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A32244	His Majesties gracious letter to the Convention of Estates in Scotland, the 13th of June 1678 and the speech of ... the Duke of Lauderdale ... to the Convention of Estates at Edenburgh, the 4th of July, 1678, with the dutiful letter sent to His Majesty from the Convention of Estates in Scotland, the 11th of July, 1678.	Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Lauderdale, John Maitland, Duke of, 1616-1682.; Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1678 (1678)	Wing C3029; ESTC R13032	5,740	11

HIS MAJESTIES GRACIOUS LETTER TO THE Convention of Estates IN SCOTLAND The 13 of JVNE 1678. CHARLES R. My Lords and Gentlemen AS We have by many former Letters directed to preceding Parliaments and Conventions so often and so fully expressed Our great Confidence in the Hearty Loyal and Sincere Affections both of the Representative and of the much greater part of the Body of that Our Ancient Kingdom so now We cannot but assure you That We repose the same Confidence in you of this Convention Resolving that this Our renewed Assurance We have of you shall remain on Record to Posterity as well as the former Those Conventions preceding you did fully answer Our Expectations and We have good reason to have the same Confidence of you And therefore We shall only acquaint you with the Reasons of Our Calling you together The great Kindness We bear to that Our Ancient Kingdom hath at all Times inclined Us to be very watchful over all its Concerns And considering that all Kings and States do at present carefully Secure Themselves and their People by providing against all such Foreign Invasions and Intestine Commotions as may make them a Prey to their Enemies It is not fit That that Our Kingdom should only of all others remain without Defence Especially at a time wherein those dangerous Field-Conventicles so justly termed in our Laws The Rendevouzes of Rebellion d● still grow in their Numbers and Insolencies Against all which Our present Forces cannot in reason be thought a suitable Security Therefore and that we may be the better enabled to raise some more Forces for securing that Our Kingdom against all Foreign Invasions and Intestine Commotions and to the end they may be maintained by such equal and regular Wayes as may give least Dissatisfaction to Our People and to let the World see the Unanimous Affection of Our People to Us These are the only Reasons of Calling you together at this time And although We have been alwayes very unwilling to lay Burthen upon that Our Kingdom yet We could not neglect the giving you this opportunity to witness your Affection to Our Service especially in so dangerous a Time and for so important a Cause And seeing We are resolved to employ what you shall give only for the Peace and Security of that Our Kingdom We doubt not but you will chearfully give such a Supply as may be effectual for the Ends proposed such as the Kingdom can bear As to the way of raising this Supply We know the like hath been formerly done both by way of Taxation and by way of Valuation of the yearly Land-Rents and we know Taxation to be the ancient way yet We understand it will take so much time in Collecting that it will not answer the present Exigent Therefore we do earnestly recommend to you to take the most easie and expedite way of raising Money for this so necessary a Work We confidently expect that all Ranks and Conditions of Men excepting only Colledges and Hospitals will willingly Contribute for the Defence of the Kingdom and their own Preservation against Foreign and Domestick Enemies This is the only Business you are to do in this Convention We have made choice of the Duke of Landerdale to be Our Commissioner for this Convention who hath so often faithfully served Us in that Station and not only in this but in all other Capacities as well for Our Interest as for the Advantage of His Native Countrey And therefore We do expect you will give entire Credit unto him whom We so much trust He will more particularly acquaint you of what may concern this Business for which We have now called you He will also tell you how confident We are of you and how ready we shall be upon all occasions to do every thing that may be for the Good of that Our Kingdom whose Interest shall ever be dear unto Us And so we cannot but be confident That after your Dissolution you will in your several Stations give real Testimonies of your Zeal to Our Service to the Maintenance of Our Government both in Church and State as it is now Established by Law and to the preserving the Peace of the Kingdom in which according to every Mans Actions he may expect Marks of Our Royal Favor And so We bid you heartily Farewell Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 13th day of June 1678. and of Our Reign the 30th Year THE SPEECH OF HIS GRACE THE Duke of Lauderdale HIS MAJESTIES High Commissioner TO THE Convention of Estates at EDENBVRGH The 4th of JVLY 1678. My Lords Spiritual and Temporal and you Gentlemen the Commissioners of the Shires and of the Royal Burroughs YOV have heard in His Majesties Most Gracious Letter now read to you the renewed Expressions of His Kindness to and Confidence in the Hearty Loyal and Sincere Affection of you the Representers and of the much greater part of the Body of this His Ancient Kingdom He hath so fully expressed this to all the Sessions of His Two Parliaments and to the Two former Conventions He hath given such real and such convincing Testimonies of this in all the Acts of His Government these Eighteen Years since His Most Glorious and Happy Restauration which I am sure are so deeply rooted in all your Hearts that I shall not further insist His Majesty hath fully and clearly express'd the Reasons of His Calling this Convention and of His Expectation of such a Supply as may Enable Him to protect and defend you against Foreign Invasion or Intestine Rebellion On this I shall inlarge a little You may remember that Four Years ago in the last Session of the last Parliament though the King was actually Engaged in a great War yet knowing the low Condition of this Kingdom He asked no Supply for then there was no appearance of any Insurrection here though soon after the end of that Parliament the Fanaticks broke out very insolently in divers places I shall not reflect how this came But this Year they have been much more insolent in numerous Field Conventicles which the Law justly terms Rendevouzes of Rebellion And the Countries most infested declared That they were not able to suppress them so there was a necessity to draw Forces together I shall not repeat what followed upon that Occasion nor reflect upon any thing that past since I will only look forward how the Kingdom may be secured in this great Conjuncture by the fairest and most easie wayes About the time of the date of the Kings Letter there was an appearance of Peace betwixt our nearest Neighbors in France Flanders and the United Provinces which now seems to be at least retarded and all Countries prepare for their Defence which makes it necessary that this Kingdom should not be the only Countrey left naked without any Defence Here is no more than one Regiment of Foot and one Troop of Guards of standing Force and the Kings Revenue can bear no more I need not therefore