Charles P. A letter sent from His Highness the Prince of Wales, to His Majesties loyall and faithfull subjects within the realm of England; declaring, his great and earnest desires to the City of London, in the behalf of His Royall father the King. And a declaration of his proceedings at sea, against the Earl of VVarwick, and the resolution of his sea-men touching the Parliaments navy. With the full particulars of a bloudy fight at sea, on Munday last, and the number killed. VVhereunto is annexed, the declaration and votes of both Houses of Parliament, concerning the King, in relation to the treaty.

PRINCE CHARLES HIS LETTER TO The Right Honourable, the Lord Major, Aldermen, and Common-Councell of the City of LONDON. Right trusty and well-beloved, we greet you well.

VVE have and ſhall endeavour to give ſatisfaction to the whole Kingdom of England, in the grounds of our preſent proceedings. But we thinke fit notwithſtanding, to make a particular addreſſe to you, being extreamly deſirous that the City of London ſhould be fully ſatisfied that our intentions are juſt and honorable, for the peace and happineſſe of all his Majeſties ſubjects.

And we cannot deſpair of gaining a belief and confidence with you, when it ſhall appear that Our actions and proceedings are conformable to our profeſſions, and in order to thoſe publique ends, and that happy ſettlement of the Kingdom, which we have propoſed as the chief end of all our endeavours.

And we further think fit to aſſure you, that we are ſo far from intending violence to the perſons or goods of any of Our Fathers Subjects of England, or any other particular advantage therein, that our only aym and end is to procure a ſubſiſtance for the Navy at Sea under Our Command, that thereby we may be inabled to protect the Ships, Veſſels and Goods, and to ſecure the Trade, not only of the City of London, but of all other his Majeſties good ſubjects.

And being for the preſent utterly unable to provide for ſo great a charge, as having been for ſome yeeres deprived as well of our own eſtate, as of the ſupplies We might have drawn from the bounty of the King Our Royall Father,

We think fit to have recourſe to you▪ deſiring you to ſupply Us with ſuch neceſſaries and ſubſiſtance, as may tend to the ſupportment of the Navy now under Our Command.

And being thus furniſhed by you in this neceſ • ity, We ſhall immediatly diſcharge all ſhips of Marchandize which have been ſtayed by Our Fleet, and ſhall carefully hereafter uſe Our utmoſt endeavours for protecting the Ships and Goods, and ſecure the Trade and Commerce of the ſaid City, and other his Majeſties Cities, Cinque-ports, and Town, which we conceive to be the only, proper, and naturall imployments of his Majeſties Navy; and for which, as for other reaſons, it hath alwayes been maintained out of the Cuſtoms paid to his Majeſty, out of which, as ſoon as it ſhall be in Our power, We ſhall take care to have the ſaid ſum or ſums repaid you. And ſo deſiring a preſent ſupply, the preſſing neceſſities of the Fleet admitting no delay, We bid you heartily farewell.

Given under our Hand and Seal, aboard the Fleet Royall, in the 24. Yeer of the Reign of Our Royall Father the King. Subſcribed CHARLES P.

By Letters from the Hague in Holland it is advertized, That the Prince of Wales, and his councel, hath had ſome conſultation touching the Earl of VVarwicks anchoring neer the Fleet Royall, & hearing of his Lordſhips great proffers to the Fleet, viz. Indempnity and Money, His Highneſſe poſted towards Goree, came aboard the Fleet, and expreſſed himſelf in ſeverall declaratory ſpeeches to the Sea-men, whoſe preſence, cauſed great acclamations of joy, and ſay they are reſolved to live and dy with his Highneſſe. As for the L. Admirals fighting with them, its ſaid, the St • tes do interpoſe between with 15 fayl, there's no remedy but thoſe ſhips muſt eſcape to vex the narrow ſeas: there's much ado to raiſe land men, & borrow ſhips to make a new commotion in England, but little fruit appears.

A Declaration of the proceedings of a party for the King within the City of London, and the reſolution of the Army touching the ſame.

THE great inſolency of the Royal party within and about the City of London, occaſions much jealouſie from the Army; the hatred and malice of the Royaliſts being ſo great, that it over ſwayes their diſcretion ſo much, that they cannot keep themſelves within the bounds of ordinary civility, and diſcover themſelves by ſeeking their private revenge; as appears by their late horrid action executed upon certain Members of the Army neer the Strand, who by ſome of the bloudy Conſpirators were moſt barbarouſly murthered in their Beds. This inhumane Deſign ſtrikes terrour to the well-affected party, who being much perplexed thereat, acquaints the Army therewith; inſomuch that ſome of the commanders forthwith ſends a letter to the City, the effect whereof followeth.

We are much startled at the inſolency of the trayterous ſlaves in London, to kill two Officers of our Army, one in his bed, and the other with a cowardly ſtab, and of their intended attempt to piſtoll our Generall, beſides many aſsaults upon Members of Parliament, and their Deſign to have maſsacred fourſcore of them.

We do proteſt, if the Royall ſlaves continue their inſolency, and put uny of theſe Deſigns into execution, we will for every mans life take one hundred of their owr party, and according to the quality of each maſſacred perſon, and will hang up their heads on ſpires of steeples, that the world may ſee the juſt judgment of God upon theſe Rebels and Traytors, which his Maieſty confeſses are guilty of all the innocent bloud of the four bundred thouſand ſoules that have periſhed in this War.

This Letter was thought fit to be publiſhed to the view of all perſons whatſoever, whereby all whom it may concern, may take notice of the ſenſe and reſolution of the Army, and their reall and candid Deſires to prevent the effuſion of bloud for the future.

And do further declare, That they look upon the city of London, with a tender eye and affection, being reſolved to ingage both life and fortunes, for the defence and preſervation thereof, againſt all oppoſition whatſoever.

Further declaring▪ That it is the reſolution and deſire of the army, to uſe their utmoſt endeavours for the ſupporting all thoſe who have adhered to them, even in the great and perilous times of War, and to act upon ſuch principles, that may tend to the publique ſafety of this Kingdom.

ON Tueſday Octob. 3. By an Expreſſe from Scotland it was advertized, That the Royaliſts of England have been very active in the Kingdom of Denmark; for the arming of a party againſt this Kingdom, and after ſome conſultation touching the preſent affairs of this Nation, 10000 Arms were deſigned for them by the Danes, and ſhipping appointed to tranſport t • em into Scotland, who accordingly arrived in Lieth Road, thinking to joyn with the Scots Royaliſts, but being diſcovered by the Marq. of Argyle, a party were commanded out in ſeverall long Boats, and ſmal Veſſels, who ſoon boarded the Daniſh ſhips, ſeized on all the Ordnance, arms and ammunition, and ſecured the ſhips in the Harbour.

A bloudy Fight at Sea.

On Tueſday laſt, we received intelligence from Kent and Eſsex, That there hath hapned a bloudy Fight neer Rye, an Engliſh Haven town, and garriſon'd by the Parliament, the manner thus. Major Gibbon (the Governour) being allarm'd from an Iriſh-man of War, who had chaſed three ſhips belonging to the ſaid Garriſon, immediatly man'd ſeverall long Boats with musketiers and made towards him, and after a bloudy and ſharp diſpute, reſcued the Rye ſhips, and killed nine of the Rebels, with the loſſe of two men

On Wedneſday Octob. 4. Both Houſes debated His Maj. Letter, and voted, That the ſaid Letter is unſatiſfactory, declaring, That they will proceed according to the Propoſitions, and none other. His Majeſty re-aſſumed the Treaty on Munday, but its hoped that He will concur in matter and form to what the Parliament deſire.

FINIS.