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cause_n	act_n	parliament_n	power_n	1,452	5	5.0027	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26621	Three letters from the Lord General Monck, Commander in Chief of the forces in Scotland and one of the commissioners by act of Parliament for the government of the army of this commonwealth viz. to Mr. Speaker, to the Lord Fleetwood, to the Lord Lambert.	Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.	1659 (1659)	Wing A871; ESTC R10105	1,853	8

THREE LETTERS FROM The Lord General MONCK Commander in Chief of the Forces in Scotland and one of the Commissioners by Act of Parliament for the Government of the Army of this Commonwealth VIZ. To Mr. SPEAKER To the Lord FLEETWOOD To the Lord LAMBERT EDINBURGH Printed by Christopher Higgins in Harts Close over against the Trone Church Anno Dom. 1659. To the SPEAKER Right Honourable HAving received notice that there was a Force put upon the Parliament on the twelfth of this Instant I have sent this Messenger to your Lordship to know whether that force doth continue for I am resolved by the Grace and Assistance of GOD as a true English-man to stand to and assert the Liberty and Authority of PARLIAMENT And the Army here praised be God is very couragious and unanimous and I doubt not but to give a good accompt of this Action to You. I have according to your Act of the 11th instant being constituted a Commissioner for the Government of the Army put out such persons as would not act according to your Commission I do call GOD to witness That the Asserting of a Commonwealth is the only intent of my heart and I desire if posible to avoid the shedding of Blood and therefore intreat You that there may be a good understanding between Parliament and Army But if they will not obey Your Commands I will not desert You according to my Duty and Promise Which is all at present from Your humble and faithful Servant GEORGE MONCK Edinburgh Octob. 20. 1659. To the Lord FLEET WOOD Right Honourable I Have sent this Messenger to your Lordship to let you know that we have received notice that a part of the Army have put force upon the Parliament which they so lately called together and owned with the greatest Testimonies of Obedience and Repentance for their former Apostacie from them I hope your Lordship will not abet an Action of such a dangerous and destructive Consequence I know that you love the Liberty and Peace of England so well That you will use your best Care that Attempts of this nature be suppressed I do therefore humbly intreat you that the Parliament may be speedily restored to that Freedom which they enjoyed on the eleventh of this Instant Otherwise I am resolved by the Assistance of God with this Army under my Command to Declare for them and to prosecute this just Cause to the last drop of my bloud I blesse the Lord that the Officers here are very unanimous and for such whose hearts fail them or which will not act according to their Commissions from the Parliament I having Authority as one of the Seven Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament Do constitute such as chearfull for this Good Old Cause till the Parliaments pleasure be further known And I do plainly assure your Lordship that I was never better satisfied in the justice of any 〈…〉 gagement than in this You cannot but 〈…〉 that God hath already shewed 〈…〉 glorious in it and determined the 〈…〉 this side against Arbitrary power of ●●●●ing Money without the Peoples consent first had and the management of the Militia by any other then the Parliament I desire your Lordship not to be deluded by the specious pretences of any ambitions persons whatsoever and do not bring all the bloud that will be shed upon your own head My Lord Consider how you will answer to the dreadful God for the ruine of three Nations for to serve a lust or to gratifie a passion For my particular I am ashamed of these Confusions and Changes that we have made that we are now become a scorn and a reproach to our very friends and designed to Ruine by all our Neighbours I take God to witnesse that I have no further ends then the establishing of Parliamentary Authority and those good Lawes that our Ancestors have purchased with so much bloud the setling the Nations in a free Commonwealth and the defence of Godlinesse and godly men though of different Iudgement And I take my self so far obliged being in the Parliaments Service to stand though alone in this Quarrell And doubt not but your Lordship having the fear of God in your heart will carefully consider of this matter Which is all at present from Your Excellencies humble servant GEORGE MONCK Edinb. Octob. 20. 1659. To the Lord Lambert Right Honourable HAving notice that a part of the Army under the Parliaments Command have contrary to their duty put force upon them I have therefore sent this Messenger to your Lordship to intreat you to be an Instrument of Peace and a good understanding between Parliament and Army for if they shall continue this Force I am resolved with the assistance of God and that part of the Army under my Command to stand by them and assert their lawful Authority For Sir the Nation of ENGLAND will not endure any Arbitrary Power neither will any true English-man in the Army so that such a Design will be ruinous and destructive Therefore I do earnestly intreat you that we may not be a scorn to all the world and a Prey to our Enemies that the Parliament may be speedily restored to their Freedom which they enjoyed on the 11. of this instant Which is all at present from Your Lordships humble servant GEORGE MONCK Edinburgh Octob. 20. 1659.