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gratulatory letter to the Pope ; not for abdica- 

 ting himself from his parliament ; nor for advan- 

 cing his standard royal at Nottingham, and pro- 

 claiming open war against his subjects. There 

 was something under his own hand appeared 

 against him, besides countenancing Papists, and 

 protecting delinquents from justice. 



Theoph. The Scots betray'd him, (I have 

 been told so) every body says they sold their 

 king. 



Arn. As much as you sold him : it's true, the 

 king threw himself upon the Scots, and the 

 Scots threw him back again upon the English ; 

 this is matter of fact, but few understand it, and 

 fewer mil believe it. 



Theoph. For the love of friends, let us have 

 truth whate're it cost. 



Arn. The naked truth is ; the parliament of 

 England about that time, when the king at 

 Newark threw himself upon the Scots, owed or 

 was in arrear to them L. 200,000 Sterlin, for 

 service done ; for which they had for hostage, 

 Newcastle, Carlisle, and Berwick upon Tweed ; 

 but upon paying them one moiety down, they 

 resigned their hostage, and withdrew into Scot- 

 land, tendring the king to the English com- 

 missioners, who at that time had no instructions 

 concerning him, till they sent to the parliament 

 to know their further intentions, who ordered 



