The speech and declaration of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck delivered at White-hall upon Tuesday the 21. of February 1659. To the Members of Parliament at their meeting there, before the re-admission of the formerly secluded Members into the Parliament House. Ordered by his Excellency the Lord Generall that this speech and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Will: Clark secretary. Entred in the Stationers Hall according to order.

The speech and declaration of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck delivered at White-hall upon Tuesday the 21. of February 1659. To the Members of Parliament at their meeting there, before the re-admission of the formerly secluded Members into the Parliament House. Ordered by his Excellency the Lord Generall that this speech and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Will: Clark secretary. Entred in the Stationers Hall according to order.

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THE SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCIE THE LORD GENERAL MONCK,

THE DECLARATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD GENERALL MONCK.

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THE SPEECH AND DECLARATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD GENERALL MONCK

Delivered at White-hall upon Tueſday the 21. of February 1659. To the Members of Parliament at their meeting there, before the Re-admiſſion of the Formerly Secluded Members into the Parliament Houſe.

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Ordered by his Excellency the Lord Generall that this Speech and Declaration be forthwith printed and publiſhed.

Will: Clark Secretary.

Entred in the Stationers Hall according to Order.

London, Printed by S. Griffin, for John Playford at his ſhop in the Temple near the Church. 1659.

THE SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCIE THE LORD GENERAL MONCK,

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Deliver'd to the Members of Parliament met at White-hall on Tueſday the 21. of Febr. 1659.

GENTLEMEN,

YOu are not I hope, ignorant, what Care and Endeavours have been uſed, and Means eſſayed, for healing the breaches of our Diviſions amongſt our ſelves, and that in order thereunto divers Conferences have been procured between you, though [Page] to ſmall effect; yet having at length received fuller ſatisfaction from theſe worthy Gentlemen that were ſecluded then formerly; I was bold to put you all to the trouble of this meeting, that I might open my ſelfe to you all, even with more freedome then formerly: but leaſt I might be misapprehended or mistaken, as of late it befell me, I have committed to writing the Heads of what I intended to diſcourſe to you, and deſire it may be read openly to you all.

THE DECLARATION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LORD GENERALL MONCK.

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Delivered at White-hall, upon Tueſday the 21. of February 1659.

Gentlemen

IT appears unto me, by what I have heard from you and the whole Nation, that the Peace and happy Settlement of theſe bleeding Nations, next under God, lyeth in your hands. And when I conſider that Wiſdom, Piety, and Self denial, which I have reaſon to be confident, lodgeth in you, and how great a ſhare of the Nations ſufferings will fall upon you, in caſe the Lord deny us now a Settlement, I am in very good hopes there will be found in you all, ſuch melting bowels towards theſe poor Nations, and towards one another, that you will become healers and makers up of all its woeful Breaches. And that ſuch an opportunity may clearly appear to be in your hands, I thought good to aſſure you, and that in the preſence of God, that I have nothing before my eyes but Gods Glory, and the ſettlement of theſe Nations, upon Common-wealth Foundations. In purſuit whereof I ſhall think nothing too [Page] dear; And for my own particular I ſhall throw my ſelf down at your feet to be any thing or nothing in order to theſe great Ends. As to the way of future Settlement, far be it from me to impoſe any thing, I deſire you may be in perfect Freedom; Onely give me leave to mind you, that the old Foundations are by Gods Providence ſo broken, that in the eye of Reaſon, they cannot be reſtored but upon the ruines of the people of theſe Naons, that have engaged for their Rights, in defence of the Parliament, and the great and main ends of the Covenant, for uniting and making the Lords name One in the three Nations: And alſo the Liberty of the peoples Repreſentatives in Parliament will be certainly loſt; For if the people find, that after ſo long and bloody a War againſt the King for breaking in upon their Liberties, yet at laſt he muſt be taken in again, it will be out of queſtion, and is moſt manifeſt, he may for the future govern by his Will, diſpoſe of Parliaments and Parliament Men as he pleaſeth, and yet the people will never more riſe for their aſſiſtance.

And as to the intereſts of this famous City (which hath been in all ages the Bulwork of Parliaments, and unto whom I am for their great affection ſo deeply engaged) Certainly it muſt lie in a Common-wealth; That Government onely, being capable to make them (through the Lords bleſſing) the Metropolis and Bank of Trade for all Chriſtendom, whereunto God and Nature hath fitted them above all others.

And as to a Government in the Church, the want whereof hath been no ſmall cauſe of theſe Nations diſtractions; It is moſt manifeſt, that if it be Monarchicall in the State, the Church muſt follow, and Prelacy muſt be brought in, which theſe Nations I know cannot [Page] bear, and againſt which they have ſo ſolemnly Sworn.

And indeed moderate not rigid Presbyterian Government, with a ſufficient Liberty for Conſciences truly tender, appears at preſent to be the moſt indifferent and acceptable way to the Churches Settlement.

The main thing that ſeems to lye in the way, is the Intereſt of the Lords, even of thoſe Lords who have ſhewed themſelves noble indeed, by joining with the people; and in defence of thoſe juſt rights, have adventured their deareſt bloud and large eſtates. To that I ſhall only ſay, that though the ſtate of theſe Nations be ſuch, as cannot bear their ſitting in a diſtinct Houſe; yet certainly, the wiſdom of Parliament will finde out ſuch Hereditary marks of honour for them, as may make them more Noble in after ages.

Gentlemen, upon the whole matter, the beſt reſult that I can make at preſent for the peace of theſe Nations, will be in my opinion, that you forthwith go to ſit together in Parliament: In order,

1. To the ſetling the conduct of the Armies of the three Nations in that manner, as they may be ſerviceable to the peace and ſafety of them, and not to its own and the Nations ruine, by Faction and Diviſion.

2. To the providing ſufficient maintenance for them; That is, for the Forces by Land, and for the Navie by Sea, and all their arrears of both, and other contingencies of the government.

3. To the appointing a Council of State with Authoritie, to ſettle the Civil Government and Judicatories in Scotland and Ireland, and to take care, for the iſſuing of Writs, for the ſummoning a Parliament of theſe 3 Nations united, to meet at Weſtminſter the 20 day of April next, with ſuch qualifications as may ſecure [Page] ſecure the Publick cauſe we are all engaged in, and according to ſuch Diſtributions, as were uſed in the year 1654. Which Parliament ſo called, may meet and act in Freedom, for the more full eſtabliſhing of this Common-Wealth, without a King, ſingle Perſon, or Houſe of Lords.

4. To a legal Diſſolution of this Parliament to make way for ſucceſſion of Parliaments.

And in order to theſe good ends, the Guards will not only willingly admit you, but faithfully both my ſelf, and every the Officers under my command, and (I believe) the Officers and Souldiers of the three Nations will ſpend their blood for you and ſucceſſive Parliaments.

If your Conjunction be directed to this end, you may part honourably, having made a fair ſtep to the ſettlement of theſe Nations, by making a way for ſucceſſive Parliaments.

But I muſt needs ſay, that if any different councels ſhould be taken (which I have no reaſon to fear;) theſe Nations would preſently be thrown back into force and violence, and all hopes of this much deſired eſtabliſhment buried in diſorder, which the Lord in his great mercy I hope will prevent. And ſo God ſpeed you well together, and unite your hearts for the preſervation of Peace and ſettlement of theſe Nations to his own Glory and yours and all our Comforts.

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The speech and declaration of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck delivered at White-hall upon Tuesday the 21. of February 1659. To the Members of Parliament at their meeting there, before the re-admission of the formerly secluded Members into the Parliament House. Ordered by his Excellency the Lord Generall that this speech and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Will: Clark secretary. Entred in the Stationers Hall according to order.

Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.

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— The speech and declaration of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck delivered at White-hall upon Tuesday the 21. of February 1659. To the Members of Parliament at their meeting there, before the re-admission of the formerly secluded Members into the Parliament House. Ordered by his Excellency the Lord Generall that this speech and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Will: Clark secretary. Entred in the Stationers Hall according to order., Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670., England and Wales. Parliament..

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