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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49195	A speech made by the Lord Lowden to the Lords in the Upper House of Parliament in Scotland, the 20 of Septemb., Anno 1641 concerning the restoration of the electoriall family.	Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1598-1663.	1641 (1641)	Wing L3088; ESTC R2439	2,354	7

A SPEECH Made by The Lord Lowden To the LORDS in the upper House of PARLIAMENT in Scotland the 20 of Septemb. Anno 1641. Concerning The Restoration of the Electoriall Family W E S London Printed 1641. A SPEECH Made by The Lord Lovvden My Lords THe great difference between the two Kingdomes England and Scotland through the great Mercies of God being now appeased and an act of oblivion past of all by-gone deeds since the last troubles we may with cheerefulnesse and thankfulnesse not only settle all things here at home which by reason of the want of the benefit of ordinary Judicature are now out of order with all duty and affection but likewise to consider of and assist his Majesty in such matters enterprizes as he shall be pleased to propound unto us Now first for the difference give mee leave to say somewhat of them and indeed in speaking somewhat of them I may hold my peace and say nothing at all for the truth is there was no difference betweene the two Kingdomes there were troubles and feares on either side but consider it was not through the default of the two Kingdomes that were like to have produced such miserable effects and calamities as were threatned but it was the fault of malignant men who by their wicked actions and improvident Counsels strived in what in them lay to sowe the seeds of discord and dissention betwixt his Royall Majesty and his good subjects of both Kingdomes If then these calamities threatned and feared were by ill instruments wrought and caused and that now by the goodnesse of the Almighty wisedome of his Royall Majestie and prudent endeavours of the Honourable Assemblies of both Kingdomes both the cause and the causers are removed and averted what cause is there or can there be imagined to be that either Kingdome or any particular member of either can be otherwise then really united in more tender and hearty affection one towards another then ever they were For our Kingdome of Scotland however the great Impostures of these troubles scattered false rumours and reports both in the eares of his Majesty and many of his loyall and good subjects that wee should ayme altogether at our owne ends and that all our pretences were to insinuate both into the hearts and estates of the subjects of England yet I hope it hath now fully appeared to his Majesty and the Honourable Assembly of that Kingdome and all other his loving subjects that will not be wilfully or maliciously blind that we sought only our owne peace both in Church and State at home and not the least prejudice much lesse the ruine of our brethren of England For the truth of this I dare boldly say I may call the Northern Counties to witnesse where our Armie lay that they cannot say that our souldiers used them as enemies but as friends and that where such an Armie lay so long time there was never so little harme done to a Country and that little which was done I hope satisfaction is or shall be suddainly made And I hope none of his Majesties good Subjects in England will take it to be any dishonour in granting us that sum of money the Parliament did towards our great losses and charges which have appeared to be more then double the sum granted but a friendly demonstration of one Nation to another we are brethren not enemies and by ill instruments were forced both into the field having no cause of malice one towards another let mischiefe then fall on neither Nations but on those instruments let them be made exemplary that were the caufers of such calamities and great let the honour be to his Majesty and the wise prudent assembly of both Kingdoms that have applyed themselves to faire things and composed the quarrell without shedding of blood and even from a state gasping have restored both Kingdomes to their former unity peace and concord and disbanded the Armies upon resonable conditions Since then there is such and unity betweene both Kingdomes and that the Armies are both united in true hearty affection one towards another how considerable may these Armies make us abroad If God shall blesse us then certainly those Armies that were lately ready to offend one another may shew a capabilities with unity of hearts and well designed may effect great matters and may by unity of counsell raise both Kingdomes to as good estimation and as great honour in the world as ever And how can they be better designed then to restore the Electorical Families to their former inheritance can there be a better cause then the truth of God can there be a cause wherein we can be more intressed then to assist his Royall Majesties dearest and onely Sister and her royall issue to obtaine their lawfull and rightfull Inheritance out of which they have beene so long time unjustly divested doubtlesse there cannot Now to the intrest of the cause let us adde his Royall Majesties proposition which make all compleat Let us therefore proceed to the perfecting of so religious so lawfully and so laudable a worke as this and no doubt but our brethren of England will be as forward as we being intressed alike in the cause as we are I shall here not unfitly make mention of a homely Story I have read of an Emperour in Turky that hearing there was civill wars in England had a designe to taken the advantage of the same and invaded that Kingdome but an English man being in some favour and estimation with the Emperor and wishing well to his native Country caused a cupple of mastiffe Dogs to be set together by the eares before the Emperour and as they were fighting caused a beare to be put to them which the Dogs perceiving left fighting and fell both upon the Beare which the Empetour taking notice of the English man told him he had caused that to be done to shew him the condition of his Country-men who though they would fall out among themselves yet they would take part each with other against an enemy And therefore though they were at variance amongst themselves yet it would be little advantage to his his intended undertaking-upon which the Emperour changed his resolution touching that designe If then this were the nature of Englishmen unto whom we now by the Almighties Providence are united under one King one Nation and one Island I doubt not but the same remaines and that though wee were lately ready to offend each other yet being now united in more tender and hearty affection one towards another then ever wee were wee shall hold and maintaine such a good correspondencie amongst our selves that shall nor onely bring both Nations to a condition of prosperity at home but make us formidable to our enemies abroad FINIS