A Copy of a LETTER Sent from a GENTLEMAN In Carisbrooke-Castle to an Honourable Person at WESTMINSTER Concerning His Majesty's Intentions, and their expectations of the PERSONAL TREATY.  
Printed at London, 1648.   

A Copy of a Letter sent from a Gentleman in Carisbrooke Castle to an Honourable person at Westminster.  
Honoured Sir,  
I Received yours of the 15 th'. and return you all thanks for your Intelligence, which imports the hastening, if not the precipitation of a Treaty, to which I wishes good an end as is expected from it by the common voice of the People, who being not the best Judges of things, hastily embrace and declare, and countenance that which first makes itself obvious and pleasing to the fancy.  
But indeed Sir, (for you are one with whom I dare be free) Men of the most honesty and judgement can by no means give way to any such expectation, but rather conceive, nay fear that the drift of a Personal Treaty, is one of the designs of the old Serpent among us, and that which if obtained, is merely to put the KING in a capacity to Ast for Himself; or in case that fail, to make way for His escape. And verily Sir, if you thoroughly consider it, the former is not wholly free from jealousy. Eor if you please to remember a part of one of the KING'S Letters which He intended to have sent into Scotland by Haliburton: He there desires Duke Hamilton to PROMOTE the business for a PERSONAL TREATY as fast as He can, and when that is done He will play His part Himself.  
Now I beseech you Sir, if the KING really intended a Treaty, and a fair correspondency with His People, what needed all these pack and shufflings, and why may He not Fairly and Honourably comply with His PARLIAMENT without any further Delusions. Not to say any thing of the Brags of many of His own Party (who pretend to be deeply acquainted with His Interest) that that is the best and hopefullest Project that ever they had, and that which hath also thriven the best. Nay they stick not to say that if they once come to a Treaty, they have done the Business, and that They will never be able to look him in the face, as who should say, standing for our Laws and Liberties, was so great and unpardonable an error.  
But indeed we have justly cause to fear an Escape; For not to mention the old Attempt, the Engines whereof should have been those base and unworthy fellows, Osborn and Dowcet, who thought by the false translation of the guilt to another, to have becomed innocent. It is also known how Ashburnham and Legge lurked in secret places near the Isle, & were once taken, which doubtless was not without some expectation of a Design, which now seems to be more fairly carried on; For these very persons He demands for Attendants, as also Titus and Firebrace, men as experimented in these occasions, and such as he was, by no means forced to nominate, since he might have had the choice of many other more unblemished and unspotted reputations. Nay among these there may be Dowcet too, an Alien noted with breach of Trust, and one that was so nearly concerned in his former intended Escape.  
And truly 'tis a wonder that Dowcet (one whom he had formerly so much trusted) was not summoned to this employment: But I wonder what the King means by sending for so many riding suits, and so many horses sent to him, unless thete were strong hints of such a Design. But they will object that He hath passed. His Royal word not to departed within twenty days after the Treaty: But I pray why may not He do here as He did at Hampton-Court, slip away, or else make a pretence of a new Design upon Him, as that was feigned about Rolph, when He was to escape from the Isle of Wight. But methinks all true Englishmen should take heed of being lulled with this Plot; For otherwise why should the Malignants have driven at it all this time? which may argue there is a deeper plot in it then we yet know, or else it is to make the Parliament odious, in case that His Majesty be stubborn and break off the Treaty, and all that odium be cast on the Parliament, and new Tumults be prepared against next Summer, as they may well expect them, if they continue this indiscreet lenity they have formerly used. But 'tis hoped they will now grow somewhat wifer, for by that wholesome severity exercised upon Lucas and Lisle, the Parliament begin to declare, that they will make use of their justice as well as their mercy. I desire you Sir remember my business concerning etc. For at this pressing opportunity speed is very needful. I kissed the hands of your sweet Lady, to whom with yourself I wish the consummation of your own wishes, and rest,  
Your real Servant. Carisbrooke, Aug. 30.  
FINIS.