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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30573	The Lord Balmerino's speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641 concerning the levying of an army against the papists in Ireland : describing their conspiracies which have a long time insulted and continued against these two kingdomes of England and Scotland.; Speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641	Balmerino, John Elphinstone, Baron, d. 1649.	1641 (1641)	Wing B607; ESTC R8826	1,619	8

The Lord BALMERINO'S SPEECH In the High Court of Parliament in Scotland Spoken Novemb. 4. 1641. Concerning the levying of an Army against the Papists in Ireland Describing their Conspiracies which have a long time insulted and continued against these two Kingdomes of England and SCOTLAND Printed at London for T. B. 1641. THE LORD BALMERINO'S SPEECH In the high Court of Parliament in SCOTLAND My Lords I Stand not up with a Petition in my hand for I have already a Petition in my mouth Neither doe I annunciate any thing to my owne proper gaine but to the reall accommodation of this whole Kingdome For although a particular conspiracy by some confederates was intended against my selfe and other Noble members of this House yet that very thing does not so much exasperate me to speake as the epidemicall dangers impendent on this Nation Behold how promiscuously men wander in the distracted paths of Religion Behold how preposterously our mortall enemies the Papists doe not onely cast their invective aspersions but also their intended malice against us And shall we thus sleepe in vindication Shall we not exstimulate the height of justice to those that promerit worse It strikes a repercussive stupidity into my minde to thinke of those stratagems which they have forged both for our beloved brethren in England and lately for the perdition of some in this illustrious assembly and yet shall we still permit the Popish recusants to perfect in their former Hel-guided imaginations It is an old saying among the Latinists but not so old as true The impunity of a fault does adde more courage to the offender and I feare if we doe not curbe in time their extended malice all things will grow to an higher Anarchie The remission of some faults are the cause of the commission of others and if wee connive at their nefarious conspiraces wee doe in some manner encourage them in their wicked proceedings and so by subsequent conclusion become our selves confederates unto them I confesse many of their accursed crew are aggregated in Ireland and by an irregular insurrection doe intend the utter demolition of Christian Religion But God foresees their erroneous imaginations and will in due time as wee trust in his omnipotent justice precipitate all their Babilonish intents Many may build Castles in the aire but to little effect many likewise may aime at the ruine of Protestants but although they be in strength like Goliah yet will the little stone of Religious David guided by Gods owne hand maugre all their Gigantean puissance My Lords if my tongue have committed any error in its prolixity and longinquity of words that error shall wait upon your gracious pardon But this I am confident of neither will I ever desist from my opinion that unlesse we doe fully vindicate these malicious Papists these two Kingdoms both Scotland and England cannot sleepe long in security If they doe not intend our subversion why did they conspire against us If they doe not intend our subversion why have they so oftentimes plotted against England If they doe not intend our subversion why are they now gathered together in Ireland dayly studying the demolition of this State and Kingdome My Lords assure your selves that these things cannot proceed from a good intent And if you annect and consummate all their conspiraces into one bundle you will finde them so various and intricately numerous that I am perswaded that they themselves can expect nothing but justice Is it so then that their very own actions do cry out for justice why are we then so backward in the execution thereof Is it so then that revenge her selfe stands idle why doe we not employ her Is it so then that the Kingdome expects a vindication why doe wee then frustrate them of their quotidian expectation My Lords I conceive it very expedient that we should leavy a sufficient army to repell them and if that will not suffice then utterly to expell them I am sure and confident thereof that England will conjoyne with us in munition therefore let us labour with all expedition to beat downe their aspiring malice Let us not procrastinate this businesse lest in the deferment hereof God himselfe be angry with us whose cause wee ought to maintaine What feare can be conceived to oppose us when the Almighty omnipotence will fight for us Therefore let us raise a sufficient Army against them for no better cause can ever offer it selfe unto us then the maintenance of true Religion My Lords I beseech you weigh my words with your sage gravity and entertaine my hearty desire with all your consent herein which hoping I shall obtain of you these are my hopes these are my wishes and lastly these are my praiers FINIS