A SPEECH, SPOKEN BY Mr. HAILS, A STUDENT of University-Colledge of OXFORD, And Son to the Honourable Sir Edward Hails. With His Majesty's Gracious Acceptance.  
Most Dread Sovereign,  
WE, Your Majesty's Humblest Subjests of this House, have the greatest reason to rejoice in this your Majesty's presence, in as much as this being the most Ancient College, and Mother of all the rest in your Dominions, hath been chosen out to begin the restitution of the Religion, which was first Planted and Watered by so many Eminent, Devout and Learned Persons, of whom Four are accounted Saints in our English Calendar; And we hope that as Providence hath reserved a Reformation to Your Majesty, after so long and Deplorable a Breach; so You will be pleased to Protect and encourage this tender beginning amongst Us: For the Winds and the Storms threaten us, yet being founded upon a double Rock, the one of Perpetuity of the Church: The other of your Majesty's Protection, We rest Fearless, and Resolve till it shall please our good Lord to settle it in that Peace and Liberty which we confidently hope for in your Majesty's Life and Government. Next, We with the rest of the Nation, acknowledge your Majesty's great Goodness for that absolute Liberty granted to all your Subjects, restraining nothing but what is Eternally contrary to the Preservation of Peace and Justice.  
You have only hindered confessed Wickedness and Violence to one another, which could not have been committed without the Breach of all Laws, and utter Confusion.  
And tho' you leave the Duty towards God, to every Conscience, yet you have hereby taken off the Vizard of Rebellion, and manifested to all the World, that whosoever henceforth takes up Arms against your Power, must not pretend either Reformation or Religion, or Injustice of the Government, as an Indulgence.  
This, wherein your Majesty and your Copartners have the least Portion; it is, Great Prince, an Excessive Kindness to your People, that yourself accepts sparingly, what upon others you so Bountifully bestow; as if your Own Interest were the least of your Care: And were the Nation United, your Own Self could be content to be neglected. It is a long time since that the Wounds of this Nation have been still wid'ned by Interested Persons, applying only corrosives.  
Your Majesty hath by powering in Oil and Balm, began an Unction and Coalition of the Parts. An Union at least in the concerns of the Nation, tho' not (as we desire) an Unity in Religion. Yet so much of Religion too, as to be at Peace with One Another.  
And your Majesty is now, by your Majesty's giving Warmth and Vigour to these desires, making the whole Nation Witnesses of the Sinerity of your Proceedings, as well as that of your Piety, Prudence, and most wonderful Example, in all Virtue, becoming either a Prince, or even a Private Person. We hope your Subjects will be made more Cautious, when They see so much of an Excellent and Divine Spirit, seconded with the Power and Piety of a Prince.  
Nor will they pretend Conscience for Disobedience, when they perceive Him, who Demands, to have better Conscience than Themselves.  
Which Speech His Majesty was Graciously pleased, kindly to accept, etc.   

London, Printed for A. M. 1687.