Quote#Nature
Since I see all the birds are flown, I do expect from you that you…
Quote byCharles I of England · 1600–1649
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Statement in the House of Commons after failing to arrest five members (4 January 1642), from the journal of Sir Simonds d'Ewes.
English (original)
Since I see all the birds are flown, I do expect from you that you will send them unto me as soon as they return hither. But, I assure you on the word of a king, I never did intend any force, but shall proceed against them in a legal and fair way, for I never meant any other.
— Charles I of England
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