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GEORGE

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ME LV I L L

Their Majcflie: HIGH COMMISSIONER

At: the Opening oI thc Sccbnd ‘cIT on of the Firft Parliament
of Their Majrfliu Ahtich‘t Kingdom oI S C 0 TL 1! N D.

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. THE Seflion of Parliament had been Honoured with the Prelénceof “my Royal‘s

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- Mafier", had not the great weight ofAff-airs on his Hand, the Meetingofthe‘

. Parliament ofEngland, and the defigned expedition into 1réland,¢deprived you”

'oF that Happinefs and Satisfaé’tion' He really intended for you. ‘ i ;_ 2 ’ " . 3 f

And tho He {kill Refolves , (o foon as His Important Affairs can allow Him, to Vifit

‘ this His Antient Kingdoms Yet fuch a regard hat-h he to what may be for the Satisfat‘lig

' on of His People; that He would no longer delay your MCetin ,, for giving fueha Settle;
ment to this Nation, as may be a real Security to‘ its moft valuairle COncerns Of True , e;
ligion, and Juli Liberties. ' . , _ g , ‘ ' 2 ~ :3

Can‘you refiefl Upon the great Things that He (as the' Infirument in the Hand Of '12!

God) hath dpne for you .5’ Can You. think of. thofe Eminent Dangers, to which (when
living in thegteatefi Honour, Plenty and Peace) He did {0 magnanimou'fly'expofe
Himfelf for the fiefcuing'you from'thefe geeatefi of evils, Popery, and Slavery; and
Delivering you from the'Fearsyou were ready .to link under, and not chearfully concur

”in doing all things that may be‘for the Satisfaetion , and Safety ofyour Deliverer. when
Linked fo much With your own Inter'eft P, , . ’ ' . .

I belieVe there are few true Protellants, and good Countreymen who would net give

freely the half of their 'El’tates, for (0 greata Bic-fling, wereit yet to be purchafed. ,

3 His Defires are Confined unto; and Regulated by your true Interefi: He Demands

‘ a‘ subfidie, but it is only, what is necefiary for your Safety , the Securing Of wh'atis
dearer]: to you; and". the Support of the Government 5 He ‘hath 'fpared ‘np expenfe hi-
therto, for your Prd’teaion ,- audit is but reafonable, Hefliould ndw have yOur-‘eflie-

final Affiflance; let it never be the‘Stain of our Nation, that the belt bfour Kings was

the worfl'l'reated. 4

He refufeth norhing that can be iuftly demanded, His uncontraverted Rights are only,
Valued by Him, as they are ufeful for your Good and Security. _

I am Commanded-by the Kings. .(. my Lords and Gentlemen) to tell you, That as He
Refol‘ves to live and die in the fineere profitflion ofthéWneflefigiMr
the maint’ainance whereof. He is again about to expofe His Royal Perfon, f0 He is wil-
ling to concur with on r the S lemento hurch nd State upon fuch folid Poun-
dations, as you n no ‘a sin fea atelapf to yourformer E3313. \ . p ‘ ,

He is ready to give His oyal Affent to what in Jufiice can pro‘pofed to Him, for ' .
,SecuringReligion, Liberty and Property, fromlallfitture Encroachments, and for Re—
drefling owner Grievances-,flnd-qomcanmejthte-afon demand any thing , which ' i -
He is not willing to grant. ' '3 j ‘“" " . ““‘--~ -

His Majeliy offers Redrefs to the opprefled, Pardon and Peace to {ubmitting Ene-
mies, and protet‘lion to all His good Subjefis, . p .

I am further lmpowered by His Majefiy, to give His Royal Burrows, fuch Encou-
ragement and Redrefs in'the matter of Trade, and fuch cafe, in relation to the prOpor-
tion of their Burdens, as the Parliament {hallthink fit. ._ _ ‘

What then remains, but that you behave with fuch Zeal for the Good of your Coun-
trey, as to its Religious and Civil Concerns, and the Honour of your. Prince, as this
Seflion of Parliament may have an Iffue, which may be to the fatisfaaion of both.” '

I {hould be injurious to you to doubt of this, or to think you need any perfwafions,to
{et about thefe things effectually, which are {a much your own concern. .

You know the eyes of thole whom you rcprefent, as alfo of your Neighbours, and
even of your Enemies, are upon yousfllcxpefiing what may be the refult of your Meet—

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abroad areitot a little concerned. a . . .- p
You need not that I recommend to you the laying alide all Animofitics, Picqu'es, and
Quarrels,,,and lhunnin alloccal'ions of Contention, fein'g ahisfls'tomuch your own In-
ltfet'l, and that (in willen'de'amur to evidence to‘ the'World,that it is not priva't , or
1th Deligns, gutleal for God and the true Religion, and love to your magma

oun'tre'y', Whichihfiueneeyou'. ' ‘ ' . _ " *

f [Willi there may. be many found amongfl you in this meeting, like thofi: who repre-
rent“! the Ti‘ibe of [maker fOr {Etling‘ the Kingdom in the Hand: of David 5 men who had
underflanding of the times to know what Ifiacl ought to do. , p t
_. I hope you willnottake it ill, that 1 mind you of that ufcfull precept of the Apolllc ,
Let your Moderation be known unto all Men; for the unfriends of our Natidn have ta-
t]?! oecalion to reproacbus more for the vehemence of our temper , than any thing

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. As for My Self, M' Lords and Gentlemen, ( whom His Majefiy hath honoured

with a Chamfler far a e my Ambition) I flail not lay much, havirg’n-o dcfign bc.
fore my Eyes, btJt the Publick Good. anduyhat is clearly your own intereli. ‘1’ have no
Apology \pto make as havingbeen either an 'A&orin. or Complyer with what hath been
grievous to you, or preindtcial to the Nation; I hopemy Deportment and'Sufl'eriugs
the hypafi part of my Life will, (at leali ought to) ficure me from all Sulpitions of being ~
2 Promover of Arbitrary Pourerg and Iain furcmy Mailer whom Wave, is far from de-
{ignin or deliring an‘y fuch thing, whatever His or Out Enemiesmay fuggcfl. _

I a nowledge that What Tru‘fl His Maitfly hath been pleafed to Confer upon me,
itabovemyStrength's but it .ihallbemy endeavour to fuypl‘y my Other areas, by an
. bdrcFaithfulnefltOtlr King my Mafier,afimwrelpe&toyou, and a zealous applica;

tionfor pronodflgolthetrue Religion, “Council-Maid. ‘ ' §

 

 

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