25, 1659; Ludlow, 706-713, 716-718, and 729-731; Whitlocke, IV.

365-368; Phillips, 662.] Military arrangements had been made already (October 14-17) by the Wallingford-House Council.

Fleetwood had been named Commander-in-chief of all the Armies; Lambert Major-General of the Forces in England and Scotland; Desborough Commissary-General of the Horse; and these three, with Vane, Berry, and Ludlow, were to be the Committee for nominations of all Army-officers.

Though this, with the omission of Hasilrig, was the very committee the Rump had appointed for the same business, Ludlow could not make up his mind to act on it.

Disaffected officers, such as Okey, Morley, and Alured, had been removed from their commands; Articles of War for maintaining discipline everywhere had been drawn out; and the Committee of nominations was to see that the officers throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland should be men under engagement to the newly-established order .-- It was foreseen that in this there would be great difficulties.