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The speech of Patrick Earl of Marchmont, &c., Lord High Chancellor to the Parliament of Scotland on Tuesday 21 May 1700.
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Marchmont, Patrick Hume, Earl of, 1641-1724.
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THE SPEECH OF PATRICK Earl of Marchmont c. Lord High Chancellor to the PARLIAMENT OF SCOTLAND On Tuesday 21. May 1700. My Lords and Gentlemen OUR Soveraign Lord the KING who has done so great things for this Nation as we have good reason ever to rejoyce of and for which we ought to show our perpetual Gratitude by a constant Readiness to do His Majesty such Services as will be acceptable to Him has so plainly and kindly in His most gracious Letter expressed his firm Resolution to make it the chief Design of his Reign to do every thing that may tend to the Advantage and Good of His Subjects that I need say nothing to perswade you to rest assured of it and to rely upon it The Commissioners Grace whom his constant Fidelity to His Majesty Zeal for the Good of the Countrey and His other fit Enduments have justly Induced the King to imploy in the Great and Important Trust of representing His Majesties Royal Person in this Session of Parliament And who is no doubt upon the mentioned Considerations most acceptable to us all Haveing likeways expressed to you His Majesties good Resolutions and Intentions It seems not necessary for me to add to what you have heard upon that Subject My part shall be then earnestly to invite you to the Remembrance and Consideration of the Great and Eminent Danger this Nation was in as to all its most valuable Interests when it pleased GOD to put it in the Heart of our KING to appear for our Rescue and Deliverance likeways of the great Wisdom and Prudence Conduct and Courage which have been eminently shown The great Labours Travels and Pains which have been undergone and taken the great and many Dangers and Hazards which have been encountered by His Majesty in the Prosecution of His glorious Undertaking for Rescuing and Establishing our Religion Liberties and Laws But above all to invite you to the Remembrance and Consideration of the wonderful Mercies and Goodness of GOD who has been pleased to show his favour to this Nation in raising up for it so great a Deliverer and in Countenancing and Supporting Him and giving Him so happy a Success in His Enterprizes That these things which seemed to be next to impossible are brought to pass to the unexpressible Joy and Comfort of all good People in the Nation An universal Peace did terminat that War wherein most part of the Princes and States in Europe were deeply concerned and engaged one of the greatest most Bloody and Expensive that ever Europe had seen and of a long Continuance tho' this Nation and its Interests were all at stake in that war Yet by the wise Conduct of our King we felt it not much We were in Peace at Home no Eenemy to invade our Houses none to pluck the Morsel from the Mouths of our Children Nay not so much as to drive our Cattel from their pasture excepting that short time when our own unnatural Countreymen ravaged in and harased the North of Scotland to the great prejudice indeed of these honest hearted Patriots there who bravely-showed their Zeal and concern for the Support of the happy Settlement then established I hope to see the Time and t at it is not for distant when the Parliament of Scotland will consider the great Losses and Prejudice sustained by their fellow Subjects These worthy Persons who then bore the Burden and endured the Heat of the Day and will do it in such a manner as may convince the Sufferers how willing they would have been and are to partake with them in their Losses as well as they do in their benefites and Advantages But at this time it is necessary for us to consider that tho' we are at peace with Forreign Princes and Powers Yet the Enmity of a Multitude Natives of this Kingdom living in it and injoying the Protection of the Government Besides these who are Abroad is not at an end they are not reconciled they are still Designing and Hatching Mischief and waiting Opportunities to put in Execution We may justly too take notice of the Breach that is beginning among the Protestant Princes of the North and of the Warlike Preparations which are made both for Land and Sea by other Neigbouring Princes and States which may at least lead us to bethink our selves and to be so far upon our Guard as to provide for maintaining that Tranquility within the Kingdom which we now enjoy The King's Majesty has told you that he thinks it necessary for that purpose that the Forces be provided for and I am confident that no man who observes well and considers justly will differ from his Majesties opinion My Lords and Gentlemen I cannot but tell you that the penetrating Wisdom of our King has been so manifest in the Course of his Reign as justly claims a great Deference from you that the Care he has taken of your most important Interests and the great Things he has performed for you do justly claim an intire Trust and Confidence to be lodged in Him all the Proof of these which He expects at this time is what may very well be expected from a Parliament which all along has evidenced so much good Affection to Him and Gratitude towards Him Let us not change our way but with honest and generous Minds Heartily Readily and Unanimously go in to and joyn with the Sentiments of our Prince to His Satisfaction and Comfort when the doing it will so much tend to our own Safety Peace and Advantage Now is the time and if we lay not hold upon the Occasion we will certainly repent it and perhaps when it is too late which I hope GOD in His Goodness shall prevent by guiding your Hearts and blessing your Endeavours Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Excellent Majesty Anno Dom. 1700.