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<P>A DECLARATION OF THE ARMIE, Pre&s;ented to the Kings Maje&s;ty in the I&s;le of <HI>Wight;</HI> Declaring, their full Re&s;olution touching His Maje&s;ties Reign and Go|vernment, and we ring the Crown of <HI>England;</HI> and their Propo&s;als upon what Terms and Condi|tions they will re-inthrone Him.</P>
<P>With His Maje&s;ties Vow and Prote&s;tation touching the Army.</P>
<P>Al&s;o, the Armies <HI>Propo&s;itions</HI> to the Generall Councel of the Ar|my at St. <HI>Albanes,</HI> concerning <HI>King, Lords,</HI> and <HI>Commons,</HI> debated on <HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> la&s;t, <HI>Novemb.</HI> 8. 1648.</P>
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<FIGDESC>depiction of King Charles I of England</FIGDESC>
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<P><ADD>nou: 9^t^h</ADD> <HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>C. W.</HI> neer the Royal Exchange, 1648.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="declaration of the army">
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<HEAD>A DECLARATION OF THE ARMIE SENT To the Kings Maje&s;ty in the I&s;le of <HI>Wight,</HI> Declaring their Re&s;olution and Intentions touching the Treaty.</HEAD>
<LETTER LANG="eng">
<OPENER><SALUTE>May it plea&s;e your Maie&s;ty,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>VVHereas,</HI> the Officers and Souldiery un|der the immediate conduct of hi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> Ex|cellency the Lord Generall <HI>Fairfax,</HI> are po&s;se&s;t with divers fears and jealou&s;ies, that they can|not be &s;afe for the future, unle&s;&s;e &s;peedy Iu&s;tice be exe|cuted
<PB N="2" REF="3">upon the capitall Offenders of this Nation; and that this pre&s;ent Treaty may not conclude a peace with his Maje&s;ty, without care, taken to pre&s;erve the Liberties and Freedomes of the people of this Nation; the which, be|ing granted and confirmed, we do declare, that none &s;hall be more in&s;trumentall for the &s;etling of a &s;afe and well-grounded Peace, then our &s;elves. And that &s;o &s;oon as your Majesty &s;hall be plea&s;ed, to enact and make provi&s;ions for the free-born people of <HI>England,</HI> that both we and fu|ture Generations may defend our &s;elves again&s;t in&s;ulting tyranny and oppre&s;&s;ion; We &s;hall u&s;e our utmost endea|vours for the re-inve&s;ting of your Royall per&s;on, and ma|king You and Your Po&s;terity happy and glorious through|out all Ages.</P>
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<P>This Letter (or Declaration) is &s;aid to be &s;ent from divers Officers and Souldiers in the We&s;t of <HI>England,</HI> to his Maje&s;ty; for the better expelling of the Cloud of Jealou&s;ie, and cleering all doubts and &s;cruples that may ari&s;e in his Maje&s;ties Royall Brea&s;t; And that their actions may appear vi&s;ible to the World, of their candid Intentions, and unanimous Re&s;olutions for <HI>peace,</HI> and compo&s;ing of all differences both in <HI>Church</HI> and <HI>State,</HI> the Agents of the &s;everall Regiments have commanded the&s;e en&s;uing Propo&s;als to be forthwith printed and publi&s;hed; a Copy whereof were pre&s;en|ted to his Excellency the Lord Gen. <HI>Fairfax,</HI> and the Generall Councel of the Army on <HI>Tur&s;day</HI> la&s;t, which were as followeth.</P>
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<ITEM>1 That execution of Iustice may bee done upon tho&s;e who rai&s;ed the former and the later warres against the Parliament of <HI>England,</HI> And that there not be any exem|ption
<PB N="3" REF="3">of per&s;ons from Justice, to neither King nor Sub|ject.</ITEM>
<ITEM>2 That the Treaty may not conclude a peace with the King and his party, without care taken to pre&s;erve the Liberties and Freedomes of the people of this Nation.</ITEM>
<ITEM>3 That limits may be &s;et to bind Kings for the future, that they &s;hall not have power to in&s;lave the people by tyranny and oppre&s;&s;ion, and tryumph upon them as over conquered &s;laves.</ITEM>
<ITEM>4 That provi&s;ions be made for the people of <HI>Eng|land,</HI> that both we and future Generations may defend our &s;elves again&s;t in&s;ulting Kings.</ITEM>
<ITEM>5 That there may be &s;ome cour&s;e taken for pay for the Souldiery, that have &s;er|ved and been faithfull to the Parliament. And &s;ufficient &s;ecurity thereunto for them, to guard them in what they have done.</ITEM>
<ITEM>6 That the&s;e, and &s;uch other things as &s;hall be agreed on by the Generall Councell, may be &s;ent to the Hou&s;e of Commons by the Lord Generall, and his Excel|lency to de&s;ire a &s;peedy an&s;wer therein.</ITEM>
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<P>Some other Propo&s;als were pre&s;ented to the Gene|rall Councell of the Army, by the Agents of the re&s;pe|ctive Regiments, Declaring, that there is now a de&s;igne on foot to re&s;cue the King from the I&s;le of Wight, and therefore de&s;ire that a &s;ufficient &s;trength may be &s;ent to guard the &s;aid I&s;land, and to prevent the re&s;orting of Malignants thither.</P>
<P>The&s;e Propo&s;itions were pre&s;ented on <HI>Munday</HI> la&s;t, and debated <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> and <HI>Wedne&s;day;</HI> and there is no doubt but a mutuall concurrence and agreement will attend the clo&s;e of this happy Meeting, which &s;o much concerneth the good and welfare, both of <HI>Religion. King, and Kingdom.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>Bloudy Newes from the Engli&s;h Navy.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>ON Thur&s;day la&s;t being the 2. of this in&s;tant Novem. we received an Allarum from Sea, occa&s;ioned by certaine &s;hips, who had the Princes colours, and &s;truck &s;ayl within three leagues of <HI>Helverd-&s;tuce;</HI> whereupon the Lord Admirall &s;ent forth three Frigats, and two of the great Ve&s;&s;els, who cha&s;ed them, and gave them many a gallant &s;hot, and after few hours di&s;pute, boarded one of them, &amp; &s;unk another; the Ma&s;ter of the prize which was taken, con|fe&s;&s;ed, that they were bound for the Prince, with a re|&s;olution to joyn with him, and to a&s;&s;i&s;t his Highne&s;&s;e a|gain&s;t the Parliament.</P>
<P>This Fleet is &s;aid to con&s;i&s;t of about eleven &s;hips, mo&s;t of them being men of Warre, and it is rumour'd, that they were mo&s;t of them Swedi&s;h Ships.</P>
<P>But the Princes Fleet hath declared, that they will not be commanded by any &s;trangers, who &s;ince the di&s;|mi&s;&s;ing of the Lord <HI>VVilloughby,</HI> and Capt. <HI>Batten,</HI> have made Prince <HI>Rupert</HI> Lord Admirall; but the Sea-men were &s;o much inraged and troubled thereat, that they began to mutiny, re&s;i&s;ted the Command of Pr. <HI>Rupert</HI> and the re&s;t of the Iri&s;h and Dutch Commanders, fell to blowes, killed 3 or 4 eminent Commanders, woun|ded divers of them, among&s;t the re&s;t, Prince <HI>Rupert</HI> hath received a dangerous wound, and its thought mor|tall. The Conflict being ended, the Mariners of the re|volted &s;hips called a Councell among&s;t them&s;elves, turned out Pr. <HI>Rupert,</HI> and divers others, and have made choice of new Commanders.</P>
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<P> They have &s;ent a Letter to the Prince of <HI>Wales,</HI> to in|vite him aboard; but by rea&s;on of the weakne&s;&s;e of his body, occa&s;ioned by &s;udden &s;ickne&s;&s;e, and a dangerous di&s;ea&s;e, He cannot an&s;wer their expectations.</P>
<P>The Lord Admiral hath again offered them Indem|nity, and it is conceived they will embrace the &s;ame, for they have prote&s;ted to his Lord&s;hip, never to in|gage with the Princes Cavalry.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Gowry,</SIGNED> <DATELINE>From aboard the Fleet <DATE>6 Novemb. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD TYPE="sub">An Ab&s;tract from the King.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>FOr the better faciliating the work in hand, we hear that his <HI>Majesty</HI> hath &s;ent a Me&s;&s;age (by the D. of <HI>Lenox</HI>) to the Aldermen and Common-councell of the City of <HI>London,</HI> and al&s;o to divers members of both Hou&s;es, intimating, <HI>That He de&s;ired a longer time to be added to the Treaty, de&s;iring them to be in&s;trumen|tall for the re-inve&s;ting of his Maie&s;ty, and to agitate for his &s;peedy comming to</HI> London, with other remarkable Occurrences, which He de&s;ires may be cammunicated to his Royall hearted Citizens, and that they may &s;eri|ou&s;ly read and peru&s;e the &s;ame. It is conceived his Ma|je&s;ty hath &s;ome notable de&s;ign again&s;t the Army, for He hath vowed to play a new Game, if the Treaty take not effect. But upon the clo&s;e of this Letter, here arrived a <HI>Po&s;t</HI> from the Army to Col. <HI>Hamond,</HI> de&s;iring him to be vigilant for the la&s;t 14 dayes added to the <HI>Treaty,</HI> and to prevent his <HI>Maie&s;ties</HI> e&s;cape, there being a de&s;ign laid for the conveying of his per&s;on away, if
<PB N="6" REF="5">he cannot accompli&s;h his de&s;ires in the &s;aid re&s;pit of time. Col. <HI>Hamond</HI> is extraordinary vigilant in mana|ging the great tru&s;t repo&s;ed in Him, and hath declared <HI>that he will u&s;e his utmo<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t endeavours for the pre&s;erva|tion of His Maje&s;ties Royall per&s;on from the hands of his Enemies, and to protect him from the rage and &s;ubtilty of tho&s;e who &s;eek his Maie&s;ties ruine</HI> [meaning the Royall party now re&s;ident at his Court] <HI>And the Souldiery doe a&s;sure him, they will live and die with him therein.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Newport <DATE>7 Novemb. 1648.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<P><HI>Letters further from the I&s;le of Wight,</HI> Novemb. <HI>8. advertize,</HI> That his Maje&s;ty having received intelligence of the new modelling &amp; chu&s;ing &s;everall Agents through|out the Army, to act in behalf of their re&s;pective Regi|ments, and of the calling a Generall Councell; as al&s;o, that they were po&s;sest with feares and jealou&s;ies, that his Ma|ie&s;ty had a de&s;ign to e&s;cape from the I&s;le of <HI>Wight,</HI> if the Treaty took not effect: Therefore his Maie&s;ty declared (in pre&s;ence of the Commi&s;&s;ioners) That rather then he would stain his honour or be accounted perjur'd, in breaking of his Royall Word or Promi&s;e, He would fini&s;h His whole Race in pri&s;on, and become the most deplorable Obiect of all Christian Princes.</P>
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