17 MAY 1935, Page 20

GENERAL MONCK

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With regard to the statement by Janus, in your Notebook of May 10th, not. only did General Monck never fight against King Charles 1, but he fought for him at the siege of Nantwich (Cheshire) on January 24th, 1644, and was taken prisoner next day by Lord Fairfax, and sent to the Tower of London for two years. Monck took th " Negative Oath " not to fight against Parliament in 1646, and then went to Ireland again to serve there three years, not returning to England until six months after the King's execution.—