THE VOTES AGREED ON BY The LORDS and COMMONS Concerning a Treaty; AND Their desire of a safe Conduct for a Committee named by them, contained in a Letter of the 28. of February from the Earl of Manchester to the Lord Viscount of Falkland.  
WITH HIS MAJESTY'S Gracious Answer thereunto, and a Copy of His safe Conduct.  
ALSO The Articles concerning a Cessation proposed by both Houses of PARLIAMEMT, and a Letter of the 28. of Feb. from the said Earl of Manchester, to the said L. of Falkland, in which they were enclosed.  
With His MAJESTY'S gracious Answer to the Same.  
Printed, by His MAJESTY'S Command, AT OXFORD, March 7.  
By LEONARD LICHFIELD Printer to the University. 1642.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the Lord Viscount FALKLAND, Principal Secretary to His MAJESTY.  
Manchester. My Lord,  
I Am commanded by the Lords in Parliament, to desire your Lordship to acquaint His Majesty, that both Houses of Parliament, having apppointed a Committee to treat with His Majesty, they desire that a safe Conduct may be granted unto them by His Majesty. The number and the Names of the Committee Your Lordship shall receive here enclosed. My Lord I am  
Your Lordship's humble servant MANCHESTER, Speaker of the House of Peers pro tempore. Feb. 28.   

The Number and Names of the Committee.  

Earl of Northumberland.  
Lord Vic. Say and Seal.  
Mr William Perpoint.  
Sir William Ermyne.  
Sir John Holland.  
Mr Bulstrode Whitlocke.    

AGREED ON BY THE LORDS and COMMONS in Parliament.  
THat there shall be a Treaty upon the Propositions, before the disbanding. In which Treaty, so much of His Majesty's Proposition as concerneth the Magazines, Forts and Ships, and the Proposition of both Houses for the disbanding of the Armies, shall be first Treated of, and concluded on, before the proceeding to Treat upon any of the other Propositions.  
And that this Treaty shall begin the fourth of March, or sooner if it may be. And that from the beginning of the Treaty, the time may not exceed Twenty days.  
Jo. BROWNE, Cleric. Parliamentorum.   

HIS MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE VOTES OF BOTH HOUSES, and to their desire of a safe Conduct.  
HIS Majesty hath sent a safe Conduct for the Earl of Northumberland, Mr Perpoint, Sir William Ermine, Sir John Holland, and Mr Whitlocke, but hath not admitted the Lord Say to attend Him, as being excepted against by name in His Proclamation at Oxford, of the third of November, and by Writ to the Sheriff Proclaimed then in that County, in which His Majesty's intention is declared, to proceed against him as a Person guilty of high Treason, and so falling to be within the case of Sir john Evelin, who upon the same exception was not admitted to attend His Majesty with the rest of the Committee at Colebroke, in November last. But His Majesty doth signify, that in case the House shall think fit to send any other Person in the place of the Lord Say, that is not included in the like exception, His Majesty hath commanded all His Officers, Soldiers and other Subjects, to suffer him as freely to pass and repass, as if his name had been particularly comprised in this safe. Conduct. His Majesty is content that His Proposition concerning the Magazines, Forts, Ships, and Revenue, and the Proposition of both Houses for the disbanding of the Armies, shall be first Treated of, and agreed of, before the Proceeding to Treat upon any of the other Propositions. And that after the second of His Majesties, and the second of theirs be treated on, and agreed of, and so on in the same order. And that from the beginning of the Treaty, the time may not exceed twenty days, in which He hopes a full peace and right understanding may be established throughout the Kingdom.   

His Majesty's safe Conduct.  
OUR Will and Pleasure is, And We do hereby straight Charge and Command all the Officers and Soldiers of Our present Army, and all Our Ministers and Subjects whatsoever, to permit and suffer Our Right trusty and Right wellbeloved Cousin and Counsellor Algernon Earl of Northumberland, and Our Trusty and Well-beloved William Perpoint Esq Sir William Ermyne, and Sir john Holland Knights, and Bulstrode Whitlock Esq (together with their Servants) to pass and repass to and from Us, without any Let or Hindrance, they being now sent to attend Us from Our two Houses of Parliament. This Our safe Conduct under Our Sign Manual and Royal Signet, We Charge and Command them, and every of them, punctually to observe and obey, as they will answer the contrary at their uttermost perils.  
Given at Our Court at OXFORD, the third of MARCH. 1642.