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For the Honorable Willm Lenthall, Efq; Speaker of the
Parliament. Theife.

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Beseech you upon that fcoare of favor (if I be not too bould to call it friendship) which I have ever had from you, lett me defier you to promote my partners humble fuite to the houfe, and obtaine (as farr as poffiblye you may) fome juft fatisfaction for him, I know his fufferinges for the publick have beene great, befides the loffe of his callinge by his attendance heere: His affections haue beene true, and conftant, and I beleive his decay great in his eftate, it wil be juftice and charitye to him, and I fhall acknowledge itt as a fauor to

July 10, 1649.

Your most humble fervant

O. CROMWELL.

This is exactly copied from the original in Harl. Miff. 6988. Sept. 13, 1759.

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To Colonel Hacker.

(Wrote in another Hand.)

Have the best confideration I can for the præfent in this bufineffe, and although I beleiue capt. Hubbert is a worthy man, and heere foe much, yett as the cafe ftands, I cannott with fatisfaction to my felfe, and fome others revoake the commiffion I had given to capt. Empfon, wthout offence to them, and reflection upon my owne judgment, I pray lett capt. Hubbert knowe, I fhall not be unmindefull of him, and that noe disrespect is intended to him. But indeed I was not fatisfied with your laft fpeech to mee about Empfon, that hee was a better præcher then a fighter or fouldier, or words to that effect. Truly I thinke hee that prayes & præches beft will fight beft, I know nothing will giue like courage and confidence as the knowledge of God in Chrift will, and I blefs God to fee any in this armye able and willinge to impart the knowledge they have

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for the good of others. And I expect itt be encoraged by all cheife officers in this armye especially, and I hope you will do foe. I pray receave capt. Empfon lovinglye, I dare affure you hee is a good man and a good officer, I woud wee had noe worse. I reft

· Dec. 25, 1650.

Your louinge freind

O. CROMWELL..

An exact copy from Harl. M. No. 5. 7502. 18 Sept.

1759.

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My Deereft,

Could not fatisfie my felfe to omitt this poast, although I have not much to write, yet indeed I love to write to my deere whoe is very much in my heart, it joyes mee to heere thy foule profpereth, the Lord increafe his favors to thee more and more. The great good thy foule can wish is that the Lord lift upon thee, the light of his countenance which is better then life. The Lord bleffe all thy good councell and example to thofe about thee, and heere all thy prayers, and accept thee alwayes. I am glad to heere thy fonn and daughter are with thee. I hope thou wilt have fome good oportunitye of good advife to him. Prefent my duty to my mother, my love to all the familye. Still pray for thine

Edinburgh 3d of May, 1651.

O. CROMWELL.

Exactly copyed from the original in Harl. Ms. 7502. No. 6. Sept. 19, 1759.

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Sr.

Bibliotheca Sloaniana, Micc. 345. pag. 126.

Defire you to fend mee the refons of the Scotts to inforce ther defier of uniformity in religion expreffed in ther 8 article, I mean that which I had before of you, I would peruse itt against wee fall upon that debate which wil be speedily.

Yours OL. CROMWELL.

To his loving friend Mr. Willingham, att his house in Swithins Lane.

*Whether the last letter is an e or r I am not certain, the reft is exactly copied. Sept. 22, 1759.

In the poffeffion of James Lamb, Efq; of Fairford,
in Gloucefterfhire.

For y Honoble the Committee for the army thefe.

Gentl.

IT was not a little wonder to me to fee that you should

fend Mr. Symonds fo great a journey about a bufinefs importinge fo little as far as it relates to me, when as if my poore opinion may not be rejected by you, I have to offer to that wch I thinke the most noble end, to witt the comemoracon of that great mercie att Dunbar, & the gratuitie to the army, we might better be expreffed upon the meddal by engraving as on the one fide the parliam wch I heare was intended & will do fingularly well, fo on the other fide an army wth this infcription over the head of it, The Lord of Hofts, wch was or word that day; wherefore if I may begg it as a favor from you I moft earnestly befeech you if I may doe it wthout offence that it may be foe, & if you thinke not fitt to have it as I offer, you may alter it as you fee caufe, only I doe thinke I may truely fay it wil be verie thankfully acknowledged by me, if you will fpare the having my effigies in it.

The gentlemans paynes & trouble hither have been verie great, & I fhall make it my fecond fuite unto you that

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you will please to conferr upon him that imploymt in yo fervice wch Nicholas Briott had before him, indeed the man is ingenious & worthie of incouragem. I may not prefume much, but if at my requeft & for my fake he may obteyne this favo', I fhall putt it upon the accompt of my obligacons wch are not a few, & I hope fhal be found readie gratefully to acknowledge & to approve myself, Gentl.

Edinburgh, 4th
of Feb. 1650.

Yo' most reall ferv',

O. CROMWELL.

An oval medal in filver of general Cromwell in profile, was ftruck, in commemoration of the victory at Dunbar, as it is thought, by his own appointment; being the first drawn for him from the life, by Simon; and is remarkable for his likeness when lieutenant-general; as it does appear, by comparing it with a picture drawn of him by Walker, his painter, about that time. The profile of this medal, differing in fome refpects from a medal copied by Simon alfo from a curious limning drawn by Samuel Cooper; the original whereof is preferved in the collection of the duke of Devonfire.But thefe are frequently feen in filver, and fometimes in gold; and when fairly ftruck, and well preferved, do great honour to the ingenious artist who engraved thefe curious and memorable medals.—See Medals, great feals, impreffions, from the elaborate works of Thomas Simon, chief engraver of the mint to King Charles I. to the Commonwealth, the Lord Protector Cromwell, and in the reign of King Charles II. to 1665. By George Vertue. 4to 1753. p. 13.

In the Poffeffion of the Rev. Dr. Birch.

Copy of Oliver Cromwell's Letter to Mr. Cotton,
Octob. 2, 1651.

Worthy Sir and my Chriftian Friend,

Reccaved yours a few dayes fithence, it was welcome to mee, because signed by you, whome I love and honour in the Lord. But more to fee fome of the fame

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grounds of our actinges ftirringe in you, that have in us to quiet us in our worke, and fupport us therein, which hath had greatest difficultye in our engagement with Scotland, by reason wee have had to doe with fome, whoe were (I verily thinke) godly, but through weakneffe and the fubtiltie of Sathan, involved in intereft against the Lord, and his people. With what tenderneffe wee have proceeded with fuch, and that in fynceritie, our papers (which I fuppofe you have feen) will in part manifeft, and I give you fome comfortable ****** aflurance off. The Lord hath marvelously appeared even against them. And now againe when all the power was devolved into the Scotifh Kinge, and the malignant partie, they invadinge England, the Lord rayned upon them fuch fnares as the enclosed will fhew, only the narrative is fhort in this, that of their whole armie when the narrative was framed; not five of their whole armie returned. Surely Sr. the Lord is greatly to bee feared, as to be praifed. Wee need your prayers in this as much as ever, how fhall wee behave ourselves after fuch mercyes? What is the Lord a doeinge? What prophefies are now fulfillinge? Who is a God like ours? To knowe his will, to doe his will are both of him.

I tooke this libertye from bufineffe to falute you thus in a word, truly I am ready to ferve you, and the rest of our brethren and the churches with you, I am a poor weake creature, and not worthy the name of a worme, yet accepted to ferve the Lord and his people; indeed my dear friend between you and mee you know not mee, my weakneffes, my inordinate paffions, my unskilfulnesse, and every way unfitneffe to my worke, yett, yett, the Lord who will have mercye on whome hee will, does as you fee. Pray for mee, falute all chriftian friends though unknown. I reft

Oct. 2, 1651.

Your affectionate friend to ferve you,

For my efteemed friend Mr. Cotton paftor to the church at Bofton in New England. Theife.

O. CROMWELL.

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