THE LORD Hume's HIS SPEECH, Delivered in the Presence of the Kings most excellent Majesty, to the Honourable Court of PARLIAMENT of both Houses then assembled in Scotland, the 16. of this present month of August, 1641.  
Wherein is expressed his Loyalty to his Majesty, his love to both Nations, and his hearty desire unto that Honourable Assembly, to prevent the inconveniences that might arise between Scotland and England, though himself had been formerly one of the chief Covenanters against us.  
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THE LORD Hume's HIS SPEECH To both Houses of Parliament in SCOTLAND.  
GENTLEMEN, and you the Knights, and Burgesses of each county of this kingdom: we are here Assembled to do God's business, and the Kings: in which our own is included, and we are Christians, as we are Subjects. Let us first fear God, then shall we honour the King the more: I am afraid we have been the less prosperous in our affairs; because we have preferred other things before him.  
The kingdom is likewise reduced to great Strait, for being locked up from the free course of Trade, between England and us, wherein it were undutifulness beyond Inhumanity, in the taking of advantage against them.  
I have often thought, and said, that it must be some extremity that would rectify this kingdom: and when that extremity did come, it would be a great hazard, whether it would prove a remedy or aruine; we are sure that the greatest part of our Country is undone for the want of free Trade, and the privileges which formerly we had therein, by Trading between England and us, & for a better Commerce and intercourse between this kingdom and England, and that it may be lawful to Trade and transport Goods and Commodities from this kingdom into England, as formerly we have done, and they to use without any let or hindrance by each kingdom, which is our desires.  
I confess he is no good Subject, that will willingly take up arms against his King, and will nor willingly and freely lay down his life, when the end may better the service of his Majesty, and the good of the commonwealth.  
But let us further reflect upon the ill effects, what those courses have wrought, what by a dissension from us on the one side, and a sepatation on the other, some imagining what was intended, and made haste to turn before hand the better to be accepted of, and a great Multitude of them, seeing how far they were gone, and fearing how much further they should go, have been forced to fly the Land.  
When Foundations are shaken, it is high time to look to the Building: he hath no heart, no head, no soul, that is not moved in his whole man to look upon the distresses, and the miseries of the commonwealth, that is not forward in all that he hath to redress them in a right way. But rather let us make it an advantage for them to do them best service, when they have most need, not to speak our own good, but in them, and with them, else we shall commit the same Crimes ourselves, which we must condemn in others.  
Now we see what the Sores are in general, and when more particulars shall happen to appear, let us be very careful to draw out the koares of them, and not skim them over with a slight suppurating fester cure, lest they should presently break out again into greater mischiefs, consider of that Counsels, and speak your minds.  
The which I humbly beseech this House, that it may be done with as much moderation, as the public safety of the kingdom can possible admit.  
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