344 ~· you come in and act among us?" The collonell told him plainly, ·because he liked not any of his wayes since he broke the parliament, as being those which led to certeine and unavoidable destruction, not only of themselves, but of the whole parliament party and cause, and thereupon tooke occasion, with his usuall freedom, to tell him into what a sad hazard all things were put, and how apparent a way was made for the restitution of all former timnny and bondage. Cromwell seem' cl to receive this honest plainnesse with the greatest affection that could be, and acknowledg'd his precipitateness in some things, and with tem·es complain'd how Lambert had put- him upon all those violent actions, for which he now accus'd him and sought his ruine. He expresst an earnest desire to restore the people's liberties, and to take and pursue more safe and sober councells, and wound up all with a very faire courtship of the collouell to engage with him, offering him any thing he would account worthy of him. The , collonell told him, he could 1'lot be forward to make his owne advantage, by serving to the enslavil'lg of hi s country. The other told him, he intended nothing more then .the restoring and confirming the liberties of the good p eople, in order to which he would employ such men of honor and interest as the people should rqjoyce, and he should not refuse to be one of them. And after, with all his arts, he had endeavour'd to excuse his publique actions, _and to draw in the collonell; who againe had taken the oyertunity to tell him freely his owne and all good men's discon ten ts and dissatisfactions; he dismist the coilonell with such eJ>;pressions as were publickly taken notice of by all his little courtiers then about him, when he went to' the end of the gallery with the collonell, and there, embracing him, sayd allowcl to him, " ·well, collonell, satisfied or dissatisfied, you shall " be one of us, for wee can no longer exempt a person so able " and faithfull from the publique service, and you shall be satis- " fied in all honest things." The collonell left him with that respect that became the place he was in; when immediately the same
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