A LETTER FROM Newcastle, CONTAINING The substance of several Speechcs made by his Majesty, AND By Duke Hamilton, the Earl of Lennerick, and the Earl of Calendar: With divers passages of their proceed for the settling of both Kingdoms, and disposing of his Majesty.  

Septemb. 14. 1646.  
Examined by the Original Papers, and printed and published according to ORDER, and for general satisfaction.   
LONDON, Printed for E. E. the 15. of September, Anno Dom.  
1646.   

A LETTER FROM Newcastle Published for General satisfaction.  
SIR,  
THE King being returned from Tinmouth Castle, Wednesday the 2. Instant at night, His Majesty came to his Quarters in Newcastle; Monsieur Belliver, the French Ambassador still with him, we hear that Montrill is dispatched by the Estates of France, but he is not yet returned hither, whether he goes first to meet the Lord Digby or not I cannot advertise you; But he is expected here.  
On Thursday September the 3. His Majesty had notice that Duke Hamilton, the Earl of Craford, Linsey, the Earl of Castles, the Lord Balmarinoth, and 6. other Barons, and Burgesses, would be at Newcastle the next day, with divers papers from the Estates of Edinburgh that day His Majesty spent some time in private, and took a little recreation at Goffe..  
On Friday September the 4. the Quarters were made ready for the Reception of the Commissioners accordingly as was thought fit, and they were received into the Town with very much gladness, by many who pray that they may prevail with His Majesty.  
On Saturday the 5. the Commissioners acquainting His Majestic that they were come from the Estates of Scotland, and that they desired that they might have audience, which was appointed by His Majesty.  
On the Lord's day; September the 6. His Majesty heard wholesome doctrine preached unto him, addresses of godly Ministers, to persuade him to hearken to the requests of his Kingdoms. The Commissioners had also two of their Ministers preached to them, one in the fore noon, and the other in the afternoon to give encouragements (out of God's Word) to go on in labouring what they may in the work of the Lord, assuring them, that however they shall not lose their reward.  
On Monday the 7. we had some complaints here, that there were Country people who had been at Fairs in these parts who had suffcred by some unruly Soldiers, which I know you cannot be ignorant that such things will be where Armies quarter.  
On Tuesday the 8. (and so also several times before that) the Commissioners have been with His Majesty, and divers passages have fallen between them, amongst the rest.  
Yesterday being Wednesday the 9 of this present September, 16●6. There were several speeches made, the first was delivered by the Duke of Hamilton, who when they were come to His Majesty on the said Wednesday; and received Audience, His Lordship spoke to this effect before His Majesty.  
That they were again returned to His Majesty from the Kingdom of Scotland, and that they were commanded by the Committee of Estates at Edinburgh (from whom they had received an order for that purpose) to desire the King.  
First, that out of the deep sense of the bleeding miseries, and calamities of His Kingdoms, His Majesty would be pleased to take the Covenant, and subscribe to it; And 2. That His Majesty will likewise sign the Propofitions, that were presented to him at Newcastle by the Commissioners of both Kingdoms, it being the only way to make His Majesty happy, and to settle all the Kingdoms in Peace; And withal, that he was come partly to clear himself, and that Family whereof he is, by reason that there are rumours spread abroad, that they should be the men on whom (at this time as things now stand) his Majesty did much rely on, for the carrying on of his designs against the Parliaments of the Kingdoms (against which his Lordship doth protest, and therefore further told his Majesty.)  
That for his part, as the two Kingdoms were joined in so blessed a union, against those who have sought to destroy them; so he would (to the uttermost of his power) join with them, to oppose any that should in any kind kinder so great and good a work.  
After that Duke Hamilton had done speaking, (which he performed with much wisdom, gravity, and freeness) The Earl of Lanerick (who was then present) spoke to this effect following:  
That the Transactions of the affairs of the Kingdoms are now gone so fare, that they would be very suddenly put to it to consider what to do with (and how to dispose of) his Majesty; for the Army being now to go home, and that they were to deliver up all the Garrisons in England, and all of them to return into their own Country of Scotland, That therefore they should consider what to do in this case, because when they are going away, what could they then do with his Majesty? And then making a pause a while, his Lordship, spoke further to this effect,) That if they should take the King to Scotland, they have no place to put his Majesty in, but the Castle of Edinburgh.  
Th●n the Earl of Calender spoke, after that the Earl of Lanerick had done speaking; the substance of whose speech was thus:  
That he desired his Majesty to consider of what evil consequence it is, to refuse to hearken to his Parliaments; propounding, what could his Majesty expect, That if any person, or persons whatsoever had persuaded him, that he had a considerable Party in this Army, and also at home to join with him; surely he was much mistaken: For the greatest Malignants of them all, either in the one Kingdom, or in the other, have their mouths now stopped, in beholding the two Kingdoms now joining ●o lovingly together.  
Divers other passages there were in the Conference, too large for me to insert here: And at last, the Duke Hamilton told the King, that he was commanded by the Committee of Estates, to speak something to his Majesty, which of himself he durst nor, seeing he tendered his Majesty so much; yet in obedience to his Commands, it was his duty to speak it.  
But his Majesty risen up and said, That he knew the business very well, and that he would speak of that some other time.  
On this present Thursday the 10. of Septemb: The Ministers sent from the Kingdom of Scotland were with the King, and spent much time with his Majesty; the business that they were upon, was about Ecclesiastical matters, to clear some points to his Majesty, in matter of Conscience, which took up some time, though very little seeming to be prevalent, in what they so laboured for; yet they are resolved to do what they can, and go on to the utmost in what lies in them, and leave the event to God.  
To morrow the Commissioners intent to be with the King again, to confer with his Majesty, in point of honour. By the next, you shall be further advertized from  
Your Servant to his power, E. N. Newcastle the 10. of Septemb. 1646.   
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