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Major-General Lambert to General Monck - 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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Major-General Lambert to General Monck

Sir,

lii. f. 22Capt. Lloyd being sent hither by his Excellency the Lord Fleetwood and the generall Councill of the Armies of England and Ireland now at London, with the Agreement made betwixt them and the Commissioners appointed by yourselfe and the generall Councell of Officers in Scotland, with instruccions to mee to see some of the particulars thereof put in execution, I thought it my duty, in order to the full accomplishment of a peace and right understanding between the armyes (so much desired by all good men), to transmitt a copy of the same to you with all expedition by the hands of Major Cambridge, Capt. Lloyd, and Capt. Wallington, to the end the same may be ratifyed by your selfe and generall Councell of Scotland, who are appointed from us Commissioners on that behalfe, the same haveing already been performed by the Councell in England, whereof I doubt not you have received a full account from the Commissioners at London. For what concerns the matters conteyned in the ninth clause, together with an order from my Lord Fleetwood thereupon (a copy whereof I have here inclosed sent you), I shall forthwith, upon notice of the ratification on your part, dispose and order the forces to such quarters as by the said Agreement is intended, and shall give you an account of the time accordingly. And for what concernes the sixt Article, in the case of the officers lately suspended, the seaven persons to be nominated by us on that behalfe shall attend you at the time and place appointed. And for what may further concerne the expeditious consumacion of the said Treaty, I referre it to the Commissioners abovementioned. I have no more at present, but subscribe myselfe,

Sir,
Your affeccionate freind and humble servant,

J. Lambert.

To the Right Honourable Generall Monck, Commander in Cheife of the
forces in Scotland. These.