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A85727 The speech which the speaker of the House of Commons made unto the king in the Banqueting-House at Whitehall; November 9. 1660. Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685. 1660 (1660) Wing G2045; Thomason E1075_21; ESTC R208560 1,213 6

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THE SPEECH WHICH THE SPEAKER OF THE House of Commons Made unto the KING IN THE Banqueting-House at Whitehall November 9. 1660. CR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE LONDON Printed by John Bill Printer to the KINGS most Excellent Majesty 1660. THE SPEECH Which the SPEAKER of the House of Commons Made unto the KING in the Banqueting-House at Whitehall Novemb. 9. 1660. Most Gratious and Royal Soveraign IF I had the command of as many Tongues as Your Majesty hath of Hearts I could not express the great Joy and Thankfulness of Your Commons now Assembled in Parliament for Your continual and indefatigable Labor and Pains in repairing and making up our sad Breaches and composing our unhappy Differences and in particular for Your late most Gratious Declaration concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs wherein Your Majesty hath provided wholesom Food for all clean Stomachs strong Meat for such as are able to bear it allowing them the use of our Church Liturgy together with comely Vestments Ornaments and Ceremonies in the Service and Worship of God as likewise Milk for tender Babes dispencing with their Conformity in such Matters and Things as are not so much of the Substance and Essence of Faith and Religion as of Decency and Becomingness which giveth abundant satisfaction to all peaceable sober minded Men and such as are truly Religious For those that are really and truly so will finde themselves bound ever in Conscience to the observation and practice of that excellent Lesson taught us by the Apostle which is Sapere ad temperantiam Spartam ornare with a Vade tu fac simile As for those that have foul Stomachs or rather foul Hearts and will be pleased with nothing unless they may have a Licentious Liberty Libertatem perditionis a Liberty Legem ponere oculis minime cogitantes quod sunt pedes Men of turbulent Spirits and disturbers of the Peace and Civil Government of Your Nation Your Declaration takes no care of them for they will indeed better deserve Your Majesties penance and punishment then Your pity and indulgence Royal Sir The end of this humble Address at this time is to assure Your Majesty That Your Gratious Declaration doth give general satisfaction and I am commanded by your Commons now Assembled in Parliament to present Your Majesty with as general Thanks in which they were all unanimous Nemine contradicente And in pursuance of Your Majesties Directions therein they have Ordered a Bill to be drawn for that purpose which after it hath passed the Scrutiny of both Your Houses of Parliament they will then humbly beg Your Favor and Leave to tender it unto Your Majesty for Your Royal Assent Sir That Gratious and Pious Disposition which God hath put into Your Royal Heart of doing Your People good is the greatest Temporal Blessing we are capable of here in this World We must confess Your Majesty hath not onely Jacobs voice but You have likewise Jacobs hands You have spoken kindly unto Your People and You have handled them gently and therefore we must for ever make it our humble Requests in our daily Prayers unto his Throne of Grace to bestow upon Your Majesty Jacobs Blessing De rore coeli variaque pinguedine terrae That You may have for Your Portion of the Dew of Heaven and of the Fatness of the Earth Serviant tibi populi incurvent se tibi Nationes Honorem exhibentes Let Your People serve You and let the Nations of the Earth bow down before You Those that curse You let them be cursed and they that bless You let them for ever be blessed FINIS