The Earl of Warwick, on the Habeas Corpus Mr. Rouse, against Mr. Manwaring - Sir John Elliot, on Public Affairs - Sir Benjamin Rudyard, on the State of Religion Lord Digby, on frequent Parliaments on the Earl of Stafford's Impeachment Sir John Wray, on the Success of Parliament The Earl of Stafford—his last Defence of himself before the Bishop Hall, on the Exclusion of Bishops from the House of on the low State of the Church Mr. Whitlocke, on the Militia 126 Mr. Lenthall's (the Speaker) Address of Thanks to General on the Inauguration of Cromwell Secretary Thurloe's Vindication of the Bill to tax the Royalists 143 Richard Cromwell, on meeting the Parliament Charles the Second's Speech to both Houses Lord Clarendon's Speech at the Restoration The Duke of Buckingham, on the Privileges of the Lords 169 Lord Bristol, on the Test Act - Earl of Nottingham's (Lord Keeper) Address to both Houses 175 another on the same Occasion 179 Colonel Birch, on the Bill of Exclusion Mr. Boscawen, on the same Subject Sir Leoline Jenkins, on the same Lord William Russel, on the same Earl of Caernarvon's Speech for a Wager First Earl of Shaftesbury, on the State of the Nation Sir Francis Winnington, on the Tension Big 3 Earl of l'arrington, on being excluded from the Commission of Lord Somers, on the Abdication of King James Reply by the Second Earl of: Mittag krem Sir Robert Horard, on the same - Sir Charles Sedley, on the Taxes - Sir John Knight, on the Naturalization Bill Queen Anne's Speech on her Accession Lord Belhavan, on the Scottish Union George the First's Speech from the Throne Earl of Oxford's Defence of bimself - Sir Thomas Hanmer, on bringing up the Supplies - Sir Richard Steele, on Annual Parliaments - Sir Robert Walpole, on the Bill to limit the Number of Peers 274 on the Establishment of the Excise - 326 Bishop Atterbury's Defence of himself - Lord Bathurst's Speech in favour of the preceding Duke of Wharton, on the Mutiny Bill - George the Second's Speech to his Parliament Sir W. Wyndham, against the Address 296 298 - 300 - 303 343 492 Mr. Pulteney (afterwards Earl of Bath,) against a Standing Ar- 317 Sir Gilbert Heathcote, on the Excise Laws Lord Carteret's Speech on the Army Mr. Campbell, on excluding Officers of Government from Par- Earl of Chesterfield, on the Marriage of the Princess Royal 356 Duke of Newcastle, on the Army Regulation Bill - Earl of Anglesea, on remoyinig certain Officers from their Regi- Sir John St. Aubin, on lovg Pariaments Sir Watkin William Wynre; én shortening the Duration of Par- Sir John Barnard, on the same Subject . 377 991 412 Lord Lyttleton, on feudal Jurisdiction on the Jew Bill . Mr. Pitt (afterwards Lord Chatham, on the Prince's Marriage 394 on tho Motion for an Address - Mr. Plumer, on the Repeal of the Test Act Duke of Bedford, on the Address Earl of Hardwicke, on a Prosecution for a Libel Duke of Argyle, on the Address Hon. Edward Coke, on the Address Sir Dudley Ryder, on the Attainder Bill Mr. Morton, on the Mutiny Bill « Reply by Mr. Fox (afterwards Lord Holland) Mr. George Townshend, on regulating the Army Colonel Conway, on the same 515 Earl of Egmont part of his Speech on the Naturalization of the Came to the crown in 1625, and was beheaded in 1948. The following is his speech from the throne on meeting his first parliament. It contains nothing very remarkable, but may serve as a specimen of the style that was in use at the time. The chief subject of the speech is the war with Spain, in which the country was then engaged. There is also an allusion to the plague, which at that time prevailed in London. King Charles the First's Speech at opening the Sessions My lords spiritual and temporal, and you gentlemen of the house of commons, in this parliament assembled : I may thank God, that the business to be treated on at this time is of such a nature, that it needs no eloquence to set it forth; for I ain'deither able to do it, nor doth it stand with iny nature to spend much time in words. It is no new business, being already happily begun by my father of blessed memory, who is with God, therefore it needeth no narrative : I hope in God you will go on to maintain it, as freely as you advised my father to do it. It is true, he may seem to some to have been slack.to VOL. I. 1 a begin so just and so glorious a work; but it was his wisdom that made him loth to begin a work, until he might find a means to maintain it. But after that he saw how much he was abused in the confidence he had with other states, and was confirmed by your advice to run the course we are in, with your engagement to maintain it, I need not press to prove how willingly he took your advice; for, the preparations that are made are better able to declare it, than I to speak it. The assistance of those in Germany, the fleet that is ready for action, with the rest of the preparations, which I have only followed my father in, do sufficiently prove, that he entered (not superficially, but really and heartily,) into this action. My lords and gentlemen, I hope that you do remember, that you were pleased to employ me to advise my father to break off those two treaties that were on foot, so that I cannot say that I came hither a free un. engaged man. It is true, I came into this business willingly and freely, like a young man, and consequently rashly; but it was by your interest, your engagement : so that though it were done like a young man, yet I cannot repent me of it, and I think none can blame me for it, knowing the love and fidelity you have (ever) borne to your kings; having myself, likewise, some little experience of your affections. I pray you remember, that this being my first action, and begun by your advice and intreaty, what a great dishonour it were (both) to you and me, if this action, so begun, should fail of the assistance you are able to give me. Yet knowing the constancy of your loyo hoth to me and the business, I needed not to have said this, buts-only to show what care and sense I have of your honours and mine own, I must intreat you likewise to consider of the times we are in, how that I must asiyenture your lives (which I should be loth to do) should continue you here long; and you must venture the business, if you be slow in your resolutions. Wherefore I hope you will take |
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