SIX SPEECHES Spoken in The Guild-Hall, London, UPON Tuesday in the afternoon, April 9 1644 Printed in the same order they were spoken one after the other.  
BY The Earl of Warwick, Sir Henry Vane, The Earl of Essex, The Earl of Pembroke, Colonel Hollis, and Master Recorder.  
LONDON, Printed by Richard Cotes, for Stephen Bowtell, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Bible in Popes-head-Alley, 1644.   

The Right honourable the Earl of Warwick his Speech.  
MY Lords and Gentlemen, upon this happy victory that you have had, for which you have given God thanks this day, the Parliament understand, that the King and your enemies are presently drawing into the Field, and they are drawing all their Forces into the Field to come against you; And the Parliament upon this have thought fit to draw all their Forces into the Field, that (with God's blessing upon them) they may make an end of these unhappy distractions that are amongstus; And they hope, that as you have been very forward and active in this cause of God, and the public liberty, so you will not be wanting now, in drawing yourselves into the Field, with all our Armies, to defend God's cause and the public liberty; The rest (my Lord) I shall leave to some worthy Gentlemen of the House of Commons.   

Sir Henry Vane his Speech.  
MY Lord Mayor, and worthy Aldermen, and the rest of the Gentlemen of the City of London; The Houses of Parliament have seldom in matters of any great importance, but been ready to communicate them unto yourselves, as knowing how nearly you have interested yourselves with them, in these public dangers, and for the public liberties of the Kingdom, and preservation of Religion; At this time above all the rest, they have thought it necessary, to acquaint you with a resolution which they have take, in regard that as they have had former experiences of your ready affections in all cases of exigency to assist them, and in them yourselves, and the whole kingdom, so they do not doubt but at this time, they shall be prevented by your own inclinations; considering that what they have now in hand, is, if it can be possible, to put a speedy issue to these unhappy, and to these lingering distractions that we have had thus many years together; The occasion of their resolution is this, It having pleased God, by the late overthrow which he gave the enemy by Sir William waller's Forces, for to occasion the enemy now to draw out all his Garrisons, to endeavour to take the Field with all the power he can make, and if it be possible to come suddenly upon those Forces that so lately routed them; The Parliament thought it wisdom and providence for to give order for all their Forces on the South side Trent, those under my Lord Manchesters' association, those likewise of the several Garrisons that can be spared, those also of his Excellency my Lord General's Army that at this time is in a hopeful way of recruting, and likewise in the last place those that they might expect from your own ready affections; They have known your willingness, they have known your watchfulness at all times, for to comply with their occasions, and with the necessities of the Commonwealth; at this time they doubt not, but you will be the more encouraged to it, because (through the blessing of God) it may put an issue unto this war, at least, it is that as is in the Parliaments desire, and will be in their endeavours they have therefore thought fit thus publicly to recommend this business to you, to quicken your affections, which are at all times very much stirred up for their service, and they doubt not therefore will be to this; They desire you therefore, as knowing the several ways, that you have among yourselves, for subscriptions, for contributions, for setting out those that are of able bodies, and of good affections to the cause; knowing how much that this City hath sent forth, and those persons, that have been an honour to the City, in behaving themselves with that gallantry, as that it may be truly said, That the enemy doth apprehend no Forces like unto those that come out of this city, being persons, that for Religion for courage, for faithfulness to the cause, and for publicness of spirit to the Parliament, have ever showed themselves as firm, and as forward as any whatsoever; They do not doubt but you will show yourselves so at this time also, and acquit your 〈◊〉 like men, which is that as I am for to recommend to you; There are others that I doubt not will follow, will do it with a great deal of more exactness than I can do, but this is the substance as I can remember.   

His Excellency the Lord General his Speech.  
MY Lords and Gentlemen, you have here understood by a noble Lord my Lord Admiral, & this Noble Gentleman of the House of Commons, the desire of both Houses of Parliament, they have acquainted you too, what the King's intention is, to draw all his Forces together, and what the Parliament doth intent in drawing all their Forces they can Southward, and what great victory God hath given Sir William Balfore and Sir William Waller, so I am only to take this opportunity to give you all acknowledgements and thanks for those great aides that I have had always to go along with me; for I must needs acknowledge, that most of the things that have been done by me, especially the business at Gloucester, have been done by your helps; I should desire the like still; and what shall come to me I shall use with good respects, and venture my life with them; and I should have been very glad that my Army had been in that case, that I might not have needed to take any of you from your own homes, knowing how much expense you have been at already both in your estates, and blood, in the service of Religion and this cause; But whatsoever Forces you please to draw out, I shall venture my life with them, and be ready to give a quick end to this cause:  
To be at their Rendezvouz the 19 of this month, about Ailesbury.   

The Right Honourable the Earl of Pembroke his Speech.  
GEntlemen, I am a very ill Speaker, but I thank God, I am a very dutiful subject to God, and to the Kingdom, and in this cause; though I am an ill Orator, yet I have a good heart, and I cannot be silent in such a cause as this is: I shall not need to trouble you with the effects of the cause, because so many of my Lords, and Gentlemen have opened it you; but I shall not forget in the name of both Houses to give you many thanks, both my Lord Major, and all the City, for all the love and affection you have showed not only now, but heretofore, and above all that ever any of your Ancestors did; for though the City of London have showed themselves with abundance of love to the Kingdom, and have been instruments of saving the cause, yet they have never gained so much honour, as in these times; for I must needs say, That under God it is the love and fidelity of this City hath saved all; and therefore I may desire you for your own honours, that you would so second it now in these times, that God hath given you so fair an opportunity for it, I think you have little to do, but to go on in it; And you see what accidents had been like to fall out (as my Lord General told you) for want of recruting his Army heretofore; I speak not this, to show that it is any fault of yours, but let us not lose this opportunity; and let these experiences make us know to help our failings hereafter; For (as my Lord General hath told you) if my Lord General's Army had been ready we might have put an end to this business, but I doubt not, but your care, and your love, and your fidelity will make that issue, that will quit the Kingdom of all those Villains that have been the cause of all this.   

Colonel Hollis his Speech.  
MY Lord Major and Citizens of this famous City,  have done so famous things for Religion, for the Parliament, for the whole Kingdom, truly there needs not many words to encourage you, your own affections prevent all that can be said; you have been sufficiently told the occasion of this meeting with you by these Committees, which are sent from the two Houses of Parliament; your own wisdoms doth sufficiently inform you of the necessity of doing that which is now desired of you by these Lords here, and these Gentlemen that have spoken before; It hath pleased God to give us a very great advantage by that happy success which God gave to the endeavours of that gallant. Gentleman Sir William Balsore, and that other gallant Gentleman Sir William Waller; It behoves us to improve this occasion; And it hath been the wisdom of all States, as it is the duty of all Christians, to meet God's blessings, and to go along with them; But truly besides this, there is a necessity lies upon you too, for there is as great a wisdom to meet the enemy and to prevent him in his designs; he is now drawing and assembling all his Forces together, and therefore you are not only invited unto it by such reasons as wisdom may suggest unto you, but by such forcible arguments as necessity imposes to you; This is necessary for you to do for your preservation; My Lord General, (who hath spoken to you) he hath told you how ready, and how willing he is to engage himself, to adventure his person, his life, his fortunes, all that he hath with you; he hath had experience of your fidelity before, and hath received the fruits of it several times, and that makes him (I am sure) the more cheerfully offer himself to you again; and we all know your affections to him to be such, as you will not suffer him to go into the field, but as the General of the Forces raised by the Parliament for the defence of Religion and Liberty; If his Army had been recruted, this had not been needful unto you at this time, but it hath pleased God so, that other occasions have diverted it, that his Army not being recruted, for than he would have been willing to have spared you; He knows how much it concerns the wealth and trade of this City, that you should keep at home to follow your occasions here, and that your purses (as they have always been) should have been open to supply the wants of the Army, he would have spared you; but now the Parliament throw themselves on your affections, and desire you to offer yourselves as one man, for it is to no purpose to go by little and little, it is but as a little water thrown on the fire that doth but enrage it, and will not quench it: But now if all will join their purses, their persons, and their prayers together, I doubt not but we shall through God's blessing see an end of these miserable and distracted times; And the Lord put it into your hearts to do that which is fit for you to do, which we know you will do.   

Mr. Recorder his Speech.  
GEntlemen, I am commanded by these Lords and Gentlemen (that are come from both Houses of Parliament, to present what already they have spoken) to add one word more: First, you have had notice of the great blessing that God Almighty hath been pleased to bestow on us, by the late victory, and you have now the experience of the care of both Houses of Parliament to ascribe that blessing unto God Almighty, by setting apart this day, for to give him thanks for it; and they have thought it a day of opportunity, when we all join in Prayer and Thanksgiving unto God Almighty, that we should now again meet at this time to improve that blessing, and therefore it hath been set out unto you, that you would be pleased, in pursuance of what both Houses of Parliament have resolved, and my Lord General, to draw all the Forces that they can get together unto a general Rendezvouz about Ailesbury, the nineteenth of this month, all the Forces have directions to draw together; And now they do apply themselves unto you, (having had experience of your great affections, and God having wrought so much by the Forces, that you have sent abroad) to desire than you would now at this time, (which we hope will give an issue to all our troubles) show your affections by sending out as many Forces as you can, to join in this work, to make a speedy end of it; Only I shall add this word to it; my Lord General is recruting his Army, both Houses of Parliament have put him in a way, and now he desires your assistance and concurrence only to help him, with the bodies of men, that every man in his particular work what he can, that that Army may be raised, as shortly as possibly may be; There shall be no want in both Houses of Parliament, or my Lord General, and they are all confident, there shall be no want in you; and that is that they have commanded me to add, and God put it into your hearts to do what shall be best unto him.  
FINIS.