LV. To the Commissioners of both Houses, at the first Close of the Treaty at NEWPORT, Nov. 4. MDCXLVIII.
HIS Majesty said, That He hoped they were now sensible that none was more de∣sirous of a good and lasting Peace than Himself; That He had gone very far to give His two Houses satisfaction; That He thought, though the time for the Treaty was ended, yet the Treaty it self was not; That He expected to hear from His two Houses about His own Propositions; and would be ready to make His Concessions binding, by giving them the force of Laws.
He desired, That they would put a good interpretation upon His vehement expressi∣ons in some of His Debates, there being nothing in His intentions but Kindness: and that as they had taken abundance of freedom, and shewed great Abilities in their De∣bates, which have taken His Majesty off from some of His Own Opinions; so He doubted not, had they had power to recede, some of His Reasons would have prevailed with them, as He is confident, had it been with His two Houses, it would have done with them: and therefore beseeches them to take the same freedom with His two Houses, to press them to a compliance with Him in those things His Conscience is not yet satisfied in, which more time may do, His Opinion not being like the Laws of the Medes and Persians, unalterable, or infallible.
He added His very hearty thanks for the pains they had taken to satisfie Him, profes∣sing that He wanted Eloquence to commend their Abilities. He desired them candidly to represent all the Transactions of this Treaty to His two Houses, that they might see, Nothing of His Interest, how near or dear soever, but that wherein His Conscience is unsatisfied, can hinder on His part a happy conclusion of this Treaty.