THE LORD KEEPER'S SPEECH TO THE HOUSE OF Commons, at the passing of Two Bills.  
TOGETER WITH THE King's Majesty's Message to both Houses, concerning the raising of men for Ireland, the taking away of the Bishop's Votes out of the House of Peers, the banishing of Popish Priests, and the settling of the Government and Liturgy of the Church.  
London, Printed for john Burroughes, and john Franke. 1641.   

The Lord Keeper his Speech to the House of Commons.  
I Am commanded by my Lords to acquaint you with a letter I have received from his Majesty, authorising the Earl of Northumberland, the Earl of Southampton the Earl of Bath, & myself, or any three of us, by virtue of his Majesty's Commission under the great Seal of England, to pass two Bills▪ the one, a bill for the raising of men for the present expedition into Ireland, to relieve the poor distressed protestants there, from the prevailing party of the blood sucking Papists, A thing taken to heart by the King and all good men. In this Bill is a clause that doth much conduce to the security of the liberty of the Subjects of England. That by the law no man ought to be impressed, nor compelled to go out of his Country to serve as a Soldier, unless by his own consent, or the common consent in Parliament, or upon the necessity of some sudden Invasion of foreign forces into the Realm.  
The second Bill that is to pass, is to take away the Bishop's Votes out of the house of Peers, and to exempt them from all secular affairs: That so, being reduced to what indeed they were first instituted, they may solely attend the gaining of souls to heaven. The whole man being too little for so glorious and great a work. Who is sufficient for these things saith the Apo. And to avoid all delays, his Majesty, having not the convenience to be here in person, hath authorized us by his commission to give his Roy all assent to both these Bills.  
Le. Roy Le noet.  
Then the Lord Keeper commanded his Majesty's message to be read in the presence of both houses as followeth.