A LETTER Sent from General Monck.  
Dated at Caldstreame Dec. 29. 1659.  
SUPERSCRIBED To the Right honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker to the Right honourable the Parliament of ENGLAND, To be Communicated to the rest of the Members of Parliament at London.  
Read in Parliament Jan. 6.  

ORdered by the Parliament that this Letter be forthwith printed and published.  
Thomas St Nicolas Clerk of the Parliament.   
LONDON, Printed by John Streater and John Macock, Printers to the Parliament. 1659.   

A LETTER Sent from General Monck to the Speaker, &c.  
Right honourable,  
I Received yours of the 22d instant, and desire to return to our good God hearty thanks, that he hath been pleas●d to own and appear for his people in such glorious instances of mercy and deliverance. I bless the Lord, I never doubted of his presence and success in this undertaking, being so righteous a Cause; and had long since put into God's determination, but upon advertisements from friends in England, That if I could continue here without engaging till the first of January, the work would be done without blood. I cannot but admire upon what Intelligence you should be persuaded of a second Treaty: Indeed I was enforced to make use of such an Overture, to remove the Commissioners from London, whom I cannot but blame for receding from their Instructions; but I hope they will give you a satisfactory account of their Proceedings. Yet I acknowledge that I could not but resent their carriage, having secured one of them for betraying the private instructions; of which I doubt not but you have been fully informed.  
My last answer to the Lord Lambert, who sent several Messengers to invite me to a second Treaty, was, T hat I could not treat without authority from the Commissioners for the government of the Army, and to that end desired a pass for the same Messengers to go to Portsmouth to receive their Commands and Instructions; who was returned back with this answer from Lambert and the council of Officers, That they could not consent thereunto: and since that, I have not heard from them.  
I have your Army (I bless God) upon the River Tweed, within three hours ready to be drawn together, and they are very cheerful and unanimous, willing to endure any hardship for your Service.  
The last night Capt. Campbelt came express from Ireland, giving a full account of their affection to the Parliament, and of the late Transactions there; That they had seized Dublin Castle, and secured Jones and others, with a Declaration to stand by and own your Authority: for which (on this instant) we kept a day of Thanksgiving. They writ also to the Irish Brigade in England, which I dispatched to them. Sir Hardresse Waller gives me an account, that all the Forces and Garrisons in Ireland had declared for you.  
This is such a mercy, that I hope the Lord will make us sensible of, and careful to improve. They required my opinion, as to managing of the Affairs of the Army, which in such an urgent necessity I presumed to give. I have disposed of most of the vacant Commands in Scotland to very honest men, who are ready to die for your Service, or to disband at your Command. And before your Letter came to hand, I had disposed of Col. Saunders and Major barton's Commands, the Lord Lamb●rts Forces pressing upon me. I could not leave my vacant Places unsupplied; but I know that (this Work prospering) you will have opportunities enough to gratify them: Capt. Izod's place is reserved for him according to your pleasure. I humbly thank the Members of the council for that Great Honour that they were pleased to confer upon me, and hope you never shall find but such an absolute obedience from me to your Commands, that I shall be more ready to return that Commission then receive it. I believe that you never doubted of my persevering in those good Principles I declared for, and that I should comfortably (if the Lord had pleased to frown upon us) have suffered in this most Righteous undertaking. I have made ready to March, but am unwilling to hazard your Justice and Authority upon a Fight, when it may be done with more security. I shall attend your further Command, and desire the Lord to bless your Forces and Counsels, and to restore you in your just Authority; which is both the prayer and endeavour of  
Sir, Your most humble and faithful Servant George Monck. Caldstreame 29. December 1659.  
I thought fit to acquaint you, That my Lord Warreston hath endeavoured to stir up the people of this Nation as much as he could against your Interest. Col. Lyscot having been very faithful and active for the Parliament in this Undertaking, I entreat your Lordships to be mindful of him for a Regiment of Horse. I have given him the command of a Foot-Regiment, but he was always of Horse, and is a very honest and stout Gentleman, and fit to command a Regiment of Horse. I have sent your Lordships the Copies of my late Letters, and of the Officers here, to my Lord Lambert, and the Officers at Newcastle; and also to the Commissioners of Parliament at Portsmouth, that you may be acquainted with out Transactions. Major Knight has Col. Saunders Regiment, and Capt. Prime is Major.  
I entreat you to communicate this to the rest of the worthy Members of Parliament with you.  
George Monck.