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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE SPEECH OF PATRICK <HI>Earl of</HI> Marchmont, <HI>&amp;c. His Maje&s;ties high Commi&s;&s;ioner to the</HI> PARLIAMENT OF SCOTLAND.
<DATE>On Munday the 22 of <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> 1698.</DATE></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>YOU may remember, that his Maje&s;ty in his gracious Letter to you, takes Notice, that the Fonds given in the former Se&s;&s;ions have fallen &s;hort of what was expected, which has occa&s;ioned Arrears to be due to the Forces lately disbanded; And that there is al&s;o a Debt upon the account of the Frigots, and that the Forts and Gari&s;on'd Places need Repa|ration: Therefore His Maje&s;ty recommends to you to provide what may be &s;ufficient for the&s;e Ends.</P>
<P>You have heard the Overture has been made of a Pole, to be impo&s;ed for the u&s;e of the disbanded Forces, and I hope you will proceed to the Con&s;ide|ration of it.</P>
<P>As for the maintaining of the Frigots, His Maje&s;ty thinks, that the conti|nuing the Impo&s;ition of Tunnage upon &s;hips will be one proper Fond for that purpo&s;e.</P>
<P>And I am commanded to repre&s;ent to you, that the &s;afety of the Kingdom doth require, that the Forts and Gari&s;on'd places, particularly, that of Fort <HI>William</HI> be &s;ufficiently repaired, and that it is nece&s;&s;arie the Magazines be well furni&s;hed with Arms and Ammunition.</P>
<P>I have good Rea&s;on to be per&s;waded, that you will provide effectually for the&s;e needfull Purpo&s;es; And that as you hitherto have done, you will &s;till continue, to do what will be much to His Maje&s;ties Satisfaction, and will greatly tend to the &s;afety of this Kingdom, and to your own Honour and Reputation: Then will your Actings witne&s;s to the World, that you are alwi&s;e thankfully mindfull of the happy Deliverance you have had from the Dangers to which your Religion and Liberties were formerly expo&s;ed.</P>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty, <HI>Anno Dom.</HI> 1698.</P>
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