WHen We daily perceive how many loyal Subjects We have in England and how zealous the moſt moderate of them are to redeem their Religion and Liberties from prophaneneſs and oppreſsion, and therby 〈◊〉 reſtore Our Kingdoms to peace, and Our Self to the juſt government of them, it will be no great danger to one of them to own his intelligence to Us of their affections, and to be inſtrumental to aſſure them, how ready We ſhall be to grant, and faithful to perform, whatſoever ſhall be moſt conducing to eſtabliſh a juſt and laſting Peace. And becauſe by a part of your laſt, We diſcover that there are ſome ſo irreconcileable to Our Perſon, and the Nations ſettlement, that the • continue by an induſtrious malice, to repreſent Us by falſe and odious lights ſo our People, and being by a long experience become perfect Artiſts in their Trade, 〈◊〉 ſo exactly fit their deſigns with proper inſtruments to accompliſh them, as 〈◊〉 they hoped by their forgeries to deceive other mens reaſons, and to blaſt Our Innocence and Honor: Sometimes perſwading the credulous ſort of their own party that We are Popiſh, revengeful, debauch'd, and what not? that may bring Our Perſon and Honor into contempt, and them into deſpair: At another time, ſetting up the looſer ſort of thoſe who have been, or pretend to be, engaged ſo 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 threaten all with fire and ſword who are not of their own wild opinions, ••• ſcribe men by names, confiſcate their eſtates, diſpoſe of offices, and endeavou • 〈◊〉 perſwade the world We have authoriz'd them, to be the ſole directors and go … nors of Our and the Kingdoms affairs; thus the phanatiques of both Parties made uſe of to work a bad underſtanding between Us and Our people there b • ing no other difference between thoſe two extremes, than that the firſt wo … 〈◊〉 have a King, becauſe they would ſtill keep, the Nation in diſtraction; the othe • •• deed wiſh a King (but with no leſs confuſion) whoſe authority might be pro ••• tuted to their wicked ambitious ends: Nor do they want their creatures to b … theſe exorbitanies (of their own inventing) through magnifying glaſſes to 〈◊〉 wel-affected in preſent power, who being altogether ſtrangers to Our Converſation, may thereby be ſtagger'd in their duties, and become jealous of Our integri •• and their own ſafeties. We therefore think fit to aſſure you by this Our Lette • (which you may publiſh if you think fit) That We dare caſt Our ſelves upon 〈◊〉 Jury of ſober and judicious men, whether We have exerciſed or willingly tolerate • debauching and ſwearing: And for Our Religion, both Our Self and our dea • Brothers have given a ſufficient teſtimony to all the world of Our ſteddineſs therein, and our late celebrating of the Lords Supper (according to the inſtitution o • the Reformed Churches) may clearly vindicate Us from ſo groundleſs an aſperſion, to which holy duty, We came in ſuch a Chriſtian temper, as did not onely overcome all deſires of revenge, but ſincerely forgive our greateſt enemies: An • We are ſo far from approving thoſe inſolencies of your Hectors(as you cal them that We abhor and deteſt their words and actions, and whenſoever it ſhall pleaſ • God to put an opportunity into our hands, ſhall further manifeſt our diſlike thereof. We doubt not but We have ſaid enough to convince the folly and madneſs of thoſe idle perſons, and to ſatisfie all knowing and conſcientious men of the integrity of