England under Charles II. from the Restoration to the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1660-1678: English History from Contemporary Writers
Taylor, W. F.
1889
Dissolution of the Healing Parliament. Mercurius Publicus, No. 54, pp. 841, 845, 846.
On Saturday last, December 29, his Majesty went down to the Peers. It pleased his Majesty to make a most gracious speech to both Houses, wherein he was pleased to fix a name on this Parliament to live to all posterity, viz., the Healing and the Blessed Parliament. After which expressions, he referred the rest to be spoken by the lord high chancellor, who (according to custom) excellently set forth the happiness of his Majesty and his people, who only strive which should express most affection to each other, to the joy of all good men and the terror of all that refuse their own happiness by thoughts of embroiling the kingdom in blood, whose designs and plots are particularly mentioned in his lordship's speech, which concluded the Parliament, for then it was dissolved, but will never be forgotten for the good it had done (by the mercies of God) to this late most wicked nation. | |