They further observe , That it pleaseth His Maiesty in His Declarations , to charge the cause of all unhappy differences betwixt His Maiesty and His Parliament , upon some few turbulent ambitious Factious spirits in both Houses of Parliament ( Members thereof ) whose cunning conveyance and carriage of busines in both Houses , for their own ambitious ends and advantage , have procured so great a party in both Houses , that their Votes are become the Parliament ; and these men it is ( saith His Maiesty ) that make Orders and Ordinances , displeasing to his Maiestie being ( as his Maiesty affirmeth ) against the established known Laws of the Land , and His Maiesties iust and Royall Prerogative , warranted by those Lawes .

They observe also , That the Parliament declare the cause of those differences to be a wicked and pernitious Councell about his Maiesty ( who are seldome wanting about the Throne of the best and most pious Princes ) being either Atheists , Papists , and Jesuites , Delinquents , or men of desperate Fortunes , engaged only to their own ends , though it prove the ruine both of King and Kingdome . And of necessity one of these two parties it must fall upon : for his Maiesties people doe well know the goodnesse of his own disposition and inclination to his Subiects , manifested out of his Royall brest in the beginning of His reigne , before this viperous brood had time to take hold of Him ; and call to mind His gracious expressions and actions towards His Subiects in those times : And also His Maiesties frequent protestations and imprecations made this present Parliament , of his Maiesties great care and good intentions to preserve His people in peace , the true Protestant Religion , the Laws , Liberties and Priviledge of Parliament , from the least change or violation ; and therfore whatsoever the French Histories have recorded and published , concerning congratulatory Letters , passed betwixt his Maiesty and the Pope of Rome , at His Maiesties being in Spaine , they dare not admit the least thought of change or alteration to be in his Maiesties own brest , but must cast it upon one of the parties afore named .

And therfore , for appeasing all differences , and prevention of all dangers , ready to fall upon his Maiestie , and this whole Kingdome , His People doe most humbly desire his Maiesty , to doe Himselfe , and His Kingdome that right and iustice ( which lies in His owne power to doe ) by naming such persons ( if any such be ) Members of both or either Houses of Parliament , as his Maiesty is informed are the Men , who draw all this feare of miserie on his Maiesty and His Kingdome , that they may come to Tryall before the Parliament in a Parliamentary way , and there receive iudgement and punishment ( if they shal be found guilty ) or otherwise , their Accusers , ( who have so highly wronged his Maiesty , His Parliament , and People ) may come to like tryall and receive such punishment , as the iustice of that Court shall inflict upon them .

And for the same reasons , they would also most humbly beseech his Maiesty to name unto his Parliament , those persons neer about his Maiesty , who have been or are his Maiesties Councellors , in expounding of Laws , framing , making and penning of Declarations , Proclamations , Messages and Passages , betwixt his Maiesty and his Parliament ( for his Maiesty best knows who those men are ) and deliver them to the Parliament to iustifie their doings , which as it will most magnifie the honour of his Maiesty to the love of truth and iustice , so will it be the clearest manifestation His Maiesty can give of the reallity of his Royall intention to His people , and lay the greatest obligation of duty love and obedience , upon them , and all good Subiects that his Marestie can expect from a loyall and true hearted people , which untill his Maiesty grant , their feares will keep them restlesse .

These most humble desires , the Commons conceive to be so iust , equall , seasonable and fuitable to his Maiesties gracious disposition that in honour , and iustice , he will not deny them to His People , being ( as they think ) the most hopefull meanes under heaven to secure his Maiesty & his people , from the approaching dangers and miseries of a bloody Warre , and to settle a firme and lasting peace between his Maiesty , his Parliament and People , which is that his Maiesty hath so often taken the Almighty God to witnesse , is the thing he so much desires ; wherein the Commons are confident and will expect , that the Lords and others of his Maiesties most honourable Privie Councell and all the Peers of this Realme , and others , attending his Maiesty , who desire the safety , peace and prosperity of his Maiesty , his People and Kingdoms wil ioyn with them ; and according to their relations offices , places , neernesse and credit with His Maiesty , will put forth their uttermost strength , Counsells and indeavours to preferre and accomplish these their humble d●sires to His Maiesty , otherwise they must think ( as they may have iust cause ) they are of the Malignant party , more willing to behold all of them , and this whole Kingdome streaming in blood , then relinquish their owne pernitious Councels and ends , and be ready to execute the Commands of the Parliament against them .

The differences themselves between His Maiesty , and His Parliament , in His Maiesties Declarations appeare to be Foure . First , Detaining His Towne and Magazine of Hull . Secondly , removing the Magazine and Armes thence to other places , and the like in other parts of the Kingdome . Thirdly , Putting the Militia in execution contrary to His Maiesties Proclamation . Fourthly , Making of Leavies , and raising of Men , Horse and Money ; And these all done by Orders and Ordinances of Par-liament , and ( as His Maiesties Declaration saith ) against His Maiesties pleasure , because it is against the law , and His Maiesties Prerogative , warranted by the law .

The only question then is , Whether these proceedings by both Houses of Parliament in this time of danger ( His Maiestie having refused to ioyne with them ) be against the fundamentall lawes of the Land , and His Maiesties Prerogative warranted by those lawes , and above the power , and priviledge of Parliament to meddle in for the safety of his Maiesties Royall Person His Kingdome and people ?

The Commons doe all know His Maiestie to be no expounder of lawes ( for so his Maiestie is pleased to professe ) as belonging neither to his Person , nor office , but therein to be guided by the iudgement and councells of others , to whom His Maiestie doth commit that trust , To give right iudgement betwixt His Maiestie and people ; and what Councellors his Maiesty hath had , and what expositions of Laws and Statutes have been made , during this present Parliament ; and how iniuriously His Maiesty , His Parliament and People , have been dealt with therein , is like to appeare in the Kingdomes confusion , if His Maiesties goodnesse and wisdome , in casting off such Councells , and speedy ioyning with his Parliament prevent it not .

And what service such evill Councellors have done to this Kingdome in former ●ime , and what exposition of Laws they have made , let the Petition of Right , granted by his Maiestie to all his Subiects in ease of their Grievances witnesse .

And what Councells they have given , and exposstion of Laws they have made ssnce that Petition granted , let Ship money coat , and Co●auct money , and many other uniust and illegall impositions layed upon His Maiesties Subiects , and Declared in the Parliaments Remonstrances witnesse also : And into what condition such pernitious Councells and Councellors , have brought this Kingdome and His Maiesties Kingdome of Ireland , at this present , let the consuming flames in the one , and the kindled fire in the other testifie .

The Parliament , the Commons doe know , and their Councells , Votes , Ordinances , Expositions and Declarations to His Maiestie , and his People , they heare and see attested under the authority of one or both Houses , and therefore are bound in reason and duty to beleeve their Proceedings are warranted by the Fundamentall laws of the Land , and are according to the Power and Priviledge of Parliament , untill the like or better authority appeare to the contrary . For those who expound the Laws to his Maiesty and are his Counsellors , they know not their Persons or names , neither see their hands attesting the Counsels they give , nor Expositions they make , which makes them suspect they are Men of darknesse , and such as flee from the light of Parliament . Wherefore it is the most humble desire of all His Maiesties good Subiects , that His Maiestie will put no longer confidence in their Councels or expositions of Laws ; but hearken to the advise of his great Councell the Parliament .

And whether it bee more meet , safe , iust and honourable , for his Maiestie and his Subiects to put confidence in the Councells and iudgements of such Councellors , and the exposition they make of Lawes , and the Power and Priviledges of Parliament , or in the Parliament , themselves being the great Counsell of the Kingdome , and the makers of all Laws , the Commons beseech His Maiestie and all the World to iudge .

As it is farre from the heart of every good Subiect to diminish the least part of His Maiesties Royall Prerogative , due by the Laws and Statutes of the Realme , being part of the inheritance of His Crowne and descended to His Maiestie from His Royall Progenitors , Kings of this Realme , so are all Subiects bound to maintain the Liberties , Rights and Priviledges , due and belonging to the Parliament and People of England , and the Lawes that defend and preserve the same , the one as being the iust and undoubted inheritance of His Maiestie , the other as their inheritance as iust and undoubtedly due to themselves & their Posterities , granted to their Predecessors more then five hundred Years past conrfimed to their Ancestors in all ages and not questioned or attempted to be violated , untill of late by the wicked Councell , and fraud of ill Ministers and Councellors ( who for their owne ends , and to obtain the favour of Princes ) have taken upon them the boldnesse , to advance the Prerogative above Law , and endeavoured to bring the Lawes and the Power and Priviledges of Parliament , to such construction themselves would make , thereby at once breaking in upon the Priviledges of Parliament , and the inheritance of the Subiect , and so by pretence of Law , to root up the foundation of Law , the Parliament it selfe .

The Commons do therefore most humbly beseech His Maiestie that the distractions , griefes and feares , of so many thousand thousands of His Loyall Subiects layed before his Maiesty , in this time of danger may prevaile with His Maiesty speedily to return to His Parliament , and there in the way of iustice to examine all misinformations his Maiesty hath had , both of Persons and Causes ; and let all Offenders whatsoever , tast the severity of his Maiesties iustice , who have been Counsellors , instruments , or actors , to make so great a breach betwixt His Maiestie and His Parliament , and put his Kingdome and People into so much danger , and so many losses in their estates , by the long decay of their Trading in all parts , caused by those divisions .

For the tumults which His Maiesty seemeth to flee from , the Commons doubt not , His Maiestie will find his Parliament , and all good Subiects , most willing to suppresse and punish , all unlawfull tumults and disorders caused by any Persons whatsoever , when it shall please His Maiesty to ioyne with his Parliament , in securing this and His other Kingdomes from the plots and designes of Jesuites , Papists and other instruments of theirs , whose worke it is now to disturbe the peace of his Maiesties Dominions , for preservation of their Spanish Monarchy , and Popish Tyranny , by suppressing or destroying of Prince , Parliament and People , that stand in their way : For the Commons would that all the world should know They are English Protestants , whose Religion is not founded either upon Superstirious Vanities , or Schismaticall Fancies , but upon the revealed will ▪ and well warranted word of God consonant to the sound and Orthodoxe Doctrine of the Church of England , whereunto They will allwayes submit , provided it may be purged from what gives iust occasion of scandall or offence ; and not so mixed or adorned with Rights and Ceremonies , that whilest the Body is drest , the Soule of Religion , which is life and power , should be lost : For God is a Spirit , and will be worshiped in Spirit and in Truth , which is the Freedome they aske ; without which , the Protestant Religion is but Protestant Profession , will make men but seeming Saints , while Devils , and set them but half the way to Heaven .