This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 edition. Excerpt: ...name: that, after they had staid on the other side the ' water about three weeks, expecting His Majesty's coming over to them; and beginning at last to despair of it, he (Sir John) moved to Mr. Ashburnham, lIr. Leg, and Mr. Denham (who was then come to them from London), that some one might be sent to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1820 edition. Excerpt: ...name: that, after they had staid on the other side the ' water about three weeks, expecting His Majesty's coming over to them; and beginning at last to despair of it, he (Sir John) moved to Mr. Ashburnham, lIr. Leg, and Mr. Denham (who was then come to them from London), that some one might be sent to the Queen from them all, which was consented to, and he (Sir John) was made choice of by the rest to go on that business. This memorial or narrative is to be found in Mr. Baron Masere's publication of tracts. It is given at length, as containing sufficient evidence of the fact of the negociation with the King, of Cromwell, and of Ireton, and of other the superior oflicers of the army, which was also well known in various other ways, as before shown, and affords no reason to suspect the sincerity of these oflicers, It is thence evident, that Cromwell, and some others of the principal officers of the army, made the first advances towards the negociation with the King for his restoration: thatlreton drew the proposals-to be offered to the King, which were '-first shown to Sir John, who, in a long conference with Ireton, was permitted to alter some of the articles in some material points. Sir John supposes himself to have discovered, in his discourses and enquiries, that the army was governed, partly by a council of war, and partly by a council of the army or adjutators; that the general (Fairfax) had little power in either; that Cromwell and Ireton, with their friends and partizans, governed the councilsof war absolutely, but not that of the army, which was the most powerful, though they had a strong party there also; but that the major part of the adjutators carried it; and that, amongst these adjutators, there were many...
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