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THE COPY OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARLE OF FORTH'S LETTER TO THE EARLE OF ESSEX: AND THE COPY OF HIS MAIESTIES LETTER TO THE LORDS and COMMONS OF PARLIAMENT Aſſembled at Weſtminster:

Sent encloſed in the ſame 3, March 1643.

OXFORD March 7.

Printed by LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the Vniverſity 1643.
The Copy of His Excellency the Earle of FORTH'S Letter to the Earle of Eſsex. MY LORD,

I Have received your Letter of the 19th of the laſt Month, which according to my duty, I ſhewed to His MAjESTY, who, obſerving in it your Expreſsions concerning Peace, (that whenſoever you ſhall receive any directions to thoſe that have entruſted you, you ſhall uſe your beſt endeavours) is gratiouſly pleaſed to ſend this encloſed, which is deſired may be delivered according to the directions.

Your Lordſhips humble Servant FORTH. Oxon. March 3. 1643.
C. R.

O Ʋt of Our moſt tender and pious ſenfe of the ſad and bleeding condition of this Our Kingdom, and Our unwearied deſires to apply all remedies, which by the blessing of Almighty God, may recover it from an utter ruine; By the advice of the Lords and Commons of Parliament aſſembled at Oxford, We doe Propound and Deſire, that a convenient number of fit Perſons, may be appoynted and authorized by you to meet with all convenient ſpeed, at ſuch Place as you ſhall nominate, with an equall number of fit Perſons, whom We ſhall appoynt and authorize to treat of the Wayes and Meanes to ſettle the preſent diſtractions of this Our Kingdom, and to procure a happy Peace. And Particularly, how all the Members of both Houſes, may ſecurely meet in a full and free Convention of Parliament, there to Treat, conſult and agree upon ſuch things, as may conduce to the maintenance and defence of the true reformed Proteſtant Religion, with due conſideration to all juſt, and reaſonable eaſe of tender Conſciences; to the ſetling and maintaining of Our juſt Rights and Priviledges; of the Rights and Priviledges of Parliament, the Lawes of the Land, the Liberty and Property of the Subject; and all other expedients that may conduce to that bleſſed end of a firme and Laſting Peace, both Church aud State, and a perfect underſtanding betwixt Vs and Our People, wherein no endeavours or Concurrency of Ours ſhall be wanting. And God direct your hearts in the wayes of Peace.

Given at Our Court at Oxford, the third day of March. 1643.

Superſcribed, To the Lords and Commons of Parliament Aſſembled at Westminster.