A letter from the Lord General Monck, and the officers here, to the several and respective regiments, and other forces in England, Scotland and Ireland.
         Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.
      
       
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             A letter from the Lord General Monck, and the officers here, to the several and respective regiments, and other forces in England, Scotland and Ireland.
             Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.
             England and Wales. Army.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed by John Macock,
             London :
             1660.
          
           
             Signed: George Monck [and 27 others].
             Desiring the Army's adherence to the plan of dissolving the Rump and electing a free Parliament.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Feb: 21. 1659."
             Reproductions of the originals in the Harvard University Library (Early English books), and the British Library (Thomason Tracts).
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A76008  R34197  (Thomason 669.f.23[54]).  civilwar no A letter from the Lord General Monck, and the officers here, to the several and respective regiments, and other forces in England, Scotland Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of 1660    897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           A
           LETTER
           from
           the
           Lord
           General
           Monck
           ,
           And
           the
           OFFICERS
           here
           ,
           to
           the
           several
           and
           respective
           Regiments
           ,
           and
           other
           Forces
           in
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             .
          
        
         
           
             Dear
             Brethren
             and
             Fellow-Souldiers
             ,
          
        
         
           YOU
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           of
           the
           many
           Endeavours
           ,
           and
           earnest
           Desires
           of
           many
           good
           men
           in
           these
           Nations
           ,
           to
           bring
           us
           to
           a
           Settlement
           ;
           which
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           to
           dis-appoint
           unto
           this
           day
           ,
           and
           leave
           us
           as
           a
           broken
           and
           divided
           People
           ,
           ready
           to
           run
           into
           Blood
           and
           Confusion
           :
           which
           that
           we
           might
           prevent
           so
           great
           Calamities
           impending
           ,
           after
           our
           earnest
           seeking
           God
           for
           his
           Direction
           and
           Assistance
           ,
           we
           finde
           no
           Expedient
           so
           likely
           ,
           for
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           good
           People
           ,
           and
           the
           quiet
           and
           welfare
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           ,
           as
           the
           re-admission
           of
           the
           Secluded
           Members
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           a
           Legal
           Dissolution
           on
           of
           this
           Parliament
           by
           their
           own
           free
           Consents
           ;
           and
           to
           issue
           Writs
           for
           a
           future
           Full
           Representative
           of
           the
           whole
           Commonwealth
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           under
           such
           Qualifications
           as
           may
           secure
           our
           Cause
           ,
           to
           convene
           on
           the
           twentieth
           of
           
             April
          
           next
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           for
           the
           establishing
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           upon
           the
           Foundations
           of
           Justice
           and
           true
           Freedom
           .
           And
           to
           take
           away
           all
           just
           Jealousies
           from
           you
           ,
           we
           do
           assure
           you
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           joyn
           with
           you
           in
           the
           maintenance
           of
           those
           ends
           expressed
           in
           the
           enclosed
           ;
           and
           do
           expect
           your
           cheerful
           concurrence
           with
           us
           :
           and
           we
           desire
           to
           take
           God
           to
           witness
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           no
           Intentions
           or
           Purposes
           to
           return
           to
           our
           old
           Bondage
           ;
           but
           since
           the
           Providence
           of
           God
           hath
           made
           us
           free
           at
           the
           Cost
           of
           so
           much
           Blood
           ,
           we
           hope
           we
           shall
           never
           be
           found
           so
           unfaithful
           to
           God
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           as
           to
           lose
           so
           glorious
           a
           Cause
           :
           But
           we
           do
           resolve
           with
           the
           Assistance
           of
           God
           ,
           to
           adhere
           to
           you
           in
           the
           continuing
           of
           our
           dear-purchased
           Liberties
           ,
           both
           Spiritual
           and
           Civil
           .
           The
           Reason
           of
           our
           Proceedings
           in
           this
           manner
           ,
           may
           seem
           strange
           :
           but
           if
           you
           duely
           consider
           the
           Necessities
           of
           our
           Affairs
           ,
           and
           the
           present
           state
           of
           things
           ,
           you
           will
           certainly
           conclude
           nothing
           so
           safe
           to
           secure
           Publick
           Interest
           ,
           and
           to
           engage
           the
           Nations
           peaceably
           to
           submit
           to
           a
           Free-State
           ;
           most
           of
           these
           Members
           having
           given
           us
           full
           assurance
           ,
           that
           their
           Session
           in
           Parliament
           shall
           not
           be
           longer
           than
           absolute
           necessity-will
           require
           ,
           to
           the
           putting
           the
           Government
           into
           Successive
           Parliaments
           ;
           they
           not
           being
           free
           so
           to
           act
           by
           the
           old
           Writs
           ,
           as
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           called
           upon
           a
           Commonwealth-Account
           ;
           and
           it
           's
           the
           Opinion
           of
           the
           truest
           Friends
           to
           a
           Free
           State
           ,
           That
           it
           cannot
           be
           consistent
           with
           the
           perpetual
           sitting
           of
           these
           Members
           ,
           being
           contrary
           to
           the
           Nature
           of
           such
           a
           Government
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           we
           are
           confident
           the
           present
           Parliament
           now
           sitting
           ,
           will
           not
           Repeal
           any
           of
           the
           Acts
           ,
           Ordinances
           ,
           or
           Orders
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           Sales
           ,
           or
           Publick
           Disposition
           of
           Lands
           ;
           so
           We
           shall
           in
           our
           Station
           observe
           ,
           and
           cause
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           all
           other
           Acts
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           this
           Parliament
           whatsoever
           ;
           and
           humbly
           interpose
           with
           the
           next
           succeeding
           Parliament
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           pass
           a
           farther
           Act
           of
           Confirmation
           of
           all
           such
           Sales
           and
           Dispositions
           of
           Lands
           ,
           here
           and
           in
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           but
           also
           of
           all
           the
           Distributions
           and
           Dispositions
           of
           Lands
           and
           Houses
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Souldiery
           ,
           Adventurers
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Persons
           ,
           made
           by
           or
           in
           pursuance
           of
           any
           of
           the
           Acts
           ,
           Ordinances
           ,
           or
           Orders
           of
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           any
           pretended
           Parliamentary
           Authority
           .
           And
           We
           entreat
           You
           to
           send
           up
           an
           Officer
           ,
           to
           give
           to
           the
           Lord
           General
           
             Monck
          
           an
           Account
           of
           Your
           Acquiescence
           with
           Us
           herein
           .
           And
           if
           any
           dis-affected
           persons
           shall
           hereby
           take
           occasion
           to
           make
           disturbance
           of
           the
           Peace
           of
           the
           Commonwealth
           ,
           either
           in
           favour
           of
           
             Charles
             Stuart
             ,
          
           or
           any
           other
           pretended
           Authority
           ,
           we
           desire
           you
           to
           secure
           them
           ,
           till
           the
           pleasure
           of
           the
           Parliament
           or
           Council
           of
           State
           be
           known
           in
           that
           behalf
           .
           You
           shall
           speedily
           receive
           Encouragement
           and
           Supplies
           of
           Monies
           :
           and
           indeed
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           the
           least
           Motive
           to
           induce
           us
           to
           this
           way
           of
           Composure
           of
           Affairs
           ,
           That
           we
           might
           facilitate
           the
           raising
           of
           Monies
           for
           the
           subsistence
           of
           the
           Army
           and
           Navy
           ;
           which
           would
           not
           otherwise
           have
           been
           done
           (
           if
           at
           all
           )
           but
           with
           effusion
           of
           blood
           .
           We
           have
           nothing
           more
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           but
           to
           assure
           you
           that
           we
           shall
           ever
           remain
           ,
        
         
           
             
               White-hall
               ,
            
             
               Feb.
               21.
               1659.
               
            
          
           
             Dear
             Brethren
             and
             Fellow-Souldiers
             ,
          
           
             
               Your
               very
               Affectionate
               Friends
               .
            
             
               
                 GEORGE
                 MONCK
                 .
              
               
                 Cols
                 
                   
                     
                       R.
                       Knight
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Clobery
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho.
                       Read
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Hubblethorne
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Leonard
                       Litcot
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho.
                       Sanders
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Eyre
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Rich.
                       Mosse
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Farley
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Arthur
                       Evelin
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Streater
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   John
                   Butler
                   .
                
                 Quarter-Mr-Gen
                 .
              
               
                 Lieut.
                 Cols
                 .
                 
                   
                     
                       Ethelbert
                       Morgan
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       James
                       Mutlow
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       James
                       Emerson
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Joseph
                       Witter
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Dennis
                       Pepper
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Majs
                 .
                 
                   
                     
                       James
                       Dennis
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Rich.
                       Waggstaffe
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho.
                       Johnson
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Fra.
                       Nichols
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Jer.
                       Smith
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Nath.
                       Barton
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tho
                       Higgs
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       John
                       Clark
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Capts
                 
                   
                     
                       W.
                       Goodwin
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Hen.
                       Ogle
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Macock
             .
          
           1660.