The Lord Keepers speech to the House of Commons, at the passing of two bills. Togeter [sic] with the Kings Majesties message to both Houses, concerning the raising of men for Ireland, the taking away of the bishops votes out of the House of Peeres, the banishing of popish priests, and the setling of the governement and liturgie of the church.

Author: Littleton, Edward Littleton, Lord, 1589-1645.1642

THE LORD KEEPERS SPEECH TO THE HOVSE OF Commons, at the passing of Two Bills.

TOGETER WITH THE Kings Majesties Message to both Houses, concerning the raising of men for Ireland, the taking away of the Bishops Votes out of the House of Peeres, the banishing of Popish Priests, and the setling of the Governement and Liturgie of the Church.

London, Printed for Iohn Burroughes, and Iohn Franke. 1641.

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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 Maiestie, authorizing the Earle of Northumberland, the Earle of Southampton the Earle of Bath, & my selfe, or any three of us, by uertue of his Maiesties Commission under the great Seale of England, to passe two Bills▪ the one, a bill for the raising of men for the present expedition into Ireland, to releive the poore distressed protestants there, from the preuailing partie of the blood sucking Papists, A thing taken to heart by the King and [Page 2] all good men. In this Bill is a clause that doth much conduce to the security of the liberty of the Subiects of England. That by the law noe man ought to bee imprest, nor compelled to goe out of his Countrie to serve as a Souldier, unlesse by his owne consent, or the common consent in Parliament, or upon the necessitie of some sudden Invasion of forraigne forces into the Realme.

The second Bill that is to passe, is to take away the Bishops Votes out of the house of Peeres, and to exempt them from all secular affaires: That so, being reduced to what indeed they were first instituted, they may solely attend the gaineing of soules to heaven. The whole man being too litle for so glorious and great a worke. Who is sufficient [Page 3] for these things saith the Apo. And to avoid all delayes, his Maiestie, having not the convenience to bee 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 Maiesties message to bee read in the presence of both houses as followeth.

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