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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88999	A speech spoken by an honorable knight in the House of Commons upon the delivery of the city petition : being Tuesday the 27 of June, 1648.	Maynard, John, Sir, 1602-1690.	1648 (1648)	Wing M1458; Thomason E449_36	2,109	7

A SPEECH SPOKEN By an Honorable Knight IN THE House of Commons UPON THE DELIVERY Of the City Petition Being Tuesday the 27 of June 1648. London Printed in the year 1648. A SPEECH SPOKEN By an Honorable Knight IN THE House of Commons Upon the Delivery of the CITY PETITION Being Tuesday the 27 of June 1648. Mr. Speaker AS long as I have breath in my body I shall stand for the honor of this House I have told you when I came first in the House that Credit and Reputation was the life or soul of the Parliament should be dissolved then be broken or bank-routed alas your sacred publick faith is very much faln to a noble in the pound It was a great comfort unto me when I was in prison to observe the brave resolution of my fellow-sufferers and other worthy Citizens that came to visit us though they were brought very low and much persecuted yet they lifted up their hearts to God and prayed for the prosperity of the Parliament and said That God was the same the Cause was the same and Truth was the same therefore they would never desert the ●●●●iament In the Petition delivered unto you there you may see apparently not only the sense of the City but of the whole Kingdom all are weary of the War and desire a Personal Treaty with his Majesty which they conceive will produce a safe and well-grounded Peace And M. Speaker I must do my duty and deal freely with you both the City and Kingdom groans under a grievous Monopoly and they think all things are monopolized As first they declare publickly that the Kings person is monopolized to a few hands of a party I have forgot what you call it and it is the table talk every where that the King was juggled in that box or mouse-trap of the Isle of Wight M. Speaker You have declared the King is the fountain of Honor and Justice and every subject hath an equal share in him and the people begin to murmur and complain that the King is hardly and cruelly dealt with and so are they being deprived of him for you see the people had as lieve want the Sun as want a King I and King Charles too It is high time to resolve to content the people their burdens are intollerable they are galled sore and you know a gall'd horse will touch dangerously And M. Speaker I cannot but commend your wisdom in being tender of the Kings Person in examining the business of Osborne concerning the poysoning of the King which will give the people great satisfaction for they will hardly believe His Majesty is living except the see him But there is an other business of higher concernment which I fear your Brethren of Scotland will remind us of which was the principal cause of all our latter troubles namely the taking away the King from Holdenby contrary to the Agreement of both Nations I am afraid this may be thrown in our dish another day and be made one of the grounds of the Scots coming into England I pray you prevent it by anticipating them and put it in a way to be examined by a Committee of both Houses It is generally spoken That all offices and places of profit are monopolized I was lately upon the Exchange and there was great complaining of the deadness of trade that no Bullion came to the Tower and that within these 9 moneths 200000. l. was gone to other Countries which had come for England only for fear of new troubles the Presbyterians lying under such a Cloud and that there was little or no Manufacture that thousands of people both in London and in the Country must strave for want of work and how that the Sea-men were discontented A Gentleman stood by who overhearing them replyed That he wondered at their discourse for that there was never such trading as at present every body was amaz'd and said it was a paradox The Gentleman answered no I will be judged by your selves Was there ever such trading amongst the lower and poorest of the people and a generation that call themselves the Saints why they have all said he and none can get a penny except he be of that faction M. Speaker Long ago I gave you warning of these Monopolists which I called the Royal Presbyterians Royal Independents Statesmen that sought themselves and to set up their faction to the destruction of the Publique This Government will not prosper with us I am confident God will never honor the Grandees to do the great work he hath in hand by them therfore seeing you have experience avoyd these Rocks of Scylla and Carybdis and sail between both Let us lay aside all faction and let us unite amongst our selves and forget and forgive personal animosities and apply our selves solely to the Publique The chief cause is removed for we have no money left to give our selves Therefore let us do righteous things and win the hearts of the People God can do his work by few as well as by many M. Speaker loquere ut videam give the City such a satisfactory answer as they may speedily reap and see the fruits of it I hope the worthy Gentlemen whom we have nominated to draw it up will do it effectually M. Speaker I had almost forgot one thing which I beleeve was omitted by the Sheriff of London There was lately a Common Hall and a great expectation of Tumults but the business of the day was carryed on in an admirable good order for there was none but Livery-men there and they watched one another when the Sheriffs were chosen which was unanimous There was a Paper handed to the Lord Major the chief head was That they would engage their lives and fortunes that if the Parliament would bring the King to treat at London that the King and Parliament might treat freely and safely without any Tumults I thought to acquaint you with this passa●e and recommend it to the consideration of your Committee FINIS