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A93307	Six speeches spoken in the Guild-Hall, London, upon Tuesday in the afternoon, Aprill 9 1644 printed in the same order they were spoken one after the other. By the Earle of Warwick, Sir Henry Vane, the Earle of Essex, the Earl of Pembroke, Colonell Hollis, and Master Recorder.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.; Glynne, John, Sir, 1603-1666.; Holles, Gervase, 1606-1675.; Pembroke, Philip Herbert, Earl of, 1584-1650.; Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662.; Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3922; Thomason E42_18; ESTC R23273	4,699	8

SIX SPEECHES Spoken in The Guild-Hall London UPON Tuesday in the afternoon Aprill 9 1644 Printed in the same order they were spoken one after the other BY The Earle of Warwick Sir Henry Vane The Earle of Essex The Earle of Pembroke Collonell Hollis and Master Recorder LONDON Printed by Richard Cotes for Stephen Bowtell and are to bee sold at his shop at the signe of the Bible in Popes-head-Alley 1644. The Right honorable the Earle of Warwick his Speech MY Lords and Gentlemen upon this happy victory that you have had for which you have given God thankes this day the Parliament understand that the King and your enemies are presently drawing into the Field and they are drawing all their Forces into the Field to come against you And the Parliament upon this have thought fit to draw all their Forces into the Field that with Gods blessing upon them they may make an end of these unhappy distractions that are amongstus And they hope that as you have beene very forward and active in this cause of God and the publique libertie so you will not bee wanting now in drawing your selves into the Field with all our Armies to defend Gods cause and the publique libertie The rest my Lord I shall leave to some worthy Gentlemen of the House of Commons Sir Henry Vane his Speech MY Lord Maior and worthy Aldermen and the rest of the Gentlemen of the Citie of London The Houses of Parliament have seldome in matters of any great importance but beene ready to communicate them unto your selves as knowing how neerely you have interested your selves with them in these publique dangers and for the publique liberties of the Kingdome and preservation of Religion At this time above all the rest they have thought it necessary to acquaint you with a resolution which they have take in regard that as they have had former experiences of your ready affections in all cases of exigency to assist them and in them your selves and the whole kingdome so they doe not doubt but at this time they shall bee prevented by your owne inclinations considering that what they have now in hand is if it can bee possible to put a speedy issue to these unhappy and to these lingring distractions that wee have had thus many yeares together The occasion of their resolution is this It having pleased God by the late overthrow which hee gave the enemy by Sir William Wallers Forces for to occasion the enemy now to draw out all his Garrisons to endeavour to take the Field with all the power hee can make and if it bee possible to come suddenly upon those Forces that so lately routed them The Parliament thought it wisedome and providence for to give order for all their Forces on the South side Trent those under my Lord Manchesters association those likewise of the severall Garrisons that can bee spared those also of his Excellency my Lord Generalls Army that at this time is in a hopefull way of recruting and likewise in the last place those that they might expect from your owne ready affections They have known your willingnesse they have knowne your watchfulnesse at all times for to comply with their occasions and with the necessities of the Commonwealth at this time they doubt not but you will bee the more encouraged to it because through the blessing of God it may put an issue unto this warre at least it is that as is in the Parliaments desire and will bee in their endeavours they have therefore thought fit thus publiquely to recommend this businesse to you to quicken your affections which are at all times very much stirred up for their service and they doubt not therefore will bee to this They desire you therefore as knowing the severall wayes that you have among your selves for subscriptions for contributions for setting out those that are of able bodies and of good affections to the cause knowing how much that this Citie hath sent forth and those persons that have beene an honour to the Citie in behaving themselves with that gallantry as that it may bee truely said That the enemy doth apprehend no Forces like unto those that come out of this citie being persons that for Religion for courage for faithfulnesse to the cause and for publiquenesse of spirit to the Parliament have ever shewed themselves as firme and as forward as any whatsoever They doe not doubt but you will shew your selves so at this time also and acquit your 〈◊〉 like men which is that as I am for to recommend to you There are others that I doubt not will follow will doe it with a great deale of more exactnesse then I can do but this is the substance as I can remember His Excellency the Lord Generall his Speech MY Lords and Gentlemen you have here understood by a noble Lord my Lord Admirall this Noble Gentleman of the House of Commons the desire of both Houses of Parliament they have acquainted you too what the Kings intention is to draw all his Forces together and what the Parliament doth intend in drawing all their Forces they can Southward and what great victory God hath given Sir William Balfore and Sir William Waller so I am onely to take this opportunitie to give you all acknowledgements and thankes for those great aides that I have had alwayes to goe along with mee for I must needs acknowledge that most of the things that have beene done by mee especially the businesse at Glocester have beene done by your helpes I should desire the like still and what shall come to mee I shall use with good respects and venture my life with them and I should have beene very glad that my Army had beene in that case that I might not have needed to take any of you from your owne homes knowing how much expence you have beene at already both in your estates and blood in the service of Religion and this cause But whatsoever Forces you please to draw out I shall venture my life with them and bee ready to give a quicke end to this cause To bee at their Rendezvouz the 19. of this moneth about Ailesbury The Right Honorable the Earle of Pembrook his Speech GEntlemen I am a very ill Speaker but I thanke God I am a very dutifull subject to God and to the Kingdome and in this cause though I am an ill Oratour yet I have a good heart and I cannot bee silent in such a cause as this is I shall not neede to trouble you with the effects of the cause because so many of my Lords and Gentlemen have opened it you but I shall not forget in the name of both Houses to give you many thankes both my Lord Major and all the Citie for all the love and affection you have shewed not onely now but heretofore and above all that ever any of your Ancestors did for though the Citie of London have shewed themselves with abundance of love to the Kingdome and

have been instruments of saving the cause yet they have never gained so much honour as in these times for I must needs say That under God it is the love and fidelitie of this Citie hath saved all and therefore I may desire you for your owne honours that you would so second it now in these times that God hath given you so faire an opportunitie for it I thinke you have little to doe but to goe on in it And you see what accidents had beene like to fall out as my Lord Generall told you for want of recruting his Army heretofore I speake not this to shew that it is any fault of yours but let us not lose this opportunitie and let these experiences make us know to helpe our failings hereafter For as my Lord Generall hath told you if my Lord Generalls Army had beene ready wee might have put an end to this businesse but I doubt not but your care and your love and your fidelitie will make that issue that will quit the Kingdome of all those Villaines that have beene the cause of all this Collonell Hollis his Speech MY Lord Major and Citizens of this famous Citie whith have done so famous things for Religion for the Parliament for the whole Kingdome truely there needs not many words to encourage you your owne affections prevent all that can bee said you have beene sufficiently told the occasion of this meeting with you by these Committees which are sent from the two Houses of Parliament your owne wisedomes doth sufficiently informe you of the necessitie of doing that which is now desired of you by these Lords here and these Gentlemen that have spoken before It hath pleased God to give us a very great advantage by that happy successe which God gave to the endeavours of that gallant Gentleman Sir William Balsore and that other gallant Gentleman Sir William Waller It behooves us to improve this occasion And it hath beene the wisedome of all States as it is the dutie of all Christians to meete Gods blessings and to goe along with them But truely besides this there is a necessitie lies upon you too for there is as great a wisedome to meet the enemy and to prevent him in his designes hee is now drawing and assembling all his Forces together and therefore you are not onely invited unto it by such reasons as wisedome may suggest unto you but by such forcible arguments as necessitie imposes to you This is necessary for you to doe for your preservation My Lord Generall who hath spoken to you hee hath told you how ready and how willing hee is to engage himselfe to adventure his person his life his fortunes all that hee hath with you he hath had experience of your fidelitie before and hath received the fruits of it severall times and that makes him I am sure the more cheerefully offer himselfe to you againe and wee all know your affections to him to bee such as you will not suffer him to goe into the field but as the Generall of the Forces raised by the Parliament for the defence of Religion and Libertie If his Army had been recruted this had not beene needfull unto you at this time but it hath pleased God so that other occasions have diverted it that his Army not being recruted for then hee would have beene willing to have spared you Hee knowes how much it concernes the wealth and trade of this Citie that you should keepe at home to follow your occasions here and that your purses as they have alwayes beene should have beene open to supply the wants of the Army hee would have spared you but now the Parliament throw themselves on your affections and desire you to offer your selves as one man for it is to no purpose to goe by little and little it is but as a little water throwne on the fire that doth but enrage it and will not quench it But now if all will joyne their purses their persons and their prayers together I doubt not but we shall through Gods blessing see an end of these miserable and distracted times And the Lord put it into your hearts to doe that which is fit for you to doe which wee know you will doe Mr. Recorder his Speech GEntlemen I am commanded by these Lords and Gentlemen that are come from both Houses of Parliament to present what already they have spoken to adde one word more First you have had notice of the great blessing that God Almighty hath been pleased to bestow on us by the late victory and you have now the experience of the care of both Houses of Parliament to ascribe that blessing unto God Almighty by setting apart this day for to give him thanks for it and they have thought it a day of opportunity when wee all joyne in Prayer and Thanksgiving unto God Almighty that wee should now againe meet at this time to improve that blessing and therefore it hath been set out unto you that you would bee pleased in pursuance of what both Houses of Parliament have resolved and my Lord Generall to draw all the Forces that they can get together unto a generall Rendezvouz about Ailesbury the nineteenth of this moneth all the Forces have directions to draw together And now they do apply themselves unto you having had experience of your great affections and God having wrought so much by the Forces that you have sent abroad to desire tha you would now at this time which wee hope will give an issue to all our troubles show your affections by sending out as many Forces as you can to joyn in this work to make a speedy end of it Onely I shall adde this word to it my Lord Generall is recruting his Army both Houses of Parliament have put him in a way and now hee desires your assistance and concurrence onely to helpe him with the bodies of men that every man in his particular worke what hee can that that Army may bee raised as shortly as possibly may bee There shall bee no want in both Houses of Parliament or my Lord Generall and they are all confident there shall bee no want in you and that is that they have commanded mee to adde and God put it into your hearts to doe what shall bee best unto him FINIS