All over England and Ireland people were declaring for Monk with increasing enthusiasm, and execrating Lambert's _coup d'etat_ and the Wallingford-House usurpation.

Portsmouth had revolted; the Londoners were in riot; Lambert's own soldiery were falling away from him at Newcastle; Fleetwood's soldiery in London were growing ashamed of themselves and of their chief amid the taunts and insults of the populace.

On the 20th of December appearances were such that Whitlocke and his colleagues were in the utmost perplexity.
One great Republican had not lived to see this return of public feeling to the cause of his heart.

Bradshaw had died on the 22nd of November, all but despairing of the Republic.

His will was proved on the 16th of December.