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Show ·----'-- ------ ---- A Report,in the Boufe of Commons, oj'the Earl of Salish u ries, · dif~laimed to intermeddle,in matter of UFar and r~acc; Th_a_t-th; ir Anfwcr. w;s)that they would not prefume, to tre:tt,off o bigl",1nd variable a Matter. And although, his Lortlfbip acknowledged; That there be divers Gentlemen, in the Mixture, of our Hottfo :, That are of good Capacity, and lnfight,in Matters of Eftat~; yet that was theAccident of the Perjim, and not the Intententton of the place. And Things were to be taken, in the Inflitution ,not in the Prall ice. His Lordfbips fecond R.eafon, was; That both~ by Philofophy, and civil/ Larvprdinatio Befli,6" pacis, eft abfoluti Impcrij; A priocipall Flower of the crow1t. Which Flowers,ought to be fo dear unto us,as we ought, if need were, to water them with our Blood. For if thofe Flowers, fuould, by neglect, or upon facility, and goodaffection, wither, and fall, the Garland would not be worth the wearing. . His Lordfoips thirdReafon was; That Ki~tgs,did fo love, to imitate rrimum Mobile~ as that, they do not like, to move in borrowed Motions: So that, in thofe things, that they do,mofi: willin~ly,1ntend; yet they indure not, to be prevented, by R.equefr. Whereot he did alledge, a notable Example, in .King Edward the ~d. who would not hearken, to the Petition of bt~ Common1, that befought him, to make the Black_ Prince2Prince of Wales. But yet, after that . R..epulfe, of their Petition, out of his ow a meer Motion, he created him. His Lor~(/Jips fourth Reafon, was; That it mought be fome fcan-dall:, to fiep,petween the Ki1zg, and his own Vertue: And that it was the Duty of SHbjefJJ; Rather, to take honour~~ f rom Kingr Servants, and give them to King I; then to take honours from Kings,and give them to their Servants : Which, he did, very elegantly, fet forth,in the Example ofJoab; who lying at the Siege of Rabbah;And finding, it could not hold out; writ to David~ to come, and take the Honour,oftaking the Town. His Lordfhips lafi Reafon was) that it call: fome afperfion upon his Majifty; lmplying,as if the King, Oept>out the sobbi ofhis sub- . jcC1s, untill he was awaked, with the ThNnderbolt of a Par/a~ ament. But his Lordjhips Conclujion, ·was very Noble; Which was, with a Protefiation; That what Civill Threats> Contefration,Art,and Argument, can do, hath been ufed, already, to procure Remedy, in this Caufc: And a Promife ; That if Reafon, of State, did perm ·t, as their Lordjhips were ready, to fpend their Breath~ in the pleading, of that we delire : . fo they would be ready , to fpend their B·ouds, in th~ Execution thereof. This was the Refolution~ of that which paffed. .d Speech to the King concerning the Grie'tlanceJ of tbe Houfo.·· A ~peech, ufed to the King, by hiJ Majefiics So1lidter, h·e~ tngcbofen, by tb~ ~otnm~ns, a: their Mouth, and Meffe11- ger,for the prefenttng to hu MaJefiy, oft be lnfinunenr or Writing, of their Grievances; In the P~flianien~ 7°· Jacobi. M Ofr gracious s_overtti~n; Th~ !(nights., ~ittizens~ and Eurgef fos, aifembled tn Parlrament, {n the Houfe of your Conimon.r in ~11 hmpblen.efs do Exhibite, and prefent, ut~to ycur Sacr·ed Ma ;efly, I? thetr own Words, though b}: my hand, their r~titionJJ a.ndGrtevancCJ: They are here co n ctived~and fet down in writing; Accordmg t~ a!lcient Cu!1ome, of i'arlittnieht. They are alfo prefaced, accordmg to the Manner, and Tail, of th't fe Jater Times •. Therefore, f,Jr me5 to make ~ny Additionall Preface,. were neit?_er warranted, nor cnnvtnient : Efpeci.llly (peaking before a Kmg; The Exacrnefs of whofe Judgement, onght te> fcatter, and chafe away, all unnecdfary Spetch as the S11n doth aPapour. This ondylmufifay: Since thissejfionof rarlit~im:nt . w: have feen your Glory, in the SoJemni[y~ of the Crcati~n of this moll: Noble Ptince: We have heard your Wifaome in fundry e:xcellentSpeecher)which you have dt:livered amongrtus. Now' we h<;pe, to find, and feel,_the EffeCts of your Goodnds, in your GraciOus Anfwer, to theie our Petitions. For this we are perfwa~ ded, that the Attribute, which was givtn, by one of the wifdr Wnters, to Two, ofthebefr Emperours ; Divut Nerva, & Dh·ur Traianus; (So faith Tacitur ,) Ru olinJ infociabilu mifcHcrunt, Impc- ' rium, & Libert at em; May be truly applyed,. to. your .Afajefly. F( r· never wa~ there, fuch a Confervatour of.Regaltty, in a Crown; Nor never, fuch a Protel1o11r,of la wfull Freedome,in a su/;je&. On ely this, (Excellent Soveraign,) Let not the found of Crievanccs,( though it be fad,) feem h~rfh~ to your Plincely .E,tres: It is but Gemitus Colttmb,:e; The Mc11rning of a Dov€ ; With that P a-. tience, and Humirity of Heart, which a·ppertaineth, to loving and Loyall Subjclh. And far be it from us; But that, in the midlt, of the Senfe, of our Grievances, we fhould remember, and acknowledge the infinite Benefits, which by your ..lUajefty, next under God, we do en joy; Which bind us, to willi unto your life~ Fulnefs ofDayes; And unto your Line Royall, a Succeffion> and Continuance, even unto the worlds end . . It refi:eth, that unto thefe Petit~on.r, here included, I do ad de one more, that goeth to them all: Which is ; That if, in the words, and frame, of them, there b~ any Thing offenfive; Or . that we have expreffed our Selves, otherwife then we fuould,or would ; ·That your JVJajefty would cover it, and cafr the Vaile, . G of |
