as a blank to be afterwards filled up, and that the proper name would be “The House of Lords.”  In one of two divisions on Feb. 3 the votes were eighty-seven against eighty-six; in the other they were ninety-three against eighty-seven.  These divisions, however, were merely incidental, and the debate was still going on fiercely on Thursday, Feb. 4.  Scott had spoken and was trying to speak again in defiance of rule, with Hasilrig backing him, when “Mr. Speaker informed the House that the Usher of the Black Rod was at the door with a message from his Highness.”  Hasilrig seems to have been still on his feet when the Black Rod, having been admitted, delivered his message:  “Mr. Speaker, His Highness is in the Lords House, and desires to speak with you.”  Thither they adjourned, and there his Highness briefly addressed the two Houses once again (Speech XVIII.).  Or rather he addressed both Houses only through about half of his speech; for, at a particular point, he turned deliberately to the Commons and proceeded thus:  “I do not speak to these Gentlemen, or Lords, or whatsoever you will call them; I speak not this to them, but to you.  You advised me to come into this place [the Second Protectorship], to be in a capacity by your advice.  Yet, instead of owning a thing, some must have I know not what; and you have not only disjointed yourselves but the whole Nation, which is in likelihood of running into more confusion in these fifteen or sixteen days that you have sat than it hath been from the rising of the last session to this day.  Through the intention of devising a Commonwealth again, that some people might be the men that might rule all!  And they are endeavouring to engage the Army to carry that thing.  And hath that man been true to this Nation, whosoever he be, especially that hath taken an oath, thus to prevaricate?  These designs have been made among the Army, to break and divide us.  I speak this in the presence of some of the Army:  that these things have not been according to God, nor according to truth, pretend what you will.  These things tend to nothing else but the playing of the King of Scots’ game (if I may so call him); and I think myself bound before God to do what I can to prevent it.  That which I told you in the Banqueting House was true:  that there are preparations of force to invade us, God is my witness, it hath been confirmed to me since, not a day ago, that the King of Scots hath an Army at the water’s side, ready to be shipped for England.  I have it from those who have been eyewitnesses of it.  And, while it is doing, there are endeavours from some who are not far from this place to stir up the people of this town into a tumulting—­what if I said into a rebellion?  And I hope I shall make it appear to be no better, if God assist me.  It hath been not only your endeavour to pervert the Army while you have been sitting, and to draw them to state the question about a Commonwealth; but some of you have been listing of persons, by commission of Charles Stuart,