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<HEAD>HIS MAJESTIES mo&s;t Gracious SPEECH To both HO&V;SES of PARLIAMENT. <DATE>November 12th. 1694.</DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Am Glad to Meet you here, when I can &s;ay, Our Affairs are in a better Po&s;ture both by Sea and Land, than when We parted la&s;t.</P>
<P>The Enemy has not been in a Condition to Oppo&s;e Our Fleet in the&s;e Seas, and Our &s;ending &s;o great a Force into the <HI>Mediterranean,</HI> has Di&s;ap|pointed their De&s;igns, and leaves Us a Pro&s;pect of further Succe&s;s.</P>
<P>With Re&s;pect to the War by Land, I Think I may &s;ay, That this Year a Stop has been put to the Progre&s;s of the <HI>French</HI> Arms.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Gentlemen of the Hou&s;e of Commons,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I have had &s;o much Experience of your good Affection to Me, and of your Zeal for the Publick, that I cannot Doubt of your A&s;&s;i&s;tance at this time, I do therefore earne&s;tly Recommend to you, to Provide &s;uch Supplies, as may Enable Me to Pro&s;ecute the War with Vigour; which is the only Means to Procure Peace to <HI>Chri&s;tendom,</HI> with the Safety and Honour of <HI>England.</HI></P>
<P>I mu&s;t likewi&s;e put you in Mind, that the Act of Tunnage and Poundage expires at <HI>Chri&s;tmas;</HI> and I hope you will think fit to Continue that Revenue to the Crown, which is the more nece&s;&s;ary at this time, in regard the &s;everal Branches of the Revenue are under great Anticipations, for extraordinary Expences of the War, and &s;ubject to many Demands upon other Accounts.</P>
<P>I cannot but Mention to you again, the Debt for the Tran&s;port Ships Im|ployed in the Reducing of <HI>Ireland,</HI> which is a Ca&s;e of Compa&s;&s;ion, and de&s;erves Relief.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I &s;hould be Glad you would take unto your Con&s;ideration the Preparing &s;ome Good Bill for the Encouragement of Our Seamen. You cannot but be &s;en&s;ible, how much a Law of this nature would tend to the Advancement of Trade, and of the Naval, Strength of tht Kingdom, which is Our great Inte|re&s;t, and ought to be Our Principal Care.</P>
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<P>Re-printed at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to Their mos;t Excellent Maje&s;ties, <HI>Anno DOM.</HI> 1694.</P>
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