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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55346	A Paper delivered to His Highness the Prince of Orange by the commissioners sent by His Majesty to treat with him and His Highness's answer	Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.; Nottingham, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1647-1730.; Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, 1645-1712.; James II, King of England, 1633-1701.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing P280; ESTC R11646	1,198	1

A PAPER Delivered to His HIGHNESS the Prince of Orange By the COMMISSIONERS Sent by His MAJESTY To Treat with Him. And His HIGHNESS's ANSWER WHEREAS on the 8th of December 1688. at Hungerford a PAPER Signed by the Marquess of Hallifax the Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Godolphin Commissioners sent unto US from His Majesty was Delivered to US in these Words following viz. SIR The King Commandeth Us to acquaint You That he observeth all the Differences and Causes of Complaint alledged by Your Highness seem to be Referred to a Free Parliament His Majesty as he hath already Declared was Resolved before this to call one but thought that in the present State of Affairs it was adviseable to defer it till things were more Composed Yet seeing that His People still continue to desire it He hath put forth His Proclamation in Order to it and hath Issued forth His Writs for the Calling of it And to prevent any Cause of Interruption in it He will Consent to every Thing that can be reasonably required for the Security of all those that shall come to it His Majesty hath therefore sent Us to attend Your Highness for the adjusting all Matters that shall be agreed to be necessary to the Freedom of Elections and the Security of Sitting and is ready immediately to enter into a Treaty in Order to it His Majesty Proposeth That in the mean time the respective Armies may be Restrained within such Limits and at such a Distance from London as may prevent the Apprehensions that the Parliament may in any kind be Disturbed being desirous that the Meeting of it may be no longer delayed than it must be by the Usual and Necessary Forms Hungerford the 8th of Decemb. 1688. Signed Hallifax Nottingham Godolphin WE with the Advice of the Lords and Gentlemen Assembled with VS have in Answer to the same made these following PROPOSALS I. That all Papists and such Persons as are not qualified by Law be disarmed disbanded and removed from all Imployments Civil and Military II. That all Proclamations which reflect upon Us or any that have come to Us or declared for Us be recalled and that if any Persons for having so Assisted have been Committed that they be forthwith set at Liberty III. That for the Security and Safety of the City of London the Custody and Government of the Tower be immediately put into the Hands of the said City IV. That if His Majesty shall think fit to be at London during the sitting of the Parliament That We may be there also with an equal Number of Our Guards Or if His Majesty shall please to be in any Place from London at whatever distance he thinks fit That We may be at a Place of the same distance And that the respective Armies do remove from London Thirty Miles And that no more Forreign Forces be brought into the Kingdome V. That for the Security of the City of London and their Trade Tilbury Fort be put into the Hands of the said City VI. That to prevent the Landing of French or other Forreign Troops Portsmouth may be put into such Hands as by Your Majesty and Us shall be agreed upon VII That some sufficient Part of the Publick Revenue be Assigned Us for the maintaining of Our Forces till the Meeting of a Free Parliament Given at Littlecott the Ninth of December 1688. PRINCE of ORANGE Printed by Ioshua Churchil for William Churchil 1688.