. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . ad done,and to let them clearly know, That as he would deny them nothing that was fit for Them to ask, fo he would yield to no- thing that was unreafonable for Him to grant; and that he would have nothing extorted from him, that he was not very* well inclined to confent to. So,within few days after his com-ng thither
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . ad done,and to let them clearly know, That as he would deny them nothing that was fit for Them to ask, fo he would yield to no- thing that was unreafonable for Him to grant; and that he would have nothing extorted from him, that he was not very* well inclined to confent to. So,within few days after his com-ng thither, he fent them a Declaration (which he caufed to berinted, and, in the Frontifpiece, recommended to the conlide-ation of all his loving Subjedts) in Anfwer to that prefentedo him at New-Market fome days before: He told them, That, though that Declaration, prefented to him HUUajejiys•f New-Market from both Houfes of Parliament, was of fo ^^^i^^ation•^ flrange a Nature,in refpedt of what he expedted (after fo many {^^J^^^^ ** Ads of Grace and Favour to his People) and fome expref- i^^i^ ^ fions in it fo different from the ufual Language to Princes,that he might well take a very long time tq cpnfiderit;^^yet the clearniefs and uprightnefs of his Confcience to God, and. 46o The Htftory BookV. * and love to his Subjedts, had fupplied him with a fpeedyAnfwer^ and his unalterable affedtion to his People pre-*vailed wicb him to fupprefs that palTion, which might well*^ enough become him upon fuch invitation. He faid, he*^ had reconfiderd his Anfwer of the firft of that Month at** Theobalds^ which was urgd to have given juft caufe of for**^ row to his Subjedts ^ but, he faid, whoever looked over** that MefTage (which was in efFedi to tell him, that if he* would not joyn with them in an Adl, which he conceived*might prove prejudicial and dangerous to him, and the* whole Kingdom, they would make a Law without him, and*Mmpofe it upon his People) would not think that fuddain*^ Anfwe
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