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Show .A Speech, whtn the Ho~fo, waJ troubled ab,mt undert11~rs. ving the choice ef them, to a Debate, at the committee. A~d Laftly, I wiH ad~iferou, ~ow things, are to.be handled, at the commitee, to avoid dtfhracEbon, and 1o.ffe of Tt~e. . For the Firfi ofthefe,I cart fer! to you, but as the Scnpuref.tith, si invicem mordr:tis,ab invicem confumemini. If ye Fret, and Gall, ·one anothers Reputation; Th¢ end will be, ~hat. every !Vlan fball go hence, like coyn cried down; Oflefie pnce, tha1~ he came hither. Iff,ome, iliall be thought, to fawn upon the Kmgs .Bt1finefs openly; And others, to croffe it feoretl y; Some fhall be thought Pra&icers, that would pluck the Cardes; And other~, {ball bethought Papiftr, that would ihuffie the Cardes; what a Mifery is this, that w~ fhould c~e together, to foul one ano-ther infiead of procurmg the pubhck good? . A~d this ends not in particulars, but will make, the who~e Houfe, Contemptible: ~or now, I ~ear Men fay; T~at thts Quefiion of undertak._itJg, ts the predomtnant l\t1att~r of this Houfe. So that ~e are DOW, according to the Pttrable ofJotha.m, in the Cafe, of the Tr!es of the Forrtft; That when QEefiion was, whether the Jli11e lliould ra.ign over them? That mought not be :And whether the olive fuould--raign over them? That mought not be; Ru t we have accepted the Brt~mble, to raign over us. Forir (eemes)that the good Fine, of the Kings Gratu,that is not fo much in efl:eem: And the good Oyle, whereby we filould .falv.e=> and relieve, the wants, of the Eftate, and Crown, that IS laui a fide too :And this Br.zmble, of Contention, and Emulati?n; This Abjmelech which (as was truly f;1id, by an underfiandmg Gentleman,) isa Baftard: (ForeveryFame, that wants aHead, is Filiuspop1t• li;) This muft Raign, and_.RH!eainongfrus. . Then for the: King nothing can be more oppofite, Ex duzmetro, to his Ends and Hopes, then this. For you have heard. him profefs ltke a King ; and like a graciour King, that he dC?th. not_, fo much~ tefpefr, his prefent fupply; As. this demonfirauen, that the Fe~plu Hearts are more knit to htm, then before. Now then, 1f the Ifiue iliall be this, that whatfoevcr fuall be done for Him, ilull be thought to be done, but by a number of Perfons, that {hall be laboured, and packt; This will rather be a fign of Diffi- 1 dence, and Alienation, then of a naturall Benevolence, and Affection, in his People, at home; And rather Matter, ofDifrepu· : ta ti'On_, then of Honour, abroad. So that t~ fpeak plainly to you; The King were better call, for a new Patt of €ard.s, then play 1 on thefe, if they be puckt. ; And then for the People; It is my manner, ever, to look, as I well beyond a Parliament, as upon a Parliament; And if they a .. :broad, fhall think themfelve~, betrayed by tha{e, that are their l Deputier,and Atturnies herc;it is true, we may bind them,and con .. elude them, But it will be, with fuch Murmur, and Infa6sfattion; as I would be loath to fee. lhefe Things mought be diffetnbled; And Co things left, to bleed A_Sp~ech, when tbe Ho1'.fe, waJ troubled abo,,t Ultd~rtte4;r.f. bleed inwards; But that is not the wayJto cure them.And th~refore I have_ fearched the Soare, in hope!' that you will endeavour the Medecnze. B~t.t hi s to do more throughly., ~mull proceedJ to my Second P~r t, f o tell you cleerely, anddilhnctly, what is to be fa on the R.tght .~and, and what on the left,· in this buGnefs. 1 F1r~,u any M~ n,hat? don goodOffices,to ad vife the King, to call a Parhament; And to mcreafe the aood AfF·ction and Co fid f l • • ,r.. . • ' 0 - >. n 1 ence o IUS Ma_;ejtze, toward~ hts People; I fay that fuch a Per/ 011 doth ra~her Merit well, ~.hen commit a~y Err?ur; Nay further,' if any Man,~ath out of h1s ?Wn go?d mmd=> gr ven an opiaion,touching the 1\:'ltuds of the Parluunent, In generall ; How it is probable> they . are hkc _to be found; And_ that they will have, a dL c fetling o~t~e Kr'!gs wants; And, wlll n_ot deal dr11y, or illiberally, wi th him, J_'h1s Ma?.)that doth but think, of other Mens minds, 3s he finds hts o~n) 1~ not to be bbmed. Nay furthe r, if any [Vfan,ha th coupled th1s>w1th good wi ~1es,and Propolition s; That rhe r i 11g do comfort, _the Hearts ofh1s People, and tefiifie his own Jove to them, by filmg off~ the harfhnefs of his Prerog.'ltive; Retaining the fubfra~ce, and ~rength; And to that purpofe, like the good Hou.fholder m thes:r!pture, 'Ihat brought fo rth oldflore a11d 11ew, hath revolved Lhe Petitions, and Propofitions of tbe Jaft Parliament and added n.ew.; I fay, this Man hathfonm'good.fecd; And he t ha ~ fh~ll draw hnn,tatoEnvy for it,fowu Tares. Thus much of the R?ght hr~nd. B:u on ~he oth(;!r fide, if any fhallmediatly, or immedlatl y, In!ufe lllto h1s l14ajefly,o_r to others_; That the rarliament,is as Cat~ fatd of the RofJJans, hke she~p; That a MJn , were bet ter dn:c ~Flock of ·hem, then o!le o~ them; ~nd however, t hey may b-.; Wife Men_fev~rally, ye.t~1n thisA.fie~bJy,they are guided ~y feme few; ~h~ch tfthey be madr:, and allured, the refr will eafl! y follow: Thts ts· a plain Robbery, oft he King of Honour and ius Subjdls ofT hanks; And it is t()make the ·P;rliament vil~ and fervile, in t.he ~yes of their Sovcraign; And I count it no b;ttet, than a f~pplantmg, oft he King and Ki1tgdot». Again, if a Man fball make thts ~mprdfion; that it Q:tall be enough for the King to fend us fome things offhew,that may ferve_, for colours; And let fome Eloquent Tales,be told oft he~; An.d that will ferve, Ad fitciendum populum; ~n y fuch Perf on, .w.tll find> that this Houjc can well skill, of£1lfe LigLts: And that tt ts, no wooing Tokens, but the rrue love_,already planted,in the Breafi: of the STtbjec/J, that will m&ke them do for the King. And this is my Opin.ion, touching thofe rhat may have perf waded a Par/i({ment. Take it on the othet fide (~or I mean in all things to deale plainly) If any Man hath bee~ diffident touching the Call of a Parlillment, Thinking, that the beft Me~nes, were firfi: for the Ki11g,to make his utmofr tryall, to fubfift ofhimfei4and his own Meanes; I fay, an Honefi, and Faithfull Heart, mought confent to that Opinion; And the event,it feerns doth , not greatly difcredit it hitherto. Again, if any Man, H 2 01all |