FIVE MOST NOBLE SPEECHES Spoken to his Majesty returning out of SCOTLAND INTO ENGLAND. The first spoken by the Recorder of York. The second by the Major of Stamford. The third by the Major of Huntingdon. The fourth by the Lord Major of London. The fifth by the Recorder of London. Also the Relation after what manner and where his Majesty Knighted the Lord Major and the Recorder of London. With the Description of what honourable Triumph his Majesty did ride into the City of London, being accompanied with the Queen, the Prince, the Duke of York and the Lady Mary. LONDON Printed for John Greensmith. 1641. THE Recorder of York's SPEECH to his Majesty. Most Royal Sovereign, WIth a cheerful auspicious eye, behold your well affected and loyal subjects gather themselves together to express their duty, & love to your most Sacred Majesty, whose indulgent, and vigilant care hath been expressed to this our City, and populated Kingdom, by the tedious and irksome travels, which for our sakes you have undertaken. For which we are so fare obliged to your Sacred Majesty, that should each person here present, either man, woman, or child, live a double Methusalaes' age, yet are we not able to recompense that love, which your Majesty hath extended unto us. Our well tuned Bells at this present time, to congratulate the welcome of so great a Prince, turn themselves, and do willingly stand, as if time commanded them so to do. Dread Sovereign our hearts through a Sea of joyful tears do endeavour to swim unto your Grace, being more than abundantly joyful of your most sacred Majesty's return, our most fertile shire, received not so much discontent in the billeting of untutord Soldiers, as it doth this time joy, at the the safe return of so good a King. Our wives conceive with joy, our children's tongues are untied with alacrity, and each one doth strive to cry welcome home to so indulgent a Sovereign, our fields do seem triumphing in their gay diapry to welcome home your Sacred Majesty, the woods do seem to contemn a falling autumn or a nipping winter and assume unto thmselves their Spring Liveries and all to welcome home your most Sacred Majesty. Which is the total eye of this our Land, which without your Royal Presence seemed dejected and cast down, but now like as the Spring after a i'll and frozen winter, is welcome being accompanied with the comfortable and glorious funne-beames to each sensitive and visible creature, even so your Sacred Majesty being the mortal Sun, from whom we Brittanes receive our safest warmth, doth tha● each frozen heart, and makes it free from the least of chillness, and cheerful is to welcome home our most Royal and lawful King, O may your Majesty's Reign hereafter be more happy and peaceable: that Zion may flourish with the truth, so shall your Majesty's Piety be eternally chronicled, in the mean while here is not a heart so fare from allegiance to his sovereign King but that will say Long live King Charles. Amen Amen, The Major of STAMFORDS' SPEECH to his Majesty. MAy it please your most sacred Majesty whose piety is so much admired throughout the Caristian world to give liberty unto your abject Lieutenant in his own Language to express the love of this well affected Town. Each would have been glad to have entertained the place of a Speaker, their hearts unto your Sacred Majesty are so Loyally bend, whose wishes have hitherto been nothing more but for the safe return of your most Sacred Majesty, which to behold each man from his disturbed breast doth grief exile, being happy only in their Sovereign's return. Their daily Votes are these that all ill effected Traitors may be destroyed, your Majesty may be eternally blessed, your Spouse and Offspring perpetually flourish. The Major of HUNTINGTON'S Speech to his Majesty. Dread Sovereign, WHose absence only did cause our present grief for the foot to be without a head how is it able to subsist, no more can a disturbed kingdom without its King. Religion hath been daily abused, and Traitors have and do daily strive to enterprise our fatal woe but now we are so much animated in your Sacred Majesty's presence, that although Rome's Hens should daily hatch of its Preposterous Eggs, crocodilicall chickens, yet under the shield of Faith by you our most Royal Sovereign defended, and by the King of Heavens as I stand, and your most medicable council would we not be fearful to withstand them. Your Sacred Majesty's presence is our sole delight and sufficient pro●ection against all our enemies, in thy de●ence O King shall God arise, and his and thy enemies and shall be destroyed, for you are Religions Guardian, which we wanting were fearful of pernicious errors. May it please your Majesty to give me Licence to tell how dangerous times are brother is timorous and fearful to trust the other, Sects and Schisms do daily increase, but your Royal Majesty being returned our confidence is this, that truth shall take place, and the Religion which was embraced in the time of Q. Elizabeth and your most wise and Royal Father of blessed Memory King james shall be constantly adored, which being granted Loyal and well affected Subjects will be perpetually your humble slaves, presenting unto the God of Heaven their servant votes and prayers, that he wou●d, be pleased to bless your Sacred Majesty, that you may enjoy the happ●nesse of this world and Eternal bhsse's in this world to come. Now follows the Relation of the Entertaiament of his Majesty from Kingsland to London being met there by the Lord Major, the Recorder and the rest of the Aldermen accompanied with the chief of the Twelve Companies. THere was at the end of Kingsland at the first field towards London a Tent pitched where the Lord with the Lord Major and the Aldermen did attend his Majesty's coming, who having stayed about an house his Majesty came by. Then the Lords, the Lord Major, the Recorder, and the rest of the Aldermen went to the King's Coach, and having saluted his Majesty with a welcome home, the Major delivered up his Sword to his Majesty. After which both he and the Recorder did make a SPEECH to this effect. The Lord Major and the Recorders Speech. Most Renowned Sovereign. After the dangers and troubles of the times, your Majesty's humble subjects are unexpresseably joyful at your happy and safe return from Scotland. The manner of his Majesties' knighting the Lord Maior and and the Recorder of this City of London. After their sallutations were indeed it pleased his Majesty, to draw his Sword and immediately in the field in the presence there asembied created them both knights. After which his Majesty mounted his steed, provided there ready for him with a stately ●●dle embroidered with gold & silver. Then the Prince alsoe mounted his steed, clothed with an extraordinary rich cloth hanging down almost to the ground very sumptuously. The Queen also and the Duke of York and the Princes and and some other Lad●es were also carried out of the coach in which they came, into a rich coach that there was in read●nesse for them his Majesty honoured the lord Maior so fare after wards as for that day to bear the sword before him, for which he gave his Majesty thanks. The Relation of the great Triumph. First of all did ride the officers and Sergeants of the City arrayed in decent cloaks of scarlet colour trimmed with gold lace. Next followed the 24 Companies each Company with a trumpeter before them likewise a horseman which bore a Pendant with the arms of the Company in it. After them the twelve Companies having every man a lackey running by his side clothed with cassocks trimbed with ribins of colours of the Companies, thus they marched in order having rich and gold chains about their necks. In this manner came the Aldermen First the Trumpeters, than the Atorneys of the City with two maces, after them the judges of the city in black gowns, than followed the Aldermen in their scarlet gowns than the king's Trumpeters, after them the gentlemen pensioners, next the Heralds, and after them the Lords, in great pomp, than followed the state, first four maces then the Lord Major with the Lord high Marshal on the one hand of him, and the Lord high chamberlain on the other hand. Then did his Majesty in the next place his Groom leading his horse, and all the people crying God save king Charles, In the next place rod the Marquis, and after him the Queen and the Duke of York, and the Lady Mary and after the Guard, and after them many thousands of people both on horse & foot. Thus they rod in Triumph to Guildhall where his Majesty dined, and afterwards was conducted to his Palace at Westminster. FINIS.