A LETTER FROM HIS majesty's Quarters at Newcastle.  
Containing the substance of the King's Answer to the Scots Commissioners, and His majesty's desires to come to LONDON to treat with the Parliament, And how M. Murry and divers Malignants are received at Court;  
With the proceedings of the Scots Forces in the North.  
And another Letter from Edinburgh in Scotland of Montross's being shipped away, and the particulars thereof; And general Middleton's marching against the Gourdons.  

These Letters are Printed and published according to ORDER.   
London, Printed by E. G. 1646.   

SIR,  
THE Commissioners are all gone into Scotland, not only those who were sent from thence to the King, to treat with His Majesty last, who are returned much discontented; but there are also gone home, the Committee that were appointed to stay with the Army, and the King's Secretary; they are all of any power gone into Scotland, except only the general himself, whose Excellency is left here to govern and Order the soldiers, who are promised content from the kingdom; They went away from hence on Monday and Tuesday last, and this present Thursday is their general meeting day at Edinburgh, as was appointed by the Committee of Estates; The Commissioners, and the Ministers often Treated with the King, and His majesty's last Answer to the Commissioners before they went away from hence was in effect the same, which the Commissioners of both kingdoms received, after the delivery of the Propositions here to His Majesty. His Majesty doth not so refuse the taking of the Covenant, or the passing of the Propositions as to givea positive denial that he will not pass the one or sign the other, though in effect little better) The substance of His majesty's Answer to the Scots Commissioners was thus.  
That He is very sensible of the sad condition of His kingdoms, and the miseries of Wars, none more than himself, that He hath propounded ways for remedy thereof already, that he hopes there will a hearing be granted to Him, And to treat with Him for the speedy settling of the kingdoms. And to the end that there may be the better accommodation for His Majesty and likewise for His subjects (with whom He is to treat) He desires that He may reside in some convenient place, either in, or near London or Westminster, where His Majesty saith He desires that there may be a full hearing. But (after God knows how long a Treaty, and what effects) His Majesty then promises, (which he saith He doubts not of) to give satisfaction: and this is all the Answer which they could have to carry to Edinburgh, (what use will be made of this God knows) We are very sorry here that the Country is still burdened with the Armies lying upon us, And fear that we shall not yet be eased, because that some have already taken in Hay and other provisions, which they fear will be for winter quarters, others build them stables, which (with other observations of the Country people) are a great and heavy burden to the minds of many, who seeing the freedom of other Countries are greeved that themselves (who have been the longest sufferers) should be farthest from being freed.  
There are many Malignants hereabouts, this town is full of them, Mr. Murry of the bedchamber, His majesty's old Agent, whom you had prisoner at London, and other such dangerous ones as he, are hear, and have often recourse to His Majesty; if some stricter course (Than hath yet been) be not taken you may easily judge what these things may come to; the well affected of both kingdoms cannot but be much troubled at it; The Scots have often made Proclamation against malignant's coming hither, but that prevails not; they come, and are daily admitted and are received by His Majesty, I pray God they do not stir up a new war. I write to you of these things with a bleeding and sad heart; rather desiring a Reformation of them, then rejoicing in them, the thought whereof cannot choose but much sad the spirits of all honest men; you may be sure that Malignants coming daily to Court, act no good for the kingdoms, for they care not what ruin is brought upon us, so that they advance their own ends.  
For certain James Graham (sometimes Earl of Montrosse) is gone out of Scotland, but (by reason that he had notice of the Parliaments Ships riding near to the port, where he had intended to take Shipping) he refused to pass in the Ship appointed for him to go in, and passed over privately in a vessel elsewhere; which was done so privately that few or none of his own Officers (as it is said) knew of his going, though they came with him to go over the Seas also: It is supposed by some, that he is gone to Denmark, others think he is gone to Norway, some that he will only cross over and then pass to some other place by Land. But for your further satisfaction from those parts, I have sent you the Copy of a Letter that came hither from Edinburgh this day: and I subscribe myself,  
Sir Yours to serve you to my power, E. A. Newcastle the 17 of Sep. 1646.   

THE Copy of a Letter from Edinburgh in Scotland, concerning the assembling of the Estates; and Montross's going away from thence: as also general Major Middletons going against the Gordons.  
Honoured Sir,  
IAmes Graham (commonly called the Earl of Montrosse) I can assure you is now gone out of this kingdom, he shipped two of his best Horses, which were his own charging Horses; and with them he also sent twenty-foure Gentlemen of his Officers and friends, aboard a Ship of James Gibsons, to be transported. And some of the Parliaments Ships lie in wait, expecting that Montrosse will launch with them, but he having some discovery made to him thereof, left them to pass without him; himself went privately away, and shipped himself in a frigate that same night, as is supposed to Birien. upon Thursday next there is a meeting of Estates to be here, and our Lords and other Commissioners and Gentlemen are to come from Newcastle, what it produceth, you shall hear by the next. There is no word come from Major general Middleton, since he went to the North; but we have advertisements that he will first go and curb some of the Gordons in the North, who hold out some houses against the Estates, and have not yet submitted, by which means they are a great trouble to their Neighbours; but we hope that he will not be long in reducing them thus in hast I remain;  
Edinburgh the 15. of September, 1646. Your most humble Servant, S. E.  
FINIS.