WEE Shall not rype vp the CAUSES of the vnhappy Differences , betwixt OUR ROYALL Father , and the Two Houses of PARLIAMENT ; IT shall be our Study , that they be for ever buried : AND that our Subjects of ENGLAND may returne to the Obedience they owe Us , as their lawfull KING : And to the Ancient and happy Governement of the Kingdom , by King , Lords , & Commons ( Wherein they and their Ancestors have lived so long so happily ) Without the Effusion of more Blood . WITH these Thoughts wee are now returning vnto our Kingdom of ENGLAND , with an Army by the blessing of GOD , able to protect our Loyall Subjects , who shall joyne with vs and assist vs in doing Iustice vpon Murtherers of our Royall Father : And to defend vs from the Violence of such as will continue the exclusion of Us from Our just RIGHTS , the subversion of the lawfull Governement of the Kingdom , and the oppression of our good Subjects by Armies & exorbitant impositions . And before wee enter the Kingdom ; Wee have thought fitt by this short DECLARATION to let our good Subjects there know , that our desyres are not more to be restored to our own Rights , than to procure and mantayn to them their Fredom ; And as wee have given full and inteere Satisfaction to Our subjects of SCOTLAND , both in what might concerne Religion , and their Lawes , and Libertyes ( Which GOD willing wee shall inviolably preserve to them ) So it shall be our Study , and would bee our greatest joy , that wee might attayne the same happieness in ENGLAND : And because wee do think our selves bound in Duety to look more at the Glory of GOD , than Our own interest .

Wee do in the First Place Declare ; That wee shall faythfullie endeavour in Our STATION and CALLING , as Wee are bound by the COVENANT , to setle Religion in Doctrine , Worship , Disciplene , and Governement ; according to the WORD of GOD , and example of the best Reformed Churches .

Wee shall also endeavour ; That Parliaments may bee restored to their Freedome , and Priviledges , by whose advyse We do declare Our Resolutions are to governe , and to setle all Differences and distempers ; That our people may enjoy their Libertie , and Propertie free from Armyes , Quarterings , or illegall impositions .

These being our cleare Intentions and Resolutions ; Wee do exspect and invite all our good subjects of ENGLAND , to concurre with , and asist vs according to their Duety & alleadgence ; and such as are in Arms eyther in SCOTLAND or ENGLAND , vnder Oliver Cromwell presentlie after knowledge heereof , to lay them down , or to come in , and joyne with vs in our Army , where they shall receive protection and full assurance of Satisfaction in their Arreires . AND to evidence how farr we are from Revenge , or continueing the vnhappy Differences betwixt vs and our subjects ; Wee do declare and engage our Selves to give our consent to a full Act of Oblivion , and indemnity for the Securitie of all our Subjects of ENGLAND in their persons , fredomes , and estates for all things don by them : relateing to the Warres , these eleaveenth years past : And that they shall never bee called in question by vs for any of them ; Provyding that immediatly after knowledge of this gracious Offer and DECLARATION , they desist from assisting the vsurped Authoritie of the pretended Common-wealth of ENGLAND , and returne to their Obedience to Us , excepting only from this Our gracious offer ; Oliver Cromwell , Henry Ireton , Iohn Breadshaw , Iohn Cooke , their pretended solicitor , and all others who did actuallie sitt & vote in the Murther , of Our Royall Father .

AND seing in this Service ; Wee have made vse of the affection , and assistance of our Loyall Subjects of our Kingdome of SCOTLAND , who cannot possiblie mantayn their whole Army in ENGLAND ; Wee do requyre some of quality or authoritie in each Countie where wee shall march to come to Us , that necessary provisions may be regularlie brought in to the Army . And wee do declare that the Counties , from whom such shall come , shall receive no other prejudice , except such of them as shall oppose vs , or drive away their cattell or provisions from vs. And because it shall be our mayne endeavour that our subjects of ENGLAND may bee safe in their persons , free in their goods , and as little burthened as is possible : As we are resolved to permitt no plundering or raping , or taking any mans person ( who is not in actuall opposition of Us : ) Which wee shall not with all severitie punish : So if our army shall bee forced to be more burdensome to some places and persons , than to others ; It shall be our endeavour that as soone as is possible they may receive proportionable satisfaction , and the Burthen be made equall .

AND lastly ; Wee do declare , that the service being done : The SCOTS Army shall quietly retiere ; That so all Armyes may bee disbanded And an lasting peace setled with Religion and Righteousnes .