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 The address of the majestrates and Town 
 
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THE WRITINGS OF DANIEL DEFOE 
 
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J'he Addrefs of the Majeftrates and Town 
 Council of Aberdeen, to the Pretender, 
 
 With IW,£c upon the jaM acfifrcjs, 
 
 ^ y Congralruhrc YoiuAit.val ro ,l, is your Nat^r.nd H C(Cl r rT n, 7- 
 
 dom. Heaven vc-y ottcn Enhtunccj cur OltSJing, by brsPMrH- 
 
 > . . . r • ™ cmi * A " d Y( n.- M.jeflys bJc rtrrival after ft«h a Trait, . r / ,-. 
 
 ficulnw i^d fo many Aucmp.s, makc.ru. not coub: but ihat <SOL> ix prcpiticus to > uur 
 
 jult Casite. 
 
 AS Your Majcftri Arrival wat Seafonab'e, fo it ws s Surfrifing. We were h:ppy and 
 jrelcncw ir nor. Wc hid the blclHag we wi&r for, y C r inlemcable nil ,o# r^% (U - 
 Mijetlr has been pleKcd to let vi know ,h,. t wc aic ,( Jc | japi , rei i i:;C j 4 , ^ ' w „ fta jj ai J 
 %ayj endeavour to be the mofl Ltyal of, ' 
 
 Way rr v li? r :. -o::r M.iiefly, &r. 
 
 The Prcecndcrj Anfwer. 
 
 1AM very Senfible of the Duty and ZmI y C exprefs for Mr In this Aridrefs - A"-ti 
 ye may affu-.eyovi (circs ot my Poiedton. 
 
 REMARKS. 
 
 JIT will esfily be grantcH br all Men of S.-bO, that thi* Addrcf* frnrn the Fpiks^il 
 [ Laitv of Abtrdttn is as fool i ft as that from ihr /fpiicr, pai Uc.gy 01 »':?ir Oi.-cd; 
 a* kuavifh i and it ixc.Oi doubred but .he AklJ.cfTer.H of both Ioim arc br this :;me Jen- 
 fikle, that their Pretender wis a fcrrken Sveed, which 1; u'cad.ot ijpp.'ii:i:g ai.-d j!Kitfti/ig 
 has utrrrfr tuiaed them. 
 
 Tiftcw the Ingratitude ofthcScnuEpifjcp.il Pitrv^ and that ne fscnur or Lfriry in 
 capable of gaining them *<«< fi' r " he cbletrcd, (hat mary &>' the Eptlctpal C Jti;'^ ..4 
 the Pcvinceof AierJetn, and elic where } were am i-:iu-:l m their < hunhe> and tltrt- 
 £.«. nrtwi'hftftnding the Rev lotion, am.? thar Prejbvrcricn Gc^errmc'it wjr maor 'he 
 ts'ltioiiil £#abliil»ment, and they were exempted br La* !r< m .v y Conformity ro ihc 
 ' i/?ablifhod Chinch. A 2 cat many of them dt Ih.'I rj-jor tha- Fa7;u:r. a^d fcire ct 
 them wirhnut io rduchaj fv/«rin{» Allc^ir.nce ro ihc Osil Goven/rurrr : Yet ihi/ Lcri- 
 tv w«j fo 'ar from having a cccx JEfcft np^j r^irm that in lXfrjnce of Law. when ■.he 
 old EpifcopaJ lnc:iK>S;ntsdied. ((t!;;rs oic'aincd b; ihc Eiihops that wcte fXimSterated 
 by ASt of Parliament, did /rrq-ientiy inrru Ir ,infr > their C.hutchei. and weir cnn'in»ie.i 
 there by i he 1 Alienee and Power of thcic jacchiie F. tends, ©thrts letup Meennc* 
 , Houfeii and in the lafr Reitjii, Acls of Pa-I : ament we:e viit & mdis procured to 8»vc 
 them t Tolctarion, aid rbteftce Ley-Pa' ren3i;e% br ^hiphiher wete enabled fb fcrup 
 Km^rVei fer rhe Prerendcr, ard nnw thr> have nvenly taken rfTthe Ma^k. . 
 
 The Earl of Vanmurt who jjincd ihf RibrUt. and w" wounded 4« inc Baitlff of fruni- 
 blaitiM Patifjn of i'y nr J5 Ghurches, the ftobilt Maftcrs of the. follepr ot Abtrittt 
 *rr Patrons cf a confidetable Nt'txrher, and the Edxl of Mer a Sheriff pi miipal ct the SHrc 
 of Ahtrittn u Patron cf fffcral more., by «b»» ine WntH may Krc what was »h* 
 Real deftgn of »>ie Aft »c T»Ucm ing ihe Epitccpa! Ccr/?r and Ke/?o ; i«p, Llr-pari*. 
 rages" in torW. Weh^vr r.O« feen thedhmal FiuiisoMt, fp.be fepitapal Clergy irt 
 the Worth Tide of F#.iAhav c with<u: rx. cp.v. n ( a« far a lean i\a»n ]e1 f-n f-- .he P.e- 
 rc*ders incteft, a^d Praved fat him as K.n P j ^rd'H« wrrV, rhr Rrbc,!. h.rrr made 4 
 dtliigeiitSraich for the Presb»-eriM M»»ift"' w bin ihe B< unds t.noer ihrti fcmmar-G, 
 in order io have carried them P il\>ners ro [Vrft hecaufe .hey «e..l not Re,d a Po ca- 
 rnation which the P.CfeD.ier iiT..cd f lOrWc.Fc a ria^klg^g n-r hi« fa'n ar.ifal, *hlW 
 Has punclutliy fccept on.chea6.h fall, b^ the ^Ic.pil Paity m ihtfe part,.