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[The remonstrance of the estates of parliament concerning the Prince Elector Palatine]

The humble remonstrance of the estates of parliament to his sacred majesty concerning [Charles Louis], Prince Elector Palatine

Most gracious sovereign,

We, the estates of parliament, representing the body of this your majesty's ancient and native kingdom, do in all humility presume to remonstrate to your sacred majesty the true sense and feeling the whole country has had and do more and more take to heart of the manifold sufferings your majesty's only sister and her princely children, the Prince Elector Palatine and his brethren and sisters, have endured these many years bygone in the defrauding and debarring of them from their lawful estate and possessions, wherein your majesty's whole dominions (but more particularly this your majesty's native kingdom) are so far concerned that according to their power and abilities they are obliged by bonds of duty, nature and Christianity to use all lawful and ordinary means for obtaining them to be restored to their ancient inheritance and dignities. The many bygone obstructions and continued delays, notwithstanding of all the fair dealing used by your majesty's late royal father and yourself, give us more than apprehensive ground of fears that the present treaty of Ratisbonne shall produce no better effects than the former have done. In consideration whereof, we are forced in name of the whole kingdom humbly to represent how necessary and expedient it is that your majesty would be graciously pleased, with advice and consent of us, the estates of parliament, to enact and ordain that no levies either of armies, regiments, companies or recruits of soldiers be licensed or warranted to be sent out of this kingdom until a resolute answer return from the said diet at Ratisbonne concerning the said Prince Elector, at least until 1 April next, to the effect his highness's affairs and businesses may be the better furthered and advanced. During which space all levies and recruits of soldieries would be discharged to be uplifted or sent out of this kingdom.

Charles Rex

4 September 1641

Read in presence of his majesty and estates of parliament, and hereupon his majesty, with advice of the estates, ordains an act to be drawn up, which was accordingly done. Likewise his majesty does promise that he will give order that no Scots soldier shall be shipped or have passage at Berwick, Workington, Whitehaven, Newcastle or any other seaport in England during the time foresaid.