WE will not repeat what means We have used to prevent the dange­rous and distracted estate of the Kingdome, nor how those means have bin interpreted, because be­ing desirous to avoid effusion of blood, We are willing to decline all memory of former bitternes that might make Our offer of a Treatie lesse readily accepted.

We never did Declare, nor ever intended to De­clare both Our Houses of Parliament Traitours, or set up our Standard against them, and much lesse to put them and this Kingdome out of our Protecti­on: We utterly Professe against it before God and the World. And further, to remove all possible Scru­ples which may hinder the Treaty so much desired by Us; We hereby Promise, so that a day be appoin­ted by you for the revoking of your Declarations a­gainst [Page 4] all Persons as Traitours or otherwayes, for assisting of Us, We shall with all cheerfulnesse upon the same day recall Our Proclamations and Declarations, and take downe our Standard: In which Treaty, We shall be ready to grant any thing that shall be really for the good of our Subjects; Con­juring you to consider the bleeding condition of Ire­land, and the dangerous condition of England, in as high a degree as by these Our offers We have decla­red Our Selfe to do: And assuring you that Our chiefe desire in this world is to beget a good understanding and mutuall confidence betwixt Us and Our two Houses of Parliament.

WHereas His Majesty in a Mes­sage, received the fifth of Sep­tember, requires that the Par­liament would revoke their Decla­rations against such persons as have assisted His Majesty in this unnatu­rall War against His Kingdom: It is this day Ordered and Declared by the Lords and Commons, That the Arms which they have been forced to take up and shall be forced to take up for the preservation of the Parli­ament, Religion, the Laws and Li­berties of the Kingdom, shall not be laid down, untill His Majesty shall [Page 6] withdraw His Protection from such persons as have been Voted by both Houses to be Delinquents, or that shall by both Houses be voted to be Delinquents, and shall leave them to the Justice of the Parliament, to be proceeded with, according to their demerits; to the end that both this, and succeeding Generations may take warning with what danger they incur the like haynous crimes, and also to the end that those great charges and damages wherewithall the Common wealth hath been bur­thened in the Premisses, since His Majesties departure from the Parlia­ment, may be born by the Delin­quents, and other malignant and dis­affected persons: And that all His Majesties good and well-affected [Page 7] Subjects, who by Loan of Monies, or otherwise at their charge have as­sisted the Common-wealth, or shall in like manner hereafter assist the Common wealth, in time of ex­treme danger, may be repayed all Sums of Money by them lent for those purposes, and be satisfied their charges so sustained, out of the Estates of the said Delinquents, and of the malignant and dis-affected party in this Kingdome.