The Speech which was to have been delivered to the King's Majesty, at his coming to HOLYRUDHOUSE the 14 of August, in the name of the city of EDINBURGH, By A. G. Cler.  
But by the spent day, and other importunities, was interrupted.   Robert Bryson's device 
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EDINBURGH Printed by Robert Bryson. 1641.   

The Speech which was to have been delivered to the King's Majesty, at his coming to HOLYRUDHOUSE the 14 of August, in the name of the city of EDINBURGH, By A. G. Cler. But by the spent day, and other importunities, was interrupted.  
SIR,  
IT is not without great reason that Politians parallel the government of Kings in the little world of man, to the government of the Sun in the greater; the Universe, Though by many arguments this resemblance may be demonstrated, experience above all others hath lately proven it to be true unto us: Since your Majesty turned from our Tropic, we have suffered a sharp Winter, many Eclipses, as many long and tedious nights in the darkness of which, we have wandered in many by-paths, and have been assaulted with many uncouth fears and ghostly shadows: But since it pleased Almighty God to bring your Majesty again to glance upon us; our spring beginneth, dissipate is our darkness, our fears all evanished, and we are as men transported to some other world; and truly in one of the fortunate Islands; the Golden age is renewed unto us, Justice and Peace begin to kiss one another, every man returning to his wont trade and lawful calling: Of what during your absence hath amongst us fallen forth, no imputation can be laid to your Ma: such who presumed to take the reins of government and rule in your place, not being sufficient for so great a charge; like so many Phaeton's have wrought their own down fall, and our trouble, their weakness interrupted and cut off, that mutual intelligence which should have been between You, our Head and Prince, and us the body your Subjects; mere accidents occasioned many surmises and great mistake, all being increased and blown up by a panicall terror and fear of servitude, which combyning with religious zeal, went near to produce an abortive chaos.  
Doubts now are resolved, all damps and mists cleared, and we hope that saying shall prove true, Amantium irae amoris redinte gratio; this assurance is wrought in us by that confidence we have of your Majesty's clemency, which virtue is more proper to you then any Prince living: You are the common Father of your people, we are your children; ingratitude of children towards their Father, is accursed, and cruelty of Fathers towards their children, unnatural, though every virtue be requisite in a Prince, yet Justice and clemency are most in him to be desired, by which he is made good and wise, and approaches nearest to the excellencies of his Maker, who is most just and most merciful.  
We are here in a sublunary place, subject to alterations, producing occasions, which wrought upon by others produce many misintelligences, and at length bringeth forth unexpected & marvellous abortives in State: God, prudency and Occasion are the three principal causes in the moderation of all estates, and these three concurring together, are called fatum: And certainly God to show the unconstancy of the world, hath suffered this birth of mis-intelligence, which hath so long estranged and parted us from your Majesty; but now as ever we confess you are our Saveraigne Lord, and we swear and declare we will live and die loyal Subjects to your Majesty, acknowledging you are ordained and placed over us by Almighty God, the King of kings: who lest he should dazzle our weak sight by his exceeding brightness, did not here below establish the throne of his excellency, but granted us to look upon it, by the representation of one Sun in the heaven, and one Prince in the Commonwealth.  
Accept Sir of our obedience, receive us into your wontid favour, and using your clemency pass by what is by past, your justice also in this shall appear if you gather together and unite the dispersed members of this Kingdom, if you calm all apparent troubles, establish a lasting peace and tranquillity amongst your Subjects, who now put up their cries to save and relieve them. It being more expedient thus to do, then by any rigour to exasperate sick minds, & melius savare vitiosas partes quam exsecare, remembering that to Princes, qui benignitate & clementia nuperium tenuere candida & laeta omnia fuisse.  
As the clemency of King Henry the 4. your Father in law is perpetually praised, so the rigorous and great severity of Charles Duke of Burgundy against Liege, and the Emperor Charles the 5 against his people of Gant, is to all posterity branded and made black, qui vult amari languidâ regnet manu. Pericles before his death is said to have accounted himself happy, that during his government none in Athens by wrong from him did wear a mourning weed: It is more expedient for the good of Your Crown to preserve your whole people, then to sacrifice to your wrath any part of them, and so to lose that Gordian knot of difficulties, not with the sword of fury as Alexander did, but with the knife of prudency as Solomon. Sir we have long conceived hopes of your sweetness and debonaritie, but now is the time in which we shall find the effects, Clemency is the true and only praise of a Prince, his never fading laurels which recommendeth him to all Nations, and after times.  
Accept then of us your humble and faithful Subjects; and thus (Sir) you shall be still obeyed, we assured, all your people shall redouble their prayers and vows for your prosperous Reign, and acknowledge you not only their King, but their deliverer, preserver, and father, Your designs shall have a happy success upon earth, and yourself an immortal crown of Glory, when the curtains of this mortal stage shall be drawn in Heaven.  
God save the King.