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Medium non deserit unquam,

Neither is it possible (unless quos perdere vult Jupiter dementat prius) that they should forget their loyalty and due respect to their Sovereign, it being not the least means to perpetuate the glory of so high an advancement, especially meeting with such great encouragements of expressing their faithful allegiance through the temper, moderation, and religious demeanour, which (so manifestly) hath of late shown it self to the whole world by his Majesties gracious compliance with his honourable Assembly, his willingness not only to assent to matters of an equal indifferency, but to things (not only ungranted, but) undesired from any of his Predecessors. Nay from whatsoever hath bin most dear unto him, whereby to manifest his desire of peace; his care of his Kingdoms, the well-fare of his subjects, and his hearty sincerity towards the profession of the true Protestant Religion; and whereas many Princes have bin forced to sacrifice their favourites to the fury of the multitude, how willingly nay how freely hath he left those who have expected their greatest shelter from him, to their deserved trial: and casting away all respects of favour and affection referred the suspected to their condigne punishment. No speech being so frequent or so well becoming so Royal an Orator as fiat justitia; nay perceiving the sad estate of that bleeding Kingdom so near her ruin through the unheard of cruelties of an unmerciful people, and after many fervent desires, inducements, and commands for the relief of their misery (as being yet not s• throughly sensible and assistant) how forward and urgent hath he been to adventure his Sacred person; had his Majesty been addicted to any more the• ⟨p. 38⟩ordinary vice, (Princes not wanting their especial faults wherein they are uncontrollable) some colour of censure might have been pleaded by the ignorant, misjudging, and ill affected multitude, but where hath appeared so much lenity in forgiving; justness in punishing, so much open profession, and private devotion in the exercises of the true Religion. Whence come the numberless Pamphlets of these distracted times, seditious Sermons or rather exclamations, tending to disorder, faction and mutiny;