visible inclination of the people; the danger he foresees from so many enemies; his particular pique to Lambert; the provocation of the Anabaptists and Sectaries, with whom I may now join the Catholics; the want of money to continue standing armies; the divisions of the chief officers in those respective armies; the advices of those near him—­I mean, in particular, Clobery and Knight...; the admonitions daily given him by Mr. Annesley and Alderman Robinson;—­unless God has fed him to the slaughter, cannot but move him.”]

CHAPTER I.

Third Section.

MONK’S DICTATORSHIP, THE RESTORED LONG PARLIAMENT, AND THE DRIFT TO THE RESTORATION:  FEB. 21, 1659-60—­APRIL 25, 1660.

THE RESTORED LONG PARLIAMENT:  NEW COUNCIL OF STATE:  ACTIVE MEN OF THE
PARLIAMENT:  PRYNNE, ARTHUR ANNESLEY, AND WILLIAM MORRICE: 
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT:  RELEASE OF OLD ROYALIST
PRISONERS:  LAMBERT COMMITTED TO THE TOWER:  REWARDS AND HONOURS FOR
MONK:  “OLD GEORGE” IN THE CITY:  REVIVAL OF THE SOLEMN LEAGUE AND
COVENANT, THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH, AND ALL THE APPARATUS
OF A STRICT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-ESTABLISHMENT:  CAUTIOUS MEASURES FOR
A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT:  THE REAL QUESTION EVADED AND HANDED OVER TO
ANOTHER PARLIAMENT:  CALLING OF THE CONVENTION PARLIAMENT AND
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SAME:  DIFFICULTY ABOUT A HOUSE OF LORDS:  HOW
OBVIATED:  LAST DAY OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT, MARCH 16, 1659-60:  SCENE
IN THE HOUSE.—­MONK AND THE COUNCIL OF STATE LEFT IN CHARGE:  ANNESLEY
THE MANAGING COLLEAGUE OF MONK:  NEW MILITIA ACT CARRIED OUT: 
DISCONTENTS AMONG MONK’S OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS:  THE RESTORATION OF
CHARLES STILL VERY DUBIOUS:  OTHER HOPES AND PROPOSALS FOR THE MOMENT: 
THE KINGSHIP PRIVATELY OFFERED TO MONK BY THE REPUBLICANS:  OFFER
DECLINED:  BURSTING OF THE POPULAR TORRENT OF ROYALISM AT LAST, AND
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMANDS FOR THE RECALL OF CHARLES:  ELECTIONS TO THE
CONVENTION PARLIAMENT GOING ON MEANWHILE:  HASTE OF HUNDREDS TO BE
FOREMOST IN BIDDING CHARLES WELCOME:  ADMIRAL MONTAGUE AND HIS FLEET
IN THE THAMES:  DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS AT LAST BETWEEN MONK AND
CHARLES:  GREENVILLE THE GO-BETWEEN:  REMOVAL OF CHARLES AND HIS COURT
FROM BRUSSELS TO BREDA:  GREENVILLE SENT BACK FROM BREDA WITH A
COMMISSION FOR MONK AND SIX OTHER DOCUMENTS.—­BROKEN-SPIRITEDNESS OF
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS, BUT FORMIDABLE RESIDUE OF REPUBLICANISM IN
THE ARMY:  MONK’S MEASURES FOR PARALYSING THE SAME:  SUCCESSFUL DEVICE
OF CLARGES:  MONTAGUE’S FLEET IN MOTION:  ESCAPE OF LAMBERT FROM THE
TOWER:  HIS RENDEZVOUS IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:  GATHERING OF A WRECK OF
THE REPUBLICANS FOUND HIM:  DICK INGOLDSBY SENT TO CRUSH HIM:  THE
ENCOUNTER NEAR DAVENTRY, APRIL 22, 1660, AND RECAPTURE OF LAMBERT: 
GREAT REVIEW OF THE LONDON MILITIA, APRIL 24, THE DAY BEFORE THE
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION PARLIAMENT:  IMPATIENT LONGING FOR CHARLES: 
MONK STILL IMPENETRABLE, AND THE DOCUMENTS FROM BREDA RESERVED.