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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<P>His Maje&s;ties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Hou&s;es of PARLIAMENT, On <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the 22th day of <HI>October,</HI> 1691.</P>
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<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
<Q>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</Q>
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<P>Printed at <HI>London,</HI> and Re-printed at <HI>Edinburgh,</HI> 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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<HEAD>His Maje&s;ties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>My Lords and Gentlemen,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Have Appointed this Meeting of the Par|liament, a&s;soon as ever the Affairs abroad would admit of My Return into <HI>Eng|land,</HI> that you might have the more time to Con&s;ider of the Be&s;t and mo&s;t Effectual Ways and Means for the carrying on of the War again&s;t <HI>France</HI> this next Year.</P>
<P>I am willing to hope, that the good Succe&s;s, with which it hath plea&s;ed God to ble&s;s My Arms in <HI>Ireland</HI> this Summer, will not only be agreat Encourage|ment to you to proceed the more chearfully in this Work, but will be lookt upon by you as an Earne&s;t of future Succe&s;ses, Which your timely A&s;&s;i&s;tance to Me, may, by Gods ble&s;&s;ing, procure to &V;s all. And as I do not doubt, but you will take care to Pay the Ar|rears of that Army, which hath been &s;o De&s;erving, and &s;o Pro&s;perous in the Reducement of <HI>Ireland</HI> to a peaceable Condition; So I do a&s;&s;ure you, there &s;hall
<PB N="4" REF="3"><!-- PDF PAGE 60 -->no Care be wanting on my Part, to keep that Kingdom as far as it is po&s;&s;ible, from being burden&s;ome to <HI>England</HI> for the future.</P>
<P><HI>My Lords and Gentlemen,</HI><LB>
I do not doubt, but you are all &s;en&s;ible, that it will be nece&s;&s;ary, We &s;hould have a &s;trong Fleet next Year, and as early at Sea as We had this Summer. And I mu&s;t tell you, That the great Power of <HI>France</HI> will as nece&s;sarily require, that We &s;hould Maintain a very Con&s;iderable Army, ready upon all Occa&s;ions, not only to Defend Our Selves from any In&s;ult, but al&s;o to Annoy the Common Enemy, where it may be mo&s;t Sen&s;ible to them; And I do not &s;ee how it is po&s;|&s;ible to do this, with le&s;s then Sixty five thou&s;and Men.</P>
<P>I &s;hall only add, That by the Vigour and Di&s;patch of your Coun&s;els and A&s;&s;istance to Me in this Se&s;&s;ion of Parliament, you have now an Opportunity in your Hands, which, if neglected, you can never rea&s;onably hope to &s;ee again, not only to E&s;tabli&s;h the future Quiet and Pro&s;perity of the&s;e Kingdoms, but the Peace and Security of all Europe.</P>
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