Truth seeks no Corners: OR ADVICE FROM A Non-interessed soldier TO HIS Loving fellow-soldiers That were under FLEETWOOD AND LAMBERT.  
LONDON, Printed by Thomas creak. 1660.   

Gentlemen, and fellow-soldiers,  
HAving for these twenty years, been employed in martial Discipline, and carefully observed the Practices of some Officers Late of the Army, with grief I express the many Injuries and unparralleled Cruelties exercised on persons deserving so much honour and affection from them as you have done; is the only Cause that drew me to this! And no sinister or byast-Interest whatsoever; having always valued the Peace and Welfare of the Nation, far above my own Concernments. And now perceiving that there are strong endeavours once more to make these Nations and yourselves miserable, by continuation of a War; and that there are not wanting those who labour to persuade you that your Interest lies in Adhering to some Officers late of the Army; who have made shipwreck of all Oaths and Engagments, through whose breach of faith you are become contemptible to all Nations; who are so far from making a Reconciliation towards God or Man by an unfeigned Repentance, and turning from the evil of their practices, that they with their Instruments, palliate their fowl Enormities, endeavouring by all means possible to destroy the honour of all your Actions, by Adhering to them whose Power is Will, whose Justice is Cruelty, whose Laws are Confusion, whose Religion is the Seat of Rebellion, whose design can have no other End then Tyranny, and to involve you and yours in perpetual Slavery. Therefore Fellow soldiers, Let us look back and survey their by past practices, and we shall find there was never Oath or Promise kept farther than served their own Interest. Did not most of those Officers (by God's mercy) now cashiered the Army, purchase your debentures (the price of blood) from two shillings to a noble in the pound, to enrich themselves, and perpetuate your Slavery. And through their Cruelty many of our Fellow soldiers, which were wounded in Battle and made unservicable, with wives and children starved in the streets for want of bread, while they Lorded it over you, tyrantlike.  
Now Examine yourselves whether when you have demanded your pay, you were not had before Court marshal's, and hanged to all your shames, while they robbed you and the Commonwealth of your Dues. And let me further desire you to consider what you can expect; who have always been made the scorn and contempt of those whom you have advanced by your valour. The premises being duly and Christianly considered, I as a Friend and Fellow soldier, have made bold to write to you these lines, that you might the better see your Condition, if you should suffer yourselves again to be captivated by the specious pretences of an Interested sort of People, who rage and roar (like their Father the devil) wanting your assistance to help them to devour.  
Therefore my earnest Request to you is, that you would as you are Christians and Englishmen, bewail the blood you have already spilled in your own country, and with souls fitted for the receipt of Mercy, humbly prostrate yourselves before the God of Mercy, beseeching him to distil into your souls by the Influence of his holy Spirit, Grace: whereby you may be fitted to be made partakers of so great a Mercy and Deliverance, as the Lord himself is now a working in the three, wounded, bleeding, and miserable Nations, which is his own blessing, Peace, the fruits whereof though but in the bud, should raise your souls to that pitch, that you should with all cheerfulness humbly submit to his gracious hand of providence, who seems mercifully once more to shine upon these Nations, by restoring unto us our native Rights as men, and my dear fellow-soldiers, let not railing Rabshekeys prevail over you, in persuading you that you shall lose your rights as Christians, for the Lord himself will plead the cause of the humble and meek, but the stiffnecked and rebellious he will destroy.  
I shall conclude with this exhortation, That you would seriously consider, and ponder in your hearts this truth, That if you comply not, and submit not with the Nations public Interest, and just Power now made choice of by common consent of the people, but follow a few private Ambitious Restless persons, whose gain is their godliness, whose glory is their shame, you will run yourselves on the rock of ruin, and make your names infamous to all posterity: And which is most deplorable, run headlong to your own eternal ruin.  
The which that you may prevent, with one heart yield consent and obedience to the people's free Choice in Parliament; And let all that love England's peace say Amen.   

POSTSCRIPT.  
Fellow-soldiers, This Paper is presented to you from a Lover and Friend, who hath always honoured you for your Valour; and has a more real affection for you, than the cruelty of your Taskmasters will suffer him that is your friend to discover. If any one shall say the penman of this is a lover of general Monck, 'tis true I am: though I never received any favour from him; for his faithfulness, mercifulness, prudence, justice, valour, and constancy, command no less from all just men & lovers of their Country; Whom the Lord Preserve in all his just designs. Thus Prays a Lover of his Country.  
E. S.  
FINIS.