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beyond all expectation, the House of Commons gaue his Maunanimously
all condition/ .5. subsidies to be payed beweene this & Christmas.
The report whereof being by S
his Ma
more happie then any of the Kings his predecessors were, &c
he answered But by once voice; whereat his Ma
somewhat appalled appalled, S
the greater cause of joy, the whole House being so vnanimous, as
they made all but One voice at which they say His Ma
The Duke at the Counsell Table whither
Ma
sent humbly besought his Ma
since he was perswaded they intended nothing more then his & the
Kingdomes good. And the better to accomplish
withdraw his favour from him, seing he was willing to sacrifice
himselfe his honours & all that he had for the good of his Countrey
And whereas he vnderstood, that his pluralitie of Offices was excepted
against, he was contented to giue up the Master of the Horse to
Marquesse Hammilton, The Warden of the Cinque Ports to the
E of Carleile, when he returned from his Ambassadge. And for the
Admiraltie, he desired onely to be Admirall in time of peace & at
home, & that the Counsell & the Houses of Parlament might appoint
another Admirall for all seruice at Sea. This was within few houres
after the grant of the subsidies.
Secretary Cook returning to the House to signifie his Ma
gracious acceptance & that his Ma
deny them nothing that any of his predecessors had granted
them, for
their liberties & immunities &c he added also, for a conclusion what
service my Lo
giue the House full content in all their desires. For which S
Eliot stood vp & checked him, saying, that they in what they had done
had no respect to any but his Ma
to giue
any
Nor knew they of any other distinction but of King & Subjects
& therefore accounted of the Great man no otherwise than as one of
themselues, who together with them was to advise of meanes to giue his
Ma
in prouision for the good of the
Kingdome. Wherevnto many in the House made an acclamation, Well
spoken S ir Iohn Eiot.
On monday Last the Duke made a speach in the Lords house
which they say, giues much contentment. The King is willing to
yeeld to all they desire in behalfe of their liberties; onely stands some=
what vpon the point o billetting of souldiers. which he sees
yeeld to, as they desire it, without some maine diminution to his prerogatiue
yet it is supposed, they they will agree
Worthie Sir/
This l
sent to late, or the Cheesman went too soone & sooner then he
was wont. for it stayd behind. I sent it now to Kenford,
if the Carrier carie it not to Bury to gett 2d more, as once
he did. And
expectation, at the usuall time; I sent with it the summe of
Kings speech &
it was, in this sort, to publish them thus checkmate together: but I hope
you will excuse me for sending them. In my le
that the Duke in his speech made offer of resignation of some of
his offices vpon this occasion: I saw it written from Court, & from the rela=
tion of one that kept that Counsell-chamberdore all the while. But
you shall find no such matter in this printed speech. It may be, it
aws not thought fitt. The rest I wrot about the subsidies &
the consequents, you may correct by what, I haue inscribed into
the couer of the speaches, in the same words I receiued it yester=
day from Mr Pory. whose intelligence I supp suppose is more
The Parlament sittes euery day, saue onely this,
the K himselfe moued to haue it so. The rest you
shall receiue next saturday. In hast with my
respect.
Christ Coll
Aprill 13.
To the R wor
much respect freind
S
Knight these at
Dalham
Aprill. 12. et 15
Leaue this letter at Kenf
Kenford at Mr James
Fysons to be sent
as aforesayd presently
vpon the receipt
I pray be carefull that it be
not carried to Bury.
Both speeches following were deliuered at the Coun=
sell table in the afternoone of th same day, when
the five subsidies were granted in the House of
Commons.
The same morning before the graunt, his Ma
had sent a most gracious message to the House, by
S
the priviledges of the subject conteined either in
Magna charta, or elsewhere, in any manner, as
they should think good to propound. Which
message so privailed with them, as they presently
fell into the discourse of giving, which ended
with the graunt aforesayd. To this message
is reference in the Dukes speach.
Aprill 4.
The proceeding of the Parliament, being
this day related to the King, by the
Councellors of the Commons House of
Parliament.
HIS Maiestie vpon the report
made, expressed great content-
ment that it gaue him; not valewing
the Money giuen, comparable to the
hearts shewed in the way of the Guift:
For although his great occasions of
State did require more Money then at
this time was giuen; yet now he made
account he could not lacke since he had
their loues; and that this day, he
thought that he had gayned more Re-
putation in Christendome, then if
he had wonne many Battailes; Say-
ing further, (according to his Speech
the first day of the Parliament,) That
they might easily make him in loue
with Parliaments, (now he professed
he was so:) And that we should finde
the fruits of it by calling vs often to-
gether, and to secure further feares,
and create future confidence, he assu-
red vs that we should enioy as great
imunitie and freedom in his time, as
euer we possessed or had vnder the
Reigne of any the best Kings of this
Realme.
The Duke of Bvckingham
his Speach to his Maiestie on
Friday being the 4th. of A-
prill, 1628.
SIR,
MEE thinkes I now behold
you a great King; For loue
is greater then Maiestie. Opinion
that your People loued you not
had almost lost you in the opinion
of the World: but this day makes
you appeare as you are, A glorious
King loued at home, and now to bee
feared abroad. This falling out so
happily, I beseech you giue mee
leaue to bee an humble Sutor vnto
your Maiestie. First, for my selfe,
that I who haue had the honour to
be your Fauourite, may now giue
your Fauourite, and I to bee your
Seruant. My second sute is, that
they hauing all done so well, you
will account of them all as one, a
Body of many members, but all of
one Heart. Opinion might haue
made them differ, but Affection did
moue them all to ioyne with
like loue in this great Guift: for pro-
portion it being lesse then your oc-
casions may aske, yet it is more then
euer Subiects did giue in so short a
time: Nor am I perswaded it will
rest there, for this is but as an ear-
nest of their affections, to let you
see, and the world know what Sub-
iects you haue, that when your Ho-
nour and the good of the State is en-
gaged, and Ayde asked in the
dinary
Subsidies alone, but the opening of
a Mine of Subsidies which lyeth in
their hearts. This good beginning
hath wrought already these ef-
fects, they haue taken your heart,
drawne from you a declaration that
you will loue Parliaments. And a-
gaine, this will be mett, I make no
question, with such respect, that
their demands will be iust, dutifull
and moderate: For they that know
thus to giue, knowe what is fit to
aske: then cannot your Maiestie
do lesse then outgoe their demands
or else you doe lesse then your selfe,
or them: For your Message begat
trust, their trust and your promise
must then beget performance. This
being done, then shall I with a glad
heart hold this worke as well ended
that Parliaments shalbe made here-
after so frequent, by the effects and
good vse of them, as shall haue this
further benefit, to deterre from ap-
proaching your eares those Proiec-
tors & Inducers of Innouation, as di-
sturbers both of Church & Co mmon-
wealth. Now Sir, to open my heart
and to ease my griefe, please you to
pardon me a word more. I must
confesse I haue long liued in paine,
Sleepe hath giuen mee no rest, Fa-
uours & Fortunes no content, much
haue bene my secret sorrowes to be
thought the man of Seperation, and
that diuided the King from his peo-
ple, and them from him; but I hope
it shall appeare, they were some mi-
staken mindes, that would haue
made me the euill Spirit that wal-
Master and
a loyall People for ill offices.
VVhereas by your Maiesties fa-
uour, I shall euer endeauour to ap-
proue my selfe a good Spirit brea-
thing nothing but the best of serui-
ces vnto them all. Therefore this
day I account more blessed vnto me
then my birth, to see my selfe able
to serue them, to see you brought
in loue with Parliaments, to see a
Parliament expresse such loue to
you. Loue them I beseech you,
and God so loue me and mine, as
I ioy to see this day.
Cook made report of both these speaches to the
House of Com
Which being done, S
taxed Mr Secretary for entermingling a subjects
speech with the Kings message, whereby he might
seeme (sayd he) to derogate from the honour &
Ma
to beare himselfe in such a fashion, as if no
grace out to descend from the King to
nor any loyaltie ascend from the people to
but through him onely./