King Charles his speech to the six eminent persons vvho lately arrived at Brussels, to treat vvith his Majesty touching his restoration to the royal throne and dignity of his father.
         Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
      
       
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             King Charles his speech to the six eminent persons vvho lately arrived at Brussels, to treat vvith his Majesty touching his restoration to the royal throne and dignity of his father.
             Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
             England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed Cum Privilegio,
             Anwerp [sic] :
             1660.
          
           
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "March. 26".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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               C
               R
            
             
               HONI
               SOIT
               QVI
               MAL
               Y
               PENSE
            
             royal blazon or coat of arms
          
           KING
           CHARLES
           His
           SPEECH
           to
           the
           Six
           Eminent
           Persons
           vvho
           lately
           arrived
           at
           Brussels
           ,
           to
           Treat
           vvith
           His
           MAJESTY
           touching
           His
           Restoration
           to
           the
           Royal
           Throne
           and
           Dignity
           of
           his
           Father
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
             and
             Loving
             Subjects
             ,
          
        
         
           HAving
           notice
           of
           your
           so
           sudden
           Applicaaion
           to
           us
           (
           by
           an
           Overture
           from
           several
           of
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           )
           it
           hath
           been
           Our
           diligent
           Care
           to
           provide
           for
           your
           entertainment
           ,
           in
           so
           Honourable
           a
           way
           as
           might
           stand
           with
           the
           Credit
           of
           Our
           Royal
           Person
           ,
           according
           to
           Our
           Ability
           ,
           in
           this
           place
           of
           Our
           sad
           and
           tedious
           Exilement
           .
           And
           being
           deeply
           sencible
           of
           the
           Calamities
           and
           miseries
           brought
           upon
           Our
           poor
           Subjects
           by
           the
           late
           unnatural
           War
           ;
           We
           hold
           it
           Our
           duty
           to
           use
           all
           possible
           means
           &
           I
           joyn
           with
           you
           ,
           the
           Messengers
           (
           we
           hope
           )
           of
           a
           true
           Peace
           between
           Our self
           and
           all
           Our
           Loyal
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           you
           (
           the
           Instruments
           imployed
           in
           behalf
           of
           Our
           Kingdoms
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           wrought
           such
           a
           perfect
           Union
           and
           conjunction
           ,
           between
           Our Self
           ,
           and
           Our
           People
           ,
           who
           professe
           to
           be
           so
           sincerely
           affected
           with
           the
           same
           Pious
           desire
           of
           the
           Publick
           good
           as
           may
           (
           God
           giving
           the
           successe
           )
           produce
           a
           right
           understanding
           between
           Our Self
           and
           you
           to
           make
           up
           all
           thpse
           great
           and
           innumerable
           Breaches
           between
           Us
           ,
           and
           Our
           Loyal
           Subjects
           ,
           which
           by
           a
           misunderstanding
           have
           been
           planted
           and
           long
           continued
           betwixt
           Us
           and
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           wherers
           we
           do
           understand
           that
           you
           have
           undertaken
           this
           great
           Work
           to
           Treat
           with
           Us
           ,
           we
           shall
           adhere
           to
           any
           Propositions
           ,
           that
           may
           conduce
           to
           the
           Glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Just
           and
           inseperable
           Right
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           and
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           a
           Free
           and
           full
           Paaliament
           ,
           Elected
           by
           the
           Free
           consent
           of
           Our
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Just
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           of
           our
           Subjects
           ,
           And
           that
           to
           the
           end
           a
           Treaty
           tending
           to
           Peace
           may
           not
           (
           as
           formerly
           )
           be
           founded
           on
           the
           blood
           of
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           .
        
         
           We
           cannot
           indeed
           acquaint
           you
           with
           the
           inexpressible
           joy
           that
           We
           are
           sencible
           of
           to
           finde
           Our
           poor
           distressed
           and
           distracted
           Kingdoms
           in
           some
           hopes
           of
           Settlement
           ,
           and
           Restoration
           of
           its
           pristine
           Glory
           ,
           by
           the
           Establishing
           of
           Our Self
           ;
           which
           we
           know
           and
           are
           Confident
           is
           the
           earnest
           desire
           of
           all
           our
           Loving
           Subjects
           ,
           being
           now
           at
           last
           unvail'd
           ,
           whereby
           they
           see
           cleatly
           the
           cruelty
           of
           those
           Task-masters
           who
           aspers'd
           Us
           their
           lawfull
           King
           with
           the
           name
           of
           Tyrant
           ,
           and
           have
           themselves
           destroyed
           Our
           Estates
           with
           the
           Estates
           of
           several
           of
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           to
           maintain
           their
           Violences
           ,
           inrich
           themselves
           with
           the
           ruins
           of
           Our
           good
           People
           ,
           and
           overthrow
           Our
           Royal
           Prerogatives
           ,
           and
           the
           ancient
           Fundamentall
           Lawes
           of
           Our
           Kingdoms
           .
        
         
           Whereas
           it
           hath
           been
           publikely
           declared
           to
           Our
           good
           People
           (
           which
           your selves
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           of
           )
           that
           Our
           intent
           was
           to
           come
           over
           with
           Forreign
           Force
           (
           thereby
           to
           corrupt
           the
           good
           opinion
           of
           Our
           Loving
           Subjects
           )
           We
           do
           professe
           from
           the
           bottom
           of
           Our
           heart
           it
           was
           never
           Our
           thought
           to
           take
           any
           such
           course
           to
           regain
           Our
           Right
           ,
           and
           settle
           Our Self
           in
           the
           Royal
           Throne
           and
           Dignity
           of
           Our
           Father
           ,
           but
           what
           We
           might
           in
           Justice
           ,
           both
           according
           to
           the
           Lawes
           of
           God
           and
           nature
           prosecute
           for
           the
           recovery
           of
           Our
           own
           Birth-right
           ;
           To
           which
           end
           and
           purpose
           we
           hope
           you
           are
           here
           (
           through
           Gods
           blessing
           )
           safely
           Arrived
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           onely
           to
           restore
           Our Self
           ,
           but
           to
           powre
           Balm
           into
           the
           wound
           of
           Our
           three
           Kingdoms
           .
        
         
           Though
           indeed
           the
           Innocent
           blood
           of
           our
           Royal
           Father
           is
           a
           great
           grief
           to
           Our Self
           ,
           yet
           the
           desire
           of
           Revenge
           is
           so
           far
           from
           Our
           heart
           ,
           that
           We
           shall
           leave
           it
           to
           him
           who
           is
           the
           Just
           Judge
           of
           all
           both
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ;
           Our
           chiefest
           aim
           being
           onely
           to
           endeavor
           what
           in
           Us
           lies
           to
           Compose
           the
           difference
           between
           Our Self
           and
           you
           (
           who
           are
           employed
           in
           the
           behalf
           of
           all
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           )
           according
           to
           the
           Instructions
           you
           have
           received
           ,
           so
           far
           as
           may
           stand
           with
           Gods
           glory
           ,
           and
           the
           Honour
           and
           Safety
           of
           Our Self
           ;
           to
           which
           end
           and
           purpose
           we
           have
           already
           provided
           several
           Peaceable
           Propositions
           which
           will
           be
           presented
           to
           your
           hands
           an
           this
           present
           happy
           and
           (
           we
           hope
           )
           successfull
           meeting
           .
        
         
           Who
           knowes
           but
           that
           the
           Divine
           Providence
           hath
           sent
           you
           to
           Us
           ,
           that
           you
           (
           by
           Our
           Royal
           Assent
           to
           your
           happy
           endeavours
           )
           may
           be
           made
           the
           joyful
           Instruments
           of
           a
           well-grounded
           Peace
           ,
           and
           of
           restoring
           Religion
           to
           its
           purity
           ,
           the
           Church
           to
           its
           Rights
           ,
           Our Self
           to
           Our
           Royal
           Prerogatives
           ,
           the
           Lawes
           to
           their
           Channel
           ,
           and
           Our
           good
           Subjects
           to
           their
           Liberties
           :
           All
           which
           if
           you
           resolve
           to
           joyn
           with
           Our Self
           in
           performance
           of
           ,
           may
           Crown
           Our
           Kindoms
           with
           eternal
           Honour
           .
        
         
           And
           since
           it
           is
           manifest
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           Nature
           ,
           of
           Our
           Kingdoms
           ,
           and
           of
           Humanity
           ,
           that
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           due
           to
           One
           ,
           why
           not
           to
           Our Self
           ,
           by
           Birth
           your
           Countryman
           ,
           by
           Education
           a
           Protestant
           ,
           by
           profession
           and
           actions
           your
           Pious
           Prince
           ,
           and
           by
           his
           gracious
           Compliance
           confident
           in
           your
           Loyalty
           and
           Obedience
           .
           Let
           Us
           truly
           make
           a
           Covenant
           with
           Heaven
           ,
           Religion
           and
           Justice
           ,
           and
           we
           may
           soon
           make
           up
           all
           the
           breaches
           of
           dissention
           in
           Our
           Kingdoms
           by
           an
           happy
           union
           .
        
         
           
             
               Brussels
            
             
               March
               18.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           ANWERP
           ,
           
             Printed
          
           Cum
           Privilegio
           .
           1660.
           
           
             
               March
               .
               26.