water in a stately new-built Galley, and landed at the Parliament-Staires,
from whence the Lord Cleypole Master of the
Horse bearing the sword before him, he passed up to the House
of Lords, and through it into one of the withdrawing rooms
thereto belonging; where having reposed a while, he passed
thence to the Abbey-Church, being attended as before,
the Lord General Disbrowe then bearing the sword. The
Gentlemen of his Higness houshold led the way, divers companies
of Foot being ranked on each side; then followed divers
Officers of the Army, the Comptroler of the houshold, the
Captain of his Highness Yeomen of the Guard, the Lord
Chamberlaine, the Lords of the Treasury, the Lords of the
other House, the Lords Keepers of the great Seale, the Serjeants
at Arms with their Maces before his Highness, and the
whole Ceremonie was ordered by the Heralds or Officers at
Arms attending in their formalities. The whole Company
being seated, a Sermon was preached by Doctor Thomas
Goodwin; which being ended, his Highness, and the rest,
in the same order as they came, returned to the House of Lords,
where, after a little Retirement His Highness standing on the
Ascent, rais'd on purpose in Royall manner, under the Cloth
of Estate, sent the Usher of the Black Rod, to give notice
to the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, assembled in their
House, That his Highness expected them; who being come,
His Highness was pleased to deliver himself in a speech.
In the first part whereof the took occasion with much affection to
condole the loss of his Renowned Father, a loss not only to himself,
but to the three Nations. After whose death, being entred into his
Labors; be shewed, how that by the wonderful providence of God,
and by the disposition of the Law, himself is new setled his Successor,
and invested with the Government of these Nations. That
being called to the Government, one of the first things be had upon
his heart, was the calling of this Parliament, as the proper means
jor the supply of our Necessities, and the healing of our breaches;
and that this he did, it being his Principle, and his desir to be advised
by Parlament in the ordering of his Government. Thereupon