THE
SPEECH
Of
the
RECORDER
of
Oxford
,
to
His
Majesties
at
his
Entrance
into
that
City
.
●ost
Gracious
Sovereign
;
I
Have
Read
in
the
Roman
History
that
Marius
was
wont
to
say
,
That
he
that
durst
speak
to
Caesar
,
was
ignorant
of
his
Greatness
;
And
he
that
durst
not
speak
to
him
,
was
Ignorant
of
his
Goodness
:
Of
the
latter
whereof
we
and
all
your
People
have
had
so
large
Experience
,
that
I
am
emboldened
to
beg
the
stay
of
the
Wheels
of
your
Chariot
for
some
few
minutes
,
and
that
I
may
find
so
much
favour
in
the
sight
of
my
Lord
the
King
,
as
to
speak
a
few
Words
in
the
Name
of
the
Loyal
Citizens
of
this
place
,
which
is
but
to
let
Your
Majesty
understand
the
infinite
Joy
and
Gladness
,
wherewith
their
Hearts
are
filled
,
in
beholding
the
Royal
Presence
of
Your Self
,
and
our
most
gracious
Queen
in
this
place
;
I
say
,
to
behold
You
after
so
many
Wicked
Designs
of
Bloody
and
Unreasonable
men
against
Your
Royal
Person
;
and
the
many
and
singular
Deliverances
of
You
from
them
,
(
for
which
the
Name
of
God
be
praised
)
here
at
this
time
in
the
heart
of
Your
Dominions
Reigning
in
Glory
and
Safty
is
a
Joy
so
unspeakable
to
all
true
English
Hearts
,
That
if
I
had
an
hundred
Tongues
I
could
not
be
able
to
express
it
.
And
that
you
should
at
this
time
make
this
City
the
Royal
Chamber
and
place
of
the
Reception
of
Your
Parliament
,
is
a
Grace
and
Favor
ever
by
us
to
be
Recorded
in
the
Register
of
Time
and
Fame
.
And
we
hope
that
it
may
prove
as
auspicious
to
Your
Majesty
for
that
purpose
as
any
other
place
whatsoever
,
notwithstanding
any
furmises
that
have
been
made
to
the
contrary
,
since
there
has
been
Famous
and
Good
Parliaments
held
here
,
as
might
be
proved
by
our
Ancient
Records
and
Histories
if
there
were
time
to
do
it
.
But
Great
Sir
,
we
must
not
presume
to
be
too
tedious
in
so
great
a
Presence
,
especially
after
your
long
and
tedious
Progress
this
day
,
and
therefore
I
shall
presume
to
say
little
more
,
but
for
all
the
good
you
have
done
us
,
what
can
we
render
to
you
again
?
Aristotle
saith
,
we
can
never
render
equal
things
to
God
and
our
Parents
;
You
are
the
Blessed
Father
of
our
Country
,
and
under
the
shadow
of
Your
Royal
Protection
,
we
do
injoy
all
our
Rights
,
both
Religious
and
Civil
,
and
confess
that
our
Obligations
are
greater
than
our
Acknowledgments
can
be
;
Yet
such
as
they
are
we
beseech
your
Gracious
acceptance
of
them
:
we
have
also
one
Present
more
to
make
to
Your
Maty
,
which
is
our
Prayers
devoted
to
Your
Service
,
and
we
prostrate
all
the
Ensigns
of
Authority
which
we
hold
under
You
at
Your
feet
,
and
shall
become
daily
Votaries
to
Heaven
,
That
our
Gracious
Sovereign
Lord
,
King
Charles
the
Second
may
long
and
happily
Reign
over
us
,
and
may
always
be
a
Terror
to
his
Foes
,
and
to
all
his
Good
and
Loyal
People
a
Tower
of
Defence
,
and
let
all
Good
People
say
AMEN
.