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Topic: The English Revolution

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

My Lord,

lii. f. 41b.By your Lordshipps of the 15th instant I understand with what conditions your Lordshipp thinkes it convenient to treate; but your Lordshipp may please to take notice that in my last I propounded this, as that without which wee could not engage farther in treaty, vizt. that your Lordshipp would remand all those forces that yow had caused to advance into Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmerland dureing that tyme wee thought ourselves secure against any such action by the overtures of a farther Treaty; and since I cannot perceive by your Lordshipp that yow have done it, or ingage to doe as it was by mee desired, I cannot hold my selfe obliged to proceed to treate, and the rather because late intelligence informes mee that some of your regiments are since my last letter to your Lordshipp advanc’t to Rodburrow. There is alsoe, My Lord, another greate obstruction to soe speedy a Treaty as is desired, which is this: I have beene informed since my last to your Lordshipp that there are three of the Commissioners of Parliament appointed for the Government of the army now in Portsmouth, acting by vertue of the same Commission uppon which I act, and declareing for the same ends that the army of Scotland hath declared. This obliges my selfe and the army with mee in honour and duty to crave theire advice and consent in all affaires that relate to the cause wee are ingaged in, and this I know your Lordshipp cannot but judge not onely reasonable but alsoe necessary to such a composure of this unhappy difference as is desired. I have therefore sent this Messenger to your Lordshipp, to whome I have alsoe given direction to goe to Portsmouth under your Lordshipp’s safe conduct, and there to acquaint the Commissioners of the army with all such overtures as have past betweene your Lordshipp and me; and if your Lordshipp shall afford him a safe conduct thither, I shall at his returne bee ready to proceede to treate with your Lordshipp uppon such instructions as I shall receive from them, without whose concurrance in this good worke of makeing peace both my selfe and the army with mee are disabled to come to a finall conclusion with yow; and I must intreate this favoure from your Lordshipp that yow would not interpret this as a designe of mine to delay that Agreement which I heartily wish weere finished betwixt us, but as a reasonable prevention of such hazards as otherwise wee must of necessity runn into for want of theire concurrance in this worke, who are equally if not more highly interested in it with ourselves. I shall desire your Lordshipp’s speedy answer touching this overture, and remaine

Your Lordshipp’s very humble servant,

George Monck.

Coldstreame,
24th December, 1659.

For the Right Honourable the Lord Lambert. These Att New Castle.