The King's Majesty's SPEECH On the 2. day of December, 1641. To the Honourable House of PARLIAMENT.  
Likewise a true Relation of all those cruel Rapes and Murders which have lately been committed by the Papists in JRELAND.  
With the Names of several Merchants that were taken transporting Ammunition to Jreland, for the use of the Rebels.  
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His Majesty's SPEECH the 2. of December.  
I Am to speak a word unto you, since I have been so long absent from you; It is no way in answer to the Learned Speech of Mr. Speaker: But yet I shall touch one point of it concerning Ireland; But first I must tell you, though I have been absent longer than indeed I did expect, or could have been expected by you, yet I stayed no longer in Scotland then the necessity of those affairs would absolutely permit, and indeed I have therein done so much good, that I will boldly affirm unto you, that I have left the people a most contented and happy Nation; That if I did misreckon a little in time I do not misreckon in the end.  
Now though I have deceived you a little of your expectation in point of time, I confess you have deceived my expectation in finding of business here; for I had thought to have found things in quietness and settled both for Religion and peace of this Kingdom, but I found distractions, such as I could not expect, In so much, as the Parliament was thought fit to be guarded, this I speak not any way to seek out a fault, or to have any distrust of the hearty affections of my Subjects, but on the contrary when I came here (as you all see) I found the affection of my people unto me, to my great comfort.  
Now I assure you, I come with the same affection that you or any good people of the world could wish, for I am so fare from disliking any thing that I have done hitherto, that if it were to do again (in the favour and good of my people) that I protest I would do it again.  
And whatsoever may be justly expected of me for the securing of Religion and Liberty of my people, I shall not fail to do it, and therefore I shall mention no particular at this time, but only that great particular of Jreland, which Mr. Speaker did mention, of which I do not doubt, but you have had a great care, yet me thinks, things go on slowly; and I mention this more reasonably, because a couple of Noblemen are come out of Scotland according to the Petition and Instructions, which it pleased both Houses to send unto me at Berwick, which I instantly dispatched to the Chancellor, who now have the disposing of all things, I spoke to them this morning, and I decreed both Houses to appoint a select Committee and make an end of that business with them.  
I have but this word more to say, that I assure you, I have no other end but the happiness of my People, for their flourishing, is my greatest Glory, and their affection, my greatest strength.