HAPPY NEWS To England sent from OXFORD.  
1. The joyful hopes of a Peace, and of an Accommodation that is to be made between the King and his Parliament.  
2. The King's intentions to come to his high Court of Parliament.  
3. The preparations that is made for his Majesty's coming to White Hall, and the store of provisions of Wine and other things that is laid in there for his entertainment.  
4. The names of those Lords that are nominated to go to his Majesty with the Answer to his late Propositions, and to know who his Majesty will nominate and appoint for the Accommodation and Treaty, and the place where.  
5. The security and Hostage which is offered by four Noblemen, and also by their Estates for the King's security there and his safe return to his Court at Oxford, if in case the Parliament and his Majesty doth not agree.  
6. His Majesty's returning to London is suddenly expected, will under God make all those lying Astronomers and deceivers, which Prophesied of a great Battle prove false and counterfeit.  
Printed 1642.   

Happy News to England sent from Oxford.  
AT this present, when in regard of civil wars begun and continued amongst us, this Land was the vexed Theme of wretched misery, and described by many pens, and all was ready to become a Wilderness of desolation; Peace that divine Grace looking on us with eyes of compassion pitied our sufferings, and hath lately brought about an unexpected change, and a long looked for happy event of this bloody civil war. The King gracious in his own disposition, and always hearty bleeding in the wounds of his Subjects (as himself hath often professed) hath always laboured by many Declarations for a peace with his Parliament, and now by the advice of grave and learned Counsel, his Royal Heart is inclined to embrace peace, by his Majesty always most mercifully desired; so that now we have strong hopes that all divisions shall be be composed by a firm and settled Union, between the King's Majesty and his high Court of Parliament. This ●●●olution accompanied with many other merciful purposes, that his Subjects may know him in his own natural mildness, and this the severity of the sword which he formerly used gave him as many wounds of grief for his Subjects as it did blows to others. Let therefore all truehearted Subjects prepare to entertain him with hearty affections, since London shall speedily be blest with his happy presence, to bring them both joy and comfort; those that with prayers and tears have implored Heaven to see the King again, shall now forthwith behold his Royal person, and with continual prayers bless the hour that brought him back again to London: for his Majesty is now fully resolved to assure the Parliament that he is a patiented and merciful King, and that no former passages shall dwell within his memory to separate him from them, that he is slow to wrath, and had rather suffer than do his meanest Subjects any injury, and that the sad effects of War, as pillaging, plundering, ransacking of Rich men's Houses may be all changed into a blessed peace. O therefore let our hearts embrace him who doth thus reach out his arms of mercy to receive all his good Subjects into favour. And that it may be more certainly known to all his Subjects that his Majesty is purposed speedily to come to London, and that the desired peace shall with greater conveniency go forward, and that it may more forward with greater speed, being helped on by his presence, provision is made for his coming unto White Hall, that once Sun of Majesty may appear in this Sphere from whence his beams darted comfortable influence on all his Subjects. His Palace now of White Hall shall enjoy his presence. The Covet formerly turned into a Desert, shall be now again a Court. Majesty shall now sit again enthroned within the ancient walls of his ancient Palace, and with the same life and favour as formerly it did shall cherish the hearts of all his loyal and most loving Subjects, and the expected presence of a King doth create a plenty wheresoever he comes; so it being most certainly know that the King will come to White Hall, there is preparation already made for his coming; the Genius of the house doth already rejoice, and that mirth may flow in the breasts of all the Court, there is great plenty of rich Wine laid into the Cellars, which doth happily prognosticate the Kings coming to his palace of Westminster, the inhabitants thereabout do feel their affections warmed, with a hope and expectation of getting by the Courts return, and all London doth listen to this news as they would to a sacred Oracle of prophetic happiness; and those that do not wish his Majesty's society and a happy peace, let them ship themselves for new England, or for some other Island. The presence of a King long absent, and transported from them doth make all Subjects throw of all cares, all fearful jealousies, all distrusts, and all narrow fears, and enlarge their mind to know nothing but joy, nor speak nothing but VIves le Roy, God save the King. For now the King is coming to rejoice his people, and that he may confide in their perfect loyalty towards his Majesty, and know that their Effence doth consist in his safe and well being; four Noble men, namely the Earls of Pembroke, Northumberland, Holland and Salisbury, have for pledges of security offered themselves and their estates for his Hostages, that the King's Royal Person shall not only be received into London with reverend adoration, but be as safe amongst his truehearted Subjects, as he conceives himself to be now amongst swords; and if the happy agreement between his Majesty and the Parliament should by any cross fate be concluded, or that they should not comply in that happy manner which is expected (and which God forbidden) the aforesaid Noble men have interposed themselves, and given Hostages that the King shall then rule over all their designs, and take his Will to be his guide in all his actions as his pleasure leads him; knowing that he is a regular King, desiring nothing but the liberty of his subjects, the maintaining the Protestant Religion, and the Privileges of Parliament, and that all matters being brought to a happy period, he shall if he so desire (if agreement be not made) be safely and royally conveyed again to his Court at Oxford. But if this City once again enjoy his presence, and that the King once again refresh with his presence the drooping minds of the Parliament, the day will shine glorious to the hopes of this kingdom, peace and plenty shall again kiss each other, the Church much disturbed by Sects and Schisms shall be confirmed in the true Protestant Religion, joy shall overflow the bosoms of the common people; the City shall flourish again in Trading, the Country shall enjoy the plump fruits of Nature, the times long sick of a Consumption shall grow strong and lusty, Trading shall make the mechanic sing, and such a Jubilee of joy shall succeed, that all the Land shall forget sorrow, and with a clear countenance relate the stories of our mixed distresses.  
We shall hear no more raging Drums, no bragging Trumpets, but a peace as soft as the night's rest shall cover the heads both of King and subjects. And what a happiness this is we may conceive by contraries; what pillaging and plundering hath there been? Father against son, bathing their swords in one another's blood, as if cruelty were best expressed where there should be most mercy expressed. What would be added to the fierce and bloody battle at Edge Hill? these and future events shall be prevented by a happy Peace, by the King's happy coming and complying with Parliament, by that union and knot of love which is looked to be tied again between them; and lastly by the confirmation of a happy and desired Peace; for Heaven hath prevented all Petitions, and inspired the King's Majesty's mind with his Father's Motto, ●eati Facifici, Blessed are the Peacemakers: Heaven is Wise and cannot be deceived, but hath brought about the great work, to lay shame and ignominy on those that score out the doubtful fortune of the year with false Predictions; and to confute those lying Astronomers that will needs make the Stars guilty of foretelling of a great Battle to be fought this year. God that rules the Stars will bring the King to London, Peace to the Land, and joy and comfort to the whole Commonwealth.  
FINIS.