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Topic: The English Revolution

Lieut.-Col. Witter to General Monck 2 - 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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Lieut.-Col. Witter to General Monck2

May itt please your Lordshipp,

I received your Lordshipp’s of November the 29th, with the inclosed order to examine wittnesses relateing to Lt. Mould. It will appeare by the inclosed that he had a greate hand with Williams in draweing away the souldiers from theire duty at Dunbar.1 I humbly conceive that his standing upon his justification doth agravate his guilt in the business, and that hee is of a base deceitfull spirritt. I shall bee carefull to observe any comands I shall receive from Major Generall Morgan, according to your Lordshipp’s order to me, and I doe humbly assure your Lordshipp, that wee are all, both officers and souldiers, unanimously clothed with the greatest resolutions to force thorow all oppositions that may be mett with in carryeing on our good cause. I humbly crave leave to present my service to your Lordshipp’s most vertuous Lady, for I will dureing my life bee,

My Lord,
Your Lordshipp’s verry faithfull and
obedient servant,

Joseph Witter.

Dunbarr,
Decembr. the 1st, 1659.

[2 ]Phillips MSS. in the Advocates’ Library.

[1 ]Joseph Witter was promoted by Monck from captain to be lieutenant-colonel of the regiment which Parliament had given to Col. John Pearson (late Daniel’s regiment). He secured the citadel at Perth for Monck when the latter declared against the army in England, and made Lieut.-Col. Keane and Major Kelke prisoners (Baker, pp. 686-7). Captain Richard Williams was discharged, but returned from England, and endeavoured to induce two companies of the regiment quartered at Dunbar to desert, but his plan was detected (ibid. p. 691). Mark Mould had been his lieutenant.