His Majesties gracious message to the House of Commons England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B02069 of text R173760 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C3038AA). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 B02069 Wing C3038AA ESTC R173760 52612066 ocm 52612066 179351 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B02069) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179351) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2786:12) His Majesties gracious message to the House of Commons England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. 1 sheet ([1] p.) by a Society of Stationers, Re-printed at Edinburgh : 1660. Caption title. Royal arms at head of text; initial letter. Dated: June 20. 1660. Concerning the bill of indemnity, 18 June 1660. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland. eng Amnesty -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688 -- Sources. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. B02069 R173760 (Wing C3038AA). civilwar no His Majesties gracious message to the House of Commons England and Wales. Sovereign 1660 949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon or coat of arms HIS MAJESTIES GRACIOUS MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE of COMMONS . CHARLES R. WE have had too ample a manifestation of your Affection and Duty towards Us , the good effect whereof is notorious to the World , to make the least doubt of the continuance and improvement thereof , or in the least degree to dislike what you have done , 〈◊〉 to complain of what you have left undone . We know well the weight of those Affairs which depend upon your Counsels , and the time that must unavoidably be spent in Debates , where there must naturally be difference of Opinion and Judgement , amongst those whose desires of the Puplique Peace and Safety , are the same ; And neither We nor You must be over much troubled , if We find Our good Intentions , and the unwearied paines We take to Reduce those good Intentions into Reall Acts , for the quiet and security of the Nation , misrepresented and mis-interpreted , by those who are in truth , afflicted to see the Publique Distractions , by Gods blessing , so near an end ; and , by others upon whose weaknesse , fears and jealousies , the Activity , and cunning of those Ill men , have too great an Influence . How wonderfull , and miraculous soever the great harmony of Affections between Us and Our good Subjects is , and that it is so visible and manifest to the World , that there scarce appears the view of any clould to overshadow or disturb it ; yet , We must not think that God Almighty hath wrought the Miracle to that degree , that a Nation , so miserably divided for so many Years , is so soon , and entirely United in their Affections and Endeavours as were to be wished ; but that the evil Consciences of many Men continue so awake for Mischief , that they are not willing to take Rest themselves , or to suffer others to take it : And We have all had too sad experience of the unhappy effects of Fears and Jealousies , how groundlesse and unreasonable soever , not to think it very necessary to apply all timely and proper remedies to those Distempers , and to prevent the Inconveniencies and Mischiefs , which too naturally flow from thence : We well foresaw , that the great violation which the Laws of the Land had for so many years sustained , had filled the hearts of the People , with a terrible Apprehension of Insecurity to themselves , if all they had said and done should be lyable to be examined and punished by those Laws , which had been so violated ; and that nothing could establish the Security of King and People , but a full Provision , that the returning to the Reverence and Obedience of the Law , ( which is good for Us all ) should not turn to the Ruine of any , who are willing and fit to receive that Protection hereafter from the Law , and to pay that Subjection to it , that is just and necessary , and therefore We made that free Offer of a General Pardon , in such a manner as is expressed in Our Declaration , and how ready and desirous We are to make good the same , appears by Our Proclamation , which We have issued out upon , and according to your Desire . However it is evident , that all We have , or do offer , doth not enough compose the minds of Our People , nor in their Opinions can their Security be provided for , till the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion be passed ; and We find great Industry is used by those , ( who do not wish that Peace to the Kingdome they ought to do ) to perswade Our good Subjects , that We have no mind to make good our Promises , which in Truth We desire to perform for Our own sake as well as Theirs : And We do therefore very earnestly recommend it to you , that all possible expedition be used in the passing that most necessary Act , whereby Our good Subjects generally will be satisfied , that their Security is in their own Hands , and depends upon their future Actions , and that they are free for all that is past ; and so all the Endeavours of ill Men will be disappointed , which would perswade them not to do well now , because they have heretofore done amisse . And We are the more engaged to this Our Recommendation , because upon the Reflection of your eminent Zeal and Affection for Our Service , and hearty Concurrence with Us in all We have desired from you , men are apt to perswade others ( though they do not believe it themselves ) that the passing this Act is therefore deserred , because We do not enough presse the Dispatch of it ; which We do desire from our heart , and are confident you will the sooner do , upon this Our earnest Recommendation . Wednesday , June 20. 1660. ORdered , That his Majesties gracious Message to the House , delivered by Mr. Secratary Morris , the 18. of June instant , and then Read , be forthwith Printed and Published . Will. Jessop Clerk of the Commons House of Parliament . Re-printed at Edinburgh by a Society of Stationers , 1660.