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Topic: The English Revolution

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

My Lord,

lii. f. 39b.Uppon Thursday att night Lieut.-Colonel Clobery came to this place, and Colonel Wilkes and Major Knight the day after, whome I acquainted with the present posture of affaires in reference to the treaty, &c., particularly that yow had desired mee to give them a safe conduct to Barwick, which accordingly I have done. Our proceed held with them I refer to their narration, who I doubt not will represent it truly to yow.

I this day received a letter from your Lordshipp, as likewise another from Colonel Sankey. That from your selfe gives answer to some things affirmed in mine of the 29 of November, and where itt states (as I judge) things amisse I have informed the commissioners of the truith, and not haveing tyme to answer them perticularly in writeing, I referr yow likewise to them. I perceive your Lordshipp expresses a desire of peace, and that with all expedition, which beeing still our desire, and what wee judge the present condition of our native country requires, wee should have been glad your additionall commissioners had bin heere; but to the end nothing may bee wanting on our parts I have by the advice of the officers sent yow a safe conduct with a blanck for your commissioners’ names, desireing and not doubting that yow will appoint such as are of healeinge spirritts, unprejudiced, and not biassed by late preferment or otherwise, wherein wee shall studdy to answer the same ends by appointing men of the same temper, and in this matter wee have expressed ourselves more fully to your commissioners. If you think fitt to make use of this safe conduct for the ends aforesaide, I desire yow will send them away with all expedition. I have heere-inclosed sent yow a letter from my Lord Fleetwood, which will give yow an account of some late proceedings at London and Portsmouth, both which seems to call for a speedy dispatche of this treaty, and in all probability may encrease the destraction of this nation, except the Lord in mercy prevent by giveing a right understanding betwixt yow and us.

Colonel Sankey informes that yow have thought fitt to putt a stopp to his returne by reason of a report of my march, I therefore thought fitt to acquaint yow that I did appoint a party of about 30 horse to march towards the Borders to gaine intelligence, hearing that your forces were drawne this way, which is noe other then what was done by your forces when they lay at Alnewick; and since that heareing nothing from Colonel Sankey, who was appointed to bee heere precisely on Wednesday last, and seeing yours by Mr. Ogle, which did seeme to putt us uppon delayes, I did judg him to bee deteyned, and did thereuppon order some forces to advance as farr as Morpeth, who yesterday marcht thither; but if it shall please the Lord to incline your hearts to peace uppon just and righteouse grounds, and that yow will put it in a way for the effectuall obtaining the same, wee shall on our part contribute our full endeavoures for perfecting thereof, and shall act nothing that may obstruct or prejudice the same.

My Lord, I remaine
Your Lordshipp’s humble and faithfull servant,

J. Lambert.

Newcastle,
10th December,
1659.