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A57256	The Dvke of Lenox his honovrable and vvorthy speech in the high court of Parliament in Scotland Octob. 28, 1641 concerning the Kings Majesties returne into England : and a certaine affront which was given to himselfe and the Marquisse Hamilton when they first came to take their places in the Parliament House.; Honourable and worthy speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland Octob. 28, 1641	Lennox, James Stuart, Duke of, 1612-1655.	1641 (1641)	Wing R1425; ESTC R8827	1,827	8

THE DVKE OF LENOX HIS HONOVRABLE AND VVORTHY SPEECH in the High Court of PARLIAMENT in SCOTLAND Octob. 28. 1641. Concerning the Kings Majesties returne into England And a certaine affront which was given to himselfe and the Marquisse Hamilton When they first came to take their places in the Parliament House LONDON Printed for IOHN THOMAS 1641. The Duke of LENOX his Speech in the Court of PARLIAMENT in SCOTLAND Octob. 28. 1641. Concerning the Kings returne home into England and a certaine affront which was given to himselfe and the Marquisse of Hamilton when they first came to take their places in the Parliament House My Lords OF this most Honorable Convocation my bounden duty commandeth me to bee a Speaker which as yet have alwayes bin silent and which is not concerning any meane matter or the affayres of so little consequence but that it concernes both Kingdomes and my owne particular affront at my first comming to this Assembly But first I begin in my Kings behalfe who hath beene present here so long that others bemoane to my knowledge his absence You cannot but thinke my Lords that England will be contented without their Soveraigne for a body without a head what is it but dead Cōmissioners are left behind it is true but yet the Land receives the more courage while their King is present concerning State affayires then is to be conceived they can he being absent I very well know that when his Majestie came first hither it was not his Royall intent to stay so longe but promised a speedy returne which is well known unto your selves as others and yet doe I perceive that you are all sicke of a lingring disease that I am forced to confesse that there have many great disturbances concerning the State and many Treacheries are daily discovered but yet my Lords consider distractions are as well in England and Ireland as in this Kingdome Religion there claymes its due which is to be preferred before a private danger which is both wicked pernicious to the Common wealth The one may destroy some perticular persons but the other destroyes a whole Commonwealth where but in part a Kingdome halts concerning Religion great danger must needs hang over the head of the whole as long as errour is crowned truth must consequently be dispossessed of its right and it behoves a King to defend the right Why is our Soveraigne stiled the defender of the faith but to defend the righteous just for where there is neither right nor justice Faith cannot subsist To bring the first part of my intents to a period it is requisite that the returne of the King be no longer delayd Let not England be deceived any longer of its diurnall expectation least danger be heaped on your heads for why it is already suspected that you keepe him here for no Loyall intents Although I must confesse that his Entertaynement hath beene such amongst you that Envy it selfe can finde no just cause to complaine and ever since his Majestie hath beene here you cannot deny but that he hath beene willing to condiscend to your Demands The Castle of Edenburgh is discharged of all it's forces the Souldiers are disbanded and the Ordinances dismounted although Carleile as yet have not yeelded to doe the like yet no wtong is offered by them but they wish well to both Kingdomes and the Soveraigne thereof His Majestie subscribes to any thing that is Lawfull and hath yeelded to all things hitherto according to justice and he being absent hath given his power into your hands wherefore it is now requisite my Lords that he returne home into England all delay being put aside so shall you stop the mouthes of all which be apt to report the worst Now my Lords give me way to speake for my selfe for I have hitherto spoken in the behalfe of my Soveraigne the King When first I intended according to my degree to take my place in this house of Parliament both my selfe and the Marquisse of Hamilton were disturbed and must not be permitted hither without a subscribing to the Covenant which command of yours wee seemed not to disobey And yet daily doe I heare mutterings and murmurings as if both of us were unworthy to receive such honours and blame me not if at this time you perceive me untongue-tyed so much as now at length I am forced to speake Can it bee the lowlinesse or basenesse of our births which doe force such ill conjectures of us or have you knowne us to be either Traytors or Rebels to our King or Countrey from whence I wonder then doth issue such unheard of Rumors I thinke nay I dare avouch it that neither of us in a just and right cause would be Tymerous to loose our bloods in your defence My Lords let not Loyall hearts be accounted as those which be treacherous let Caesar have his due and let not the just be wronged I know that there be some here present which wonder how my excitated passion could be so long cohibited I have now utteedr my mind judge of it as your Lordships shall please my Conclusion shall bee as I said before that Caesar may have his due and that the just may not be wronged FINIS