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majesty_n	house_n	parliament_n	speaker_n	3,357	5	10.8139	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91408	Two speeches delivered in Parliament. The one, by Master Pym, the 17th of March. ; The other, by Master Hollis the 21. ; Both worthy members of the House of Commons. ; Wherein, they desire a speedy course to be taken for rectifying of the grievances, and punishing enormous crimes in this kingdome; as also, the bringing of the attvrney-generall to his ansvver.	Pym, John, 1584-1643.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1642 (1642)	Wing P4301; ESTC R182282	4,461	8

TWO SPEECHES DELIVERED IN PARLIAMENT THE ONE By Master PYM the 17th of March THE OTHER By Master HOLLIS the 21. Both worthy Members of the House of COMMONS WHEREIN They desire a speedy course to be taken for rectifying of grievances and punishing enormous crimes in this Kingdome As also the bringing of the ATTVRNEY-Generall to his ANSVVER LONDON Printed for Andrew Coe and Marmaduke Boat 1642. The Speech delivered by Mr. Hollis one of the Members of the House of Commons now conjoyned in PARLIAMENT VVith his Arguments against Master Harbert His Majesties Atturney Generall for drawing the Articles of high Treason against himself and the other five Members of the said House Mr. Speaker THe subtlety policie and dubious wayes bearing rule in a man corrupted whose evill actions come within the compasse and justly claim the due reward of exemplary punishment is alwayes working although by the destruction and utter delabition of the vertuous and innonocent whose words and works actions and endeavors can be termed to lay holds on nothing but realties to cleer himself The actions conditions and endeavours of the good man being alwayes the contrary there being no vicissitude or coherence with them in respect they are meer opposites the one seeking to perform duty both to God and man through his true dealing for the truth the other seeking what in him lyeth for the advancing of impiety The good man joyning with his practise is daily labours for the defence of vertuous and pious designes thereby seeking with vigilancie to bring the malignant persons to deserved punishments it being a work which in conscience is due both to God his King and Country First To God in respect of Religion and the true and reall Faith we now professe in the Church of England without which we are nothing being no lesse then meer Atomes to the World and the just Antipodes to a ground Faith No faith can stand without that true Foundation of Christ no grounds of salvation can be had but by and through those extraordinary merits and sufferings which we are partakers of in Christ if so then does our Saviour da●●● suffer in the instigations and quo●● all provo●… against him all which are vi●●ated by those who are many ●mal g●●n●s to the truth Secondly To the King what greater abuse can there be to His Sacred Majesty then by the continuall sufferance the Subject endures through the ill Counsell administred to our Soveraign being done under the colour of Loyaltie yet in proving in matter no better then flat abuses to this whole Kingdom Thirdly If that God and the King so much suffer by the aforesaid means the poor Subject and Country can do no lesse witnesse the daily disturbances which are now a dayes being so many that there is no County almost within his Majesties Dominions but hath delivered their humble petitions to this Honourable Assembly for removall of the said grievances and the depriving of the aforesaid persons of their usurped authority Mr. Speaker IT is palpable that the wicked man cares not though he dishonours God in the highest degree may he but defend himself and vices though to the utter abolishing of Religion King and Country aforesaid if opposite to his designes We have had the experience of the evils and great troubles that have been raised in this State by ill instruments men of power and authoritie in the same and not only of publike misdoers and open enemies but also of many privare draffected spirits whose outward carriage hath procured to themselves esteem and respect in their County Nay so well have they bin approved on that their Countrey hath not misled them with both their estates and priviledges as electing them Members of this high Court of Parliament wherein also for a long time they have discharged their duties to their King and Countrey nay and attained the general estimation and respect of all men as worthy members of the Commonwealth but their hearts disagreeing with their outward qualities being not upright and perfect have at least shewed themselves in their perfect colours and brought them-selves to shame and dishonour Mr. Speaker I Have further to spoken of nothing but generals ●ow I intend to insist upon a per●●●●ar being the Gentleman who as yet stands 〈◊〉 by this Honorable House His Majesties Arturney General who hath bin a man upon whom all these Honors aforenamed have bin couferred in the Parliament and no leste esteemed by His Majesty his place therein being sufficiently honourable he needed not to have proceeded so far as to prove ambitious or malitious which of the two I can nominate nor am able to distinguish was his error or whether he is guilty of both how ever it does appear his heart was not right in discharging his duty in that great place committed to him and as he was a Member of the Parliament had he bin faithfull to his King and Country he had never undertaken this Enterprise to accuse us of treason and draw the accusation against us himself for which we have already further are bound to answer Mr. Speaker HIs offence is of a high nature of dangerous consequence a maniselt Breach of the Priviledges of Parliament an apparent treachery if found to rely upon him against those accused Members of which I am the least yet moved to speak in the Cause The offence is generally against the whole State deserving great punishment for the fame By this he hath made himself guilty of those misdemeanours that other Delinquents have bin impeached and accused for and nothing inferiour to them in their crime This design was a great offence if by him advised against His sacred Majesty himself in seeking to work an evill opinion in him concerning his Parliament and their proceedings in the great affairs of both Church and State This is the matter that discourages this Hononrable Assembly in proceeding in such businesses as may be for the honour of their King and Country when they perceive that all their endeavours and dutifull actions are not wel accepted by his Majesty This and such like ill Councells hath caused all this distraction in the State Mr. Speaker THe Charge is apparent against him the accusation is apparent before as though void therefore I in behalf of the rest of the Members most humbly desire you would proceed to voting him upon the same as he shall be found guilty and his reward may be contributed for the same I for my part have performed my promise to those other Members accused in moving you in the businesse To whose consideration I now leave it as being best able to determine of a matter of so great weight Master Pyms Speech the 17. of March 1641. Mr. Speaker THis great Councell as Tully said of the Senate of Rome is the soul of the Common-wealth wherin one may hear and see all the grievances of the Subjects and in the multitude of such Counsellors there is safety Amongst whom the greatest priviledge is liberty