endeavoring for them, keeping Peace round them ;-does
not know, on their part, whether they have been alive or
dead. Of trees that foster only things poisonous under
their shadow. Of disturbances, once well asleep, awaken-
ed into new perilous activity during these debates, Ne-
cessary that they be dissolved.

LETTER CXXXVI. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 13 June,

1655

The Dey of Tunis. Instructions.

CXXXVII. To Lord Fleetwood: Whitehall, 22

By the Rev. Mr. Brewster. Henry Cromwell gone to

Ireland. Private feelings.

CXXXVIII. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 30 July,

1655

Instructions not yet to divide the Fleet. Person for Lisbon.

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171

178

179

LETTER CXXXIX. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 13 Sept., 1655 181

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JAMAICA

Plate Fleet.

CXL. To Maryland Commissioners: Whitehall, 26

Sept., 1655

LETTER CXLI. To Gen. Goodson: Whitehall, Oct., 1655. 192

Of Jamaica:-This and the two following.

66

CXLII. To D. Serle, Esq.: Whitehall, Oct., 1655 194

66 CXLIII. To Gen. Fortescue: Whitehall, Nov., 1655 195

66

CXLIV. To Henry Cromwell: Whitehall, 21 Nov.,

1655

CXLV. To Generals Blake and Montague: White-

hall, 28 April, 1656

By Capt. Lloyd. Suggestions: Cadiz, Puntal, Gibraltar.

66 CXLVI. To the same: Whitehall, 6 May, 1656 206

Claims on Portugal.

LETTER CXLVII. To Richard Cromwell: Whitehall, 29

SPEECH V. Meeting of the Second Protectorate Parliament,

17 Sept., 1656

Our difficulties: Spain, and why we have gone to war

with Spain; Papists, Cavaliers, Levellers, Fifth Monarch-

ists;-the need there was of Major-Generals. Our reme-

dies: To prosecute the war with vigor; to maintain stead-

ily the aim of all these struggles, Liberty of Conscience

and a pure Gospel Ministry; to reform the law :-to reform

Manners; that will be the grand remedy of all. Finance.

Exhortation; Divine encouragement and hope: Eighty

fifth Psalm.

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PART X.

SECOND PROTECTORATE PARLIAMENT. 1657-58.

LETTER CXLIX. To the Mayor of Newcastle: Whitehall,

18 Dec., 1656

Presbyterians and Independents.

66

CL. To Cardinal Mazarin: Whitehall, 26 Dec.,

Quarrel between Charles Stuart and his Brother.

SPEECH VI. To the Second Protectorate Parliament, 23 Jan.,

255

Thanks for their Congratulation on the failure of Sinder-

comb's Plot.

LETTER CLI. To the same Parliament: Whitehall, 25 Dec.,

SPEECH VII. To the same Parliament, 31 March, 1657

Reception of their Petition and Advice with their Offer

of the Title of King. Returns pious thanks; craves time

to consider; will then answer.

275

SPEECH VIII. To a Committee of the same Parliament, 3

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Answers with praise as to the Petition and Advice gene-
rally, but as to the Title of King, with distinct though not
emphatic No.

IX. Conference with the Committee of Ninety-nine

in regard to the Title of King, 11 April, 1657. 283

Difficulty as to how they shall proceed in this matter of

Conferring.

X. Second Conference with the same, 13 April, 1657 293

Endeavors to rebut their arguments, used in the former

Conference, in favor of the Title. Not of, necessity; at

best only of expediency or advantage. John Hampden and

the Ironsides. Leaves the matter undecided: Conference

to be renewed.

XI. Third Conference with the Committee of Nine-
ty-nine, 20 April, 1657.

Replies to their argument drawn from Law; contends

that whatever Title they, the Parliament, establish, be it

that of Protector, or another, will be Law. For the rest,

the matter not an essential; unimportant in comparison with

others in this New Instrument of Government,-to which

others, let us rather address ourselves. Conference to be

renewed on the morrow.

XII. Fourth Conference with the same, 21 April,

1657.

.

Animadverts on various Articles of the Petition and Ad-

vice, or New Instrument, which seem to require reconsi-

deration; leaves that of the Kingship unmeddled with.

XIII. To the Second Protectorate Parliament in a

body, 8 May, 1657

Briefly refuses the Title of King.

XIV. To the same, 9 June, 1657, on the Presenta-

tion of some Bills for assent.

307

343

347

Thanks for their Supplies of Money, as the custom is.

LETTER CLII. To Gen. Blake: Whitehall, 10 June, 1657. 349

Jewel for the victory at Santa Cruz.

66

CLIII. To Gen. Montague: Whitehall, 11 Aug.,

LETTER CLIV. ToJ. Dunch, Esq.: Hampton Court, 27 Aug.,

CLV. To Gen. Montague: Hampton Court, 30 Aug.,

In sanction of his treatment of the Dutch Ships.

CLVI. To Sir W. Lockhart: Whitehall, 31 Aug.,

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Mardike and Dunkirk. Peremptory: To bring Mazarin
to the point.

CLVII. To the same: same date.

Same subject.

SPEECH XV. To the Two Houses of Parliament; Opening

of the Second Session of the Second Protectorate

Parliament, 20 Jan., 1657-8

Reasons for thankfulness in such a Meeting: Religious

Liberty, the great object of our struggles, gained, and in

the way of being made secure: Peace hitherto; a Godly

Ministry. Understand the works of God, what God has

done for you ;-and persevere and prosper.

XVI. To the same, the Commons having raised de-

bates as to the Title of the other House, 25 Jan.,

1657-8.

Perils of the Nation; perils of the Protestant Interest in

Europe at large; pressing need there is of unanimity. Ex-

hortation and Remonstrance: Do not sacrifice great vital

interests for titles and niceties.

XVII. Dissolution of the Second Protectorate Par-

What he might have expected in this Meeting of Par-

liament; what he has found in it; Angry debating; and

the Nation on the verge of conflagration thereby. Dis-

solves the Parliament.

DEATH OF THE PROTECTOR

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CROMWELL'S LETTERS AND SPEECHES.

VOL. N.

PART VII.

THE LITTLE PARLIAMENT.

1651-1653.