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england_n	admiral_n	king_n	lord_n	3,780	5	4.1925	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82106	The declaration of His Highnesse the Prince of Wales, to the severall princes and states of Christendome, concerning His Royall Father the King; and his new oath and protestation, touching the Lord Gen. Fairfax, Lieut. Gen. Crumwell, and the Army. Also, the setting forth of the Princes fleet to sea, and their resolution for Ireland, to land an army in Wales, and so for England, for the rescuing of the King from the power of the sword. Together, with a bloudy fight at sea, 14 sayl of ships boarded and taken, and about 40 piece of ordnance. And the declaration and proposals of the Parliament Navy, to the Army. Likewise, a conference between the Lord Gen. Fairfax, Lieut. Gen. Crumwell, and the Lord Admirall VVarwick, touching the King and kingdome.	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685, attributed name.	1648 (1648)	Wing D611A; Thomason E477_23; ESTC R205563	3,281	8

THE DECLARATION Of His Highnesse the Prince of WALES TO The severall Princes and States of Christendome concerning His Royall Father the KING And His new Oath and Protestation touching the Lord Gen Fairfax Lieut. Gen. Crumwell and the Army ALSO The setting forth of the Princes Fleet to Sea and their Resolution for Ireland to land an Army in Wales and so for England for the rescuing of the King from the power of the Sword TOGETHER With a bloudy Fight at Sea 14 Sayl of Ships boarded and taken and about 40 piece of Ordnance And the Declaration and Proposals of the Parliaments Navy to the ARMY LIKEWISE A Conference between the Lord Gen. Fairfax Lieut. Gen. Crumwell and the Lord Admirall VVarwick touching the KING and KINGDOME Printed in the Year 1648. NEW PROPOSITIONS FROM THE NAVY TO The Kingdom of England and the Army concerning the Kings Majesty and the Impeached Members of Parliament now under restraint and power of the sword VVHen we beheld the glorious splendor of Justice and Righteousness beaming forth it self in your Remonstrance to the House of Commons we were filled with joy and satisfaction that the divine presence had again overshadowed you and appered thereby to us with smiles of love and pledges of favour when with the night of ruine we were almost overwhelmed For which as we kisse the footstool of that glorious Majesty who thus rarely brings forth our deliverance so wee cheerfully confesse you to be his glorious Instrument wherby he hath stilled the enemy and the avenger For 1. Wee must seriously professe that though your former proceedings against that Generation were exceedingly prospered beyond the parallell of former ages and had engraven upon them the kindnesse of God to a distressed people yet they had but served to make us more exquisitly miserable if your former Conquests should have acquiesced in the actions of that House who were bringing your conquered prisoner with honour and safety to sit upon his Throne of power Majesty and Greatnesse without satisfaction for the bloud that hath been spilt both by Sea and Land or sufficient provision made for the security of the liberties of England 2 We were filled with sorrow when we saw the abominable Apostacy and degenerated actings of the majority of the House of Commons who after we had bought their security with our most precious bloud and treasure should by treating with the King so cruelly sell us into the bloud and revenge of him and his confederats so contrary to their first principles and Declarations the consideration whereof as it filled us with amazement so it drew from us thereof a mutual Remonstrance to live and dy and stand and fall with your Excellency for the establishing of peace and righteousnesse in our native bleeding and languishing Kingdome A Declaration of the Prince of Wales THe Prince of Wales with his Councel hath had some consultation touching the affairs of England and the pr●sent state and condition of the King and are resolved to make ready the Fleet to put to Sea having taken an oath protestation to hazard life and fortune for the rescuing of his Royall Father the King from the power of the Army Most of the Brasse Guns that were in the revolted ships are taken out and sold all but such as were fit for the field and put iron ones in their roome which ships are to be commanded by Prince Rupert the Prince is to return to his Mother the Duke goes to a University this Fleet of ships are to go first for Garnsey Garsey and Silly and settle those Islands then to Ireland to settle the Marq. of Ormond for reducing that Kingdome to the obedience of his Majesty and then comes an Army over into Wales and so for England That such prizes as shall be taken or other kind of Marchandizing Trade given Agents are dispersed to the severall Princes and States of Christendom for freedom as formerly with his Majesty of England This Message is said to be sent from the Prince to the aforesaid kingdoms For augmentation of this Fleet and to make it more formidable against the English all undone deeayed and discontented Gentlemen are invited to joyn and provide ships which is in part done divers being gone out of the West parts already to Silly and Ireland There goes with Prince Rupert 1000. Souldiers besides Saylors also very many Gentlemen or Reformadoes whose purses are emptied in Holland the Inhabitants of the Island of Garnsey its said must be moulded into Regiments and employed by Sea or Land as being like to prove more advantageous then there livelyhood here besides other notable designs on foot for the raising of new Forces against the English Army Right Honorable HIs Highnesse the Prince of Wales having received severall informations complaints from the English Marchants of their great losses which they have lately sustaind at Sea by a pretended Fleet for the King under the conduct of Sir William Mucknell who with a with a Squadron of Irish ships consisting of about 11 in number lies hovering up and down the narrow Seas seizing on divers Marchants ships and others to the great retarding and obstructing of the Trade and Commerce at Sea In consideration whereof his Highnesse forthwith called a Councel aboard the Reformation and after some consultation came to these results and resolved That a Message should be forthwith sent to the Marchants of London and others purporting That his Highnesse would take a speedy course for prevention of future injuries and that he had sent an expresse command to the said Vice Admirall Mucknell to desist from acting any thing whatsoever that may rend to the obstructing or hindering of Commerce at Sea protesting That he is so far from harboring the least thought of violence or oppression either to the Citizens of London or any other of his Majesties liege people of England that he would rather sacrifice his life then be guilty of the least action of tyranny And therefore desires that these his resentments may be communicated to the Citizens of London and all others whom it may concern to the end that traffique and commerce both by Sea and Land may be maintained and preserved throughout all his Majesties Realms and Dominions But notwithstanding all their faire preretices whatsoever none are more active and inveterate against the peace of England than those who are in highest es●●em with the Prince Divers forces are raising in several parts of these Provinces another Army in Denmark and great provision making for War but what their Design is we cannot as yet discover but it is supposed for England Brill the 15. of Decemb. 1648. The Officers and Souldiers in Dover Castle have humbly declared their sense and resolution to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax desiring that his Excellency would bee pleased to proceed in what is justly proposed that the Kingdom may not bee beguiled with the specious pretences of our subtile adversaries but that Delinquents may be punished our liberties confirmed and the Kingdom setled to the glory of God and for his people for the effecting of which without respect to our private interests we shall willingly with our lives in our hands encounter with the great difficulties which really ingage in what may manifest our selves Your Excellencies and the Kingdoms faithfull servants Decemb. 18. Letters further from Windsor that his Majesty is expected there this night and that several Roomes in the Castle are appointed for his accommodation Divers of the Gentry are gone to meet Him But whether his residence will be there or at London is yet uncertain It is said that his Majesty will be suddainly brought to a faire and legall tryal and that the Generall and Lieut. Gen. are resolved o act nothing against his Majesties person but what shal be agreeable to the known Laws of the Realm and the common Rights of the people And upon Tuesday Decemb. 19. the Councel of the Army are resolved to insist on the businesse and speedily to prosecute the same and it is given out that the sentence will passe against Major Gen. Laughorn Col. Poyer and Col. Powell to be shot to death at VVindsor who being told by an Officer of the Army that they must prepare themselves to dye they replied Gods will be done we thank God we have made our peace with him and shall without fear undergo what he shall be pleased to suffer men to doe vnto them The right Honorable the Lord Admiral VVarwick hath declared his sense and resolution touching the transaction of affairs between the King Parliament City and Army and is resolved to joyn with his Excellency and the Army for the impartiall executing of Justice and setling of the peace of the Kingdom His Lordship hath also something to offer from the Councell of Sea Officers in reference to the King and the peace and tranquility of this Nation And the Army hath also something to propose to them concerning the Navie The Lord Gen. Fairfax and Lieut Gen. Crumwell hath given the Lord Admirall a visit where they congratulated each others good successes and at a Conference professed joynt concurrence in what might make the kingdome happy some disputation hapned in reference to the King and setling of the Kingdom Decemb. 21. Letters from the Navy say That there hath bin a bloudy Fight at Sea between the English the Irish and that the Irish have obtained the Conquest and taken 14 Marchants ships and others 40 piece of Ordnance and other rich booty and prize A speedy course will be taken for subduing the said Rebels FINIS