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A97038	A worthy speech made in the House of Commons this present Parliament, 1641. 1 That Parliaments are the onely way for advancing the Kings affaires. 2 That the restoring of the property of goods and freedome of the subject is a chiefe meanes to maintaine religion and obedience to His Majestie. By Mr. Waller.	Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.	1641 (1641)	Wing W534; Thomason E198_11; ESTC R11579	4,812	11

A WORTHY SPEECH MADE IN THE HOVSE OF COMMONS this present Parliament 1641. 1 That Parliaments are the onely way for advancing the Kings affaires 2 That the restoring of the property of goods and freedome of the Subject is a chiefe meanes to maintaine Religion and obedience to his Majestie By Mr. WALLER LONDON Printed for John Nicholson 1641. Mr. WALLERS Speech in the House of Commons this present Parliament 1641. Mr. Speaker J will use no Preface as they doe who prepare men to something to which they would perswade them and move their affections I will onely propose what I thinke fit for the House to consider and shall be no more concerned in the event then they that shall heare me Two things are considerable which I observe in his Majesties demands First the Supply Secondly our speedy dispatch thereof touching the first his Majesties occasions for Money are too evident For to say nothing how are we neglected abroad or distracted at home the calling of this Parliament and our sitting heere is an effect which no light cause could in those times have produced and enough to make any reasonable man beleeve that the Exchequer abounds not so much in money as the State doth in occasions to use it and I hope we shall appeare willing to disprove those who thought to disswade his Majesty from this way of Parliaments as doubting it uncertaine and to let him see it is as ready and more safe for the advancement of his Affaires then any new or pretended old way whatsoever 2. Now Mr. Speaker for the speedy dispatch required which was the second thing which not onely his Majesty but Res ipsa loquitur the occasion seemes to importune no lesse nec●ssity is come upon us like an armed man and yet the use of Parliaments heretofore as appeares by the Writs which call us hither was to advise with his Maiesty of things concerning the Church and Common-wealth and Mr. Speaker it hath ever been the Custome of Parliaments by good and wholsome Lawes to refresh the Common-wealth in generall yea to descend into the Remedies of particular grievances before any mention made of supply looke back on the best Parliaments and still you shall find that the last Acts are for the free gift of the Subjects on the peoples part and generall pardons on the Kings part even the wisest of Kings have first acquainted their Parliaments with their designes and the reasons thereof and then demanded the assistance both of their counsels and purses But Mr. Speaker Physitians though they be called of the latest must not stomack it or talke what might have beene but apply themselves roundly to the cure Let us not stand too nicely upon circumstances nor to rigidly post the matter of supply to the healing of our lighter wounds let us doe what may be supplyably done with reason and honesty on our parts to comply with his M●jesties desires and to prevent the eminent evills that threaten us But consider Mr. Speaker that they who thinke themselves already undone can never apprehend themselves in danger and they that have nothing left can never give freely nor shall we ever discharge the trust of those that sent us hither or make them beleeve that they contribute to their owne defence and safety vnlesse his Majesty be plea●ed first to restore them to the propriety of their good and lawfull liberties wh●reof they esteeme themselves now out of possession I need not tell you that the propriety of our goods is the mother of courage and nurse of Industry which makes us valiant in warre and good husbands in peace the experience I have of former Parliaments and my present observations of the care ye Country hath had to choose persons of worth courage makes me thinke this House like the Spartans whose forward valours required some faster Musique to allay and quiet their spirits too much moved with the sound of Martiall Instruments It is not the feare of imprisonment or if need be of death it selfe that can keepe a true hearted Englishman from the care to leave his part of the Inheritance as intire to posterity as he received it from his Ancestors This therefore let us first doe and the more speedily that we may come to the matter of supply let us give new force to the many Lawes which have beene heretofore made for the maintaining of Rights and Priviledges and to restore this Nation to the fundamentall and vitall liberties the propriety of our goods and freedome of our persons no way doubting but that wee shall find his Majesty as gracious and ready as any of his Royall progenitors have been to grant our just desires therein for not onely the simplest doe thinke but the wisest doe know that what we have suffered we have suffered for his Ministers but the person of no King was ever better beloved of his people and that no people were ever better satisfied with the wayes of levying of monies are two truths which may serve to demonstrate the other for such is their occasion to the present courses that neither the admiration they have of his Majesties inclination to Justice and clemency nor the pretended cont●nt of the Iudges could willingly submit themselves to this late tax and such is their naturall love and just esteeme of his Majesties goodnesse that no late pressure could provoke them nor any example invite them to disloyalty or disobedience But what is it that hath bred this misunderstanding betwixt the King and the people how is it that having so good a King we have so much to complaine of Why Mr. Speaker we are told of the Sonne of Solomon that he was a Prince of a tender heart and yet by the advice of violent Counsellors how rough an answer he gave his people that his finger should be heavier then his Fathers Loynes I dare say that it was not his owne but the voyce of some persons about him that wanted the gravity of moderation requisite for the Counsellors of a young King I love not to presse Allegories too farre but the Resemblance of Iobes story with ours holds so well that I can not but observe it to you it pleased God to give his enemies to afflict him and yet he was no● provoked to rebell against him so much as with his tongue although he had no good example of one that lay neere him and felt not the halfe which he suffered I hope his Majesty will imitate God in being neere it too and as he was severe to Iob onely whilst he discoursed with another concerning him but when he vouchsafed himselfe to speake to him began to rebuke those who had mistaken and misjudged his case and to restore the patient man to his former prosperity so now his Majesty hath admitted us his presence and spoken face to face with us I doubt not but we shall have fairer dayes and be as rich in the possession of our owne as ever we were I cannot but wonder