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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86468	A grave and learned speech or an apology delivered by Denzill Hollis Esq; in a full answer to the charge against him, from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army: for the clearing of himselfe in every particular crime charged against him in the papers.	Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1647 (1647)	Wing H2460; Thomason E399_14; ESTC R201716	3,708	8

A grave and learned SPEECH Or an APOLOGY delivered by Denzill Hollis Esq In a full Answer to the Charge against him from His Excellency Sir THOMAS FAIRFAX and the Army For the clearing of himselfe in every particular Crime charged against him in the Papers Printed in the yeare 1647. A grave and learned Speech or an Apology delivered by Denzill Holles Esq c. Mr. Speaker IT is my unhappinesse to stand accused by a Charge against me in which I doubt not and so the rest of the Gentlemen under this mis-fortune with me to give a satisfactory accompt of innocency therein And for that which concerns my self I shall give this Answer to it I cannot undertake to charge my memory at this time to give particular and positive answers to those passages at Oxford which received a full debate in the House of Commons two yeares since I doe not finde any new matter in this Charge save what I have together with Mr. who was a Commissioner with me there then gave accompt of when we were accused by the Lord Savill And this House was so fully satisfied after a full debate held severall daies thereon that it was Resolved upon the Question July 21. 1645. by this House That the matter of the report should be totally and finally laid aside And for the truth hereof to manifest my innocency and discover the malice of the Lord Savill who was then my Accuser I shall refer my selfe to the Papers which concerne my then Examinations and the resolutions of the House thereon And thus much I am informed since concerning his Lordship that he hath been much troubled at what he then did and to testifie his remorse for the injury he then did unto Master and my selfe his Lordship sent a person of Honour not long since to me to give me assurance thereof further declaring from him That when his Composition was made with the Parliament and was passed by both Houses he would then discover unto me how that whole businesse was laid against me and who they were that laid it which when I knew I should see I had no cause to be so angry with him and therefore I was desired by a Peere of the Re●lme who came from him not to be against him in setting the fine for his composition telling me that his Lordship durst not discover it before but when his Composition was passed he would let me know the particulars the le●st inckling whereof to come from him to their knowledge in whom he was in danger might prove his ruine Yet I can assure you to speak it without vanity I knowing my own innocency passed by it never so much as sending to the Lord Savill about it nor doing his Lordship any dis-service for his former malice against me And as for the Letter sent from the Earl of Lindsey to me containing as I am charged some secret designe It is true I received a Paper from him after which it was my unhappinesse to fall sick which made me to forget it for some time yet so soone as it came to my minde I did acquaint the House with it the contents of it was in a line or two very short a recommendation of the bearer the Lord Savill I had then the words fresh in my minde and did then repeate them in the House at which time the House was so far satisfied therein that this House Resolved upon the Question July 19. 1645. That the receiving of that note in the manner as I did was no holding of intelligence with the Enemy And for the Paper it self I do not know what became of it or whether I burnt it as perhaps I might Now for that part of the Charge which chargeth me that the Earle of Lindsey moved for a passe to go to Oxford and that the King should say That I did him better service in the Parliament then I could do there That was reported to this House from the Examinations of what the Lord Savill informed against me and as I said then so now I know nothing of it I am confident it is false the Earl of Lindsey nor any body else had never motion to any such desire from me nor had I ever any such thoughts As for what I am charged in the second Article with sending severall Messages to the Earl of Dorset and the Lord Digby or to joyne with any in drawing up Propositions and sending them privately to His Majesty It is all false and untrue in all and in every part of it To that in the third Article I must acknowledge that by the Lady Carlisles favour I have often waited upon her both at her lodgings in Whitehall and elsewhere but never with any disaffested persons to hold correspondency with the Queene to put Conditions upon the Parliament to bring in the King upon any termes by our plotting against the Parliament or to do any other thing in prosecution of such evill designes but only to shew that respect which is due to a Lady of such Honour And I conceive it is well knowne to this House that I have been alwayes so farre from having a great power upon the Treasure of this Kingdome to maintaine the Queenes Party assure her Pention or undertake to doe more for the King then the Army would doe That I have had as little to doe with money businesses as any I have not growne great by the ruines of others by these sad times nor preferred my selfe nor friends to higher fortunes then otherwise we could have aspired unto And that I should send unto the Queene to advise her to send the Prince into Scotland to come into this Kingdome in the head of an Army or invite the Scots or joyne with any other for inviting the Scots or any other forreigne forces to enter this Kingdome it is utterly false and a meere invention of malice against me nor doe I know of any meanes used to cause or encourage any Officers or Souldiers to gather together tumultuously at Westminster to affright and assault the Members of Parliament for my part I am clear of any such thing And for obstructing of Petitions as I am charged in the first Article when Petitioners came to the Parliament for redresse of publike grievances I have onely delivered my opinion in this House when seditious Petitions have been read and for Major Tuleday and Nicholas Tew they affronted the Committee and Tew endeavoured to raise a Tumult in the Court of Requests to the danger and disturbance of the Committee who committed them both untill the next morning which was approved by this House yet upon my motion in his behalfe this House was pleased to bayle Major Tuleday and shortly after Mr. Tew was discharged As for that which is laid upon me in the eight Article concerning the drawing up of the Declaration it was done in this House the House allowing it and it passed both Houses and therefore it seemes strange to me that any should question that which was made an Act of both Houses of Parliament I drew it up indeed though very unwilling to take that tax upon me as neare as I could according to the sence of the House in obedience to a generall Call upon me for it being exceedingly prest and urged to doe it as you well know And for the reliefe of Ireland it was alwaies my indeavour to promote it desiring that an intire Body might have gone out of the Army It is true some forces for Ireland were commanded back from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire to Reading which was ordered by the Committee that they might receive their pay safe The Officers then representing to the Committee the great necessities of the Souldiers and that they did not know how to convey it into VVorcestershire in safety in regard that it must passe through the quarters of the Army who had expressed great displeasure to those forces which were drawne off for Ireland and the Committee was the rather induced to doe it because they knew the monies which was sent to Oxford for disbanding a Regiment there quartered was seized on which feare caused the calling back of those to Reading and not upon any designe whatsoever And whereas by the 14. Article I am charged with those Gentlemen to obstruct Articles against the Lord Inchiquen and for calling back the Lord Lisle that his command might be committed to the Lord Inchiquen I was alwayes so farre from keeping off proceedings upon those Articles that I furthered it all I could and severall times moved it in the House being very desirous to have all cleared concerning the Lord Inchiquen whom I beleeve to be a man of honour and fidelity And for that the Lord Lisles time of government in Ireland was expired which was but to continue one yeare in that Command the Parliament being pleased to dispose of the Affaires of Ireland in an other way I went in the severall debates thereon in the House according to my judgement and conscience not respecting any particular Person but the common good and for the writing of a Letter to put out all those who favoured Independants I never knew of any such thing done And whereas I am charged by my power and countenance to obstruct Justice in the cause between Alderman Langham and Captaine Limery it is very untrue I confesse that my selfe and Sir Philip Stapleton who is accused with me being one afternoone in the Court of Requests we heard that the House of Lords were then to sit we went to aske the occasion thereof and meeting with the Earle of Rutland in the Lobby his Lordship told us That it was about a great Cause depending between Langham and Limery and we had some discourse about it but I did not understand that the merit of the Cause was at all in question onely the entertaining of it upon an Appeale concerning which I said That it was my Opinion that it was the common Justice of the Kingdome and not to be denyed to any This was all that passed between us as some of Master Limeries Counsell then present who heard it spoken can testifie And for the whole Charge delivered into this House against me from the Army I have had a strict scruteny over my conscience and have made enquiry upon every branch thereof into my past actions and intentions and cannot finde that I have deserved such a returne from any who pretend to be friends to the Parliament and peace of the Church and Kingdome FINIS