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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01426	Edinburgh, at the Parliament-House, February 13. 1661.	Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Earl of, 1629-1685	1661 (1661)	Wing A3653A; ESTC R172501	11,740	10

Edinburgh At the Parliament-House February 13. 1661. THe Marquess of Argyle being accused of High Treason at the instance of Sir John Fletcher his Majesties Advocat for his Interest was brought to the Bar His Lordship humbly desired but to speak a few words before read-the Indictment assuring to speak nothing in the Cause it self Whereupon he was removed a little and after some Debate the House resolved that the said Indictment should be first read Then his Lordship desired that a Bill which he had caused his Advocats give in to the Lords of the Articles desiring a precognition with many reasons urging the necessity of it to which he had received no answer might be read before the said Indictment which being likewise refused the said Indictment was first read and after the reading thereof the Marquess being put off his first thoughts was compelled to this extemporary Discourse following as it was faithfully collected from several Hands who writ when his Lordship spoke May it please your Grace MY Lord Chancellor Before I speak any thing I shall humbly protest my words may not be wrested but that I may have Charity to be believed and I shall with God's assistance speak truth from my heart I shall my Lord resume Mephibosheths answer to David after a great Rebellion and himself evil reported of saith he 2 Sam. 19.30 Yea let him take all for as much as my Lord the King is come home again in peace into his own house So say I since it has pleased God Almighty graciously to return his Sacred Majesty to the Royal Exercise of his Government over these Nations to which he has undoubted Right and was most unjustly and violently thrust therefrom by the late tyrannizing Usurpers It is my Lord exceeding matter of joy to us all that that Iron-yoke of Usurpation under which we have these many years sadly groaned is now broke and with much freedom this High and Honourable Court of Parliament are meeting together under the refreshing warm Beams of his Majesties Royal Government so much longed for by our almost starved expectations and I do earnestly wish his Royal Presence upon his Royal Throne amongst us but since at this time that great happiness cannot probably be expected I am glad that his Majesties Prudence has singled out such a qualified and worthy person as my Lord Commissioner his Grace to represent himself whose unspotted Loyalty to his Majesty we can all witness I cannot my Lord but acknowledge that these two grand Mercies which comfortably attends my present condition one is The high thoughts I deservedly entertain of that transcendent and Princely clemency wherewith his Sacred Majesty is so admirably delighted abundantly evidenced by many noted and signal testimonies in all the steps of his Majesties carriage as those most gracious Letters Declarations and that free and most ample Act of Indemnity granted to all his Majesties Subjects excepting some of the immediat Murderers of his Royal Father to eradicate any timorous Jealousies of his Majesties gracious Pardon which might haply arise by serious reflectings convincing them forceably of their own miscarriages in these unhappy times of distraction The effects my Lord of which Princely deportment I am confidently hopeful his Majesty has experimentally and shall find prove one effectual Cement to concilliate the most antimonarchick and disaffected persons excepting some of those barbarous Phanaticks in all his Majesties Dominions most willingly to the subjection of his Majesties Royal Scepter and with a perfect hatred abominate all disloyal Practices in themselves or others in all time coming The second is my Lord When I consider that my Judges are not such as we had of late Strangers but my own Countrymen both which jointly together with the real sense and solid convictions I have of my innocency of these calumnies most unjustly charged upon me encourages my hopes the rather to expect such dealing as will most sympathize with that clement humour to which his Sacred Majesty hath such a natural propensity and such equal administration of Justice void of all byassing prejudices as will be most suitable to such a high and honourable Meeting I shall therefore my Lord desire to use Paul's answer for himself being accused of his Countrymen may not be mistaken he having a learned Orator Tertullus accusing him Acts 24.14 15 16. as I have my Lord Advocat Paul's was Heresie mine of another nature but I must say with him That the things they alledge against me cannot be proved but this I confess in the way allowed by solemn Oaths and Covenants I have served God my King and Country as he said which they themselves also allow I shall my Lord remember not with repining but for information my hard usage never having had my Hearing nor allowance of Pen Ink nor Paper nor the comfort of seeing my Friends freely until I received this Summons which was in effect a Load above a Burden Enemies both Scots and English out of Malice calumniating me for all the same things excepting what relates to his Majesties most Royal Father of ever glorious memory Therefore my Lord I beg charity and patient hearing not doubting but the wisdom and goodness of the Parliament will be so favourable and not as the inconsiderate multitude as a learned and able man * * Sir Walter Raleighs Preface to to the History of the World writes says he As we see in experience That Dogs they always bark at them they know not and that it is their nature to accompany one another in those clamours so it is with the inconsiderate multitude who wanting that vertue which we call honesty in all men and that special gift of God which we call charity in Christian men condemn without hearing and wound without offence given led thereunto by uncertain report only which his Majesty King James only acknowledges to be the Father of Lies I shall not desire to be in the least mistaken by any that hear me But sure I am it is pertinently applicable to my case I intreat your Lordship likewise to consider the words of another notable man * * Speed in his History who says As the tongues of Parasites are ill Ballances to weigh the Vertues of Princes and great Men so neither should theirs nor other mens blemishes be looked upon as they are drawn with the deformed Pencil of Envy or Rancour which do always attend Eminency whether in place or vertue I shall not my Lord be so presumptuous as to arrogate any thing to my self in this only I want not the two Companions for I am but a weak man subject to many failings and infirmities whereof I do not purge my self for as we must confess to God Almighty Psal 130.3 if he should mark iniquity who can stand Neither shall I say That there cannot a Hole be discovered as the Proverb is in my Coat and it cannot but be so with any specially such as have labour'd in such times business but I