"ceive his Advice, and willing to gratify him in any Thing He fhould defire, and which would not be prejudicial to his Service." The King, as foon as He could, took an Opportunity, when there remained no more in his Chamber, to inform the Chancellor of the first Affaults He had encountered as foon as He alighted out of his Coach, and afterwards of what the General had faid to him; and thereupon took the Paper out of his Pocket and read it. It contained the Names of at least threefcore and ten Perfons, who were thought fitteft to be made Privy Counsellors; in the whole Number whereof, there were only two, who had ever served the King or been looked upon as zealously affected to his Service, the Marquis of Hert, ford, and the Earl of Southampton, who were Both of fo univerfal Reputation and Interest, and so well known to have the very particular Efteem of the King, that They needed no fuch Recommendation. All the reft were either those Counsellors who had ferved the King, and deferted him by adhering to the Parliament; or of those who had moft eminently differved him in the Beginning of the Rebellion, and in the carrying it on with all Fierceness and Animofity until the new Model, and difmiffing the Earl of Effex: Then indeed Cromwell had grown terrible to them, and difpofed them to wish the King were again poffeffed of his regal Power, and which They did but wish. There were then the Names of the principal Perfons of the Prefbyterian Party, to which the General was thought to be most inclined, at least to fatisfy the foolish and unruly Inclinations of his Wife. There were likewife the Names of fome who were most notorious in all the other Factions; and of fome who in Respect of their mean Qualities and meaner Qualifications, Nobody could imagine how They could come to be named, except that, by the very odd Mixture, any fober and wife Refolutions and Concurrence might be prevented.

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THE King was in more than ordinary Confufion With which with the reading this Paper, and knew not well what pleafed." to think of the General, in whose absolute Power He now was. However, He refolved in the Entrance upon his Government not to confent to fuch Impositions, which might prove perpetual Fetters and Chains upon him ever after. He gave the Paper therefore to the Chancellor, and bade him "take the first Op"portunity to discourse the Matter with the General" (whom He had not yet faluted) "or rather with Mr. "Morrice his moft intimate Friend," whom He had newly presented to the King, and "with Both whom "He prefumed He would fhortly be acquainted," though for the present Both were equally unknown to him. Shortly after, when mutual Vifits had paffed between them, and fuch Profeffions as naturally are (7) made between Perfons who were like to have much to do with each other; and Mr. Morrice being in private with him, the Chancellor told him "how much the King was furprised with the Paper He had received "from the General, which at least recommended (and "which would have always great Authority with him) "fome fuch Persons to his Truft, in whom He could "not yet, till They were better known to him, re"pose any Confidence." And thereupon He read many of their Names, and faid, "that if fuch Men "were made Privy Counsellors, it would either be "imputed to the King's own Election, which would "cause a very ill Measure to be taken of his Majesty's "Nature and Judgment; or (which more probably "would be the Cafe) to the Inclination and Power of "the General, which would be attended with as ill "Effects." Mr. Morrice feemed much troubled at the Apprehenfion, and faid, "the Paper was of his "Handwriting, by the General's Order, who He was "affured had no fuch Intention; but that He would "presently speak with him and return," which He did within less than an Hour, and expreffed "the "Trouble the General was in upon the King's very

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"been obliged to have much Communication with Men of
"all Humours and Inclinations, and so had promised to do
"them good Offices to the King, and could not therefore
"avoid inferting their Names in that Paper, without any
Imaginations that the King would accept them: That He
"bad done his Part, and all that could be expected from
"him, and left the King to do what He had thought beft
"for his own Service, which He would always defire him
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hould be always reafonable. However, He did ftill
heartily wish, that his Majesty would make use of some
of thofe Perfons," whom He named, and faid, “He
"knew most of them were not his Friends, and that bis
"Service would be more advanced by admitting them, than
"by leaving them out."

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THE King was abundantly pleased with this good Temper of the General, and lefs difliked thofe, who He difcerned would be grateful to him, than any of the reft: And fo the next Day, He made the General Knight of the Garter, and admitted him of the Council; and likewife at the fame Time gave the Signet to Mr. Morrice, who was fworn of the Council and Secretary of State; and Sir Anthony Afbley Cooper, who had been presented by the General under a special Recommendation, was then too fworn of the Council, and the rather, because having lately married the Niece of the Earl of Southampton (who was then likewife prefent, and received the Garter to which He had been elected fome Years before) it was believed that his flippery Humour would be easily restrained and fixed by the Uncle. All this was tranfacted during his Majefty's Stay at Canterbury.

UPON the 29th of May, which was his Majesty's triumphant Birth-Day, and now the Day of his Restoration and Triumph, He entered London, the Highway from Rochefter to Blackheath being on both Sides fo full of Acclamations of Joy, and crowded with fuch a Multi

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tude of People that it seemed one continued Street wonderfully inhabited. Upon Blackheath the Army was drawn up, confifting of above fifty thousand Men, Horfe and Foot, in excellent Order and Equipage, where the General presented the chief Officers to kifs the King's Hands, which Grace They feemed to receive with all Humility and Cheerfulness. Shortly after, the Lord Mayor of London, the Sheriffs, and Body of the Aldermen, with the whole Militia of the City, appeared with great Luftre; whom the King received with a most graceful and obliging Countenance, and knighted the Mayor and all the Aldermen, (8) and Sheriffs, and the principal Officers of the Militia: An Honour the City had been without near eighteen Years, and therefore abundantly welcome to the Hufbands and their Wives. With this Equipage the King was attended through the City of London, where the Streets were railed in on Both Sides that the Livery of the Companies of the City might appear with the more Order and Decency, till He came to Whiteball; the Windows all the Way being full of Ladies and Perfons of Quality, who were impatient to fill their Eyes with a beloved Spectacle of which They had been fo long deprived. The King was no fooner at Whitehall, but (as hath been faid) the Speakers, and Both Houses of Parliament, prefented themselves with all poffible Profeffions of Duty and Obedience at his Royal Feet, and were even ravished with the cheerful Reception They had from him. The Joy Excessive Foy was univerfal; and whofoever was not pleafed at upon the ReHeart, took the more Care to appear as if He was ; and no Voice was heard but of the higheft Congratulation, of extolling the Perfon of the King, admiring his Condefcenfions and Affability, raising his Praises to Heaven, and curfing and detefting the Memory of those Villains who had fo long excluded fo meritorious a Prince, and thereby withheld that Happiness from them, which They fhould enjoy in the largest Measure They could defire or with. The Joy

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on all Sides was with the greatest Excefs, fo that moft Men thought, and had Reason enough to think, that the King was even already that great and glorious Prince, which the Parliament had wantonly and hypocritically promised to raise his Father to be.

THE Chancellor took his Place in the House of

of Parliament Peers with a general Acceptation and Refpect; and all thofe Lords who were alive and had served the King his Father, and the Sons of those who were dead The Charat- and were equally excluded from fitting there by Ordinances of Parliament, together with all those who had been created by this King, took their Seats in Parliament without the leaft Murmur or Exception. The House of Commons feemed equally conftituted to what could be wifhed; for though there were many Presbyterian Members, and fome of all other Factions in Religion, who did all promise themselves fome Liberty and Indulgence for their feveral Parties, yet They all profeffed great Zeal for the establishing the King in his full Power. And the major Part of the House was of fober and prudent Men, who had been long known to be very weary of all the late Governments, and heartily to defire and pray for the King's Return. And there were many, who had either themfelves been actual and active Malignants and Delinquents in the late King's Time, or the Sons of fuch, who inherited their Fathers Virtues; Both which Claffes of Men were excluded from being cabable of being elected to serve in Parliament, not only by former Ordinances, but by exprefs Caution in the very Writs which were fent out to fummon this Parliament, and were notwithstanding made Choice of and returned by the Country, and received without any Hesitation in the House, and treated by all Men with the more Civility and Refpect for their known Malignity; So that the King, though it was neceffary to have Patience in the Expectations of their Refolutions in all important Points, which could not fuddenly be concluded in fuch a popular Affembly, was very reafonably