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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91102	New propositions sent from His Highnesse the Prince of Wales, to the right honorable the House of Peers, concerning an agreement between His Royal Father, and the Parliament; as also, concerning the citizens of London, the Scots army, and the navy in the downs. Directed to his beloved cozin, the speaker of the House of Lords, pro tempore; and signed, Charles P. Likewise the Kings declaration on Munday last to the Parl. Commisssioners. [sic] And their letter to both houses. For peace.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Powell, Rice.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3781; Thomason E452_6; ESTC R205028	3,172	8

New Propositions SENT From His Highnesse the Prince of Wales to the Right Honorable the House of Peers concerning an Agreement between His Royal Father and the Parliament as also concerning the Citizens of London the Scots army and the Navy in the Downs Directed to his beloved Cozin the Speaker of the House of Lords pro tempore and Signed CHARLES P. Likewise the Kings Declaration on Munday last to the Parl. Commsssioners And their Letter to both Houses Aug 11 Imprinted at London for R.VV. AnnoDom 1648. PRINCE CHARLES HIS MESSAGE TO The Right Honourable the House of Peers directed to his beloved Couzin the Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore HIs Highnesse the Prince of Wales having seriously weighed the results and Proceedings of both Houses of Parliament in relation to a personall Treaty with his Father resolved to declare his sense to the Right Honourable the House of Peers and to faciliate the same a generall Councell was called aboard the Fleet Royall in the Downs where was present divers Lords Knights and Gentlemen and after some debate in relation to the progresse and proceedings of both houses concerning a personall Treaty with the Kings Majesty they agreed upon these Proposals and Desires following viz. 1. That the Treaty be in such place and manner as may consist with honour freedom and safety of his Majesty his Father so that the agreement may not be blemished with any face of restraint 2. That the Treaty be between the King and his two Kingdoms of England and Scotland that things may go on fairly to all persons concerned therein 3 That during the Treaty there be a generall cessation of Arms that the affection of the People of this or the other Kingdom be not lessed by acts of hostility but may meet in kindnesse and nothing disturb the Treaty 4 That an ordinary moderate substance during the Treaty may be agreed upon for all Armies and Forces now on Foot and particularly which must in no case go unmentioned the Scots Army now in England and in such a manner as may be with the least pressure of the Northern parts 5 That if the two Houses will agree to these things he will endeavour to his utmost power with his Father for a good agrement 6 That He desires some course may be taken to content Him and his ships now in the Downs with money and provision that so he nor they may hinder the City trade and discharge the ships he hath now in hold This Message from His Highnesse the Prince of Wales were communicated to the House of Peers and read and Signed CHARLES P. The Kings Majesties Declaration to the Commissioners of both Houses of Parliament concerning a speedy composure of all differences ON Wednesday last Aug. 9. Letters were read in both Houses of Parliament from the Earl of Middlesex and the rest of their Commissioners which were sent to the King with a message for Peace purporting That notwithstanding the great storms they arrived safe in the Isle of Wight upon Satterday last and after some short time of refreshment went up to Carisbrook to Col. Hammond the Governour and after some congratulations acquainted him That they had a Message from both Houses of Parliament to present to the King in relation to a safe and well-grounded peace intimating he limits of their time c. Whereupon his majesty were acquainted with the arrivall of the said Commissioners who seemed to be very pleasant thereat and upon Munday last in the forenoon the Earl of Middlesex and the rest of the Commissioners were sent for into his Majesties Privie Chamber where they presented unto Him the Votes of both Houses of Parliament for a Personall Treaty with his Majesty in honour freedom and safety and after his Majesty had read the same he seemed to have a great willingnesse to comply thereunto who declared That he liked very well of the termes of freedome honour and safety but being without Secretary or other Assistant He could not so suddenly give them an Answer as otherwise yet before their time limited were expired He would return an Answer So that it is hoped there will be a happy composure of al differences between the King and his People and the bleeding wounds of this Kingdom healed and preserved from future insurrections and Warlike commotions A Declaration of the Kings Majesties Officers and Souldiers IT is notorious enough upon what grounds this war was by us undertaken how the saults of the Government precedent were laid open and reformation promised wherein the true Religion should be advantaged the King made great and glorious the just priviledges of Parliament the Lawes of the Land and the liberty of the people maintained But now how much our expectations have failed us and how we have run into those evils which we fought against is at last too apparent unto us who would not at the first believe the things we now see insomuch that the errours of the former Government are now so farre exceeded both in Church and Common-wealth that they are either justified or at least so much excused as that it is desired by the most and best of men rather to injoy the former again then to suffer such a reformation wherein the Publike good is pretended and the perticular ends of the reformers intended for although our party have prevailed almost these two years yet the things promised to be reformed and which we fought for are scarce so much as entred into or debated but clean contrary things now acted The King instead of comming to his Parliament to treat personally with his two Houses imprisoned instead of being made great and glorious is become the most infortunate in the world and great and glorious onely in piety patience and pitty our Religion Lawes and Liberties trampled upon and destroyed and the greatest tyranny and arbitrary power set up over us that the wit of man or malice of the Divel can invent and al this but to satisfie the avarice of a few men who by accusing their brethren have already gotten too much power into their hands and do now labour to disband us not to ease the Country as is pretended but as we are able to prove by their own Letters and words to bring in other forces such as may execute their wils and make the Country subject to sequestration enslave the people and to use their own words rowle the Country before them and to establish the Excise taxes and other intollerable charges not to be avoided without the efffusion of more blood then ever hath yet been shed in this quarrel unlesse God of his infinite mercy please to divert it by some means not apearing unto us that they might as much as in them lies destroy our souls as wel as our bodies They go about to put down the Book of Common-prayer in these parts as they already have done in the sest of the Kingdom which will be more wanted here then in other parts because the boook of Common-prayer is the sole comfort of the people here and their way to attein the knowledge of the principles of Religion and to serve God These things though evident in themselves yet we shal be ready to make proof as occasion shall require and therfore that the whole world may see our in tegrity as well in our undertrking this war in the beginning and our carriage hitherto as of our intentions for the future we do now declare That we do stil continue firm to our first principles to bring the King a Personal treaty with his Parliament with freedom honor and safty that so the just prerogatives of the King priviledges of Parl. Laws of the Land and liberty of the people may be al established and preserved in their proper bounds That we wil as much as in us lies protect the people from injury and maintain the Protestant Religion and the Common-prayer as is established by Law in this Land and do therfote crave the assistance of the whole Kirgdom herein Signed R. POWEL SIR THe Colchesterians hath drawn off most of their Ordnance from the Wall and we conceive they intend to fortifie the streets that so they may be able to keep that shorter line with fewer men others believe that they will quit the town and retire to the Castle where they are building therefore to keep all in is sure the best way and it is said they will carry our Committee along with them into the Castle and cut their throats if they may not have conditions for themselves Yesterday they killed 30 horses to powder up their Wine and Raisins are neer spent Rice and Corn begins to grow short One of their Guards deserted their trust and quitted them and came in to the Lord Generall who sayes that they are fortifying the streets and making great Works about the Castle and are resolved if his Excellency stormes to dispute the town from the Walls to their inner Workes and from their Works to the Castle Yet notwithstanding we expect a storm every day for it s conceiv'd his Excellency hath some design on foot to shorten the work of Colchester Colchester Aug. 10. 1648. 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