Declaration Concerning the Uniting of the Two Navies, Title page
A DECLARATION Of His Excellency Robert E. of Warwick Lord High Admirall of ENGLAND, CONCERNING The uniting of the two Navies, and reſtoring of the Kings Majeſty, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the reſt of the Royall Iſſue; to their juſt Rights and Priviledges.
And His Reſolution touching all thoſe who endeavour to obſtruct the Treaty, and hinder the ſetling of Truth, and a happy Peace, in this unſetled Church and Kingdome.
With His Majeſties laſt and finall Propoſitions to all Loyall and reaſonable Subjects. Subſcribed CHARLES R.
Printed for ſatisfaction of all thoſe who deſire Peace, 1648
A DECLARATION OF ROBERT EARL of WARWICK, Concerning the Kings Majeſty, and the Prince of Wales, and his reſolution touching all thoſe who are oppoſite to Peace.
VVHereas, there are divers perſons within the City of London, and parts adjacent, who endeavour to inflame the Kingdom in a moſt inhumane, bloudy, and inteſtine War, and to involve them in a Labyrinth of troubles and Calamities, by the…r preſent commotions, actings, and contrivances, in making the King and Parliame… odious to the People, and ſtirring up their hearts … gainſt them, for the obſtructing and blaſting the hop… full Iſſue and Bloſſomes of this bleſſed Treaty. Therefore, for preventing thereof, and propogating the preſent Work in hand, his Excellency Robert Earl of … wick Lord High Admirall of his Majeſties narrow Seas, hath declared his Reſolution in reference to the ſame, proteſting,
That He will uſe his utmoſt endeavours towards the ſetling of truth, and a happy peace in this unſetled Church and Kingdom… and that He will be instrumentall for the bringing of his Majeſty to London, and ſetling of His Maieſty, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the reſt of His Royall Iſsue in their juſt Rights and priviledges, ſ… ſoon as His Majesty ſhall be pleaſed to ſatisfie and confirme the Deſires of his two Houſes of Parliament ſo much tending to the good and preſervation both of Religion, Crown and Lingdoms.
Some Overtures have been la…ely …ade betweene his Highneſſe the Prince of Wales, and his Lordſhip, in relation to a conjunction and uniting of both Navies; but his Lordſhip hath utterly de…eſted againſt the ſ…me, ſlighting the Princes invitation and repreſenting a Letter unto his Highneſſe, That he takes it as the greateſt di…honour that can be incident to man, for any Perſonage whatſoever to betray the truſt repoſed in him, and that He is reſolved to ſacrifice his life in the Cauſe and Engagement which …e hath undertaken, not doubting but that the omnipotent God of Heaven (to whom the Honour of his Engagement doth belong) will cauſe the Wnids and Seas to fight for them, whoſe Truth is their Banner, Shield and Bucker; and therefore dehorts his Highneſſe to perſiſt no longer in the way he is in, but forthwith to come in, and unite himſelf with the Parliament, that ſo his perſon may be preſerved from all violence and injury and a reſtoration made of all due Rights and priviledges, and that he may render himſelf inſtrumentall for the compoſing of all differences, and eſtabllſhing of a firme and laſting Peace throughout His Fathers Realmes and Dominions.
This Letter is ſaid to be ſent from aboard the St. George, to the Prince at Helver-Sluce, and ſigned
WARWICK.
Letters further from the Navy ſay, That the Prince is deſirous to ſpin out ſome longer time at Gore… before he puts to Sea, in expectation of what the Treaty will produce, and that if it takes not effect, he is reſolved for Ireland, to joyn with the Marquis of Ormond, and the Lord Inchiqueen, and to land an Army in the Weſt of England at the Spring, for the re-inveſting of the King, and reſtoring of Him to his juſt Rights, Power and Authority
The ſaid Letters do further intimate, That the Lord high Admirall hath received a Letter from his Majeſty, purporting things of great concernment, and how farre he hath condeſcended to the deſires of his two Hou… deſiring him to be inſtrumentall for the ſetling of a firm and laſting peace.