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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<Q>DIEV ET MON DROIT</Q>
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<HEAD>His Maje&s;ties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT. On <DATE><HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the Fourth Day of <HI>May,</HI> 1699.</DATE></HEAD>
<Q><P><HI>My Lords and Gentlemen,</HI><LB>
AT the Opening this Parliament I told you My Opinion was, That You were come together with Hearts fully di&s;po&s;ed to do what was Nece&s;&s;ary for the Safety, Honour and Happine&s;s of the King|dom; and having nothing el&s;e to Recommend to you, I had Rea|&s;on to hope for Unanimity and Di&s;patch.</P>
<P>You have now Sat &s;o many Months, that the Sea&s;on of the Year, as well as your particular Affairs, make it rea&s;onable you &s;hould have a Rece&s;s; I take it for granted you have Fini&s;h't all the Bills which for the pre&s;ent you think Requi&s;ite to be Pa&s;s't into Laws, and I have given My A&s;&s;ent to all You have Pre&s;ented to Me.</P>
<P>If any thing &s;hall be found Wanting for Our Safety, the Support of Publick Credit by making good the Faith of the Kingdom as it &s;tands Engaged by Parliamentary Securities, and for Di&s;charge of the Debts Occa&s;ioned by the War, or towards the Advancing of Trade, the Suppre&s;&s;ing of Vice, and the Employing of the Poor, which were all the things I Propo&s;ed to your Con|&s;ideration when We met fir&s;t, I cannot doubt but effectual Care will be taken of them next Winter; and I wi&s;h no Inconvenience may happen in the mean time.</P></Q>
<P>Then the Lord Chancellor, by His Maje&s;ties, Command, &s;aid,<LB>
<Q><HI>My Lords and Gentlemen,</HI><LB>
HIS Maje&s;ties Royal Will and Plea&s;ure is, That this Parliament &s;hould be Prorogued to <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the Fir&s;t Day of <HI>June</HI> next; And this Par|liament is Prorogued accordingly, to <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> the Fir&s;t Day of <HI>June</HI> next.</Q></P>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Re-printed by the Heirs and Succe&s;&s;ors of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to the Kings mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty. 1699.</P>
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