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Exceeding Joyfull NEVVES FROM THE TREATY CONTAINING The Acts of Agreement, between the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſty, and the Parliaments Commiſſioners, on Wedneſday, Thurſday, Friday, and Saturday laſt. Brought by the Poſt on Sunday Novemb. 5. 1648. With His gracious Speech at the Councell Table, for His preſent comming to London, and proclaiming of Peace throughout His Realmes and Dominions. And the Earl of Northumberlands Declaration thereupon.

[DIEV ET MON DROIT: blazon or coat of arms of the British royal family]

C. R.

HONI SOIT QVI MAY Y PENSE

Imprinted at London, for P. LOVNDEL, 1648.

JOYFULL NEWES FROM THE TREATY Communicating the proceedings of the Kings Majeſty and the Commiſſioners, on Wedneſday, Thurſday, and Friday laſt.

Right Honourable,

ON Wedneſday morning laſt the Kings Majeſty and the Commiſſioners met in the Treaty Chamber, and taking their places at the Councell Table according to the uſuall manner, the Earl of Northumberland roſe up, and made a ſhort Speech, Humbly defiring his Majesty to remove his averſneſse2 from the ſetling of Religion, and to hearken unto the advice of His great and loyall Councell, ſo much tending to the honour of His Majeſty and Poſterity, and the ſetling of a true and laſting peace throughout all His Realms and Dominions.

Which done, his Lordſhip preſented a Copy of the Parliaments laſt Votes brought by Sir Peter Killegrey, on Tueſday night laſt, in anſwer to his Majeſties Enlargement of Conceſſions touching Epiſcopacy. His Majeſty (after reading the ſame) roſe up out of the Chair of State, and made a very learned and excellent Speech to the Commiſſioners, the effect whereof was as followeth.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

WHereas I find (by your preſent paper) that the two Houſes of Parliament are not ſatisfied with my laſt Conceſſions, I ſhall therefore indeavour (as a further teſtimony of Our candid Deſires for peace) to give you a more ample and ſatisfactory Anſwer touching the ſaid particulars; eſpecially that concerning Religion, and therefore (conſidering the period of our dayes) deſire no longer detraction of time, but that we may forthwith inſiſt thereon, to the end, that all differences may be compoſed, and peace and unity establiſhed throughout Our Realmes and Dominions, which God of his infinite mercy grant.

His Majeſty having thus graciouſly declared Himſelf, the Commiſſioners began to proceed according to their Inſtructions, and deſired a more fuller and ſatisfactory Anſwer, touching the utter extirpation of3 Epiſcopacy, which took up ſome time of debate in pro and con, and the day being far ſpent, they referred the further reſults thereof to the happy ſucceſſion of the morrow following.

And (accordingly) yeſterday morning they met again, where the ſtreames of joy iſſued from the current of the hearts both of Priuce and People, who came to a finall cloſe upon all the Propoſals, His Majeſty promiſing upon his Royall Word to paſſe thoſe Bills into Acts which He had already aſſented to. And being further preſſed by the Commiſſioners ſo ſigne to the Bill for the eſtabliſhing of Epiſcopacy, his Majeſty deſired reſpite of time till Saturday morning, which was accordingly granted.

And this morning (about the accuſtomed houre) his Majeſty gave the Commiſſioners a viſit, and ſitting down in the Chair of State, preſented a Paper to them, which is ſaid to be very ſatisfactory, containing His Royall Aſſent to the Propoſition of the Church, and likewiſe to all the reſt of the Bills and Propoſals. This joyfull tydings were ſoon eccho'd throughout the Iſland; inſomuch that the Bels rang tryumphantly in all the reſpective Pariſhes. But by reaſon of the ſudden diſpatch of the Poſt, I am forced to conclude, and remain

Your Honours devoted ſervant, J. RISHTON.

Newport4 Octob. 1648.

The voice of the Kingdom touching King Charles.

VVHereas baſe degenerate Spirits would ſell or their Birthrights for a meſſe of pottage, or a deceitfull ſmile of a ſhadowing Prince induce them to a belief that He would fight for their freedoms, when they know that the people throughout all Nations are now ſtaves to their Princes, and cannot be ignorant likewiſe how for many Ages together this Deſign hath been violently proſecuted againſt the free Commoners of this Nation. And could it ever be expected that Chriſtians ſhould be ſo inhumane, and ſelf deſtructive to ſheath their ſwords in their own bowels, and fight with their Enemies against themſelves, to make themſelves, ſtaves to their enemies and their poſterities for ever, but that they were not ſenſible of their own freedomse, both by the Law of God, Man, and Nature, but deluded by falſe prophets, who taught the works of the Law, and not of Grace, making the people believe that all power were ordained of God, and to reſiſt theſe powers.

And leſt there ſhould be any of this ſeed yet left in the Nation, ſpreading abroad this doctrine to deceive the people with theſe fallacies, I ſhall give them an explanation of the true ſenſe thereof, and repreſent theſe enſuing Articles or Charge, againſt a perfidious Prince, or an unfaithfull Parliament, viz.

1 God hath ordained all things in heaven and earth for the good and well being of man; and what power ſoever is contrary to, or acting againſt the ſame, is no power of God, but again his expreſse will and pleaſure, and therefore moſt lawfull to be disobeyed; whereupon the Parl. levyed war againſt the King, and diſobeyed his pretended power.

2 Every Officer appointed for the good of the republike4 and well-government of the people, as the King, parliament, Iustices of peace, &c. is elected by the people; the King by three ſeverall voices, by way of conſent and approbation of the people, before his Coronation.

3 The Kingly Office as it is a great truſt, ſo the people will not admit him to the execution thereof, without He ſwears to be faithfull in performing the truſt repoſed in Him, executing their Laws and Statutes, for their peaceable government, and not otherwiſe.

4 In caſe any of the Trustees ſhall forfeit their trust repoſed in them by the people, in breaking their Oaths, violating the peoples lawes, faeedoms, and priviledges, leavying war against them, to deſtroy them; the people are bound by the Law of God, Man and Nature to diſobey them, and bring them to ſpeedy tryall for breach of that truſt which they repoſed in them.

5 It is lawfull for the people after ſuch breach of trust to uſe all Coercive power for bringing to condigne puniſhment ſuch Truſtees, and to fight with kill and ſlay all ſuch as ſhall oppoſe them therein.

And it it is further declared, That if God hath ordained all things for the good of the people; what earthly principalities or powers which the people have choſen for their good, can injoyn them to obedience in deſtructive and unlawfull? Is not Salus populi ſuprema Lex, The peoples ſafety the ſupream Law? And what Lawes and powers there are contrary hereunto, are not they all void, being againſt the ſupreme and higheſt of all Lawes, to which all other must give place and precedency, and all Kings and Parliaments vaile to, and stand in feare of.

SIR,

SInce my laſt, Here hath hapned ſeverall Overture; between his Majeſty and the Parliaments Commiſſioners; they have had much debate upon the Propoſitions, eſpecially that concerning the Church, which the King ſtuck much at; but the dark Cloud being expelled, and the ſplendor of the Goſpell ſhining moſt gloriouſly in the eyes of his Majeſty, He was graciouſly pleaſed to declare his Royall Aſſent to all the Propoſitions, and to grant His Royall Word to paſſe all things deſired by his two Houſes, that may be agreeable and conſonant to the fundamentall Lawes of this Kingdom. And as to the buſines of the Church (which is all they ſtick at) the King hath promiſed to give his concurrence therein, rather then his People ſhall ſuffer for his diſ-aſſenting. Juſt upon the cloſe hereof, news came that all things were agreed on, but the Treaty not to break off till ten at night.

Brought by the Post on Sunday Novemb. 5. 1648. And dated from Newporton Saturday laſt, at 3. of the clock in the Afternoon.

FINIS.

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TextExceeding joyfull nevves from the treaty containing the acts of agreement, between the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and the Parliaments commissioners, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last. Brought by the post on Sunday Novemb. 5. 1748. With His gracious speech at the councell table, for His present comming to London, and proclaiming of Peace throughout His realmes and dominions. And the Earl of Northumberlands Declaration thereupon.

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Bibliographic informationExceeding joyfull nevves from the treaty containing the acts of agreement, between the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and the Parliaments commissioners, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last. Brought by the post on Sunday Novemb. 5. 1748. With His gracious speech at the councell table, for His present comming to London, and proclaiming of Peace throughout His realmes and dominions. And the Earl of Northumberlands Declaration thereupon. [2], 6 p. for P. Lovndel,Imprinted at London :1648.. (With a letter describing the King's assent to the Proposition of the Church, dated and signed: Newport 4 Octob. 1648. J. Rishton.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "Nou. 6".) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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