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<P>HIS MAJESTIES LETTER TO Both Hou&s;es of PARLIAMENT, Dated at NEW-CASTLE, the 10^t^h of <HI>June,</HI> 1646.</P>
<P>Together with <HI>HIS MAJESTIES</HI> Warrant to the Governours of OXFORD, and all other His Gar|ri&s;ons within this Kingdome, to quit the &s;ame upon Honou|rable Tearmes.</P>
<P><HI>OXFORD,</HI> Printed by <HI>Leonard Lichfield,</HI> Printer to <HI>the Vniver&s;ity.</HI> 1646.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
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<PB N="1" REF="2">
<OPENER><SIGNED>CHARLES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_HIS MAjESTY looking with griefe of Heart up|on the &s;ad &s;ufferings of His People in His three Kingdoms for &s;ome years pa&s;t, and being afflicted with their Di&s;tre&s;&s;es and unquiet Condi|tion, through the Di&s;tractions about <HI>Religion,</HI> the keeping of Forces on foot in the Fields and Garri&s;ons, the not &s;atisfying the <HI>Pub|lique Debts,</HI> and the feares of the further Effu&s;ion of Bloud by the Continuance of
<PB N="2" REF="3"> an Unnaturall Warre in any of the&s;e King|domes, or by Renting or Dividing the&s;e Kingdomes &s;o happily united; And ha|ving &s;ent a Gracious <HI>Me&s;&s;age</HI> unto both Hou|&s;es of Parliament, and the Commi&s;&s;ioners of the Parliament of <HI>Scotland,</HI> expre&s;sing the nece&s;&s;ary Cau&s;es of His comming from <HI>Oxford</HI> unto the <HI>Scotti&s;h</HI> Army, (without any intention to make a Divi&s;ion, where He is in Freedome, and Right Capacity to &s;ettle a true <HI>Peace</HI>) and containing &s;uch Offers as He conceived would have been accepted, with a generall Clau&s;e of complying with their De&s;ires; And being impatient of de|layes, and not acquainted with the particu|lars which may give Contentment to them, His MAjESTY doth earne&s;tly de&s;ire, That the Propo&s;itions of <HI>Peace</HI> &s;o often promi&s;ed, and &s;o much expected, may be &s;peedily &s;ent unto Him, That upon Con&s;ideration of them, He may apply Him&s;elfe to give &s;uch &s;atisfaction, as may be the Foundation of a firme Peace. And for the better and more &s;peedy attaining thereto, His MAjESTY
<PB N="3" REF="3"> doth further propound, That He may come to <HI>London</HI> with <HI>Safety, Freedom,</HI> and <HI>Honour,</HI> where He Re&s;olves to Comply with His Hou&s;es of Parliament in every thing which may be mo&s;t for the good of His Subjects, and perfect what remaines for &s;etling both Kingdomes and People in a happy Condi|tion; Being likewi&s;e mo&s;t confident, That they, according to their reiterated <HI>Declara|tions,</HI> and <HI>Solemne Prote&s;tations,</HI> will be zea|lous in the maintenance of His <HI>Honour,</HI> and <HI>Ju&s;t</HI> and <HI>Lawfull Rights.</HI> And His MAjES|TY de&s;ires the Hou&s;es of Parliament, To disburthen the Kingdome of all <HI>Forces</HI> and <HI>Garri&s;ons</HI> in their power, except &s;uch as, be|fore the&s;e unhappy Times, have been main|tain'd for the nece&s;&s;ary defence and &s;afety of this Kingdome; So He is willing forth|with to Disband all His <HI>Forces</HI> and <HI>Garri&s;ons</HI> within the &s;ame, as the inclo&s;ed <HI>Order</HI> here|with &s;ent will evidence. And if upon the&s;e Offers His MAjESTY &s;hall have &s;uch &s;a|tisfaction as He may be confident a firme <HI>Peace</HI> &s;hall en&s;ue thereon, His MAjESTY
<PB N="4" REF="4"> will then give Order for His Sonne the PRINCE his pre&s;ent Returne.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Newca&s;tle,</HI> <DATE>the 10^t^h of <HI>June,</HI> 1646.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>For the Speaker of the Hou&s;e of Peeres</HI> pro tempore, <HI>to be Communicated to the Lords and Commi&s;sioners A&s;&s;embled in the Parliament of</HI> England <HI>at</HI> We&s;tmin|&s;ter, <HI>and the Commi&s;sioners of the Parlia|ment of</HI> Scotland.</P>
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<PB N="5" REF="4">
<OPENER><SIGNED>CHARLES R.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_HAving Re&s;olved to Comply with the De|&s;ires of Our Parlia|ment in every thing which may be for the good of Our Sub|jects, and leave no meanes una&s;&s;ayed for removing all Dif|ferences among&s;t &V;s. Therefore We have thought fit, the more to Evidence the Reality of Our Intentions of &s;etling a happy and firme Peace, to Require
<PB N="6" REF="5"> you, upon Honourable Termes, to quit tho&s;e Townes, Ca&s;tles, and Forts, in|tru&s;ted to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="KEYERS" EXTENT="1 letter">ou by &V;s, and to disband all the Forces under your &s;everall Com|mands.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Newca&s;tle,</HI> <DATE>the <HI>10^t^h</HI> of <HI>June, 1646.</HI></DATE></DATELINE>
<SALUTE>To Our Tru&s;ty and Wel-beloved
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<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Tho: Glenham.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Tho: Tilde&s;ly.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Colon.</HI> H: Wa&s;hington.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Colon.</HI> Tho: Blagg.</ITEM>
</LIST> <HI>Governours of our Citties and Townes of</HI> Oxford, Lichfield, Worcester, <HI>and</HI> Wallingford. <HI>And all other Commanders of any Townes, Ca&s;tles, and Forts in Our Kingdome of</HI> Eng|land.</SALUTE></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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