For His Excellency Gen. Monck

For His Excellency Gen. Monck

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FOR HIS EXCELLENCY GEN: MONCK.

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FOR HIS EXCELLENCY GEN: MONCK.

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My Lord,

YOu are too Wiſe, and Noble, to need either a Direction, or a Spur, where your Judgement, or Honour lies at Stake: And to tell you, that to make your ſelf the Happieſt Perſon in Nature, you muſt Deliver us from being the moſt Miſerable People, is but to ſpeak your own Thoughts, and Purpoſes. Yet, ſuch is the Paſſion I have for your Personal, and for the publique Good, that a Burthen lies upon my Soul, till I have given ſome Teſtimonie of my Reſpects, and Tenderneſs both for the One, and the Other, how-ſuperfluous-ſoever, toward a Judgement, and Inclination, ſo well Qualified for the Knowledge, and Practice, of what is Honorable.

My Lord, We are a wretched People, and Providence hath put it in your power, to finiſh all our Troubles. The Eyes of Men, and Angels are upon You, and the whole Nation courts You as their Tutelarie Spirit. Never was any Action ſo eaſie, and ſo Glorious at once, as our Deliverance. 'Tis wrought without the hazzard, or expence either of Blood, Time, or Treaſure. The Hearts, the Hands, and Fortunes of the People, are all at Your Devotion. Nay, leſt You ſhould ſubmit to be misled by Popular Applauſe, Ambition, or anie other Frailty; Heaven hath annexed Your Intereſt to Your Duty, (forgive the Language) You muſt be Mad too, to be Wicked, & Quit all other Principles of Beneficial Prudence, with thoſe of commune Honeſtie, and Conſcience. Ballance (my Lord) the main Accompt. Heaven and Hell, are the Difference. One way, You are ſure to be as Great, and Safe, as Love, and Gratitude can make You; whereas all other Acquiſitions are deceitfull. A word now of the means to effect our Quiet; and that with all due reſpect to better Reaſon.

Firſt, In the Caſe of differing Perſwaſions, be pleaſed to form ſuch an Expedient, that all may quietly enjoy, and exerciſe their opinions, ſo far as they Conſiſt with the word of God, and with the publick Peace.

Secondly, Appoint an Act of Oblivion to be drawn (if you pleaſe) as Comprehenſive of all Intereſts, as care, and skill can make it; and after this, let a Free Parliament be called (with this previous Engagement impoſed upon them) That they ſhall firſt ſecure theſe two Particulars, of Conſcience, and Property, according to the true Intention of the Parties therein Concerned, ere they proceed further; and that they may then apply themſelves to other Debates at Liberty, and ſettle what Government that ſhall think fit. This I preſume not to deliver as the Arrogant Impoſition of a ſingle Perſon; but I do offer it humblie, as the ſence of a Numerous, and Sober party. Some Mutinous, and Peeviſh Spirits there are, whom nothing can pleaſe, but what diſpleaſes all the World beſide. It were pittie, to alter the whole Frame of the Law, to gratifie the humour of ſo Inconſiderable a part of the People. Changes are Slow and Dangerous; God and Truth, are Invariable; We were well, till We ſhifted, and never ſince; having tried all other Poſtures in vain; vvere it not better to attempt That once again, than thus expoſe our ſelves to be Reſtleſs for ever?

My Lord,

the Author of this is verie much Your EXCELLENCIE's Servant.

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Printed at Oxford for N. O. 1660.

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For His Excellency Gen. Monck

L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.

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1660

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A70419

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Wing L1247D

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ESTC R36457

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15692360

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ocm 15692360

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104432

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— For His Excellency Gen. Monck, L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704..

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Printed at Oxford for N.O.,. [Oxford] :: 1660.. ("My Lord, You are too wise and noble to need either a direction or a spur where your judgement or honour lies at stake.") (This item appears at reel 1592:41 as Wing F1428 (number cancelled in Wing 2nd ed.), and at reel 1725:10 as Wing L1247D, attributed to Sir Roger L'Estrange.) (Reproduction of originals in the Harvard University Library and the Huntington Library.)

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