His Majesties letter to His right trusty, and well-beloved subjects, the Aldermen and Common-Councell of the city of London, to be communicated to all His loyall subjects within the cities of London and Westminster. Brought by the Duke of Richmond. Novemb. 7. 1648. And Col. Hammonds declaration concerning the King, for preservation of His royall person from the hands of His enemies; and his protestation touching the same. With a message from the army to the said Col. Hamond, and their propositions and desires touching the person of the King, and their design touching the treaty. Dated at Newport Nevem. 6. and brought by the post Yesterday. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) 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) : 2014-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A78859 Wing C2401A Thomason E470_18 ESTC R205641 99864961 99864961 162390

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HIS MAJESTIES LETTER TO His Right Truſty, and Well-beloved Subjects, the Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London, to be communicated to all His loyall Subjects within the Cities of London and Weſtminſter.

Brought by the Duke of Richmond, Novemb. 7. 1648.

And Col. Hammonds Declaration concerning the King, for preſervation of His Royall Perſon from the hands of His Enemies; and his Proteſtation touching the ſame.

With a Meſſage from the Army to the ſaid Col. Hamond, and their Propoſitions and Deſires touching the perſon of the King, and their Deſign touching the Treaty.

Dated at Newport Novem. 6. and brought by the Poſt yeſterday.

royal blazon or coat of arms C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT

London Printed for R. RISHTON, 1648.
JOYFULL NEWES From the Princes NAVIE AND A great Victory obtu • ned at Sea: With the particulars thereof, and the manner of the Fight. Sent in a Letter from the Navy the 4 of Novemb. 1648. SIR,

ON Thurſday laſt being the 2. of this inſtant Novem. we received an Allarum from Sea, occaſioned by certaine ſhips, who had the Princes colours, and ſtruck ſayl within three leagues of Helverd-ſtuce; whereupon the Lord Amirall ſent forth three Frigats, and two of the great Veſſels, who chaſed them, and gave them many a gallant ſhot, and after few hours diſpute, boarded one of them, & ſunk another; the Maſter of the prize which was taken, confeſſed, that they were bound for the Prince, with a reſolution to joyn with him, and to aſſiſt his Highneſſe againſt the Parliament.

This Fleet is ſaid to conſiſt of about eleven ſhips, moſt of them being men of Warre, and it is rumour'd, that they were moſt of them Swediſh Ships.

But the Princes Fleet hath declared, that they will not be commanded by any ſtrangers, who ſince the diſmiſſing of the Lord VVilloughby, and Capt. Batten, have made Prince Rupert Lord Admirall; but the Sea-men were ſo much inraged and troubled thereat, that they began to mutiny, reſiſted the Command of Pr. Rupert and the reſt of the Iriſh and Dutch Commanders▪ fell to blowes, killed 3 or 4 eminent Commanders, wounded divers of them, amongſt the reſt, Prince Rupert hath received a dangerous wound, and its thought mortall. The Conflict being ended, the Mariners of the re • olted ſhips called a Councell amongſt themſelves, turned • ut Pr. Rupert, and divers others, and have made choice of new Commanders.

They have ſent a Letter to the Prince of Wales, to invite him aboard; but by reaſon of the weakneſſe of his body, occaſioned by ſudden ſickneſſe, and a dangerous diſeaſe, He cannot anſwer their expectations.

The Lord Admiral hath again offered them Indemnity, and it is conceived they will embrace the ſame, for they have proteſted to his Lordſhip, never to ingage with the Princes Cavalry; The Lord Admirall hath ſent a Declaration to them, advertizing.

That He will uſe his utmoſt endeavours towards the ſetling of truth, and a happy peace in this unſetled Church and Kingdom, and that He will be instrumentall for the bringing of his Majeſty to London, and ſetling of His Maieſty, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the reſt of His Royall Iſsue in their juſt Rights and priviledges, ſ ſoon as His Majesty ſhall be pleaſed to ſatisfie and confirme the Deſires of his two Houſes of Parliament ſo much tending to the good and preſervation both of Religion, Crown and Lingdoms.

Some Overtures have been lately made betweene his Highneſſe the Prince of Wales, and his Lordſhip, in relation to a conjunction and uniting of both Navies; but his Lordſhip hath utterly deteſted againſt the ſ • me, ſlighting the Princes invitation and repreſenting a Letter unto his Highneſſe, That he takes it as the greateſt diſhonour that can be incident to man, for any Perſonage whatſoever to betray the truſt repoſed in him, and that He is reſolved to ſacrifice his life in the Cauſe and Engagement which he hath undertaken, not doubting but that the omnipotent God of Heaven (to whom the Honour of his Engagement doth belong) will cauſe the Wnids and Seas to fight for them, whoſe Truth is their Banner, Shield and Bucker; and therefore dehorts his Highneſſe to perſiſt no longer in the way he is in, but forthwith to come in, and unite himſelf with the Parliament, that ſo his perſon may be preſerved from all violence and injury, and a reſtoration made of all due Rights and priviledges, and that he may render himſelf inſtrumentall for the compoſing of all differences, and eſtabllſhing of a firme and laſting Peace throughout His Fathers Realmes and Dommions.

This Letter is ſaid to be ſent from aboard the St. George, to the Prince at Helver-Sluce,

Letters further from the Navy ſay, That the Prince is deſirous to ſpin out ſome longer time at Goree before he puts to Sea, in expectation of what the Treaty wil • produce, and that if it takes not effect, he is reſolved for Ireland, to joyn with the Marquis of Ormond, and the Lord Inchiqueen, and to land an Army in the Weſt of England at the Spring, for the re-inveſting of the King, and reſtoring of Him to his juſt Rights, Power and Authority

The ſaid Letters do further intimate, That the Lord high Admirall hath received a Letter from his Majeſty, purporting things of great concernment, and how farre he hath condeſcended to the deſires of his two Houſes, deſiring him to be inſtrumentall for the ſetling of a firm and laſting peace.

From aboard the St. George 4. Novemb. 1648. From the Iſle of Wight thus. SIR,

SInce my laſt, Here hath hapned ſeverall Overtures between his Majeſty and the Parliaments Commiſſioners; they have had much debate upon the Propoſitions, eſpecially that concerning the Church, which the King ſtuck much at; but the dark Cloud being expelled, and the ſplendor of the Goſpell ſhining moſt gloriouſly in the eyes of his Majeſty, He was graciouſly pleaſed to declare his Royall Aſſent to all the Propoſitions, and to grant His Royall Word to paſſe all things deſired by his two Houſes, that may be agreeable and conſonant to the fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdom. And as to the buſines of the Church (which is all they ſtick at) the King hath promiſed to give his concurrence therein, rather then his People ſhall ſuffer for his diſ-aſſenting. And 14 dayes more being added to the Treaty, it is hoped a fair concluſion will attend the happy beginning. His Majeſty hath delivered another Paper to the Commiſſioners, which I have here inſerted, viz.

CHARLES R.

HIs Majeſty reſteth very much unſatisfied, That you have now again wholly declined the anſwering of thoſe three queſtions ſo clearly propoſed by him, which your ſelves alſo confeſſe to be of grea importance, upon this only pretence, That the whole volumn of Eccleſiasticall policy is contained in them: Whereas his Majeſty did neither expect nor require from you any large or polemicall Diſcourſe concerning thoſe Queſtions conceiving that you were in ſome ſort obliged to have declared what your judgment was therein, with the grounds thereof. For certainly untill one of theſe three things can be clearly evidenced unto his Maj. 1. Either that there is no certain form of Church Government at all preſcribed in the Word. 2 That the Civill power may change the fame as they ſee cauſe. 3 Or if it be unchangable, that it was not Epiſcopall, but ſome other, his Maj. thinks himſelf excuſable in the judgment of all reaſonable men, if he cannot be induced to give his conſent to the utter abolition of that Government of the Church which he found here ſetled to his hands, which hath continued all over the Chriſtian world, from the times of the Apoſtles untill this laſt Age.

And for the better faciliating the Work in hand, we hear that his Majesty hath ſent a Meſſage (by the D. of Lenox) to the Aldermen and Common-councell of the City of London, and alſo to divers members of both Houſes, intimating, That He deſired a longer time to be added to the Treaty, deſiring them to be inſtrumentall for the re-inveſting of his Maieſty, and to agitate for his ſpeedy comming to London, with other remarkable Occurrences, which He deſires may be cammunicated to his Royall hearted Citizens, and that they may ſeriouſly read and peruſe the ſame. It is conceived his Majeſty hath ſome notable deſign againſt the Army, for He hath vowed to play a new Game, if the Treaty take not effect. But upon the cloſe of this Letter, here arrived a Poſt from the Army to Col. Hamond, deſiring him to be vigilant for the laſt 14 dayes added to the Treaty, and to prevent his Maieſties eſcape there being a deſign laid for the conveying of his perſon away, if he cannot accompliſh his deſires in the ſaid reſpit of time. Col. Hamond is extraordinary vigilant in managing the great truſt repoſed in Him, and hath declared that he will uſe his utmost endeavours for the preſervation of His Majeſties Royall perſon from the hands of his Enemies, and to protect him from the rage and ſubtilty of thoſe who ſeek his Maieſties ruine [meaning the Royall party now reſident at his Court] And the Souldiery doe aſsure him, they will live and die with him therein.

Newport 6 Novemb. 1648. FINIS.