New articles for peace, delivered by the Kings Majesty to the commissioners on Satturday last at the Treating-House in Newport, and the commissioners answer. With his Majesties demands touching His comming to London with honour, freedom and safety, and the passing of an act of oblivion to all his Majesties loyall subjects in all parts of his realms and dominions. Whereunto is annexed the declaration and resolution of the mayor, aldermen, and communality of the town of Newcastle in relation to the Kings Majesty and the proceedings of the treaty. Examined by the original copies, and published by authority for generall satisfaction of all his Majesties loyall subjects. 1648 Approx. 11 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A92618 Wing S135 Thomason E468_12 ESTC R203935 ESTC R205333 99864741 99864741 162333

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NEW ARTICLES FOR PEACE, Delivered by the Kings Majeſty to the Commiſſioners on Satturday laſt at the Treating-Houſe in Newport, And the Commiſſioners Anſwer. With his Majeſties Demands touching His comming to LONDON with Honour, Freedom and Safety, And the paſſing of an Act of Oblivion to all his Majeſties Loyall Subjects in all parts of his Realms and Dominions. Whereunto is annexed the Declaration and Reſoſolution of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Communality of the towa of Newcaſtle in relation to the Kings Majeſty and the proceedings of the Treaty.

Examined by the Original Copies, and Publiſhed by authority for Generall ſatisfaction of all his Majeſties loyall Subjects.

crude woodcut of king in castle THE TREATING HOUSE:

THE ILE OF WAIT

Octob. 18. LONDON, Printed for I. Iones, 1648.
Severall Articles of Agreement for peace, preſented by the Kings Majeſty, to the Commiſsioners upon Satturday laſt, and the Commiſsioners Anſwer thereunto. Honoured SIR,

I Have ſent you here incloſed the full and exact proceedings Betweene His Majeſty and the Commiſſioners, being in order as foloweth viz. The King condeſcended to the Propoſition for publike debts on Thurſday laſt, and on Friday granted the Propoſition ſor recalling all Honours conferred on any perſon by him ſince 1642 as the Parliament deſired.

Yeſterday he told the Parliaments Commiſſioners, that the dayes allotted for the Treaty drew towards an end, and therefore he thought it time to preſent his paper of deſires, which were.

1 That he might come to London with honour, freedom; and ſafety.

2 That he might have recompence for the yeares his Revenue hath been kept from him.

3 That there may be an Act of Oblivion, That ſo the Souldierp under the Command of the Lord Fait fax may not be juſtified in what they have (but as illegall) their astions requiring an Act of Oblivion for Conquering him and his Cavaliers. Some of the Commiſſioners were willing to receive theſe Propſitions from him, but the major part muſt needs diſſent, becauſe contraty to their Inſtructions, having other Propoſitions to preſent unto him, eſpecially that concerning Delinquents, for whom an act of Oblivion could not be granted. The Parl. Commiſſioners therefore preſented their paper about Delinquents to the King to which the King deſired time till Monday to giue Anſwer; The three remaining.

•• Concerning the Court of Wa • ds. 2 Offices and places of Truſt. And 3 London his Majeſty will ſoon yeild to.

Thus having ſent you the chief heads of the Kings laſt Papers I remain,

From Newport 16. of Octob. 1648. Your affectionate Friend R. S.
Humbly ſheweth,

That we cannot but deeply reſent, what hath been preſented to you by the well-afected in the Southerne parts, as concerning this preſent Treaty: That if after all the Epexriences of the miſch • fes which hath happened to us from former T • eaties, of all Gods wonderfull ownings of you, both formerly, and of late in midſt of ſo many oppoſitions from all hands, and of all his gracious appearings, againſt the King & his party you go on to Treat before full and exemplaty Juſtice be done upon the great Incendiaries of the Kingdome, the fomenters of, and actors in the firſt and ſecond War, and the late bringing in of the Sco • s, we can expect nothing as the Iſſue thereof but the ſudden diſſolution of the Parl: and Army, the deſtruction of all the wel • • ff • cted the involvi • g of this Nation in more bloud then ever.

May it therefore pleaſe you in this Iuncture of time to he • rken to your Petitioners, who have conſtanly adhered to you, and before you conclude this treaty, to execute Impartiall and ſpeedy juſtice (though upon the greateſt offenders) wherein you cannot want aſſiſtance from God, & from man, to ſtrengthen you in • o • r endeavours to ſettle this Kingdom in Peace and rightecuſnes.

The Scots Proceedings examined and onſwered.

There is a natuarll diſcord between tyranny and freedom, ſlaviſh popery and Chriſtian liberty; Acubreſe renders the reaſon thus, becauſe Chriſt the King of Kings by his righteouſnes, hath made his people free, therefore the Kings of the earth, by tyrany injuſtice or popiſh intereſt, cannot make themſelves.

And do the Lawes of God, man & nature juſtifie the people in oppoſing, fighting againſt and impriſoning of Kinds who act contrary to their Oaths, and the truſt impoſed on them by the people? And do not the ſame laws as much juſtify them in oppoſiug the power of Par. when they betray their truſt, in pleading the intereſt, & juſtifying the cauſe of ſuch tytannous P • inces joyn with them to levy war againſt the poor people, whoſe truſtees they are only, and by whoſe Votes & election they ſit in parliament, to preſerve, and nof to deſtroy them, to condemn, and not juſtify their enemies, who have brunke with the bloud of Saints, & have confeſt themſelvs guilty of the bloud of three hundred thouſand ſouls, that have periſhed by war in the 3 Kingdoms

The Parl. gave great encouragement by their letter the 3 of Aug. laſt, to the Miniſters of the Generall Aſſembly of the Kingdom of Scot. to oppoſe the Parl. of Scot. then ſiting a • Edenb. who had made breach of their ſolemn league & Covenant and their many agreements and Acts of Parl. paſſed in both kingdoms, in poſeſſing of Barw. & Carlile, and for your further ſatisfaction take the words of the letter,

And being aſſured theſe impious, and unwarantable actions (of the Parl. of Scot.) cannot be done with the approbation, and conſent of the well affected people of the kingdom of Scot. and that they underſtood there were very few amongſt theſe who were in this engagement againſt them, that firſt engaged with them in the Covenant and cauſe, but ſuch as have been profeſſed enemies unto the kingdom of Scotland (which were the Parl.) however they were content to pretend thereunto, that they may the better deceive the people of this kingdom.

That they were unwilling to impute ſuch evills to the nation ingenerall but to thoſe preſent that own, and appear in them, whom they were confident, God in his due time would judge whatſoever they may ſuffer in the mean while.

Therefore they now ſend unto them that it may appear they will not by any provocation, be induced to withdraw themſelvs from thoſe in Scotland, who retain their former principles, & ſtill own their cauſe, (though againſt the Pa • l. of Scot.) wherein they have with bleſſing from heaven, bin ſo long ſolemnly United. vide P. 4. and 5. of that letter.

Upon this ſcore and that encouragment, the minor dart of the people of Scot. raiſe an Army to oppoſe the Parl. of that Nation, and the Army raiſed by the ſupream authority thereof, and put themſelves under the Command of the E. of Argile, to fight with kill and ſlay them.

And did not L. G. Cr • mwel, in purſuance of the Commands of the Parl. of Eng. joyn with thoſe handfull of people in Scot. to oppoſe the Parl. of Scot. and the army raiſed by that authori • y, and did not the eff •• t ther • of produce an abſolute diſſolution of that Parliament & Committee of Eſtates?

By this time, the Reader may expect the authors Inference upon the whole, which he once thought to have wav'd, and therefore reſolved only to toſſe the Ball amongſt the multitude, that ſo each judgment might cach at it, but becauſe my fellow Commoners may not be ignorant herein, I have ſet down a few undeniable concluſions upon the whole.

1. We ſe that the K. may erre, notwithſtanding the maxim, in the law (Lex non poteſt errari) by laying illegall taxes Monopolies, and Impoſitions upon the people Introducing Popery, and Levying warre againſt them &c.

2. That in committing ſuch errors, he falſifies the truſt which the people of the land repoſe in him, & then his Commands being unlawfull, and deſtructive, it is lawfull for the people to diſobey them, and on the contrary, it is no leſſe then ſinne, and the forſiuire of all the Liberties, Freedomes and Birth-rights of the people to give obedience thereunto.

3. That it is lawfull and of neceſſity for the people to Leavy war againſt their King, and all that adhere to him for defence of themſelvs, and preſervation of their birth rights and freedoms, having once broken the • ruſt repoſed in him, and put them out of his protection by levying war againſt them, ruling them as a tyrant at his pleaſure oe not as a Kiug by the law of the Nation. 4. That it is lawfull for the peoples Truſtees in Parl. to declare to the nation the miſcarriages of ſuch a tyranous prince, and to ſtate the matters of fact therein, by way of charge againſt •• m. 5. That it is a breach of truſt in the peoples Truſtees and a great diſhonor for the E • gliſh Nation to charge the King with ſuch high crimes, and neither to prove them againſt him, nor to clear him of them. 6. It is a great breach of the truſt, and the Nationall League and Covenant, not to bring delinquents to condigne puniſhment there being no perſon exempt by the ſame. From the ſecond part of the aſſertion plainly appears. That a Parl. by breach of Covtnant, Treaties, and Acts of Parl. voting & acting againſt the Covenant, and ſiding with, and pleading the intereſt of the enemies thereof, and of that Nation, for which they are Truſtees may erre. 2. That by breach thereof they have forfeited their Truſts to the people, for whom they ſeve, and by whom they were elected. 3. That it is lawfull for the people of that Nation to Levy war againſt them for the maintenance of ther Lives and Freedoms, which that Parl. endeavours to give to their enemies and make them and their poſterity ſlaves for ever to them.

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