A SPEECH Made to his Excellency THE Lord General MONCK, AND THE council of STATE, AT DRAPERS-HALL in LONDON: The 28th of March, 1660. At which time they were entertained by that honourable Company.  

MOst honoured Sir, if a poor scholar may  
(amongst the rest) his duteous offering pay,  
Accept my might unto your Merit, you  
That have given life to us, and learning to:  
How had the Churches glory lain in th'dust?  
A Sacrifice to the fanatics lust,  
The Virgin had been rifled, and our laws  
Become a Prey unto the Monstrous jaws  
Of Wolves, and Vermin, had not you stepped in  
Unto their rescue: nay the city been  
A Shambles made; you have redeemed our States,  
As though y''ve sat in council with the Fates,  
And by your casting voice diverted our  
Intended ruin; thus you showed your power,  
And love unto your Country; and so mixed,  
It carries settlement our hopes are fixed.  
Ambition that did Gangrinate the State,  
Like a false star's, fallen from its usurped height:  
The spirit of division is now laid,  
The Genius of three Nations in one made;  
You have rehinged our happiness in these  
Most reverend Patriots, Branches of our peace;  
These Luminaries, that through envious Night,  
In th' absence of our Sun, afford us Light;  
Whose Pious Care and Courage ever wakes,  
More for our safety, then for their own sakes;  
That prize a public more than private good,  
And swam not to a Government through blood;  
So clear in all their ways, that if they might,  
They will not take away another's right;  
That if the Proverb hold, (although but plain)  
'tis, like, the Man may have his Mare again:  
To you, and them with reverence I proclaim  
A hearty welcome in the Companies name,  
Th' expression of whose joys transported me  
Into these truths wrapped up in Poetry;  
Go on brave Senators may ynor Union prove  
A Subject to the World of peace and love.   Spoken by Walter Yeokney 
The Reader may take notice that the other Speech is a forged cheat, and disowned by Walter Yeokney.   

LONDON: Printed for Henry Broome at the Gun in Ivy-lane, 1660.