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A48084 A letter from the commanders and officers of the fleet of this Common-wealth unto General Monck in Scotland. Dated the 4th. of November 1659. 1659 (1659) Wing L1516; ESTC R217628 2,048 9

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A LETTER FROM THE COMMANDERS AND OFFICERS OF THE FLEET Of this COMMON-WEALTH Unto General MONCK in SCOTLAND Dated the 4th of November 1659. LONDON Printed by Sarah Griffin for Thomas Hewer and are to be sold at her house in Eliots Court in the little Old Baily 1659. A LETTER FROM THE COMMANDERS AND OFFICERS of the FLEET of this COMMON-WEALTH un to General Monck in SCOTLAND THE deep sense we have of the duty incumbent on us in this day of Englands fears tryals and temptations puts us upon this Application to your Honour unto whom not long since most of us had a more immediate relation and the experience we had then of your readiness to receive and grant our just desires gives us encouragement to beleive this present tender will have the like Resentment As private Members of this Common-wealth we cannot but take notice of and in secret bewail before the Lord the intestine divisions that are amongst us at this day and the dreadfull consequence likely to ensue thereupon when duely pondered do exceedingly afflict and even break our hearts All the force that the common Enemy whil'st in his strength were able to muster up against the good people of this Nation either at home or frō abroad could never raise such clouds of fears nor impresse those terrors on our hearts as we nowly under frō the apprehension of that evill which attends that distance which is between you and the Army in England which being manifested to us by a declaration lately sent from Scotland and published by your Command and resolutions therein expressed of your vindicaing the late Parliament in opposition to the general proceeding of the General Councils of Officers here We have taken the boldnesse not only as private Christians but in our publick capacity as Officers of the Fleet to beseech you in the bowels of mercy and compassion to this your native Country and especially to all the Lords people therein whose interest we remember hath formerly been precitious to you seriously to consider 1. Whether the undertaking you are ingaged in will not make the hearts of the righteous in these Nations sad whom the Lord hath not made sad and strengthen the hands of the wicked that he should not return from his wicked way It being obvious to us where ever we come that few or none take pleasure in your proceedings but the Cavaleers who make their boast of you place their cōfidence in you which as it is irkesome to us to hear so we trust and shall pray that the Lord will preserve you from such a defection as knowing that never any prospered that helped them 2. Whether this sudden Resolution against your Brethren of the Army on account of their late transactions have not some proportion with what the Israelites intended against the Tribes of Ruben Gad and half tribe of Manasseth when they had built an Altar of Memorial on this side Jordan and whether the same means if used by you for information of matter of fact as by them might not through the Lords blessing have the same effect and thereby not only bloudshed be prevented but the work of Reformation carryed on And truly though we shall not undertake to justifie the Army in their late Action as being very unable to judge of such important affairs not having been of their Council yet we hope that in the integrity of their heart and innocency of their hands they have done this thing which we apprehend to be the ground of your dissatisfaction And on this occasion we crave leave to remind you that as you were satisfied with the former dissolution of this very Parliament in the year 1653. and were pleased to continue your command at Sea in that Juncture when as the undertaking of the late Lord General Cromwell was not so clear to others and through the blessing of God obtained two signal Victories against the Dutch even in that Interregnum so we earnestly desire you will hearken unto and receive satisfaction from the Officers of the Army in what they have to offer in this particular 3. We humbly offer to consideration whether in your own Observation it be not apparent that this Army have in their actings hitherto Cordially designed the advancement of Gods glory and the promoting and incoragement of godliness and vertue though in persons of different judgements and perswasions and whether the cause of God and his people hath not hereby been preserved and maintained against all opposition 4. Whether by such an undertaking if prosecuted the Common Enemy in Scotland will not soon recover strength and become as obnoxious to England as in former times though of late through your singular prudence industry and care they have been kept under And whether the espousing of an interest distinct from your brethren of the Army in England as is reported contrary to those righteous principles that have hitherto been contended for will not instead of purchasing our desired Liberties render the good people of these Nations to a condition of perfect thraldome bondage The state of Affaires being such in our weak apprehensions we have taken this freedom to unbosom our hearts to your Honour and shall earnestly pray they may take some place with you in order to the begetting of a good Understanding and agreement between your self and your brethren here that both you and they as also our selves in our several stations by Land and Sea may with one heart and consent be found doing the Lords Work in this present Generation in opposition to all Corrupt interests whatsoever In attending whereunto a blessing may be expected from the Lord In him we are Nov. 4th 1655. Your Honours humble Servants Rich. Stayner John Lambert Tho. Lunn John Bourne Robert Clark Tho. Sparling Bartho Ketcher Charles Wager Rich. Newbery Henry Fenn Fran. Allen. Nath Browne Peter Bowen William Go●●●an Ju●● Stoakes Anth. ●●vning Robert Story Henry Pack Ja● Grove Edw. Witheridge Rich. H●lb●●k Christoph Myngs