Monck hath added two Troops more to Major General Morgans Regiment, for
the making up of which, fourteen were drawn out of each of the four Troops,
and that the rest of the Regiment are engaged to own General Monck in his
undertaking: We are likewise informed, that Col. Talbots, Col. Reads, and
Col Wilkes Regiments, are generally engaged, but that the rest will many of
them desert him.
The Assembly of the Noblemen and Gentlemen at Edenburgh formerly mentioned,
do still sit; the Earl of Gleneairn is in the Chair, and they were to give
their final answer to the three Proposals on Thursday last.
It is further certified, that General Monck hath gotten some supply out of the
Excise and Customs in Scotland.
Captain Robinsons Troop which are come in, are all armed, Back, Brest, and
Pot.
We have appointed Thursday next for a day of meeting, to seek to Lord
by Prayer.
Whitehal, Novemb. 26.
To satisfie the expectations of those that desire to know something
of the proceedings here at Whitehal, I am desired
to publish as followeth,
That the Committee of Safety have transmitted a great part of a Form of
Government for these Nations to a Committee of the Officers of the Army,
to be considered by them, who daily meet and are gone through a great part
of it with much satisfaction; and taking notice of such emendations as they
desire, which will afterwards be returned to the Committee of Safety, and
from them to the General Council of the three Armies which are to meet the
sixth of December, according tot he agreement made with the Commissioners
from the Army in Scotland. The Officers of the Army here are very desirous
to have such a Government setled as may preserve the Liberties of the good
People of these Nations, both as Men and Christians, and secure the Cause
they have contended for, both against Charls Stuart and any other that may
disturbe the peace of this Commonwealth, abhorring the thoughts of that for
which they are daily reproached, of ruling the Nations in an arbitrary way by
the power of the Sword; and they hope in time to make it appear, that they
have had nothing but integrity in their hearts in their late hazardous and unpleasing
undertakings, and had they not been prevented by those unhappy differences
that have hapned & the daily contrivances of impatient men (which takes
up much of their time to obviate) their innocency had by this time appeared,
and their enemies had been found Liers, who industriously make it their business
to traduce them, and render them a people that seek themselves, and not
the welfare of these Nations: But they hope that the Faith of Gods People
will hold out, and not make haste, and that good men will help them in their
Prayers (wherein they are frequent) that God the Lord (who doth all things
according to the counsel of his own Will) would bring forth Righteousness
and Truth, and discover and bring to nought the secret contrivances of all his
Adversaries.