The speech which was to have been delivered to the Kings Majestie, at his coming to Holy-Rud-House the 14 of August, in the name of the citie of Edinburgh, By A.G. Cler. But by the spent day, and other importunities, was interrupted A. G. 1641 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2014-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A85821 Wing G2A ESTC R226174 99896145 99896145 153954

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The Speech which was to have been delivered to the Kings Majeſtie, at his coming to HOLY-RUD-HOUSE the 14 of Auguſt, in the name of the citie of EDINBURGH, By A. G. Cler.

But by the ſpent day, and other importunities, was interrupted.

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EDINBURGH Printed by Robert Bryſon. 1641.
The Speech which was to have been delivered to the Kings Majeſtie, at his coming to HOLY-RUD-HOUSE the 14 of Auguſt, in the name of the citie of EDINBURGH, By A. G. Cler. But by the ſpent day, and other importunities, was interrupted. SIR,

IT is not without great reaſon that Politians parallel the government of Kings in the little world of man, to the government of the Sun in the greater; the Ʋniverſe, Though by many arguments this reſemblance may be demonſtrated, experience above all others hath lately proven it to be true unto us: Since your Majeſtie turned from our Tropick, we have ſuffered a ſharp Winter, many Ecclipſes, as many long and tedious nights in the darkneſſe of which, we have wandered in many by-paths, and have been aſſaulted with many uncouth fears and ghoſtly ſhadows: But ſince it pleaſed Almightie God to bring your Majeſtie again to glance upon us; our ſpring beginneth, diſſipate is our darkneſſe, our feares all evaniſhed, and we are as men tranſported to ſome other world; and truly in one of the fortunate Iſlands; the Golden age is renewed unto us, Justice and Peace begin to kiſſe one another, every man returning to his wonted trade and lawfull calling: Of what during your abſence hath amongſt us fallen forth, no imputation can be laid to your Ma: ſuch who preſumed to take the reins of government and rule in your place, not being ſufficiēt for ſo great a charge; like ſo many Phaetons have wrought their own down fall, and our trouble, their weakneſſe interrupted and cut off, that mutual intelligence which ſhould have been between You, our Head and Prince, and us the bodie your Subjects; meere accidents occaſioned many ſurmiſes and great miſtakings, all being increaſed and blown up by a panicall terrour and fear of ſervitude, which combyning with religious zeal, went near to produce an abortive chaos.

Doubts now are reſolved, all damps and miſtes cleared, and wee hope that ſaying ſhall prove true, Amantium irae amoris redinte gratio; this aſſurance is wrought in us by that confidence we have of your Majeſties clemencie, which vertue is more proper to you then any Prince living: You are the common Father of your people, we are your children; ingratitude of children towards their Father, is accurſed, and crueltie of Fathers towards their children, unnaturall, though every vertue be requiſit in a Prince, yet Juſtice and clemencie are moſt in him to bee deſired, by which he is made good and wiſe, and approaches neareſt to the excellencies of his Maker, who is moſt juſt and moſt mercifull.

We are here in a ſublunarie place, ſubject to alterations, producing occaſions, which wrought upon by others produce many miſ-intelligences, and at length bringeth forth unexpected & marvellous abortives in State: God, Prudencie and Occaſion are the three principall cauſes in the moderation of all eſtates, and theſe three concurring together, are called fatum: And certainly God to ſhew the unconſtancie of the world, hath ſuffered this birth of miſ-intelligence, which hath ſo long eſtranged and parted us from your Majeſtie; but now as ever we confeſſe you are our Saveraigne Lord, and we ſwear and declare we will live and die loyall Subjects to your Majeſtie, acknowledging you are ordained and placed over us by Almighty God, the King of kings: who leaſt he ſhould dazell our weak ſight by his exceeding brightneſſe, did not here below eſtabliſh the throne of his excellency, but granted us to look upon it, by the repreſentation of one Sunne in the heaven, and one Prince in the Commonwealth.

Accept Sir of our obedience, receive us into your wontid favour, and uſing your clemencie paſſe by what is by paſt, your juſtice alſo in this ſhall appear if you gather together and unite the diſperſed members of this Kingdome, if you calme all apparent troubles, eſtabliſh a laſting peace and tranquilitie amongſt your Subjects, who now put up their cryes to ſave and relieve them. It being more expedient thus to do, then by any rigour to exaſperat ſick mindes, & melius ſavare vitioſas partes quam exſecare, remembring that to Princes, qui benignitate & clementia nuperium tenuere candida & laeta omnia fuiſſe.

As the clemency of King Henrie the 4. your Father in law is perpetually praiſed, ſo the rigorous and great ſeveritie of Charles Duke of Burgundie againſt Liege, and the Emperor Charles the 5 againſt his people of Gant, is to all poſteritie branded and made blacke, qui vult amari languidâ regnet manu. Pericles before his death is ſaid to have accompted himſelf happie, that during his government none in Athens by wrong from him did wear a mourning weed: It is more expedient for the good of Your Crown to preſerve your whole people, then to ſacrifice to your wrath any part of them, and ſo to looſe that Gordian knot of difficulties, not with the ſword of furie as Alexander did, but with the knife of prudencie as Solomon. Sir wee have long conceived hopes of your ſweetneſſe and debonaritie, but now is the time in which we ſhall finde the effects, Clemencie is the true and only praiſe of a Prince, his never fading lawrels which recommendeth him to all Nations, and after times.

Accept then of us your humble and faithfull Subjects; and thus (Sir) you ſhall be ſtill obeyed, we aſſured, all your people ſhall redouble their prayers and vows for your proſperous Reigne, and acknowledge you not onely their King, but their deliverer, preſerver, and father, Your deſignes ſhall have a happie ſucceſſe upon earth, and your ſelf an immortall crowne of Glorie, when the curtaines of this mortall ſtage ſhall be drawn in Heaven.

God ſave the King.