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A91337	The speech of Sr. George Pudsey Kt. at the time of his being sworn. Recorder of the city of Oxford in the Council-chamber of the same city, on Tuesday the eighth day of January 1683[/]4. where they agreed to the sealing the instrument sent by His Majesty. Order'd by act of Council, that Sir George Pudsey Knt. be desir'd, to print his speech. Baker.	Pudsey, George, Sir, b. 1664?	1684 (1684)	Wing P4167; ESTC R215510	4,959	10

THE SPEECH OF Sr. George Pudsey Kt. At the Time of his being Sworn RECORDER OF THE City of Oxford IN The Council-Chamber of the same City on Tuesday the Eighth day of January 1683 4. where they agreed to the Sealing the Instrument sent by his Majesty Order'd by Act of Council that Sir GEORGE PUDSEY Knt. be Desir'd to Print his Speech BAKER OXON Printed for Anthony Stephens Bookseller near the Theater 1684. The Speech of Sir George Pudsey Knight at the Time of his being Sworn Recorder c. GENTLEMEN FOrtune has at last gratified me in that earnest Desire I have always had to serve You And tho I despair of making due Acknowledgments yet you may believe that I am very sensible of the Favour you have done me in so unanimously chusing me to be your Servant for such a one your Recorder is 't is a place of Honour and of Trust and if I discharge it not as I ought or at least as I am able I am the worst of Men I value my self much upon it but more upon your Friendship Perhaps few Recorders for many ages have been so freely Elected Therefore Gratitude as well as Oath obliges me to be faithful to you Interest also a mighty Motive prompts me to the same I am your Neighbour as well as fellow Citizen The little Fortune that I have lies near you if Oxford flourish Elsfield will not fare the worse Gentlemen I hope you 'l have a favourable opinion of him you have made yours ' Its no inconsiderable disadvantage to succeed a man of such great abilities as your last Recorder was A Person who liv'd long amongst you and knew the secrets of your Corporation yet this I vow I 'le pray the aid of all the Inns of Court rather then you shall suffer And indeed why should you in any thing Have you not opportunities enough to be happy Does not the Great and Good Earl of Abingdon offer his assistance ready at all times upon his knee to begg his Majesties Favour in your behalf When he appears Make room for Oxford cries the Guards the Town is Loyal grown when at another time if I may speak it A modest Oxford man dare hardly peep in Court Why then don 't we by his vast Interest let in the Beames of Majesty upon us Who can live without the Sun Have we not a famous University for our Example Let her great Loyalty if it be possible be out done by us Can we be poison'd at the Fountain head Where is Learning Piety and Obedience practis'd if not in this our English Athens Who so ignorant that does not know how eminent this Place has been for Loialty How proud it was when Charles the first that Glorious King shut himself up within our walls Did not our Citizens follow Bellona's Call to defend his Sacred Person from Rebels fury Was not this the Seat of warr With what bravery and gallantry did this City assert its Monarch's Right Surely the stock of Loyalty is not worn out How many are there in this place now that liv'd in those days and play'd the Souldiers part therefore I 'le not think there 's an ill man amongst us however it happens that for some miscariages of ours we stand not right in Caesars favour We promise largely perform poorly and that with grudging too The widow's mite what was it yet being all and freely given had the largest thanks Gentlemen let me advise you to redeem your selves again His Majesty whom the Law stiles Head of the Kingdom Father of the Country Master of the whole family of the Nation Cheif Justice of all England and a kind of petty God on earth who for the excellency of his Person by way of resemblance has Divine Attributes as Immortality for as King he never dies Soveraignty Majesty Power Verity Justice and the like He is merciful of a God-like temper as ready to forgive as we to ask let us think nothing but good of him and his Government for fears and jealousies have been of fatal consequence to this Nation and still are the greatest enemies to the peace and tranquility of it Sometimes they cry Popery is a breaking in upon us when God knows as it is lately prov'd the eight hundredth man is not Papist unless all are such that are not Dissenters from the Church for so indeed they call us Did not his Majesty for several years live in Popish soil yet came over to us as well in Heart as Title Defender of the Faith His Royal Highness Great Brittans Mars its Heir and Glory has upon all occasions exprest himself highly in favour of our Church has settled the Protestant Religion upon such sure foundations in Scotland that it 's not to be shaken Are not his Daughters after him the present Heirs to the Imperial Crown Protestants and married two such Princes on design purely for to secure our Religion when France it self courted that alliance for its Heir Are not the Lords of the Romish Faith excluded the House of Peers the Laws strictly put in execution against the Papists Besides what alteration can there be in Church or State without a National consent If these are signes of Popery then indeed we are in danger What think ye Gentlemen You are men of reason live among the Muses where Learning is at the Hight Though I must confess if a Papist must not breath Common Air or tread his Native Earth because he is so 't is hard Who does not think his own opinion best Sometimes again how does the fears of Arbitrary Power of loss of Liberty and Property call Crowds together to consult who shake the Head look down cry we are lost sad times are coming when that 's the only way to have them come for if a People grow Rebell-ripe why should not we believe that Kings who set at stern that pick and cull the Nation for the wisest Heads should not endeavour to preserve their Empire and Dominion as well as we quit shops and stalls and fly to Coffee-Houses to examine every Letter to see how things are like to goe with us Gentlemen be not seduc'd by men of Seditious Spirits The first sin of Men and Angels was Rebellion Heaven and Paradise were lost by it beleive it is the Kings Interest as well as Royal Inclination to Preserve us in our Rights and Liberties For take away Property and industry is quickly at an end Where is the Crowns safety then The empty Travailer laughs at the Thief who values his Countries defence that hath nothing in it which he can call his own In some of the Eastern Parts the Garden of the World by Nature a man may Ride some scores of Miles and scarcely see a Hut because no man has any thing but at the Princes will With us the Prosperity of the People is the Monarchs joy He alwaies esteems himself Rich if they are so Gentlemen I am not altogether a stranger to History can give a reasonable