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Letter: king's letter to the privy council

Follows his majesty's missive for warrant of the act above-written:

Charles Rex, right trusty and right well-beloved cousin and councillor, right trusty and well-beloved cousins and councillors and right trusty and well-beloved councillors, we greet you well. After long time and many meetings between the commissioners of both our kingdoms for a general association for the fishing, whereat we ourself for the most part was present, the business being now to our great contentment concluded with mutual consent of both, as may appear by the charters which we send you herewith, drawn up according to the heads that were agreed upon, wherein we have had a special care to preserve the dignity of that our ancient kingdom, both in the placing thereof and in the appending of the seals; and our pleasure is that you pass the charter which we have given as king of Scotland, England and Ireland immediately under our great seal of Scotland in the first place, that thereafter the same may be returned and the great seal of England appended thereto in the second place, and that you cause append the great seal of that our kingdom of Scotland in the second place to the other charter given by us as king of England, Scotland and Ireland, to which the seal of England is already appended in the first place, and for your further warrant relating to this (besides this letter) we have sent to you two signatures, according to the custom of that our kingdom, as warrant for both the charters, together with the Latin charter signed by us as king of England, Scotland and Ireland, of which charters and signatures you shall make use as you shall think fit or as need shall require. And because it is thought expedient that both the charters be of one date, it is our further pleasure that you make yours of the date with the other of this our kingdom, which is dated at Westminster, 19 July 1632, that a greater conformity be in such records as concern a work of that consequence. Which specially recommending to your care, we bid you heartily farewell. From our court at Oatlands, 31 July 1632.