For His Excellency Gen. Monck L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A70419 of text R36457 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing L1247D). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A70419 Wing L1247D ESTC R36457 15692360 ocm 15692360 104432 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A70419) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 104432) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books,1641-1700 ; 1592:41 or 1725:10) For His Excellency Gen. Monck L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1 sheet ([1] p.). Printed at Oxford for N.O., [Oxford] : 1660. "My Lord, You are too wise and noble to need either a direction or a spur where your judgement or honour lies at stake." This item appears at reel 1592:41 as Wing F1428 (number cancelled in Wing 2nd ed.), and at reel 1725:10 as Wing L1247D, attributed to Sir Roger L'Estrange. Reproduction of originals in the Harvard University Library and the Huntington Library. eng Albemarle, George Monck, -- Duke of, 1608-1670. Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685. A70419 R36457 (Wing L1247D). civilwar no For His Excellency Gen: Monck. [L'Estrange, Roger, Sir] 1660 678 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-05 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-05 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion FOR HIS EXCELLENCY GEN : MONCK . My Lord , YOu are too Wise , and Noble , to need either a Direction , or a Spur , where your Judgement , or Honour lies at Stake : And to tell you , that to make your self the Happiest Person in Nature , you must Deliver us from being the most Miserable People , is but to speak your own Thoughts , and Purposes . Yet , such is the Passion I have for your Personal , and for the publique Good , that a Burthen lies upon my Soul , till I have given some Testimonie of my Respects , and Tenderness both for the One , and the Other , how-superfluous-soever , toward a Judgement , and Inclination , so well Qualified for the Knowledge , and Practice , of what is Honorable . My Lord , We are a wretched People , and Providence hath put it in your power , to finish all our Troubles . The Eyes of Men , and Angels are upon You , and the whole Nation courts You as their Tutelarie Spirit . Never was any Action so easie , and so Glorious at once , as our Deliverance . 'T is wrought without the hazzard , or expence either of Blood , Time , or Treasure . The Hearts , the Hands , and Fortunes of the People , are all at Your Devotion . Nay , lest You should submit to be misled by Popular Applause , Ambition , or anie other Frailty ; Heaven hath annexed Your Interest to Your Duty , ( forgive the Language ) You must be Mad too , to be Wicked , & Quit all other Principles of Beneficial Prudence , with those of commune Honestie , and Conscience . Ballance ( my Lord ) the main Accompt . Heaven and Hell , are the Difference . One way , You are sure to be as Great , and Safe , as Love , and Gratitude can make You ; whereas all other Acquisitions are deceitfull . A word now of the means to effect our Quiet ; and that with all due respect to better Reason . First , In the Case of differing Perswasions , be pleased to form such an Expedient , that all may quietly enjoy , and exercise their opinions , so far as they Consist with the word of God , and with the publick Peace . Secondly , Appoint an Act of Oblivion to be drawn ( if you please ) as Comprehensive of all Interests , as care , and skill can make it ; and after this , let a Free Parliament be called ( with this previous Engagement imposed upon them ) That they shall first secure these two Particulars , of Conscience , and Property , according to the true Intention of the Parties therein Concerned , ere they proceed further ; and that they may then apply themselves to other Debates at Liberty , and settle what Government that shall think fit . This I presume not to deliver as the Arrogant Imposition of a single Person ; but I do offer it humblie , as the sence of a Numerous , and Sober party . Some Mutinous , and Peevish Spirits there are , whom nothing can please , but what displeases all the World beside . It were pittie , to alter the whole Frame of the Law , to gratifie the humour of so Inconsiderable a part of the People . Changes are Slow and Dangerous ; God and Truth , are Invariable ; We were well , till We shifted , and never since ; having tried all other Postures in vain ; vvere it not better to attempt That once again , than thus expose our selves to be Restless for ever ? My Lord , the Author of this is verie much Your EXCELLENCIE's Servant . Printed at Oxford for N. O. 1660.