The
Lord
Keeper
his
Speech
to
the
House
of
Commons
.
I
Am
commanded
by
my
Lords
to
acquaint
you
with
a
letter
I
have
received
from
his
Maiestie
,
authorizing
the
Earle
of
Northumberland
,
the
Earle
of
Southampton
the
Earle
of
Bath
,
&
my selfe
,
or
any
three
of
us
,
by
uertue
of
his
Maiesties
Commission
under
the
great
Seale
of
England
,
to
passe
two
Bills
▪
the
one
,
a
bill
for
the
raising
of
men
for
the
present
expedition
into
Ireland
,
to
releive
the
poore
distressed
protestants
there
,
from
the
preuailing
partie
of
the
blood
sucking
Papists
,
A
thing
taken
to
heart
by
the
King
and
all
good
men
.
In
this
Bill
is
a
clause
that
doth
much
conduce
to
the
security
of
the
liberty
of
the
Subiects
of
England
.
That
by
the
law
noe
man
ought
to
bee
imprest
,
nor
compelled
to
goe
out
of
his
Countrie
to
serve
as
a
Souldier
,
unlesse
by
his
owne
consent
,
or
the
common
consent
in
Parliament
,
or
upon
the
necessitie
of
some
sudden
Invasion
of
forraigne
forces
into
the
Realme
.
The
second
Bill
that
is
to
passe
,
is
to
take
away
the
Bishops
Votes
out
of
the
house
of
Peeres
,
and
to
exempt
them
from
all
secular
affaires
:
That
so
,
being
reduced
to
what
indeed
they
were
first
instituted
,
they
may
solely
attend
the
gaineing
of
soules
to
heaven
.
The
whole
man
being
too
litle
for
so
glorious
and
great
a
worke
.
Who
is
sufficient
for
these
things
saith
the
Apo.
And
to
avoid
all
delayes
,
his
Maiestie
,
having
not
the
convenience
to
bee
here
in
person
,
hath
authorized
us
by
his
commission
to
give
his
Roy
all
assent
to
both
these
Bills
.
Le.
Roy
Le
noet
.
Then
the
Lord
Keeper
commanded
his
Maiesties
message
to
bee
read
in
the
presence
of
both
houses
as
followeth
.