As with the King's commissioners, those representing Parliament were a diverse group. Some were men of high office - Sir Henry Vane and Oliver St John were effectively leaders of the House of Commons from 1643.
They represented a similar range of views. The Earl of Northumberland supported a constitutional monarchy similar to today's model. Many refused to take part in the trial of Charles I in 1649, while John Carew was one of 59 men who signed the King's death warrant.
Scotland sent a total of eleven commissioners, including Alexander Henderson, their religious advisor, who helped draft the Solemn League and Covenant discussed during the Treaty. We have included 4 of them here. The others were Lord Balmerino, Sir Archibald Johnson, Sir Charles Erskine, George Dundas, Sir John Smith, Hugh Kennedy and Robert Barclay.
Across both sides of the table, these were men with a broad range of ideas, backgrounds, personalities and motivations.
Algernon Percy 10th Earl of Northumberland 1602 to 1668
From a historically powerful northern family
Son of the Henry Percy implicated in the Gunpowder Plot
Lord High Admiral and Controller of the Royal Navy
Basil Fielding 2nd Earl of Denbigh c1608 to 1675
Was the King's ambassador to Venice for 5 years
Commander in Chief of the Parliamentary army in Warwickshire
Led a cavalry regiment at Edgehill
Philip Herbert 4th Earl of Pembroke 1584 to 1650
A moderate Parliamentarian
Hosted Charles I at Wilton House for annual hunting expeditions
Was granted the islands of Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados
Thomas Wenman 2nd Viscount Wenman 1596 to 1665
Took part in the Protestant settlement of Ireland in the early 17th century
Was granted lands in the Irish county of Leinster
Negotiated at Oxford, Uxbridge and Newport
William Cecil 2nd Earl of Salisbury 1591-1668
A member of the moderate party in the House of Lords
A patron of gardener John Tradescant the elder
Cruelly referred to as 'my simple Lord Salisbury' by Samuel Pepys
Edmund Prideaux d1659
Ran Parliament's postal service
Appointed Solicitor-General but resigned before the King's trial
Buried at Forde Abbey, Devon, leaving a great fortune
William Pierrepoint c1607 to 1678
Sheriff of Shropshire
A supporter of peace
Helped save the lives of some Parliamentary leaders after the Restoration
Sir Bulstrode Whitelock 1605 to 1675
The country's first ambassador to Sweden
In charge of music in festivities for the King and Queen in 1633
Approved of religious tolerance and joint control of the militia
Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles 1598 to 1680
Formed a regiment from London apprentices which fought at Edgehill
Had his confidence in the war shaken after defeat at Brentford
Disliked Cromwell and once tried to impeach him
Sir Henry Vane the younger 1613 to1662
Diplomatic experience at the court of the Emperor Ferdinand II in Vienna
Governor of Massachusetts in 1636
An advocate of the re-organisation of the Parliamentary army
Oliver St John c1598 to 1673
One of the leaders of the House of Commons from 1643
Sometimes referred to as the 'Dark Lantern' of the Commonwealth'
Later exiled and died in Augsburg, Germany
John Carew 1622 to 1660
Saw the overthrow of the King as a sign of Christ's second coming
One of 59 men who signed Charles's death warrant
Was hung, drawn and quartered for his part in the King's execution in 1660
The Scottish side
Alexander Henderson c1583-1646
One of the founders of the Scottish reformed church
Drafted the Directory for Public Worship
Founded a Professorship of Oriental Languages at Edinburgh University
John Maitland 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale 1616 to 1682
A Privy Councillor in England and Scotland
Was close to Charles II after the Restoration
Had stakes in a company trading in Africa - including gold and slaves
John Campbell 1st Earl of Loudoun 1598 to 1662
A leader in the Scottish insurrection of 1639
A frequent envoy to Charles I from the Scottish Parliament
Present when Charles II was crowned King of Scotland in 1651
Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess of Argyll 1607 to 1661
Effectively head of the Scottish government
Called 'Red Argyll' for his red hair
Described himself as a 'distracted man... in a distracted time'
