THE KINGS Majesties most Gracious MESSAGE TO THE PARLIAMENT, By Sir Peter Killegrew.
Sent from the Commissioners with His Majestie at Newmarket, about His Majesties being at Richmond, and coming to His Parliament at Westminster, for setling of the Kingdome in a safe and well grounded peace.
His Majesty to come on Thursday next. And His Majesties resolution for passing such acts as shall tend to the peace of the Kingdome.
London Printed for Iohn Willet, Iune 23. 1647.
HIS MAJESTIES MESSAGE To the Honourable Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster.
HEre hath been Sir Peter Killegrew, who is dispatched to the Parliament with his Majesty and the Commissioners their Answers to the houses, concerning his Majesties remove from hence.
The Votes of the houses being communicated to the King, for his Majesties remove [Page]from hence to Richmond, with the Commissioners, His Majesty gave not so positive an answer at the first, as afterwards.
His Majesty hath returned answer to the Parliament, by the Commissioners, to whom his Maiesty declared his mind herein, as also to Col. Whalley, who commands the party of forces that are there.
The substance of the one, and a Copy of the other, I have sent you here inclosed.
Mr. Peters hath been with his Majesty, and kissed the Kings hand. His Majesty asking upon his admittance, who he was, and being told, that it was Mr. Peters the Minister, the King gave him his hand to kisse, and said, that he had often heard of him, but never saw him before: then his Maiesty had some discourse with him, wherein Mr. Peters declared what a pretious thing, and honourable it was, for a King to have the love of his subiects, and above all to be godly, & how much heaven is more excellent then the things of this world.
The King seemed to like his discourse, & commended it, and said, that by what had [Page]bin told him of him, he did not expect such rationall solid discourse from him Mr. Peters told his Maiesty, that if he pleased, he humbly desired his Maiesty to give him leave to preach to him. The King answered no, he was not satisfied in that point yet, to hear any, but such as hee hath already propounded, in a Church way,
The King lyes at his own house here at Newmarket still, it is a very faire spatious house and excellent good ayre, a fine garden and in every respect better accommadation then at Holmby, and his Maiesty is much better satisfied by being here, then he was at Holmby, and besides that it gives his Maiesty better content, because it is neerer to London.
His Maiesty goeth often out with the Commissioners to Bowles to Col. Russels house (who was perswaded lately of the day of Judgments neere approach, and thereupon prepared for it, a very pretious godly man,) it is about five miles from hence, and about four miles on this side the Isle of Ely, a very handsome fine house.
Here is no discontent here, but all things carryed on very fairly.
The Kings Majesty seemes to admire at the Atmies discreet carriage in this present businesse, and divers others at this time concurring with it.
We are now in a capacity to come neere to you, as you may see by the inclosed; and then you shall hear further from
A Copy of the Votes of the Houses delivered to the Kings Maiesty at Newmarket, for his Majesty to come to Richmond.
ORdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, That the Generall be required to deliver the person of the King to such persons as both Houses shall appoint, to be placed at Richmond under such Guards, and in such manner as they shall think fit, to the intent that the Propositions agreed upon by both Kingdomes, may be speedily presented unto His Majestie, for the setling of a well grounded Peace.
Ordered further, That the persons to whom the Generall is required to deliver the Person of the King to be placed at Richmond, shall be the Commiscioners [Page]formerly appointed to receive the person of the King at Newcaftle, or any three of them.
Ordered also, that the Guards appointed to receive the Orders and directions of the Commissioners in attending and guarding the Person of the King, shall be Collonel Rossiter and his Regiment.
The Kings Answer and Resolution upon the delivery of the Votes to his Majesty at Newmarket, being the substance of what was sent by Sir Peter Killegrew to the Parliament.
- I. THat his Majesty is content to remove to Richmond, it being nearer to His Parliament.
- II. That to remove from Newmarket to Richmond, is agreeable to what himself hath alwayes desired in his late messages to the Houses.
- III. That it being neerer to his Parliament, it is much more convenient for treating with the houses, and concurring in such act [Page]as shall be passed for the peace and security of the Kingdome,
- IV. That on Thursday next his Majesty may go from Newmarket to Richmond, according to the Votes of both houses.
- V. His Majesty desires that there may bee such a concurrence between his Majesty and the houses, and so the Army also, as may conduce to a safe and well grounded peace.