His Maiesties message, sent the twentieth of May, MDCXLIII.
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             His Maiesties message, sent the twentieth of May, MDCXLIII.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
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             Printed by Leonard Lichfield, printer to the Vniversity,
             Oxford [i.e., London] :
             1643.
          
           
             Actual place of publication from Wing.
             Expressing His Majesty's desire for peace, and demanding an answer to his message to Parliament of 12 April.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           HIS
           MAIESTIES
           MESSAGE
           Sent
           the
           twentieth
           of
           May
           ,
           MDCXL
           III.
           
        
         
           
             CHARLES
             R.
             
          
        
         
           SInce
           His
           Majesties
           Message
           of
           the
           twelfth
           of
           April
           ,
           (
           in
           which
           He
           conceived
           He
           had
           made
           such
           an
           overture
           for
           the
           immediate
           disbanding
           of
           all
           Armies
           ,
           and
           composure
           of
           these
           miserable
           and
           present
           Distractions
           by
           a
           full
           and
           free
           convention
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           a
           perfect
           and
           setled
           Peace
           would
           have
           ensued
           :
           )
           Hath
           in
           all
           this
           time
           ,
           above
           a
           full
           Month
           ,
           procured
           no
           answer
           from
           both
           Houses
           ;
           His
           Majesty
           might
           well
           believe
           Himselfe
           absolved
           both
           before
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           from
           the
           least
           possible
           charge
           of
           not
           having
           used
           His
           uttermost
           endeavours
           for
           Peace
           .
           Yet
           when
           He
           considers
           that
           the
           sense
           of
           all
           this
           Calamity
           is
           in
           the
           bowels
           of
           His
           owne
           Kingdome
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           blood
           which
           is
           spilt
           of
           his
           owne
           subjects
           ,
           and
           that
           what
           victory
           soever
           (
           it
           shall
           please
           God
           to
           give
           him
           )
           must
           bee
           over
           those
           ,
           who
           ought
           not
           to
           have
           lifted
           up
           their
           hands
           against
           him
           ,
           when
           he
           considers
           that
           these
           desperate
           civill
           dissentions
           may
           incourage
           and
           invite
           a
           forreigne
           Enemy
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           prey
           of
           the
           whole
           Nation
           :
           That
           Ireland
           is
           in
           present
           danger
           to
           be
           totally
           lost
           :
           That
           the
           heavy
           judgements
           of
           God
           ,
           plague
           ,
           pestilence
           ,
           and
           famine
           ,
           will
           be
           the
           inevi●able
           attendants
           of
           this
           unnaturall
           contention
           :
           And
           that
           in
           a
           short
           time
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           so
           generall
           a
           habit
           of
           uncharitablenesse
           and
           cruelty
           contracted
           through
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           ,
           That
           even
           Peace
           it selfe
           will
           not
           restore
           his
           people
           to
           their
           old
           temper
           and
           security
           ;
           His
           Majesty
           cannot
           but
           againe
           call
           for
           an
           Answer
           to
           that
           His
           Gracious
           Message
           ,
           which
           gives
           so
           faire
           a
           rise
           to
           end
           these
           unnaturall
           distractions
           :
           And
           His
           Majesty
           doth
           this
           with
           the
           more
           earnestnesse
           ,
           because
           he
           doubts
           not
           the
           condition
           of
           His
           Armies
           in
           severall
           parts
           ,
           the
           strength
           of
           Horse
           ,
           Foot
           ,
           Artillery
           ,
           His
           plenty
           of
           Ammunition
           ,
           (
           when
           some
           men
           lately
           might
           conceive
           He
           wanted
           )
           is
           so
           well
           knowne
           and
           understood
           ,
           that
           it
           must
           be
           confest
           ,
           nothing
           but
           the
           tendernesse
           and
           love
           to
           His
           People
           ,
           and
           those
           Christian
           impressions
           ,
           which
           alwaies
           live
           ,
           and
           He
           hopes
           alwayes
           shall
           dwell
           in
           His
           heart
           ,
           could
           move
           Him
           once
           more
           to
           haza●d
           a
           refusall
           :
           And
           He
           requires
           them
           as
           they
           will
           answer
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           Himselfe
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           no
           longer
           suffer
           their
           fellow
           Subjects
           to
           welter
           in
           each
           others
           bloud
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           remember
           by
           whose
           authority
           and
           to
           what
           end
           they
           met
           in
           the
           Councell
           ;
           and
           send
           such
           an
           Answer
           to
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           as
           may
           open
           a
           doore
           to
           let
           in
           a
           firme
           peace
           and
           security
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           .
           If
           His
           Majesty
           shall
           againe
           be
           disappointed
           of
           His
           intentions
           therein
           ,
           the
           bloud
           ,
           rapine
           ,
           and
           destruction
           ,
           which
           may
           follow
           in
           England
           and
           Ireland
           ,
           will
           be
           cast
           upon
           the
           account
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           are
           deafe
           to
           the
           motive
           of
           Peace
           and
           Accommodation
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           OXFORD
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Leonard
             Lichfield
             ,
          
           Printer
           to
           the
           Vniversty
           ,
           1643.