PUblike dangers cannot bee with too much care over­lookt, and when the whole estate of a Kingdome lyes at stake by the malice of some ill affected members belonging to the said body. Conspiracies of this grand and de­sperate nature are not easily prevented: For this end Parliaments, who are the eye of the Kingdome, have been elected and che­rished, and continually by their cares and consultations have People and Kingdome bin preserved from imminent destruction. And yet in this miserable Kingdome things are so disjoynted, the publike peace so disturbed, and all things which may promote ruine and accelerate destruction; [Page]so out of frame, that it seemes very diffi­cult unto that supreame Court, the grand counsell of this Kingdome, to reduce the destructions of this State to their pristine peace and integrity. They have sought all plausible wayes for remedy, and now at the last, when nothing else will doe, Immedicabile vulnus. Ense recidendum est, ne pars sincera trahetur The Sword, although very unwillingly hath been drawne, yea dipt and dyed in Scarlet, as if it blusht at the unnaturall practise it was constrained unto, and yet since they have most hum­bly beseecht His Gracious Majesty to give an eare unto the Desires of His faithfull Counsell the Parliament now assembled, whereby the effusion of much innocent blood may bee prevented, which of nece­ssity must ensue with the hazzard of the whole Kingdome, without some mature course to stay and remedy the now grow­ing dangers on foot: Yet this also hath taken small effect by reason of his wicked counsell, whose crooked and backward [Page]dispositions to peace, doe still incense His Majesties good disposition to the prosecution of this most unnaturall Warr against his Parliament, the representative Body of the whole Kingdome. Where­upon considering how the Malignant partie doth daily encrease, and grow stronger and stronger; And how not onely this, but the Kingdome of Scot­land may also cousequently bee endange­red by this unnaturall Warre; they passed a Declaration, and sent it into Scotland with all speed that might bee, the substance whereof is here according to the best and truest information set downe.

THat notwithstanding their continuall care to suppress this growing Hydra in its proceedings, yet still the daungerous distempers continue here, and are so farr from being composed, that therr remains but very smal hopes to accomplish so hap­py, and desired an end as their endeavours and intentions have aimed at in all their consultatious; For the Papists whose Re­solutions have leveled at the subversion of this Church and State, and not only some of meaner quality and ability, but even the most powerfull, and those of greater eminence, in the Northerne parts of this Kingdome, and also in diverse other Counties thereof, do still persist and pro­ceed in raysing of forces against the Parliament, whereby they eadeavour to stay and for to prohibite all manner of Reformation either in Church or in the Common-wealth.

And that not onely in the bowels of this Nation but in that by their procurement great endeavours are used in Forraigne [Page]parts great endeavours are used, to intro­duce and bring in, all power and force from other Countries, which are intended to Land at New Castle, or some other place within this Kingdom. And also that those forces are determined to joyne with the Paq [...]sts forces in the North, whereby that Kingdom of Scotland alwell as this will run into destruction. For it is to be con­ceived, when our neighbours house is on fire ours is not secure, wherefore both hou­ses of Parliament conceiving the daunger now approaching, have thought fit to send this their Declaration to their well affect­ed brethren of Scotland, that both ours and their misery may be prevented, before it take fast hold on them and us, and then prove incurable.

That they would therfore make all speed to prepare such forces as may quiet these stormes, and that they would raise such forces as they thinke fiting to reme­dy these present evils, and to come into England to assist this languishing King­dome [Page]from the hands of bloody Papists, and by this meanes the whole Kingdome may take iust notice, and be truly inform­ed notwithstanding all scandalous reports. That the Parliament still have a most Pi­ous care, aswell for the future estate, as the present of this Kingdome, in case that the Cavaleers, and the rest of his Maiesties ill Councell should prevaile with him, and that by them he should be seduced, so that he should not hearken to the faithfull and just desires of his most Loyall Subjects now assembled in Parliament.