Hampden:
I beg you remember what business you are on. These are grave times, for stout wills, but temperate blood. I beg you, gentlemen.
The Speaker:
The question is, whether this Declaration shall be printed and distributed.
(Cries of "Yea" and "No.")
The Speaker:
I think the "Noes" have it.
(Again there is tumult, during which the Speaker leaves his chair and the House; and the session breaks up, the members leaving in passionate discussion. Cromwell, Hampden, and Ireton stand talking.)
Cromwell
(to Hampden):