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A44198	Master Hollis his speech in Parliament concerning the articles of high treason against himselfe, the Lord Kymbolton, Sir Arthur Haslerigg, Mast. Pym, Master Hampden, Master Strewd, exhibited by His Majesty on Wednesday the fift of Ianuary 1641.; Speech in Parliament concerning the articles of high treason against himselfe	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1641 (1641)	Wing H2471; ESTC R212661	2,406	7

MASTER HOLLIS HIS SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT Concerning the Articles of high Treason against himselfe the Lord Kymbolton Sir Arthur Haslerigg Mast. Pym Master Hampden Master Strowd Exhibited by his Majesty on Wednesday the fift of Iannary 1641. LONDON printed for Francis Coules and Thomas Banks 1641. Master Hollis his Speech Master Speaker THat Man is no true Christian nor legall Subject that cannot willingly submit himselfe to undergoe either the displeasure of his Soveraigne or any other trouble or affliction imposed upon him in the defence of true Religion and the Lawes of this Countrey Master Speaker My selfe with the rest of those Gentlemen accused desires under favour of this Honourable House to speake something concerning these Articles of our accusation Master Speaker Treason is the heynousest crime that can bee alledged against any Subject The name of a Traitor must needs be odious to all true Protestants and obedient Subjects you know the sentence Master Speaker of sacred writ Rebellion is as the sinne of Witchcraft and obedience is better then sacrifice what can be more acceptable to God then reall performance of his Precepts and Commandements What can be a truer signe of faithfull and willing subjection to a Prince then cheerfull submitting to His royall commands Ever by suffering punishment for refusing the same if against our Religion and Countrey or performance of the same although to the hazarding of our lives and fortunes Give me leave I beseech you to adde something in my defence in cleering of my selfe touching those Articles exhibited against mee to those learned Speeches of the other Gentlemen already made concerning the same which I hope is sufficient to cleere us all yet notwithstanding I desire to speak something onely touching my selfe I hope this Honourable House hath taken sufficient notice of the manner of my carriage in all businesses whatsoever the which I have had the honour to be one imployed in the same It is a strange thing as I conceive under favour that any member elected and admitted in a free Parliament and in the same altogether agreeing both in debates and votes with the whole Councels of State should be accused not onely as an ill-affected person to his King and Countrey but as a Traitor to the same If Members of a Parliament freely called by His Majesties royall power and Authority freely chosen by the severall Counties Cities and Boroughes of His Majesties Kingdome and met together onely to consult and consider of such things that have beene disordered in the Common-wealth as well in Church as State to rectifie and set in a right frame the distempers of the same To redresse and releeve the manifold pressions and tyrannies exercised in this Kingdom by wicked and pernitious persons To bring to deserved punishment such Miscreants and Caitiffes troublers of the Israel of God procurers of discontent and dis-affection betweene a King and His Liege-people innovators of true Religion If these Members Master Speaker may be reputed and taken nay charged and affirmed to be the betrayers of their King and native Countrey Then can I not discerne that there can be any safety or security in Parliamentary proceedings which concerne Master Speaker is not agreeable to the tenent and rules of Divine Scripture which possitively concludeth that in the multitude of Counsellors there is peace If peace may be expected from a multitude of Senators wise and learned men Then I must conclude peace and security is to bee hoped for from the proceeding Counsels and Consultations of this great and Numerous Assembly of judicious and learned persons contracted from all parts of His Majesties Kingdome into one intire body Master Speaker Can treachery or disloyalty bee once thought or conceived to be in the hearts of any of these who are intrusted by their whole Countrey who have put themselves and all theirs their judgements and wisdome who are resolved even with the losse of their lives and fortunes to defend and maintaine such Statutes and Lawes as by them shall be enacted and made with the royall assent and confirmation of their Soveraigne for their good tranquility in the common affaires of the State for the defence and maintemance of the true Religion and their just rights and priviledges can these I say Master Speaker be suspected to be the betrayers and destroyers of the Lawes of the Kingdome of the liberties of the Subjects of Religion and the true doctrine and discipline thereof Master Speaker I do verily beleeve that his sacred Majesty of himselfe hath no thought or any way conceves any such opinion of any of the Members of this house I rather thinke it is onely through the informations of ill minded persons buzzing in his Majesties eares our secret aymes and evill intentions against his Majesty and his Kingdome but rather as it hath bin made apparent to all men to prevent dangers and the malitious designes of the adversaries enemies of the State that have set themselves withall the force and power that might be to bring to confusion and utter destruction his Majesty and all his Realms on which he hath right full dominions to place themselves in power and authority in the same to make such Constitutions and Ordinances as to themselves shall seeme meete to establish and set up such false and erroneous worshipping of Almighty God in his Church as they according to theire owne inventions thinke most sutables to their owne fancies and desires because wee endeavour Master Speaker to nullifie and bring to naught these their malignant and unlawfull practices against God and his Christ against his sacred Majesty and the whole State against all the wholesome lawes made by the same for the government thereof in righteousnesse and holy obedience to God their Prince and their Countrey therefore do they worke and endeavour what in them lyes to cast aspersions upon our good proceedings against themselves and other evill and perverse spirits leaning on them and altogether devoted to their cause to insence and provoke as much as they can his royall Majesty against us our indevours so that I confidently beleeve unlesse we proceed with speed unannimously with one consent as well of the Lords as our selves to bring to triall and judgement these evill doers these molesters troublers and hinderours of our happy prosecution in finishing and bringing to a blessed end our good designes we must not expect any conclusion or confirmation of any law or Act tending to the perpetuall settlement of true Religion or of this Kingdome in that blessed State of peace and unity amongst our selves traffique and society with forraigne Princes and States that fame honour and glory of the King of this land and all those dominions under his Jurisdiction and royall subjection as formerly we have enjoyed And thus much Master Speaker of that which I had to say concerning these Articles humbly desiring I may have speedy triall upon the same and as I shall be found guilty or innocent I willingly shall submit my selfe and Actions to the sentence and judgement of this great and High Court of Parliament FINIS