in that it manifefteth your Loves and Largenefs of Heart to your Sovereign. Of My felf I muft fay this, I never was any greedy fcraping Grafper, nor a strict Fast-holding Princefs, nor yet a Wafter: My Heart was never fet upon any worldly Goods, but only for My Subjects Good. What you do bestow on Me, I will not hoard up, but receive it to bestow on you again: Yea, Mine own Properties I account yours, to be expended for your good, and your Eyes fhall fee the Beftowing of it for your Welfare.

Mr. Speaker, I would wifh you and the reft to stand up, for fear I fhall yet trouble you with a longer Speech.

Mr. Speaker, You give me Thanks, but I am more to thank you, and I charge you thank them of the Lower-boufe from Me; for had I not receiv'd Knowledge from you, I might have fallen into the lapfe of an Error, only for want of true Information.

Since I was Queen I did never yet put My Pen to any Grant, but upon pretext and femblance made Me, that it was for the good and avail of my Subjects generally, tho' a private Profit to fome of my ancient Servants, who had deferved well: But that my Grants fhall be made Grievances to my People, and Oppreffions to be privileged under colour of our Patents, our princely Dignity fhall not fuffer it.

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When I heard it, I could give no rest unto my Thoughts until I had reformed it, and thofe Varlets, lewd Perfons, Abufers of my Bounty, fhall know I will not fuffer it. And, Mr. Speaker, tell the House from me, I take it exceeding grateful, that the Knowledge of thefe Things are come unto me from them. And, tho' amongst them the principal Members are fuch as are not touch'd in Private, and therefore, need not speak from any feeling of the Grief; yet we have heard that other Gentlemen alfo of the Houfe, who ftand as free, have fpoken as freely in it; which gives us to know that no Refpects or Interefts have moved them, other than the Minds they bear to fuffer no diminution of our Honour, and our Subjects Love unto us. The zeal of which Affection, tending to eafe my People, and knit their Hearts unto us, I embrace with a princely Care far above all earthly Treafures. I esteem my People's Love, more than which I defire not to merit: And God that gave me here to fit, and placed me over you, knows that I never refpected my felf, but as your Good was conferved in me; yet what Dangers, what Practifes, and what Perils I have paffed, fome, if not all of you know: But none of these things do move me, or ever made me fear; but it is God that hath delivered me.

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And in my governing this Land, I have ever fet the laft Judgment-day before mine Eyes, and to Rule, as I fhall be judged, and anfwer before a higher Judge, to whose Judgment Seat I do appeal in that never thought was cherished in my Heart, that tended not to my People's Good.

And if my princely Bounty hath been abufed, and my Grants turned to the hurt of my People, contrary to my Will and Meaning; or if any in Authority under me have neglected, or converted what I have committed unto them, I hope God will not lay their Culps to my Charge.

To be a King, and wear a Crown, is a thing more Glorious to them that fee it, than it is Pleasant to them that bear it: For my felf, I never was fo much inticed with the glorious Name of a King, or the Royal Authority of a Queen, as delighted that God hath made me his Inftrument to maintain his Truth and Glory, and to defend this Kingdom from Difhonour, Damage, Tyranny, and Oppreffion. But fhould I afcribe any of these things unto my felf, or my fexly Weakness, I were not worthy to Live; and of all most unworthy of the Mercies I have receiv'd at God's Hands; but to God only and wholly all is given and ascribed.

The Cares and Troubles of a Crown I cannot more fitly resemble than to the Drugs of a Learned Phyfician, perfumed with some

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Aromatical Savour, or to bitter Pills gilded over, by which they are made more acceptable, or lefs offenfive, which indeed are bitter and unpleasant to take: And for my ówn Part, were it not for Confcience-fake, to discharge the Duty that God hath laid on me, and to maintain his Glory, and keep you in Safety, in Mine own Difpofition, I fhould be willing to refign the Place I hold to any other, and glad to be freed of the Glory with the Labours; for it is not my Defire to Live nor to reign longer, than my Life and Reign fhall be for your Good. And tho' you have had, and may have many mightier and wifer Princes fitting in this Seat, yet you never had, nor fhall have any that will Love you better.

Thus, Mr. Speaker, I commend me to your Loyal Loves, and yours to my best Care and your further Councels; and I pray you, Mr. Controller, and Mr. Secretary, and you of my Councel, that before thefe Gentlemen depart into their Countries, you bring them all to Kiss my Hand.

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The Lord FALKLAND's Speech the 7th of December 1640, in the House of Commons, against the Lord Keeper Finch and other of the Fudges:

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Mr. Speaker,

Rejojce very much to fee this day, and the want hath not lain in my Affections, but in my Lungs, if to all that hath paft my Tea hath not been as loud as any Man's in the Houfe: Yet truly my Opinion is, Wehaye yet done nothing if we do no more. I fhall add what I humbly conceive ought to be added, as foon as I have faid fomething with reference to him that faid it.

I will firft defire the Forgivenefs of this Houfe, in ought I fay I feem to intrench upon another's Profeffion, fince I have been entrusted by the Report of a Learned Committee, and confirmed by the uncontradicted Vote of the whole Houfe; fince I fhall fay nothing of this kind but in order to fomewhat further: And (what moves me mòft to venture my Opinion and to expect your Pardon,) fince I am confident that this Cafe alone is fufficient to fhew this Judgment contrary to our Laws, and Logick alone is fufficient to prove it de ftructive to our Property, which every Free and Noble Perfon values no lefs than his Poffeffion 'I will

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