Lord Del---r's speech Warrington, Henry Booth, Earl of, 1652-1694. 1688 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A37472 Wing D880 ESTC R27290 09794552 ocm 09794552 44111 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Great Britain -- History -- Revolution of 1688. 2008-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Lord Del — r's Speech . THE occasion of this , is to give you my Thoughts upon the present juncture , which concerns not only you , but every Protestant , and Free-born man of England , I am confident , that wishes well to the Protestant Religion and his Country ; and I am perswaded , that every man of you thinks both in danger , and now to lye at stake . I am also perswaded , that every man of you will rejoyce to see Religion and Property settled ; if so , then I am not mistaken in my Conjectures concerning you . Can you ever hope for a better occasion to root out POPERY and SLAVERY , than by joyning with the P. of O. whose Proposals contain and speak the desires of every man that loves his Religion and Liberty ? And in saying this , I will invite you to nothing but what I will do my self ; and I will not desire any of you to go any further than I will move my self ; neither will I put you upon any danger where I will not take share in it . I propose this to you , not as you are my Tenants , but as my Friends , and as you are Englishmen . No man can love fighting for its own sake , nor find any Pleasure in Danger . And you may imagine , I would be very glad to spend the rest of my days in Peace , I having had so great a share in Troubles ; but I see all lyes at stake , I am to choose whether I will be a Slave and a Papist , or a Protestant and a Freeman , and therefore the Case being thus , I shall think my self false to my Country , if I sit still at this time . I am of Opinion , that when the Nation is deliver'd , it must be by force or by miracle ; it would be too great a presumption to expect the latter , and therefore our Deliverance must be by force , and I hope this is the time for it ; a price is now put into our hands , and if it miscarry for want of Assistance , our blood is upon our own heads ; and he that is passive at this time , may very well expect that God will mock when the fear of Afflictions comes upon him , which he thought to avoid by being indifferent . If the K. prevails , farewel Liberty of Conscience , which has hitherto been allowed , not for the sake of the Protestants , but in order to settle Popery . You may see what to expect if he get the better ; and he hath lately given you , of this Town , a taste of the Method whereby he will maintain his Army . And you may see of what sort of people he intends his Army to consist , and if you have not a mind to serve such Masters , then stand not by and see your Country-men perish , when they are endeavouring to defend you . I promise this on my Word and Honour , to every Tenant that goes along with me , That if he fall , I will make his Lease as good to his Family , as it was when he went from home . The thing then which I desire , and your Country does expect from you , is this , That every Man that hath a tollerable Horse , or can procure one , will meet me on Boden-Downs , to morrow , where I Randezvouze : But if any of you is rendred unable by reason of Age , or any other just Excuse , then that he would mount a fitter Person , and put five Pounds in his Pocket . Those that have not , nor cannot procure Horse , let them stay at home , and assist with their Purses , and send it to me with a particular of every mans Contribution . I impose on no man , but let him lay his hand on his Heart , and consider what he is willing to give to recover his Religion and Liberty ; and to such I promise , and to all that go along with me , that if we prevail , I will be as Industrious to have him recompenced for his Charge and Hazard , as I will be to seek it for my self . This Advice I give to all that stay behind , That when you hear the Papists have committed any Out-rage , or any Rising , that you will get together ; for it is better to meet your Danger than expect it . I have no more to say , but that I am willing to lose my Life in the Cause , if God see it good , for I was never unwilling to dye for my Religion and Country . FINIS .