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<P>A Perfect RELATION Of the Mo&s;t materiall Pa&s;&s;ages of the TREATY, Between his MAJESTY and the PARLIAMENTS <HI>Commi&s;&s;ioners</HI> at <HI>Newport</HI> in the I&s;le of <HI>Wight.</HI></P>
<P>Briefly containing the Heads and truths of eve|ry dayes proceedings towards the &s;ettlement of a hap|py Peace; With other remarkable Circum&s;tances from the beginning of this Treaty, <HI>Septemb.</HI> 18. till to the 20. of <HI>October.</HI></P>
<P>Written by a well-wi&s;her of Peace, who being pre&s;ent at the Place, de&s;ires truth may be communicated for publique &s;atisfaction.</P>
<BIBL>P&s;al. 105. 22.</BIBL>
<Q>&mdash;<HI>He teacheth his Senators wi&s;dome.</HI></Q>
<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>L. R. October</HI> 23. 1648.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="report">
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<HEAD>A perfect <HI>Relation</HI> of the mo&s;t mate|riall Pa&s;&s;ages of the TREATY, between his MAIESTY and the Parliaments <HI>Commi&s;sioners</HI> at <HI>Newport</HI> in the I&s;le of <HI>Wight.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_THo&s;e wide differences and va&s;t contro|ver&s;ies betwixt his Maje&s;ty and his two Hou&s;es (which by many were thought a mo&s;t impo&s;&s;ible to be compo|&s;ed, are now by Divine a&s;&s;i&s;tance in a hope|full way of being determined; His Maje|&s;ty having given Te&s;timony of his peaceable inclinati|on by many of his <HI>Conce&s;&s;ions,</HI> and the Commi&s;&s;ioners by th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ir judicious managing of the&s;e weighty affaires according to the great tru&s;t repo&s;ed in them: and fir&s;t give me leave to &s;peak &s;omething of the preparation.</P>
<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Wedne&s;day Septemb. 13.</HEAD>
<P>THe King cau&s;ed a Fa&s;t to be held in the Court for a ble&s;&s;ing upon the <HI>Treaty,</HI> which was performed by his Chaplins <HI>Antiquo more&punc;</HI> the next day he &s;eemed to have a longing de&s;ire of the Commi&s;&s;ioners coming.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
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<HEAD>Friday 15.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commi&s;&s;ioners being &s;hipped at <HI>Southampton</HI> (where they were triumphantly entertained) arri|ved at <HI>Newport,</HI> the chief Town in the I&s;land, where they were al&s;o reciprocally received by the Covernour with re&s;pect &s;uitable to their worth, and were accommo|dated with good quarter and plenty of provi&s;ion.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Saturday 16.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commi&s;&s;ioners waited upon his Maje&s;ty, and having according to the Court ceremony ki&s;&s;ed his hand, they fell into a &s;impathi&s;ing di&s;cour&s;e, which con|tinued for above an houres &s;pace.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Munday 18.</HEAD>
<P>THe <HI>Treaty</HI> began about nine a clock, at which time his Maje&s;ty made a Speech, wherein he profe&s;&s;ed that he was free from harbouring any prejudice again&s;t them, which being ended, he de&s;ired that both Kingdomes might be included in the <HI>Treaty,</HI> which being refu&s;ed by the Commi&s;&s;ioners (as contrary to their in&s;tructions) cau&s;ed a long debate, after which his Maje&s;ty recal'd that Paper (for they treat by Papers) and concluded to Treat for <HI>England</HI> only, leaving <HI>Scotland</HI> to it &s;elfe.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Tue&s;day 19.</HEAD>
<P>PReparation was made for pre&s;enting the fir&s;t Pro|po&s;ition.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Wen&s;day 20.</HEAD>
<P>THey began with the fir&s;t Propo&s;ition concerning the recalling of Proclamations and Declarations, &amp;c. which cau&s;ed a large di&s;pute and long debate, mana|ged by his Maje&s;ty (his Coun&s;ell being pre&s;ent, but not permitted to &s;peak,) with &s;uch &s;olidne&s;&s;e of judgement, that it begat admiration of all that were pre&s;ent, in &s;o
<PB N="5" REF="3"> much that &s;ome knowing men have &s;aid, that not any man, (had he been in his place) could have &s;poken more pertinently to the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e then in Agitation, nor have argued more &s;olidly concerning it, but it growing late, and nothing being concluded, his Maje&s;ty de&s;ired fur|ther time to con&s;ider of it, and give An&s;wer to them, which was a&s;&s;ented unto.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD><HI>Mriday</HI> 22. and <HI>Saturday</HI> 23.</HEAD>
<P>BOth the&s;e dayes were &s;pent on the former Propo&s;i|tion, but nothing agreed, his Maje&s;ty &s;till per&s;i&s;ting in his denyall, and de&s;iring further time, which cau&s;ed much fears, that &s;ucce&s;&s;e would not an&s;wer expectation, but the&s;e fears &s;oon vanqui&s;hed.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Munday 25.</HEAD>
<P>THey met, and his Maje&s;ty gave his finall An&s;wer to the fir&s;t Propo&s;ition, and granted it as was de|&s;ired, with a Provi&s;o, that nothing &s;hould be binding, except all were concluded. After dinner this day the Commi&s;&s;ioners drew up their Papers concerning the Church, which they pre&s;ented to his Maje&s;ty about 8. a clock at night, who then &s;aid little to them, &s;ave only, ca&s;ting his eye upon one particular therein concerning Pluralities, &s;aid that the Parliament had granted more then ever he did.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD><HI>Tue&s;day</HI> 26.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;ate not.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD><HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> 27.</HEAD>
<P>THe Fa&s;t was ob&s;erved by his Maje&s;ty at the Court, before whom Dr. <HI>Gul&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">n</HI> preached, and by the Commi&s;&s;ioners in the Church, Mr. <HI>Mar&s;hall</HI> preaching before noon upon <HI>Jer.</HI> 21. 18, 19. and Mr. <HI>Vines</HI> afternoon upon <HI>Ho&s;.</HI> 2. 6, 7.</P>
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<HEAD>Thur&s;day 28.</HEAD>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty delivered in a large Paper, in An&s;wer to the &s;econd Propo&s;ition, concerning Religion, &amp;c. which contained many heads, as an An&s;wer to all, which was not accepted by the Commi&s;&s;ioners, they being by their in&s;tructions, to conclude one before they proceed to another.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Friday 29.</HEAD>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty and the Commi&s;&s;ioners &s;ent both to the Parliament, to give them an account of their Proceedings, and to be certified of their acceptance therein.</P>
<P>This day &s;everall Gentlewomen of quality came to the Court, and were admitted to ki&s;&s;e his Maje&s;ties hand, among&s;t which one was &s;o conceitedly deckt with black patches or ambitious &s;pots on her face, that after that Ceremony pa&s;t, his Maje&s;ty re-&s;aluted each of them, &s;ave that remarkeable Gentlewoman whom (as &s;ome have thought for pre&s;ident &s;ake, and for di&s;coun|tenancing of &s;uch unnatural exce&s;&s;ive pride) he omitted</P>
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<HEAD>Munday October 2.</HEAD>
<P>THe King delivered a P<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">per of Scruples to the Commi&s;&s;ioners Chaplaines, wherein he de&s;ired to know by what Scriptures they could prove the il|legality of Epi&s;copacy and the divine Right of Presby|tery, he conceiving Epi&s;copacy to be con&s;onant to the Word of God: And &s;econdly how the aboli&s;hment of them may &s;tand with his Co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">onation Oath.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Tue&s;day 3.</HEAD>
<P>THe Divines returned an humble An&s;wer to his Maje|&s;ties Paper, wherein they maintaine by Scripture that Bi&s;hops and Presbyters are one and the &s;ame, and that
<PB N="7" REF="4"> Epi&s;copacy is not warrantable by the Word.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> 4.</HEAD>
<P>They &s;ate not.</P>
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<HEAD>Thur&s;day 5.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commi&s;&s;ioners petitioned his Maje&s;ty to expe|dite his full An&s;wer to the &s;econd Propo&s;ition, the limitted time being farre &s;pent, and they having many more to in&s;i&s;t upon.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Friday 6.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commi&s;&s;ioners by Collonel <HI>Hammonds</HI> invita|tion dined at <HI>Carisbrook</HI> Ca&s;tle, in which &s;trong hold they were &s;uitably and re&s;pectively entertained. This night the King brought in his Reply to the Di|vines An&s;wer, (which was large and pithy) objecting again&s;t &s;ome particulars thereof, as not &s;atisfactory.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Saturday 7.</HEAD>
<P>THis day the Papers were prepared to be delivered to his Maje&s;ty concerning the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of <HI>Ireland.</HI></P>
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<HEAD><HI>Munday</HI> 9.</HEAD>
<P>They were pre&s;ented.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>Tue&s;day</HI> 10.</HEAD>
<P>They were debated.</P>
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<HEAD><HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> 11.</HEAD>
<P>They were an&s;wered, asde&s;ired.</P>
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<HEAD>Thur&s;day 12.</HEAD>
<P>THis day the Commi&s;&s;ioners pre&s;ented a Paper to his Maje&s;ty concerning the rai&s;ing of moneys for Payment of the debts of the Kingdome, and &s;atisfying the Arrears of the Army.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Friday 13.</HEAD>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty returned An&s;wer to that Propo&s;ition as was de&s;ired.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Saturday 14.</HEAD>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty conde&s;cended to the nulling of all Ho|nours conferred, and grants made by the great Seale, which was carried to by the Lord Keeper <HI>Little|ton.</HI></P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
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<HEAD>Munday&punc; 16.</HEAD>
<P>THe Commi&s;&s;ioners pre&s;ented Papers to his Maje|&s;ty concerning the exempted per&s;ons in their &s;e|verall Qualifications.</P>
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<HEAD>Tue&s;day 17.</HEAD>
<P>HIs Maje&s;ty returned this An&s;wer, That he will con|&s;ent that all per&s;ons that have had any hand in the plotting or a&s;&s;i&s;ting the Rebellion of <HI>Ireland</HI> &s;hall expect no pardon; As for the re&s;t of the per&s;ons expre&s;t in the Propo&s;ition, his Maje&s;ty will a&s;&s;ent that the Parliament &s;hall impo&s;e upon them what Fines they &s;hall moderate|ly thinke fit. This evening the Divines pre&s;ented their An&s;wer to his Maje&s;ties Reply concerning Epi&s;|copall&punc; Government.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="proceedings">
<HEAD>Wedne&s;day 18, and Thur&s;day 19.</HEAD>
<P>THey further in&s;i&s;ted upon the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of the Church, de&s;iring a more fuller An&s;wer thereunto, which &s;till continues in debate.</P>
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<DIV2 TYPE="conclusion">
<P>Thus having as briefly as I could, given you the parti|culars of the principall heads of this pre&s;ent. Treaty, there only remains, that we all labour to be at Peace in our &s;everall Stations, not only a&s;&s;i&s;t this Treaty with &s;elves, and mong&s;t our Prayers for a ble&s;&s;ing therupon, but according to the Apo&s;tles rule endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace.</P>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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