An Excellent SPEECH Spoken by the Right Honourable Algernon Piercy EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, TO The King's most Excellent Majesty, on Saturday last, concerning His Royal Person, and this distracted Kingdom. And His Majesty's gracious answer thereunto (in presence of the Dukes, Earls, Lords, and Gentlemen appointed for the Treaty) touching a General pardon to all his Subjects.  
ALSO, The most Excellent, Divine, and Heavenly prayer of the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and his Commissioners, on Sunday last for a blessing upon the Treaty, composed, and made by derections and dicta●●ons from his Majesty,  
LIKEWISE, Good News from the Treaty, their proceedi●gs on Monday last, and His Majesty's Message to the Scots touching that engaging against England. Signed, CHARLES R.  
September 20. Imprim●●●● London for R. Wilsiamson 1648.   

The Earl of Northumberlands Speech, to the King on Saturday lest, in the presence of all the Dukes, Earls and Lords, now attending his Royal Person, and his Majesties Answer thereunto. Also a Message to the Scots, and a prayer drawn out by his special command.  
Right honoured,  
THis morning about 9 of the clock the Treaty began, the King's Majesty, and his Commissioners, having by prayer, prepared themselves for so great a work; the Right honourable the Earl of Northumberland, and the rest of the Parl. Commissioners, met at the aforesaid hour appointed, and being all convened together the Propositions were read, and it is thought Religion will be the first thing insisted on, and so proceed in order to the rest, the Earl of Northumborland on Saturday last, made an excellent speech to his Sovereign, purporting the earnest desires of both houses for a firm and well grounded peace, and to compose all differences with in his Maj. Realms and Dominions, that so the peace of Church and State, may once again be brought to its splendour, and purity, and all distractions end in triumph and tranquillity.  
And having ended his Speech his Majesty (in presence of the rest of the Commissioners) returned Answer, as followeth.  
That none could have more hearty desires of peace than He, How He had nothing of ill will to any, but indeed was, and would to the utmost, endeavour to appear a friend to ill, espe. wally to the languishing Kingdom.  
The King desired the Treaty might not begin on a broken part of the last day of the week, so that Sunday last were set a part for a day of Prayer and Humiliation for a blessing upon the Treaty, and this present Monday gins the Treaty.  
Newport in Insula vectis, September 16. 1648.   

A Prayer drawn by His Majesty's special derection and Dictates, for a blessing on the Treaty at Newport.  
O Most Merciful Father, Lord God of Peace and Truth, we a People sorely afflicted by the scourage of an unnatural war, do earnestly beseech Thee, to command a blessing from Heaven upon this present Treaty, begun for the establishment of an happy peace. Soften the most Oodurate Hearts with a true Christian desire of saving those men's blood, for whom Christ himself hath shed his. Or if the guilt of our great sins, cause this Treaty to break of in valne, Lord let the Truth clearly appear, who those men are, which under pretence of the public good do pursue their own private ends; that this people may be no longer so blindly miserable, as not to see, at least in this their Day, the things that belong unto their Peace. Grant this gracious God for his sake who is our Peace itself, even Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.  
Other Letters say as followeth.  
From the Isle of Wight Sept. 18.  
Two days have been spent in Compliments, and kiffing the King's Majesty's hand, The Commons having denied a pass for such Commissioners as his Majesty should name to come from Scotland, to advise with him concerning the affairs of that Nation (not the old main design that for twelve month's last passed was working with and by them, against the Parliament and Kingdom of England,) hath notwithstanding sent for Commissioners from that Nation, according to the liberty given him in the former votes, but whether they will please, or date to come, not having the Parliaments safe Conduct, is the question.  
The Treaty begins to morrow morning, which we shall prosecute according to our instructions. The Commissioners of his Majesty Court us with good Language, and as much Civility, but the events of things are uncertain, though we know his Majesty is necessitated to do more than the Propositions do require of him, both himself & all his party being in a lost & miserable condition with out the mercy of Parl. which in the best men's thoughts will be no less than cruelty to the honest party, who have best him by a total Conquest to this submission.  
We shall perform the trust reposed in us, and give an account daily of all Transactions, and leave them to the Judgement of those that employed us, upon this business.   

The King's Declaration to the Nobility of Scotland, written by his Majesties own hand, and signed Charles R.  
MY Lords and Gentlemen:  
It is no small comfort to me, that my Native Country hath so true a sense of my present Condition, as I find expressed by your Letter of the eight of this Month, and your Declaration, both which I received upon Friday last, & the same reason which makes you discreetly and Generouss at this time forbear to press any thing to me, hinders me likewis to make any particular Professions unto you, lest it may be imagined that desire of liberty should now be the only Secretary to my thoughts: Yet thus much I cannot but say; that, as in all humane Reason, nothing but a free Personal Treaty with me, can settle the unhappy Distractions of these distressed Kingdoms: So, if that could once be had, I would not doubt, but, that (by the grace of God) a happy Peace would soon follow.  
Such force (I believe) true Reason has in the hearts of all men, when it may be clearly and calmly heardy and I am not ashamed, at all times, to professs, that it hath, & so shall be always want of understanding, not of will, if I do not yield to reason whensoever, and from whensoever I hear it.  
And it were a strange thing, if Reason should be less esteemed because it comes from me, which (truly) I do not expect from you: your Declaration seeming to me, (and I hope your actions will prove that I am not deceived) to be so well grounded upon Honour and Justice; that albeit by way of opinion, I cannot give a Placetto every Clause in it: Yet I am confident, upon a calm & friendly Debate, we shall very well agree.  
To conclude, I cannot (for the present) better show my thankfulness to you, for the Generous and Loyal expressions of your Affections to me, then by giving you my honest and sincere Advice; which is, Really and Censtantly, without seeking private ends, to pursue the public professions in your declaration, as sincere Christians and good subjects ought to do, always remembering, that the best foundation of loyalty is Christianity; So true christianity teaches perfect loyatly, for without this reciprocation, neither is truly what they pretend to be: But I am confident that needs not to you, as likewise that you will rightly understand this which is affectionately intended by  
Carisbrook Monday 1648. Your Charles R.   

SIR  
This morning the King's Majesty, and the Commissioners met Sir William Hodges in Nuport (the place appointed for the Treaty) where the Earl of Northumberland made a Declaratory Speech to the King, touching a reconciliation between the King and his people: And in answer thereunto, his Majesty Declared himself in a set Speech to the said Earl, the rest of the Commissioners, representing, how welcome this long expected day is to him, to reconcile the distractions of his distresed Kingdoms, and to put aperlod to their suffering and his own.  
We hear that his Majesty hath had a sight of the large Petition, presented to the House of Commons on Monday September the 11, 1648. by a party of Citizens, (which some have entitled Independents) and if by circumstances, we may conjecture of the event, it is believed that it will extraordinary prevail upon his Majesty, in some speedy, and close complyanee with his Parl. the King and the Commissioners sat from nine in the forenoon, till, in the afternoon, the first Propositions being read, and some progress made therein; and it is hoped the silver coards Family, will be firmly knit in a true knot of Unity, between the King and his people for the future, that so they may go hard in hand against the Common enemy, which will be a joyful day of triumph and all that love Peace and Truth say,  
Cow's Castle Sept. 18 1648. 7. at night. 
 God bless the KING And PARLIAMENT.  
FINIS