Basiliká the works of King Charles the martyr : with a collection of declarations, treaties, and other papers concerning the differences betwixt His said Majesty and his two houses of Parliament : with the history of his life : as also of his tryal and martyrdome.

Propositions presented to His MAJESTY at Hampton-Court, upon Tuesday the seventh of September, 1647. by the Earls of Pembroke and Lauderdale, Sir Charles Erskin, Sir John Holland, Sir John Cooke, Sir James Har∣rington, Mr. Richard Browne, Mr. Hugh Kenedy, and Mr. Robert Berk∣ley, in the names of the Parliament of England, and in behalf of the Kingdom of Scotland.

May it please your Majesty,

WE the Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament of England, in the name and on the behalf of the Kingdoms of England and Ireland, and the Com∣missioners of the Parliament of Scotland, in the name and on the behalf of the Kingdom of Scotland, do humbly present unto Your Majesty the humble Desires and Pro∣positions for a safe and well grounded Peace, agreed upon by the Parliaments of both King∣doms respectively; unto which We do pray Your Majesties Assent; and that they, and all such Bills as shall be tendred to Your Majesty in pursuance of them or any of them, may be established and Enacted for Statutes and Acts of Parliament, by Your Majesties Royal Assent in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms respectively.

[Heads of the Propositions presented to the King's Majesty, for a safe and well-grounded Peace.* 1.1

• 1. His Majesty to call in his Declarations and Proclamations against the Parliaments of both Kingdoms.
• 2. His Majesty to sign the Covenant.
• 3. To pass a Bill for abolishing Bishops.
• [4. To pass a Bill for Sale of Bishops Lands.]
• 5. To confirm the sitting of the Assembly.
• 6. Religion to be reformed as the Houses agree.* 1.2
• 7. Such Vniformity of Religion to be passed in an Act.
• 8. An Act passed against Popish Recusants.
• 9. For Education of the Children of Papists.
• 10. For laying Penalties upon Papists.
• 11. An Act for prevention of Popish practices. And the like for the Kingdom of Scotland.
• 12. For the Royal Assent to Acts for the Lords day, for preaching against Innovations, re∣gulating Colledges, and for publick Debts and Damages, The like for Scotland.
• 13. to pass the settling of the Militia and Navy.
• 14. To null the old Great Seal.* 1.3
• 15. For settling of Conservators for the Peace of the Kingdoms.
• 16. The joynt Declarations, and the Qualifications, against Malignants.
• 17. An Act to be passed to declare and make void the Cessation of Ireland, and all Treaties and Conclusions of Peace with the Irish Rebels.
• 18. The settling of the Militia of the City of London.
• 19. The Great Seal with the Commissioners of Parliament, and all Acts by it, to be made good.

Notes

• * 1.1

  [The Pro∣positions being the same with those at Newcastle, we have only re∣peated the heads, as we found them.]
• * 1.2

  [This is part of the third, in the Propo∣sitions.]
• * 1.3

  [14. To null all Ho∣nours con∣ferred since 1642. by the old Seal.]