England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
January 16, 1660.-And protestations in favour of the Commonwealth. Ludlow's Memoirs, ed. 1698-99, vol. ii., p. 822
He gave the Parliament good words, for which they heaped their favours upon him; they voted one thousand pounds per annum to be settled on him. And that nothing might be wanting to complete this scene, Monk's wife took especial care to treat the wives of the members that came to visit her, running out herself to fetch the sweetmeats, and filling out wine for them; not forgetting to talk mightily of self-denial, and how much it was upon her husband's heart that the government might be settled in the way of a Commonwealth. | |