. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . lace whe el was to fpeake:And I might alfo alledge that my firft fight of this fo famous and Ho-nourable an AiTembly, might likewife breede fome impediment. But leauing Anno i6oi. <iASpeachinTarliamcnt. +97 leauingthefc excufes, I will plainely and freely in my maner tell you thetrew caufe of it, which is j That it becommeth a King , in my opi-nion , to vfe no other Eloquence then plainncflc and iinceritie. ByplainenefTe I mcane, that his Spe
. The workes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames, by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . lace whe el was to fpeake:And I might alfo alledge that my firft fight of this fo famous and Ho-nourable an AiTembly, might likewife breede fome impediment. But leauing Anno i6oi. <iASpeachinTarliamcnt. +97 leauingthefc excufes, I will plainely and freely in my maner tell you thetrew caufe of it, which is j That it becommeth a King , in my opi-nion , to vfe no other Eloquence then plainncflc and iinceritie. ByplainenefTe I mcane, that his Speeches (houWbefb cleare and voydofallambiguitie, that they may not bethrowne, nor rent aiimder in contraryfences like the old Oracles of the Pagan gods. And by finceritiej I vnder-ftand that vprightneiTe and honcftic which ought to be in a Kings wholeSpeeches and actions: That as farre as a King is in Honour ere&ed aboueany of his Subiects, Co farre mould he ltriue in finceritie to be aboue themall, and that his tongue mould be cuer the trew McfTeno-er of his heart: and this lort of Eloquence may you euerafluredly looke for at my hands. Tt ?. Anno 1605. 2. +P9
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