A SPEECH MADE IN THE HOUSE OF peers, By the Right Honourable the Earl of MONMOUTH, on Thursday the 13. of January. 1641.  
Upon the occasion of the present distractions, and of his majesty's removal from Whitehall.   printer's or publisher's device 
Printed at London, for I. Benson, 1641.   

A Speech made in the House of peers, by the Right Honourable Earl of Monmouth on Thursday the 13. of January, 1641.  
My Lords,  
I Shall desire to be heard speak a few words, which I would much rather have heard spoken by any of your Lordships, that so they might have a happier and a more handsome expression; though with a better heart, and clearer intentions they could not have been spoken.  
The sad condition we are now in (my Lords) is such as is too apparent to any man, who hath but half an eye: the City of London is full of jealousies and apprehensions, we sit not here free from fears; the King hath withdrawn himself from hence, together with his Queen and Children, out of a belief, (as I conceive) that his majesty's Person was not safe here. While things continue in this posture (my Lords) we may well fear an impairing, we can hardly hope for the bettering of affairs: God hath placed us (my Lords) in the Medium betwixt the King and his people; let us play our parts (my Lords) let us do our duties, and discharge our consciences; let us really prove, what we are by Name, Noblemen; let us endeavour to work a perfect and a true understanding, between the King and his people: let us freely unbosom ourselves to his majesty; and desire that his majesty will be pleased to do so to us; and to this end, (my Lords) which is the end of my motion, if it shall be approved of by your Lordships, I do humbly move, that by way of conference, or any other way, we may desire the house of Commons to join with us; first in an humble petition to his majesty that he would be graciously pleased to return to his good City of London, as the safest place we conceive for his sacred Person in these distempered times; and then that they will likewise join with us in a Profession or Protestation, that we will do what in us lies to free his majesty from his fears; to take from the Citizens of London, and his majesty's other subjects their jealousies and apprehensions; and that we will live and die his majesty's faithful Advisors, Counsellors and loyal subjects.  
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