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K “MOST GRACIOUS . '
5 SP E E . C H
. *To both HOUSES of i
.PARL IAMENT-

rd: and gentlemen,
(B Am Refolvéd to feaver.
\‘flfi nothing unattempte'ci
f‘fi’f .. on My Part, which
:W may contribme‘ to
' - the Peace and PrO‘»
I fperity of this Na,
tion; And finding
my Prefence in Ireland will be ab‘folute’~
1y necefiary for the more fpeedy Redu’ .
. cing of that Kingdom, I continue my
ReIOIution of going thither as foon as
may be 5 And 1 have now called you to”

gether for your'AHif’tance to Enable Me
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to Profecute the VVar with Speed andViQ
0tour ': in wnich l allure My Selfof your"

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cheerfull Concurrence, being a Work

{0 necefiary for yourown Safeties. ,

In Order to this, I defire you will
forthwith make a'SettIement of the Rea~
venue, andl cannOt doubt butxyou will
therein have as much Regard for the,

Honourand Dignity of the Monarchy in:

My‘Hands, as has been lately fhewed
to others: And lhave {0 great a Con»
fidence‘in you, That if no @icker, or

more Convenient way can be thund, ’

\for the Raifing of Ready Money (with:-

but which the SEN/“ICC cannot be per,

formed) KI {hall be Very well Content, ' i

for the prefent, to have it made Inch 21
Fond of Credit as may be Ufeful to
your [elves as well as Me, in this Con»
juncture , not having the leaft APPI‘E’
henfions, but that you will Provide for
the Taking off all fuch Anticipations'
as it {hall happen to fall undery

_ It is fufliciently known how earnef’cly
I, have endeavoured to EXtinguifh C or
at leafi Compofe) all Differences a,
mongtt h/ly Subjects, and to that end,
how often I have Recommended an Aé’c
of Indemnity to the Lafi Parliament ,-

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But fince that Part of it whicl‘i related to

jtlle'Preventind of Private Suits is already.

Enaéted, 2111ch beeau'fe Debates of that
Nature, mufi' take uB more of your
Time then can' now be'fpared From the
Difpatch ofthofe Other things, which are
abfolutlyneceffary forOur comtnonSafee

. ty; I intend to [end you an Aét of Grace

with ExcelPtions of fome few. Perilous-
only, but uch as may be fullicient to

' {hew My greatDiflike of their Crimes,

and at the fame time My Readinefs to
extend Proteétion to all My other Sub»
jetts, who will thereby fee that they
can Recommend themlelves to Me by
no other Methods then what the Laws
pr‘eferibe,which thall always be the only
Rules of My Government. _

_ A further Reafon which induceth
Me to lend you this Aét at this time, is,
Becaufel am defirous to leave no colour ,
of Excufe to any of My Subfeéts, for the
”railing of Dif’turbanccs in t it: Govern—
ment, and efpecially in the time of My
Abfence 5 And I lay this, both to in2
form you, and to let fome IlLaflEéted
men fee, that I am not unacquainted
how bufie they are in their Prefent En»
Cleavours to alter it.

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Amongft other Encouragements

which I find they give the1111elves,one

of the ways by which they hope to com;
Pals their Defigns,1s-,By creat111g D11,
erences and tDDifagreen1ents 111 your
Counfels, - which I hope you will be
very careful to prevent; For he aflured,

That Our greateft Enemies can have ,

no better Inflruments for their purPOfes,
then thofe who {hall any way endeavour

to difltlhb or delay your Speedy and LL

nanimous Proceeding upon thefe necefé

Ia ry Matters.

I mufi Recommend alfo to your

' Confideratlon an Union with Scotland;

I do not mean it fl1ou1d now be entred

upon, but they having CFroposd this to '

Me fome t1n1e fince, an the Parliament
them having Nominated Commimo»
ners for that purpofe, I {hould be glad
that Commimoners might aho be No!
minated here to Treat with them, and to
fee if fuch 'Terms could he agreed on, as

night be for the Benefit of both Nations,

Io as to be ready to be prefented to you in
fome future Self on

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.1 I have then-Oht it mofl- ‘convenicm (d
193% the Adminifh‘ati‘bfi Of the Governa-

ment iri the Hands of the QUEEN dua ‘

‘1'“ ‘ng My Abfefice; And, if it {hall be
. {edged fieceITary to haVe an Aét of Par;

iam'ent for the better Confirmatitm of it

‘ t6 Hef, Idefite’ you" will let fuch an 0116

. be prepared to be ‘P’i‘efented to‘ Me.

, 1 have this only t5 add,‘ That the

‘ seafon ofthe Year, and‘Mylourney in!

70:17am, will admit but of a very {horc
Semen ; [0‘ that I muff Recommend to

S’Ou‘ the making (“Ch_difpatCh~, that We"

' filay hot be Engaged in Debates; When

Our? Enemies {hall be in" the Field t F 01"
the SUCCefs of the War, and the more.
thrifty llVl/lanage‘meh‘t bf it , Will both

find a: ' de end u ' It bur f eed ‘
aefolgtiog.’ glad I 11(1)); inil‘l got b1;
long? before We fhafl Meet again; to
perfeét What the time will net now~aL
low to be done. '

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