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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A74203) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 160611) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 245:669f3[53]) His Majesties speech to the committee the 9th of March 1641 when they presented the declaration of both Houses of Parliament at New-market. England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 sheet ([1] p.) by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty ; and by the assignes of John Bill, Imprinted at London : 1641 [i.e. 1642] With engraving of royal seal at head of document. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A74203 805 (Thomason 669.f.3[53]). civilwar no His Majesties speech to the committee, the 9th of March, 1641. when they presented the declaration of both Houses of Parliament at New-marke England and Wales. Sovereign 1642 1 487 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
❧ His Majesties Speech to the Committee , the 9th of March , 1641. when they presented the Declaration of both Houses of Parliament at New-market .

I Am confident that you expect not I should give you a speedy Answer to this strange and unexpected Declaration ; And I am sorry ( in the Distraction of this Kingdom ) you should think this way of Addresse to be more convenient , then that proposed by my Message of the 20th of Ianuary last to both Houses .

As concerning the grounds of your Fears and Iealousies , I will take time to answer particularly , and doubt not but I shall do it to the satisfaction of all the world . God , in his good time , will , I hope , discover the secrets and bottoms of all Plots and Treasons ; and then I shall stand right in the eyes of all my people . In the mean time , I must tell you , That I rather expected a Vindication for the Imputation laid on me in Master Pims Speech , then that any more generall Rumours and Discourses should get credit with you .

For my Fears and Doubts , I did not think they should have been thought so groundlesse or triviall , while so many Seditious Pamphlets and Sermons are looked upon , and so great Tumults are remembred , unpunished , uninquired into : I still confesse my Fears , and call God to Witnesse , That they are greater for the true Protestant Profession , my People and Laws , then for my own Rights or Safety ; though I must tell you , I conceive that none of these are free from danger .

What would you have ? Have I violated your Laws ? Have I denied to passe any one Bill for the rase and security of my Subjects ? I do not ask you what you have done for Me .

Have any of my People been transport with Fears and Apprehensions ? I have offered as free and generall a Pardon , as your selves can devise . All this considered , There is a Iudgement from Heaven upon this Nation , if these Distractions continue .

God so deal with Me and Mine , as all my Thoughts and Intentions are upright for the maintenance of the true Protestant Profession , and for the Observation and Preservation of the Laws of this Land : And , I hope , God will blesse and assist those Laws for my preservation .

As for the Additionall Declaration , you are to expect an Answer to it , when you shall receive the Answer to the Declaration it self .

Imprinted at London by Robert Barker , Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty : And by the Assignes of JOHN BILL . 1641.