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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84864	New propositions from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, Lieutenant Generall Cromwell, and the Councell of the Army, concerning the Kings Majesty, his royall consort the Queene, Charles Prince of Wales, and James Duke of York, presented to His Majesty at Hampton-Court. With His Majesties gracious answer and desires. Signed, Charles Rex.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Army. Council. 1647-09-15.	1647 (1647)	Wing F207; Thomason E407_13; ESTC R202105	2,522	8

NEW PROPOSITIONS FROM His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and the Councell of the Army concerning the Kings Majesty His Royall Consort the Queene Charles Prince of Wales and James Duke of York Presented to His Majesty at Hampton-Court With His Majesties Gracious Answer and Desires Signed CHARLES REX C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE 7 ber 16. Printed at London for Robert Williamson 1647. ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM The Kings Majesty at Hampton-Court Sent to the Honourable House of Peeres together with his new propositions and Desires therein Inclosed in a Letter from Hampton-Court September 15. Right Honourable YOu have ever pursued me with your favours that I am made capable of no other pleasure in the world but to entertain them insomuch that should I offer up my being to you t is impossible for me but in part to dis-ingage my selfe so that of necessity I must want both words and services to expresse how unfeinedly I honour you Neverthelesse I shall embolden my self to make my earnest desire visible unto you by imparting that which all Loyal Subjects desires to be partakers of and therefore for generall satisfaction to your selfe and the whole Kingdome I thought it expedient to communicate his Majesties last Message and Resolution unto you that so the whole Kingdome may take notice of His gracious inclination towards a firme and well setled Peace together with His Majesties Proposalls and Desires therein to His two Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster and how far He declares him self for the Army All which I shall make manifest in his Majesties inclosed Message signed Charles Rex In the intrim I humbly crave your favourable ac-acceptation to vouchsafe the serious perusall of these ensuing Proposals to which his Majesty doth so well approve of viz. 1. An Act to be passed to take away all coercive power authority and jurisdiction of Bishops and all other Ecclesiasticali Officers whatsoever extending to any civill penalties upon any 2. That there be a repeale of all Acts or Clauses in any Act enjoyning the use of the Booke of Common-Prayer and imposing any penalties for neglect thereof as also of all Acts or Clauses in any Act imposing any penalties for not coming to Church or for meetings else-where for prayer or other religious duties 3. That the taking of the Covenant be not inforced upon any or any penalties imposed upon the Refusers whereby men might be constrained to take it against their judgments or consciences but all Orders oa Ordinances tending to that purpose to be repealed 4. That the things here-before proposed being provided for setling and securing the Rights Liberties Peace and safety of the Kingdom his Majesties person his Queen and royall issue may bee restored to a condition of safety honour and freedome in this Natton without dimunition to their personall rights or further limitation to the exercise of the Regall power than according to the particulars aforegoing 5. That there may be a generall Act of Oblivion to extend unto all c. All which Proposals together with many others were debated and agreed upon by the Generall and the Councell of his Army and presented to the Kings most gracious Majesty who after some perusall of the same his Majesty declared a great affection towards them and immediatly declared himself to both Houses of Parliament as followeth His Majesties gracious Message or Declaration to His two Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster CHARLES REX HIs Majesty cannot choose but bee passionately sensible as hee believes all his good Subjects are of the late great distractions and still languishing and unsetled State of this Kingdome And Hee calls God to witnesse and is willing to give testimony to all the world of his readinesse to contribute his utmost endeavours for restoring it to a happy flourishing condition His Majesty having perused the Propositions now brought to him sinds them the same in effect which were offered to him at Newcastle To some of which he could not then consent without violation of his conscience and honour so can hee neither agree to others now conceiving them in many respects more disproportionable to the present condition of affaires then when they were formerly presented to him as being destructive to the many principall interests of the Army and of all those whose affections concurre with them And his Majesty having seene the Proposals of the Army to the Commissioners of his two Houses residing with them and with them to be treated on in order to the clearing and securing the rights and Liberties of the Kingdome as the setling of a just and lasting Peace To which Proposals as he conceives his two Houses not to be strangers so he believes they will thinke with him that they much more conduce to the satisfaction of all interests and may bee a fitter foundation for a lasting peace then the Propositions which at this time are tendred to him He therefore propounds as the best way in His judgment in order to Peace that his two Houses would instantly take into consideration those Proposals upon which there may be a personall treaty with his Majesty and upon such other Proposalls as his Majesty shall make hoping that the said Proposals may be so moderated in the said treaty as to render them the more capable of his Majesties full concessions wherein hee resolves to give full satisfaction to his People for whatsoever shall concerne the setling of the Protestant Profession with liberty to tender Consciences and the securing of the Lawes Liberties and properties of all his Subjects and the just priviledges of Parliament for the future And likewise by his present deportment in this treaty hee will make the world clearly judge of his intentions in matter of future Government In which treaty his Maj. will be pleased if it be thought fit that Commissioners from the Army whose the Proposals are may likewise be admitted His Majesty therefore conjures his two Houses of Parliament by the duty they owe to God and his Majesty their King and by the bowels of compassion they have to their fellow subjects both for reliefe of their present sufferings and to prevent future miseries that they will forthwith accept of his Majesties offer whereby the joyfull newes of peace may bee restored to this distressed Kingdome And for what concernes the Kingdom of Scotland mentioned in the Propositions his Majesty will very willingly treate upon those particulars with the Scotch Commissioners and doubts not but to give reasonable satisfaction to that his Kingdome For the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester Speaker of the House of Peeres pro tempore to be communicated to both Houses of the Parliament of England and the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland SIR IT is hoped that this Answer will give very much satisfaction to the Kingdome and therefore I desire you to use your utmost endeavours for the publishing thereof that so the world may take notice of the great forwardnesse and readinesse of his Majesty to contribute his utmost endeavours for restoring of this poor languishing kingdome to a happy and flourishing condition and also the reall and candid intentions of the Army towards his Majesty the Queen and Royal Issue Thus for the present I must restrain my pen but shall for ever hereafter set my hand to the Paper to expresse how much I am Your faithfull friend and servant Jo Hall From Hampton-Court this 15. of September 1647.