Two Speeches 2, Floating text 1
EX LIBRIS A.W. FOX.
NEC TENUES GRANDIA.
TWO SPEECHES DELIVERED, THE ONE BY THE EARLE OF MANCHESTR AND THE OTHER BY IOHN PYM Eſquire, In Guild-Hall on fryday the 13. of IANUARY 1642.
LONDON, Printed for PETER COLE, 1642.
A SPEECH Delivered by the Earle OF MANCHESTER.
MY Lord Major and Gentlemen you of the City of London,
this Aſſembly can never bee looked upon by any Members of both Houſes of Parliament; but there muſt bee ſome offering of gratitude made to you, both of thankes and acknowledgments for your former large-hearted expreſſions, both of affection and care for the preſervation both of the Parliament and Kingdome: The occaſion why my Lords, and theſe Gentlemen of the Houſe of Commons are come hither is this, They have read an Anſwer to an humble Petition of the Lord Major and Common-counſell and Citizens of London to His Majeſty; In which Anſwer, They finde many wounding aſperſions caſt upon perſons of very eminent Authority in your City, and upon others of very great fidelity and truſt among you; this Anſwer they doe finde as it is printed to agree with that which the Gentleman from His Majeſtie hath here read; And they owning themſelves equally intereſſed (in all things that concerne you) with you, have commanded this Gentleman to make ſome obſervations by way of vindication both of the proceedings of both Houſes of Parliament, and of the proceedings of the City, with this aſſurance that they will never diſſert you, but will ſtand by you with their lives and fortunes for the preſervation of the City in generall, and thoſe perſons in particular, who have beene faithfull, and deſerved well, both of the Parliament and Kingdome, and they will purſue all meanes both with their lives and fortunes, that may be for the preſervation of this City, and for the procuring of ſafety, happineſſe, and peace to the whole Kingdome.
The Speech of this Noble Lord, being entertained with loud expreſsions of joy and thankfulneſſe by the Commons; and after ſome time of ſilence being made, Mr. Pym that worthy Member of the Houſe of Commons and Patriot of his Countrey, gave the ſenſe of both Houſes upon the ſeverall paſſages of His Majeſties Anſwer; expreſsing it in the next Page following.