366-367; Ludlow, 710-712 and 728-729; Phillips, 663-666; Skinner's Life of Monk, 117-128; Guizot, II.
18-22.] Two resolutions were immediately taken by the Committee of Safety.

It was resolved to attempt even then a negotiation with Monk; and it was resolved to send Lambert north with a large force to prevent Monk's march into England if the negotiation should fail.

On the night of the 28th of October, Monk's brother-in-law Dr.Clarges, and Colonel Talbot, one of Monk's favourite officers, then in London, were sent for by the Committee, and asked to undertake the mission of peace.
They willingly consented, and set out on the 29th, to be followed within a few days by six other missionaries for the same purpose--Colonels Whalley and Goffe for the Wallingford-House officers, a Mr.Dean specially for Fleetwood, and three Independent ministers, Caryl, Barker, and Hammond, on a religious account.

There were letters in plenty also from Fleetwood and others.

Monk was to be reasoned with from all points of view.