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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>The Kings Maje&s;ties Speach, To the <HI>Parliament; Conveaned at Perth,</HI> <DATE>The 25 of November, 1650.</DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords, and Gentlemen;</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>IT hath plea&s;ed him, who ruleth the, Nations &amp; in who&s;e hands are the hearts of Kings; by a verie &s;ingular Providence, to bring mee tho|row a great many Difficulties, unto this my ancient Kingdom: And to this place, where I may haue your, Advyce, in the great Matters, that concern the Glory of GOD, and the E&s;tabli&s;hment of my Throne; and that relate to the Generall Good, and Common Happine&s;s of the&s;e three Covenanted Kingdoms; over which hee hath &s;et mee. And truely, I can not expre&s;s the hight <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> that Joy, wherewith <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 letter">ee hath filled my Soull, from this &s;ingular. Experiment of his kyndne&s;s, non how &s;trong and &s;ervent de&s;yres, hee hath created in mee to evidence, my thankfulne&s;s, by &s;tudying to reygn for him and with an humble &amp; ju&s;t &s;ubordination to him; That which increa&s;&s;eth my hope and confidence, that hee will yet continue to deall gratiou&s;ly with mee is; That hee hath moved mee to enter in Covenant with his people, (a favour which no other king can clame to;) And that hee hath inclyned mee to a re&s;olution by his a&s;si&s;tance, to liue and die with my people, in the defence of it. This is my Re&s;olution, <HI>J</HI> profe&s;s it before GOD and you: And in te&s;timony hereof, <HI>J</HI> de&s;yre to renew it in Your pre&s;ence; And if it plea&s;e GOD to lengthen my days, <HI>J</HI> hope my actions &s;hall demon&s;tate it: But <HI>J</HI> &s;hall leaue the enlargement of this; And what &s;o der <HI>J</HI> &s;hould &s;ay to my Lord Chanceller; whom <HI>J</HI> have commanded, to &s;peak to You at greater length: And lykewy&s;e, to inform You of my &s;ence: Not only of the folly, but the &s;infulne&s;s of my way-going from this place, and the Rea&s;ons of it.</P>
<CLOSER>GOD SAUE THE KING</CLOSER>
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