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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86203	The Queens Majesties letter to the Parliament of England, concerning her dread soveraign Lord the King, and her proposals and desires, touching his royall person. With the resolution of the Parlilment[sic] concerning the said letter. Also, a letter from Holland, concerning the King, Parliament, and Army, shewing what will befall this nation, if his Majesty be deposed, and a new King and government erected and established. Likewise, the several reasons of the peers of England, concerning their differing from the commission for tryall of the King; and the resolution of the House of Commons, to proceed of themselves by way of charge.	Henrietta Maria, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing H1461; Thomason E537_9; ESTC R205360	3,580	8

The Queens Majesties LETTER To the Parliament of ENGLAND CONCERNING Her Dread Soveraign Lord the KING and Her Proposals and Desires touching His Royall Person With the Resolution of the Parlilment concerning the said Letter Also a Letter from Holland concerning the King Parliament and Army shewing what will befall this Nation if His Majesty be deposed and a new King and Government erected and established Likewise the several Reasons of the Peers of England concerning their dissenting from the Commission for tryall of the King and the Resolution of the House of Commons to proceed of themselves by way of Charge M R Printed for L. VVhite and are to be sold in the Old-Bayley THE DECLARATION OF THE Presbyterians Concerning the Kings Majesty and their Desires touching the preservation of his Royall person in relation to his comming to tryall AFter mature deliberation upon the proceedings of the Lord Generall Fairfax and the General councel of Officers in relation to the establishing of a firm and lasting peace within this bleeding to●ne and tottering kingdom and the erecting of a pure and sound Government according to the Law of Nature and the fundamental laws of this Realm and after several conferences and disputations in order thereunto divers of the Presbyterian party frequented to Westminster and other places where they had severall disputations and conferences with the Officers and other members of the Army and after some debate upon the Foundation of the grounds and principles of the Agreement of the People the Presbyterians declared a great dislike thereof remonstrating That it was not founded upon a firm Rock to which objections severall answers were made for cleering such scruples and cautions as seemed difficult to many And as for the person of the King they further declared that notwithstanding the present Ordnance of Attainder against his Maj. yet they conceived it requisite and lawfull that the prayers of the Ministery bee still continued in every Congregation throughout his Maj. Realmes and Dominions desiring that he may have a legal tryall and that Hee may not be degraded of his Titles and Honours Concerning which be pleased to peruse this ensuing Letter from Holland touching the degrading of his Majesty Sir We are here in a kind of amazement to hear that your King should be designed for the grave before his time Believe it there 's nothing more characterizes men wise in the opinion of the wisest meer man then that they see a far off not the plague of the body only though that but judgments somtimes for evildoing somtimes for acting indiscreetly in matters that may be done That which may lawfully bee done it may be absurd to do at some time The taking away life which is that prized above all by him that all account wise is not just say some at any time unlesse there be a law that makes the thing done death and death to him that doth it The supream power of England that forbids any to judge of treason in a constructive way but themselvs have retaind in themselvs a power to judge such and such practises and endeavours to amount to treason or death In particular supose there were law or it were in the power of the Lords and Commons to take awoy the life of the present King yet if England Scotland and Ireland shal be made more miserable thereby in reason and the waas renewed to the probable ruine of the Nations and chiefly to those who pretend most to piety and justice therein it were better not That it 's dangerous this may be said If you cut off you must set up vacuities of that nature suddainly introduce confusion If you set up it must either be a new King or a new Government if a new King then the next of kinne and if him then let his complyance be what it will his Fathers death cannot bee forgot no the danger of his mothers influence who will remain in banishment be easily got over refuse he to come in as it 's most like he hath the afore-named written upon his brest besides his hereditary claim his marriage which no m●n that hath a purse but will endowry with a daughter raise an army of 20000 to restore a son in law and make his daughter Queen of 3 kingdoms which by reason of scituation and inherent accommodations may well managed be the ballancing power of Christendom If any other or a new Government the objections are the same all the line that successively are made enemies to boot besides hath the Parl. or army yet got so much love are they so deep in the hearts of the people that they can assure themselves the newtrals or those who have gone farre with them will quiesce But the answer is ready we have an Army that cann●t be overcome neither by what can rise here or come from abroad So had Alexander but Alexander was poysoned and what then became of his Army ruin approached Some w●● boast they fear no colours nor danger for they have the swiftest horse in the Kingdom but what if that horse stumble and throw his Rider where 's the man the horse wandering up and down as the fed Hauk for food comes to the hand of a child Amsterdam 1 Jan. 1648. Englands Admiration concerning the King HIs Excellency and the General Councell of the Army have fully resolved upon their debates touching the tryal of the King and are resolved to bring him to a present tryal the manner of it is as followeth viz. 6 Lords forty Commons and ten Colonels Lieutenant colonels and Majors who are to receive Instructions as Commissioners Ior managing and prosecuting of the Bills of Attainder and Impeachment against the person of the King and are resolved to establish and confirme a true and lasting Government within this Kingdome and that the best they can imagine for a Common-wealth which containeth these particulars viz. 1 The Magistrate to have power in things civill and naturall 2 The Subject to be free submitting to the Civill Lawes 3 No toleration for Popery nor Prelacy 4 None to be forced to fight in War against their will c. And the Generall Councell have further resolved and declared That the Parliament shall not proceed against any persons to give Judgment but according to what is Law Rason and Equity And for the better facilitating and establishing of a true and lasting peace within this Nation the Generall Councel of the Army have passed the remaining part of the Articles for an Agreement of the People and are determined speedily to consider of a forme of conclusion and subscription to this Agreement as to the Officers of the Army Summons are also sent to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York to require their present appearance and to desist from their Engagement in acting against this Kingdom and involving their place of Nativity in another bloudy and intestine War and a day is prefixed for their return that in case they refuse to yeeld obedience to the said Summons then to be declared against as Enemies to the peace of this Kingdom and to be degraded of all Titles and Honours belonging to either of them Yet notwithstanding we have one precious Flower and Blossome to fix our eyes upon viz. the Duke of Gloucester the Kings youngest Son who in all probability will speedily be advanced to great Honours and Dignities to the great admiration of the whole Kingdom Yesterday the Committee reported the Ordinance of Attainder against Charles Stuart and the names of such Commissioners as should try him which are the Earl of Denbigh Earl of Pembroke E. of Kent E of Mulgrave E. of Nottingham and Lord Grey of Wark Of the House of Commons the Lord Munson L. Lisle L. Grey of Groby Lieu. Gen. Crumwell M. G. Skippon Com. Gen Ireton Sir Henry Mildmay Sir Iohn Danvers Col. Walton Col Moor Col Boswell Col Rossiter Col Ven Col Thorney Col Lassels and about 30 Members more Of the Army that are not members of the House of Commons the L. Gen. Pairfax Col Whalley Col Rich Col VValler Col Tomlinson col Scroop Col Sanders Col Pride col Twisleton Col Huson Col Barkstead Col Horton Col Desborough Col Dean and Col Okey Of the City of London Alderman Pennington Alderman VVoollaston Ald Fooks Ald Gibbs and Alderman Andrews The Judges are the Lord chief Justice Rolls chief Justice of England Justice St. Iohn Lord chief Justice of the common-Common-pleas and Lord chief Baron VVild. And two out of all the 40 Counties throughout the Kingdom all which commissioners who are to sit as a Jury are to consist of 150 and any 20 of them are to be a Committee for tryall of the King and to give sentence against him By this Ordinance the Commissioners are limited to a moneths time to make a finall determination of the businesse the place of tryall is said to be at Westminster VVestmin 3 instant Here arrived a messenger from the Queen of England with a Letter to the Parl. purporting her desires for a speedy restauration of her dread Soveraigne Lord the King and that He may be admitted to his Throne and to enjoy his just Rights Priviledges and Dignities But the House not liking the Title of the said Letter resolved to lay it aside Letters from Windsor say that the King discourses much upon subjects purporting a life of many days there and doubts not but within 6 moneths to see peace in England and in case of non-restoring to be righted from Denmark France Scotland and Ireland He talketh much of Lieu G. Crumwell and saith That he hopeth to see good things wrought by them The Ordinance for tryal of the King was transmitted from the Lords to the Commons for their concurrence who had in consideration first whether a house in a Parliamentary way 2 wnether being so few they should take into consideration so great a businesse 3 As to matter of treason some thought that the King could not commit treason against the Parl. At last they agreed as to a present answer to the Commons that they would send it by messengers of their owne and laying the busines aside adjorn'd to the 11 instant Whereupon the Commons understanding how unanimously the Lords had gone against the Commission for triall of the King agreed to proceed of themselvs and for that end have committed the same for alteration FINIS