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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A76006) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 119396) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 150:E1013[21]) A letter from the Lord. Gen. Monck, to Major General Overton: together with Maior Gen. Overtons answer thereunto. Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670. Overton, Robert, ca. 1609-ca. 1668. [2], 5, [1] p. printed by James Cottrel, London : 1660. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan. 27. 1659"; the imprint date has been crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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A LETTER FROM THE Lord Gen. Monck, TO Major General OVERTON: Together with Maior Gen. Overtons Anſwer thereunto.

LONDON, Printed by James Cottrel. 1660.
SIR,

BEing through the good providence of God, now at York taking care for the Affairs of the Parliament in theſe parts; and the condition of the Gariſon of Hull being ſomewhat doubtfully reſpreſented to me; ſeeing I can yet meet with no perſon that can aſſure me, that you have yet declared for the Parliament now ſitting at Westminſter: I have thought it meet to ſend this Meſſenger, that ſo I might receive ſatisfaction in that point, and ſo all grounds of ſuſpition and jealouſie might be prevented; which will not be avoided otherwiſe then by a full and free Declaration of your obedience to the Parliament in their preſent conſtitution: in expectation of a ſatisfactory anſwer in this particular, I remain

Your very loving Friend and Servant, George Monck. York, 12 Jan. 1659.
Right Honourable,

YOurs of the 12 Currant from York I have received, by the hands of my old friend Adjutant Gen. Smith, and do perceive that Report renders Hull as doubtful to you, as it did your deſign dangerous to us and others: but I am very glad to hear that you adhere to this Parliament in their preſent conſtitution, againſt the re-admiſſion of the ſecluded Members, a free Parliament or ſingle Perſon; one of which hath continually been charged upon you, as the common cry of your Army. For my own part, however any airy rumor may have repreſented me, yet both my Actions and Words before and ſince the Parliaments interruption, have ſo ſufficiently declared my adherence to them in oppoſition to that invaſion made upon them; that for me to bring up the Rear of verbal Teſtimonies by an ex poſt facto Declaration, when I have not concurred with or countenanced any thing, that hath in the leaſt derogated from your Authority or the Truſt repoſed in me, is very much below me, who have ever oppoſed Faithfulneſs to Flattery, and endeavoured to be found in practiſe rather then profeſſion. But I ſuppoſe the Parliament have by this time received ſatisfaction from what I have ſignified of my continued adherence to them; and beſides, I have ſent up my Major perſonally to repreſent to them the ſame, and how difficult it was for us, to preſerve this place by any other procedure then what was our practice here: wherein upon the one hand I was very careful to decline any thing which owned the Army in their force, ſo on the other hand (their intereſt here overleaping me) I was neceſſitated to walk ſo warily (by ſome circumſtantial condeſcentions to them) that they might not have opportunity to out me; which was deſigned, by an intention to ſecure both me and my Major. I have incloſed to you a Copy of that Letter I ſent to the General Council of Officers in oppoſition to their Addreſs for Gen. Officers: which with my declining concurring with any of their proceeds, ſubſcribing any of their Papers, refuſing their Commiſſions, withſtanding their Commands, forcing out two Companies (after my own came from Scotland, commanded by their Creatures) turning back one of my Lord Lamberts Troops, which he ſent for the ſecurity of this place; and calling in Major Acklams, whom I could better confide in; refuſing to give my approbation to their Writs ſent down for electing Members, are my witneſſes that my works have not denied, but all along declared for the Parliament, in whoſe Cauſe I have been and am, as deeply concern'd as others, both by active and paſſive obedience; and ſhall not ceaſe further to teſtifie my faithfulneſs to them therein, according to the tenour of our Engagements, remaining

Right Honourable, Your aſſured and humble Servant, Rob. Overton. Hull, Jan. 13. 1659. FINIS.