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The Speech of Sr. Harbottle Grimston Baronet, Speaker of the Honorab●● House of Commons, to the KING'S most Excellent MAJESTY. Delivered in the Banqueting-house at Whitehall, May 29. 1660. The Members of that House being then present.  
Most Gracious and Dread Sovereign,  
IF all the Reason and Eloquence that is dispersed in so many several heads and tongues as are in the whole world, were conveyed into my brain, and united in my tongue, yet I should want sufficiency t● discharge that great task I am now enjoined.  
The Restitution of Your MAJESTY to the Exercise of Your just and most indubitate ●ative Right of Sovereignty, and the deliverance of Your People from bondage and slavery, hath t●en ●ought out, and brought to pass, by a miraculous way of Divine Providence, beyond and 〈…〉 reach and comprehension of our understandings, and therefore to be admired, impossible to be expressed.  
God hath been pleased to train Your MAJESTY up in the School of affliction, where You have learned that excellent lesson of Patience so well, and improved it so much for the good of Your People, that We have all just cause for ever to bless God for it, and We doubt not but Your Name is Registered in the Records of Heaven, to have a place in the highest Form, amongst those glorious Martyrs, of whom it is reported, That through Faith 〈◊〉 Christ, and patience in their sufferings, they converted their very Torments, and conquered those barbarous bloody ●●rants under whom they then suffered; insomuch as they themselves were many times enforced to confess, and cry out 〈◊〉 est vicisti Galilaeus; they had their (vicisti) and that deservedly: But Your MAJESTY must have a triple (v●cisti) for with the same weapons, Faith and Patience, You have overcome and conquered the hearts and affections of all Your People in three great Nations, the hearts and affections of all that are worthy the Name of good Christians, or reasonable men.  
'Tis God, and God alone, to whom be the glory, that hath made your Majesty so great a Conqueror, indeed Your conquest is incomparable, no story can instance the like, or furnish us with an example to parallel it withal. 'Twas a use and custom ●mongst the Romans, when any of their Commanders had done eminent services abroad, at their returns to honour them with triumphs, and riding through their streets, there they received the praises and applauses of the People, with this inscription upon their Laurel Crowns, Vincenti Dabitur; But your Majesty's victory is of another nature, and as it differs much from the●●s in the ●uality of it, so your triumph must differ as much from theirs in the manner of it. They conquered bodies, but You● Majesty hath conquered souls; they conquered for the honour and good of themselves, but Your Majesty hath conquered for th● honour and good of Your People; they conquered with force, but Your Majesty hath conquered with Faith; they conquered with power, but Your Majesty hath conquered with patience; and therefore God himself hath written Your Motto, and inscribed it upon Your Royal Crown, (Patienti Dabitur) their triumphs were in narrow streets, but Your Majesty's triumph mu● be in ●●rge hearts; their triumphs lasted but for a day, but Your Majesty's triumph must last for all Your days, and after that, to triumph in heaven to all Eternity.  
I have read of a Duke of Burgundy, who was called Carolus Audax; the Historian tells us that his father was calle● ●arolus Bonus, an Observator hath this note upon it, That goodness doth ever produce boldness; Sir, You are the true Son o● such a good Father, and so long as you serve our good God, He who is goodness itself, will give You boldness, a Prince 〈◊〉 virtue; and the best foil Your Majesty can use to set out the true lustre of all Your other most eminent and lively graces.  
Most Royal Sovereign, I have yet a few words more; and to doubt Your Patience, who in the mirror of ●●t●●●re, were to commit a crime unpardonable, and fit to be excepte● 〈…〉 that Act of Oblivion which Your Majesty hath so graciously tendered unto Your People, Therefore with an humble ●●●●●dence I shall presume to acquaint Your Majesty, 〈◊〉 I have it further in command to present You at this time with a ●etiti●● of Right, and humbly upon my bended knapko beg Your Royal Assent thereunto. Sir, It hath already passed tw● 〈◊〉 Houses, Heaven and Earth, and I have 〈◊〉 Populi, and Vox Dei, to warrant this bold demand; It is, That you● Ma●●●●● would be pleased to remove Your Th●●●● 〈◊〉 State, and to set it up in the hearts of Your People; and as You are de●●●●edly the King of hearts, there to receive 〈◊〉 Your People a Crown of hearts. Sir, This Crown hath three excellent ●●d ●are properties, 'Tis a sweet Crown, 'Tis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Crown and 'tis a lasting Crown; for 'tis a sweet Crown, for 'tis 〈…〉 nothing but the incense of praye● 〈…〉 'tis a fast Crown, for 'tis set upon Your Royal Head b 〈…〉 only hath the power of Hearts, the 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 is a lasting Crown, Your Majesty can never wear it out; 〈◊〉 ●onger You wear this Crown, it will b 〈…〉 for the wearing; and it is the hearty desires, and m●st earnest praye●● of all Your Loyal, Loving, and Faithful S 〈…〉 You may never change that Crown, till You change it for a better, a Crown of Eternal Glory in the Highest Heaven 〈◊〉 the Lord say, Amen.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by a Society of Stationers, in the Year, 1660.