Introduction

After second civil war, question still remained what to do with the king. A large faction in parliament was ready to repeal vote of no addresses and start negotiating with him again. In september 16, forty eight parliament sent 15 commissioners down to the city of newport on the isle of wight to see if maybe this time lucy wouldn't pull the football away at the last minute. Charles gave control of the armed forces to parliament for 20 years, gave up the right to name his own officers and pretty much ceded ireland to their jurisdiction. The negotiators also agreed to the same kind of three year trial run on presbyterianism that had been the basis of the