THE DECLARATION Of His Highness the Prince of WALES, TO The several Princes and States of Christendom, concerning His Royal Father the KING; And His new Oath and Protestation, touching the Lord Gen, Fairfax, Lieut. Gen. Crumwell, and the Army.  
ALSO, The setting forth of the Prince's Fleet to Sea, and their Resolution for Ireland, to land an Army in Wales, and so for England, for the rescuing of the King from the power of the Sword.  
TOGETHER, With a bloody Fight at Sea, 14 Sail of Ships boarded and taken, and about 40 piece of Ordnance. And the Declaration and Proposals of the Parliaments Navy, to the ARMY.  
LIKEWISE, A Conference between the Lord Gen. Fairfax, Lieut. Gen. Crumwell, and the Lord Admiral Warwick, touching the KING and KINGDOM.  
Printed in the Year, 1648.   

NEW PROPOSITIONS FROM THE NAVY TO The Kingdom of England, and the Army; concerning the King's Majesty, and the Impeached Members of Parliament, now under restraint and power of the sword.  
When we beheld the glorious splendour of Justice and Righteousness, beaming forth itself in your Remonstrance to the House of Commons, we were filled with joy and satisfaction, that the divine presence had again overshadowed you, and appeared thereby to us with smiles of love, and pledges of favour, when with the night of ruin we were almost overwhelmed For which, as we kiss the footstool of that glorious Majesty who thus rarely brings forth our deliverance; so we cheerfully confess you to be his glorious Instrument, whereby he hath stilled the enemy and the avenger. For, 1. We must seriously profess, that though your former proceed against that Generation were exceedingly prospered, beyond the parallel of former ages, and had engraven upon them the kindness of God to a distressed people; yet they had but served to make us more exquisitely miserable, if your former Conquests should have acquiesced in the actions of that House; who were bringing your conquered prisoner with honour and safety to sit upon his Throne of power, Majesty, and Greatness, without satisfaction for the blood that hath been spilt both by Sea and Land, or sufficient provision made for the security of the liberties of England.  
2 We were filled with sorrow when we saw the abominable Apostasy, and degenerated actings of the majority of the House of Commons, who after we had bought their security with our most precious blood and treasure, should by treating with the King, so cruelly sell us into the blood and revenge of him, and his confederates, so contrary to their first principles and Declarations; the consideration whereof, as it filled us with amazement, so it drew from us thereof a mutual Remonstrance, to live and die, and stand and fall with your Excellency, for the establishing of peace and righteousness, in our native, bleeding, and languishing Kingdom.  
A Declaration of the Prince of Wales.  
THe Prince of Wales, with his Council, hath had some consultation touching the affairs of England, and the present state and condition of the King, and are resolved to make ready the Fleet, to put to Sea, having taken an oath & protestation, to hazard life and fortune for the rescuing of his Royal Father (the King) from the power of the Army. Most of the Brass Guns that were in the revolted ships are taken out and sold, all but such as were fit for the field, and put iron one's in their room, which ships are to be commanded by Prince Rupert, the Prince is to return to his Mother, the Duke goes to a University, this Fleet of ships are to go first for Garnsey, Garsey, and Silly, and settle those Islands, then to Ireland, to settle the Marq. of Ormond, for reducing that Kingdom to the obedience of his Majesty, and then comes an Army over into Wales, and so for England, That such prizes as shall be taken, or other kind of Marchandizing Trade given, Agents are dispersed to the several Princes and States of Christendom, for freedom, as formerly with his Majesty of England. This Message is said to be sent from the Prince to the aforesaid kingdoms.  
For augmentation of this Fleet, and to make it more formidable against the English, all undone, deeayed, and discontented Gentlemen, are invited to join and provide ships, which is in part done, divers being gone out of the West parts already to Silly and Ireland.  
There goes with Prince Rupert 1000 Soldiers, besides Sailors, also very many Gentlemen or Reformadoes, whose purses are emptied in Holland: the Inhabitants of the Island of Garnsey its said, must be moulded into Regiments, and employed by Sea or Land, as being like to prove more advantageous than there livelihood here: besides, other notable designs on foot, for the raising of new Forces against the English Army.  
Right Honourable,  
HIs, Highness the Prince of Wales, having received several informations & complaints from the English Merchants, of their great losses which they have lately sustained at Sea by a pretended Fleet for the King under the conduct of Sir William Mucknell, who (with a with a Squadron of Irish ships (consisting of about 11 in number) lies hover up and down the narrow Seas, seizing on divers Merchant's ships, and others, to the great retarding and obstructing of the Trade and Commerce at Sea. In consideration whereof, his Highness forthwith called a Council, aboard the Reformation, and after some consultation, came to these results, and resolved.  
That a Message should be forthwith sent to the Merchants of London, and others, purporting, That his Highness would take a speedy course, for prevention of future injuries, and that he had sent an express command to the said Vice Admiral Mucknell, to desist from acting any thing whatsoever, that may rend to the obstructing or hindering of Commerce at Sea, protesting, That he is so far from harboring the least thought of violence or oppression, either to the Citizens of London, or any other of his Majesty's liege people of England, that he would rather sacrifice his life then be guilty of the least action of tyranny. And therefore desires that these his resentments may be communicated to the Citizens of London, and all others whom it may concern; to the end, that traffic and commerce both by Sea and Land may be maintained and preserved throughout all his Majesty's Realms and Dominions.  
But notwithstanding all their fair preretices whatsoever, none are more active and inveterate against the peace of England, than those who are in highest es●●em with the Prince, Divers forces are raising in several parts of these Provinces, another Army in Denmark, and great provision making for War; but what their Design is, we cannot as yet discover, but it is supposed for England.  
Brill the 15. of Decemb. 1648.  
The Officers and Soldiers in Dover Castle have humbly declared their sense and resolution to his Excellency the Lord Gen. Fairfax, desiring that his Excellency would be pleased to proceed in what is justly proposed, that the Kingdom may not be beguiled with the specious pretences of our subtle adversaries, but that Delinquents may be punished, our liberties confirmed, and the Kingdom settled, to the glory of God, and for his people; for the effecting of which without respect to our private interests, we shall willingly with our lives in our hands, encounter with the great difficulties, which really engage in what may manifest ourselves,  
Your Excellencies and the Kingdoms faithful servants, Decemb. 18. Letters further from Windsor, that his Majesty is expected there this night, and that several Rooms in the Castle are appointed for his accommodation. Divers of the Gentry are gone to meet Him. But whether his residence will be there, or at London, is yet uncertain. It is said that his Majesty will be suddenly brought to a fair and legal trial, and that the General and Lieut. Gen. are resolved o act nothing against his Majesty's person but what shallbe agreeable to the known Laws of the Realm, and the common Rights of the people. And upon Tuesday Decemb. 19 the Council of the Army are resolved to insist on the business, and speedily to prosecute the same; and it is given out, that the sentence will pass against Major Gen. Laughorn, Col. Poyer, and Col. powel, to be shot to death at Windsor, who being told by an Officer of the Army, that they must prepare themselves to die, they replied, Gods will be done, we thank God, we have made our peace with him, and shall without fear, undergo what he shall be pleased to suffer men to do unto them.  
The right Honourable the Lord Admiral Warwick hath declared his sense and resolution, touching the transaction of affairs between the King, Parliament, City, and Army, and is resolved to join with his Excellency and the Army, for the impartial executing of Justice, and settling of the peace of the Kingdom. His Lordship hath also something to offer from the Council of Sea Officers, in reference to the King and the peace and tranquillity of this Nation. And the Army hath also something to propose to them concerning the Navy.  
The Lord Gen. Fairfax, and Lieut Gen. Crumwell, hath given the Lord Admiral a visit, where they congratulated each others good successes, and at a Conference, professed joint concurrence, in what might make the kingdom happy: some disputation happened, in reference to the King, and settling of the Kingdom.  
Decemb. 21. Letters from the Navy say, That there hath been a bloody Fight at Sea between the English & the Irish, and that the Irish have obtained the Conquest, and taken 14 Merchants ships, and others, 40 piece of Ordnance, and other rich booty and prize. A speedy course will be taken for subduing the said Rebels.  
FINIS.