Three speeches spoken in Gvild-Hall concerning His Majesties refusall of a treaty of peace and what is to be done thereupon / two of them spoken by the Lord Brook and one by Sir Henry Vane on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642 ; also votes of the Houses of Parliament made on Munday the 7 of Novem. and read in Guild-hall on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642.

Three speeches spoken in Gvild-Hall concerning His Majesties refusall of a treaty of peace and what is to be done thereupon / two of them spoken by the Lord Brook and one by Sir Henry Vane on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642 ; also votes of the Houses of Parliament made on Munday the 7 of Novem. and read in Guild-hall on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642.

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The Lord BROOK his Speech.

Sir HENRY VANE junior his Speech.

The Lord BROOKS his Speech.

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THREE SPEECHES Spoken in GVILD-HALL, Concerning His Majesties refusall of a Treaty of Peace, and what is to be done thereupon.

Two of them spoken by the Lord Brook, and one by Sir Henry Vane, on Tuesday the 8. of Novem. 1642.

ALSO, VOTES Of the Houses of PARLIAMENT, made on Munday the 7. of Novem. And read in Guild-hall on Tuesday the 8. of Novem. 1642.

LONDON: Printed by I. F. for Peter Cole, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Gloye and Lyon, neer the Royall-Exchange. 1642.

The Lord BROOK his Speech.

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MY Lord Maior and Aldermen, and the rest of the Gentlemen all here assembled, I am to deliver a Message to you from the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament; but before I shall do that, shall crave leave to excuse something that hath hapned: There should have been divers Lords, and some Gentlemen of the House of Commons here, far fitter to have done this work, that is now put upon me, if they could possibly have attended the service, that were appointed by the House, as the Lord Generall of the Horse, the Earl of Bedford, and some other Lords, but you will all conceive, that they being all men imployed in the Army, they could not attend this your service, but they are about your service, and the good of the Kingdom, which is giving order for your safety, and theirs; and therefore I hope you will take it in good part, that there is no other appearance here. Gentlemen, that I have to say to you, in short is this, I suppose at this time of action, you will not expect long prefacings; if you do, I am the unfitteast man in the world to do it: I shall therefore shortly deliver my Message; I doubt not but you have heard some whisperings of an Accommodation, no doubt of that, and no man that is an honest man, a Religious man, a Freeman, that loves Religion, and the Kingdom, but would have an Accommodation, for nothing is more miserable, and nothing is more distracting then War, but that an Accommodation should come upon terms ignoble, and disadvantagious, that never was in the thought of either House; and I hope never will be; And I am to tell you, never shall be: I am at this time to intreat you, in the name of both the Houses of Parliament, to go on couragiously, and fight, and prepare your selves for that that is at hand; we hear, the Enemies approach neerer every day, who aim at [Page] nothing else, but to swallow up our Religion, Lives, Liberties, and Estates, and therefore it becomes you to labour to defend them all. I have more to say, but it is better said here, they are the Votes of the House of the Lords and Commons, I desire they should be read unto you, and therein you will fully understand what their sense is,

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Munday, 7. Novemb. 1642.

The question being put, Whether a safe Conduct shall be accepted upon these terms? It past with the Negative.

Lord BROOKS.

THat was in the House of Commons, the meaning of this Vote is, There was a safe Conduct sent by His Maiesty, to six persons; two of the House of Lords, viz. The Earl of Pembroke, and the Earl of Northumberland; and four of the House of Commons; among these there was one Sir Iohn Evelin of Wiltshire, the King would not let him have a safe Conduct, because he was one that was named by him a Traitor the day before, and that was (as is thought) done on purpose to take him off from being one; therefore the House of Commons did look upon that, as that he could not have a safe Conduct: This Vote of theirs was presented to the House of the Lords, and they concurr'd with it.

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Resolved upon the Question;

That this House holdeth that to be a deniall of His Majesty, and a refusall to grant a Treatie to the Parliament, in excepting against one of the messengers that was to present a Petition to His Majesty from both Houses to that purpose, and denying to grant them a safe conduct.

Resolved upon the Question;

That Committees of both Houses shall be appointed to go to the City of London, to acquaint the Common Hall with all the wayes the Parliament hath used to procure a Treaty for a peace, and could not effect it, and to quicken them to a resolution of defending and maintaining their Liberties, and their Religion, with their Lives and Fortunes; and that they have appointed a Committee to prepare a Declaration upon this deniall of His Majesty, to admit such members as were appointed by both House to Present [Page] a Petition to His Majesty for a Treaty, and of His Majesties expressing his willingnesse to receive a Petition from the Rebells in Ireland.

Lord BROOKS.

HEere is one thing more (Gentlemen) that is worth your taking notice of, this is so well said, I shall not need to say it over again, onely here in the latter end you see, there is a Committee appointed to come hither to give you an account of the reasons mooving them on to this action, and to shew you all the wayes they have used (if it were possible) to have procured a Treaty for a peace: Onely here is one thing in the end is very remarkeable, which you may very well take notice of, His Majesty will not, but upon termes altogether unfitting, accept of any Treaty from us, but at the same time is willing to receive a Petition from the Rebells in Ireland; We are no Rebels, but dutifull in all we do, they are Rebells and Traytours in the judgement of all men, and yet he will receive no Petition from us, but He will receive a Petition from them.

Sir HENRY VANE junior his Speech.

MY Lord Maior, and Aldermen, and the rest of the Gentlemen here assentbled, it is not unknown to you, with what difficulties, with what dangers both Houses of Parliament have a long time conflicted, for to bring the Liberties, and the Religion, and the welfare of this Kingdom into such a posture, as might give all the Inhabitants thereof full satisfaction: It is not unknown likewise, how busie the Enemies of this great work have been, to cast Scandals, to cast false Aspersions upon the proceedings, upon the carriages of Parliament; They therefore thought fit (that they might undeceive all persons of the greatest malice, and of the greatest opposition, of their endeavours) not long since to frame a Petition, a Petition full of humility, a Petition full of modesty, whereby they did desire His Maiestie, that they might apply themselves to make Propositions to him, as might effect this great work: This Petition, that it might be delivered, they thought fit for to name (as this Noble Lord hath told you) six persons, two of the Lords house, and four of the house [Page] of Commons; men that they though altogether without the least scruple, without the least exceptions, knowing that nothing in the carriage of these perfons could render them liable to exception, but their duty, and their observance to the Commands of both houses; when that these persons, the Names of them were sent to his Maiestie, for to have safe Conduct, immediately, I think the very day before, there came out a Proclamation against one of them, excepting him out of the grace and favour of his Maiesty, (as it is termed) and laying him in the condition of a Rebell, and of a Traytor against him, for the obedience, and the observance of that he had performed to the Commands of Parliament: This being brought to both houses, they looked at it as a businesse of such great importance, that if they should suffer any one Member, or any one person, that through his dutifulnesse and observing of their Commands, should lye under a cloud with his Maiesty, should not be admited to his presence, but be looked at in such a condition, as this Proclamation put him in; they looked at it as the greatest indignity, and the greatest calumny that could befall a Parliament, and the greatest discouragement that should lye upon all men to stand to a Parliament, if they should not be defended and protected. Hereupon they resolved to declare, that the unwillingnesse lay not in them to make peace, but it lay in that ill Counsell, and that desperate Counsell that hath hemm'd in his Maiesty, and will not suffer such points, will not suffer such Propositions as these to take effect with him, but will labour to destroy all the Estates and Properties, and all that is neer and dear to you in this Kingdom; therefore the house of Commons have thought it fit to acquaint you with these proceedings, to let you know how carefull they are by all good wayes, and by all good means to present their loyalty, and duty to his Maiesty, to take care of themselves, and all that belongs to you; but when they see all will not take effect, they doubt not but you will ioyn cordially, and ioyn resolutely, with your purses, with your endeavours, and all that lyes in your power, to acquit your selves like men, to defend your selves, to defend them that have labour'd in your work, in your cause, and who are willing to spend their lives and blood in your service to the utmost man; therefore they desire this of you, that since they have taken this care, that you will hearken to no Reports that shall tend to the disparagement of their proceedings; but will unanimously concur, to defend your selves against that violence and [Page] oppression, that is now almost at your doors; and this is that we have to recommend to you.

The Lord BROOKS his Speech.

GEntlemen I have but one word more to trouble you with; This Noble Gentleman Sir Henry Vane hath expresst so fully all that was in the message, that truly I should wrong him and my self too, if I should say any more; therefore I shall now s [...]eake to you of another thing it [...] is not fit any thing concerns you should be concealed from you: I came this day to this place, to this house about another businesse, I have already communicated to my Lord Maior, and the Aldermen, and the Committee, I think it will not be unfit you should know it; I have the consent of some that understand this businesse very well to this I now shall do; Gentlemen the message was this, it was a message from his Excellencie, it is to let you know how neer the danger is at hand, that so you may gird up the loynes of your Resolution, and do l [...]ke men of courage; Gentlemen, Citizens of London, (better then whom, no man did in that Army we had abroad) the Enemies, the Foot as we understand are very neer Stains, the horse they are about Kingston, we cannot tell you that all are there, but [...]at there are both horse and foot too, and it is certain our foot are going to it, so that the question is now, what is to be done? certainly, this is a certain truth among all Souldiers, that you mnst keep evill as farre off you as you can, you must not let it come neer your doores, you must not think to fight in the sights, and teares, and eyes, and d'stractions of your wives and children, but to go out, and meet it valiantly as you have done: God hath shewed himself a God of love and mercy, and truly we must give him all the honour of that day, certainly it is the greatest Victory that ever was gotten: neer 2000. (I love to speake with the least) on their side slain; and I am confident not 100 on our side, unlesse you will take in women and children, Carmen and doggs (for they slew the very dogs and all) if you take in women children and Carmen and dogs, then they slew about 200. But that a 100 should be slain on one side, and 2000. on the other side, is a very miraculous thing; he that dealt so wonderfully heretofore, it were to distrust him, if we did not think he would do so again. Truly he hath a people among us exceedingly beloved, and [Page] what is it we fight for? it is for our Religion, for God, for liberty and all, and what is it they fight for? for their lust, their will, for tyrranny, to make us slaves, and to overthrow all; Gentlemen, me thinks I see a face, and spy you ready to do any thing, and the Generalls Resolution is, to go out to morrow, and do as a man of courage and resolution, and never man did like him, for he was not only Generall, but Common Souldier, for he led up his own Regiment, and he led up his own Troop with his own person, and when the left Troops of horse deceived him, he brought up the right Troops; he himself will go out again and do again as much as he hath done, and all this is for your sakes, for he can be a free-man, he can be a Gentleman, he can be a great man, go where he will, therefore it is onely for your sakes; he is resolved to go out tomorow, his forces are weary, his forces are spent, some came but last night into town, some marched 20 miles march which is a great march (as some that know what it is can tell) but as weary as they are, he is resolved to go out, but if you will affect the cause, and ioyne with him, hand and heart and sword, he will take it for a savour, but if you will not he doubts not but Gideons sword will do the work alone; I speake not it that I doubt you, but that you would resolve, that when you here the drums beate, (for it is resolved that the drums shall beat to morow, our drums shall beat to lead out our men, and the Committees drums shall beat to lead out their men) say not (I beseech you) I am not of the Trained-band, nor this, nor that, but doubt not to go out to worke and fight couragiously, and this shall be the day of your deliverance.

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Three speeches spoken in Gvild-Hall concerning His Majesties refusall of a treaty of peace and what is to be done thereupon / two of them spoken by the Lord Brook and one by Sir Henry Vane on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642 ; also votes of the Houses of Parliament made on Munday the 7 of Novem. and read in Guild-hall on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642.

Brooke, Robert Greville, Baron, 1607-1643.

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— Three speeches spoken in Gvild-Hall concerning His Majesties refusall of a treaty of peace and what is to be done thereupon / two of them spoken by the Lord Brook and one by Sir Henry Vane on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642 ; also votes of the Houses of Parliament made on Munday the 7 of Novem. and read in Guild-hall on Tuesday the 8 of Novem. 1642., Brooke, Robert Greville, Baron, 1607-1643., Vane, Henry, Sir, 1612?-1662..

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