A letter sent from the Kings Majestie to the Lords of His privie councell of the kingdome of Scotland.
      
       
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             A letter sent from the Kings Majestie to the Lords of His privie councell of the kingdome of Scotland.
             Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by Robert Young, His Majesties printer for the kingdome of Scotland,
             London :
             [1642]
          
           
             At bottom of text: Given at our court at Yorke, the 20. of May, 1642.
             Charles R. desires to make known his dispositions more fully. Feels [he] .. must preserve his right and authority. .. He has been charged with [1] being Popishly affected, [2] being the cause of the Irish bloodshed, [3] intending to bring in foreign forces. These charges are untrue.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
             With engraving of royal seal at head of document.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           Prerogative, Royal -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           SENT
           FROM
           THE
           KINGS
           MAJESTIE
           TO
           THE
           LORDS
           OF
           HIS
           PRIVIE
           COUNCELL
           OF
           THE
           KINGDOME
           OF
           
             SCOTLAND
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHARLES
             R.
             
          
        
         
           RIght
           trustie
           and
           wel-beloved
           Cousins
           ,
           and
           Councellers
           ,
           We
           greet
           you
           well
           .
           Although
           We
           have
           already
           written
           Our
           minde
           to
           you
           Our
           Councell
           ;
           yet
           upon
           Our
           second
           thoughts
           ,
           arising
           especially
           from
           some
           bad
           rumours
           ,
           coming
           to
           Our
           knowledge
           ,
           We
           finde
           it
           necessarie
           both
           for
           Our Selfe
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           good
           of
           that
           Our
           kingdome
           ,
           to
           declare
           ,
           and
           make
           knowne
           both
           Our
           disposition
           and
           desires
           more
           fully
           .
        
         
           Wee
           know
           and
           feele
           the
           charge
           to
           be
           great
           ,
           and
           the
           place
           to
           be
           high
           ,
           wherein
           God
           (
           the
           King
           of
           kings
           )
           hath
           placed
           Us
           ,
           and
           that
           We
           must
           render
           an
           accompt
           of
           all
           Our
           actions
           to
           him
           ,
           who
           in
           his
           owne
           time
           shall
           judge
           all
           men
           without
           exception
           of
           persons
           .
           We
           have
           no
           other
           intentions
           ,
           but
           by
           Our
           government
           ,
           to
           honour
           him
           by
           whom
           Kings
           raigne
           ,
           and
           to
           procure
           the
           good
           of
           Our
           people
           :
           and
           for
           this
           end
           to
           preserve
           the
           right
           and
           authoritie
           wherewith
           God
           hath
           vested
           Us
           ,
           and
           which
           by
           his
           Providence
           hath
           been
           derived
           to
           Us
           ,
           by
           many
           Princely
           progenitors
           :
           in
           the
           which
           glory
           that
           Our
           ancient
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           native
           Realme
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           doth
           participate
           .
        
         
           We
           did
           not
           require
           of
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           should
           sit
           as
           Judges
           upon
           the
           affaires
           of
           another
           Kingdome
           :
           We
           onely
           intended
           to
           have
           both
           Our
           sufferings
           and
           Our
           actions
           ,
           (
           as
           they
           are
           exprest
           in
           many
           papers
           past
           betwixt
           Us
           and
           Our
           Parliament
           )
           made
           throughly
           knowne
           unto
           you
           :
           that
           since
           We
           have
           none
           besides
           you
           whom
           Wee
           can
           acquaint
           with
           Our
           proceedings
           ,
           you
           may
           clearly
           see
           that
           We
           have
           been
           so
           far
           from
           wronging
           Our
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           that
           We
           have
           given
           them
           all
           satisfaction
           ,
           even
           above
           that
           which
           they
           themselves
           in
           the
           beginning
           did
           expresse
           ,
           or
           almost
           desire
           :
           and
           as
           much
           as
           could
           well
           consist
           with
           the
           safety
           of
           Our
           Person
           and
           Honour
           .
           We
           will
           not
           put
           you
           in
           minde
           of
           your
           naturall
           affection
           toward
           Us
           ,
           which
           We
           know
           will
           rather
           be
           kindled
           then
           extinguished
           by
           Our
           distresse
           :
           Nor
           of
           your
           Covenant
           ,
           wherein
           you
           are
           zealous
           of
           Our
           Greatnesse
           and
           Authority
           ,
           and
           which
           standeth
           in
           that
           sense
           wherein
           you
           did
           sweare
           and
           subscribe
           it
           :
           Nor
           of
           the
           many
           good
           Lawes
           made
           in
           Our
           late
           Parliament
           (
           of
           which
           We
           hope
           the
           present
           and
           succeeding
           generations
           shall
           reap
           the
           fruits
           ,
           when
           We
           are
           dead
           and
           gone
           :
           )
           Nor
           of
           the
           many
           promises
           made
           to
           Us
           ,
           upon
           which
           We
           were
           willing
           to
           yeeld
           to
           such
           things
           for
           settling
           the
           government
           of
           that
           Our
           Kingdome
           ,
           in
           Our
           personall
           absence
           ,
           which
           neither
           could
           We
           have
           granted
           ,
           nor
           would
           you
           have
           craved
           (
           as
           your selves
           did
           professe
           )
           had
           Our
           greater
           affaires
           permitted
           Our
           residence
           amongst
           you
           .
           And
           whereas
           We
           are
           most
           unjustly
           blamed
           and
           calumniated
           ,
           1.
           
           That
           We
           are
           popishly
           affected
           :
           2.
           
           That
           We
           are
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           bloud-shed
           in
           
             Ireland
             :
          
           3.
           
           That
           We
           intend
           to
           bring
           in
           forraigne
           Forces
           :
           We
           here
           do
           protest
           and
           declare
           in
           presence
           of
           him
           who
           knowes
           the
           most
           secret
           of
           Our
           intentions
           and
           actions
           ,
           that
           We
           are
           no
           wayes
           conscious
           to
           Our Selfe
           of
           the
           guiltinesse
           of
           any
           of
           the
           saids
           aspersions
           :
           and
           do
           take
           him
           to
           witnesse
           Our
           innocency
           therein
           ,
           who
           onely
           hath
           the
           priviledge
           to
           be
           the
           searcher
           of
           hearts
           .
           And
           if
           any
           after
           so
           full
           and
           plaine
           profession
           shall
           distrust
           this
           Our
           free
           declaration
           ,
           We
           attest
           God
           ,
           that
           the
           fault
           is
           in
           the
           malignity
           of
           their
           rebellious
           humours
           ,
           and
           no
           wayes
           deserved
           on
           Our
           part
           .
        
         
           
             Given
             at
             Our
             Court
             at
             
               YORKE
               ,
            
             
               
                 the
              
               20.
               
                 of
              
               May
               ,
               1642.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             Robert
             Young
             ,
          
           His
           Majesties
           Printer
           for
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           SCOTLAND
           .