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<HEAD>His Maje&s;ties Gracious
SPEECH to both Hou&s;es of
Parliament, at their Proro|gation.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Wherein you may be plea&s;ed to ob&s;erve, That
the Words in the Black Letter are left out in
Thomp&s;ons Pamphlet.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>WHen I declared in Council My inten|tion
of putting off the Parliament to
a time &s;o remote as <HI>November,</HI> it was not
without having very well <HI REND="blackletterType">weighed and</HI> con|&s;idered
the Grounds and Rea&s;ons that indu|ced
Me to it; Nor can I be prevailed upon
by any thing that has hapned &s;ince (in refe|rence
to Affairs <HI REND="blackletterType">with</HI> in the kingdom) to alter
<HI REND="blackletterType">or repent of</HI> that Re&s;olution, but am rather
confirmed and &s;ettled in it. When I have &s;aid
this, I mu&s;t tell you at the &s;ame time, That
con&s;idering the pre&s;ent danger which threat|ens
&s;ome of Our Neighbours and Allies, in
who&s;e Intere&s;ts and Safety We are &s;o nearly
concerned, it may be of very ill con&s;equence
to make a Prorogation for &s;o long a time as
&s;hould <HI REND="blackletterType">in the lea&s;t</HI> di&s;hearten Our Friends
that relie upon Us; for this &s;ingle Rea&s;on
therefore, I think fit to appoint a Day for your
Meeting <HI REND="blackletterType">again</HI> in <HI>April;</HI> and having thus let
you &s;ee My care <HI REND="blackletterType">of you,</HI> in relation to Affairs
abroad, I mu&s;t ob&s;erve to you, <HI REND="blackletterType">That</HI> the Di|&s;tractions
and Jealou&s;ies at Home are of &s;uch
a nature, and &s;o heightened and improved by
the Malice and Indu&s;try of Ill men, that I am
<HI REND="blackletterType">unalterably</HI> of Opinion, that a longer inter|val
of Parliament will be <HI REND="blackletterType">ab&s;olutely</HI> ne|ce&s;&s;ary
<HI REND="blackletterType">for compo&s;ing and quieting
of Mens minds;</HI> in order to which,
<HI REND="blackletterType">I am afraid,</HI> the mo&s;t proper Remedies
<HI REND="blackletterType">would prove ineffectual, without the
a&s;&s;i&s;tance of &s;ome farther</HI> time.</P>
<P>I do therefore Re&s;olve, That from the
Day whereon you are to Meet in <HI>April,</HI> there
&s;hall be a farther Prorogation, unle&s;s the
Condition of Our Allies abroad do then re|quire
<HI REND="blackletterType">Our immediate A&s;&s;i&s;tance.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>His Maje&s;ties SPEECH as
Printed in <HI>Thomp&s;ons</HI>
Dome&s;tick.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Wherein you may plea&s;e to ob&s;erve, That what is
Printed in the Black Letter, are Alterations
from the Kings Speech.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>WHen I <HI REND="blackletterType">did declare</HI> in Council my in|tention
<HI REND="blackletterType">to Prorogue this</HI> Parlia|ment
to &s;o remote a time as <HI>November,</HI> it
was not without having very well con&s;idered
the Grounds and Rea&s;ons that induced Me to
it, nor can I be prevailed <HI REND="blackletterType">with in</HI> any thing
that hath &s;ince hapned in <HI REND="blackletterType">relation</HI> to <HI REND="blackletterType">the</HI>
Affairs in the kingdom to alter that <HI REND="blackletterType">My</HI> Re|lolution,
but am rather confirmed and &s;etled in
it. <HI REND="blackletterType">And</HI> when I have &s;aid this, I mu&s;t tell
you at the &s;ame time, that <HI REND="blackletterType">upon con&s;ide|ration
of</HI> the pre&s;ent danger <HI REND="blackletterType">that</HI> threatens
&s;ome of Our Neighbours and Allies <HI REND="blackletterType">abroad,</HI>
in who&s;e Intere&s;t and Safety We are &s;o nearly
concerned, it may be of very ill con&s;equence to
<HI REND="blackletterType">defer the &s;itting of the Parliament</HI>
for &s;o long a time, as &s;hould di&s;hearten Our
Friends that rely upon Vs: For <HI REND="blackletterType">which</HI> &s;ingle
Rea&s;on therefore I think fit to appoint a Day
for your Meeting in <HI>April.</HI> And having thus
let you &s;ee My care <HI REND="blackletterType">for our Affairs and
Neighbours</HI> abroad, I mu&s;t ob&s;erve to you
the <HI REND="blackletterType">di&s;&s;atisfactions</HI> and Jealou&s;ies at home,
are of &s;uch a nature, and &s;o heightned and
improved by the malice and indu&s;try of ill
men, that I am of opinion, that a longer In|terval
of Parliament will be nece&s;&s;ary * <HI REND="blackletterType">to purge
them out.</HI> In order to which, as the mo&s;t
proper <HI>remedy, I intend to defer your
Se&s;&s;ions to a longer time. And I do
therefore re&s;olve, that from the day
of your Prorogation in April,</HI> there &s;hall
be a further Prorogation, unle&s;s the condition
of Our <HI REND="blackletterType">Affairs abroad &s;eem to require it
otherwi&s;e.</HI></P>
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