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Topic: The English Revolution

General Monck to the Commissioners for the Government of the Army - 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 for the Government of the Army

Right Honourable,

lii. f. 59b.I perceive by yours of the 17th instant that, notwithstanding that I had nominated Col. Bethell to Lambert’s Regiment, yow were pleased to order it to Colonell Twisleton, uppon a suggestion that I had writt to the Speaker, that beeing necessitated to dispose of the regements of horse belonging to Colonell Twisleton, Colonel Sanders, and Major Barton, I desired the Parliament would give them the like commands in other places, which is a greate mistake, for I onely moved for Colonell Sanders and Major Barton, and not for Colonell Twisleton, although I beleeve Colonell Twisleton to bee a very worthy person; and the reason of my soe moveing was because on the twenty third of the last month the Speaker and about 20 Members of Parliament were pleased to send an expresse to mee with an accompt of theire affaires, and amongst other things they advised mee to dispose of the commands of all such as had either deserted or neglected theire commands, except Coll. Sanders, Major Barton, and Capt. Izod; and haveing disposed of the commands of Col. Sanders and Major Barton, uppon Lambert’s presseing uppon mee, before the receipt of that letter, I humbly recomended Col. Sanders and Major Barton to the Parliament; and although I had and respect Col. Twisleton well, I forbore to mention him, because I knew not how hee stood in their opinion in regard they excepted him not in their letters as they did the other. I must confess, although I thought my selfe sufficiently qualified by the printed order of the second of January to dispose of any of the forces lately under Lambert, I had not done this but for the necessary service of the Parliament; and the howse haveing bin gratiousely pleased by theire vote of the twelth of this month to confirme all I had done for the service of the Commonwealth, which was since the disposition of this regiment, I hope if there were noe other person, yow would not thinck I have forfeited that theire grace and respect by this action. I have nothing more at this time but to assure you I shall uppon all occasions indeavoure to approve my selfe,

Right Honourable,
Your affectionate and faithfull servant,

[George Monck].

Nottingham,
22 Jan., 1659.