220 The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANs. VoL. II K. Charles I. their letter to the houfe of peers aver, " They had given no affurance, ~ " nor made any capitulation for joining forces with the king, or combin– " ing againft the two houfes, or any other private or public agreement " whatfoever, between the king on one part, and the kingdom of Scot– " land, their army, or any in their names, and having power from them, " on the other part; " and they called the contrary affertion a damnable untruth; and add, " that they never expect a bleffing from God any '' longer than they continue faithful to their covenant.''" So that this mull: be the artifice of Montrevil, the french ambaflildor, who undertook to negotiate between the two parties, and drew the cre– dulous and diftreffed king into that fnare, out of which he could never efcape. Conclujion.of His majefty's furrendering his perfon to the fcots, and fending or~ thejitjl ctvzl ders to the governors of Newark, Oxford~ and all his other garrifons ~vllr-, aad forces to furrender and diiband, concluded the firft civil" war ; upon. 'Articles of peace witb the iri!h pa.• pijls. Ru!hw. Part IV. Vol. I. 11· 4.02; which mofi of the officers, with prince Rupert and Maurice; retired be– yond fea; fo that by the middle of Auguft all the king's forces and caftles. were in the parliament's hands; Ragland-Caftle being the !aft; which was four years wanting three days, from the fetting up the royal ftandard at Nottingham. Some time before the king left Oxford he had commiffioned the mar~ quis of Ormond to conclude a peace with the irijh papifts, in hopes of receiving. fuccours from thence, which gave great offence to the parlia– ment; but though his majefty upon Cm-rendering himfelf to the Jcots writ to the marquis June I I. not to proceed; he ventured to put the finiiliing hand to the treaty, July 28. 1646. upon the following fcan– dalous articles, among others, which furely the marquis durft not" have confented to, witho.ut fome private inftructions from the king and queen~ I. " That the roman Catholics. of that kingdom fhal! oe dlfcharged " from taking the oath of fupremacy .. 2 •. " That all aCl:s of parliament made againft them fhall be repealed;. " that they be allowed the freedom of their religion, and not be debarred '' from any of his majefiy's graces or favours. 3· « That all aCl:s refleCl:ing on the honour of the roman catholic. re– " Iigion fince Aug. 7· · 1641. be repealed. 4· " That all indictments, attainders,. out-lawries, &c. againft them;, "'' or any of them, be v.acated and made void. 5· " That all impediments that may hinder their fitting in parliament,. P or being chofen burgeffes, o~ kl?ights of the fhire, be removed; 6. "That
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