n this your Majesties ancient Kingdome, and members
of this present Nationall Assembly, Having expected to finde at our
meeting, a gracious and Satisfactory returne to those humble
representations made to your Majestie at the _Hague_, by the Commissioners
of this Kirk, cannot but expresse our great sorrow and griefe, that your
Majesties goodnes has been so far abused, As that not only the just and
necessary desires presented by them to your Majestie, which so much
concerne the glory of God, your owne honour and happinesse, the peace and
safety of your Kingdomes, are utterly frustrated, as wee perceive by the
paper delivered in answer to them; but also this Assembly hath not
received so much as any signification by letter of your Majesties minde:
Which princely condescension had not wont to be wanting in your Royall
Father, to former Generall Assemblyes, even in times of greatest distance.

Our witnesse is in heaven, and record on high, that wee are not conscious
to our Selves of any undutifull thought or disloyall affection, that might
have procured this at your Majesties hands; And that, as wee doe from our
hearts abominate and detest that horrid fact of the Sectaryes against the
life of your Royall Father our late Soveraigne, So it is the unfained and
earnest desire of our soules, that the Ancient Monarchicall government of
these Kingdoms, may be established and flourish in your Majesties person
all the dayes of your life, and be continued in your royall Family which
by divine providence hath without interruption raigned over us and our
predecessors for so many Generations since the time that we were a
Kingdom, And that there is nothing under the glory of God, and cause of
our Lord Jesus Christ, for which wee doe more heartily solicit the throne
of grace, Or would more readily expose unto hazard all that is deare to us
in the world, then for this. And now though this very great discouragement
might incline us to hold our peace at this time, Yet the tendernesse and
uprightnesse of our affection and Love to your Majesties happinesse (which
many waters cannot quench) together with the Conscience of our duty which
Our Lord and Master has laid upon us, in this our place and station,
constraineth us, yea, and your Majesties owne goodnesse and gracious
disposition, whereof the late Commissioners have given us so Large a
testimony, Doth much encourage us, to renew our addresses to your Majestie
in this humble faithfull represen