Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches

endeavoring for them, keeping Peace round them ;-does
not know, on their part, whether they have been alive or
dead. Of trees that foster only things poisonous under
their shadow. Of disturbances, once well asleep, awaken-
ed into new perilous activity during these debates. Ne-
cessary that they be dissolved.

LETTER CXXXVI. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 13 June,

CXXXVII. To Lord Fleetwood: Whitehall, 22

June, 1655.

By the Rev. Mr. Brewster. Henry Cromwell gone to

Ireland. Private feelings.

CXXXVIII. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 30 July,

1655

Instructions not yet to divide the Fleet. Person for Lisbon.

176

178

€ 179

LETTER CXXXIX. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 13 Sept., 1655 181

JAMAICA

Plate Fleet.

CXL. To Maryland Commissioners: Whitehall, 26

Sept., 1655

182

187

LETTER CXLI. To Gen. Goodson: Whitehall, Oct., 1655. 192

Of Jamaica:-This and the two following.

CXLII. To D. Serle, Esq.: Whitehall, Oct., 1655 194

66 CXLIII. To Gen. Fortescue: Whitehall, Nov., 1655 195

66 CXLIV. To Henry Cromwell: Whitehall, 21 Nov.,

By Capt. Lloyd. Suggestions: Cadiz, Puntal, Gibraltar.

66 CXLVI. To the same: Whitehall, 6 May, 1656

LETTER CXLVII. To Richard Cromwell: Whitehall, 29

May, 1656

SPEECH V. Meeting of the Second Protectorate Parliament,

17 Sept., 1656

Our difficulties: Spain, and why we have gone to war

with Spain; Papists, Cavaliers, Levellers, Fifth Monarch-

ists; the need there was of Major-Generals. Our reme-

dies: To prosecute the war with vigor; to maintain stead-

ily the aim of all these struggles, Liberty of Conscience

and a pure Gospel Ministry; to reform the law :-to reform

Manners; that will be the grand remedy of all. Finance.

Exhortation; Divine encouragement and hope: Eighty

SECOND PROTECTORATE PARLIAMENT. 1657-58.

LETTER CXLIX. To the Mayor of Newcastle: Whitehall,

Presbyterians and Independents.

CL. To Cardinal Mazarin: Whitehall, 26 Dec.,

Quarrel between Charles Stuart and his Brother.

SPEECH VI. To the Second Protectorate Parliament, 23 Jan.,

KINGSHIP

1656-7.

Thanks for their Congratulation on the failure of Sinder-

comb's Plot.

LETTER CLI. To the same Parliament: Whitehall, 25 Dec.,

1656

Case of James Nayler.

SPEECH VII. To the same Parliament, 31 March, 1657

Reception of their Petition and Advice with their Offer

of the Title of King. Returns pious thanks; craves time

to consider; will then answer.

275

SPEECH VIII. To a Committee of the same Parliament, 3

April, 1657.

Answers with praise as to the Petition and Advice gene-
rally, but as to the Title of King, with distinct though not
emphatic No.

IX. Conference with the Committee of Ninety-nine

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in regard to the Title of King, 11 April, 1657. 283

Difficulty as to how they shall proceed in this matter of
Conferring.

X. Second Conference with the same, 13 April, 1657 293

Endeavors to rebut their arguments, used in the former

Conference, in favor of the Title. Not of necessity; at

best only of expediency or advantage. John Hampden and

the Ironsides. Leaves the matter undecided: Conference

to be renewed.

"XI. Third Conference with the Committee of Nine-

ty-nine, 20 April, 1657.

Replies to their argument drawn from Law; contends

that whatever Title they, the Parliament, establish, be it

that of Protector, or another, will be Law. For the rest,

the matter not an essential; unimportant in comparison with

others in this New Instrument of Government,-to which

others, let us rather address ourselves. Conference to be

renewed on the morrow.

XII. Fourth Conference with the same, 21 April,

1657.

Animadverts on various Articles of the Petition and Ad-

vice, or New Instrument, which seem to require reconsi-

deration; leaves that of the Kingship unmeddled with.

XIII. To the Second Protectorate Parliament in a

body, 8 May, 1657

Briefly refuses the Title of King.

XIV. To the same, 9 June, 1657, on the Presenta-

tion of some Bills for assent

Thanks for their Supplies of Money, as the custom is.

LETTER CLII. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 10 June, 1657. 349

Jewel for the victory at Santa Cruz.

CLIII. To Gen. Montague: Whitehall, 11 Aug.,

1657

Order to sail.

352

LETTER CLIV. ToJ. Dunch, Esq.: Hampton Court, 27 Aug.,

CLV. To Gen. Montague: Hampton Court, 30 Aug.,

1657

In sanction of his treatment of the Dutch Ships.

CLVI. To Sir W. Lockhart: Whitehall, 31 Aug.,

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353

Mardike and Dunkirk. Peremptory: To bring Mazarin
to the point.

CLVII. To the same: same date

Same subject.

SPEECH XV. To the Two Houses of Parliament; Opening
of the Second Session of the Second Protectorate
Parliament, 20 Jan., 1657-8

357

Reasons for thankfulness in such a Meeting: Religious
Liberty, the great object of our struggles, gained, and in
the way of being made secure: Peace hitherto; a Godly
Ministry. Understand the works of God, what God has
done for you ;-and persevere and prosper.

XVI. To the same, the Commons having raised de-

bates as to the Title of the other House, 25 Jan.,

1657-8.