The Kings Majesties most gracious message to the Parliament by Sir Peter Killegrew.: Sent from the commissioners with His Majestie at Newmarket, about His Majesties being at Richmond, and coming to his Parliament at Westminster, for setling of the kingdome in a safe and well grounded peace. His Majesty to come on Thursday next. And His Majesties resolution for passing such acts as shall tend to the peace of the kingdome.
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- The Kings Majesties most gracious message to the Parliament by Sir Peter Killegrew.: Sent from the commissioners with His Majestie at Newmarket, about His Majesties being at Richmond, and coming to his Parliament at Westminster, for setling of the kingdome in a safe and well grounded peace. His Majesty to come on Thursday next. And His Majesties resolution for passing such acts as shall tend to the peace of the kingdome.
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- Sharpe, W.
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- Iune 23 [?] 1647.
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"The Kings Majesties most gracious message to the Parliament by Sir Peter Killegrew.: Sent from the commissioners with His Majestie at Newmarket, about His Majesties being at Richmond, and coming to his Parliament at Westminster, for setling of the kingdome in a safe and well grounded peace. His Majesty to come on Thursday next. And His Majesties resolution for passing such acts as shall tend to the peace of the kingdome." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A93045.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
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HIS MAJESTIES MESSAGE To the Honourable Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster.
Honoured Sir,
HEre hath been Sir Peter Killegrew, who is dispatched to the Parliament with his Majesty and the Commissioners their Answers to the houses, concerning his Ma∣jesties remove from hence.
The Votes of the houses being commu∣nicated to the King, for his Majesties re∣move
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from hence to Richmond, with the Com∣missioners, His Majesty gave not so positive an answer at the first, as afterwards.
His Majesty hath returned answer to the Parliament, by the Commissioners, to whom his Maiesty declared his mind herein, as al∣so to Col. Whalley, who commands the par∣ty of forces that are there.
The substance of the one, and a Copy of the other, I have sent you here inclosed.
Mr. Peters hath been with his Majesty, and kissed the Kings hand. His Majesty as∣king upon his admittance, who he was, and being told, that it was Mr. Peters the Mini∣ster, the King gave him his hand to kisse, and said, that he had often heard of him, but never saw him before: then his Maiesty had some discourse with him, wherein Mr. Pe∣ters declared what a pretious thing, and ho∣nourable it was, for a King to have the love of his subiects, and above all to be godly, & how much heaven is more excellent then the things of this world.
The King seemed to like his discourse, & commended it, and said, that by what had
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bin told him of him, he did not expect such rationall solid discourse from him Mr. Pe∣ters told his Maiesty, that if he pleased, he humbly desired his Maiesty to give him leave to preach to him. The King answered no, he was not satisfied in that point yet, to hear any, but such as hee hath already pro∣pounded, in a Church way,
The King lyes at his own house here at Newmarket still, it is a very faire spatious house and excellent good ayre, a fine garden and in every respect better accommadation then at Holmby, and his Maiesty is much better satisfied by being here, then he was at Holmby, and besides that it gives his Maie∣sty better content, because it is neerer to Lon∣don.
His Maiesty goeth often out with the Commissioners to Bowles to Col. Russels house (who was perswaded lately of the day of Judgments neere approach, and there∣upon prepared for it, a very pretious godly man,) it is about five miles from hence, and about four miles on this side the Isle of Ely, a very handsome fine house.
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Here is no discontent here, but all things carryed on very fairly.
The Kings Majesty seemes to admire at the Atmies discreet carriage in this present businesse, and divers others at this time con∣curring with it.
We are now in a capacity to come neere to you, as you may see by the inclosed; and then you shall hear further from
Newmarket June 20. 1647.
Your most humble servant, W. SHARPE.