royal blazon or coat of arms HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE  
❧ The King's Majesty's speech, in the Parliament at Edinburgh the seventeenth day of August, 1641.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
THere hath nothing been so displeasing to me as those unlucky differences which of late have happened betwixt me, and my Subjects, and nothing that I have more desired, as to see this day, wherein I hope not only to settle these unhappy mistake, but rightly to know, and to be known of my native country. I need not tell you (for I think it is well known to most) what difficulties I have passed by, and overcome to be here at this time, yet this I will say, that if love to my native country, had not been a chief motive to this journey, other respects might easily have found a shift to do that by a commissioner, which I am come to perform myself. All this considered, I cannot doubt but to find such real Testimonies of your affections, for the maintenance of that royal power which I enjoy after 108 descents, & which you have so often processed to maintain, and to which your own national oath doth oblige you, that I shall not think my pains ill bestowed. Now the end of my coming is shortly this, to perfect whatsoever I have promised, and withal to quiet those distractions which have, and may fall out amongst you, and this I mind not superficially, but fully and cheerfully to do, for I assure you that I can do nothing with more cheerfulness then to give my people a general satisfaction, Wherefore not offering to endear myself to you in words (which indeed is not my way) I desire in the first place to settle that which concerns the religion and just liberties of this my native Country before I proceed to any other Act.   

Edinburgh, Printed by Robert and James Bryson.