The
Speech
of
their
Excellencies
the
Lords
AMBASSADOVRS
EXTRAORDINARIE
FROM
The
High
and
Mighty
States
Generall
of
the
Vnited
Provinces
of
the
Netherlands
,
taking
their
leave
of
both
the
Honourable
Houses
of
PARLIAMENT
assembled
at
Westminster
.
April
the
10
th
.
1645.
Translated
out
of
French
into
English
:
And
Printed
by
their
Excellencies
Order
.
STEPH
.
TAYLOR
.
Secr.
Right
Honourable
.
TWO
things
have
moved
Our
Lords
and
Superiours
to
send
Vs
their
Ambassadors
Extraordinarie
into
this
Kingdome
,
viz.
Their
Duty
,
and
Your
Service
.
The
first
,
consisted
in
their
Power
,
and
in
the
resenting
of
the
present
Distractions
.
The
other
,
being
altogether
in
Your
choyce
to
accept
,
if
You
should
like
of
it
.
We
have
long
agoe
,
and
divers
times
spoken
unto
Your
Honours
of
the
one
,
and
the
other
:
as
likewise
unto
the
King
,
who
hath
honoured
so
much
Our
State
,
as
to
have
accepted
the
offers
of
Our
Interposition
.
But
We
are
still
with
Your
Honours
upon
the
same
termes
We
were
at
the
bginning
,
without
any
certitude
,
or
likelyhood
to
bee
accepted
.
We
have
already
obtained
Our
leave
from
the
King
,
and
have
left
His
Majesty
full
of
good
wil
,
and
disposition
for
a
just
and
reasonable
Accommodation
:
Likewise
We
parted
from
Him
well
satisfied
,
concerning
the
poynt
of
the
Evangelique-Protestant
Religion
,
upon
the
Offers
He
hath
lately
permitted
us
to
make
.
And
as
concerning
the
Royall
Rights
or
Prerogatives
,
the
Liberties
and
Priviledges
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
the
Parliament
,
and
of
all
the
Subjects
,
no
doubt
when
that
His
Maiestie
shall
be
satisfied
,
His
Maiesty
will
also
satisfie
every
one
.
But
Sirs
,
We
can
stay
no
longer
here
,
unlesse
Your
Honours
accept
of
Our
Interposition
,
without
which
Wee
are
uselesse
:
And
from
hence
it
is
,
Our
Lords
and
Superiours
have
charged
Us
,
in
such
a
case
,
to
take
Our
leave
,
and
returne
to
Our
owne
home
.
In
performance
of
which
last
Duty
,
We
are
here
come
before
You
;
Assuring
You
,
We
shall
never
cease
to
wish
unto
this
heretofore
flourishing
Kingdome
,
an
Accommodation
and
Peace
;
which
is
,
and
ever
will
be
as
profitable
,
as
necessary
.