letter very lately come to their handes from Mr. Kiffin and Spilsbury, in which they have dealt very homely and plainly with those of that judgement heer: but I must say this, that if they had been inclineable to have made disturbance, they had sufficient encouragement frome those in cheife place heer, whoe have managed business of late with much peevishness and frowardness, endeavouringe to render the government as unacceptable as possibely they could, especially Ludlowe and Jones, who are very highly dissatisfied, though Jones more cuninge and close in it; but Ludlowe hath not spared any company, or opportunitie, to vent his venomous discontents, and that in reproachful and reflectinge language, very much to the amazement of all sober men, amongst whome he hathe rather loste than gained acceptance by it he hath refused to act in his civill capacitie since the change, but will not leave his military, because proffittable, unless it be taken from him. You will, I suppose, consider what is fitt to be done with such persons; and I hope it may stirre you up speedily to settle a government that may signifie somethinge; for this does verry little, unless it be to make orders to give away the publique lands, of which they have given large proportions to each of themselves. The uttmost that is desired is, that all may be uppon ane equall account as to encouragement and countenance, which I doubt will scarce be, unless there be care taken for the future. I hope you received the character which I sent at my comeing out of town to you. Make use only of the upper clavis to uncypher the inclosed. I am your freinde and servante, "H. CROMWELL." "You will shew this to my father." Then follows the part written in cypher, de cyphered by Thurloe." I have taken the freedome to be very plain with my brother, (Fleetwood, Commander-in-chief,) and have, as neare as I could, acquainted hym with what I had in trust, and doe finde his desire rather to returne, than to continue here; but is willing to be at my father's dispose: but, to deale faithfully, I doe thinke he is a little too deeply ingaged in a partial affection to the persons of the Anabaptists, to answer your end; though I do believe it rather to proceed from tendernes than love to their principles. He is very well satisfyed that the government heere should be suteable to yours, and well approves of the two persons pitcht upon for counsellors. To offer my poore thought, I would take advantage by Ludlowe's forwardness, to putt hym out of the army, and putt Gen. Desborow in his place; who, with the assistance of the persons above mentioned, will doe your business effectually, especially if you thinke fitt for some short tyme to command my brother over, and in his absence to constitute G. Desbrowe his deputie. I shall staye till the general Henry Cromwell. Drawn and Engraved by W. Bond, from a half length Portrait, Painted by T. Christian; D'à Sart in the Possession of Oliver Cromwell Pubhshed by Lonoman Hurst Rees. Orme. & Brown.Londen Jan'1820. councill be over, which will be within those 14 daies, and then I shall hast over with speed." etter from a Mr. Lloyd to Thurloe, dated the 5th of the same month of March (1653), is given an account of Henry's honourable reception upon his arrival in Ireland. By the original commission with the Cromwell family papers, signed by the Protector, dated 24th August (1654), it appears that Henry was appointed Major-general of the army and forces of horse and foot of Ireland, directing him to observe and follow the orders and directions of the Protector, or General Fleetwood, the Commander-inchief of said army. In a letter of Henry's to Thurloe, dated 2d January (1655), referring to the ill usage of Colonel Hewson and others of the Anabaptists, he says,— "I bless the Lord I doe gett strength enough to bare their reproaches beyond what I ever expected, both in respect of my youthe and naturall temper: whatever their carriage is towarde me, I trust, through grace, I shall not be withdrawne from doeing my duty, both to God and the publique ; in which, I hope, I shall soe behave myselfe, that, when it shall please the Lord otherwaies to dispose of me, they that watch for my haltinge shall have noething justly to reproach me with, or charge uppon me." In a letter dated 10th same January, he says, — “I hope it will appeare that I have carried myself |