A Paper delivered to His Highness the Prince of Orange by the commissioners sent by His Majesty to treat with him and His Highness's answer 1688 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-01 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A55346 Wing P280 ESTC R11646 13798326 ocm 13798326 101870 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A55346) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 101870) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 470:5) A Paper delivered to His Highness the Prince of Orange by the commissioners sent by His Majesty to treat with him and His Highness's answer Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. Nottingham, Daniel Finch, Earl of, 1647-1730. Godolphin, Sidney Godolphin, Earl of, 1645-1712. James II, King of England, 1633-1701. William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Joshua Churchil for William Churchil, [London] : 1688. Paper signed: Hallifax, Nottingham, Godolphin. Place of publication from Wing. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. 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Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century 2002-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-09 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-10 John Latta Sampled and proofread 2002-10 John Latta Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-12 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PAPER Delivered to His HIGHNESS the Prince of Orange , By the COMMISSIONERS Sent by His MAJESTY To Treat with Him. And His HIGHNESS's ANSWER . WHEREAS on the 8th of December 1688. at Hungerford , a PAPER Signed by the Marquess of Hallifax , the Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Godolphin , Commissioners sent unto US from His Majesty , was Delivered to US in these Words following , viz. SIR , The King Commandeth Us to acquaint You , That he observeth all the Differences and Causes of Complaint , alledged by Your Highness , seem to be Referred to a Free Parliament . His Majesty , as he hath already Declared , was Resolved before this to call one , but thought , that in the present State of Affairs , it was adviseable to defer it till things were more Composed . Yet seeing that His People still continue to desire it , He hath put forth His Proclamation in Order to it , and hath Issued forth His Writs for the Calling of it . And to prevent any Cause of Interruption in it , He will Consent to every Thing that can be reasonably required for the Security of all those that shall come to it . His Majesty hath therefore sent Us to attend Your Highness for the adjusting all Matters that shall be agreed to be necessary to the Freedom of Elections , and the Security of Sitting , and is ready immediately to enter into a Treaty in Order to it . His Majesty Proposeth , That in the mean time the respective Armies may be Restrained within such Limits , and at such a Distance from London , as may prevent the Apprehensions that the Parliament may in any kind be Disturbed , being desirous that the Meeting of it may be no longer delayed than it must be by the Usual and Necessary Forms . Hungerford the 8th of Decemb. 1688. Signed Hallifax . Nottingham . Godolphin . WE with the Advice of the Lords and Gentlemen Assembled with VS , have in Answer to the same , made these following PROPOSALS . I. That all Papists , and such Persons as are not qualified by Law , be disarmed , disbanded and removed from all Imployments , Civil and Military . II. That all Proclamations which reflect upon Us , or any that have come to Us , or declared for Us , be recalled , and that if any Persons for having so Assisted , have been Committed , that they be forthwith set at Liberty . III. That for the Security and Safety of the City of London , the Custody and Government of the Tower be immediately put into the Hands of the said City . IV. That if His Majesty shall think fit to be at London during the sitting of the Parliament , That We may be there also with an equal Number of Our Guards . Or if His Majesty shall please to be in any Place from London , at whatever distance he thinks fit , That We may be at a Place of the same distance . And that the respective Armies do remove from London Thirty Miles . And that no more Forreign Forces be brought into the Kingdome . V. That for the Security of the City of London , and their Trade , Tilbury Fort be put into the Hands of the said City . VI. That to prevent the Landing of French , or other Forreign Troops , Portsmouth may be put into such Hands , as by Your Majesty , and Us , shall be agreed upon . VII . That some sufficient Part of the Publick Revenue be Assigned Us , for the maintaining of Our Forces , till the Meeting of a Free Parliament . Given at Littlecott , the Ninth of December , 1688. PRINCE of ORANGE . Printed by Ioshua Churchil for William Churchil , 1688.