of the many Thousands of your People in Praises An. 22 Car. I. to God, and make them embrace your Majefty

with Acclamations of Joy.'

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September.

Refufal.

Mr. Whitlocke obferves on this Occafion(a), That The King's the King did not abfolutely refufe to pass the Pro- Reasons for his pofitions, but faid to the Scots Commiffioners, who preffed him to it, That he hoped the Parliament would give him a Hearing; which, for better Accomodation, he defired might be near London; and doubted not, after a full Hearing, he fhould not only give but receive Satisfaction.' But his Majefty's Refolution not to give up Epif copacy in Church-Government, which he had fworn at his Coronation to fupport, was fo fix'd and determined, that neither adverse Fortune nor Argument could prevail upon him to yield in this Particular; although the famous Scots Divine, Mr. Alexander Henderfon, came to Newcastle, in order to perfuade the King to comply with the Commiffioners Proposals for establishing of Presbytery. All the Papers pro and con in this Controverfy, collected together, are extent at this Day (b); and, as Rufbworth remarks (c), fully fhew his Majefty's great Abilities at a Time when he could not have the Affiftance of any of his Chaplains.' Mr. Ludlow writes (d), That another Reafon for the King's refufing his Consent to the Propofitions, befides his Adherence to Epifcopacy, was, That he had private Encouragement from fome of the Scots and English, to expect more eafy Terms, or to be received without any at all.'

September 1. The Scots Commiffioners having prefented their Anfwer to the English Eftimate and Exceptions, which we have already given, as alfo to the Commons Offer of 300,000l. and the fame being twice read, a Motion was made for taking the

(a) Memorials, p. 227.

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(b) In Royfton's Edition of the Collections.

(s) Colletions, Vol VỊ, P. 521.

King's Works, and several other

(d) Memoirs. Vol. I. p. 183.

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Payment.

An. 22 Car. I. the fame into prefent Confideration, which was a greed to by a Majority of 129 against 106: And September. then the Queftion which had been rejected a few Days before for adding a fourth 100,000l. was A fourth Sum of carried by 140, against 101; but the Commons 100,000l. voted refolved to adhere to their former Votes, as to the for the Scots Ar- Time and Manner of the Payment of the 300,000k my, but at diftant Times of already voted; and that the Time for the Payment of this laft 100,000l. now voted, should be at the End of twelve Months, to be accounted from the Time affigned for the Payment of the laft 100,000. of the 300,000. formerly yoted. And this Refolution, as the former had been, was ordered to be communicated to the Scots Commiffioners, and their immediate Anfwer required; which being the next Day reported by Sir Henry Vane, jun. the Commons again refolved to adhere to their former Votes, as to the Time and Manner of the Payment of the 400,000l. to the Kingdom of Scotland; that fuch Members of their Houfe as were of the Committee of both Kingdoms, or any four of them, do, that Afternoon, communicate the faid Refolution to the Scots Commiffioners, and offer to them Reasons why the House doth adhere to their former Votes; to confer with them about the Place for receiving of their Money; and to declare unto them, that it is expected that, upon the Payment of the firft 100,000l. as aforefaid, their Armies and Forces do march out of this Kingdom. But,

On the 4th of this Month, the Scots Commiffioners, not fatisfied with thefe Refolutions of the Commons, prefented the following Papers to the House of Lords, addreffed to their Speaker, which we give from their Journals ;

Right Honourable,

U

PON the 11th of Auguft we delivered in a Paper to both Houfes, declaring the Willingness of the Kingdom of Scotland to recall their Army out of this Kingdom, and furrender the $ Gar

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* Garrifons poffeffed by them, reasonable Satisfac- An. 22 Car. L tion being given for their Pains, Hazard, and Charges, and we now defire your Lordship to communicate the Papers here inclofed to the Houfe of Peers, and we remain

Worcester House, Your Lordship's Servants,

September,

Sept. 1, 1646.

A Paper of the Scots Commiffioners, touching their Army and their Pay, was read.

WE

Sept. 2, 1646. Hereas we delivered in to the Honourable Houses a Paper of the 11th of August, 'containing several Particulars of high Concernment and great Importance to the Peace and Safety of these Kingdoms; and we have received the Vote of the Houfe of Commons concerning that Part thereof for Satisfaction to the Army:" That the Refolution of the Honourable Houses upon the rest of the Papers, upon which so much depends, maynot be retarded by any Differences concerning Satisfaction to be given to our Army: ' and to evidence our Sense of the Burdens of this Kingdom, we are willing to accept, as the loweft Sum that can poffibly give any Satisfaction, or whereunto we can condefcend, the Sum of 400,000l. of which 200,000l. at least, to be paid and delivered to the Treafurers of the Army at Newcastle, before their marching away; and the other 200,000l. to be fecured in fuch Manner and paid at fuch Times and Places, as fhall be agreed upon; which we hope the Houses will think moft juft and reasonable, confidering that the Kingdom of England, which, at the first Time of our Engagement in this War for their Affiftance, was in the greatest Distress, is now, by the Bleffing of God, by the Endeavours and

• Forces

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An. 22 Car. I. Forces of both Kingdoms, relieved and eafed whereas the Kingdom of Scotland, at that Time in Peace and Profperity, hath been, by this War, involved in greater Calamities and Sufferings than either we or our Fathers have formerly felt; and whoever will make a due Comparison, cannot but know how much England is made better, and Scotland worfe, by their Engagement in this War; confidering alfo that our Army in this Kingdom have ferved near three Years, befides thofe in Scotland who ferved near two • Years in that Kingdom; that they have, for the Space of five Months, had no Pay; and when they were paid, it was not according to the Pay of other Armies, our Foot, for divers Months together, not having received above a Penny Halfpenny per Diem; which they were the more willing to bear, in hopes of due Satisfaction and Recompence in the Conclufion. And now if they should be fo far fruftrated of their Expectations, as to be dismissed in a far worse Condition than when they came into this Kingdom, (for they came extraordinarily well provided both for • Arms and Money, to the great Charge and Expence of our Nation) and withall to find their own native Country in a much worse Condition than they left it, they would certainly fee them⚫ felves ill recompenfed; and therefore, after the Army itself hath ferved so faithfully, and their Country hath suffered fo extremely for their Engagement with this Kingdom, we cannot expect but to fend home an unfatisfied and discontented Army into a ruined and impoverished Country, will be far from the Thoughts of the Honourable • Houfés. But if, after we have fo freely, plainly and clearly acquainted the Honourable Houfes * with the leaft Sum that can poffibly give Satisfaction, our Offer fhall not be accepted, we defire that the Houses would be pleased to appoint a • Committee to concur with the Committee of the • Parliament of Scotland, for the prefent adjustingof our Accounts; whereunto we have ever been moft

willing

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willing fince the coming of our Army into this An. 22 Car. I. Kingdom, to the end that juft Satisfaction may be made: Accordingly we do, with all Earneftnefs, defire and expect that the Honourable Houses will fo accelerate their Refolutions concerning the • Satisfaction of our Army, that they may, without further Delay, proceed to the Confideration of the Remainder of our Paper of the 11th of Auguft; that, by joint Advice, a final End may be put to thefe unnatural Wars, all Occafions of Difcord may be wifely prevented for the future, and conftant Unity and Amity preferved between the Kingdoms.'

By Command of the Commiffioners for the Parliament of Scotland.

JOHN CHIESLEY.

A fecond Paper of the Scots Commiffioners was read.

WE

E have received the Votes of the Honourable House of Commons, of the first of September, wherewith we reft fat isfied, as to 'the Sum, with the greater Contentment that our Agreement in this is unto us a Ground of Confidence there fhall be in all other Things a happy Accord between the Kingdoms; only, again, we are neceffitated to prefent unto this Honourable House, that a lefs Sum than 200,000l. for the present, cannot give Satisfaction to the Army; and, befides the Reafons formerly mentioned, we do earnestly intreat the Houfes to confider that 6 we are limited by pofitive Inftructions not to ac< cept of a smaller Sum. And further, the Com

mittee of Eftates of the Kingdom of Scotland, ⚫ upon Sight of our Paper of the 18th of Auguft, (wherein we had intimated to the Houses that that Sum might poffibly give Satisfaction to the Army) have repeated their former Intructions, with exprefs Directions that we fhall upon no Terms accept of a lefs Sum than 200,000l. for the pre

6 fent;