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england_n	king_n	parliament_n	scot_n	5,191	5	9.5999	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78793	A gracious ansvver from the King for a treaty with the Parliament at Newport in the Isle of Wight.bAnd His Majesties desires or conditions for entring into the said treaty. Also, the heads of severall letters intercepted comming out, of Scotland, and commission given for raising of money for the Scots in the kingdome of England. With an exact relation of advance and motion of the Scots army, and the encounters between them and the forces commanded by Major Generall Lambert, and Lieut. Gen. Cromwell.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1648 (1648)	Wing C2318; Thomason E458_17; ESTC R25997	2,660	8

A GRACIOUS ANSVVER FROM THE KING FOR A TREATY with the Parliament at Newport in the Isle of Wight And His Majesties Desires or Conditions for entring into the said Treaty ALSO The Heads of severall Letters intercepted comming out of Scotland and Commission given for raising of money for the Scots in the Kingdome of ENGLAND WITH An exact Relation of advance and motion of the Scots Army and the Encounters between them and the Forces commanded by Major Generall Lambert and Lieut. Gen. Cromwell LONDON Printed by B. A. Anno Dom. 1648. An exact Relation of late actions and motions of the Scots Army in the North as also those forces under the command of Major Generall Lambert and Lieutenant Generall Cromwell York August 9. THe great care and activity of Maj. Gen. Lambert in interposing the Scots and hindering their march Southwards appeares by the continuall well ordering of his parties abroad and stopping the passes but especially by his endeavour to impead their march to Broug● which hee did by casting up of Ditches making of trenches and making holes in their passage if they come on he is resolved to fight them three Counties into which they have come have suffered with a witnesse and they confesse they look't for no other when once they came amongst them and if those in the South found cause to complaine of an Army the best Disciplined of any in Christendome surely they will prevent any other from comming amongst them indeed the Counties through which the Scots Army have passed are so harrowed that they must enlarge their quarters and for that purpose are advanced to Kendall and we have intelligence that Sir Marmaduke Langdale intends to get up into Lancashire Lieutenant Generall Cromwell was at Doncaster last night wee hope to joyne within two dayes and be five thousand horse and Dragoones and seven thousand Foot more newe is come that some of the Scots have plundred neere Preston the Maj. Gen. takes speciall care to preserve that County of Lancaster as much as possible they can having already given good assistance to this Army and are now generally putting themselves in a posture o● Defence from 16 to 60 to which purpose warrants are issued forth into every hundred and s●ch as appeare not are to be proceeded against we hope that Yorke shire and those Counties will follow this example and provide for their own safety the Citty of York is setled in a good Condition and the Militia there have published a Declaration In the name and power of God-Almighty to awaken and stir up all true hearted Englishmen to joyne as one man for the beating back of the Scots and confederate Papists who have invaded England who have already wasted part of Cumberland and Westmerland and stript Men Women and Children The Inhabitants of York Covenant as followeth The Engagement of the Citizens of York I.A.B. Do hereby as in the presence of God faithfully ingage my selfe that I will not by my person Contribution Intelligence or any other way assist any forces raised or to be raised or any whatsoever shall be imployed against the present Government peace and safety of this City but that I wil to the utmost of my power and ability upon all occasions aid and assist this Authority now established in the preservation and defence of this City when I shal be thereunto required and do further promise that I will freely and fully discover to the Lord Mayor of this City or some by him appointed any design of force or treachery or any other mischiefe intended against this City and the present Government of the same so farre as comes to my knowledge And to this Ingagement I subscribe my name Signed by the Inhabitants of York August 2. 1648. Some of the Scots forces are returned backe into their own Country well laden with gueds they have somewhat to do at home and then to returne againe and bring more wives and bearnes into England three and twenty prisoners most of which were men of note in tempest escaped out of Newcastle and Tinmouth most of them are said to be gone to Barwick and Carlisle to seek for places of command Westmin Aug. 12. Certain letters were intercepted by Major G. Lambert found about Mr. Aliburton who was imployed to carry a letter to the King from the Committee of Estates at Edenburgh which letters were sent up to the House of Commons and upon opening thereof it appered that part of them were written in Characters and did import matter of great concernment So the Commons made choice of a Committee to read them find out the meaning and report it to the House One of these letters was directed to the Countess of Carlisle Recommending the trust and faithfulnesse of the Bearer to the Design signifying further that D. Hammilton was entred the Kingdom of England with an Army and carryed with him a Declaration of which a Copy was also sent to her Honour They intimate a desire of excuse in the pening for that it was drawn up in lesse then 48. houres but say the matter should be maintained saying all things went on prosperously according to their minds and the desires and invitations of their friends in England The Letter was subscribed in characters which were understood to be the Lord Callender or Lauderdail Another letter was directed to another noble person of this Kingdom expressing the good service was like to be performed by 32. which by the characters signified the Earl of Holland with another paper which was desired to be sent to the L. Jermin Other letters signified that the Bearer meaning Mr. Aliburton could truly inform of the state of all things in present action and to whom anything might be safely communicated that were not fit to be written for fear of intercepting c. assuring that this Gentleman the Bearer had commission to levy and receive Monies for the service of the Army of that Kingdom and was a person of extraordinary trust c. subscribed in Characters CALENDER This M Aliburton had lately a pass from the House to go upon his publike employment to the King at the Isle of Wight is returned back again to London and the Commons desire the concurrence of the Lords that he may not be trusted to stay here for that it appears that he is imployed as a private Agent to raise Money on the English Nation for those that have invaded this Kingdom● in an hostile manner and had other secret business here This day Sir Peter Killegrew who attended the Commissioners to his Maj. in the Isle of Wight returned to the Parliament and brought letters from the said Commissiioners on their journey backe his Maj. hath given a gracious answer to the votes of Parliament for a treaty which its thought the Earl of Middlesex and the other Commis will be with here this night or early on Munday That which is chiefly observeable in that message is that his Majesty is very well pleased with the Vote so his Majesty to treat with honour freedom and safety and is pleased to condescend to treat with hi● Parliament for setling the peace of the Kingdom in the Isle of Wight and makes choice of Newport being the chiefe town in that Isle for holding the said Treaty there was a report that his Majesty in his message bringing to the House by the Commissioners he propounds that Commissioners from Scotland may be invited to joyn in the said treaty this is only by way of report within a day or two you will have the certainty thereof So that for any more then that the King doth consent to treat at Newport must for the present be left to further Relations FINIS