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<FIGDESC>blazon of Charles II</FIGDESC>
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<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
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<P>The Humble ANSWER OF THE Hou&s;e of Peers To His MAJESTIES Gracious Letter AND DECLARATION.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE>Die Mercurii, 23^o Maii, 1660.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>ORdered by the Lords in Parliament A&s;&s;embled, <HI>That the Humble An|&s;wer of the Hou&s;e of Peers to His Maje&s;ties mo&s;t Gracious Letter and Declaration be forthwith Printed and Publi&s;hed.</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>JO. BROWNE <HI>Cleric. Parliamentorum.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>John Macock,</HI> and <HI>Francis Tyton,</HI> Printers to the H u&s;e of Lords, 1660.</P>
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<HEAD><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>blazon of Charles II</FIGDESC>
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<Q>HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
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<OPENER><SALUTE>Mo&s;t Gracious Soveraign,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>YOur Loyal Subjects, the Peers now A&s;&s;embled, do with all Humility and
<PB N="2" REF="3">Thankfulne&s;s return their Acknow|ledgments to your Maje&s;ty for your Gracious Letter and Declaration; and do e&s;teem it their greate&s;t Ho|nor, that your Maje&s;ty is plea&s;ed to Expre&s;s a Confidence of their Councels and Endeavours for the compo&s;ing the &s;ad and unhappy Di|&s;tractions of Your Kingdomes; and they own this as their great Advan|tage, that they may now Act in di&s;|charge of their own Duty by Your Maje&s;ties Command. Your Ma|je&s;ties great and many Sufferings have long affected their Hearts with deep Re&s;entments of Trouble and Sorrow, but the &s;ame Power that U&s;urped and Prophaned Your Scepter, Deve&s;ted them of their
<PB N="3" REF="3">Rights and Priviledges, and kept them under &s;uch Pre&s;&s;ures and Dif|ficulties, as they were rendred unca|pable of &s;erving Your Maje&s;ty in or|der to tho&s;e Ends, to which their Duty and Allegeance did engage them: It hath been their con&s;tant de&s;ire that the Nation had continued Happy and Innocent; but Your Ma|je&s;ties Piety and Wi&s;dome hath &s;hewed You to what Degree Your Clemency is to be extended; and we hope all Your Subjects will An&s;wer Your Maje&s;ties Grace and Favour to the utmo&s;t Point of Fidelity and Obedience; the Peers have a Ju&s;t Ground to own a more particular dependence and Sub&s;erviency to the Throne of Maje&s;ty, not only by
<PB N="4" REF="4">the Pre&s;criptions of Law, but by that Affection and Duty which is fixed in their Hearts upon the Foun|dations of Loyalty, which gives them the Priviledge to Stile them|&s;elves</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>We&s;tmin&s;ter, <DATE>May 3. 1660.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED><HI>Your Maje&s;ties Mo&s;t Loyal, Mo&s;t Dutiful, and Mo&s;t Obedient Subjects and Servants,</HI> Signed in the Name, and by the Command of the &s;aid Hou&s;e of Peers: By E. MANCHESTER, <HI>Speaker of the Hou&s;e of Peers,</HI> pro tempore.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
<TRAILER>For the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty.</TRAILER>
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