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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88308	A letter from the Lord Lambert and other officers to General Monck, inviting the officers under his command to subscribe the representation and petition presented to the Parliament the day before. With a modest and Christian answer thereunto by General Monck, (deserving perpetuall honour) importing their refusall to joyne in that design, as being a breach of trust, and of danger to the Common-Wealth.	Lambert, John, 1619-1683.; Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.	1659 (1659)	Wing L236; Thomason E1000_22; ESTC R202770	1,428	7

A LETTER FROM The Lord Lambert And other Officers To General Monck Inviting the Officers under his Command to subscribe the Representation and Petition presented to the Parliament the day before With a Modest and Christian Answer thereunto by General Monck deserving perpetuall honour Importing their refusall to Joyne in that Design as being a breach of Trust and of danger to the Common-Wealth London Printed An. Dom 1659. A Letter from the Lord Lambert and Other Officers to General Monck Inviting the Officers under his Command to Subscribe the Representation and Petition Presented to the Parliament the day before Right Honourable WE do by command from the General Council of Officers of the Army now in London transmit the Inclosed to You being a true Copie of the Representation and Petition which was this day by them Humbly Presented to the Parliament and the Votes of the House Passed thereupon and are further to signifie their Desires That the same may be Communicated to all Commissioned Officers of that Part of the Army under Your Command and that the Subscriptions of all may be taken to the Representation and Petition that are free to Sign the same Which being so Signed It is desired You will be pleased to cause them to be close Sealed up and Returned to Thomas Sandford Esq Secretary to His Excellency the Lord Fleetwood who is to give an Account thereof As we have thus fulfilled the General Councils Pleasure we are well assured you wil be pleased to Comply with Their Requests which is all at present from White-hall 5. Octob. 1659. Your Humble Servants Lambert John Disborowe William Packer John Mason Richard Creed Robert Barrow For the Right Honourable General Monck at Dalkeith Scotland General Monck's Answer to the foregoing Letter Directed as followeth For the Right Honourable the Lord Lambert To be Communicated to the Council of Officers Right Honourable I Received a Letter Directed from Your self and others of the 5th of this Instant with the inclosed Papers In Pursuance of an Order of the General Council of Officers as You are pleased to intimate I must humbly begg Your Excuse that I am not able to satisfie Your Commands in that particular Indeed Our Force is very small and Our Enemie very great and I shall be unwilling to set any thing on foot that may breed Jealousie amongst Us And finding many Officers decline the Signing all Papers of that Nature and rather propense to declare their Testimonie to the Parliaments Authority and their absolute adherence thereunto I have thought it My Duty to suspend the Execution of Your Desires least it may make a breach of Affections amongst Us And I further humbly offer to Your thoughts That the Petition having been already Presented and in Part Answered by the Parliament Our Concurrence therein cannot be any ways advantageous I shall not interpose Mine own Judgement concerning it but do earnestly desire that Matters of such great waight may not be imposed upon us who are not present at the Debates nor Privie to the Councils by which Your Resolutions may be Governed and led to such Actions I shall not further trouble You but only Represent to Your thoughts the great necessity We have to labour for Unity in this day of Our fears I shall not need to tell You That mis-understandings between the Parliament and Army are the great hopes of Our Adversaries and there is no other way to gratifie their designs I bless the Lord for those evidences that I see of a Peaceable Spirit in Your Address I do and I shall always endeavour and pray That God would not break the staff of Our Beauty or staff of Bands That he would make all good men though of different Judgements one in his Hand that We may arrive at that blessed Settlement for which We have expended so much blood and Treasure And as I have always endeavoured to express My Obedience in acquiescing in the wisedome of those that God placeth over me so I shall continue and ever be Dalkeith 13. Octob. 1659. Your Lorpps very Humble Servant George Monck For the Right Honourable the Lord Lambert To be Communicated to the Council of Officers