PAPERS OF Three several CONFERENCES, BETWEEN The Kings most Excellent majesty, And the Commissioners of both kingdoms.  
Concerning His Majesties coming to the Parliament; And concerning the Church and Peace of the kingdom: And several Propositions made by His majesty; And the Commissioners Answer.  
And how the Kings majesty is come from Newcastle, and lay Wednesday night at Durham, and Thursday night at Bishops Alton: From whence, His majesty marched friday last, on His way towards Holmbie.  

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Heads of the Conference between the his Majesty and the right honourable the Earl of Pembroke, the earl of Denbigh, &c.  
THe Commissioners having kist his Majesties hand, and the King saluted each of them with his hat off, and said.  
My Lords, and Gentlemen, lie are all welcome, I pitty the long journey you have taken to come to me hither, and bo●h kingdoms are beholding to you, and I receive your coming cheerfully: what is the Message you have to deliver to me?  Commiss. 
M●y it pleas 〈…〉 r Majesty, we are appointed by both Houses of Parliament, to repair to this place, to signify to your Majesty, that wee are come from r●e two Houses of the Parliament of England, to receive your Majesty, and to take care care that your Majesties person be conducted in safety to Holmby House.  King. 
What time is appointed for my going to H●lmby?  come. 
With what convenient speed your Majesty shall please to appoint.  King. 
In what condition are the ways now, are they not very foul, and ill to p●sse at this time?  come. 
We shall find out good ways for your Majesties passage from hence to Holmby.  King. 
I have something ●o propound unto you; two or three dayes hence I will declare my pleasure, and express my desires, and appoint you the time for my ●etting out to the South. His majesty asked the Commissioners how his Children did.  come. 
Your Majesties children are all well, and the Parliament are very careful of them.  King. 
Where are they▪  come. 
They are at S. Iameses, with the earl of Northumberland, who hath a sp●ciall care of them.   

Heads of the C●nference between the Kings Majesty, and the C●mmissioners of Scotland, Janury 28. 1646.  
THe Commissioners came to the King, to take their leaves of his majesty, and acquainted him that they had received Instructio●s from the Parliament of Scotland to deliver his majesty to the Commissioners of the Parliament of England, who were come to receive hit majesty, and to attend him to Holmby house.  King. 
My Lords and Ge 〈…〉 men, you know that I have often expressed m desires to go into Scotland for the se●ling of my kingdom there in peace.  come. 
May it please your majesty, wee have received the note of the Parliament of E●inburgh, that it is not safe for your majesty, nor the kingdom, for your majesty to go thither at this time: concerning which, wee have received Instructions against your Majesties going thi●her at this time.  King. 
I c●me to your army to Southwel for protection, and it was granted me; why then should you deny me to go to Edinburgh, seeing it is my desire for the good of that kingdom.  come. 
Our Instructions are to deliver up the English G●r●ison● to Maj▪ Gen. Skippon and to deliver you majesty to the Commissioners from the two Houses of the Parliament of England.  King. 
I desi●e to know how you intend to dispose of me, and would have you seriously to consider what I have said.  come. 
May it please your majesty, we have duly considered every thing: we are but servants to the Parl. of Scotland, from whom we have received Instructions, and Commission; That in regard your majesty hath refused to sign the Covenant, & pass the Propositions wee are to deliver your majesty to the Commissioners of both houses of the Parl. of England, who are come to attend your majesty in safety to Holmbie.   

Heads of the Conference between the Kings most excellent majesty▪ and the right Honourable Philip earl of Pembroke and the rest of the English Commissioners, &c. at Newcastle on Thursday, Ian. 28.  
The Commissioners being come to the King, Thursday Jan. 28. ●hey acquainted his Maj. that they were come ●o receive his Answer, concerning what was by them propounded to his Maj.( from the two Houses of the Pa●l of England) on Tuesday before.  King. 
I had given you an answer yesterday, but that I knew you would go to Church, it being F●st▪ day. In what readiness is Holmby house for my coming thither?  come. 
May it please your majesty▪ there is, and will be such care taken, that all things will be ready for your Maj. before your majesty can get thither; concerning which, we desire your Majesties answer.  King. 
I shall go with you to Holmbie house; but I would have my own Servants to remain about me in their places.  come. 
The Parliament have appointed Gentlemen( who are come along with us) to wait upon your majesty in your Majesties Chamber: of whom, wee have a List; And for your majesties other Servants upon the perusal of a List of them, we shall let so many of them go along with your majesty to Holmbie, as wee may upon our Instructions.  

In the List presented to his Majesty, to wait u●on his majesty, in his Majesties Bed-chamber, were these:  
1 Col. Thomas halberd▪ Commissioner of the army.  
2 M. M●xwel, Yeoman of the Black-Rod to the house of peers.  
3 m. Aust●y▪ Quartermaster formerly to the King.  
4 Mr James Harrington, that serv●d the Prince Elector.  
5 Mr. Patrick Maul, of the Bed▪ chamber.  
6 Sir Jo●n Thorowgood, G●ntlem●n Pensioner.  
7 Sir ●ook Grivil, Gentlem●n pensioner.  
8 Mr. anthony Mildmay( Sir He●ries brother)  
9 Captain Middleton Sa●jeant a● arms.   
A●ter some discourse concerning the Kings servants, his majesty moved to have som● discourse with some of them, about some things 〈…〉 ted on, and some other passages thereto. His majesty fell into discourse of Religion.  King. 
I desire to have two of my chaplains, who have not taken the Covenant, to go along with me to Holmbie, for private reading of Divine Service to me: For my Conscience cannot join with the directory, and form of Government and Worship, which ye● have set up.  come. 
your majesty hath authorised the same government in the Kingdom of Scotland, and we hope your majesty will join with us, and confirm it in the kingdom of England also.  King. 
It is true, the Government of the Kirk of Scotland, as it is now exe●cised, I confirmed by Act: But the Government and Discipline of the Church of England is not as yet settled, but the chief part of it still in Debate: And therefore▪ until the Government of the Church be established, I would have a Common prayer Book allowed me, to be r●ad for my own private use.  come. 
May it please your majesty, we cannot do it, by the Instructions given us from the two houses of parliament.  King. 
I know your Instructions well enough; And therfore would have you to sand to the Parliament, that I may have that liberty allowed me by Them.  come. 
We desire your majesty to consider, that it may be your may. prejudice, and the kingdome●, to desire it; and therefore, desire your majesty not to press it any further. We desire your majesty to appoint a time for Your majesties going from hence towards Holmbie.  King. 
Let it be monday or Tuesday if you will.  come. 
Tuesday if Your majesty pleaseth.  
His Majesties Se●vants said, that the Kings Accommodation could not be fitted so soon: but by Wednesday, the Sumpters, and all things would be ready.  come. 
If Your majesty please, let it be Wednesday, & Your majesty may lie that night at DVRHAM.  King. 
Content, It is Weddesday: I will go with you that night to Durham I have been deceived in my expectation from some: But if this journey make my expectations frustrated, I shall be very glad.  come. 
Your majesty may be fully assured of your peoples love and affections to you, in joining with your Parliament, And the Earl of Pembroke said that had he had the least doubt therof, h● should have desired some other to have come of the Arrand: And if to wait upon him, to bring his majesty to his peoples affections, to join with his Parliament, was to frustrate his expectation, they would then willingly deceive him.  
His majesty lay Wednesday night at Durham, Thursday night at Bishops-Alton, from whence his majesty marched Southward on Friday following.  
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