A speech delivered in the House of Commons, July 7th: 1641. being resolved into a committee, (so neer as it could be collected together) in the Palatine cause. By Sr. Simonds D'Ewes.
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             A speech delivered in the House of Commons, July 7th: 1641. being resolved into a committee, (so neer as it could be collected together) in the Palatine cause. By Sr. Simonds D'Ewes.
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           A
           SPEECH
           DELIVERED
           In
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           
             Iuly
          
           7th
           1641.
           being
           resolved
           into
           a
           Committee
           ,
           (
           So
           neer
           as
           it
           could
           be
           collected
           together
           )
           In
           the
           
             Palatine
          
           Cause
           .
        
         
           BY
           Sr.
           
             SIMONDS
             D'EWES
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           ,
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           SPEECH
           DELIVERED
           BY
           Sr.
           
             Simonds
             D'Ewes
             .
          
           Iuly
           ,
           7th.
           1641.
           in
           the
           Palatinate
           cause
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           WEE
           have
           during
           this
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           fallen
           upon
           the
           debate
           of
           the
           greatest
           ,
           and
           most
           important
           affaires
           concerning
           our
           owne
           good
           and
           welfaire
           at
           home
           ,
           that
           ever
           were
           agitated
           ,
           and
           discussed
           at
           one
           meeting
           in
           the
           house
           of
           Commons
           .
           And
           we
           are
           at
           this
           present
           ,
           by
           the
           gratious
           invitation
           of
           his
           Royall
           Maje.
           expressed
           in
           his
           most
           just
           
             Manifest
          
           read
           unto
           us
           ,
           resolved
           to
           take
           into
           consideration
           ,
           the
           most
           sublime
           ,
           and
           
           most
           difficult
           busines
           of
           the
           Christian
           World
           abroad
           :
           which
           hath
           for
           the
           space
           of
           above
           twenty
           yeares
           last
           past
           ,
           drawen
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           ,
           and
           States
           of
           
             Europe
             ,
          
           into
           an
           immediate
           or
           mediate
           ingagement
           :
           In
           which
           ,
           there
           have
           beene
           twenty
           pitch't
           Battles
           fought
           ,
           a
           Million
           of
           Men
           ,
           Women
           ,
           and
           Children
           destroyed
           by
           the
           Sword
           ,
           by
           the
           Flames
           ,
           by
           Famine
           ,
           and
           by
           Pestilence
           ;
           and
           that
           sometimes
           populous
           and
           fertile
           Empire
           of
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           reduced
           to
           a
           most
           extreame
           and
           calumitous
           desolation
           .
           I
           have
           in
           those
           few
           spare-houres
           I
           could
           borrow
           yesterday
           ,
           from
           the
           publike
           service
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           recollected
           some
           particulars
           ,
           which
           may
           conduce
           to
           the
           clearing
           of
           this
           great
           cause
           ,
           being
           drawn
           out
           of
           the
           Autographs
           themselves
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           our
           Records
           at
           home
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           the
           Writings
           of
           our
           very
           Adversaries
           ,
           and
           others
           abroad
           .
           I
           shall
           therefore
           beginne
           at
           the
           Originall
           it selfe
           ,
           of
           the
           never
           enough
           to
           be
           lamented
           losse
           of
           the
           
             Prince
             Palatines
          
           Domino●s
           ,
           and
           
             Electorall
          
           dignity
           :
           that
           so
           wee
           may
           take
           along
           with
           us
           ,
           in
           our
           intended
           disputes
           ;
           not
           onely
           our
           affections
           ,
           but
           our
           consciences
           .
           It
           is
           therefore
           very
           manifest
           ,
           to
           all
           that
           are
           but
           meanly
           verst
           in
           the
           Cabinet
           affaires
           of
           Christendom
           ;
           that
           the
           
             Iesuites
          
           have
           consulted
           for
           many
           yeares
           last
           past
           ,
           as
           well
           before
           ,
           as
           
           since
           the
           furious
           Warres
           of
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           by
           what
           meanes
           to
           ruine
           the
           Evangelicall
           Princes
           and
           partie
           there
           .
           Their
           cheife
           aime
           hath
           beene
           ,
           so
           to
           divide
           the
           Protestant
           Princes
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           be
           made
           vse
           of
           each
           against
           other
           ,
           for
           the
           ruine
           each
           of
           other
           .
           The
           first
           occasion
           that
           offered
           it selfe
           within
           our
           memories
           ,
           was
           the
           pretences
           of
           severall
           competitors
           to
           the
           Dukedomes
           of
           
             Cleve
          
           and
           
             Iuliers
             ,
          
           and
           they
           sailed
           but
           a
           very
           little
           to
           have
           executed
           their
           intended
           designe
           upon
           that
           occasion
           .
           But
           their
           hopes
           failing
           in
           it
           ,
           they
           apply
           themselves
           integrally
           to
           
             Ferd●nand
          
           of
           
             Austria
             ,
          
           Duke
           of
           
             Gratz
             ,
          
           a
           Prince
           not
           long
           since
           so
           poore
           ,
           and
           of
           so
           meane
           a
           consideration
           to
           adde
           the
           waight
           of
           but
           one
           graine
           ,
           to
           the
           down-ballancing
           of
           the
           affaires
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           as
           his
           name
           was
           scarce
           heard
           off
           .
        
         
           They
           find
           him
           a
           fit
           subject
           for
           them
           to
           worke
           upon
           ,
           having
           from
           his
           Cradle
           been
           bredd
           up
           in
           an
           extreame
           hatred
           of
           the
           Protestant
           par●y
           ,
           who
           professed
           the
           truth
           .
           They
           resound
           nothing
           into
           the
           eares
           of
           the
           old
           Emperour
           
             Matthias
             ,
          
           but
           his
           Cousin
           
             Ferdinands
          
           high
           merits
           ,
           so
           as
           hee
           passing
           by
           his
           owne
           naturall
           brothers
           ,
           and
           the
           head
           of
           his
           house
           ,
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           King
           adopts
           
             Ferdinand
          
           of
           
             Gratz
          
           for
           his
           sonne
           ,
           so
           to
           prepare
           a
           way
           to
           make
           
           him
           the
           successor
           of
           his
           Scepter
           ,
           Crown
           ,
           and
           Purple
           .
        
         
           Then
           were
           the
           sacred
           Dyets
           of
           the
           Empire
           ,
           the
           ancient
           meanes
           to
           reconcile
           differences
           ,
           and
           prevent
           jealousies
           ,
           as
           often
           dissolved
           abortively
           as
           called
           insincerely
           .
           Rumours
           were
           spread
           of
           practices
           and
           designes
           against
           the
           Protestant
           Princes
           and
           Citties
           .
           And
           that
           those
           rumours
           might
           not
           vanish
           in
           smoake
           ,
           the
           Liberties
           of
           the
           great
           and
           ancient
           Citie
           of
           
             Stratsburgh
          
           were
           opprest
           .
           The
           Protestant
           Princes
           seeing
           materials
           and
           engins
           on
           every
           side
           ,
           prepared
           for
           their
           ruine
           ;
           were
           necessitated
           to
           meete
           at
           
             Heilburn
             ,
          
           and
           there
           to
           conclud
           an
           union
           amongst
           themselves
           .
        
         
           This
           gave
           the
           
             Iesuites
          
           an
           assured
           hope
           ,
           of
           making
           
             Germany
          
           speedily
           miserable
           by
           a
           calamitous
           Warre
           ;
           for
           not
           onely
           the
           
             Pontifician
          
           Princes
           ,
           tooke
           the
           opportunitie
           to
           settle
           a
           Catholike
           league
           ,
           as
           they
           call'd
           it
           amongst
           themselves
           :
           but
           also
           ,
           the
           
             Elector
          
           of
           
             Saxony
             ,
          
           like
           a
           true
           
             Pseudo-Lutheran
             ,
          
           neither
           Protesttant
           nor
           Papist
           ,
           shewes
           as
           good
           an
           affection
           to
           the
           Catholike
           league
           ,
           as
           the
           Evangelike
           union
           .
           The
           old
           Emperour
           
             Matthias
          
           begins
           now
           to
           act
           his
           part
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Iesuites
          
           spurre
           on
           their
           ready
           Scholler
           
             Ferdinand
          
           of
           
             Gratz
             ,
          
           to
           ascend
           the
           bloody
           Theator
           they
           had
           so
           long
           designed
           
           him
           .
           Through
           the
           old
           Emperours
           intercession
           ,
           abusing
           the
           
             Bohemian
          
           Protestants
           credulity
           ,
           with
           Sugred
           flatteries
           and
           large
           promises
           ,
           he
           is
           admitted
           to
           the
           Crown
           of
           that
           rich
           Kingdome
           ;
           which
           soone
           after
           made
           way
           for
           him
           unto
           the
           Crowne
           of
           
             Hungary
          
           also
           .
           The
           
             Iesuites
          
           and
           the
           
             Spaniard
          
           did
           now
           onely
           want
           a
           faire
           occasion
           to
           begin
           a
           Warre
           in
           
             Germany
             .
          
           The
           Emperour
           
             Matthias
          
           labours
           with
           the
           Protestant
           Princes
           ,
           to
           dissolve
           their
           Vnion
           ;
           which
           not
           taking
           effect
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Spiers
          
           is
           encouraged
           under
           hand
           to
           pick
           a
           quarrell
           with
           the
           Prince
           
             Elector
             Palatine
             ,
          
           and
           to
           build
           a
           strong
           Fortresse
           upon
           his
           nighbours
           Territories
           ,
           pretending
           hee
           had
           right
           to
           that
           plott
           of
           ground
           ,
           upon
           which
           the
           said
           Fortresse
           was
           raised
           :
           but
           an
           higher
           providence
           did
           not
           suffer
           this
           Sparke
           to
           set
           
             Germany
          
           on
           fire
           ,
           though
           it
           had
           been
           kindled
           at
           the
           Prince
           
             Electors
          
           own
           doore
           (
           to
           affront
           and
           provoke
           him
           )
           for
           he
           by
           an
           incredible
           celerity
           ,
           did
           cause
           the
           said
           Fortresse
           to
           be
           demolished
           before
           the
           Enemy
           could
           sit
           and
           furnish
           it
           for
           his
           intended
           use
           ,
           which
           made
           him
           sit
           still
           ,
           and
           studie
           for
           a
           new
           occasion
           ,
           which
           that
           it
           might
           not
           be
           long
           wanting
           ;
           the
           Liberties
           and
           Priviledges
           of
           the
           Protestants
           in
           
             Bohemia
             ,
          
           contrarie
           to
           their
           new
           King
           
             Ferdinands
          
           oath
           ,
           were
           temerated
           ;
           and
           by
           
           that
           meanes
           in
           the
           Yeare
           1619.
           the
           greater
           part
           of
           the
           Estates
           of
           that
           Kingdome
           were
           necessitated
           after
           mature
           deliberation
           to
           abdicate
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           elect
           ,
           
             Frederick
             Prince
             Elector
             Palatine
          
           for
           their
           King
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           are
           wee
           arrived
           at
           that
           sadd
           period
           of
           time
           ,
           upon
           which
           so
           many
           fatalities
           have
           ensued
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           may
           see
           evidentlie
           ;
           that
           the
           
             Prince
             Elector
             Palatine
          
           was
           not
           causallie
           guilty
           of
           any
           part
           of
           that
           Ocean
           of
           bloud
           ,
           that
           hath
           beene
           since
           spilt
           in
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Pontifician
           side
           pretend
           he
           was
           .
           The
           Scene
           was
           long
           before
           prepared
           by
           the
           enemies
           of
           the
           Truth
           ;
           and
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             Bohemia
          
           was
           filled
           with
           armes
           and
           hostilities
           diverse
           monthes
           ,
           before
           his
           accepting
           of
           that
           Crowne
           ,
           when
           himselfe
           laboured
           by
           an
           earnest
           Mediation
           ,
           to
           have
           given
           a
           peaceable
           issue
           to
           those
           bloudie
           beginnings
           .
           It
           was
           the
           Honour
           ,
           and
           greatnesse
           of
           that
           matchlesse
           Princesse
           that
           he
           gained
           heere
           ,
           and
           the
           considerable
           succours
           they
           expected
           from
           hence
           ,
           that
           especially
           drew
           the
           
             Bohemians
          
           to
           that
           choice
           .
           It
           therefore
           concernes
           us
           now
           at
           length
           ,
           to
           provide
           that
           the
           
             Prince
             Elector
          
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           
             Princelie
             Branches
             of
             that
             great
             Familie
          
           (
           being
           the
           second
           without
           question
           ,
           if
           not
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           most
           Ancient
           of
           the
           Empire
           )
           
           extracted
           by
           their
           last
           match
           ,
           from
           the
           Royall
           line
           of
           
             Great-Britaine
             ,
          
           should
           not
           under
           couler
           of
           their
           Fathers
           accepting
           that
           Crown
           ,
           to
           which
           they
           now
           pretend
           no
           title
           ,
           be
           for
           ever
           despoiled
           of
           their
           ancient
           inheritance
           Electorall
           dignitie
           :
           to
           which
           calamitie
           they
           had
           never
           been
           reduced
           ,
           had
           not
           the
           
             French
          
           King
           at
           that
           time
           forgotten
           the
           old
           Maxime
           of
           his
           Predecessors
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           keepe
           even
           the
           ballance
           of
           
             Germanie
             ,
          
           to
           which
           also
           did
           most
           fatallie
           concurre
           ,
           the
           
             Duke
             of
             Bavarias
          
           ambition
           betraying
           his
           own
           bloud
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Duke
             of
             Saxonies
          
           taking
           of
           Armes
           against
           the
           Evangelicall
           partie
           .
           By
           this
           meanes
           and
           the
           advancing
           of
           
             Spinola
          
           with
           the
           
             Spanish
          
           Armie
           out
           of
           the
           
             Nether-Lands
             ,
          
           was
           not
           onely
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             Bohemia
          
           lost
           in
           a
           few
           monthes
           ,
           but
           the
           
             Palatinate
          
           also
           ,
           excepting
           some
           few
           places
           of
           strength
           invested
           by
           the
           Enemie
           ,
           and
           that
           poore
           people
           left
           to
           slaughter
           ,
           calamitie
           ,
           and
           desolation
           .
           The
           correspondence
           of
           some
           ill
           Ministers
           of
           this
           State
           abroad
           ,
           with
           those
           of
           Porraine
           states
           heere
           ,
           assisted
           by
           some
           fatall
           instruments
           at
           home
           ,
           furthered
           all
           this
           mischeife
           at
           the
           instant
           putting
           this
           state
           in
           hope
           of
           a
           Match
           when
           supplies
           should
           rather
           have
           been
           sent
           from
           hence
           ,
           to
           have
           preserved
           at
           least
           the
           
             Electorall
          
           Territories
           from
           an
           invading
           power
           .
           It
           
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Spanish
             Match
          
           had
           been
           generally
           treated
           off
           ,
           some
           five
           or
           six
           yeares
           before
           this
           fatall
           fire
           kindled
           in
           
             Germany
             ,
          
           being
           first
           set
           on
           foote
           by
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Lerma
          
           under
           
             Philip
             of
             Austria
          
           the
           late
           King
           of
           
             Spaine
          
           :
           but
           now
           it
           was
           effectually
           advanced
           and
           fortified
           with
           a
           conjoyned
           treatie
           of
           accommodating
           the
           
             Palatine
          
           cause
           without
           effusion
           of
           bloud
           .
           This
           and
           much
           more
           appeares
           in
           the
           Originall
           journall
           bookes
           of
           the
           two
           houses
           of
           Parliament
           in
           
             Anno.
          
           21.
           
           
             Iacobi
             Regis
             ,
          
           which
           I
           have
           so
           far
           perused
           ,
           as
           so
           short
           a
           time
           would
           give
           leave
           ;
           and
           though
           that
           matters
           are
           there
           set
           downe
           at
           large
           ,
           especially
           in
           the
           Records
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Peers
           ,
           yet
           I
           have
           abstracted
           it
           into
           so
           narrow
           a
           compasse
           ,
           as
           may
           well
           sort
           with
           the
           little
           spare
           time
           of
           this
           House
           to
           heare
           it
           .
           The
           relation
           was
           first
           made
           at
           White-hall
           during
           that
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           greater
           part
           of
           both
           the
           said
           houses
           ,
           on
           
             Tuesday
             Febr.
          
           24.
           and
           it
           was
           afterwards
           Reported
           upon
           
             Friday
          
           the
           27.
           day
           of
           the
           same
           moneth
           next
           ensuing
           ,
           in
           the
           Lords
           house
           ,
           by
           the
           then
           Lord-keeper
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           house
           of
           Commons
           ,
           by
           Sr.
           
             Richard
             Weston
             ,
          
           at
           that
           time
           Chancellour
           of
           the
           Exchequer
           .
           It
           is
           ther
           at
           large
           set
           forth
           ,
           that
           his
           Mties.
           Royall
           Father
           ,
           having
           had
           severall
           faire
           promises
           from
           the
           Emperour
           
             Ferdinand
          
           the
           2d.
           and
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spaine
             ,
          
           of
           a
           peaceable
           restitution
           of
           
           the
           
             Palatinate
             ,
          
           caused
           not
           onely
           such
           considerable
           forces
           ,
           as
           were
           then
           remaining
           in
           
             Germanie
          
           under
           the
           Prince
           
             Electors
             ensignes
          
           to
           disband
           ;
           but
           procured
           also
           ,
           some
           places
           of
           strength
           in
           the
           
             Palatinate
             it selfe
             ,
          
           to
           be
           surrendered
           and
           consigned
           over
           in
           trust
           to
           the
           late
           
             Infanta
             of
             Spaine
             .
          
           But
           in
           the
           yeare
           1622.
           our
           late
           Royall
           Soveraigne
           King
           
             Iames
             ,
          
           upon
           his
           Ambassadors
           returne
           from
           
             Bruxels
             ,
          
           having
           discovered
           the
           Emperours
           intentions
           to
           be
           full
           of
           insinceritie
           and
           deceit
           ,
           wrote
           his
           Princelie
           Letters
           bearing
           date
           at
           
             Hampton
             Court
             October
             .
          
           3.
           1622.
           to
           the
           (
           then
           &
           still
           )
           Earle
           of
           
             Bristow
          
           his
           Maties.
           extraordinarie
           Ambassador
           in
           
             Spaine
          
           ;
           to
           let
           him
           know
           that
           he
           now
           perceived
           little
           sincerity
           in
           all
           the
           
             Spanish
             Kings
          
           promises
           ,
           for
           the
           peaceable
           restitution
           of
           the
           
             Palatinate
             ,
          
           by
           whose
           onely
           meanes
           he
           had
           suffered
           the
           same
           to
           be
           lost
           to
           the
           Emperour
           ,
           and
           that
           therefore
           he
           should
           presently
           presse
           that
           King
           ,
           either
           to
           give
           a
           full
           and
           direct
           answer
           ,
           under
           his
           hand
           and
           seale
           ,
           for
           the
           restitution
           thereof
           ;
           or
           else
           to
           joyne
           his
           Armes
           with
           his
           Matie.
           against
           the
           Emperour
           for
           the
           recoverie
           of
           the
           same
           :
           But
           this
           matter
           as
           it
           further
           appeares
           by
           the
           Originall
           Iournall-bookes
           of
           the
           Lords
           house
           ,
           being
           either
           not
           throughly
           pressed
           ,
           or
           notably
           dissembled
           .
           So
           many
           delaies
           ensued
           one
           upon
           the
           necke
           of
           another
           ;
           as
           in
           the
           issue
           it
           drew
           his
           Royall
           Matie.
           then
           
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             ,
          
           to
           undertake
           that
           dangerous
           and
           
           remote
           journey
           unto
           that
           Nation
           ,
           which
           hath
           bin
           the
           long
           and
           hereditarie
           enemy
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           This
           Iourney
           ,
           was
           cheifly
           undertaken
           by
           so
           great
           a
           Prince
           to
           add
           an
           end
           ,
           one
           way
           or
           other
           ,
           to
           that
           unfortunate
           treatie
           ,
           and
           his
           staie
           in
           
             Spaine
          
           so
           long
           ,
           did
           causally
           proceed
           from
           his
           earnest
           desire
           to
           have
           effected
           a
           peaceable
           restitution
           of
           the
           
             Palatinate
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           but
           he
           shall
           now
           live
           to
           verifie
           that
           excellent
           ,
           and
           Heroicke
           expression
           ,
           which
           he
           made
           to
           the
           
             Conde
             de
             Oilvarez
          
           a
           little
           before
           his
           comming
           out
           of
           that
           Kingdom
           .
        
         
           
             Looke
             for
             neither
             Marriage
             nor
             friendship
             ,
             without
             the
             restitution
             of
             the
          
           Palatinate
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           assure
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           the
           force
           and
           power
           of
           great
           
             Brittaine
             ,
          
           which
           was
           lately
           by
           subtile
           and
           wicked
           instruments
           ,
           divided
           against
           it selfe
           ,
           being
           now
           Vnited
           in
           one
           again
           ,
           will
           bee
           able
           to
           effect
           such
           great
           and
           considerabl●
           actions
           ,
           as
           shall
           render
           his
           Majes.
           Name
           and
           Raigne
           glorious
           to
           all
           posterity
           .
           The
           two
           houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           at
           that
           time
           received
           the
           before
           mentioned
           declaration
           ,
           with
           so
           much
           resentment
           ,
           as
           having
           first
           rendred
           glory
           to
           God
           that
           had
           so
           seasonably
           discovered
           the
           
             Spanish-frauds
             ,
          
           and
           next
           their
           humble
           acknowledgments
           to
           their
           then
           gratious
           Soveraigne
           ,
           for
           requiring
           their
           Counsels
           in
           a
           businesse
           of
           so
           great
           importance
           ,
           they
           did
           unanimously
           advize
           him
           to
           
           breake
           off
           the
           said
           two
           treaties
           touching
           the
           marriage
           ,
           and
           the
           restitution
           of
           the
           
             Palatinate
          
           ;
           ingaging
           no
           lesse
           ,
           then
           their
           persons
           and
           purses
           ,
           for
           the
           recovery
           of
           the
           then
           
             Prince
             Electors
             ancient
             and
             hereditarie
             Dominions
             .
          
           It
           appeares
           also
           in
           the
           Originall
           Iournall-booke
           of
           this
           house
           ,
           
             De
             ano.
             Io.
             Caroll
             ,
          
           that
           this
           great
           busines
           was
           againe
           taken
           into
           consideration
           ,
           but
           was
           finally
           incombed
           with
           other
           matters
           of
           great
           moment
           ,
           by
           the
           fatall
           and
           abortive
           disolution
           of
           that
           Parliament
           .
           If
           therefore
           this
           great
           Counsell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           did
           in
           those
           two
           former
           Parliaments
           ,
           account
           the
           restitution
           of
           this
           Illustrious
           and
           Princely
           family
           to
           bee
           of
           such
           great
           necesitie
           for
           the
           preserving
           of
           true
           Religion
           broad
           ,
           and
           securing
           our selves
           at
           home
           ,
           as
           to
           ingage
           themselves
           for
           an
           assistance
           therin
           ;
           certainely
           wee
           may
           vpon
           much
           better
           grounds
           vndertake
           the
           same
           now
           ,
           when
           I
           assure
           my selfe
           we
           may
           goe
           as
           farre
           with
           a
           thousand
           pounds
           for
           the
           present
           as
           we
           could
           have
           done
           with
           ten
           thousand
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           for
           let
           vs
           but
           take
           a
           short
           view
           of
           thee
           state
           of
           Christendome
           ,
           what
           it
           was
           then
           ,
           and
           what
           it
           is
           now
           ,
           and
           wee
           shall
           easily
           perseive
           a
           great
           alteration
           in
           the
           ballance
           thereof
           .
        
         
           In
           
             France
          
           where
           
             Monsieur
             de
             Luynes
          
           did
           then
           rule
           all
           ,
           being
           himselfe
           acted
           by
           the
           Popes
           Legate
           ,
           that
           King
           contrary
           to
           the
           examples
           of
           
             Francis
          
           the
           
           first
           ,
           
             Henry
          
           the
           second
           and
           of
           
             Henry
          
           the
           Great
           his
           own
           Father
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           maximes
           and
           interst
           of
           that
           State
           and
           his
           owne
           safety
           ,
           advanced
           the
           formidable
           power
           and
           spreading
           greatnes
           of
           the
           House
           of
           
             Austria
          
           :
           but
           now
           the
           same
           
             French
          
           Kings
           eyes
           have
           been
           so
           opened
           ,
           that
           shaking
           off
           that
           former
           vnhappie
           slumber
           hee
           was
           in
           ,
           hee
           hath
           by
           his
           armes
           and
           power
           to
           his
           immortal
           honour
           and
           glory
           for
           divers
           yeares
           last
           past
           ,
           endeavoured
           to
           restore
           againe
           that
           Libertie
           to
           the
           
             Germane
          
           Empire
           ,
           in
           the
           ruine
           of
           which
           himselfe
           had
           so
           fatallie
           before
           concurred
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Swedes
          
           were
           then
           involued
           in
           severall
           warres
           or
           iealousies
           with
           the
           
             Pole
          
           and
           enforced
           to
           keepe
           at
           home
           to
           defend
           their
           owne
           ,
           but
           now
           have
           a
           strong
           Armie
           and
           possesse
           divers
           peices
           of
           important
           consequence
           within
           the
           very
           bowells
           of
           the
           Empire
           .
        
         
           The
           Episcopall
           Electors
           with
           the
           other
           Pontifician
           Princes
           and
           Prelates
           the
           sworne
           enemies
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           were
           then
           rich
           and
           potent
           ,
           but
           since
           most
           of
           their
           Countries
           and
           Territories
           have
           tasted
           of
           the
           same
           calamities
           of
           Warre
           which
           they
           had
           formerly
           brought
           vpon
           their
           neighbours
           so
           as
           now
           they
           are
           most
           of
           them
           scarce
           able
           to
           defend
           their
           owne
           ,
           much
           lesse
           to
           offend
           any
           other
           .
        
         
         
           The
           
             Pseudo-Lutheran
          
           Elector
           of
           Saxony
           that
           is
           causallie
           guiltie
           more
           then
           anie
           other
           single
           person
           living
           ,
           of
           all
           those
           calamities
           and
           slaughters
           which
           have
           for
           so
           many
           yeares
           wasted
           
             Germanie
          
           and
           was
           then
           so
           liberall
           of
           his
           Treasure
           ,
           and
           so
           forward
           with
           his
           armes
           to
           ancillate
           to
           the
           Emperors
           designes
           to
           the
           almost
           vtter
           subversion
           of
           the
           true
           Religion
           in
           
             Germanie
             ,
          
           is
           now
           after
           the
           reiterated
           temeration
           of
           his
           faith
           and
           promises
           ,
           the
           fatall
           survivor
           of
           the
           severall
           devastations
           of
           his
           owne
           Cuntrie
           and
           dominions
           :
           So
           as
           all
           those
           vast
           difficulties
           and
           great
           dangers
           which
           might
           well
           have
           retarded
           the
           forwardnes
           of
           those
           two
           former
           Parliaments
           the
           first
           being
           held
           in
           the
           22.
           yeare
           of
           his
           Maiestes
           roiall
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           latter
           in
           his
           owne
           first
           yeare
           ,
           being
           now
           removed
           ,
           wee
           have
           greater
           encouragements
           then
           ever
           to
           concurre
           with
           our
           sacred
           soveraigne
           in
           the
           asserting
           of
           this
           his
           most
           iust
           and
           princely
           Manifest
           .
        
         
           For
           mine
           owne
           part
           I
           expect
           no
           good
           issue
           of
           the
           present
           Treatie
           at
           the
           Diet
           of
           
             Ratisbone
             ,
          
           I
           know
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Bavarit●
          
           ambition
           too
           well
           ever
           to
           imagine
           that
           he
           will
           part
           with
           those
           large
           revenues
           ,
           and
           much
           lesse
           with
           the
           Septem-virall
           dignitie
           and
           suffrage
           hee
           hath
           obtained
           by
           the
           Prince
           Electors
           calamitie
           and
           misfortune
           ;
           vnles
           it
           be
           extorted
           from
           him
           by
           force
           of
           armes
           .
           My
           
           humble
           advice
           therefore
           is
           ,
           that
           wee
           send
           vp
           to
           the
           Lords
           to
           desire
           a
           speedy
           conference
           with
           them
           ,
           in
           which
           we
           may
           aquaint
           their
           Lordships
           how
           farre
           we
           have
           proceeded
           in
           our
           approbation
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           most
           royall
           Manifest
           ,
           and
           to
           move
           them
           to
           concurre
           vnanimously
           with
           vs
           therein
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .