British Library, Additional MS 11045
The last weeke
all the subscrybing Lords of the Petit
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King vseth all the Peeres w
day last being the 24th makes a good speech to them, That vpon
invasions, when Dangers were neere and instant, the Custome of
his Ma
of the Peeres by their Advice to giue timely remedy to such evills
as could not admitt the delay of calling a Parliam
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the Kingdome: In the first place, the King declared, that of
himselfe hee had resolued to call his Parliam
having order to issue writts to assemble the Parliam
of November next, whither if the Subiects bring those good
affecc
parte to make it a happie meeting: but his Ma
present Advice in two thinge, w
meeting, first, what Answer to giue to the petic
and in what manner to treate w
giue a surer Iudgm
clearely and truly informed of the state of the whole businesse,
and vpon what reasons the Advices, that the privy Councell gaue
his Ma
shalbee kept on foote, and mayntained, whiles the supply of a Parliam
may be had, for so long, as the Scotts Army remaynes in England, his
Ma
be an vnspeakeable losse to all that parte of the Kingdome, by sub=
iecting them to the greedy appetite of Rebells, besides the unspea=
kable dishonour, that would thereby fall vpon this Nac
farre the Kings Speech; And nowe the King hath wholly
put this busines into the hands of his Peeres to doe what
they shall see fitt w
vpon dishono
in it, the dishonour shall fall vpon them, and their posterity, but
as they agree, so it shall stand, and because the Scotts in a
newe petic
English Lords, therefore theis 16. following are appoynted to meete
and treate at Rippon. Bedford, Hartford, Essex, Salisbury
Bristowe Warwicke, Holland, and Barkshire, Barons Pagett,
Mandavile, Pawlett, Wharton, Howard, Dunsmore, Savile,
and Brooke: