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<HEAD>His Maje&s;ties GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Hous;es of Parliament.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_HAving lately told you, that it would be nece&s;&s;ary for me to go into <HI>Holland</HI> much about this time, I am very glad to find that the Succe&s;s of your Endeavours to bring this Se&s;&s;ion to a happy Conclu&s;ion, has been &s;uch, that I am now at Liberty to do it; And I return you my hearty Thanks for the great Di&s;patch you have made in fini&s;hing the Supplies you have de&s;igned for carring on the War, which it &s;hall be my care to &s;ee duely and punctually Applyed to that Service for which you have given them: And I do like|wi&s;e think it proper to A&s;&s;ure you, that I &s;hall not make any Grant of the Forfeited Lands in <HI>England</HI> or <HI>Ireland;</HI> till there be another Opportunity of Settling that Matter in Parliament, in &s;uch manner as &s;hall be thought mo&s;t expedient.</P>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen.</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>As</HI> I have Rea&s;on to be very well Satisfied with the proofs you have given Me of your good affection in this Se&s;&s;ion of Parliament, So I promi&s;e my Self the continuance of the Same, at your return into your &s;everal Coun|ties: And as every day produces fre&s;h in&s;tances of the Re&s;tle&s;ne&s;s of our Enemies, both at home and abroad, in de&s;igning again&s;t the Pro&s;perity of this Nation and Government E&s;tabli&s;h'd; So I do not doubt but that the Union and good corre&s;pondence between Me and My Parliament, and My earne&s;t and con&s;tant Endeavours for your pre&s;ervation on the one hand, joyned with the Continuance of your Zeal and Affection to Support Me on the other, will, by the Ble&s;&s;ing of God, be at all times too Strong for the utmo&s;t Malice and Contrivance of Our common Enemies.</P>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh, Re</HI>-Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to Their mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ties, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1691.</P>
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