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Circular Letter from General Monck to Officers commanding in Scotland - Sir William Clarke, The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, vol. 4 [1901]

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The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, Secretary to the Council of the Army, 1647-1649, and to General Monck and the Commanders of the Army in Scotland, 1651-1660, ed. C.H. Firth (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901). 4 vols.

Part of: The Clarke Papers. Selections from the Papers of William Clarke, 4 vols.

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Circular Letter from General Monck to Officers commanding in Scotland

Sir,

li. f. 88.Haveing received orders from the Councell of State that such as have given bond for their peaceable liveing to the Commonwealth shall likewise give an engagement under their hands that they shall act nothing directly or indirectly against the Commonwealth,2 I shall therefore desire you to send to the Gentlemen whose names are here under written to speake with you (and to bee with you all in one day, and that day to bee Tuesday, the 16th of August), and let them not know the businesse at all, and offer them the inclosed engagement to signe, each by himselfe, and in case they refuse to subscribe it, to secure them till further orders; but if they doe signe itt, then you are not to secure them at all. And if any should refuse to subscribe, and afterwards declare their willingnesse to signe it, then you are not to discharge them till they have given bonds in good security according to the forme inclosed, and the summes mencioned after their names, and lett your selfe and one or more officers see the bonds and engagements subscribed, and signe as witnesses. In case any persons be absent, you are not to stay for them, but to take the subscriptions of those that are at home. You are to keepe this private, and not to communicate it to any freind whatsoever, and not to give out these orders too soone, but so that they may have time enough to be with you at the day above mencioned, and if for refusall you secure them, be carefull to doe it soe as they may not escape. I remayne

Your very loveing freind and servant,

George Monck.

Dalkeith,
29 July 1659.

Lettres of this tenor to
1 See Report on the Papers of Mr. Leyborne-Popham, p. 121.
Captain Bateman, Governor of Sinclaire Castle.
Lord Rea2,000li.
Lieutenant Collonel Man.
Earle of Seafort6,000li.
Laird of Glengary2,000li.
Major Davison.
Earle of Glencairne12,000li.
Earle Marischall6,000li.
Lord Lorne10,000li.
Colonel George Keith500li.
Captain Freer.
Lord Dudop in6,000li.
To Major Heath.
Collonell Gilbert Stuart in1,000li.
Captain Marvell.
Recusants{ Lieutenant Generall Leslie6,000li.
{ Sir Francis Lumsdaine1,000li.
{ Colonel Jame Hay1,000li.
Earle of Kelly
Major Charles Erskin
Colonel Reade.
Earle of Calander in
Lord Napier500li.
Lieutenant Colonel Younge.
Earle of Glencairne in12,000li.
Earle of Selkirke in4,000li.
Lord Montgomery5,000li.
Marquis of Montrosse
Major Crispe.
Earle of Lowdoun in5,000li.
Lord Kenmore3,000li.
Major Hills.
Ewen Cameron of Loughyell in1,000li.
Rory McCleoid of Dunvegan4,000li.
Captain Witter.
Colonel Alexander McNauchton in1,000li.
Daniell McCleane of Brolos1500li.

[2 ]On July 14, 1659, the Council of State ordered General Monck to require paroles from dangerous persons in Scotland; Lord Warriston and Colonel Berry to prepare the letter (Cal. State Papers, Dom. 1659-60, p. 27).