449-458; _Milton Papers_ by Nickolls, 187-138; Carlyle, III.

108-109, and 133-140 (Letters from Cromwell to his son Harry).] One of Henry Cromwell's difficulties would have been Ludlow, had that uncompromising Republican remained in Ireland.

From that he was relieved.

In January 1655 Fleetwood had been ordered by the Protector to make Ludlow give up his commission; and, as Ludlow questioned the legality of the demand, he had arranged with Fleetwood to go and settle the matter with the Protector himself.

The Protector seeming to prefer that Ludlow should stay where he was, and having sent orders to that effect, Fleetwood was himself In England, and Henry Cromwell was in his place in Dublin, and still there seemed no chance of leave for Ludlow to cross the Channel.