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A31829	A collection of His Maiesties most gracious messages for peace, sent to the two houses of Parliament at Westminster, since the 5. of Decemb. 1645 with His Majesties last message Jan. 15. and the answer of both houses to his two former messages of the 26. & 29. of Decemb. ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1645 (1645)	Wing C2158; ESTC R13311	8,247	17

Personall Treaty with the two Houses of Parliament at Westminster and the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland upon all matters which may conduce to the restoring of Peace and happinesse to these miserably distracted Kingdomes And to begin with the three Heads which were Treated on at Vxbridge And for the better clearing of His Majesties earnest and sincere Intentions of putting an end to these unnaturall Distractions knowing that point of security may prove the greatest obstacle to this most blessed Worke His Majesty therefore Declares That He is willing to commit the great Trust of the Militia of this Kingdome for such time and with such Powers as are exprest in the Paper delivered by His Majesties Commissioners at Vxbridge the 6th of February last to these Persons following viz. The Lord Privy Seale the Duke of Richmond the Marquesse of Hertford the Marquesse of Dorchester the Earle of D●rs●t Lord Chamberlaine the Earle of Northumberland the Earle of Essex Earle of Southampton Earle of Pembroke Earle of Salisbury Earle of Manchester Earle of Warwick Earle of Denbigh Earle of Chichester Lord Say Lord Seymour Lord Lucas Lord Lexington M. Denzill Ho●is M. Pierrepoint M. Henry Bellasis M. Richard Spencer Sir Thomas Fairfax M. John Ashburnham Sir Gervas Clifton Sir Henry Vane junior M. Rober● Wallop M. Thomas Chichely M. Oliver Cromwell and M. Philip Skippon supposing that these are Persons against whom there can be no just exception But if this doth not satisfie then His Majesty offers to name the 〈…〉 and leave the other to the election of the two 〈…〉 or at Westminster with the Powers and Lim●●● 〈◊〉 before mentioned Thus His Majesty calls God 〈◊〉 the World to witnesse of His sincere Intentions and 〈◊〉 Endeavours for the composing and setling of these ●●●●ble Distractions which He doubts not but by the blessing of God will soon be put to a happy ●onclusion if this His Majesties offer be accepted Otherwise He leaves all the World to Iudge who are the Continuers of this unnaturall Warre And therefore He once more Conjures you by all the Bonds of Duty you owe to God and your King to have so great a Compassion on the bleeding and miserable Estate of your Country That you joyne your most serious and hearty Endeavours with His Majesty to put a happy and speedy end to these present Miseries Given at the Court at OXFORD the 26 of December 1645. For the Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore To be Communicated to the two Houses of Parliament at Westminster and the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland The day after His MAJESTY had sent this Third Message Sir Peter Kill●grew brought an Answer to His MAJESTIES two former of the 5 and 15 of December whoever heares this Answer will beleeve it might have been afforded sooner May it please your Majesty THE Lords and Commons Assembled in the Parliament of England at Westminster have received your Letters of the 5th and 15th of this instant December and having together with the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland taken the same into their serious consideration doe humbly returne this Answer They have in all their Actions manifested to Your Majesty and the World their sincere and earnest desires that a safe and well grounded Peace might be set●ed in Your three Kingdomes and for the obtain … 〈…〉 … essing shall ever pray to God and use their utmost 〈…〉 and beseech Your Majesty to beleive that their not sending a more speedy Ans … hath not proceeded from any intention to retard the meane● 〈…〉 putting an end to these present Calamities by a happy Peace 〈…〉 been occasioned by the Considerations and Debates necessary in a businesse of so great importance wherein both Kingdoms are so much concerned As to Your Majesties desire of a safe Conduct for the comming hether of the Duke of Richmond the Earle of Southampton Iohn Ashburnham and leffery Palmer Esquires with Propositions to be the foundation of a happy and well grounded Peace They finding that former Treaties have been made use of for other ends under the pretence of Peace and have proved delatory and unsuccessefull cannot give way to a safe Conduct according to Your Majesties desire But both Houses of the Parliament of England having now under their Consideration Propositions and Bills for the setling of a safe and well grounded Peace which are speedily to be communicated to the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland doe resolve after mutuall agreement of both Kingdomes to present them with all speed to Your Majesty Westminster the 25. Decemb. 1645. Gray of Warke Speake● of the House of Peers pro 〈◊〉 William Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons This Deniall to say no worse was brought to His MAIESTY December 27. and within two dayes Sir Peter Killegrew was dismissed with this Gracious Answer CHARLES R. ALthough the Message sent by 〈◊〉 Peter Killegrew may justly require 〈◊〉 expost●●●● 〈…〉 His Majestie laies that ●●●le as no● so 〈…〉 Endeavours leaving 〈◊〉 World ●o judge 〈…〉 Proposition for a Personall ●●●●●ty o● the 〈…〉 of a safe Conduct for Persons to be●● 〈…〉 ●●●ly 〈…〉 of a reall Intention to Peace 〈…〉 all 〈…〉 upon His former Message of the 26 〈…〉 December 〈…〉 upon His repaire to Westmin●●er 〈…〉 ●oubts not but so to joyne His Endeavours with His two Houses of Parliament as to give just satisfaction not only concerning the businesse of Ireland but also for the setling of a way for the payment of the Publique Debts as well to the Scots and to the City of London as others And as already He hath shewne a faire way for the setling of the Militia so He shall carefully Endeavour in all other Particulars that none shall have cause to complain for want of security wherby just Iealousies may arise to hinder the continuance of the desired Peace And certainly this Proposition of a Personall Treaty could never have entred into His Majesties Thoughts if He had not resolv'd to make apparent to all the world that the Publique good and Peace of this Kingdome is farre dearer to Him then the respect of any particular Interest Wherefore none can oppose this Motion without a manifest demonstration that he particularly envies His Majesty should be the cheife 〈◊〉 in so blessed a Worke besides the declaring him 〈…〉 opposer of the happy Peace of these Nations To con●●●ide whosoever will not be ashamed that His faire and specious Protestations should be brought to a true and publique Test and those who have a reall sence and do truly commiserate the miseries of their bleeding Countrie let them speedily and chearfully embrace His Majesties Proposition for His Personall Treaty at Westminster which by the blessing of God will undoubtedly to these now distracted Kingdomes ●estor● the happinesse of a long wisht for and lasting Peace Gi●●n at the Court at Oxford the 19th day of December 1645. For the Speaker of the House of P●●res pro tempore to 〈◊〉 C

A COLLECTION OF HIS MAIESTIES MOST GRACIOUS MESSAGES FOR PEACE Sent to the Two Houses of Parliament at Westminster since the 5. of Decemb 1645. With His MAjESTI●● last Message Jan. 15. and the Answer of 〈…〉 … ses to His two former Messages of the 〈…〉 of Decemb. CHARLES R. OVr Pleasure and Command is That these Messages with their Answers be forthwith published in all Churches and Chappell 's within Our Dominions OXFORD Printed by Leonard Lichfield Printer to the Vniversity 1645. A COLLECTION OF His MAjESTIES most Gracious Messages for Peace sent to the two Houses of Parliament at Westminster since the 5. of Decemb. 1645. CHARLES R. HIS Majesty being deeply ●●●ble of the Continuation of this bloudy 〈◊〉 naturall Warre cannot think Himselfe discharg'd of the Duty He owes to God or the affection and regard Hee hath to the preservation of His People without the constant application of His ●●●est endeavou●● to find some expedient for the speedy ending of these unhappy Distractions if that may be doth 〈◊〉 desire That a safe Conduct may be forthwith sear 〈◊〉 Duke of Richmond the Earle of Southampton 〈…〉 and Jeffery Palmer Esquires and their 〈◊〉 to with Coaches Horses and other Accommodations for their Journey to Westminster during their stay there and require when they shall think fit Whom His Majesty intends to send to the Lords and Commons Assembled in the Parliament of England at Westminster and the Co●●issioners of the Parliament of Scotland furnished with ●uch Propositions as His Majesty is confident will 〈◊〉 the Foundation of a happy and well grounded Peace Given at the Court at Oxford the fifth of December 1645. For the Speaker of the House of Peeres pro tempore This Gracious Message came to Westminster December the sixth where he that brought it was detained five dayes and at last sent back without any Answer at all to His MAJESTY only these few words were written to Sir Thomas Glemham Governour of Oxford SIR WE have received your Letter of the 5th of this instant December with His Majesties inclosed and have sent back your Trumpet by Command of both Houses who will with all convenient speed returne an answer to His Majesty and rest Your loving Friends Grey of Wark Speaker of the House of Peeres Pro Tempore William Lenthall Speaker of the House of Commons For Sir Thomas Glemham Governour of Oxford This was all after so many dayes expectation which is indeed neither Answer nor Excuse being only a Concession of nothing at present and an intimation that for f●●●● when themselves judg'd it convenient they would grant or deny Notwithstanding all manner of difficulties and pretences His MAJESTIES to testifie His unwearied desires for Peace presently sent 〈…〉 Message CHARLES R. HIS Majesty cannot but extreamly wonder that after so many expressions on your part of a deep and seeming sence of the miseries of this afflicted Kingdom and of the dangers incident to His Person during the continuance of this unnaturall War your many great and so often repeated Protestations that the raising of these Armes hath been only for the necessary defence of Gods true Religion His Majesties Honour Safety and Prosperity the Peace comfort and security of His People you should delay a safe Conduct to the persons mentioned in His Majesties Message of the fifth of this instant December which are to be sent unto you with Propositions for a well grounded Peace A thing so far from having been denied at any time by His Maiesty whensoever you have desired the same that he beleives it hath been seldom if ever practised among the most avowed professed enemies much lesse from Subiects to their King But His Maiesty is resolved that no discouragements whatsoever shall make Him faile of His part in doing His uttermost endeavours to put an end to these Calamities which if not in time prevented must prove the ruine of this unhappy Nation And therefore doth once againe desire that a safe conduct may be forthwith sent for those persons expressed in His former Message doth therefore Co … you as you will answer to Almighty God in that day when he shall make inquisition for all the Bloud that hath and may yet be spilt in this unnaturall Warre as you tender the preservation and establishment of the true Religion by all the Bonds of Duty and Allegiance to your King or compassion to your bleeding and unhappy Country and of Charity to your selves that you dispose your hearts to a true sence and … ploy all your faculties in a more seriou● endeavour together with His Majesty to set a speedy and to these … sting Divisions and then He shall not doubt but that God 〈…〉 give the blessing of Peace to this distr … 〈…〉 Given at the Court at Oxford the 15. of December 1645. For the Speaker of the House of Peers ●●●o tempore Above Twenty dayes passed which was more then they allowed for the whole Treaty at Vxbridge and yet no Answer came to either of these former Messages His MAJESTY observing such strange delayes against any whomsoever He should send with Propositions though Persons of most unblemish'd Honour and Integrity Resolved to remove all Clouds and Excuses by repairing Personally to London and therefore sent this following Message CHARLES R. NOtwithstanding the strange and unexpected delayes which can be precedented by no former times to His Majesties two former Messages His Majesty will lay aside all Expostulations as rather serving to loose time then to contribute any remedy to the evills which for the present doe afflict this distracted Kingdome Therefore without farther Preamble His Majesty thinkes it most necessary to send these Propositions this way which He intended to doe by the Persons mentioned in His former Messages though He well knowes the great disadvantage which Overtures of this kind have by the want of being accompanied by well instructed Messengers His Majesty conceiving that the former Treaties have hitherto proved ineffectuall chiefly for want of Power in those Persons that Treated as likewise because those from whom their Power was derived not possibly having the particular informations of every severall debate could not give so cleare a Iudgement as was requisite in so important a businesse If therefore His Majesty may have the engagement of the two Houses of Parliament at Westminster the Commissioners of the Parliament of Scotland the Major Aldermen Common-Councell and Militia of London at the chiefe Commanders in Sir Thomas Fairfax's Army as also of those in the Scots Army for His Majesties free and safe Comming to and abode in London or Westminster with such of His Servants now attending Him and their Followers not exceeding in all the number of 300 for the space of forty dayes and after the said time for His free and safe repaire to any of His Garrisons of Oxford Worcester or Newarke which His Majesty shall nominate at any time before His going from London or Westminster His Majesty propounds to have a