528 The HIS T 0 -RY of the PuRITANS~ Vat. II. R lnter- . The general having fecured Scotland, and put garrifons into the fortiegnum. fi d I h d d · 1 6 59 • e p a~es, marc e to the bor ers with no more than five thoufand men ; • t..~ ?ut while Lambert was encamped about Newcaflle to oppofe his progrefs, J! The arn.h'Y re··n appeared that the nation was fick of the frenzies of the officers and oreJ t e • 11 . c > · parliament. 'Wl mg to pre,er any government to th_e prefent anarchy; Portfmouth, and part of the fleet revolted, and declared for a free parliament, as did fe- ·veral detachments of the army; upon which Lambert retired towards .London, and made way for Monk's entering England. The committee of fafety feeing all things in confufion, and not knowing whom to trufl:, refigned their authority, and reO:ored the parliament, which met again Dec. 26, and would now have been glad to have had Monk back again in Scotland: for this purpofe they fent letters to acquaint him with their refioration, and that now he might return to his government in Scot- 'But Monk land; but the general having entered England Jan. 2, continued his continues his mar&h. march towards London, defigning a new as well as a free parliament~ When he came to York, lord Faiifax received him into that city, and de– clared for a new and free parliament; as did the London apprentices, and great numbers of all ranks and orders of men both in city and country. The rump being fufpicious that Monk had fome further defign, either of efi:ablifhing himfelf after the example of Cromwell, or of refl:oring the king, obliged him to take the oath of abjuration of Charles Stuart, al– ready mentioned, and to fwear, that by the grace and aflifi:ance of al– mighty God, he would be true, faithful, and confl:ant to the parliament and commonwealth; and that he would oppofe the bringing in, or fet– ting up any fingle perfon or houfe of lords in this commonwealth, They .a!fo {ent Mr. Scot and Robinfon to be fpies upon his conduB:, who came to him at Leicijler, where he received addreffes from divers parts, to reil:ore the fecluded prefbyterian members of 1648, which was the firil: ftep to– wards the king's refi:oration. Thus a few giddy politicians at the head of an army, through ambition, envy, lufl: of power, or becaufe they knew not what tO carve out for themfelves, threw the whole kingdom back into confufion, and made way for that reftoration they were mofl: afraid of, and which, without their own quarrels, and infulting every form of government that had been fet up, could not have been accom– plifhed . .Lnd cnter.s When the creneral came to St. A/bans, he fcnt a melfage to defire the •1/iuity, par1iament to ~emov·e the regiments quartered in the city to fome diilance, which they weakly complied with, and made way for Monk's entrance with his forces in a fort of triumph,· February 3, I 659-60. Being con– duCted to the parliament houfe, the fpeaker gave him thanks for his great and many fervices; and the general hav~ng. returned the complime?t, acquainted the houfe, ~' that feveral applications had been made to~''?' "-m
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