The Lord Balmerino's speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641 concerning the levying of an army against the papists in Ireland : describing their conspiracies which have a long time insulted and continued against these two kingdomes of England and Scotland. Speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641 Balmerino, John Elphinstone, Baron, d. 1649. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A30573 of text R8826 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing B607). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A30573) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 96383) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 259:E199, no 21) The Lord Balmerino's speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641 concerning the levying of an army against the papists in Ireland : describing their conspiracies which have a long time insulted and continued against these two kingdomes of England and Scotland. Speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland spoken Novem. 4, 1641 Balmerino, John Elphinstone, Baron, d. 1649. [7] p. for T. B., Printed at London : 1641. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641. A30573 R8826 (Wing B607). civilwar no The Lord Balmerino's speech in the High Court of Parliament in Scotland, spoken Novemb. 4. 1641. Concerning the levying of an army against t Balmerino, John Elphinstone, Baron 1641 917 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2006-03 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-05 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-09 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2006-09 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Lord BALMERINO'S SPEECH In the High Court of Parliament in Scotland , Spoken Novemb. 4. 1641. Concerning the levying of an Army against the Papists in Ireland . Describing their Conspiracies , which have a long time insulted and continued against these two Kingdomes of England and SCOTLAND . Printed at London for T. B. 1641. THE LORD BALMERINO'S SPEECH , In the high Court of Parliament in SCOTLAND . My Lords , I Stand not up with a Petition in my hand , for I have already a Petition in my mouth : Neither doe I annunciate any thing to my owne proper gaine , but to the reall accommodation of this whole Kingdome . For although a particular conspiracy by some confederates was intended against my selfe , and other Noble members of this House ; yet that very thing does not so much exasperate me to speake , as the epidemicall dangers impendent on this Nation . Behold how promiscuously men wander in the distracted paths of Religion ! Behold how preposterously our mortall enemies the Papists , doe not onely cast their invective aspersions , but also their intended malice against us ! And shall we thus sleepe in vindication ? Shall we not exstimulate the height of justice to those that promerit worse ? It strikes a repercussive stupidity into my minde to thinke of those stratagems which they have forged , both for our beloved brethren in England , and lately for the perdition of some in this illustrious assembly ; and yet shall we still permit the Popish recusants to perfect in their former Hel-guided imaginations ? It is an old saying among the Latinists , but not so old as true , The impunity of a fault does adde more courage to the offender ; and I feare if we doe not curbe in time their extended malice , all things will grow to an higher Anarchie : The remission of some faults , are the cause of the commission of others ; and if wee connive at their nefarious conspiraces , wee doe in some manner encourage them in their wicked proceedings , and so by subsequent conclusion , become our selves confederates unto them . I confesse , many of their accursed crew are aggregated in Ireland , and by an irregular insurrection , doe intend the utter demolition of Christian Religion . But God foresees their erroneous imaginations , and will in due time ( as wee trust in his omnipotent justice ) precipitate all their Babilonish intents . Many may build Castles in the aire but to little effect , & many likewise may aime at the ruine of Protestants , but although they be in strength like Goliah , yet will the little stone of Religious David guided by Gods owne hand , maugre all their Gigantean puissance . My Lords , if my tongue have committed any error in its prolixity , and longinquity of words , that error shall wait upon your gracious pardon : But this I am confident of , neither will I ever desist from my opinion , that unlesse we doe fully vindicate these malicious Papists , these two Kingdoms both Scotland and England , cannot sleepe long in security . If they doe not intend our subversion , why did they conspire against us ? If they doe not intend our subversion , why have they so oftentimes plotted against England ? If they doe not intend our subversion why are they now gathered together in Ireland , dayly studying the demolition of this State and Kingdome ? My Lords , assure your selves that these things cannot proceed from a good intent : And if you annect and consummate all their conspiraces into one bundle , you will finde them so various , and intricately numerous , that I am perswaded that they themselves can expect nothing but justice . Is it so then , that their very own actions do cry out for justice , why are we then so backward in the execution thereof ? Is it so then , that revenge her selfe stands idle , why doe we not employ her ? Is it so then , that the Kingdome expects a vindication , why doe wee then frustrate them of their quotidian expectation ? My Lords , I conceive it very expedient , that we should leavy a sufficient army to repell them , and if that will not suffice , then utterly to expell them , I am sure and confident thereof , that England will conjoyne with us in munition , therefore let us labour with all expedition to beat downe their aspiring malice : Let us not procrastinate this businesse , lest in the deferment hereof , God himselfe be angry with us , whose cause wee ought to maintaine : What feare can be conceived to oppose us , when the Almighty omnipotence will fight for us ? Therefore let us raise a sufficient Army against them , for no better cause can ever offer it selfe unto us , then the maintenance of true Religion . My Lords , I beseech you weigh my words with your sage gravity , and entertaine my hearty desire with all your consent herein ; which hoping I shall obtain of you , these are my hopes , these are my wishes , and lastly these are my praiers . FINIS .