Politics & government > Speech of Lord Belhaven, in the Scotch parliament, at the making of the union

lord Belhdven's Speech. 13
f Jajcfty’s royal endeavours, willfplit the whole ifland
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H My Lord,, I think confideringourprefentclrcuni”
t anccs at this time, the Almighty God has relerv-
d this great work for us. We may bruife this Hy-
i ya of divifron, and cruflithis cock.itrke's egg. Our
jteighbours in England'dre not yet fitted for any
r.3ch thing; they are not under the afflidling hand
!ff Providence, as we are: their circumfiances are
,1 jreat and glorious, their treaties are prudently man-
j (ged both at home and abroad, their generals brave
u nd valorous, their armies fuccefsful and viftorious,
I heir trophies and laurels memorable and furprif-
3,'bg ; their enemies fubdued and routed, their ftrong
id iolds befieged and taken, fieges relieved, marfiials
e! filled and taken prifoners ; provinces and kingdoms
; ire the refults of their viflories: the royal navy is
r he terror of Europe, their trade and commerce ex-
\t -ended through the univerfe, encircling the whole
> habitable world, and rendering the whole capital
•» :ity the Emporium for the inhabitants of the whole
i) hrth; and which is yet more, for all thefe things
iihe fubjefts freely beftowing their treafure upon
t Ifheir Sovereign ; and, above all, thefe vaft riches,
'• the fiaews of war, and without which, all the g!o-
. rious fucCefs had proven abortive ; thefe treafures
I tire managed with fuch faithfulnefs and nicety, that
they anfwer feafonably all t^eir demands, tho’ at
.inevtrfo great a difi^nce. Upon tfe'e confiderati-
bns, my Lord, how hard and difficult a thing will
.1 St prove to pe. fuade our neighbours to a felf-denia!
ij bill ?
* ’Fis quite other ways with us, Lord. Wears
inn obfeute people, tho’formerly of better account,
aremoved to a remote corner of the world, without
name, and without alliances, our polls mean and
precari-