THE Lord General Monck HIS SPEECH, Delivered by Him in the PARLIAMENT On Monday, Feb. 6. 1659.  
EDINBURGH, reprinted by Christopher Higgins, in Hearts Close, over against the Trone-Church, 1660.   

The Lord General Monck his Speech, etc.  
Mr. SPEAKER,  
AMongst the many Mercies of GOD to these poor Nations, your peaceable Restauration is not the least: it is His work alone, and to Him belongs the glory of it: and I esteem it as a great effect of His goodness to me, that He was pleased to make me amongst many worthier in your service, some way instrumental in it. I did nothing but my duty, and do not deserve to receive so great honour and respect as you are pleased to give me at this time and place; which I shall ever acknowledge as an high mark of your favour to me. Sir, I shall not now trouble you with large Narratives, only give me leave to acquaint you, that as I marched from Scotland hither, I observed the People in most Counties in great and earnest Expectations of Settlement; and they made several Applications to me, with numerous Subscriptions: the chiefest heads of their Desires, were, For a Free and Full Parliament; and, that you would determine your sitting; A Gospel-Ministry, Encouragement of Learning and Universities; And for Admittance of the Members secluded before 1648. without any previous Oath or Engagement. To which I commonly answered, That you are now in a Free Parliament; and if there be any force remaining upon you, I would endeavour to remove it; and that you had Voted to fill up your House, and then you would be a full Parliament also; and that you had already determined your sitting: and for the Ministry, their Maintenance, the Laws and Universities, you had largely declared in your last Declaration; and I was confident you would adhere to it: but as for those Gentlemen secluded in the year 1648 I told them you had given Judgement in it; and all People ought to acquiesce in that Judgement: but to admit any Members to sit in Parliament, without a previous Oath or Engagement to Secure the Government in being, it was never yet done in England. And, although I said it not to them, I must say with pardon to you, That the less Oaths and Engagements are imposed, (with respect had to the Security of the Common Cause) your Settlement will be the sooner attained to. I am the more particular in these matters, to let you see how grateful your present Consultations about these things will be to the People. I know all the sober Gentry will hearty close with you, if they may be tenderly and gently used; and I am sure, you will so use them, as knowing it to be our Common Concern, to expatiate, and not narrow our Interests; and to be careful neither the Cavalier nor Fanatic Party have yet a share in your Civil or Military Power; of the last of whose impatience to Government, you have had so severe Experience.  
I should say something of Ireland and Scotland: Indeed Ireland is in an ill condition, and made worse by your sudden Interruption, which prevented the passing an Act for the Settlement of the Estates of Adventurers and Soldiers there, which I heard you intended to have done in a few days; and I presume it will be quickly done, being so necessary at this time, when the wants of the Commonwealth call for supplies, and People will unwillingly pay Taxes for those Estates of which they have no Legal Assurance. I need not tell you how much your Favour was abused in the Nomination of your Officers of your Army there; their Malice hath been sufficiently manifested: I dare affirm that those now that have declared for you, will continue faithful, and thereby evince, that aswell there, as here, it is the sober Interest that must establish your Dominion.  
As for Scotland, I must say the People of that Nation deserve much to be cherished; and I believe your late Declaration will much glad their spirits; for nothing was more dreadful to them, than a fear to be overrun with Fanatic Notions.  
I humbly recommend them to your Affection and Esteem, and desire the intended Act of Union may be prosecuted, and their Taxes made proportionable to those in England, for which I am engaged by Promise to be an humble Suitor to you. And truly, Sir, I must ask leave to entreat you to make a speedy Provision for their Civil Government, of which they have been destitute near a year, to the ruin of many Families; and except Commissioners for Management of the Government, and Judges to sit in Courts of Judicature, be speedily appointed, 〈◊〉 Country will be very miserable. I directed Mr. Gumble lately to present to you some Names, both of Commissioners and Judges: But by reason of your great Affairs, he was not required to deliver them in writing to you; but I now humbly present them to your Consideration.  
FINIS.