A SPEECH Delivered to His majesty, BY THE RECORDER OF lincoln: At His Reception into the CJTY.  
july 15. 1642.  
First Printed at york, and now re-printed at London for T. J. Agust 3. 1642.   

A SPEECH DELIVERED TO HIS majesty BY THE RECORDER OF LJNCOLN, At His MAJESTJES Reception into the said city, july 15. 1642.  
Most gracious sovereign,  
WE your majesties most dutiful and Obedient Subiects, before we were encouraged by the influence of your majesties presence, knevw not what to do, being amazed with fears and jealousies rumoured and spread abroad, whereby divers of your majesties good subiects were distracted: and the more, because we neither knew, nor could imagine any cause of fear or iealousy. sir, I cannot more properly compare our Case, then to a man in perfect health yet do fancy himself sick of a consumption: whom if his fortune bee to light of a skilful and honest physician he is in no danger? but if upon an Emprick, it is like his body shall be brought into that Condition, which before he did but fancy himself to be in. I am doubtful if those persons who have been the cause of Raising and fomenting those fears and jealousies, might choose their own physician& apply their own medicine, it would hazard the ruin of the Common-wealth by abolishing the ancient and fundamental laws thereof. but the subiects of this Nation( God be thanked) are in a better case. It is not in the power of wicked men, either to make choice of a physician, or to apply the Medicine: Your sacred Majesty being our great physician, and without your Majesties consent and command, no medicine can be applied.  
And to the unspeakable joy and comfort of all Your Majesties faithful subjests, it is sufficiently signified to the world by your Majesties most Kingly Declarations, Expressing your Resolution to maintain and govern by the known laws of this realm, to defend the true Protestant religion established by law▪ by which means your loyal subiects shall be preserved& protected from Arbitrary government let the most evil affencted person then deny if he can but that we have from our King what is to be wished,& that without asking or petitioning for. There is only one question to be asked,& a short answer thereunto what is now to be done to which every ingenious soul must acknowledge the want is on our parts: we owe all we have to be disposed of by your majesty, for the maintenance and preservation of Your just Rights and Prerogatives, which cannot be maintained but thereby, the privileges of Your Subiects will be likewise defended( the same Law defending both)& under which Law the Prople of this Nation have been most happily Governed, under Your majesty, and your most Noble Progenitors many hundred yeares. for the Continuation of which Government for my own particular( prostrating myself at Your majesties Feet.) I humbly offer and render unto your majesty myself, Estate, and Fortune.  
And Sir, I have Warrant from the Mayor of this City, And the whole body of this Corporation to beseech your majesty to accept of the like offer from them. So with this short Eiaculation I shall conclude, beseeching GOD to bless and preserve Your Sacred Person, and this our most noble and hopeful Prince CHARLES, withall Your royal Issue. And that this Nation and People, and all Your Dominions, may be Governed by Your majesty and Your posterity to the Worlds end.  
FINIS.