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An address agreed upon at the committee for the French War, and read in the House of Commons April the 19th, 1689.
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England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee for the French War.
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get_v such_o power_n in_o the_o court_n of_o england_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o and_o the_o late_a king_n james_n as_o may_v by_o degree_n undermine_v the_o government_n and_o true_a interest_n of_o this_o flourish_a kingdom_n another_o art_n which_o he_o have_v use_v to_o weaken_v england_n and_o subject_v it_o to_o his_o aspire_a design_n be_v never_o to_o admit_v a_o equal_a balance_n of_o trade_n nor_o consent_n to_o any_o just_a treaty_n or_o settlement_n of_o commerce_n by_o which_o he_o promote_v our_o ruin_n at_o our_o own_o charge_n when_o from_o a_o just_a apprehension_n of_o this_o formidable_a grow_a power_n of_o france_n the_o nation_n become_v zealous_a to_o right_v themselves_o and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o the_o year_n 1677._o be_v assure_v they_o shall_v have_v a_o actual_a war_n against_o france_n cheerful_o raisÄ“d_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o a_o army_n as_o ready_o appear_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n that_o interest_n of_o france_n have_v still_o power_n enougd_v to_o render_v all_o this_o ineffectual_a and_o to_o frustrate_v the_o nation_n of_o all_o their_o pope_n and_o expectation_n nor_o do_v france_n only_o tender_v this_o desire_a war_n ineffectual_a but_o have_v power_n enough_o to_o make_v we_o practise_v their_o injustice_n and_o irregularity_n some_o year_n before_o by_o turn_v our_o force_n against_o out_o next_o neighbour_n by_o assault_v their_o smirna_n fleet._n nor_o be_v they_o more_o industrious_a by_o corrupt_a mean_n to_o obtain_v this_o power_n than_o careful_a by_o the_o same_o way_n to_o support_v it_o and_o know_v that_o from_o parliament_n only_o can_v probable_o proceed_v a_o obstruction_n to_o their_o secret_a practice_n they_o attempt_v to_o make_v a_o bargain_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o meet_v in_o such_o a_o time_n in_o which_o they_o may_v hope_v to_o perfect_v their_o design_n of_o enslave_v the_o nation_n in_o the_o same_o confidence_n of_o this_o power_n 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by_o his_o minister_n and_o have_v already_o begin_v to_o use_v the_o same_o cruelty_n and_o violence_n upon_o your_o majesty_n subject_n as_o he_o have_v late_o practise_v in_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o in_o all_o other_o place_n where_o he_o have_v get_v power_n enough_o to_o destroy_v last_o the_o french_a king_n declaration_n of_o war_n against_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n be_v whole_o ground_v upon_o its_o friendship_n to_o your_o maiesty_n royal_a person_n and_o no_o other_o cause_n of_o denounce_v war_n against_o it_o be_v therein_o allege_a than_o the_o resolution_n take_v in_o that_o court_n to_o favour_v your_o majesty_n who_o he_o most_o injurious_o term_n the_o vâ—â—â—per_n of_o england_n a_o insolence_n never-enough_a to_o be_v resent_v and_o detest_v by_o your_o majesty_n subject_n after_o our_o humble_a representation_n of_o all_o these_o particular_n to_o your_o majesty_n your_o majesty_n shâ—l_v think_v fit_a to_o enter_v into_o war_n against_o france_n we_o 〈◊〉_d 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cruelty_n and_o 〈…〉_o power_n edinburgh_n reprint_v in_o the_o year_n 1689._o