Chap. IV. The HISTORY of t!Je PuRITANs; 527' put·pofe. Thus the remains of the long parliament, after they had fat Interfive months and fix days, having no army to fupport them, were turned ~ets":.m· out of their houfe a fecond time, by a company of head-ftrong officers, ~ who knew how to pull down, but could not agree upon any form of go- . vernment to fet up in its place. _ There being now a perfeCt aiurchy, the officers who were maflers ofCommittet of the nation, fidt appointed a council df ten of their own body to take carefafety. of the public, and h1ving reftored their general officers, they concluded upon a feleet number of men to aifume the adminiftration, under the title of a committee if fafety, which con lifted of twenty -three perfons, who had tfie fame alii hority and power that the late council offlate had, to manage all public affoirs, till they could agree upon a new fettlement•. The people of England were highly difgufted with thefe changes, but there was no parliament nor king to fly to; many of the gentry there- · fore from feveral parts, fent letters to general Monk in Scotland, inviting him to march his army into England to obtain a free parliament, and promifing him all neceifary affiftance. The committee if fafety being aware of this, attempted an accommo- G. Monk' dation with Monk by Clarges his brother-in-law, but without fuccefs, for marcbes ints they had not fat above a f~rtnight ?efore they re~eived letters fr?m Scotland, ~{~!~";,t;;_ full of reproaches for their late vwlation of faith to the parliament, and amrnt. of the general's refolution to march his army into England to reftore them. Upon this Lambert was fent immediately to the-frontiers, who quartering his foldiers about Newcaflle, put a ftop to Monk's march for about a month. In the mean time, the general in order to gain time, fent commiifioners to London, to come to terms with the committee if faftty, who were fo fupple, that a treaty was concluded N!ivember I 5, . but when it was brought to Mmk he pretended his commiifioners had exceeded their infhuetions, and refufed to ratify it. The council of flate · therefore, which fat before the rump parliament was interrupted, taking advantage of this, refolved to gain over Monk to their pa:rty, and being affembled priva tely, fent him a cornmiffion, conltituting him general if the armies of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which was the very thing he defired. At this junCture died ferjeant Bradjhaw, who fat as judge and pronoun– ced fentence of death on king Charles at his tnal: He dyed with a firm belief of the juftice of putting his majefty to death in the manner it was . done, and faid that if it were to do again, he would be the firft man that iliould d~ it: He was buried in a very pompous manner in Wiftmin– fler-Abbey, bemg attended by moll of the members of the long parliament, and other gentlemen o~ quality, November 22, 1659, but his body was not fuffered to reil long_m its gt·ave•. The~
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