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A93802 A renowned speech spoken to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, May, 28. at the last assembly of the gentry and commonalty of Yorkshire, by that most judicious gentleman Sir Phillip Stapleton, one of the committees appointed by the honourable House of Commons to attend his Majesties pleasure, and to give information to the members of the said House of all passages that concerne the good of the King and kingdome. Wherein is declared the great uncertainty of his Majesties undertakings, the said undertakings not being seconded with the unite applause and joynt assistance of the whole kingdome. Likewise discribing the manifold and innumerable dangers that attends civill discord, and home-bred contention, shewing by presidents of Yorke and Lancaster, what cruell effects such designes produce both to the King and subject. Stapleton, Philip, Sir, 1603-1647. 1642 (1642) Wing S5257; Thomason E200_46; ESTC R17459 1,707 9

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A Renowned SPEECH Spoken to the Kings most Excellent Majesty May 28 at the last great Assembly of the Gentry and Commonalty of Yorkshire by that most Judicious Gentleman Sir Phillip Stapleton One of the Committees appointed by the Honourable House of Commons to attend his Majesties pleasure and to give Information to the Members of the said House of all passages that concerne the good of the King and Kingdome Wherein is declared the great uncertainty of his Majesties undertakings the said undertakings not being seconded with the unite applause and joynt Assistance of the whole Kingdome Likewise discribing the manifold and innumerable dangers that attends Civill discord and home-bred contention shewing by Presidents of Yorke and Lancaster what cruell effects such designes produce both to the King and Subject London Printed for J. Horton 1642. June 2. A Renowned Speech Spoken to the Kings most Excellent Maiesty at the last great Assembly of the Gentry and Commonalty of Yorkshire by that most judicious Gentleman Sir Phillip Stapleton Most gracious Soveraigne LEt not mee incurre your Maiesties displeasure if I that am one of the poorest of the Subiects presume to speake some few words unto my Lord the King According to your Maiesties Command we the Gentry and Commonalty of Yorkshire are here met to know your Maiesties pleasure and knowing to fulfill what we with Honour may performe or with Loyalty execute nor have we brought with us the least thought of such a feare since 'T were disloyalty in the highest Degree to thinke a Prince so gracious from whom we have received such large expressions of Royall Love and Favour should Command any thing not sutable to Law and to our Consciences farre be it from us to thinke it onely let me take Lycence with your Royall favour to tell what some men mutter As touching your Maiesties Demands to have a guard of Horse and Foote to waite upon your Maiesty First that the malignant Party hath counselled your Maiesty to take this course and under this pretence to gaine a power of Horse and foote which should be imployed against the Parliament We hope much better nor can We give just credit to such vaine Reports yet should We with our Persons and Estates purchase a ruine to our selves and Kingdome it would be a sad reward for all our Service Oh my dread Lord Let but your serious Judgement call to mind what sad Disasters home-bred strife doth breed in private Families and if in them what mischiefe in a Kingdome a Kingdome that is divided into as many factions as there is Counties the Church the State the Court the City and the County too full of dissention let your Maiesty call into your mind the Hellish Plots the Papists daily layd to ruine and destroy your Royall Father could they have him and yet love you so deare believe it nor my Lord their slattering tongues and their dissembling Traines are inwardly a poyson their Oyly Councels seeme to quench this Fire but with that oyle they doe your fall conspire cast backe your Eye to Yorke and Lancaster how many Nobles lost their Noble Lives how many Subiects paid their lives as Tribute to their then doubtfull King how was this Kingdome wasted and destroyed and in the end when warre did cease to frowne he lost a Kingdome to obtaine a Crowne Besides great King admit a Guard were raisd as is intended depending on your Royall Wisdome in the use of them what could such Forces doe against Kingdome what can rawe Souldiers doe against those thousands of expert Souldiers which have taken Oath to defend your Royall Maiesty and the high Court of Parliament but if your Maiesty shall put your selfe in opposion and raise Forces against your Loyall and obedient Subiects they ought in Lawes of Nature both humane and divine for to defend and make resistance and should this come to passe which God forbid Tillage and Trade must cease Forraigne Commerce and Traffique must have end and Hostillity must be the practice of this Kingdome both to defend your Sacred Maiesty from your Domesticke Enemies the Papists which but assembled by your gracious Licence would soone declare themselves your owne and Kingdomes greatest Enemies and to secure the Kingdome from the invasion of Forraigne Enemies that dayly watch advantage to get a footing in this fruitfull Ile and to suppresse the Gospell and it is greatly to be feared that by their Grand incendiaries heere they are the chiefest Authors of these great distractions I feare I have displeas'd your Maiesty if so I crave your gratious pardon t is my true Love and zealous Loyaltie to your Sacred Maiesty and this my Native Kingdome that makes me bold to presse your Maiesty beside the interrest and assurance I have of the fidelity of that great Councell whereof by the favour of my Country I was chosen a member which trust I will till death faithfully discharge both to your Sacred Maiestie and this my Countrie FINIS