A grave and learned speech or an apology delivered by Denzill Hollis Esq; in a full answer to the charge against him, from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army: for the clearing of himselfe in every particular crime charged against him in the papers.
Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
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A grave and learned speech or an apology delivered by Denzill Hollis Esq; in a full answer to the charge against him, from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the army: for the clearing of himselfe in every particular crime charged against him in the papers.
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A
grave
and
learned
SPEECH
Or
an
APOLOGY
delivered
by
Denzill
Hollis
Esq
In
a
full
Answer
to
the
Charge
against
him
,
from
His
Excellency
Sir
THOMAS
FAIRFAX
and
the
Army
:
For
the
clearing
of
himselfe
in
every
particular
Crime
charged
against
him
in
the
Papers
.
Printed
in
the
yeare
.
1647.
A
grave
and
learned
Speech
,
or
an
Apology
delivered
by
Denzill
Holles
Esq
&c.
Mr.
Speaker
:
IT
is
my
unhappinesse
to
stand
accused
by
a
Charge
against
me
,
in
which
I
doubt
not
(
and
so
the
rest
of
the
Gentlemen
under
this
mis-fortune
with
me
)
to
give
a
satisfactory
accompt
of
innocency
therein
:
And
for
that
which
concerns
my self
,
I
shall
give
this
Answer
to
it
:
I
cannot
undertake
to
charge
my
memory
(
at
this
time
)
to
give
particular
and
positive
answers
to
those
passages
at
Oxford
,
which
received
a
full
debate
in
the
House
of
Commons
two
yeares
since
;
I
doe
not
finde
any
new
matter
in
this
Charge
,
save
what
I
have
(
together
with
Mr.
_____
who
was
a
Commissioner
with
me
there
)
then
gave
accompt
of
,
when
we
were
accused
by
the
Lord
Savill
;
And
this
House
was
so
fully
satisfied
(
after
a
full
debate
held
severall
daies
thereon
,
that
it
was
Resolved
upon
the
Question
,
July
21.
1645.
(
by
this
House
)
That
the
matter
of
the
report
should
be
totally
and
finally
laid
aside
.
And
for
the
truth
hereof
,
to
manifest
my
innocency
,
and
discover
the
malice
of
the
Lord
Savill
,
who
was
then
my
Accuser
,
I
shall
refer
my selfe
to
the
Papers
which
concerne
my
then
Examinations
,
and
the
resolutions
of
the
House
thereon
.
And
thus
much
I
am
informed
since
concerning
his
Lordship
,
that
he
hath
been
much
troubled
at
what
he
then
did
;
and
(
to
testifie
his
remorse
for
the
injury
he
then
did
unto
Master
_____
and
my selfe
)
his
Lordship
sent
a
person
of
Honour
,
not
long
since
,
to
me
,
to
give
me
assurance
thereof
,
further
declaring
from
him
,
That
when
his
Composition
was
made
with
the
Parliament
,
and
was
passed
by
both
Houses
,
he
would
then
discover
unto
me
how
that
whole
businesse
was
laid
against
me
,
and
who
they
were
that
laid
it
;
which
when
I
knew
,
I
should
see
I
had
no
cause
to
be
so
angry
with
him
,
and
therefore
I
was
desired
by
a
Peere
of
the
Re●lme
,
(
who
came
from
him
not
to
be
against
him
in
setting
the
fine
for
his
composition
;
telling
me
that
his
Lordship
durst
not
discover
it
before
,
but
when
his
Composition
was
passed
,
he
would
let
me
know
the
particulars
,
the
le●st
inckling
whereof
(
to
come
from
him
to
their
knowledge
,
in
whom
he
was
in
danger
)
might
prove
his
ruine
.
Yet
I
can
assure
you
(
to
speak
it
without
vanity
)
I
(
knowing
my
own
innocency
)
passed
by
it
,
never
so
much
as
sending
to
the
Lord
Savill
about
it
,
nor
doing
his
Lordship
any
dis-service
for
his
former
malice
against
me
.
And
as
for
the
Letter
sent
from
the
Earl
of
Lindsey
to
me
,
containing
(
as
I
am
charged
)
some
secret
designe
.
It
is
true
,
I
received
a
Paper
from
him
,
after
which
it
was
my
unhappinesse
to
fall
sick
,
which
made
me
to
forget
it
for
some
time
;
yet
so
soone
as
it
came
to
my
minde
,
I
did
acquaint
the
House
with
it
;
the
contents
of
it
was
(
in
a
line
or
two
,
very
short
)
a
recommendation
of
the
bearer
,
the
Lord
Savill
:
I
had
then
the
words
fresh
in
my
minde
,
and
did
then
repeate
them
in
the
House
,
at
which
time
the
House
was
so
far
satisfied
therein
,
that
this
House
Resolved
upon
the
Question
,
July
19.
1645.
That
the
receiving
of
that
note
,
in
the
manner
as
I
did
,
was
no
holding
of
intelligence
with
the
Enemy
.
And
for
the
Paper
it self
,
I
do
not
know
what
became
of
it
,
or
whether
I
burnt
it
,
as
perhaps
I
might
.
Now
for
that
part
of
the
Charge
which
chargeth
me
that
the
Earle
of
Lindsey
moved
for
a
passe
to
go
to
Oxford
,
and
that
the
King
should
say
,
That
I
did
him
better
service
in
the
Parliament
,
then
I
could
do
there
;
That
was
reported
to
this
House
from
the
Examinations
of
what
the
Lord
Savill
informed
against
me
;
and
,
as
I
said
then
,
so
now
,
I
know
nothing
of
it
,
I
am
confident
it
is
false
;
the
Earl
of
Lindsey
,
nor
any body
else
,
had
never
motion
to
any
such
desire
from
me
,
nor
had
I
ever
any
such
thoughts
.
As
for
what
I
am
charged
in
the
second
Article
,
with
sending
severall
Messages
to
the
Earl
of
Dorset
and
the
Lord
Digby
,
or
to
joyne
with
any
in
drawing
up
Propositions
,
and
sending
them
privately
to
His
Majesty
;
It
is
all
false
and
untrue
,
in
all
and
in
every
part
of
it
.
To
that
in
the
third
Article
:
I
must
acknowledge
that
(
by
the
Lady
Carlisles
favour
)
I
have
often
waited
upon
her
,
both
at
her
lodgings
in
Whitehall
,
and
elsewhere
,
but
never
with
any
disaffested
persons
,
to
hold
correspondency
with
the
Queene
,
to
put
Conditions
upon
the
Parliament
,
to
bring
in
the
King
upon
any
termes
,
by
our
plotting
against
the
Parliament
,
or
to
do
any
other
thing
in
prosecution
of
such
evill
designes
;
but
only
to
shew
that
respect
which
is
due
to
a
Lady
of
such
Honour
.
And
I
conceive
it
is
well
knowne
to
this
House
,
that
I
have
been
alwayes
so
farre
from
having
a
great
power
upon
the
Treasure
of
this
Kingdome
,
to
maintaine
the
Queenes
Party
,
assure
her
Pention
,
or
undertake
to
doe
more
for
the
King
then
the
Army
would
doe
,
That
I
have
had
as
little
to
doe
with
money
businesses
as
any
;
I
have
not
growne
great
by
the
ruines
of
others
by
these
sad
times
,
nor
preferred
my selfe
nor
friends
to
higher
fortunes
then
otherwise
we
could
have
aspired
unto
.
And
that
I
should
send
unto
the
Queene
,
to
advise
her
to
send
the
Prince
into
Scotland
,
to
come
into
this
Kingdome
in
the
head
of
an
Army
,
or
invite
the
Scots
,
or
joyne
with
any
other
for
inviting
the
Scots
,
or
any
other
forreigne
forces
to
enter
this
Kingdome
,
it
is
utterly
false
,
and
a
meere
invention
of
malice
against
me
;
nor
doe
I
know
of
any
meanes
used
to
cause
or
encourage
any
Officers
or
Souldiers
to
gather
together
tumultuously
at
Westminster
,
to
affright
and
assault
the
Members
of
Parliament
;
for
my
part
I
am
clear
of
any
such
thing
.
And
for
obstructing
of
Petitions
(
as
I
am
charged
in
the
first
Article
)
when
Petitioners
came
to
the
Parliament
for
redresse
of
publike
grievances
;
I
have
onely
delivered
my
opinion
in
this
House
,
when
seditious
Petitions
have
been
read
;
and
for
Major
Tuleday
,
and
Nicholas
Tew
,
they
affronted
the
Committee
,
and
Tew
endeavoured
to
raise
a
Tumult
in
the
Court
of
Requests
,
to
the
danger
and
disturbance
of
the
Committee
,
who
committed
them
both
untill
the
next
morning
,
which
was
approved
by
this
House
,
yet
(
upon
my
motion
in
his
behalfe
)
this
House
was
pleased
to
bayle
Major
Tuleday
,
and
shortly
after
Mr.
Tew
was
discharged
.
As
for
that
which
is
laid
upon
me
in
the
eight
Article
,
concerning
the
drawing
up
of
the
Declaration
,
it
was
done
in
this
House
,
the
House
allowing
it
,
and
it
passed
both
Houses
,
and
therefore
it
seemes
strange
to
me
that
any
should
question
that
which
was
made
an
Act
of
both
Houses
of
Parliament
;
I
drew
it
up
indeed
(
though
very
unwilling
to
take
that
tax
upon
me
)
as
neare
as
I
could
according
to
the
sence
of
the
House
,
in
obedience
to
a
generall
Call
upon
me
for
it
,
being
exceedingly
prest
and
urged
to
doe
it
,
as
you
well
know
.
And
for
the
reliefe
of
Ireland
,
it
was
alwaies
my
indeavour
to
promote
it
,
desiring
that
an
intire
Body
might
have
gone
out
of
the
Army
.
It
is
true
,
some
forces
for
Ireland
were
commanded
back
from
Bromsgrove
in
Worcestershire
to
Reading
,
which
was
ordered
by
the
Committee
that
they
might
receive
their
pay
safe
.
The
Officers
then
representing
to
the
Committee
the
great
necessities
of
the
Souldiers
,
and
that
they
did
not
know
how
to
convey
it
into
VVorcestershire
in
safety
,
in
regard
that
it
must
passe
through
the
quarters
of
the
Army
,
who
had
expressed
great
displeasure
to
those
forces
which
were
drawne
off
for
Ireland
;
and
the
Committee
was
the
rather
induced
to
doe
it
,
because
they
knew
the
monies
which
was
sent
to
Oxford
for
disbanding
a
Regiment
there
quartered
,
was
seized
on
,
which
feare
caused
the
calling
back
of
those
to
Reading
,
and
not
upon
any
designe
whatsoever
.
And
whereas
by
the
14.
Article
I
am
charged
with
those
Gentlemen
,
to
obstruct
Articles
against
the
Lord
Inchiquen
,
and
for
calling
back
the
Lord
Lisle
,
that
his
command
might
be
committed
to
the
Lord
Inchiquen
,
I
was
(
alwayes
so
farre
from
keeping
off
proceedings
upon
those
Articles
,
that
I
furthered
it
all
I
could
,
and
severall
times
moved
it
in
the
House
,
being
very
desirous
to
have
all
cleared
concerning
the
Lord
Inchiquen
,
whom
I
beleeve
to
be
a
man
of
honour
and
fidelity
.
And
for
that
the
Lord
Lisles
time
of
government
in
Ireland
was
expired
(
which
was
but
to
continue
one
yeare
in
that
Command
;
)
the
Parliament
being
pleased
to
dispose
of
the
Affaires
of
Ireland
in
an
other
way
;
I
went
in
the
severall
debates
thereon
(
in
the
House
)
according
to
my
judgement
and
conscience
,
not
respecting
any
particular
Person
,
but
the
common
good
;
and
for
the
writing
of
a
Letter
to
put
out
all
those
who
favoured
Independants
,
I
never
knew
of
any
such
thing
done
.
And
whereas
I
am
charged
by
my
power
and
countenance
to
obstruct
Justice
in
the
cause
between
Alderman
Langham
and
Captaine
Limery
,
it
is
very
untrue
.
I
confesse
,
that
my selfe
,
and
Sir
Philip
Stapleton
(
who
is
accused
with
me
)
being
one
afternoone
in
the
Court
of
Requests
,
we
heard
that
the
House
of
Lords
were
then
to
sit
,
we
went
to
aske
the
occasion
thereof
,
and
meeting
with
the
Earle
of
Rutland
in
the
Lobby
,
his
Lordship
told
us
,
That
it
was
about
a
great
Cause
depending
between
Langham
and
Limery
,
and
we
had
some
discourse
about
it
,
but
I
did
not
understand
that
the
merit
of
the
Cause
was
at
all
in
question
,
onely
the
entertaining
of
it
upon
an
Appeale
,
concerning
which
I
said
,
That
it
was
my
Opinion
,
that
it
was
the
common
Justice
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
not
to
be
denyed
to
any
:
This
was
all
that
passed
between
us
,
as
some
of
Master
Limeries
Counsell
then
present
(
who
heard
it
spoken
)
can
testifie
.
And
for
the
whole
Charge
delivered
into
this
House
against
me
from
the
Army
,
I
have
had
a
strict
scruteny
over
my
conscience
,
and
have
made
enquiry
upon
every
branch
thereof
into
my
past
actions
and
intentions
,
and
cannot
finde
that
I
have
deserved
such
a
returne
from
any
who
pretend
to
be
friends
to
the
Parliament
,
and
peace
of
the
Church
and
Kingdome
.
FINIS
.