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         Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
      
       
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             The speech of Denzill Hollis, Esquire at a conference with the Lords on Tuesday the third of August, 1641 : in justification of the three last printed votes by the House of Commons.
             Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
          
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             [s.n.],
             London printed :
             1641.
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649.
        
      
    
       A44202  R37494  (Wing H2475).  civilwar no The speech of Denzill Hollis Esquire, at a conference with the Lords on Tuesday the third of August, 1641. In justification of the three las Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron 1641    948 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text  has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription.  
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           THE
           SPEECH
           OF
           Denzill
           Hollis
           Esquire
           ,
           at
           a
           conference
           with
           the
           Lords
           on
           
             Tuesday
          
           the
           third
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           1641.
           
           In
           justification
           of
           the
           three
           last
           printed
           Votes
           by
           the
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
          
           Printed
           
             Anno
             Domini
          
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Master
           
             Hollis
          
           his
           Speech
           ,
           on
           Tuesday
           the
           third
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           1641
           ,
           to
           the
           Lords
           ,
           in
           justification
           of
           the
           three
           last
           printed
           Votes
           by
           the
           
             House
             of
             Commons
             .
          
        
         
           I
           Am
           cōmanded
           by
           the
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           and
           
             Burgesses
             ,
          
           to
           present
           unto
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           their
           answer
           to
           what
           was
           proposed
           yesterday
           .
        
         
           1
           They
           take
           notice
           of
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           desire
           ,
           that
           a
           true
           intelligence
           may
           bee
           kept
           between
           the
           two
           Houses
           ,
           for
           so
           your
           Lordships
           did
           expresse
           it
        
         
           In
           this
           they
           do
           with
           all
           cheerfulnesse
           concurre
           with
           your
           Lordships
           ,
           as
           knowing
           that
           this
           sweet
           
             conjunction
          
           between
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           and
           
             them
          
           is
           the
           
             golden
             Chain
          
           which
           bindes
           up
           in
           one
           
             Gordian
             knot
          
           the
           
             strength
             ,
          
           the
           
             beauty
             ,
          
           the
           
             happinesse
          
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           which
           so
           knit
           together
           is
           not
           to
           be
           broken
           in
           sunder
           by
           the
           fiercest
           violence
           .
        
         
         
           Therefore
           ,
           who
           desires
           to
           unlinke
           this
           
             Chaine
             ,
          
           and
           dissolve
           this
           
             knot
             ,
          
           or
           fails
           of
           his
           part
           ,
           to
           the
           preserving
           and
           continuing
           it
           
             fast
             ,
          
           and
           
             firme
             ,
          
           and
           
             entire
             ,
          
           let
           the
           sin
           of
           it
           lie
           at
           his
           doore
           ,
           nay
           ,
           let
           it
           come
           into
           the
           midst
           of
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           consume
           it
           let
           
             him
          
           perish
           ,
           and
           his
           
             posterity
          
           inherit
           onely
           his
           shame
           .
        
         
           So
           carefull
           will
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           be
           to
           
             cherish
             ,
          
           and
           
             maintain
             ,
          
           this
           good
           correspondencie
           with
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           in
           all
           things
           .
        
         
           Then
           for
           the
           businesse
           about
           which
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           were
           then
           pleased
           to
           conferre
           with
           them
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           
             printed
             paper
          
           you
           had
           met
           with
           all
           ,
           as
           you
           said
           ,
           in
           your
           house
           ,
           setting
           forth
           some
           
             resolutions
          
           of
           the
           
             House
          
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           concerning
           which
           you
           put
           unto
           us
           these
           two
           Interrogatories
           ,
           
             videlicet
             ,
          
           The
           first
           ,
           and
           second
           Votes
           which
           were
           read
           .
        
         
           
             
               
               
                 
                   Die
                   Veneris
                   30.
                   
                   Julij
                   .
                   1641.
                   
                
                 
                   1
                   THat
                   this
                   House
                   doth
                   conceive
                   that
                   the
                   Protestation
                   made
                   by
                   them
                   is
                   fit
                   to
                   bee
                   taken
                   by
                   every
                   person
                   that
                   is
                   well
                   affected
                   in
                   Religion
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   the
                   good
                   of
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   ;
                   And
                   therefore
                   doth
                   declare
                   ,
                   That
                   what
                   person
                   soever
                   shall
                   not
                   take
                   the
                   Protestation
                   is
                   unfit
                   to
                   beare
                   Office
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   or
                   Common-wealth
                   .
                
                 
                   2
                   THat
                   the
                   Knights
                   ,
                   Citizens
                   ,
                   and
                   Burgesses
                   ,
                   and
                   Barons
                   of
                   the
                   Cinque-Ports
                   respectively
                   ,
                   shall
                   forthwith
                   send
                   down
                   to
                   the
                   severall
                   places
                   for
                   which
                   they
                   serve
                   Copies
                   of
                   this
                   Vote
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   Protestation
                   .
                
                 
                   3
                   THat
                   these
                   Votes
                   shall
                   bee
                   Printed
                   and
                   Attested
                   under
                   the
                   Clerks
                   hand
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
         
           And
           not
           finding
           this
           paper
           attested
           by
           their
           Clerke
           under
           his
           
             hand
             ,
          
           they
           could
           not
           judge
           of
           it
           ,
           till
           they
           had
           resorted
           to
           his
           
             booke
          
           where
           their
           
             orders
          
           and
           their
           
             votes
          
           are
           entred
           :
           where
           they
           found
           their
           
             votes
          
           concerning
           their
           late
           
             Protestation
          
           taken
           both
           by
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           and
           
             them
             ,
          
           and
           they
           found
           the
           contents
           of
           this
           paper
           to
           agree
           
             in
             terminis
          
           with
           what
           is
           entred
           in
           their
           
             Clerks
          
           book
           .
        
         
           Then
           they
           called
           to
           minde
           what
           had
           passed
           in
           the
           
             House
          
           upon
           that
           
             occasion
          
           when
           those
           
             resolutions
          
           of
           theirs
           were
           voted
           ;
           How
           they
           had
           considered
           of
           that
           
             Protestation
          
           that
           it
           bound
           all
           men
           to
           defend
           the
           
             Religion
          
           here
           established
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           This
           they
           conceived
           to
           be
           a
           true
           
             test
          
           of
           every
           good
           
             Subject
             ,
          
           a
           
             Shibboleth
          
           to
           distinguish
           the
           
             Ephramits
          
           from
           the
           
             Gileadites
             ,
          
           that
           whosoever
           was
           wel
           affected
           in
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           good
           of
           the
           
             Common-wealth
          
           would
           make
           this
           Protestation
           :
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           who
           would
           not
           make
           it
           was
           not
           well
           affected
           .
        
         
           And
           such
           a
           man
           ,
           they
           held
           it
           their
           
             duties
             ,
          
           in
           discharge
           of
           the
           
             trust
          
           reposed
           in
           them
           by
           the
           whole
           
             Body
          
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           all
           the
           Commons
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           who
           have
           set
           them
           out
           as
           so
           many
           
             Sentinels
          
           to
           watch
           for
           them
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           notice
           of
           the
           
             good
          
           or
           the
           
             evill
             ,
          
           friends
           or
           enemies
           ,
           comming
           towards
           them
           ,
           they
           held
           it
           I
           say
           their
           duties
           to
           declare
           their
           
             opinions
             ,
          
           that
           such
           a
           man
           was
           not
           their
           
             friend
             ,
          
           was
           unfit
           to
           beare
           any
           office
           in
           
             Church
          
           or
           
             State
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           they
           passed
           this
           
             Vote
             ,
          
           that
           it
           is
           a
           thing
           
             fit
          
           and
           
             necessary
          
           to
           be
           done
           by
           them
           ;
           and
           for
           such
           they
           do
           avow
           it
           .
        
         
         
           And
           besides
           they
           thought
           it
           fit
           to
           give
           an
           account
           to
           those
           who
           had
           employed
           
             them
             ,
          
           the
           severall
           
             Counties
          
           and
           
             Burroughs
          
           that
           sent
           them
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           a
           
             Marke
             ,
          
           by
           which
           they
           might
           know
           who
           were
           
             goodmen
             ,
          
           lovers
           of
           their
           
             Countrey
             ,
          
           fit
           to
           be
           entrusted
           with
           
             Offices
             ,
          
           with
           the
           
             over-sight
          
           of
           any
           part
           of
           
             Church
          
           or
           
             State
             :
          
           and
           therefore
           they
           gave
           
             order
          
           this
           
             Vote
          
           should
           be
           sent
           downe
           unto
           all
           the
           parts
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           And
           lastly
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           done
           
             speedily
             ,
          
           and
           not
           stay
           the
           writing
           out
           of
           so
           many
           Copies
           ,
           they
           gave
           order
           it
           should
           be
           
             printed
             ,
          
           and
           be
           
             attested
          
           under
           the
           
             Clerks
          
           hand
           ,
           with
           order
           &c.
           
        
         
           The
           Coppies
           of
           which
           
             three
             Orders
          
           your
           
             Lordships
          
           have
           in
           this
           
             printed
             Paper
             ,
          
           which
           the
           
             Commons
          
           assembled
           in
           
             Parliament
          
           have
           commanded
           me
           to
           signifie
           unto
           your
           
             Lordships
             ,
          
           and
           that
           the
           passing
           of
           these
           
             Votes
          
           they
           doe
           
             own
             ,
          
           they
           do
           
             avow
             ,
          
           they
           do
           
             justifie
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
         
      
    
    

