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         Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
      
       
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             A speech of the Honorable Denzell Hollis (second son to the Right Honorable John Earle of Clare deceased) and brother to the now Earle of Clare, at the delivery of the protestation to the Lords of the upper house of Parliament, 4 May 1641 wherein is set forth the reasons that moved the House of Commons to make the said protestation o [ie. to] gether with a short narration of the severall grievances of the Kingdome.
             Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
          
           [2], 6 p.
           
             Printed by B.A. and T.F. for Iohn Hammond,
             London :
             1641.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
        
      
    
       A44201  R13303  (Wing H2474).  civilwar no A speech of the Honorable Denzell Hollis (second son to the Right Honorable John Earle of Clare deceased) and brother to the now Earle of Cl Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron 1641    853 1 0 0 0 1 0 129 F  The  rate of 129 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with  100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           SPEECH
           OF
           THE
           HONORABLE
           DENZELL
           HOLLIS
           ,
           (
           Second
           Son
           to
           the
           Right
           Honorable
           JOHN
           Earle
           of
           
             Clare
          
           deceased
           )
           and
           Brother
           to
           the
           now
           Earle
           of
           
             Clare
             .
          
           At
           the
           dellvery
           of
           the
           
             Protestation
          
           to
           the
           Lords
           of
           the
           upper
           
             House
          
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
             4.
             
             May
          
           1641.
           
           Wherein
           is
           set
           forth
           the
           reasons
           that
           moved
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           to
           make
           the
           said
           Protestation
           .
           ●o
           gether
           with
           a
           short
           Narration
           of
           the
           severall
           grievances
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           B.
           A.
           and
           T.
           F.
           for
           IOHN
           HAMMOND
           ,
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           SPEECH
           AT
           A
           CONFERENCE
           of
           both
           Houses
           in
           the
           Painted
           Chamber
           ,
           May
           ,
           4.
           1641.
           
        
         
           
             MY
             LORDS
             :
          
        
         
           THe
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Burgesses
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           having
           taken
           into
           consideration
           ,
           the
           present
           estate
           and
           condition
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           they
           find
           it
           surrounded
           with
           variety
           of
           pernitious
           ,
           and
           destructive
           Designes
           ,
           practises
           ,
           and
           plots
           ,
           against
           the
           well
           
           
           after
           he
           had
           fought
           a
           good
           fight
           ,
           &
           overcome
           all
           his
           Enemies
           ,
           Or
           as
           the
           shocke
           of
           wheat
           which
           commeth
           in
           due
           season
           to
           fill
           our
           Granaries
           with
           corne
           ,
           uphold
           our
           lives
           with
           the
           staffe
           of
           bread
           .
           For
           Parliaments
           are
           our
           
             Panis
             quotidianus
             ,
          
           our
           true
           bread
           ,
           all
           other
           wayes
           are
           but
           
             Quelques
             choses
             ,
          
           which
           yeeld
           no
           true
           nourishment
           ,
           nor
           breed
           good
           bloud
           .
        
         
           This
           very
           Parliament
           which
           hath
           sate
           so
           long
           ,
           hath
           but
           beat
           the
           ayre
           ,
           and
           striven
           against
           the
           streame
           ,
           
             I
             may
             truely
             say
             ,
             the
             wind
             and
             tide
             hath
             still
             bin
             against
             us
             .
          
        
         
           The
           same
           ill
           Counsels
           which
           first
           raised
           the
           storme
           ,
           and
           almost
           shipwrack't
           the
           
             Common-wealth
          
           they
           still
           continue
           ,
           they
           blow
           strong
           like
           the
           
             East
             wind
             ,
          
           that
           brought
           the
           
             Locusts
          
           over
           the
           land
           .
           These
           counsels
           crosse
           our
           Designes
           ,
           cast
           difficulties
           in
           our
           way
           ,
           hinder
           our
           proceedings
           ,
           and
           make
           all
           that
           we
           doe
           to
           bee
           fruitlesse
           &
           ineffectuall
           .
           They
           make
           us
           not
           to
           be
           Masters
           of
           our
           businesse
           ,
           &
           so
           not
           Masters
           of
           mony
           ,
           which
           hath
           bin
           the
           great
           busines
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           that
           we
           might
           pay
           the
           armies
           according
           to
           our
           promises
           and
           engagement
           .
        
         
           For
           ,
           my
           Lords
           ,
           our
           not
           effecting
           of
           the
           good
           things
           ,
           which
           we
           had
           undertaken
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           
             Common
             weale
          
           hath
           wounded
           our
           reputation
           ,
           and
           taken
           off
           ,
           from
           our
           credit
           .
        
         
           Is
           it
           not
           time
           then
           (
           my
           Lords
           )
           that
           wee
           should
           unite
           and
           concentrate
           our selves
           ,
           in
           regard
           
           of
           the
           
             Antiperistasis
          
           of
           hurtfull
           and
           malicious
           intentions
           and
           practises
           against
           us
           .
        
         
           My
           Lords
           .
           It
           is
           most
           agreeable
           to
           nature
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           sure
           most
           agreeable
           to
           reason
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           present
           conjuncture
           of
           our
           affaires
           :
           for
           one
           maine
           engine
           ,
           by
           which
           our
           enemies
           worke
           our
           mischiefe
           is
           by
           infusing
           an
           opinion
           and
           beliefe
           into
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           not
           united
           among
           our selves
           ,
           but
           like
           
             Sampsons
          
           Foxes
           ,
           we
           draw
           severall
           wayes
           ,
           and
           tend
           to
           severall
           Ends
           .
        
         
           To
           defeat
           then
           the
           Counsell
           of
           these
           
             Achitophels
          
           which
           would
           involve
           us
           ,
           our
           Religion
           ,
           our
           being
           ,
           our
           lawes
           ,
           our
           liberties
           ,
           all
           that
           can
           be
           neare
           and
           deare
           unto
           an
           honest
           Soule
           in
           one
           universall
           and
           generall
           Desolation
           ,
           To
           Defeate
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           Counsell
           of
           such
           
             Achitophells
             ,
          
           the
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Burgesses
           of
           the
           house
           of
           Commons
           ,
           knowing
           themselves
           to
           be
           specially
           entrusted
           with
           the
           preservation
           of
           the
           whole
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           consciences
           perswaded
           that
           ye
           dangers
           are
           so
           imminent
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           admit
           of
           no
           delay
           ,
           have
           thought
           fit
           to
           declare
           their
           united
           affections
           by
           entring
           into
           an
           association
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           and
           by
           making
           a
           solemne
           
             Protestation
          
           and
           vowe
           unto
           their
           God
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           unanimously
           endeavour
           to
           oppose
           and
           prevent
           the
           Counsels
           ,
           and
           the
           Counsellours
           ,
           which
           have
           brought
           upon
           us
           all
           these
           miseries
           ,
           and
           the
           feares
           of
           greater
           .
           
           To
           prevent
           the
           ends
           ,
           and
           bring
           the
           Authors
           of
           them
           to
           condigne
           punishment
           ,
           and
           thereby
           discharge
           themselves
           both
           before
           God
           and
           Man
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Protestation
             your
             Lordships
             shall
             have
             read
             unto
             you
             ;
             together
             with
             the
             grounds
             and
             reasons
             which
             have
             induced
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             to
             make
             it
             ,
             which
             are
             prefixed
             before
             it
             by
             way
             of
             Preamble
             .
          
        
         
           
             Then
             the
             Protestation
             was
             read
             by
             Master
             
               Maynard
               .
            
          
        
         
           And
           thereupon
           concluded
           his
           Message
           to
           this
           effect
           ,
           
             That
             the
             house
             of
             Commons
             had
             commanded
             him
             to
             present
             unto
             their
             Lordships
             this
             Protestation
             ,
             That
             every
             Member
             in
             that
             house
             had
             made
             it
             ,
             no
             one
             refusing
             it
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             sent
             it
             to
             your
             Lordships
             ,
             with
             assurance
             of
             your
             Lordships
             concurrence
             in
             the
             same
             Zeale
             and
             affection
             for
             the
             publique
             safety
             :
             That
             it
             is
             their
             desire
             your
             Lordships
             should
             likewise
             make
             the
             same
             Protestation
             ,
             which
             we
             humbly
             leave
             to
             your
             Lordships
             wisedomes
             ,
             and
             there
             made
             an
             end
             of
             the
             conference
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
    

