A MOST NOBLE SPEECH Spoken by the LORD CAMBEL OF LORNE. One of his majesty's most Honourable privy counsel of SCOTLAND.  
Moving the Lord's house in Scotland, in his majesty's presence, for the prevention of such Advantages; whereby Incendiaries may in the vacancy of Parliaments, any way extort from his highness' Proclamations, to enforce the bringing in of Innovations into the kirk; or confirming of Monopolies, that so all Oppressions may be removed from his majesty's Subjects of both kingdoms.  
As also, an Honourable REPLY Made by the Lord Lowden, against such, who objected against his former SPEECH.  
London, Printed by B. Alsop, 1641.   

A MOST NOBLE SPEECH SPOKEN BY THE Earl of Argile, Lord of Lorne, &c. Competitor for the Chancellor-ship.  
MY LORDS,  
WHat was more to be wished for on Earth, than the great happiness, this day we enjoy? viz. To see his royal Majesty, our Native sovereign, and his loyal Subjects of both kingdoms, so really reconciled, and united: that his majesty is piously pleased to grant unto us his subjects, our lawful demands concerning Religion and Liberties, and we his Subjects of both Nations, cheerfully rendering to his majesty, that duty, affection, and assistance, which he hath just cause to expect from good People, and each Nation concurring in a brotherly amity, unity, and concord, one towards the other?  
O what Tongue is able to express the Honour and Praise due to that great and good God, who in those late Commotions, suffered not the prudent Counsels of either kingdoms to despair of the safety of either Commonwealth: but through his blessing to their painful and prudent Endeavours, hath wrought such a happiness for us, that after the great toil and trouble, we have so long on both sides endured, we may now each man, with his wife, children, and friends, under his own Vine, and Figtree (and all under his majesty's Gracious protection) refresh himself with the sweet fruits of peace: which I beseech the Lord of Peace make perpetual to both Nations.  
Now my earnest desire is, that our best studies and endeavours, may be spent in contriving, and enacting such wholesome laws; whereby (as much as in us lies) the opportunity and occasion of producing such Calamities, as lately threatened to fall upon both Nations, may be prevented, if in any Age hereafter such miscreants shall go about to attempt it.  
It is notorious, that the late Incendiaries that occasioned the great differences, betwixt his majesty and his Subjects, took much advantage and courage, by the too long intermission of the happy Constitution of Parliaments.  
In the vacancy of which, they by false Information, incensed his majesty against his loyal subjects; and by their vile insinuations extorted from his highness' Proclamations, for obedience to their Innovations in the Kirk, and patents for projects: whereby the poor subject was both polled, and oppressed in his Estate, and enthralled in his Conscience.  
And thus by their wicked practices, his majesty was distasted, and his subjects generally discontented: in so much, that had not the great mercy of God prevented them, they had made an obstruction betwixt his majesty, and his liege People, and had broken those mutual & indissoluble bonds of Protection and allegiance.  
Whereby i hope his Majesty, and his loyal subjects of all three kingdoms, will be ever bound together: to which let all the subjects say, Amen.  
My Lords, The distaste of his Majesty, nor discontents of his subjects, could never have grown to that height they did (nor consequently have produced such effects) had there not been such an interposition by those Innovators and Projectors, betwixt his Majesty our glorious sun, and us, his loyal Subjects: that his goodness could neither appear to us, nor their disloyalty and our obedience to him.  
For no sooner was that happy Constellation, the Parliament in England raised, and those vaporous Clouds dissipated; but his majesty's goodness, his subject's Loyalty, and their treachery evidently appeared.  
Our Brethren of England finding the Intermission of Parliaments, to be prejudicial and dangerous to the State, have taken a course for the frequent holding of them; whose prudent Example, i desire may be our pattern: forthwith to obtain his majesty's royal assent for the same.  
By which means, his majesty may in due time, hear, and redress the Grievances of his Subjects, and his subjects cheerfully (as need shall require) aid and assist his majesty: and not only the domestic peace, and quiet of each kingdom preserved;  
But likewise all national differences (if any happen) by the wisdom of the Assemblies of both kingdoms, from time to time, reconciled and determined, to the perpetuating of the happy Peace, and union of both Nations.