
of
OXFORD
:
THE
OTHER
To
the
High
Sheriff
of
the
County
,
and
to
the
Major
of
the
City
of
Oxford
.
PUBLISHED
For
the
satisfying
of
all
his
Majesties
loving
Subjects
,
and
for
the
cleering
of
his
Majesties
Royall
Resolution
.
AS
WELL
,
In
the
carefull
preservation
of
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
the
just
Priviledges
of
Parliament
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
the
Liberty
of
the
Subject
:
AS
ALSO
In
the
just
protection
of
all
those
his
loving
Subjects
,
who
shall
at
any
time
be
called
in
question
for
their
dutifull
Allegiance
and
Loyalty
tendred
to
his
Majesty
.
LONDON
,
Printed
for
Richard
Lownds
,
1642.
August
3.
CAROLUS
REX
.
To
our
trusty
and
wel-beloved
,
the
Vice-Chancellour
of
the
Vniversitie
of
Oxford
,
and
to
all
the
rest
of
our
loyall
Subjects
in
that
our
Vniversity
.
Reverend
Father
in
God
,
we
greet
you
well
,
WHereas
we
have
received
a
most
large
and
ample
testimony
of
the
Affection
of
that
our
Loyall
vniversity
to
us
,
by
the
free
loane
of
a
very
considerable
Summe
of
mony
,
in
a
time
of
so
great
and
Imminent
necessity
.
These
are
to
will
and
require
you
,
to
give
to
that
our
Vniversity
from
us
,
our
Royall
thanks
,
and
to
assure
them
,
and
every
of
them
,
(
our
Loving
and
Loyall
Subjects
)
that
this
Testimony
of
their
hearts
towards
us
,
shall
never
depart
out
of
our
Royall
memory
,
and
that
both
:
they
shall
be
carefully
repayd
,
and
the
mony
employed
only
upon
the
defence
of
our selfe
,
The
true
Protestant
Religion
,
and
the
Laws
established
in
this
our
Kingdom
,
and
whereas
wee
heare
,
that
for
this
Action
,
so
full
of
loyalty
and
Allegiance
,
Som
of
that
our
Vniversity
have
beene
ordered
to
be
sent
for
,
these
are
to
will
and
require
you
,
to
signifie
unto
them
and
every
of
them
,
(
who
assume
such
Power
to
themselves
without
us
)
That
wee
will
and
command
,
that
no
obedience
be
given
to
any
such
summons
,
holding
our selfe
bound
to
protect
and
defend
those
,
who
shall
be
persecuted
for
that
cause
,
by
having
contributed
to
our
defence
and
protection
,
And
so
wee
bid
you
farewell
.
Given
at
our
Court
at
Beverly
the
18.
day
of
Iuly
1642.
CHARLES
R.
To
our
trusty
and
well
beloved
the
High
Sheriff
of
our
County
,
and
the
Major
of
our
Citie
of
OXFORD
.
TRusty
and
welbeloved
,
Wee
greet
you
well
,
whereas
Wee
have
lately
received
very
ample
testimonies
of
the
good
affections
of
our
Vniversity
of
Oxon
,
by
the
loan
of
such
Moneys
as
could
be
thence
spared
for
the
supply
of
Our
urgent
and
extraordinary
occasions
,
For
which
dutiful
and
affectionate
expression
,
We
are
informed
,
that
severall
worthy
persons
of
that
our
Vniversity
,
our
Servants
and
others
are
threatned
to
be
troubled
and
molested
,
Wee
have
thought
fit
to
commend
the
care
,
assistance
and
protection
of
that
place
and
of
the
persons
in
it
,
to
you
as
a
service
,
wherin
you
shall
merit
our
favour
and
good
acceptance
and
of
which
we
shall
require
an
account
And
wee
doe
therefore
will
and
require
you
as
you
tender
our
displeasure
,
if
any
warrant
,
order
,
or
other
direction
whatsoever
shall
come
to
your
hand
for
the
apprehending
or
troubling
any
person
or
persons
of
that
our
Vniversity
for
his
good
affection
to
our
service
in
advancing
the
businesse
of
lending
and
supplying
us
with
mony
which
wee
shall
never
forget
,
that
you
be
so
farre
from
countenancing
or
assisting
any
such
warrant
or
direction
,
that
on
the
contrary
you
use
your
utmost
power
to
preserve
those
our
good
subjects
from
such
oppression
,
the
which
we
shall
take
in
very
good
part
at
your
hand
,
and
for
so
doing
this
shall
be
your
warrant
.
Given
at
our
Court
at
Nottingham
,
Iuly
22.
1642.
FINIS
.