An. 23 Car. Ì. Exercise of her Religion according to the Articles of the Marriage. 1647. July. V. That they will not meddle with the Go⚫vernment of the Church, but leave it in Statu quo • prius. VI. That he be pleased to call them his Army; and, if this be not fufficient Affurance of their Loyalty and Fidelity, that his Majesty will be pleased to set upon them any other Character, ' whereby they may be more notoriously known to be his Servants. VII. Whereas there is now a Difference between the Parliament and the Army, that his Majefty will be pleased to be the Umpire; for · they will have no other Judge between them but • his Majefty. VIII. That his Majefty will be pleased to ⚫ confent to the Diffolution of this Parliament; and that, by the first of August next, Writs be iffued ❝ out for the calling of a new one. IX. That his Majefty will be pleased to confent to an Act of Oblivion, wherein they may be fecured as well as his own Party, with a fpecial Regard had to tender Confciences. • These Heads are drawn to a Declaration, which * is expected to come forth, printed at Cambridge.'(g) Whether fuch a Treaty was actually on Foot of not between the King and the Army, and they might, upon the Discovery thereof, think proper to deny it; or whether it was a Device of the King's Party to render the Breach wider between the Parliament and the Army, is left to the Reader's Judgment: But it is evident from the Letters we have lately given, and other foregoing Circumstances, that the King was treated with much more Respect at this Time by the Army than he had been at Holdenby by the Parliament's Commif fioners. General Ludlow's Account of the Army's (g) The Army was then at Newmarket, and their Remonftrances, &c. at that Time were printed at Cambridge, by Roger Daniel, the University Printer, of which there are feveral Inftances in our Fifteenth Volume. Conduct 1647. Conduct towards the King we have already men- An: 23 Car. I. tioned: And Lord Clarendon's will fall not improperly in this Place (h). The King found himself, when at Newmarket, attended by greaterTroops and fuperior Officers; so that he was presently freed from any Subjection to Mr. Joyce, which was no fmall Satisfaction to him; and they who were about him appeared Men of better Breeding than the former, and paid his Majefty all the Respect imaginable, and feemed to defire to please him in all Things. All Restraint was taken off from Persons resorting to him, and he faw every Day the Faces of many who were grateful to him; and he no fooner defired that fome of his Chaplains might have Leave to attend upon him for his Devotion, but it was yielded to; and they who were named by him (who were Dr. Sheldon, Dr. Morley, Dr. Sanderfon, and Dr. Hammond) were presently fent, and gave their attendance, and performed their Function at the ordinary Hours, in their accustomed Formalities; all Perfons who had a Mind to it being fuffered to be prefent, to his Majefty's infinite Satisfaction; who begun to believe that the Army was not fo much his Enemy as it was reported to be; and the Army had sent an Address to him full of Proteftation of Duty, and befought him, That he would be con• tent, for fome Time, to refide among them, until the Affairs of the Kingdom were put into fuch a Pofture as he might find all Things to his own Content and Security; which they infinitely defired to fee as foon as might be, and to that Pur⚫ pose made daily Inftances to the Parliament.' In the mean Time his Majefty fat still, or removed to fuch Places as were most convenient for the March of the Army, being in all Places as well provided for and accommodated as he had used to be in any Progrefs; the best Gentlemen of the feveral Counties through which he paffed daily reforted to him without Diftinction; he was at (b) Hiftory, Vol, V. p. 50. 8vo Edit. tended July. 1647. July. An. 23 Car. I. tended by fome of his old trufty Servants in the Places nearest his Perfon; and that which gave him moft Encouragement to believe that they meant well, was that, in the Army's Address to the Parliament, they defired, That Care might. be taken for settling the King's Rights according ' to the several Profeffions they had made in their • Declarations; and that the Royal Party might be treated with more Candour and lefs Rigour;' and many good Officers, who had ferved his Majefty faithfully, were civilly received by the Officers of the Army, and lived quietly in their Quarters, which they could not do any where elfe; which raised a great reputation to the Army throughout the Kingdom, and as much Reproach upon the Parliament.' The Elector Palatine defires Leave of the Parliament to vifit his Majesty. し The fame Day that the foregoing Letters and Papers from the Parliament's and the Army's Commiffioners were read in both Houfes, a Letter was also prefented to them from the Elector Pala tine, fignifying his Intentions to vifit his Majefty. That unhappy Prince, whofe principal Support, at this Time, was a Penfion of 8000l. per Annum from the Parliament, had taken Part with them against his Royal Uncle, and had even conde fcended to accept of a Seat in the Assembly of Divines. The Copy of this Letter, as entered in the Lords Journals, addreffed to their Speaker, runs thus: My Lord, July 2, 1647TH HE unhappy Differences between the King and the Parliament being in an hopeful Way of Compofure, and his Majefty, for the prefent, near thefe Parts, it is looked upon as what may well become my Duty, in the near • Relation I have to him, to make a Journey to kifs his Hands; yet, out of my Refpects (which ⚫ are unalterable) to this Houfe, I thought fit to forbear it, until I know whether they will approve of it: I do therefore defire your Lordship 1647. to acquaint them therewith, that, in cafe it ftand An 23 Car. I with their Liking, I may fend alfo to know his Majefty's Pleasure therein; thus I reft Your Lordships most affectionate Friend, CHA. LODOVIC. Both Houfes ordered that it be left to the Prince Elector to do as he should think fit: That a Committee be appointed to acquaint his Highness therewith; and that they took well the Respect he had fhewn to the Parliament on this Occafion. A few Days after, the Elector waited upon the King at the Lord Craven's Houfe, near Caversham. July 3. In the Houfe of Lords several more Letters were read addrefs'd to their Speaker. And first, A Letter from the Lord Montague. My Lord, Windfor July 2, 1647. July. HE King removed Yefterday from Hatfield More Letters reto Windfor, where Colonel Whichcot, be- lating to the King's Removal ing Governor, hath the Command of the prefent Guard; and we have given him our Orders to ▾ remove Dr. Sheldon and Dr. Hammond from about the Perfon of the King, with all others that, by your late Votes and the fifth Article of our * Inftructions, are not permitted to have Access to his Majesty. Thefe Orders he hath willingly received from us, and undertaken to obey them • accordingly. The Duke of Richmond went away from Hatfield two Days ago. This is all at prefent we have to acquaint you with, being very defirous, as far as in us lies, to observe your Commands, remaining, My Lord, P. S. Your Lordship's moft humble Servant, The King intends to remove from hence E Next An. 23 Car. I. 1647. July. Proceedings on the Treaty be tween the Par miffioners and Next, a Letter from the Commiffioners refiding with the Army, with feveral Papers inclofed, was read. Wickham July 2, 1647. May it pleafe your Lordship, THIS Day we have entered upon the Treaty. The Commiffions on both Parts have been liament's Com-read, and fome Propofitions touching the Methofe of the Ar-thod of our Proceeding in the Treaty mutually • confented unto, the Copies whereof we fend here inclofed. my. We have Notice given us that the General and his Council of War are refolved to remove the • Head-Quarters To-morrow to Reading; at which Place, they affure us, they will proceed in the Treaty with all Diligence and Expedition on Monday Morning by feven o'Clock; thus we <reft The Papers above-referred to in the Commiffioners Letter: At the Treaty begun at Wickham, July 2, 1647, Prefent, of the Commiffioners of the Army, Commissary F OR the Method of Proceedings, it is offer'd by the Commiffioners, of Parliament, that feeing the Treaty is to be had upon the Papers and Defires fent from the Army to the Houfes, and the Votes of the Houses fent to their CommiffiC oners refiding with the Army, -5 I. That |