This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 edition. Excerpt: ...law, or reason, unless there was some authority or power to which tliey might be accountable. Whitlock said, he believed the parliament were honest men, and designed the public good, though some particular persons might be to blame, but that it was absurd for the officers, who were private men, and had ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1811 edition. Excerpt: ...law, or reason, unless there was some authority or power to which tliey might be accountable. Whitlock said, he believed the parliament were honest men, and designed the public good, though some particular persons might be to blame, but that it was absurd for the officers, who were private men, and had received their commissions from the parliament, to pretend to controul them. But, says Cromwell, what if a man should take upon him to be King? Whitlock answered, That the remedy was worse than the disease; and that the general had already all the power of a King without the envy, danger and pomp of the title. But, says he, the title of King would make all acts done by him legal; it would indemnify those that should act under him at all events, and be of advantage to curb the insolence of those whom the present powers could not controul. Whitlock agreed to the general's reasons, but desired him to consider whether the title of King would not lose him his best friends in the army, as well as those gentlemen who were for settling in a free commonwealth; but if we must have, a King, says he, the question will be, whether it shall be Cromwell or Stuart? The general asking his opinion upon this, Whitlock proposed a private treaty with the King of Scots, with whom he might make his own terms, and raise his family to what pitch of greatness he pleased; but Cromwell was so apprehensive of the danger of this proposal, that he broke off the conversation with some marks of dissatisfaction, and never made use of Whitlock with confidence afterwards. Thus things remained throughout the whole winter, the army having little to do after the battle of Worcester drew near to London, but there was no treaty of accommodation between them and the parliament; one would...
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