HAving received an Overture from several of our Loving Subjects in our Kingdom of Scotland, wherein is expressed very ample testimonies of their good affections to our Self, and their Solemn Protestation to endeavour to the ut­most of their power, the establishing Us in the Royal Throne and Dignity of our Father, to the end that all our lo­ving Subjects may be redeemed from those horrid outrages, that they are now under, by that sad and destructive Govern­ment of the mercilesse Sword.

For the satisfaction of all Our loving Subject, we have thought it very sutable to the duty of Our place, to do Our part to so good a work, in which we shall not think it below our Kingly Dignity, to Descend to any particular which may com­pose and settle the affections of Our meanest Subjects, since we are so conscious to Our Self of such upright intentions and endeavours, and only of such which are for the Peace and Happinesse of our bleeding Kingdoms; in which the prosperity of Our Subjects must be included, that we wish the most secret thought of our heart, were publisht to their view and examination.

We have several times done all that we could, to manifest the clearnesse and uprightness of Our intentions to all our Lo­ving Subjects, as likewise in Our last Propositions publishd in print by some of our friends in England, Signed by our Selfat Brussels; wherein we made provision both for all Our loving Subjects and the Souldiery, so far as might be with safety to Our Self and Kingdoms.

And now at last, being fully satisfied of your present (we hope successful) proceedings, in behalf of our Self and our Par­liament chosen by our Royal Father, do from the bottom of our hearts, without fraud, deceit, or any sinister by end, De­clare to you our Trusty and well beloved Subjects, That we shall be willing, and have already provided for your assistance of our own Native Countey 15000 horse and foot, being accomodated by the two Christian Kings, with Arms, Ammunition and all other provision, necessary for the carrying on so great a work, to establish the Gospel, and settle a true Peace amongst Our loving Subjects in Our long distracted Kingdoms; Being confident, and assuring Our Self, that we may put our whole trust in you, and our honourable Counsel elected by the good people of our Kingdom of Scoland. Not doub [...]ng in the least of your fidelity, though lately we were in great danger of being ensnared by that unparallel'd Traytor Sir George Booth and his party, amongst whom many of our Good friends were treacherously drawn in, by his Machavelion devises, to their very great detriment, both by imprisonment and losse of their Estates.

We do further hereby Declare, That whereas some of Our reproachful enemies have cast upon Us that false aspersion of forsaking the true Protestant Religion (thinking thereby to make us odious in the eys of Our Loving Subjects) and that if we should be established in the Royal Throne of our Father, we would utterly destroy and exterpa [...] the Gospel, with all the good godly people in Our Kingdoms, and advance the Romane Catholick Religion, We do abhorre any such thoughts, having been from Our infancy nurtured and brought up in the true, ancient, Catholick and Apostol [...]ck Faith; in defence whereof (God enabling us) we shall freely hazzard our Lives and fortunes; Not seeking Ou own Interest so much as the Interest, Rights, Priviledges, Lawes, Liberties, and Freedoms of our long enslaved Sub [...]ects, under the Egyptian bondage of Taxes, Excise, unusual Customs, Assessements, and Free-quartering of a Mercinary Army, Imposd on them by tyrannous Usurpers, who have by will and power governed our Kingdoms, destroying and massacring our Loving Subjects at pleasure; during the time of our exilement.

We shall now conjure all Our good Subjects (of what degree soever) by all the Bonds of Love, Duty or Obedience, that are precious to good men, to joyn with us for the recovery of the Peace of Our Kingdoms, and for the preservation thereof, to remove all their doubts and fears, which may interrupt their affection to our Self, and all their jealousies and apprehensions which may lessen their charity to each other, And then (if the sins of ou [...] Kingdoms have not prepared an evitable judgment for us all; God will yet make us a great and more glorious King over a free and happy people, then ever yet were any of Our Predecessors.