THE Commissioners last Desires to the King, FOR THE Settling of Religion WITH His Majesties Answer delivered on Saturday last. And his Majesty's Engagement to a positive Answer on Monday October 9 1648.  
With some other Overtures between the King and the Commissioners.   depiction of enthroned king with orb and scepter 
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HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other  
A LETTER FROM The ISLE of WIGHT Concerning the TREATY  
Sir,  
THE Commissioners presented to the King, the desires enclosed for settling of Religion, desiring his Majesty to pass them. There hath been great arguing about them on both sides, some of the particulars whereof I have formerly given you.  
In sum, his Majesty hath striven much for the Bishops, and (I hope) hath received satisfaction therein.  
The greatest matter herein, seems (now) to be about the taking of the Covenant, wherein much hath been said to satisfy his Majesty.  
And His Majesty hath now promised to deliver in His Positive Answer on Monday next, by nine of the Clock.  
If we were but got over this rub, I believe there would not be such another in all the rest.  
I am persuaded that the Bishops, and Doctors being about his Majesty, hath caused this long dispute, about the Church: for they are very loath to have their Diana go down.  
Sir Peter Killigrew stays here ready to come away on Sunday, if his Majesty give a satisfactory Answer.  
If His Majesty give us but a good Answer on Monday, I hope (yet) that there will be a good conclusion of all, to an happy peace.  
Newport 7 October, 1648.   

THE Commissioners Desires presented to the King's Majesty.  
THat your Majesty, according to the laudable example of your Royal Father of happy memory, may be pleased to swear and sign the late Solemn League and Covenant; And that an Act of Parliament be passed, for enjoining the taking thereof by all the Subjects of the Kingdom; And the Ordinances concerning the manner of taking the same, be confirmed by Acts of Parliament, with such penalties as by mutual advice of Parliament shall be agreed upon.  
That a Bill be passed for the utter abolishing & taking away of all Arch-Bishops, Bishops, their Chancellors, and Comissaries, Deans, and Subdeans, Deans and Chapters, Arch-Deacons, Cannons, and Prebendaries; and all Chanters, Chancellors, Treasurers, Sub-Treasurers, and Succentors, and Sacrists, and all Vicars Chorill, and Choresters, old Vicars, and new Vicars of any Cathedral or Collegiate Church, and all other their under Officers, out of the Church of England and Dominion of Wales; And out of the Church of Ireland.  
That the Ordinances concerning the calling and sitting of the Assembly of Divines, be confirmed by Act of Parliament.  
That Reformation of Religion according to the Covenant, be settled by Act of Parliament, in such manner as both Houses have agreed, or shall agree upon, after consultation had with the Assembly of Divines.  
That for the more effectual disableing 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 administered to them, wherein they abjure and renounce the Pope's Supremacy, the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, Purgatory, Worshipping of the Consecrated Host, Crucifixes and Images, and all Popish Superstitions and Errors; and refusing the said Oath, being tendered in such manner as shall be appointed by the said Act, to be a sufficient Conviction of Popish Recusancy.  
An Act or Acts of Parliament for education of the Children of Papists by Protestants, in the Protestant Religion.  
An Act or Acts 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 loss.  
That an Act or Acts be passed in Parliament, whereby the practices of Papists against the State may be prevented, and the Laws against them duly executed, and a stricter course taken for to prevent the Saying or Hearing of Mass in the Court, or any other part of this Kingdom, or the Kingdom of Ireland.   
FINIS.