Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Principal events in James' life
- Bibliographical note
- Select biographical notes
- Basilicon Doron
- The Trew Law of Free Monarchies
- Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus. Or an Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance
- Speech to parliament of 19 March 1604
- Speech to parliament of 9 November 1605
- Speech to parliament of 31 March 1607
- Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610
- Speech in Star Chamber of 20 June 1616
- A Meditation upon the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew (1619)
- His Maiesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (1622)
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Principal events in James' life
- Bibliographical note
- Select biographical notes
- Basilicon Doron
- The Trew Law of Free Monarchies
- Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus. Or an Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance
- Speech to parliament of 19 March 1604
- Speech to parliament of 9 November 1605
- Speech to parliament of 31 March 1607
- Speech to parliament of 21 March 1610
- Speech in Star Chamber of 20 June 1616
- A Meditation upon the 27th, 28th and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew (1619)
- His Maiesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament (1622)
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Summary
WE being now in the middest of this season appointed for penitence and prayer, it hath so fallen out, that these two last dayes haue bene spent in a farre other sort of exercise, I meane in Eucharisticke Sacrifice, and gratulation of thankes, presented vnto mee by both the parts of this body of Parliament: and therefore to make vp the number of three, (which is the number of Trinitie, and perfection) I haue thought good to make this the third Day, to be spent in this exercise.
As ye made mee a faire Present indeed in presenting your thankes and louing dueties vnto mee: So haue I now called you here, to recompence you againe with a great and a rare Present, which is a faire and a Christall Mirror; Not such a Mirror wherein you may see your owne faces, or shadowes; but such a Mirror, or Christall, as through the transparantnesse thereof, you may see the heart of your King. The Philosophers wish, That euery mans breast were a Christall, where-through his heart might be seene, is vulgarly knowne, and I touched it in one of my former Speaches vnto you: But though that were impossible in the generall, yet will I now performe this for my part, That as it is a trew Axiome in Diuinitie, That Cor Regis is in manu Domini, So wil I now set Cor Regis in oculis populi.
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- King James VI and I: Political Writings , pp. 179 - 203Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1995