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 yourself 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 public Good, that a burden lies upon my Soul, till I have given some testimony 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 honourable.  
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 tutelary Spirit. Never was any Action so easy, and so Glorious at once, as our Deliverance. 'Tis wrought without the hazard, or expense 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 any 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 common honesty, and Conscience. Balance (my Lord) the main account. 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 deceitful. 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 persuasions, 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 public 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 humbly, as the sense 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 pity, to alter the whole Frame of the Law, to gratify 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; were it not better to attempt That once again, than thus expose ourselves to be Restless for ever?  
My Lord, the Author of this is very much Your EXCELLENCIE's Servant.   

Printed at Oxford for N. O. 1660.