IN my last I promised to send you by the next an account of the proceedings and resolutions of the Army at the late Randezvous: I have sent you the same in two Papers unanimously a­greed upon there, by both Officers and Souldiers: I finde in one of them divers things which your latter proceedings since the resolvtion of dis­banding may have given satisfaction unto, but the Ar­my having then no knowledge thereof; it was thus passed and delivered to me, and I cannot but send it to them; you may see what they then did remaine un­satisfied in; Understanding that His Majesty and your Commissioners were much straightened and disacco­modated in the House at Childersley; I went thither yesterday to advise with your Commissioners about the disposall of his Majesty for more conveniency to to himselfe and them, then that place did afford; the Commissioners were pleased wholly to refuse giving of any advise or opinion at all in the businesse, and therefore the King declaring His Resolution, not to goe back to Holdenby unlesse he were inforced, yet complaining much of the inconveniency he suffered, whereby he was and pressing for a remove to New-Market, and your Commissioners not judging it in­convenient for him to be there: I ordered Colonell Whalley this day to attend His Majesty, and the Co­missioners thither, with trusty and sufficient Guard of two Regiments of Horse, which accordingly was this day done, and His Majesty with the Commissioners [Page 2] gone to New-Market, but not through Cambridge: This businesse taking up the whole time yesterday, and it being necessary His Majesty should be disposed of before the place of Randezvous could well be re­solved on. This morning at a Councell of Warre it was judged inconvenient, and scarce possible to draw to a Randezvous to morrow early enough to dispatch any thing; therefore it is appointed on Thursday morning at nine of the Clock, and in regard of His Majesty going to New-Market, it was thought fit by the Councell of warre, That the place of Randezvous might be altered from New-Market Heath to Triploe Heath, five miles from this Towne; I shall take care that your Commissioners if they come to New-Market may have notice of this alteration from the former ap­pointment, I remaine

YEsterday the Generall, Lieutenant Generall, Commissary Generall Ireton, Lieut. Gen. Ham­mond, and divers other Officers of the army, went to the Lady Cuts house (according to His Maje­sties desire the day before,) when they came there, they were (according to the usuall manner,) received by the King but with little respect; after some generall di course of things, The King went into the Garden, and the Generall and his Officers and the Commissio­ners went together, and conferred upon the whole car­riage of the businesse; The Commissioners seem'd to be much unsatisfied, whereupon the King comming up againe, the Generall and the Commissioners came to Him, and Cornet Joyce (who was the man that ma­naged that action of securing the King) was called be­fore them all; The King charged them with saying, He had the commission of the whole Army for what He did, and by consequence had the Generalls; Hee being the principall part of the Army: The Cornet replyed and did avow, He told His Majesty he had not the Generalls commission, when the King did particularly demand it of him, and that the King askt him by what commission he did come to secure Him: He answer'd the King if He pleased to looke about he might see his authority (meaning the Troopers that were ready mounted) whereupon the King publiquely said to the whole company, That it was true indeed He did say so, and it was likewise true all the Gentlemen that were mounted on horse back did cry out, [...]ng their approbation to what He said, but saith the [...]g I was notwithstanding perswaded, that he could not [...]are to attempt such a thing, as to bring me away, but [Page 3] he had the countenance of greater persons; Then M. Crew and Sir Iohn Cook extreamly prest against Cornet Ioyce, That he deserved to loose his head for what hee had done, and that he had injured the Parliament, the Generall, the Army, and the Commssioners with the King, and had brought them away without their con­sent; whereupon Cornet Joyce replyed, That the King gave his consent to come, and said He would go whether the commissioners would or no, and that the commissioners also gave their consent to go, and that he told them, He would not bring them without their consent, and desired them to go for the better accommodation of His Majesty, I, said the King, and the Commissioners you told us, That we should go, and then it was in vaine for us not to consent, But saith the King now I am come; I had the promise of those Gentlemen to be conveyed to Newmarket, I take them to be men of their words, and were I a meer stranger met upon the high way, and stopt from going on, none in civility but would provide conveniencies for Me, here I have none, & therefore I expect to go to morrow morning to Newmarket, and desire Sir Tho. Fairfax and his officers to confer toge­ther about it: for the commissioners say, they have no power at all further to dispose of Me, for their power ended at Hol­denby, and was limitted to that place though the commis­sioners be the same? Whereupon the Generall and the Officers withdraw, and confer'd together, and after­wards returned to his Majesty and told Him, (as they did at the beginning) he was removed from Holdenby without their private knowledge, or consent, yet not­withstanding since he was unwilling to go back if the Commssioners present with Him would condescend: The Generall would not be against his going to New­market: saith the King; This is a flat deniall for the com­missioners [Page 6] say they have no power, and therefore you will not shew your power; if you will not do it I will try these Genle­men that brought Me, I suppose they are tender of their reputation, and will not fayle to waite upon Me to Newmar­ket: The Generall promised to go to Cambridge, and returne him a positive answer the last night; There was variety of discourse besides this, too large to men­tion: I shall onely observe this in generall, That the King is politique and subtle to lay hold upon any thing for his owne advantage, either to comply with the Army, or Commissioners to be against either as He sees it worke for his ends and very high and posi­tive in his expressions and demands. The last night after his Excellency came back to Cambridge, he sent this inclosed to Col. Whaley (after some debate with the Officers) by way of Answer to His Majesties de­sires according to promise and ingagement. This day accordingly His Majesty went from Childersley, he in­tended by the way of Cambridge, but his Excellency perceiving some inconveniencies would happen up­on it: sent to Col. Whalley to guard Him to Newmar­ket some other way, and so he went by Trumping­ton: Here was much preparation for His Majesty by strewing the streetes, cutting downe of boughes and preparing for benefiers. The E. of Nottingham and the other Commissioners lay at Puckridge last night, they sent to the Generall to day, to know where to meete Him, the Generall desired at Cambridge, by reason the Randezvouz is deferred till to morrow, and then to be upon Triploe-heath and not at Newmarket heath by reason of the Kings being there,