Chap. V. Tbe HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 171 intercepted letter t~ the queen he tells ber, " h~ could not ~revail with his K. 1~ha~Je: r. " parliament at Oxford, to vote thofe at WefltmJ?!ler no parliament, but af- ~_..;~ " fures her, he would not make peace without her approbation, nor go one · " jot beyond the paper {he fent him." In another the k in g info.rms the queen, that the parliament were fending him propofitions for peace, which " IF sHE LIKES, he thinks may be the befi way for fettlemen t as things " fiand;" fo that the fate of England was to be determined by the quee11 and her popifh council. Befid es his majefiy was unhappily elevated at this time by the divifions at We)lminjler, which produced the new modeling the army ; and with a falfe and romant ic account of the fucceffes of the marquis of Montrqfs in Scotland, which were fo magnified, that it was expeCted theJcots mull: immediately march back into their own country; whereas in reality they were not fo confiderable, as to oblige them to draw off a fingle regiment, · In this fituation of affairs it was agreed, according to the pro– pofals of the king's commiffioners, that there lhould be a treaty of peace at Uxbridge, to commence Jan. 30. 1644-5· arid to continue twen– ty days. There were fixteen commiflioners for the king, (viz.) nine lords, fix The commif– commoners, and one divine; twelve for the parliament, and ten for thefioners. fcots, and one divine, (viz.) Mr. Henderfon; the king's divine who was Dr. Steward, who was affifted by Dr. She/don, Laney, Fern, Potter, and Hammond. Affifiant divines for the parliament were Mr. Vines, Marjha!, Cheynel, and Chiefly. Thefe with their retinue, to the number of one hundred and eight perfons, were included in the fafe conduCt:. The propofitions to be treated of were religio11, the militia, and Ireland, each of which were to be debated three days fucceffively, till the twenty days were expired, · The treaty was preceeded by a day of fail:ing and prayer on both fides, 'lreatybegi,rs< for a bleffing but was interrupted the very firfi day, by a fermon preached occafionally in the church of Uxbridge by Mr. Love, then preacher to the garrifon of Windfor, wherein he had faid, that they [his maje!ly's commiHioners] came thither with hearts full of blood, and that there q;;as Mr. Love's as great a diflance between this treaty and peace, as between heaven and be!l.fermon. The commiffioners having complained of him next day, the parliament Dugdale:s commiffioners laid it before the two houfes, who fent for him to treatyofUx.– London, where he gave this account of the affair; that the people ~6'~~e, P· b.eing under a difapointme.nt at their letlure, he was defired unexpeCtedly to gtve them a fermon ; whrch was the fame he had preached at Wimffor the day before. He admits that he cautioned the people not to have too great a dependance upon the treaty, becaufe ·~ whilft our enemies (fays z 2 ''h~
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