before they were admitted to their Seats; as were alfo the Members of Parliament, as well those who then fat in the House, as those that were to fit hereafter. The Oath, or Engagement, was in these Words: Inter regnum. Oath. 1659. January, A. B. do bereby fwear, That I do renounce the An Abjuration pretended Title or Titles, of Charles Stuart, and the whole Line of the late King James; and of every other Perfon, as a fingle Perfon, pretending, or which shall pretend, to the Crown or Government of thefe Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, or any of them: And that I will, by the Grace and Afiftance of Almighty God, be true, faithful, and conftant to the Parliament and Commonwealth, and will oppofe the Bringing-in, or Setting-up of any Single Perfon or House of Lords, and every of them, in this Commonwealth. The Parliament being thus reinstated in their former Sovereignty, and having taken Care, as they thought, to build a Wall of Brafs quite round them, on which were many Watch Towers, to guard all the Avenues, in order to prevent fuch perverfe Accidents as had before happened to them: Thus we fay, were they seemingly barricaded against all finifter Events, when the unerring Hand of Providence brought Deftruction upon them from afar, and gave them fuch a Fall as never to rife again. Army. It was on the First Day of January, 16%, that Monke entere General Monke began his March out of Scotland, England with his and croffed the Tweed with the Infantry of his Army, his Horfe following him on the next. Dr. Gumble, one of his Chaplains, and Author alfo of his Life, tells us, that the General had but four Regiments of Horfe and fix of Foot, making in all about 5000 Men, with him; and that this was all the Force he ever defigned for the Expedition. It was without any Call, Orders, or Summons from his Masters at Westminster, that he began this March; and Lambert being now ftolen away from Newcaftle, and his Army left without a Commander, Monke had nothing to fear from that Quarter to stop C 3 his Inter-regnum his Progrefs. The other Reverend Author we have 1659, January. before quoted, is very particular in his Account of this March, which we fhall follow as oft as there is Occafion; obferving here, that on this Day, Jan. 2, it was the General received a kind Letter from the Speaker, mentioned before out of the Journals, fignifying, indeed, that they were returned to the Exercife of their Authority, but not one Word about his marching towards them: And this adds the Doctor, did but increase his Jealousy of them. But we fhall leave the General now to pursue his March Southward, and return to our Journals. The fame Day the House paffed a Vote, ' That all Officers who were in Commiffion, on the 11th of October, 1659, and all other Officers and Soldiers in the late Defection and Rebellion, who have already fubmitted, and fuch as fhall hereafter fubmit themselves and return to their Duty and Obedience to the Parliament, before the 9th Day of this Inftant January fhall be, and are hereby pardoned and indemnified for Life and Eftate; and all fuch Officers to be disposed of by the Council of State, Commiffioners of the Army, or General Monke.' The Question being put, That John Lambert, Efq. fhall be included within this Vote, the Houfe divided, and it was carried for the Question, 28 againft 18.-Ordered, That this Vote be forthwith printed and published, and that the Council of State fee it put in Execution.' Jan. 3. This Day it was refolved, on the Queftion, That Writs fhould iffue out for 1 Eting Members to fit and ferve in Parliament, in the Pla ces of thofe Members of this House that were dead, under fuch Qualifications as fhould be agreed upon by the Houfe; and a Committee was named to draw up and bring in fuch Qualifications for Members for the Houfe to approve of.' Sir Arthur Hafilrigge reported a Bill to the Houfe, For enacting the Oath of Renunciation of the Title of Charles Stuart, and the whole Line of the late King James, to be taken by every Member that now fitteth, or that fhall fit in Parliament.- This Bill being put to the Queftion for the first Reading, on a Divifion, it was carried by 24 to 15. The Bill was read accordingly, and ordered a fe- Jan. 4 was the Faft-Day, on which little Bufi- Jan. 5. Nothing remarkable happened on this Day, fave that, at the End of it, are fome Altera- tions, the Note on which informs us, That here' three Entries are erazed in the Original, and on the Margin is written, Nulled by Order of Feb. 21, Jan. 6. Another Letter from General Monke, dated from Coldstream, Dec. 29. was read in the House, but the Contents not entered in the four- nals: However, we have met with a Copy of it in the old Pamphlet before-mentioned, which we A LETTER fent from General MONKE, fuperfcrib'd To the Right Hon. WILLIAM LENTHALL, Efq; Speaker to the Right Honourable the Parliament Right Honourable, Coldstream, Dec, 29, 1659. nter-regnum. 1659. January. People in fuch glorious Inftances of Mercy and Deliverance. I blefs the Lord, I never doubted of his Prefence and Success in this Undertaking, ⚫ being fo righteous a Caufe, and had long fince put it to God's Determination; but upon Adver❝tisements from Friends in England, That if I could • continue here without engaging 'till the first of January, the Work would be done without Blood. I cannot but admire upon what Intelligence you fhould be perfuaded of a second Treaty: Indeed I was forced to make ufe of fuch an Overture, to remove the Commiffioners from London, whom I cannot but blame for receding from their Inftructions; but I hope they will give you a fatis• factory Account of their Proceedings; yet I a6· knowledge that I could not but refent their Carriage, having fecured one of them for betraying the private Inftructions, of which I doubt not but you have been fully informed. My laft Answer to the Lord Lambert, who fent feveral Meffengers to invite me to a fecond Treaty, was, That I could not treat without Autho⚫rity from the Commiffioners for the Government of the Army; and to that End defired a Pafs for > the fame Messengers to go to Portsmouth to receive their Commands and Inftructions, who C were returned back with this Answer from Lambert and the Council of Officers, That they could ⚫ not confent thereunto; and fince that I have not heard from them. I have your Army, I blefs God, upon the River Tweed, within three Hours ready to be ⚫ drawn together, and they are very chearful and unanimous, willing to endure any Hardship for ⚫ your Service. The laft Night Capt. Campbell came Express from Ireland, giving a full Account of their Affection to the Parliament, and of the late Tranf⚫ actions there: That they had feized Dublin Caftle, and fecured Jones and others, with a Declaration to ftand by and own your Authority; for 1 which, on this Inftant, we kept a Day of Thankf- Inter-regnum, 1659. giving. They writ also to the Irish Brigade in England, which I dispatched to them. Sir Hardrefs • Waller gives me an Account, that all the Forces • and Garrifons in Ireland had declared for you. This is fuch a Mercy, that I hope the Lord • will make us fenfible of, and careful to improve. They required my Opinion as to managing of the Affairs of the Army, which in fuch an urgent Neceffity I prefumed to give. I have difpofed s of most of the vacant Commands in Scotland to very honeft Men, who are ready to die for your • Service, or to disband at your Command. And • before your Letter came to Hand, I had difpofed of Col. Saunders's and Major Barton's Commands, the Lord Lambert's Forces preffing upon I could not leave my vacant Places unfupplied; but I know that (this Work profpering) you will have Opportunity enough to gratify them. Capt. Izod's Place is referved for him according Pleasure. ‹ me. < to your • I humbly thank the Members of the Council ⚫ for that great Honour they were pleased to confer C upon me, and hope you never fhall find but fuch an abfolute Obedience from me to your Commands, that I fhall be more ready to return that • Commiffion than to receive it. I believe that you ⚫ never doubted of my perfevering in those good Principles I declared for ; and that I fhould comfortably (if the Lord had pleased to frown upon us) have fuffered in this moft righteous Undertaking. I have made ready to march, but am unwilling to hazard your Juftice and Authority upon a Fight, when it may be done with more Security. I fhall attend your farther Commands, and defire the Lord to blefs your Forces and Counfels, and to restore you in your just Authority; which is both the Prayer and Endeavour Sir, your most bumble of And faithful Servant, GEORGE MONKE. January. 1 The |