SIR William Wrath his Speech in Parliament, the 10. of Januarie, 1641.  
Concerning a Letter sent from his Majesty to the House of Commons, and read in the same that day.  
Mr. Speaker,  
THis Letter, or Declaration now read from His Sacred Majesty, expressing His Princely Care, and tender Affection towards the Parliament, and all His Majesty's Loyal and Dutiful Subjects is now to be taken into our consideration: And I verily believe there is none here present, but hath as tender care and dutiful affection towards his royal Majesty and the preservation of His Honour and Dignity, the Laws and Religions established in His Majesty's Dominions, Parliaments, and their just rights and privileges as any Subjects to any Prince in the whole Christian world.  
No man Mr. Speaker, I think, doubted, or had the least thought of jealousy, that are true Protestants and loyal subjects of his Majesty's sincerity and integrity towards his Liege people: for we have sensibly felt and understood His clear intentions, and gracious meaning to us all, not only these, but his Princely impressions in this his gracious Letter and Declaration, but also by former Speeches, Proclamations and Protestations both public and private, his willing and cheerful granting us from time to time our just desires and requests, and his cheerful passing of many wholesome Acts, and Laws for the good of this Kingdom, and the redressing of many grievances & opressions which his good Subjects did suffer by groaning under the burden of them, and his willing complying with his Parliament for the appeasing of the great differences that was between this kingdom and Scotland, and the settling of peace and unity amongst ourselves: These have been sufficient testimonies of his Princely and tender care over his people, and enough to endear our hearts and affections to his Royal Majesty, and his posterity for ever.  
Mr. Speaker, These propositions recommended by his Majesty, to the consideration of the House, consists of these Heads.  

1. The upholding and maintaining of His Majesty's just and Regal authority, and settling of his Revenue.  
2. The establishing of the liberties of the Subject in the free and quiet enjoying of their estates and fortunes, the liberties of their persons, the security of true Religion now professed in the Church of England, and the settling of Ceremonies in such a manner as may take away all just offence.   
1. For the first of these, it hath been our principal care and endeavours hitherto, as fare as the present distempers and distractions in the State would give us leave, to maintain the just Prerogative, and Regal power of his Majesty, and to settle his revenue: But being necessitated to consult and consider of the greater and weightier affairs of this State, being so perplexed and distracted through the malice and pernicious endeavours of wicked and disaffected persons, to the peace and tranquillity both of his Majesty, and his Kingdoms, thereby forced to lay aside the determination of his Majesty's demand, till his Majesty's Kingdoms be secured and preserved from fatal destruction; which by the malignant adversaries thereof, daily sought and practised: But not leaving the same either as negligent, or forgetful of his Majesty's just demand, or in any undutifulness, but that in due time, upon the first opportunity to take the same again into consideration, and proceed therein to the final Conclusion thereof; desiring this House, that His Majesty may be informed of our real intentions therein.  
2. For the other proposition by his Majesty we cannot but in dutiful obedience return our thankfulness to his Majesty in the name of the whole Parliament for his Princely care of our Liberties and Privileges and pious resolution to establish our Religion; in its truth and purity, and his indifferency in the use and exercise of Ceremonies, concerning which we have received many Petitions from divers Counties and parts of this Kingdom Signed with many thousand hands for the utter abolishment of the same, showing likewise the inconvenience in the use and exercise of the same, the great damage and many evils that have succeeded upon the toleration thereof hitherto; which with the continuance of the use thereof is also like to continue the evils, and daily increase more and more dangerous, upon which it hath been thought fit by this Honourable House to extinguish and abolish the same form being joined with the worship of God in the exerciso of Religion by the general vote of the House, and divers orders have issued through the Kingdom for leaving of, and laying by the further use thereof; These things being thus fare proceeded in by joint consent of Parliaments, I humbly desire his Majesty may be moved by Petition of both Houses for his royal assent thereunto.  
And for the settling of Religion and good Discipline in the Church. We have been much opposed and interrupted in our proceed therein, when we had the same in consultation and in consideration, by the Prelates and prelatical faction in the Lord's House; having been a great part of our business to remove such impediments as have hindered our proceed not only in that, but other the great affairs of State. and to appease the present distractions and distempers in the Kingdom, to supply with aid and assistance all our afflicted brethren in Ireland, and to preserve and secure our own persons from the malice and wicked designs of our malicious and malignant adversaries, enemies to our peace and safety, and enemies to the prosperity and tranquillity of his Majesty and his good Subjects, with lets and hindrances which have caused these stops, in our proceed in the settling of Religion, I likewise desire may be represented to his Majesty.  
And thus much concerning his Majesty's propositions, which I desire may be taken into present consideration, and answer reform to his Majesty concerning the same.  
FINIS.