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         Gower, Humphrey, 1638-1711.
      
       
         
           1681
        
      
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             The speech of Doctor Gower, vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge: to his sacred Majesty
             Gower, Humphrey, 1638-1711.
             University of Cambridge.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             [s.n.],
             Edinburgh :
             Re-printed in the year, 1681.
          
           
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             Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           THE
           SPEECH
           OF
           
             Doctor
             GOWER
             ,
          
           Vice-Chancellor
           of
           the
           University
           of
           Cambridge
           :
           To
           his
           Sacred
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           
             Newmarket
             ,
             Sept.
          
           18.
           
           Dr.
           
             Gower
             ,
          
           Master
           of
           
             St.
             Johns
             Colledge
             ,
          
           Vice-Chancellor
           of
           the
           University
           of
           
             Cambridge
             ,
          
           in
           the
           name
           of
           himself
           and
           the
           said
           University
           ,
           on
           the
           11th
           Instant
           ,
           desired
           to
           know
           His
           Majesties
           pleasure
           ,
           what
           time
           would
           be
           most
           acceptable
           for
           the
           University
           to
           attend
           His
           Majesty
           here
           ,
           and
           His
           Majesty
           being
           pleased
           to
           appoint
           this
           day
           :
           the
           said
           Doctor
           
             Gower
             ,
          
           Vice-Chancellor
           with
           the
           Heads
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           Doctors
           ,
           Officers
           ,
           and
           othe●
           Members
           of
           the
           University
           ,
           attended
           His
           Majesty
           accordingly
           ;
           at
           which
           time
           the
           Vice-Chancellor
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           University
           made
           this
           follow●ng
           Speech
           .
        
         
           
             Sacred
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           WE
           Your
           Majesties
           most
           Faithful
           and
           Obedient
           Subjects
           ,
           of
           the
           University
           of
           
             Cambridge
             ,
          
           have
           long
           ,
           with
           the
           greatest
           and
           sincerest
           joy
           ,
           beheld
           ,
           what
           we
           hope
           is
           in
           some
           measure
           an
           effect
           of
           our
           own
           Prayers
           ;
           the
           generous
           Emulation
           of
           our
           fellow-Subjects
           contending
           who
           should
           first
           and
           best
           express
           their
           Duty
           and
           Gratitude
           to
           their
           Sovereign
           at
           this
           time
           especially
           ,
           when
           the
           seditious
           Endeavours
           of
           unreasonable
           Men
           have
           made
           it
           necessary
           to
           assert
           the
           antient
           Loyalty
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           and
           make
           the
           World
           sensible
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           not
           degenerate
           from
           those
           prime
           Glories
           of
           our
           Ancestors
           ,
           Love
           and
           Allegiance
           to
           our
           Prince
           .
        
         
           That
           we
           were
           not
           seen
           in
           those
           
             Loyal
          
           Crowds
           ,
           but
           chose
           rather
           to
           stand
           by
           and
           applaud
           their
           Honest
           and
           Religious
           Zeal
           ;
           we
           humbly
           presume
           will
           not
           be
           imputed
           to
           the
           want
           to
           it
           in
           our selves
           ,
           either
           by
           Your
           Majesty
           or
           your
           People
           .
           For
           ,
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           it
           is
           (
           at
           present
           )
           the
           great
           Honour
           of
           this
           your
           University
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           be
           steadfast
           and
           constant
           in
           our
           Duty
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           eminently
           so
           ,
           and
           to
           suffer
           for
           it
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           the
           Calumnies
           and
           Reproaches
           of
           Factious
           and
           Malicious
           Men
           can
           inflict
           upon
           us
           :
           And
           that
           they
           have
           been
           hitherto
           able
           to
           do
           no
           more
           then
           vent
           the
           venom
           of
           their
           Tongues
           ;
           that
           they
           have
           not
           proceeded
           to
           Plunder
           and
           Sequestration
           ;
           to
           violate
           our
           Chappels
           ,
           rifle
           our
           Liberaries
           ,
           and
           empty
           our
           
             Colledges
             ,
          
           as
           once
           they
           did
           ;
           Next
           to
           the
           over-ruling
           Providence
           of
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           is
           only
           due
           to
           the
           Royal
           Care
           and
           Prudence
           of
           your
           most
           Sacred
           
             Majesty
             ,
          
           who
           gave
           so
           seasonable
           a
           check
           to
           the
           Aabitrary
           and
           Insolent
           undertakings
           .
        
         
           But
           no
           earthly
           Power
           we
           hope
           ,
           no
           
             Menacies
          
           or
           
             Misery
          
           shal
           ever
           be
           able
           to
           make
           us
           renounce
           ,
           or
           forget
           our
           Duty
           .
           We
           will
           still
           believe
           and
           maintain
           ,
           That
           our
           Kings
           derive
           not
           their
           Titles
           from
           the
           People
           ,
           but
           from
           God
           ;
           that
           to
           him
           only
           they
           are
           accountable
           ;
           that
           it
           belongs
           not
           to
           Subjects
           ,
           either
           to
           Create
           or
           Censure
           ,
           but
           to
           Honour
           and
           Obey
           their
           Sovereign
           ,
           who
           comes
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           by
           a
           Fundamental
           Hereditary
           Right
           of
           Succession
           ,
           which
           no
           Religion
           ,
           no
           Law
           ,
           no
           Fault
           or
           Forfeiture
           can
           alter
           or
           diminish
           .
        
         
           Nor
           will
           we
           ever
           abate
           of
           our
           well-instructed
           Zeal
           for
           our
           most
           Holy
           Religion
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           professed
           ,
           and
           by
           Law
           established
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ;
          
           that
           Church
           which
           hath
           so
           long
           stood
           ,
           and
           still
           is
           the
           Envy
           and
           Terror
           of
           her
           Adversaries
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Beauty
           and
           Strength
           of
           the
           Reformation
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           thus
           ,
           Dread
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           That
           we
           have
           Learned
           our
           own
           ,
           and
           thus
           we
           teach
           others
           their
           Duty
           to
           G●●
           and
           to
           the
           King
           ;
           in
           the
           conscientious
           discharge●
           both
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           been
           so
           long
           protected
           a●●
           encouraged
           by
           Your
           
             Majesties
          
           most
           Just
           an●
           Gracious
           Government
           ;
           that
           we
           neither
           need
           no●
           desire
           any
           other
           Declaration
           ,
           then
           that
           experience
           for
           our
           Assurance
           and
           
             Security
          
           for
           the
           future
           .
        
         
           In
           all
           which
           Grace
           and
           Goodness
           ,
           Great
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           we
           have
           nothing
           to
           return
           ;
           we
           bring
           〈◊〉
           Names
           and
           
             Seals
             ,
          
           no
           Lives
           and
           Fortunes
           ,
           〈◊〉
           capable
           of
           your
           
             Majesties
          
           Service
           ,
           or
           at
           all
           〈◊〉
           thy
           of
           your
           acceptance
           ;
           nothing
           but
           Hearts
           〈◊〉
           Prayers
           ,
           Vows
           of
           a
           zealous
           and
           lasting
           Loy
           〈…〉
           our
           
             Selves
          
           and
           
             Studies
             ,
          
           all
           that
           we
           can
           ,
           or
           〈◊〉
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           perform
           ,
           which
           we
           here
           n●●
           sincerely
           promise
           ,
           and
           most
           humbly
           tende●
           〈◊〉
           your
           
             Majesties
          
           Feet
           ;
           a
           mean
           and
           a
           worth●
           Present
           ;
           but
           such
           an
           one
           as
           we
           hope
           will
           not
           disdained
           by
           the
           most
           Gracious
           and
           indulg●
           Prince
           ,
           that
           Heaven
           ever
           bestowed
           upon
           a
           Pe●ple
           .
        
         
           
             To
             which
             His
             Majesty
             was
             pleased
             to
             Answ●●
          
           That
           he
           was
           fully
           satisfied
           of
           the
           
             Loyalty
          
           of
           〈◊〉
           University
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           did
           not
           at
           all
           doub●
           they
           would
           always
           act
           according
           to
           w
           〈…〉
           they
           there
           Declared
           .
           His
           
             Majesty
          
           likewise
           〈◊〉
           them
           .
           That
           he
           would
           constantly
           own
           and
           〈◊〉
           send
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           as
           established
           Law
           ;
           This
           he
           bid
           them
           be
           assured
           of
           ,
           for
           would
           be
           as
           good
           as
           his
           Word
           ,
           whatever
           〈◊〉
           presentation
           ,
           either
           had
           or
           should
           be
           made
           of
           〈◊〉
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
           Being
           farther
           pleased
           to
           A
           〈…〉
           that
           there
           was
           no
           other
           Church
           in
           the
           World
           t●●●
           Taught
           and
           Practised
           Loyalty
           so
           Conscientiously
           〈…〉
           that
           did
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             Edinburgh
             ,
          
           Re-printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           1681.
           
        
      
    
  

