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A letter from Gen. Monck to King Charls son of the late King Charls of England deceased together with King Charls his answer thereunto.
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Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). King Charles his answer thereunto.
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1660
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Wing A852A; ESTC R39889
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A LETTER FROM Gen. MONCK TO King CHARLS SON of the late King CHARLS OF ENGLAND DECEASED Together with King Charls his Answer thereunto London Printed 1660. A LETTER from General Monck To King CHARLS c. May it please your Majesty SEeing it hath pleased God out of his gracious will and pleasure to cause me to cast my Eye upon this Common-wealth of England my native Country and your three Kingdomes and viewing there to behold the sad and lamentable condition that now and for many years past it hath been intangled in which as reason and conscience together perswades me is occasioned chiefly for want of its ancient and ever customed way of Government to wit a King and Parliament which hath been unsetled altogether amongst us ever since the unhappy death of your Majesties late father our King by reason whereof our ancient and accustomed wholesome lawes both of Church and State are most strangely torn and massacred and all through the self-seeking ends of some certain persons which at present I judge not fit herein to be communicated who having gotten the power of the sword in their hands thought forever to rule and reign over their opposers I think in spight of God or man But of late some of those I hope I may truely bless the name of the Lord for it who were the chief rulers of those unhappy differences between our King and his three poor distracted Kingdomes are taken out of this world insomuch that the Power of those remaining is much wealâ—â—d But yet they will I perceive seek to tread in the self same steps of them that have gone before them as seeking onely to set up their own interest although to the utter ruine of the Nation Studying how of littleness to become great hating the name of a King but would joyfully imbrace the power thereof yea I may say they seek far more Power than ever our late King did take upon him and all is done under the zealous pretence of Saintship and religion the form of manner whereof is plainly manifested by their tolerating and setting up of strange Sects of religion as Anabaptists Quakers and such like seeking utterly to dâ—stroy and pull down our ancient Orthodox Divnes unless timely prevented I question not but your Majesty is very well knowing of the Power which for some few years past I have had in governing the English Army here in Scotland which Power when I had once obtained I did resolve as much as in me lay to keep until a fit time and opportunity should offer it self that I might imploy it for the glory of God and the good of your Majesty whose faithful Subject I humbly accknowledge my self to be Now so it is may it please your Majesty I plainly seeing and with a sad heart beholding the threatning hand of the Lords severe Judgements stretched forth against these three Kingdomes which forthwith must and will inevitably fall heavy upon us for ought as can be imagined to the utter ruine both of King and Subjects unless suddenly prevented by our humble subâ—ission to the Lord and an unfeigned repentance of our former miscarriages May it also please your Majesty to give me leave to acquaint you that I humbly conceive I had never a better opportunity of doing my Country service in freeing them from their Egyptian bondage as I may term it and in restoring the Crown to the right owner thereof which if possible to be done shall be done with as much care safety and diligence as God shall inable me and that with as little wrong as may be either to King or Subjects which work when it is perfected I hope will tend to the firm setlement of our ancient Protestant religion In tender consideration of all which premisses I most humbly beg that high favour of your Majesty that you will be graciously pleased to permit me to make these Proposals following First whether your Majesty will be pleased to acceâ—â— of the real indevours of me your unworthy Subject and Servant to be imployed in being a means in helping your Majesty to a quiet and safe possession of three Kingdomes which have with violence been so long time withheld from you If yea Then Will your Majesty be pleased to consent to a Treaty to be had between your Majesty and a free Parliament which shall be lawfully elected and chosen by the Country whose care I hope will be for the choosing of such honest godly and religious men as had no hand in the death of our late King or since his death have by any unlawful means whatsoever enjoyed any of his Lands Tenements or Rents or the Lands Tenements and Rents of the late Deans and Chapters or any of your late sequestred Subjects or which since his death have appeared violent in their acting against Kingship and consequently against your Majesty our lawful King Not in the least that I have any malice or evil will against such persons but for that my conscience tells me that so long as sels interessed persons are suffered to sit in Parliament there is little good to be expected either for King or Kingdome for it is a hard thing for men to act against their own selves to the loss of their Lands and livings which they suppose they have so honestly gained If your Majesty will be pleased to consent to such a treaty and that thereupon it may be agreed upon that your Majesty shall be restoâ—ed to your three Kingdomes which I question not but will be the event of such a treaty Then I humbly beg that your Maj. would be pleased to think fit to declare what mercy and pity you are pleased shall be sheâ—â—â— to all those that have been the chief of your enemies whose blood in severity of justice might deservedly be spilt upon their humble submission to your Majesty and their promise of future obedience for I hope you will judge that the onely way to joyn the hearts of the People of your three Kingdomes to pray for your happy success in all things and not onely so but it will undoubtedly encourage them all to enter their Lives against all your opposers it any shall contest And also that your Majesty would be pleased to declare out of your gracious goodness what satisfaction shall be made to the poor Common Souldiery throughout your three Kingdomes who have been forced to take up Arms although against your Majesty for meer necessity to keep them and their Families from starving who indeed are much behind in their pay which will be utterly lost and undone unless your Majesty take compâ—ssion upon them which if you are pleased so to do I question not but you will find as much humility and submission from them as can be expected and for the future it will ingage them to be as ready to serve your Majesty as they were to serve your enemies for the time past And more over I conceive it will be a great incouragement to them to