THe Parliament of Scotland have sate very close, about the disposall of His Majesties Royall Person, and his fu­ture Reigne and Government of himselfe and his Royall Posterity, which indeed is a thing of high concernment and very much desired, by his Majesties Subjects within the Kingdome of England: their hearts relen­ting, untill the time of expitation, of the great businesse now in dispence, betweene [Page 2] the Soveraigne and the Subject; their eyes being fully fixed upon this State-Object, longing to see that happy day of the joyfull returne of their Gracious Soveraigne, to his Tribunall Throne at London.

For, the accomplishing of these their long-wished desires, His Majesties loyall Subjects, (the Parlia­ments of both Kingdomes) doe likewise endeavour to bring to a speedy period, and instant of time; if so be, his gracious Majesty would be pleased, to hear­ken to the faithfull advice of His two great Coun­cels, by signing the Propositions, and taking the Covenant, that so the distractions of the Church of England, may be fully composed, and the purity of Religion firmely established, within His Majesties Realmes and Dominions.

And to this end, the Estates of Scotland, do freely and unanimously concurre with the Parliament of England, for the humble advising of his Majesty to condiscend to these their Propositions, viz.

1. That his Majesty would be plea­sed (no longer to continue in this adverse way) but to unite himselfe with them, and to give his Royall assent for the sig­ning of the Propositions; that so, all dif­ferences may be composed within his Ma­jesties [Page 3] Realmes of England and Scot­land.

2. That his Majestie would be gra­ciously pleased to unite his Royall heart with his Subjects of both Kingdomes, by taking that blessed Covenant, first drawn up, by the divine will and pleasure of the great Iehovah, in the highest Throne, and here confirmed upon Earth, (by his omnipotent power) for the finishing of his great Worke; that so the purity and light of his Gospell, might spring and grow up, both in the hearts of Prince and People, and shine in all lustre, throughout the Realmes of England and Scotland.

3. That his Majesty would be plea­sed to embrace these their humble and loyall Desires, by signing the Propositions and taking the Covenant, His Subjects of Scotland do declare, that his gracious [Page 4] Majesty and his Royall Posterity, should not suffer in the least, &c.

And for the further effecting of this gallant worke, no meanes and waies is unsought by the Commissio­ners of both Kingdomes for the retarding of it, but doth daily use their utmost endeavours for the attai­ning of the same, which God grant may be speedily b [...]ought to a period.

For, how would his Majesties Loyall Subjects re­joyce, to heare that tryumphant sound, and melodi­ous Eccho, of his Majesties concurrence with his great Councells, by setting his Royall hand to signe the Propositions, and bending his gracious heart to receive this faithfull Covenant.

The Kings Majesty is verb desirous to come neere [Page 6] London, but yet expresseth himselfe very gallantly at Holmby, and is very familiar with the Commissio­ners of both Kingdomes, and hath had severall Con­ferences with the English Divines, about Religion and the Government of the Church of England, ha­ving propounded severall Reasons unto them, why he will not give his Royall assent for the confirming of the Presbyteriall way, and setling of the Directo­ry: Desiring likewise to have a Conference with twelve Learned Divines of the Episcopall Govern­ment, that so he may be cleered of some points, which as yet seemeth very strange unto him.

But as Mr. Marshall and M. Caroll doth use their ut­most endeavours for the convincing of his Majesty, and to cleer some scruples about the Directory, which his Majesty objects against: But within few dayes wee hope to heare of the happy tydings of his Ma­jesties Royall assent, to the desire and humble suppli­cation of his great Councell the Parliaments of both Kingdomes.