A copy of an intercepted letter from His Majesty to the Lords and Gentlemen, committees of the Scots Parliament, together with the officers of that army.
      
       
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         ESTC R211002
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             A copy of an intercepted letter from His Majesty to the Lords and Gentlemen, committees of the Scots Parliament, together with the officers of that army.
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
             Scotland. Parliament.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1648]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Dated at end: Carisbrook, Munday 31 July, 1648.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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             A
             COPY
          
           Of
           an
           intercepted
           Letter
           from
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           To
           the
           Lords
           and
           Gentenlemen
           ,
           Committees
           of
           the
           
             Scots
          
           Parliament
           ,
           together
           
             with
             the
             officers
             of
             that
          
           Army
           .
        
         
           MY
           Lords
           and
           Gentlemen
           :
           It
           is
           no
           small
           comfort
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           my
           Native
           Country
           hath
           so
           true
           a
           sense
           of
           my
           present
           Condition
           ,
           as
           I
           find
           expressed
           by
           your
           Letter
           of
           the
           eight
           of
           this
           Month
           ,
           and
           your
           Declaration
           ,
           both
           which
           I
           received
           upon
           Friday
           last
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           reason
           which
           makes
           you
           Discreetly
           and
           Generously
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           forbear
           to
           presse
           any
           thing
           to
           me
           ,
           hinders
           me
           likewise
           to
           make
           any
           particular
           Professions
           unto
           you
           ,
           left
           it
           may
           be
           imagined
           that
           desire
           of
           liberty
           should
           now
           be
           the
           only
           Secretary
           to
           my
           thoughts
           :
           Yet
           thus
           much
           I
           cannot
           but
           say
           ;
           that
           ,
           as
           in
           all
           humane
           Reason
           ,
           nothing
           but
           a
           
             free
             Presonall
             Treaty
          
           with
           me
           ,
           can
           settle
           the
           unhappy
           Distractions
           of
           these
           distressed
           Kingdomes
           :
           So
           ,
           if
           that
           could
           once
           be
           had
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           doubt
           ,
           but
           ,
           that
           (
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           )
           a
           happy
           Peace
           would
           soon
           follow
           .
           Such
           force
           (
           I
           believe
           )
           true
           Reason
           has
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           Men
           ,
           when
           it
           may
           be
           clearly
           and
           calmly
           heard
           ;
           and
           I
           am
           not
           ashamed
           ,
           at
           all
           times
           ,
           to
           professe
           ,
           that
           it
           hath
           ,
           and
           so
           shall
           be
           alwayes
           want
           of
           understanding
           ,
           not
           of
           will
           ,
           if
           I
           do
           not
           yeeld
           to
           Reason
           whensoever
           ,
           and
           from
           whomsoever
           I
           hear
           it
           ;
           and
           it
           were
           a
           strange
           thing
           ,
           if
           Reason
           should
           be
           lesse
           esteemed
           because
           it
           comes
           from
           me
           ,
           which
           (
           truly
           )
           I
           doe
           not
           expect
           from
           you
           :
           your
           Declaration
           seeming
           to
           me
           ,
           (
           and
           I
           hope
           your
           Actions
           will
           prove
           that
           I
           am
           not
           deceived
           )
           to
           be
           so
           well
           grounded
           upon
           
             Honour
          
           and
           
             Justice
             ;
          
           that
           albeit
           by
           way
           of
           opinion
           ,
           I
           cannot
           give
           a
           
             Placet
          
           to
           every
           Clause
           in
           it
           :
           Yet
           I
           am
           confident
           ,
           upon
           a
           calme
           and
           friendly
           Debate
           ,
           we
           shall
           very
           well
           agree
           .
           To
           conclude
           ;
           I
           cannot
           (
           for
           the
           present
           )
           better
           shew
           my
           thankfulnesse
           to
           you
           ,
           for
           the
           Generous
           and
           Loyall
           expressions
           of
           your
           Affections
           to
           me
           ,
           then
           by
           giving
           you
           my
           honest
           and
           sincere
           Advice
           ;
           which
           is
           ,
           Really
           and
           Constanstly
           ,
           without
           seeking
           private
           Ends
           ,
           to
           pursue
           the
           Publicke
           professions
           in
           your
           Declaration
           ,
           as
           sincere
           Christians
           &
           good
           Subjects
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           alwaies
           remembring
           ,
           that
           as
           the
           best
           foundation
           of
           Loyalty
           is
           Christianity
           ;
           So
           true
           Christianity
           teaches
           perfect
           Loyalty
           ,
           for
           without
           this
           Reciprocation
           ,
           neither
           is
           truely
           what
           they
           pretend
           to
           be
           :
           But
           I
           am
           both
           confident
           that
           needs
           not
           to
           you
           ,
           as
           likewise
           that
           you
           will
           rightly
           understand
           this
           ,
           which
           is
           affectionatly
           intended
           by
        
         
           
             
               Carisbrook
               ,
            
             Munday
             
               31
               
                 July
                 ,
              
               1648.
               
            
          
           
             YOUR
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