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sense, &quot; Omne solum forti patria.&quot; It was spoken 

 indeed of the patience of an exiled man, but it is no 

 less true of the valour of a warlike nation. And 

 certainly, Mr. Speaker, I hope I may speak it 

 without offence, that if we did hold ourselves worthy, 

 whensoever just cause should be given, either to 

 recover our ancient rights, or to revenge our late 

 wrongs, or to attain the honour of our ancestors, or 

 to enlarge the patrimony of our posterity, we would 

 never in this manner forget considerations of ampli 

 tude and greatness, and fall at variance about profit 

 and reckonings ; fitter a great deal for private 

 persons than for parliaments and kingdoms. And 

 thus, Mr. Speaker, I have this first objection to such 

 satisfaction as you have heard. 



The second objection is, that the fundamental 

 laws of both these kingdoms of England and Scot 

 land are yet diverse and several ; nay more, that it 

 is declared by the instrument, that they shall so con 

 tinue, and that there is no intent in his majesty to 

 make innovation in them : and therefore that it 

 should not be seasonable to proceed to this naturali 

 zation, whereby to endow them with our rights and 

 privileges, except they should likewise receive and 

 submit themselves to our laws ; and this objection 

 likewise, Mr. Speaker, I allow to be a weighty 

 objection, and worthy to be well answered and 

 discussed. 



The answer which I shall offer is this : It is true, 

 for my own part, Mr. Speaker, that I wish the 

 Scotish nation governed by our laws ; for I hold our 



