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A petition to persuade the King to assimilate the Church of England to their own and abolish Episcopacy. The King's answer refuses the proposal, and denies the right of the Scotch to interfere in the affairs of the English Church, but endeavours to prevent the Commissioners from throwing in their lot with the Parliament -- Madan, II, 1275.

"His Majesties ansvver to a late petition presented unto him by the hands of Mr. Alexander Henderson from the Commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Church of Sctoland [sic]" has caption title on p. 7. It is identified as Thomason E.247[16].

The year dates are given according to Lady Day dating.

A London counterfeit -- Madan.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 31".

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C..

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2459:13)

To the King's most Excellent Majesty. The humble petition of the commissioners of the Generall Assembly of the Kirke of Scotland, met at Edinborough January, 4. 1642

His Majesties ansvver to a late petition presented unto him by the hands of Mr. Alexander Henderson from the Commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Church of Sctoland

His Majesties answer to a late petition presented unto him by the hands of Mr. Alexander Henderson from the Commissioners of the generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Early English books online.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), C4271aA

Madan, F. Oxford books, II, 1276

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.247[15]

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.247[16]

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