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General Monck to Chief Justice St. John - 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 Chief Justice St. John

My Lord,

lii. f. 57b.I received by Mr. Gumble such assurances of your noble resolution to endeavoure the just setlement of these Nations in a Commonwealth way, with care and provision to avoide those two rocks of the Malignant and fanaticall interests, for which I desire to blesse the Lord and to begg of him increase of his strength and spirritt uppon your selfe and those noble Patriots who have soe chearefully undertaken such an honourable, though difficult, worke. For my selfe I can comfortably declare that nothing but the preservation of the greate interests of God’s people in maintenance of ministry and lawe could have drawne out my spiritt to an undertakeing of that nature against many of my old friends of the army. Yow may bee assured (if I can contribute any thing by my indeavors) of my utmost assistance, and [I] shall governe those forces under my command according to your advice and counsell. I shall bring upp three regiments of horse and fowre foote; the rest I have disposed for the security of Scotland and the Northerne parts. I shall make what haste I can, with respect had to the marcheing of the foote, which I must bee tender of, beeing such as have highly resolved for the Parliaments service. I cannot but take notice of your Lordshipp’s personall kindenesse to my selfe, and doe assure your Lordshipp that if there bee any thing wherein I can serve you, you shall command mee to the utmost of my power. I shall trouble yow noe farther but recomend Mr. Gumble to your Lordshipps favoure, and remaine,

My Lord, your Lordshipps very humble servant,

George Monck.

Pray present my humble service to the Lord Widrington and all those other worthy Gentlemen.