Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	house_n	majesty_n	proposition_n	4,794	5	9.1131	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92558	The desires of the States of Scotland to the Parliament of England concerning, His Majesties advancing from Newcastle towards the city of London, with their deserting of the garrisons of Newcastle and Tinmouth, and Major Gen: Skippon to take possession of them. Likewise the proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Newcastle, and his Majesties propositions to the Scots Lords, about his departure from thence.; Proceedings. 1647	Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1647 (1647)	Wing S1230; Thomason E372_16; ESTC R201318	2,585	9

THE DESIRES Of the States of SCOTLAND To the PARLIAMENT of ENGLAND CONCERNING His Majesties advancing from Newcastle towards the City of London with their deserting of the Garrisons of Newcastle and Tinmouth and Major Gen Skippon to take possession of them Likewise the proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Newcastle And his Majesties Propositions to the Scots Lords about his departure from thence Printed for E A January 28 A TRVE RELATION OF The Proceedings of the Parliaments Commissioners at Newcastle THE great Argument which holds the Kingdom in Disputation Suspence is the disposall of his Majesties person great Brittains Soveraign a thing indeed of great concernment yet all must be referred to the most wise and serious consideration of the great Councels of both Kingdomes whose gallant concurrence and mutuall amity will no doubt in a short time settle and establish the Subjects of both Nations in a most firme and glorious peace For no Coles of Wrath can be kindled within the hearts of the English and Scottish Commissioners although many great Ones have indeavoured to stirre up the Embers but go on with alacrity for the discharging of that great trust committed to their charge by the Estates of both Kingdomes For upon the two and twentieth day of this instant moneth of January the Parliaments Commissioners arrived safe at Newcastle being entertained with much joy and tryumph and the Scottish Commissioners have expressed themselves gallantly unto them shewing their great forwardnesse to comply with them and expedite the businesse for which they came about being resolved not to adhere in the least to any particular that shal prove prejudiciall to either Kingdoms and therefore doe freely assent and concur with them that his Majesty shal come to Holmby house or any other place that the Parliament of England shall make choice of and there continue untill he shall subscribe unto the Propositions And it is likewise declared from the Parliament of Scotland that they desire there may be a Committee of both Kingdoms constantly to attend his Majesty to use their utmost endeavours for perswading of his Maj. to passe the Propositions and to advance the union betwixt both Kingdoms Further intimating their desires that those who shall be employed on the businesse of State from that Kingdom may have due accesse unto his Majesty after their resigning of Him up to the Parliament of England desiring also Brotherly assistance against all foes domestic or forraign and particularly against those barbarous Rebels now in their Kingdome The Scottish Forces are almost upon a martch with their bag and baggage some of their Carriages being drawn out of Newcastle and their great Ordnance dismounted and ready to be shipt for Scotland The Earle of Stamford is appointed to see all things fairly carryed and the articles faithfully maintained upon the Scots delivery of the Northern Garisons Major General Skippon is to place a sufficient strength in the Garrisons of Newcastle and Tinmouth and to remaine Governour The King is expected Southwards dayly divers of the Scottish Nobility and Gentry is thought will accompany him But his Maiesty is somwhat perplexed about the resigning up of Newcastle propounding to the Nobility of Scotland as followeth IT is a received opinion by many that ingagements acts or promises of a restrained person are neither valid nor obligatory How true or false this is I wil not dispute but I am sure if I am not free I am not fit to answer your or any Propositions Wherefore you should first resolve me in what state I stand as in relation to freedom before I can give you any other answer the reason of this my question the Governour can best resolve you But if you object the losse of time and urgency of it certainly in one respect it presses none so much as my self which makes me also think it necessary that I be not to seek what to do when this Garison shal be surrendred up to demand of you in case I go into Scotland if I shal be there with honour freedom and safety or how Being ready to give you a farther and more particular answer how soon you shal have resolved these two Queres The Scots Commissioners Answer te his Majesties Quaeres Ian. 14. 1. To the first in what state you stand as in relation ro freedom the Parliaments of both your Kingdoms have given such orders and directions as they have thought fittest for the good and safety of your Majesty and the Kingdoms to the General and Governour 2. To your Majesties second Quaere of your going into Scotland we shal humbly desire that we may not be now put to give any Answer but if your Majesty shal either deny or delay your assent to the Propositions we are in that case to represent to your Majesty the Resolutions of the Parliament of England His Maiesties Reply I know very wel that the Gen. and Governour have received orders concerning me but the question is into what state those Orders put me in as relating to freedome To which you have either power to answer or not if you have then answer me otherwise send to those who can And so to my second quere The great Politician Doctor Hudson were brought to the Parliament house and called in before the Commons who examined him whether he had beene with the King since his escape at Newcastle which he confessed And it was further demanded of him whether he wrote to Major Generall Laughorn and whether it were not to perswade him to decline the Parliament which he also acknowledged The house proceeded further in examination of him which was too long to be inserted in this sheet but when that was done they came to this result that hee was charged with treason and it was ordered that the said Mr. Hudson shall bee sent forth with to the Tower of London there to remain close prisoner and that none shall speake with him but in the presence of his Keeper Letters were presented to the House of Commons coming from beyond Sea which tell of strange stories how true wee know not but the relation comes from a good hand One is a letter from Poland speaking plainly that the great Assembly or Parliament of that Kingdome have put their King under restraint for raising of forces without their consent That they told him freely in open Parliament he had forfeited his Crown and that all his subjects are thereby discharged of their Allegeance and are not to be further subject to his commands That they have commanded the Kings Seal not to be any longer used and raised a Guard of twelve hundred to attend the King and keep the Kingdom in Peace One cause of the difference between the King of Poland and his subjects is said to be his endeavor to continue a warre contrary to the advice of the States and Councel of that Kingdom and against the mind of the Lord Marshall We shall now conclude with what we have last from the North from whence is our greatest expectation of Newes as affaires stand The money is gone from York Northalerton is 22 miles beyond where the first hundred thousand pound is paid Our Commissioners are come to Newcastle and faire congratulations between the Commissioners of Scotland and them and some Conference They also apply themselves to his Majesty who seemes to be hardly perswaded to come to Holmby house what wil follow few dayes will evidence but our Commissioners being newly come thither it could now produce little except what is before FINIS