ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT already concluded upon, betwixt The Kings Majesty, and his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the ARMY Under his Command.

Expressing their mutual Concord for the sudden settlement of PEACE in his Majesties three Kingdoms, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND and IRELAND.

Commanded to be forthwith Printed and pub­lished.

Printed for G. W. and are to be sold neer the Royal Exchange. 1647.

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT &c.

IT is mutually agreed on between our soveraign Lord King Charles and his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax; with his Councel of War, for the speedy Restoration of his Majesties three Kingdoms and for the settling of them in a safe and wel-grounded Peace.

  • I. THat this present Parliament shal be suddenly adjourned to OXFORD, and shal be there speedily dissolved, [Page 4] not exceeding the space of 80 days, His Maje­sties Warrant being already signed for that purpose.
  • II. THat the Bishops shal continue in Statu quo prius, and be restored to their undu­bitable Rights according to the ancient cu­stomes Laws and Statutes of this Realm.
  • III. THat all the ancient Charters, Laws, Edicts and several Pleadings in this Kingdom shal be forthwith translated into the English tongue, for the better understan­ding of all his Majesties Subjects therein.
  • IIII. THat all causes whatsoever shal be tryed each in their respective County, and Judges deputed by his Majesty to hear and deside the said causes; that the people may no more be put to that excessive travelling to Westminster upon all occasions of Suits.
  • [Page 5]V. THat the Earl of Bristol, the Earl of Newcastle, the Earl of Wor­cester, and the L. Digby shal expect no pardon: That Mathew Wren Bi­shop of Ely, Sir Robert Heath, Sir George Ratcliffe, Sir Richard Green­vile, Sir George Carteret, Sir Charls Dalison, and other notorious Delin­quents, be banished this Kingdom, during life, and their Estates to be sequestred for three years; and after the three years shal be expired, the said Estates to be firmly settled on their po­sterity.
  • VI. THat all those that have not already com­pounded be forthwith freely dischar­ged.
  • VII. THat six thousand Foot and two thousand Horse be with all speed furnished with all accouterments for the service of Ireland
  • [Page 6]VIII. THat the several Guards consisting of his Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX his Army be speedily drawn off from the Tower, from the two Houses of Parliament and the Lines of Communication, and the said places to be again guarded by the Citi­zens of London, as formerly.

  • IX. THat Liberty of Conscience be allowed to all men, and that none molest or In­jure one another for their Conscience, but peaceably and quietly bear with one another, that so we may be al kept in the general Bond of Peace, and though different Members, yet all wrapt up in the natural skin of one poli­tick body, that so all may lead quiet and peaceable lives under his Majesties Govern­ment.

    And that his Majesty is pleased to reside at HAMPTON Court till all this be fully per­fected.

These Articles were concluded and agreed upon betwixt our gra­cious Soveraign Lord King Charls and our ever to be honored Gene­ral. Sir Thomas Fairfax.

AUG. 1647.

To the great joy of all faithful sub­jects.

FINIS.

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this EEBO-TCP Phase II text, in whole or in part.