YOUR Majesties most Loyall Subjects , the Lords and Commons , cannot conceive that the Declaration which your Majesty received from Us at Newmarket , was such as did deserve that Censure your Majesty was pleased to lay upon Us , in that Speech which your Majesty made to Our Committees there , and sent in writing to both Houses : Our Adresses therein being accompanied with Plainnesse , Humility and Faithfullnes , We thought more proper for the removing the Distraction of the Kingdome , then if We had then proceeded according to your Majesties Message of the 20. of January , by which your Majesty was pleased to desire that we would declare what we intended to doe for your Majesty , and what We expected to be done for Our Selves ; in both which , We have bin very much hindred by your Majesties Deniall to secure Us and the whole Kingdome , by disposing the Militia , as We had divers times most humbly Petitioned ; and We have not bin altogether negligent of either , having lately made good proceedings , in preparing a Book of Rates to be passed in a Bill of Tunnage and Poundage , and likewise the most Materiall Heads of those Humble desires which We intended to Make to your Majesty , for the good and contentment of your Majestie , and your People : But now , if these could not bee perfected till the Kingdome bee put into Safety , by settling the Militia ; and untill your Majesty shal be pleased to Concurre with your Parliament in those necessary things , We hold it impossible for you to give the world , or your People such satisfaction , concerning the Feares and Jealousies which We have expressed , as We hope your Majesty hath already received , touching that Exception which you were pleased to take to Mr. PYMS Speech .

As for your own Feares and Doubts , the ground wherof being from Seditious Pamphlets and Sermons , We shall as carefully indeavour to remove it , assoone as We understand what Pamphlets are by your Majesty intended , as we have bin to prevent all dangerous Tumults . And if any Extraordinary Concourse of People out of the City to Westminster , had the face and shew of Tumult and Danger , in your Majesties apprehensions , it will appeare to be caused by your Majesties Deniall of such a Guard to your Parliament , as they might have cause to Confide in ; And by taking in White-Hall such a Guard for your selfe , as gave just Cause of Jealousie to the Parliament , and of Terrour and offence to your People . We seeke nothing but your Majesties peace , and the prosperity of your Kingdomes ; and Wee are heartily sorrie We have such plentifull Matter of an Answere to that Question , Whether you have violated Our Laws ? We beseech your Majesty to remember , that the Government of this Kingdome , as it was in great part managed by your Ministers , before the beginning of the Parliament , consisted of many continued and multiplyed Acts of violation of Laws , the wounds whereof were scarcely healed , when the Extremity of all their violations was farre exceeded by this late , strange , and unheard of breach of our Laws in the accusation of the Lord Kimbolton , and the five Members of the Commons House , and proceedings thereupon , for which we have yet received no full satisfaction .

To your Majesties next Question , Whether you had denied any Bill for the ease and security of your Subjects ? We wish we could stoppe in the midst of our Answer , That with much thankfulnesse we acknowledge that your Majesty hath passed many good Bills , ful● of contentment and advantage to your People , but truth and necessity inforceth us to adde this , That even in or about the time of passing those Bills some designe or other hath bin a foote , which if it had taken effect would not only have deprived us of the fruit of those Bills , but have reduced us to a worse condition of confusion then that , wherein the Parliament found us .

And if your Majesty had asked us the third Question Intimated in that Speech , What Wee had done for your Selfe ? Our Answere would have bin much more easie ; That Wee have paid two Armies , wherewith the Kingdome was burdened last yeare . That we have undertaken a Warre with Ireland : all which great mischiefe , and the Charges thereupon have bin occasioned by the evill Councells , so powerfull with your Majesty , which have and will cost this Kingdome more then two Millions , all which in Justice ought to have bin borne by your Majesty .

As for the free and generall pardon , your Majestie hath bin pleased to offer , it can be no security to our Feares and Jealousies , for which your Majesty seems to propound it , because they arise not from any Guilt of our owne Actions , but from the evill designes and attempts of others .

To this our humble Answer to that Speech we desire to adde an information which we lately received from the Deputy Governour of the Marchant Adventurers , at Rotterdam in Holland , That an unknowne Person appertaining to the Lord Digby , did lately sollicite on Iames Henly a Marriner , to goe to Ellinore and there to take charge of a Ship in the Fleete of the King of Denmark , there prepared , which he should conduct to Hull , in which Ships likewise he said a great Army was to be transported : And although we are not apt to give credit to Informations of that nature , yet we cannot altogether think it fit to be neglected , but that it adds somewhat to our feares and Jealousies , considering with what Circumstances , it is accompanied of the Lord Digbyes preceding expressions , in a Letter to her Majesty , and Sir Lewis Diues ; and your Majesties succeeding course of withdwrawing your selfe North-ward from your Parliament , in a manner very sutable and correspondent with that evill Counsell , which we doubt will make much deeper impression in the generality of your people : and therefore we most humbly desire , for the procuring and setling our and their confidence , and the other Reasons concerning the recovery of Ireland , and securing this Kingdome , which have beene formerly presented to your Majestie , you will be graciously pleased , with all convenient speed to returne to these parts , and to close with the advise and desire of your Parliament : Where you shall find their dutifull affections and endeavours , ready to attend your Majestie , with such entertainment as shall not onely give your Majestie just cause of security in their faithfulnesse , but other manifest evidences of their earnest desires , to advance your Majesties service , Honour and contentment , and to establish it upon the sure foundation of the Peace and Prosperity of all your Kingdomes .