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The mystery and method of His Majesty's happy restauration laid open to publick view by John Price.
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Price, John, 1625?-1691.
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Blessed Memory and also to bestow and settle in good Land in England an Estate of Inheritance to the value of at least 3000l per annum upon him the said Sir John Greenvile and his Heirs for ever to remain as a perpetual acknowledgement for his said services and as a Testimony of our Grace and Favour towards him and that Ancient and Loyal Family of the Greenviles unto all Posterity Given at our Court at Brussels the 2d of April in the 12th year of our Reign 1660. By his Majesties Command Edw. Nicholas To conclude on the 8th of May the King was joyfully proclaimed in the Cities of London and Westminster and Greenvile having received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament was sent back to his Majesty at the Hague with 50000 l. Sterling from the Parliament to supply his Majesties present occasions till the arrival of the Commissioners of both Houses who were hastening after to invite his Majesties Return to his Native Kingdom and to the exercise of his Royal Authority So that on the 29th his Majesty with great Solemnity entered the City This Day has since 1660 been solemnized by our Church for his Birth and Return and may the Prayers of his Loyal Subjects for him ascend and be heard by the God of Heaven who bowed the Hearts of the most rebellious among us to submit to his Scepter Of this the General was truly sensible for when I came to him at the Cock-Pit to give him my share of thanks for this renowned Restauration I kneeled to him and kissed his hands but he took me up and was pleased to speak some kind words to me but in speaking broke into Tears saying these words No Mr. Price It was not I that did this you know the Jealousies that were had of me and the oppositions against me It was God aloâ—…e who did it to him be the Glory whose is the Kingdom and the Power over this and all Governments But to diâ—…turb all this there was an After-contrivance framed and propounded to the General viz. that he would most vigorously declare for the Solemn Leaguâ—… and Covenant to do this there were invitations of Advantages offâ—…red him But he was Resolute and saw that he had deceived all those with whom he had to do and had gratified none of them and that it was now tâ—… late to play an After game by attempting to impose conditions upon his Prince He having before when it was in his power scorned it Now he was to sink or swim with the King for his Interest was no wider These bold words were said not for his sake but others for this his Loyalty was most truly fixed and he was glad that he was delivered from the Impertinencies of the Sollicitation of such People May God of his infinite mercy deliver us from all narrow Interests which in our Age have been the ruine of a most famous Commonwealth left us by the wisdom our Ancestors And may the Men of private conceits unite and bring their hands and hearts to the support of the publick for Extra Rempublicam non est salus THE END Some BOOKS lately Published by James Vade at the Cock and Sugar Loaf near St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street THE Sâ—…vereign or a Political Discourse upon the Office and Obligations of the Supream Magistrate The Sâ—…ate and Interest of the Nation with respect to his Royal Highness the Duke oâ—… York Discourâ—…ed at large â—…n a Letter tâ—… a Member oâ—… the Honourable House of Commons The True Protestant Subject or the Naturâ—… and Rights of Sovereignty discussed and stated A Brief Survey Historical and Political of the Life and Reign of Henry the Third King of Englan A Seasonable Mementoâ—… both to King and People upon this Critical Juncture of Affairs A Survey of the Lord High Steward of England his Office Dignity and Jurisdiction particularly the manner of Arraining a Peer Indicted of Treason or Felony in a Letter to the Lords in the Tower With Resolâ—…tions to certain Queries made by their Lordships relating to Trayterous and Seditious Practises Written at their Lordships Request The Power of the Lords and Commons in Parliament in Point of Judicature briefly discours'd at the request of a worthy Member of the House of Commons The late Kâ—…epers of the English Libertiâ—… drawn to the Life in thâ—… Quâ—…lifications oâ—… Persons by them declared capable to serve in Parliament Naboth's Vinyard Or the Iâ—…ocent 〈◊〉 copyed from the Originâ—…l of Holy Scripture in Heroick Verse The Sentimâ—…nts a Poem to the Earl of Danby Writtâ—… by a Person of quality A Paradox against Liberty Written bâ—… the Lordâ—… during their Imprifonment in the Tower ERRATA PAge 27. l. 1 21. read Gradeâ—… Ker. p. 32 l. 29. â—… Resolutioners p. 40. l. 28. r. 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hiâ—… usefulness and Conduct in Ireland against the Rebells there set him at liberty and sent him back again thither into their Service and afterwards Cromwel who knew how to value a good Souldier took him with him into Scotland Sir John Greenvile by an express Messenger with a Letter in Cipher direâ—…ted to Chancellor Hide at Brussels with whom only by his Majesties order he was to correspond Proposed the sending of Mr Nicholas Monk to his Brother in Scotland which was allowed The King leaving the whole management of the Business to the Secresie and Prudence of Sir John who could not be said to have declined a Journey tâ—… the General in Scotland for the Danger of it for he dayly conveâ—…ed with as great as being one of his Majeâ—…ties Commissioners in Town besides that He and the Monks were Cousin Germans and both of them obliged either by himself or his Family However sure I am that he did the King and the General more Service in not coming to us for his very Person then would have been suspected tho' he had come without any Commission or Message So he sent for Mr. N. Monk out of Cornwal to whom he imparted the Kings Commission to treat with his Brother Mr. Monk fraught with hopes and instructions the design of revolting from the Parliament being now universal too Sir George Booth actually in Arms against their Authority and Insurrections from all Counties in England dayly expâ—…cted embark'd for Scotland with a prosperous Gale within few days after arriving at Leith and so from thence five Miles to Dalkeith where the General resided He gave out that the intent of this Voyage was only to fâ—…tch his Daughter Mary in order to bestowing her in Marriage to her advantage hoping that his Brother would add some weight and encouragement to it this pretence for his Journey was real too and so signified by Letters Col. Jonathan Atkins afterward Knighted and 〈◊〉 Governor of Barbados was now at Dalâ—…eith where he had been about two days before Mr. Monk came to his Brother aud was preparing for his journey further to visit some Relations of his in Fife having already received his answer from the General For this Gentleman either upon confidence of the Generals Lo alty or of his Friendship and Interest in him they having been formerly Souldiers under the same command in Ireland and I think in Holland also imparted to him the Designs of the Gentlemen of the North of England who being ready he said to appear in the quarrel and assistance of Sir George Booth sollicited the help of his Arms or at least that he would not disturb them in their Levies To whom the General smartly return'd that if they did appear he would send a Force to suppress them and that by the duty of his Place he could do no less The Colonâ—…l afterwards came to my Chaâ—…ber and propounded the Business in waâ—…y Terms yet so as to be understood But I unconcernedly replyed that to me it appeared as if the Malecontents in England laboured only how to ruine Themselves and their Cause for so long as London was the Magazine of Arms and Men the Country Plots without it could never prove very effectual for what I â—…upposed he aimed at But if that City could be engaged as it was discontenâ—… upon this Return of the Parliament and would shut up their Gates and rise as one man and had donâ—… so now whilst Lambert was maâ—…ching against Booth the design would carry a much better prospect of success then it did This Intrigue of Colonel Atkins aâ—… bâ—…ing first in order of time I relate before the success of Mr. Monk's message to hiâ—… Brother that so it may appear what weight the King's Aâ—…thority had with General Monk tho but vâ—…baly delivered by his Brother he depending upon the Faith and Integrity of Sir John Greenvile and the truth of his Brother's Relation For he might well suppose as wary as he was that they did not deceive nor would betray him And I believe he relyed upon the word oâ—… a King as much as if he actually had received a Commission from his Majesty for he told me afterwards that he was resolved to Commission the whole Scotch Nation against Parliament and Army and all before he would be taken tamely by them But he had no other Authority to do it than this aiery word of mouth conveyed to him from Sr. John Greenvile who had it in Writing from the King Mr. Monk found his Brother engaged in Business and in several Dispatches too tho' it was in the declining part of the day and indeed it was rare to find him otherwise so the General sent him to my Chamber under the conduct of an Highland Foot-Boy in the House who proclaimed his Arrival at my Study-Door I courteously received him and asked how Affairs stood in England for Booth's being in Arms and Lamberts march towards him were now the common entertainment of News I soon perceived that he had a mind to say something to me which he as soon disclosed The Tenor whereof was that he was sent to his Brother by Sir John Greenvile to invite him in this juncture of time to appear for his Country telling how the design was laid and universal in all Counties and he did not doubt he said â—…ut that his Country Men in the West had already made an Insurrection adding further that this was not barely a Combination without Authority for tho' the King was not named in the Declaration sent out for a Free Parliament and against Taxes and Grievances complained of some of which Declarations he ventur'd to bring with him yet all this was done by his Majesties Privacy and countenance Therefore was he sent by his Cousin Greenvile to try if he could bring over his Brother into the King's Service and at this time to espouse his Cause and that Sir John Greenvile hoped that his Brother might be as succesful in it as was the famous Stanly who determined the day in Bosworth field to Henry the Seventh tho he came thither to the succour of Richard the III. These were high hopes but that which now puzled Mr. Monk was that he knew not how to break this Message to his Brother but if he would undertake so glorious a Work as the restoring of the King no encouragement he was sure would be awanting he might set down his own Conditions and the King would upon his Royal Word perform them For he had seen his Majesties Commission to Sir John Greenvile to treat with his Brother And indeed in that Commission Sir John was left at large to promise or assent to any conditions of reward But by his secret Instructions he was bound up to the definitive Gratuity of one hundred thoutand pounds per annum for ever to be disposed of at the General 's discretion So Mr. Monk produced to me a broken piece or two of Money as Tokens if need were to be sent with