OLIVER CROMWELL'S

LETTERS AND SPEECHES:

WITH ELUCIDATIONS.

BY

THOMAS CARLYLE.

COPYRIGHT EDITION.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON: CHAPMAN & HALL,

LIMITED.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

PART IV.

SECOND CIVIL WAR. 1648.

LETTER LIX. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Pembroke, 14 June

LX. To Major Saunders: Pembroke, 17 June

1648

To seize Sheriff Morgan and Sir Trevor Williams,

two Rebel Welshmen.

LXI. To Lord (late Sir Thomas) Fairfax: Fem-

broke, 28 June 1648

Siege of Pembroke.

LXII. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Pembroke, 11 July

PRESTON BATTLE

LETTER LXIII. To Lancashire Committee: Preston, 17

Aug. 1648

Battle of Preston.

LXIV. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Warrington, 20

LXVI. To the same: Wigan, 23 Aug. 1648

The same.

LXVII. To O. St. John, Esq.: Knaresborough,

I Sept. 1648.

On Preston Battle: the Handful of Grass.

13

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17

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34

35

38

LETTER LXVIII. To Lord Wharton: Knaresborough,

2 Sept. 1648

Religious Reflections; Congratulations on public

events and private.

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LETTER LXIX. To Lord Fairfax: Alnwick, 11 Sept. 1648 44

Col. Cowell's Widow.

LXX. To the Governor of Berwick: Alnwick,

15 Sept. 1648

Summons.

LXXI. To Marquis Argyle, and the Well-affected

Lords now in arms in Scotland: near

Berwick, 16 Sept. 1648 .

Announces Messengers coming to them.

LXXII. To Scots Committee of Estates: near

Berwick, 16 Sept. 1648

His Reasons for entering Scotland.

LXXIII. To Earl Loudon : Cheswick, 18 Sept.

1648

Intentions and Proceedings as to Scotland.

LETTER LXXIV. To Scots Committee of Estates: Nor-

ham, 21 Sept. 1648

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48

51

55

56

In excuse for some disorder by the Durham horse in

Scotland.

LXXV. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Berwick, 2 Oct.

LXXVI. To Lord Fairfax: Berwick, 2 Oct. 1648 61

To have Sir Arthur Haseirig take care of Berwick.

LXXVII. To Scots Committee of Estates: Edin-

burgh, 5 Oct. 1648

His Demands concerning Scotland.

LXXVIII. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Dalhousie, 8

Colonel R. Montgomery: For Two-thousand of the

Preston Captives.

LXXIX. To the same: Dalhousie, 9 Oct. 1648

Account of his Proceedings in Scotland.

68

LETTER LXXX. To Governor Morris: Pontefract, 9 Nov.

Summons to Pontefract Castle.

LXXXI. To Derby-House Committee: Knotting-

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ley, near Pontefract, 15 Nov. 1648. 72

What will be necessary for the Siege of Pontefract.

LXXXII. To Jenner and Ashe: Knottingley, 20

Nov. 1648.

Rebuke for their Order concerning Col. Owen.

LXXXIII. To Lord Fairfax: Knottingley, 20 Nov.

1648.

With certain Petitions from the Army.

LXXXIV. To T. St. Nicholas, Esq.: Knottingley,

25 Nov. 1648

Wants of Hull Garrison.

LXXXV. To Col. Hammond: Knottingley, 25

Nov. 1648

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79

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81

Exhortation and Advice concerning the Business of the King.

LXXXVI. To Master and Fellows of Trinity Hall,

Cambridge: London, 18 Dec. 1648 91

Dorislaus: For a Room in Doctors Commons.

DEATH-WARRANT

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LETTER LXXXVII. To Rev. Mr. Robinson: London, I

Feb. 1648-9

This Letter and the Three following relate to Richard

Cromwell's Marriage.

PASS

LETTER LXXXVIII. To R. Mayor, Esq.: London, 12

Feb. 1648-9

LETTER LXXXIX. To R. Mayor, Esq.: London, 26