His
Majesties
SPEECH
the
2.
of
December
.
I
Am
to
speake
a
word
unto
you
,
since
J
have
bin
so
long
absent
from
you
;
It
is
no
way
in
answer
to
the
Learned
Speech
of
Mr.
Speaker
:
But
yet
J
shall
touch
one
point
of
it
concerning
Ireland
;
But
first
I
must
tell
you
,
though
J
have
been
absent
longer
then
indeed
J
did
expect
,
or
could
have
bin
expected
by
you
,
yet
J
stayed
no
longer
in
Scotland
then
the
necessity
of
those
affayres
would
absolutely
permit
,
and
indeed
I
have
therein
done
so
much
good
,
that
J
will
boldly
affirme
vnto
you
,
that
J
have
left
the
people
a
most
contented
and
happy
Nation
;
That
if
J
did
misreckon
a
little
in
time
J
doe
not
misreckon
in
the
end
.
Now
though
J
have
deceived
you
a
little
of
your
expectation
in
point
of
time
,
J
confesse
you
have
deceived
my
expectation
in
finding
of
businesse
here
;
for
J
had
thought
to
have
found
things
in
quietnesse
and
settled
both
for
Religion
and
peace
of
this
Kingdome
,
but
I
found
distractions
,
such
as
J
could
not
expect
,
Jn
so
much
,
as
the
Parliament
was
thought
fit
to
be
guarded
,
this
I
speake
not
any
way
to
seeke
out
a
fault
,
or
to
have
any
distrust
of
the
hearty
affections
of
my
Subjects
,
but
on
the
contrary
when
J
came
here
(
as
you
all
see
)
J
found
the
affection
of
my
people
vnto
me
,
to
my
great
comfort
.
Now
I
assure
you
,
J
come
with
the
same
affection
that
you
or
any
good
people
of
the
world
could
wish
,
for
I
am
so
farre
from
disliking
any
thing
that
J
have
done
hitherto
,
that
if
it
were
to
doe
againe
(
in
the
favour
and
good
of
my
people
)
that
I
protest
J
would
doe
it
againe
.
And
whatsoever
may
be
justly
expected
of
me
for
the
securing
of
Religion
and
Liberty
of
my
people
,
I
shall
not
faile
to
doe
it
,
and
therefore
I
shall
mention
no
particular
at
this
time
,
but
onely
that
great
particular
of
Jreland
,
which
Mr.
Speaker
did
mention
,
of
which
I
doe
not
doubt
,
but
you
have
had
a
great
care
,
yet
me
thinkes
,
things
goe
on
slowly
;
and
J
mention
this
more
reasonably
,
because
a
couple
of
Noble-men
are
come
out
of
Scotland
according
to
the
Petition
and
Jnstructions
,
which
it
pleased
both
Houses
to
send
vnto
me
at
Barwicke
,
which
I
instantly
dispatched
to
the
Chancelor
,
who
now
have
the
disposing
of
all
things
,
J
spoke
to
them
this
morning
,
and
I
decreed
both
Houses
to
appoynt
a
select
Committee
and
make
an
end
of
that
businesse
with
them
.
J
have
but
this
word
more
to
say
,
that
I
assure
you
,
I
have
no
other
end
but
the
happinesse
of
my
People
,
for
their
flourishing
,
is
my
greatest
Glory
,
and
their
affection
,
my
greatest
strength
.