E THE GO-BETWEEN: REMOVAL OF CHARLES AND HIS COURT
FROM BRUSSELS TO BREDA: GREENVILLE SENT BACK FROM BREDA WITH A
COMMISSION FOR MONK AND SIX OTHER DOCUMENTS.--BROKEN-SPIRITEDNESS OF
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS, BUT FORMIDABLE RESIDUE OF REPUBLICANISM IN
THE ARMY: MONK'S MEASURES FOR PARALYSING THE SAME: SUCCESSFUL DEVICE
OF CLARGES: MONTAGUE'S FLEET IN MOTION: ESCAPE OF LAMBERT FROM THE
TOWER: HIS RENDEZVOUS IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: GATHERING OF A WRECK OF
THE REPUBLICANS FOUND HIM: DICK INGOLDSBY SENT TO CRUSH HIM: THE
ENCOUNTER NEAR DAVENTRY, APRIL 22, 1660, AND RECAPTURE OF LAMBERT:
GREAT REVIEW OF THE LONDON MILITIA, APRIL 24, THE DAY BEFORE THE
MEETING OF THE CONVENTION PARLIAMENT: IMPATIENT LONGING FOR CHARLES:
MONK STILL IMPENETRABLE, AND THE DOCUMENTS FROM BREDA RESERVED.

In the nomination of a new Council of State the House adhered to the
now orthodox number of thirty-one. Monk was named first of all, by
special and open vote, on the 21st of February; and the others were
chosen by ballot, confirmed by open vote in each case, on the 23rd,
when the number of members present and giving in voting-papers was
114. The list, in the order of preference, was then, as follows:--

General GEORGE MONK

William Pierrepoint
John Crewe
Colonel Edward Rossiter (Rec.)
Richard Knightley
Colonel Alexander Popham
Colonel Herbert Morley
Lord Fairfax
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, Bart.
Sir Gilbert Gerrard, Bart.
Lord Chief Justice St. John
Lord Commissioner Widdrington
Sir John Evelyn of Wilts
Sir William Waller
Sir Richard Onslow
Sir William Lewis, Bart.
Colonel (Admiral) Edward Montague (_Rec._)
Colonel Edward Harley (_Sec._)
Richard Norton (_Rec._)
Arthur Annesley (_Rec._)
Denzil Holles
Sir John Temple (_Rec._)
Colonel George Thompson (_Sec._)
John Trevor (_Rec._)
Sir John Holland, Bart.
Sir John Potts, Bart.
Colonel John Birch (_Rec._)
Sir Harbottle Grimstone
John Swinfen (_Rec._)
John Weaver (_Rec._)
Serjeant John Maynard.

With the exception of Monk and Fairfax, who were not members of the
Parliament, and the latter of whom was absent in Yorkshire, these
Councillors are to be imagined as also active in the business of the
House. About nine of them were Residuary Rumpers who had accepted
willingly or cheerfully the return of the secluded. The proportion of
Residuary Rumpers in the whole House was even larger. Though it had
been reported by Prynne that a