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General Monck to the Commissioners of the Army of Scotland 1 - 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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General Monck to the Commissioners of the Army of Scotland1

Gentlemen,

lii. f. 25.Yours of the 24th instant came safe to my hands, and I thinck unopened, though some of yours did not. There weere indeed severall letters written by mee to the Lord Maior, Aldermen, and Common Councill of London somewhat to that purpose which yow mention, and I think some of them about that time. If there bee any complainte made to yow about that busines, yow may tell them I had certaine intelligence that they were listing men, and raiseing and altering the Militiaes in severall places, perticularly in Yorkeshire by the Lord Lambert, and in London by the pretended Committee of Safety, and that the pacquetts betweene yow and us weere stopt and opened; all which was directly contrary to the Agreement made betweene yow and the Lord Lambert and Collonell Lilburne, which the other was not. There is nothing in those letters which either hath bin or was intended to bee prejudiciall to any agreement which might bee made betweene yow and them; for in case it had bin such as yow had had power to have made, or wee could have condescended to, it had bin stood to, notwithstanding those letters. If the forementioned actions of theires could stand with a desire and intention of peace, why might not those letters of mine? if not, what reason have they to complaine? I suppose before this time yow have understood the sence of the army heere concerneing your Agreement, and have acquainted the Lord Fleetwood and such others as was necessary with theire resolutions and desires. If they doe intend a further treaty yow may assure both your selves and them too that our intentions heere for peace are reall; if they doe not, I desire yow to make what hast yow can back for Scotland, where yow shalbee very welcome to all your friends, and in perticular to

Your assured loveing friend,

[George Monck].

[1 ]This letter is neither addressed nor dated. It was evidently written on November 28.