A letter sent from the Queen of England to the Kings Majesty at Newport; concerning the overtures of the treaty and His proceedings with the commissioners for peace. With Her Majesties advice and desires touching the said treaty; and Her propositions concerning all His Majesties subjects within His realmes and dominions. Also, His Majeseies last concessions for peace, delivered to the commissioners, to be sent to both Houses of Parliament; shewing how far He hath given His royall assent to the second bill, touching bishops and church-government.
      
       
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             A letter sent from the Queen of England to the Kings Majesty at Newport; concerning the overtures of the treaty and His proceedings with the commissioners for peace. With Her Majesties advice and desires touching the said treaty; and Her propositions concerning all His Majesties subjects within His realmes and dominions. Also, His Majeseies last concessions for peace, delivered to the commissioners, to be sent to both Houses of Parliament; shewing how far He hath given His royall assent to the second bill, touching bishops and church-government.
             Henrietta Maria, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669.
          
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             London :
             1648.
          
           
             A collection of letters relating to the proposed treaty with the King, and church government.
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           A
           LETTER
           Sent
           from
           the
           Queen
           of
           ENGLAND
           TO
           The
           
             Kings
             Majesty
          
           at
           
             Newport
             ;
          
           concerning
           the
           Overtures
           of
           the
           
             Treaty
          
           and
           His
           proceedings
           with
           the
           Commissioners
           for
           
             Peace
             .
          
        
         
           WITH
           Her
           Majesties
           Advice
           and
           Desires
           touching
           the
           said
           
             Treaty
             ;
          
           And
           Her
           
             Propositions
          
           concerning
           all
           His
           Majesties
           Subjects
           within
           His
           
             Realmes
          
           and
           
             Dominions
             .
          
        
         
           ALSO
           ,
           His
           Majesties
           last
           
             Concessions
          
           for
           
             Peace
             ,
          
           delivered
           to
           the
           
             Commissioners
             ,
          
           to
           be
           sent
           to
           both
           Houses
           of
           
             Parliament
             ;
          
           shewing
           how
           far
           
             He
          
           hath
           given
           
             His
             Royall
             assent
          
           to
           the
           second
           Bill
           ,
           touching
           
             Bishops
          
           and
           
             Church-Government
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Nathaniel
             Williamson
             ,
          
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           QUEEN
           OF
           ENGLANDS
           LETTER
           To
           Her
           Soveraign
           Lord
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           Great
           Brittain
           ,
           Directed
           to
           His
           Majesty
           at
           
             Newport
          
           in
           the
           Isle
           of
           
             Wight
             ,
          
           from
           
             Paris
          
           in
           
             France
             .
          
        
         
           
             Endeared
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           AFter
           a
           long
           time
           spent
           in
           consultation
           upon
           the
           great
           affairs
           of
           these
           languishing
           and
           distressed
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           having
           waded
           through
           a
           Labyrinth
           of
           Circumstances
           and
           Argument
           for
           the
           composing
           of
           all
           differences
           within
           the
           said
           
           Realms
           and
           Dominions
           :
           His
           Majesty
           were
           pleased
           to
           declare
           his
           sense
           and
           resolution
           to
           the
           Commissioners
           ,
           yesterday
           
             Octob.
             9.
          
           in
           answer
           to
           their
           former
           Proposals
           ,
           which
           were
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             That
             His
             Majesty
             is
             pleased
             to
             condiscend
             that
             the
             Church-Lands
             shall
             be
             confirmed
             by
             ●His
             Royall
             consent
             ,
             to
             an
             Act
             to
             confirm
             the
             particular
             Grants
             already
             made
             of
             the
             Bishops
             Lands
             ,
             for
             the
             space
             of
             99.
             yeeres
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             abolishing
             of
             Bishops
             for
             the
             same
             terme
             of
             time
             ;
             provided
             ,
             that
             there
             may
             be
             an
             indifferent
             choice
             of
             Clergy
             men
             to
             be
             supervisors
             in
             Ecclesiasticall
             affaires
             ,
             accordingly
             as
             it
             shall
             be
             ordered
             and
             agreed
             on
             by
             the
             Assembly
             of
             Divines
             ,
             allowed
             to
             consult
             by
             his
             Majesties
             former
             Condescentions
             .
          
        
         
           These
           ,
           and
           the
           Concessions
           before
           assented
           to
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           again
           proposeth
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           Commissioners
           ,
           
             That
             He
             may
             come
             up
             to
             London
             ,
             to
             treat
             on
             what
             else
             may
             conduce
             to
             the
             settlement
             of
             His
             three
             languishing
             and
             bleeding
             Kingdoms
             :
          
           But
           the
           Commissioners
           are
           not
           altogether
           satisfied
           with
           this
           Answer
           ;
           neither
           do
           they
           take
           it
           as
           satisfactory
           .
           What
           the
           issue
           of
           this
           will
           be
           ,
           we
           leave
           to
           time
           and
           providence
           .
           Sir
           
             Peter
             Killegrew
          
           is
           disspatched
           away
           from
           hence
           ,
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           his
           Majesties
           last
           Answer
           touching
           Episcopacy
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           verily
           believed
           ,
           that
           His
           Majesty
           will
           give
           His
           Royall
           Word
           to
           passe
           all
           the
           Propositions
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           have
           the
           Treaty
           obstructed
           ;
           and
           the
           rather
           ,
           becuse
           He
           finds
           all
           the
           Designs
           of
           the
           Royall
           party
           to
           be
           frustrated
           ,
           both
           in
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Scotland
             ;
          
           as
           also
           the
           Capitall
           and
           ,
           Metropolitan
           Designe
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
           
             France
          
           to
           be
           blasted
           in
           the
           Bud
           ,
           before
           it
           could
           come
           to
           any
           maturity
           or
           ripenesse
           ;
           as
           appeares
           by
           an
           Expresse
           from
           thence
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           sent
           from
           the
           Queen
           to
           Her
           Dread
           Soveraign
           the
           King
           ;
           the
           Heads
           whereof
           I
           have
           here
           inserted
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             That
             the
             great
             differences
             throughout
             he
             Cities
             of
          
           Paris
           ,
           Roan
           ,
           
             and
             other
             parts
             adjacent
             within
             the
             limits
             and
             bounds
             of
             the
             French
             Territories
             ,
             hath
             quite
             obstructed
             the
             Design
             of
             his
             Majesties
             friends
             for
             England
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Eglish
             quarrell
             is
             so
             great
             in
             severall
             parts
             of
             that
             Kingdom
             ,
             that
             no
             Integrity
             or
             Loyalty
             can
             appeare
             visible
             to
             its
             Soveraign
             :
             And
             therefore
             seeing
             no
             meanes
             prevalent
             ,
             to
             advance
             His
             Majesties
             Cause
             ,
             Her
             Majesty
             desireth
             ,
             that
             this
             present
             Treaty
             ,
             may
             be
             the
             Salve
             and
             Balsome
             ,
             to
             cure
             and
             heal
             all
             Diseases
             ,
             throughout
             his
             vast
             and
             bleeding
             Nations
             Concluding
             ,
             that
             she
             doth
             in
             a
             deep
             sense
             bewaile
             the
             sad
             and
             intestine
             Miseries
             of
             all
             His
             liege
             people
             whatsoever
             .
             Further
             desiring
             ,
             that
             his
             Majesty
             would
             be
             pleased
             to
             embrace
             all
             such
             Counsels
             and
             Consultations
             that
             may
             tend
             to
             the
             peace
             and
             tranquility
             of
             his
             three
             Kingdoms
             of
          
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           ,
           
             and
          
           Ireland
           .
        
         
           During
           the
           time
           of
           this
           Treaty
           ,
           sundry
           Expresses
           have
           come
           from
           severall
           parts
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           which
           represent
           things
           to
           be
           in
           a
           very
           sad
           condition
           touching
           the
           advancement
           of
           his
           Cause
           ;
           who
           upon
           consideration
           thereof
           ,
           it
           s
           conceived
           will
           prove
           the
           most
           Instrumentall
           ,
           to
           bring
           a
           period
           to
           our
           distractions
           ,
           and
           exclude
           all
           thoughts
           of
           jealousie
           from
           his
           Majesties
           Royal
           Breast
           ,
           to
           his
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             
               Newport
               ,
            
             
               10.
               
               October
               ,
               1648.
               
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           By
           another
           Expresse
           from
           the
           Isle
           of
           Wight
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           That
        
         
           The
           great
           businesse
           insisted
           on
           is
           ,
           the
           proposition
           for
           setling
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           which
           is
           like
           to
           take
           up
           some
           time
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           gave
           in
           a
           paper
           to
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Reasons
           wherefore
           the
           could
           not
           condiscend
           to
           the
           taking
           away
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           the
           Government
           by
           Bishops
           ,
           the
           treaty
           hereupon
           hath
           held
           all
           the
           last
           week
           ,
           and
           nothing
           yet
           concluded
           on
           ,
           yet
           most
           are
           of
           opinion
           His
           Maj.
           will
           assent
           ,
           and
           this
           proposition
           being
           over
           ,
           there
           is
           lesse
           doubt
           the
           other
           in
           course
           will
           be
           agreed
           on
           .
        
         
           His
           Maj.
           hath
           promised
           to
           deliver
           in
           his
           positive
           answer
           this
           present
           
             Munday
             ;
          
           which
           if
           it
           be
           but
           satisfactory
           ,
           no
           doubt
           but
           there
           will
           be
           a
           good
           conclusion
           of
           all
           to
           an
           happy
           peace
           .
        
         
           
             
               Newport
            
             
               9.
               
                 Octob.
              
               1648.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
           New
           propositions
           presented
           to
           his
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           
             1
             That
             your
             Maj.
             according
             to
             the
             laudable
             example
             of
             your
             Royall
             Father
             of
             happy
             memory
             ,
             may
             be
             pleased
             to
             swear
             and
             sign
             the
             late
             Solemn
             League
             and
             Covenant
             ;
             and
             that
             an
             act
             of
             Parl
             ▪
             be
             passed
             ,
             for
             the
             injoyning
             the
             taking
             thereof
             by
             all
             the
             subjects
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             2
             That
             a
             Bill
             be
             passed
             for
             the
             utter
             abolishing
             and
             taking
             away
             of
             all
             Arch-bishops
             ,
             Bishops
             ,
             their
             Chancellors
             ,
             and
             Commissaries
             ,
             Deans
             and
             Sub-Deans
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             Officers
             whatsoever
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             
               England
            
             and
             Dominion
             of
             
               Wales
               ;
            
             and
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             
               Ireland
               .
            
          
           
             3
             That
             the
             Ordinances
             concerning
             the
             calling
             and
             sitting
             of
             the
             Assembly
             of
             Divines
             ,
             be
             confirmed
             by
             Act
             of
             parliament
             .
          
           
           
             4
             That
             Reformation
             of
             Religion
             according
             to
             the
             Covenant
             be
             setled
             by
             act
             of
             parliament
             ,
             in
             such
             manner
             as
             both
             Houses
             have
             agreed
             ,
             or
             shall
             agree
             upon
             after
             consultation
             had
             with
             the
             Assembly
             of
             Divines
             .
          
           
             5
             That
             for
             the
             more
             effectual
             disabling
             Jesuits
             ,
             priests
             ,
             papists
             ,
             and
             popish
             Recusants
             from
             disturbing
             the
             State
             ,
             and
             deluding
             the
             Laws
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             better
             discovering
             ,
             and
             speedy
             conviction
             of
             popish
             Recusants
             ,
             an
             Oath
             be
             established
             by
             act
             of
             parliament
             to
             be
             administred
             to
             them
             ,
             wherein
             they
             abjure
             and
             renounce
             the
             popes
             Supremacy
             ,
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Transubstantiation
             ,
             purgatory
             ,
             worshipping
             of
             the
             Consecrated
             Hoast
             ,
             Crucifixes
             and
             Images
             ,
             and
             all
             popish
             Superstitions
             and
             Errors
             ;
             and
             refusing
             the
             said
             Oath
             ,
             being
             tendred
             in
             such
             manner
             as
             shall
             be
             appointed
             by
             the
             said
             Act
             ,
             to
             be
             a
             sufficient
             Conviction
             of
             popish
             Recusants
             .
          
           
             6
             An
             Act
             or
             Acts
             of
             parliament
             for
             education
             of
             the
             children
             of
             papists
             by
             protestants
             ,
             in
             the
             protestant
             Religion
             .
          
           
             7
             An
             Act
             for
             the
             true
             Leavy
             of
             the
             penalties
             against
             them
             ,
             which
             penalties
             to
             be
             levied
             and
             disposed
             in
             such
             manner
             as
             both
             Houses
             shall
             agree
             on
             ,
             wherein
             to
             be
             provided
             that
             his
             Majesty
             shall
             have
             no
             losse
             .
          
           
             8
             That
             an
             act
             be
             passed
             in
             parliament
             ,
             whereby
             the
             practises
             of
             papists
             may
             be
             prevented
             ,
             and
             a
             stricter
             course
             taken
             to
             prevent
             tht
             saying
             or
             hearing
             of
             Mass
             in
             the
             Court
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             part
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             or
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             
               Ireland
               .
            
          
        
         
           To
           the
           four
           first
           ,
           its
           said
           his
           Maj.
           makes
           some
           scruple
           at
           :
           to
           the
           latter
           ,
           we
           hear
           ,
           that
           He
           gave
           his
           Royall
           assent
           on
           
             Munday
          
           last
           .
        
         
         
           Letters
           further
           from
           the
           Isle
           of
           Wight
           say
           ,
           That
           the
           Kings
           Answer
           on
           Munday
           last
           of
           the
           Bill
           of
           Religion
           ,
           were
           presented
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           Commissioners
           ,
           by
           His
           Majesties
           Secretary
           ,
           and
           were●
        
         
           
             Subscribed
             ,
             CHARLES
             R.
             
          
        
      
       
         
           Wherein
           is
           contained
           ,
           the
           sense
           and
           resolution
           of
           his
           Majesty
           touching
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           his
           Concessions
           to
           abolish
           all
           Arch-bishops
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           their
           Chancellors
           and
           Commissaries
           ,
           Deans
           and
           Sub-Deans
           ,
           Canons
           ,
           Prebendaries
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           their
           inferiour
           Officers
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           and
           Dominion
           of
           
             VVales
             ,
          
           for
           the
           term
           of
           99
           years
           .
           He
           hath
           also
           promised
           his
           Royall
           Word
           to
           passe
           an
           Act
           to
           confirm
           the
           sale
           of
           Bishops
           Lands
           for
           the
           same
           time
           ;
           and
           therefore
           desireth
           ,
           that
           He
           may
           come
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           treat
           upon
           the
           rest
           in
           course
           with
           his
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           
             personally
             .
          
           The
           treaty
           goes
           on
           unanimously
           ,
           but
           little
           concluded
           on
           between
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           the
           
             Commissioners
             ;
          
           but
           it
           s
           conceived
           before
           the
           16
           of
           this
           instant
           
             October
             ,
          
           you
           will
           hear
           of
           a
           happy
           conclusion
           .
        
         
           
             
               Newport
            
             
               10
               
                 Octob.
              
               1648.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS