The commencement of the treaty between the king's Majesty, and the Commissioners of Parliament at Newport.
      
       
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             The commencement of the treaty between the king's Majesty, and the Commissioners of Parliament at Newport.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1648]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Dated at end: Newport in Insula vectis. Septemb. 16. 1648.
             Includes: A prayer, drawne by his Majesties speciall direction and dictates, for a blessing on the treaty at Newport.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept 19".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) -- Early works to 1800.
           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Treaties -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           THE
           COMMENCEMENT
           
             OF
             THE
          
           TREATY
           
             Between
             the
          
           KING'S
           
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             the
          
           Commissioners
           
             of
          
           PARLIAMENT
           
             At
             NEWPORT
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           Commissioners
           came
           to
           
             Newport
          
           late
           last
           night
           :
           This
           morning
           (
           Saturday
           )
           at
           10.
           they
           waited
           on
           the
           KING
           .
           The
           Earle
           of
           
             Northumberland
          
           made
           a
           short
           Speech
           to
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           returned
           answer
           ,
        
         
           
             That
             none
             could
             have
             more
             hearty
             desires
             of
             Peace
             then
             He.
             
             How
             He
             had
             nothing
             of
             ill
             will
             to
             any
             ,
             but
             indeed
             was
             ,
             and
             would
             to
             the
             utmost
             ,
             endeavour
             to
             appeare
             a
             Friend
             to
             all
             ,
             especially
             to
             the
             languishing
             Kingdome
             .
          
        
         
           The
           KING
           desired
           the
           
             Treaty
          
           might
           not
           begin
           on
           a
           broken
           part
           of
           the
           last
           day
           of
           the
           
             weeke
             ,
          
           so
           that
           to
           morrow
           ,
           Gods
           day
           ,
           prepares
           (
           we
           hope
           happily
           )
           and
           Munday
           the
           18
           day
           at
           9
           a
           clock
           in
           the
           morning
           begins
           the
           
             Treaty
             .
          
        
         
           
             NEWPORT
             
               in
               Jnsula
               vectis
               .
            
             
               
                 Septemb.
              
               16.
               1648.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
           A
           
             PRAYER
             ,
             Drawne
             by
             HIS
             MAJESTIES
             speciall
             direction
             and
             Dictates
             ,
             for
             a
             blessing
             on
             the
             TREATY
             at
          
           NEWPORT
           .
        
         
           
             O
          
           Most
           mercifull
           Father
           ,
           Lord
           God
           of
           Peace
           and
           Truth
           ,
           we
           a
           People
           sorely
           afflicted
           by
           the
           scourge
           of
           an
           unnaturall
           Warre
           ,
           doe
           earnestly
           beseech
           Thee
           ,
           to
           command
           a
           blessing
           from
           Heaven
           upon
           this
           present
           Treaty
           ,
           begun
           for
           the
           establishment
           of
           an
           happy
           Peace
           .
           Soften
           the
           most
           obdurate
           Hearts
           with
           a
           true
           Christian
           desire
           of
           saving
           those
           mens
           bloud
           ,
           for
           whom
           Christ
           himself
           hath
           shed
           his
           .
           Or
           if
           the
           guilt
           of
           our
           great
           sins
           ,
           cause
           this
           Treaty
           to
           breake
           off
           in
           vaine
           ,
           Lord
           let
           the
           Truth
           clearly
           appeare
           ,
           who
           those
           men
           are
           ,
           which
           under
           pretence
           of
           the
           Publicke
           good
           doe
           pursue
           their
           own
           private
           ends
           ;
           that
           this
           People
           may
           be
           no
           longer
           so
           blindly
           miserable
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           see
           ,
           at
           least
           in
           this
           their
           Day
           ,
           the
           things
           that
           belong
           unto
           their
           Peace
           .
           Grant
           this
           gratious
           God
           ,
           for
           his
           sake
           who
           is
           our
           Peace
           it selfe
           ,
           even
           Jesus
           Christ
           our
           Lord
           .
        
         
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .