Blessed Memory and also to bestow and settle in good Land in England an Estate of Inheritance to the value of at least 3000l per annum upon him the said Sir John Greenvile and his Heirs for ever to remain as a perpetual acknowledgement for his said services and as a Testimony of our Grace and Favour towards him and that Ancient and Loyal Family of the Greenviles unto all Posterity Given at our Court at Brussels the 2d of April in the 12th year of our Reign 1660. By his Majesties Command Edw. Nicholas To conclude on the 8th of May the King was joyfully proclaimed in the Cities of London and Westminster and Greenvile having received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament was sent back to his Majesty at the Hague with 50000 l. Sterling from the Parliament to supply his Majesties present occasions till the arrival of the Commissioners of both Houses who were hastening after to invite his Majesties Return to his Native Kingdom and to the exercise of his Royal Authority So that on the 29th his Majesty with great Solemnity entered the City This Day has since 1660 been solemnized by our Church for his Birth and Return and may the Prayers of his Loyal Subjects for him ascend and be heard by the God of Heaven who bowed the Hearts of the most rebellious among us to submit to his Scepter Of this the General was truly sensible for when I came to him at the Cock-Pit to give him my share of thanks for this renowned Restauration I kneeled to him and kissed his hands but he took me up and was pleased to speak some kind words to me but in speaking broke into Tears saying these words No Mr. Price It was not I that did this you know the Jealousies that were had of me and the oppositions against me It was God aloâ—…e who did it to him be the Glory whose is the Kingdom and the Power over this and all Governments But to diâ—…turb all this there was an After-contrivance framed and propounded to the General viz. that he would most vigorously declare for the Solemn Leaguâ—… and Covenant to do this there were invitations of Advantages offâ—…red him But he was Resolute and saw that he had deceived all those with whom he had to do and had gratified none of them and that it was now tâ—… late to play an After game by attempting to impose conditions upon his Prince He having before when it was in his power scorned it Now he was to sink or swim with the King for his Interest was no wider These bold words were said not for his sake but others for this his Loyalty was most truly fixed and he was glad that he was delivered from the Impertinencies of the Sollicitation of such People May God of his infinite mercy deliver us from all narrow Interests which in our Age have been the ruine of a most famous Commonwealth left us by the wisdom our Ancestors And may the Men of private conceits unite and bring their hands and hearts to the support of the publick for Extra Rempublicam non est salus THE END Some BOOKS lately Published by James Vade at the Cock and Sugar Loaf near St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street THE Sâ—…vereign or a Political Discourse upon the Office and Obligations of the Supream Magistrate The Sâ—…ate and Interest of the Nation with respect to his Royal Highness the Duke oâ—… York Discourâ—…ed at large â—…n a Letter tâ—… a Member oâ—… the Honourable House of Commons The True Protestant Subject or the Naturâ—… and Rights of Sovereignty discussed and stated A Brief Survey Historical and Political of the Life and Reign of Henry the Third King of Englan A Seasonable Mementoâ—… both to King and People upon this Critical Juncture of Affairs A Survey of the Lord High Steward of England his Office Dignity and Jurisdiction particularly the manner of Arraining a Peer Indicted of Treason or Felony in a Letter to the Lords in the Tower With Resolâ—…tions to certain Queries made by their Lordships relating to Trayterous and Seditious Practises Written at their Lordships Request The Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament in Point of Judicature briefly discours'd at the request of a worthy Member of the House of Commons The late Kâ—…epers of the English Libertiâ—… drawn to the Life in thâ—… Quâ—…lifications oâ—… Persons by them declared capable to serve in Parliament Naboth's Vinyard Or the Iâ—…ocent 〈◊〉 copyed from the Originâ—…l of Holy Scripture in Heroick Verse The Sentimâ—…nts a Poem to the Earl of Danby Writtâ—… by a Person of quality A Paradox against Liberty Written bâ—… the Lordâ—… during their Imprifonment in the Tower ERRATA PAge 27. l. 1 21. read Gradeâ—… Ker. p. 32 l. 29. â—… Resolutioners p. 40. l. 28. r. 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that he and his Army should receive a satisfactory Account Clergis was Brother in Law to the General Collonel Talbot a Gentleman whose Conversation was acceptable to him both these came Post haste to us November the Second with Instructions to cajole Monk out of his Armes and Reason but the man would not yield Talbot could not make him believe the sincerity of Lambert's Friendship nor the reality of his proffers of advantage and Clergis did but prevaricate with them that sent him and informed the General of the instability and Poverty of the Army in England they having but little Money and no means left them of raising any when that was spent but their Swords Besides that the Free Quarter-guests could not long be welcome for as much as the men at Westminster foreseeing their Doom before their turning out had Voted it High Treason to Raise Money out of Parliament Now though themselves were but the shadow of the name and had for many Years Usurped a Power not due to them yet did they cover their Spight and Revenge with a pretended tenderness for their Countries Freedom Lambert waits not for the Return of his Messengers from Monk but advances Northward with what Forces could be spared at home and his Troops increase in his March for they lay conveniently in the Country after the defeating of Booth to be at the Summons of his Orders He Arrived at New-castle in November with a Force of about 12000 men wherein were as it was Reported among us 7000 of the chiefest Cavalry of the Army Fleetwood sent Captain Deane Treasurer of the Army a Messenger of his own to Monk with a very kind Letter and an Offer of what Preferment in the Army he would himself He was kindly received and entertained by the General at Supper but he had done ill Offices in his passage to us by dispersing Papers to seduce ouâ—… Soldiers and his deportment to the General at his very Table was somewhat unseemly for he told him plainly that he had taken the direct course to bring Charles Stuart in upon them by dividing the Army and by his influence so continuing it charging him point blank as if Charles Stuart was at the botton of his Design Consonant to his dispersed Tickets Here I had forgot my self and told Mr. Treasurer thus No it is you that will bring him in for ye in England have more than justified the late King for he did but demand Five Members of the House of Commons and ye have Dissolved a Parliament The words were scarce out of â—…y Mouth before the General withdrew into a private Room and ordered a Servant to Whisper me to come to him When I came he told me with a sort of Anger and Love together Mr. Price you know that I desired that you would not meddle or make with these People pray let them alone I can be Undone by none but you and my Wife But with Veneration to his Blessed Memory I humbly conceive that he had as much reason to be angry with this Messenger as with me for he exceeded the Decorum of an Envoy I was one Morning at the Head of a Company of Foot when he passed by and told them my Lord Lambert is coming upon you and all Monk ' s Army will not be enough for a Break-Fast for him But he met with a Scurâ—…y Answer that Lambert had a vâ—…ry good Stomach this Cold Weather if he could â—…at â—…ikes and swallow Bullets The General to show that he was in earnest and with a prospect of gaining Assistance from the Northern parts of England sent Major Knight with Four Troops of Horse and Captain Miller with Six Companies of Foot to enter New-Castle But Collonel Lilborne had prevented them and put in a force too great for them to Attack So they retreated to Awick and stayed there till they were Remanded Yet did it make for the General 's advantage to be thus disappointed of enlarging our Quarters for Lambert was hastning his March and Monk's Army was not yet fixed and these Troops and Companies with their Officers were the choicest of his Men and most devoted to his Design So that the loss of them might have proved injurious to it But this Project of Enlarging his Quarters as I remember was none of his own but suggested to him as a probable expedient to gain him considerable supplyes of Horse which he wanted The effect of the Armies Message from England to us was that it produced a Treaty which had like to have been Our Ruine though it ended in Theirs because it was necessary for Monk to accept of it he having not yet Modelled his Army For though his procedure to dismiss his dissenting or suspected Officers was quick and Resolute yet were they gently Treated at first some few of them having their Arriers Stated if not paid by Special Warrant and they suâ—…fer'd to stay among us But they made but ill use of the General'â—… dealing thus gently with them The loss of their Commands opened their Mouths against him and their Tongues were Exercized to Debauch his Soldiers from their Duty which being represented to the General caused their intire dismission without any hopes of Arriers to the casheir'd So in the beginning of November a Treaty was set on Foot by the Generall and his Officers Coll. Wilks Coll. Cloberry and Major Knight were nominated and delegated with instructions and sent up to Walling ford-house to treat with Fleetwood and his Officers Now Lambert being upon his March from London met with our peaceable Commissioners at York and would have spared them a further journey for he assured them that he had Power from the Committee of Safety and the General Counsel of Officers to treat and conclude with them But they insisting upon the return of the Parâ—…iament to their former Power were dismissed and suffered to pass on to London being publique Messengers However Lambert was not altogether without hopes if not from our Commissioners when they should further opâ—…n their Credentials at Walling ford-house whither they were sent yet from Major General Morgan then at York who artificially disliked Monks proceedings and it was well known that he had a great Interest in his Friendship and in the Soldiers of Scotland his Command there being next to the Generals Coll. Lilburne who Commanded at York taking notice of this represented it to Lambert and it was concluded by them that Morgan was a fit Instrument to send into Scotland Because that either by his Friendship with Monk he might create a better understanding between them or by his influence draw off a Party of the Scotch Army for himself which was indeed not impossible to have been effected had his distast of Monks declaring against the Army been real as it was feigned And here I note that it was pleasantly observed how Lambert and Fleetwood a part would cajole Monk for themselves So Morgan was sent to us his Message neglected but his Person most
same Parliament would sit still adding further that the Purport of that Declaration was to reduce the Military Power in Obedience to the Civil and that they had been â—…ecluded from the House only by force of the Sword they having no more forfeitâ—…d their right of sitting there then had the other It was said that in Law neither had any These were the Occurrences of the more publick remark for about a week at the end oâ—… which the General thought it not safe to hold his design any longer in suspence for the Army in several parts in the Country began to gâ—…ow mutinous and some of our Officers to express their â—…ears vvherefore he convened a select Number of both Parties to debate upon the affair several of his ovvn Officers being present The sitting Members had nothing to alledge beside their Love of Povver but their ovvn saâ—…ety and the Armies the consciences of the godly and the Sale of publick Lands all which they feared would be disturbed by the Introduction of the secluded Members But they gave satisfactory answers to all these objections and engaged upon their Paroll over and above that they would not look upon what had been done since their Selusion nor disturb the propriety or pretences of any but would amicably sit and act for the good of their Country till by their dissolution they made way for another Parliament This now was so fair a Proposition that no English-man who had any sense of the diâ—…tractions of these Nations and love to the Commonwealth could any way except gainst it Besides that all their returns were managed with such modesty of words and behaviour that our Officers soon enterteined a very good Opinion of the secluded Nay and many even of the sitting Members themselves that were there present expreâ—…t a disposition to give way to their Readmission only they could not give their Votes for it but in the House Thus ended the Conference and in the close of it one or two of our Officerâ—… more discerning or more busie than the rest moved that the Government might be declared to be by a Commonweâ—…lth and a further security devised for the Sale of the publick Lands This pinched but it was artificially shuffled off by suggesting that the Writs to be issued out for the next Parliament must necessarily run in the Name and Stile of the Keepers of the Liberties of the Commonwealth of England and that the State of publick Lands was already as secure as the Government could make it The Men at Westminster understanding that the secluded Members were like to keep House with them again began to be very froward upon it as if they should not have Elbow-Room enough yet they durst not remonstrate against it because they could not get the Crafty General who was now judged capable with a little help of giving check to the Army out of his Hole in the City Beside that the Popular cry ran for a full and free Parliament This Rump in the last weeks debate touching Qualifications for Members to serve in the ensuing Parliament having also exasperated and incensed the People by voting as if none were fit to serve in that capacity for the future who had not contracted equal guilt with themselves Now to obviate Monk's design to restore the secluded Members some of them fell to offering at a speedy resignation of their own power giving out that within a few days they would dispatch the qualifications before them for the next Parliament for they thought it not fit to resign up their authority to those who would cut their Throats But they sound it to be too late for this Pin to be driven forward For the General having gained in appearance at least the consent of his Officers for the resisting of the secluded Members upon certain conditions they all of them that were in and about the Town were sent for and the Articles of their Readmission which were these following read to them 1 To settle the Command of the Armies in the Three Nations as might best secure the common Peace and Safety of them 2. To raise a Tax for the payment of the Arrears of the Army and Navy and what further supplys should be found necessary for the support of the Forces and Government of the Commonwealth 3. To Issue forth Writs for a Parliament to sit at Westminster the 20 of April then next ensuing and to constitute a Council of State to see this done 4. To confent to their own Dissolution by a time that shoâ—…ld be limited unto them To which with chearfulness they agreed and subscribed and before they left the place in confidence that Monk was a true Patriot promised to make him Commander in Chief both by Sea and Land Thus they went away rejoycing that they should be accounted worthy to be the Restorers of their Countrys freedom So on Tuesday February the 21 these Gentlemen met the General at Whitehall for to that end only he returned thither he spoke some few words to them reminding them chiefly of their promises to him and assuring them that he would not impose any new thing upon them and he was as good as his word That Morning they were conducted by Adjutant Miller to take their former places in the House of Commons which as soon as they enter'd some of the sitting Members arose in a heat and left the House Hazlerig and others openly cry'd out but too late that Monk was a Traytor but Hazlerig met with no other punishment afterward for his Treason than his own native rage and fury Some of the Noble Peers who had formerly agreed with the House of Commons to draw the Sword against their King watched the Readmittance of these seculded Members and would have entered their own House but the General having before intimation of their intents commanded Miller to withstand them in case any such attempt should be made So the surly Souldier obeyed his General 's orders though he was threatned that he did he knew not what Now because the General owned this one of their Lordships was afterwards even with him by labouring to haâ—…e discovered a Gun-Powder-Treason at the Cock-Pit The General had now quitted the City and came to Whitehall where in the evening he was informed of that Days Transactions of the Parliam He was now his Excellency Capt. General of all the forces of the Commonwealth both by Land and Sea save only that at Sea General Montague had equal authority with him In this there was a â—…ailure of Promise but he had work enough to do at Land and Ambition was not his aim This day was spent by the General and his Officers in signing Copies of Letters to be sent to the Commanders of the Armys in Scotland and Ireland and to several Colonels and Commanders of Garrisons in England in which was signified that they had let in tâ—…e secluded Members to the House and the necessity of doing it to preserve and enlarge the