NEW PROPOSITIONS From the Kingdom of SCOTLAND TO His Highnesse CHARLES Prince of WALES; concerning the Kings Majesty, and His Highnesse, and the Resolution and Desires of the Scottish Army thereupon. Presented to His Highnesse aboard the royal Convertine, and Signed, CRAWFORD LINDSAY.  
ALSO, The Duke of York's Letter to His royal Father the King, concerning the navy. And the proceedings of His Majesty, in relation to the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.  
LIKEWISE, Two bloody Fights in the North; the first, between His Majesties Forces and the Parliaments at Scarbrough in Yorkshire, with the number killed and taken, and Col. Bointons hanging out a Flag of defiance against the Parliament.  
The second, between the Scots and Lieut. Gen. cromwell, As also another fight in Staffordshire between the Kings Forces and the Parliaments, a colonel killed, and divers taken prisoners.  
Printed in the year, 1648.   

THE SCOTS PROPOSITIONS To His Highnesse the Prince of Wales, declaring their pious and loyal resolutions, to settle the King and his royal Progenitors in their just Rights and power.  
May it please your Highnesse.  
AMongst all the calamities and miseries which this Nation these late years hath wrestled under, none doth more deeply wound and afflict Us, next to his Majesty your royal Father his present sad condition and restraint, then your Highnesse long absence from this kingdom, whereunto by Gods mercy, and a long discent from your many royal Progenitors, your rights and title is so just and unquestionable, and seeing the Forces of this kingdom are now again in England, in pursuance of their duty to Religion, and his Majesties rescue, We the Committee and Estates of Parliament entrusted by them with managing the public affairs of this kingdom under his Majesties Government, do presume and humbly beg.  
I. That your Highnesse would be pleased to ●onour 〈◇〉 coun●enance w●th your presence and assistanc●, our pious and loyal endeavourt for Religion, and your royal Fathers ee-establishment upon his Throne with all your just power: which we look upon as the most eminent and faithful means of strengthening and uniting us in this great work, being confident, that if it shall please God to honour us with being instrumental in his Majesties rescue, that your Highnesse will effectually apply yourself, to procure from him just satisfaction to the desires of Parliaments, and those entrusted by them in both his kingdoms.  
II. That if your Highnesse shall be pleased to grant these our humble desires, and entrust your person amongst us, We do engage the public faith of this Kingdom for your being in honour, freedom, and safety, during your abode with us in Scotland, or with our Army or Forces now in England, and that your Highnesse shall have a free and entire liberty to remove from us, when, or whither your Highnesse shall think sit:  
These our humble Desires and Proposals we have presumed to offer to your Highnesse by the Right honourable the Earl of Lauderdail, a person of great honour and loyalty, who hath been instrumental and useful in this present engagement, who is fully instructed and authorised by Us in every thing concerning this service; to whom we beg, your Highnesse would be pleased to give trust to all shall be by him presented to you. From  
Your Highnesse most humble, most obedient, and most most faithful servants, the Committee of Estates of the Parliament of Scotland, in whose name, and by whose Warrant this is signed. CRAWFORD LINDSAY.   

The Copy of a Letter from the Isle of Wight.  
SIR, The Votes of Parliament are well recented by the King, his Majesty is pleasant and merry, and desires the Treaty may be expedited. It is said that his Highnesse the Duke of York hath sent a Letter to the King, and reported to be to this effect, To acquaint his dear Father the King of the proceedings of the navy at Sea, as also touching their present design and Engagement.  
Newport Aug. 18. 1648.   

bloody news from the North, communicating the full particulars of the several Fights and skirnishes between mayor Gen. Lamberts Army and the Scots; as also between the Kings Forces at Scarbrough Castle, and the Parliaments.  
Dear friend,  
YEsterday morning Colonel Boynton with a party of Horse and Foot sallied out of the Castle, and fell upon two of Col. Bethels out-gards, killing two of our men, and took some two or three prisoners, the rest escaped, and retreated to the main Guard, Col. Bointon pursed them, and being advanced as far as the Market-place, made a stand, occasioned by the sudden rallying of our forces, who gathered into a Body, and charged them, fought resolutely, and disputed the place with abundance of magnanimity and courage: in which action divers fell on both sides, and many were wounded.  
Col. Legard who commanded the Parliaments Foot deported himself with much gallantry, and Col. Bethel left no means unattempted to obtain the Conquest, but Col. Bointon( in policy) retreating towards the Castle gates, where was four pieces of Ordnance planted invisible, wheeled behind them, and the Parliaments forces following the pursuit with such eagerness of spirit, came upon them before they were ware, the Gunners gave fire, whereupon the Parliaments Forces made good their retreat with little loss, only some few wounded, and a Captain, and two or three private souldiers killed.  
Col. Bointon being timorous in following the pursuit, gave order for the securing of the pieces, and drawing them in at the Gates, and and immediately marched after with the rest of his forces: so soon as they were entred, a bloody Flag were set up on the top of the high Tower, the Trumpets sounding and the Drums beating, with many acllamations of joy for this their great Victory, who reported, and gave out, that they had killed Col. Bethel and above 400. of his men, which is nothing so, his loss not amounting to above 20, and himself only receiving a small brush on the left shoulder.  
This small Victory of theirs, is reported amongst the Royalists to be the total deafeating of all our Forces against this Castle, and carries a great echo and sound in the ears of many: but let them feed their fancies with these vain reports and falsities, we doubt not but in a short time but to become masters of the castle, having blocked them up almost on all sides.  
Our Intelligence from Lieut. Gen. cromwell advertizeth us, That a party of his horse hath lately fallen upon some of the Scots forces, beat up their out-quarters, and taken divers prisoners, which hath given an alarm to the whole Army.  
The two Armies of Lieut. Gen. cromwell, and mayor Gen. Lambert are joined, and have put themselves into a posture to receive Duke Hamilton, he moves but slowly, the Jockies having little mind to fight.  
By Letters from Stafford it is advertised, that Col. Stepkins formerly a Commander in the Kings Army, had a design to have surprised the said Town and Castle for the King, the place of Randezvouz was two miles distant from the town, where a great number of Royalists were gathered in a head together, in the night time, and intended to have put their design ia execution the next morning; but by the revolting of two Gentlemen, who discovered the same to Capt. ston in the neck of time, the plot was discovered, and the governor, with a party of horse and foot, about two in the morning, marched to the said place of Randezvouz, fel upon them in their quarters, killed Colonel Stepkins and seven more, wounded many, and took divers prisoners of quality, with the loss of two men.  
Scarbrough Aug. 17. 1648.   
FINIS.