NEW PROPOSITIONS FROM The Soldiery under the Command of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax; concerning the preservation of His Majesty's Royal Person the Liberty of the Subject, and the Discipline of the Church of England.  
ALSO, His Majesty's Propositions for a safe and well-grounded Peace together with his Majesty's coming to Newmarket (being guarded by two Regiments of Horse) and several Queries propounded, touching the Independent Government.  
LONDON: Printed for E. Rushton, june 11. 1647.   

HIS MAJESTY'S PROPOSITIONS To the Honourable Houses of Parliament, assembled at Westminster, concerning the speedy settling of a firm and lasting peace in all his Majesty's Dominions.  
HIs Majesty having taken into serious consideration the calamities of this distressed Kingdom, and the great and wearisome Burden which thousand and thousands of his Majesty's loyal subjects hath deeply and unexpressably groaned under, occasioned by the late unhappy war, within the bowels of this Kingdom, His Majesty hath therefore further declared, to the high and honourable Court of Parliament assembled at Westminster, his great willingness, to comply with both his said Houses, to the end, a firm and lasting peace may be settled within all His Majesty's Realms and Dominions, and that it may be speedily effected, and brought to a period, His Majesty doth declare, as followeth:  

FIrst, that He will freely and willingly give His Royal Assent, for the confirming of the Government and Discipline, now established within the kingdom of England, during the time set down by the two House, desiring that His Majesty and His Household be not hindered from that form of God's Service. Desiring also, that a free consultation and debate may be had by a competent number of Divines appointed by his Majesty and both Houses, whereby it may be determined, how the Church shall be governed, after the expiration of the said time appointed, etc.  
Secondly Touching the Covenant, His Majesty doth declare, that He is not yet therein satisfied, and desires to respite his particular Answer thereunto, until his coming to London, etc.  
Thirdly, that his Majesty will give his consent to the Act for the due observation of the Lords Day, for the suppressing of Innovations, etc.  
Fourthly, That an Act of Oblivion may be past, His Majesty conceiving it the best bond of Peace, and that after intestine troubles, the wisdom of this and other Kingdoms hath usually and happily in all Ages granted general pardons, whereby the numerous discontentments of many Persons and Families otherwise exposed to ruin, might not become sewell to new disorders, or seeds to future troubles.  
His Majesty therefore desires, that his two Houses of Parliament would seriously descend into these considerations, and likewise tenderly look upon his condition herein, and the perpetual dishonour that must ce ve to him, if he shall thus abondon so many persons of condition and fortune that have engaged themselves with & for him, out of a seize of duty, and propounds as a very acceptable testimony of their affection towards Him.  
These, and divers other particulars, have been lately communicated to both Houses of Parliament; but sor brevity's sake, I shall conclude with what I have already insisted upon.  
In the next place I shall (briefly) intimate unto you the sense of the Army, concerning the disposal of his Majesty's person, and the proceed of the Souldie tie thereupon, VIZ.   

Worthy Sir,  
TO give you the prrticalars of the state of the army, since my last, it is thus: I find the Soldiers to have many things to present this day, those which are most general amongst the Regiments, are these which I have sent you here enclosed.  
The King's Majesty hath no desire to go back to Holmby, but either (so far as I can learn) to go to London, or be hereabouts: His Majesty hath had some discourse about Independants (as some call them) & some queries were made what they would have, or whether they would have any government, which his Majesty thought they would not have admitted of:  
The Commissioners are come from the Parliament, two Lords, and four Commoners who are going to communicate their Message to the army at a general Randezvonze, for their receivin whereof, the soldiers are in great expectation.  
But before their meeting, the General called a Council of war, and the Officers received Instructions, for the more orderly carriage of the business.  
The Commissioners are received with much respect and honour, and I perceive a great respect had towards them. God grant, that such a composure may be made, as may settle this poor distracted Kingdom in peace.  
The King's Majesty is now gone to Newmarket, being guarded by two Regiments of horse, commanded by Colonel whaley, for He hath often declared, his unwillingness to go to Holmby, unless by compulsion constrained to it. There was great preparations made by divers of the Cantabrigians, who expected his Majesty's coming that way, there was hundred of Bonesires made, and great junketings by the malignant Party, but at the last, their triumphant mitth were turned into a mournful dittic, who hearing that his Majesty were gone another way, immediately betook themselves to the Town, bewailing each other.   

PROPOSITIONS.  
1. THat the Parl. do speedily send down some moneys for their present subsistence, for keeping of the Army in good order. 2. That his Majesty's person may be still secured from danger, and all designs and attempts prevented for the raising of a new war in this Kingdom. 3. That a safe and well grounded peace may be settled through the whole Kingdom. 4. That the liberties of the people may be cleared, and their persons & estates secured by a safe and firm peace, according to the many Ordinances and Declarations, by which the Army was invited so engage in the late war, 5. That all things may concuree to a cheerful and unanimous disbanding of the whole Army together. 6. That not prejudicato opinion may be had of the Army, to have any purpose to oppose the settling of Preibytery. 6. That the army may be believed, that they do not desire to have the Independent Government set up to up hold a licentiousness in Religion. 8. That none be encouraged in the great affairs of State, to advance any particular party or interest whatsoever, but that the great matters of the Kingdom, be wholly lest to the wisdom of the Parliament, 9 That Justice may be done. 10. That all such who have served the parliament faithfully, may be protected for the same.  
Vale, Yours R. Rushton. Newmarket June 10. 1647.   
FINIS.