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The Privy Council of Scotland's letter to the King, together with the arch-Bishops and bishops as also several English addresses to His Majesty.
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Scotland. Privy Council
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1685
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Wing S1509B; ESTC R218102
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in the Death of our late Soveraign King Charles the second immediately summoned the Privy-Council and there gave the Orders that were necessary on this occasion This morning the Lords Spiritual and Temporal the Privy-Council the Judges the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and the Officers of the Army as many of each Degree as were in Town with many other Gentlemen of Quality all in the Habits proper to their several Capacities attended his Grace in the Great Hall of the Castle and having their unanimously Subscribed a Recognition of the Indubitable Right and Tittle of King James the Second took Horse in the Castle-Yard and riding out from thence attended with the Heralds the several Ensigns of Authority and the Trumpets and Kettle-Drums Proclaimed Hâ—s Majesty in three places of this City first at the Castle-Gate then at the Tosiâ— and lastly in the publick Corn-Market with Volleys of Shot from the Great Guns at each Proclamation The whole Procession was performed with all the Splendor and Solemnity the shortnesse of time would permit and with all possible demonstrations of Joy and Satisfaction In the Afternoon the Councll was summoned again and two Proclamations were Signed to be sent forthwith to all the Counties of the Kingdom the one for Proclaiming the King in all Shire Towns and Towns Corporate and the other for continuing all Magistrats and Officers both Civil and Military in their several Employments and the night was begun with Bonfires and Ringing of Bells The Recognition and Proclamation was according to the Form used in England White-Hall Feb. 18. The Following Addresses have been presented to His Majesty who received them very Graciously To the Kings most Excellent Majesty VVE your Majesties most Loyal and Dutieful Subjects the Governour and Company of Merchant-Adventurers of England having by the Royal Grace and Favour of your Majesties most Noble Predecessors flourished as a Company of Merchants near the space of 400 years as we are the ancientest in time do think our selves obliged to be the first in Duty in making this our most humble Address to your Majesty And being overwhelmed in sorrow for our unspeakable loss in the Death of our late Dread Soveraign your Majesties most dear Brother are in a great measure comforted and supported in that our just grief by the Rightful Lineal and unqueâ—tionable Succession of your most Sacred Majesty Rendering infinite thanks for your Gracious Proclamation of the 9th instant and do humbly submit to your Royal Will and Pleasure therein for the Collection of the Customs as formerly and always praying as in duty bound your Majesties Government may be long and prosperous over us We will ever be ready to maintain and defend the same with our Lives and Fortunes To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The humble Address of the Lord and Proprietary the Merchants Traders and Planters of and belonging to His Majesties Province of Maryland WE your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Lord and Proprietary Merchants Traders and Planters of and belonging to your Majesties Province of Maryland as we do with the deepest sense of sorrow humbly bemoan your Majesties loss of the best of Brothers in the Decease of our late most Gracious Soveraign So do we no less rejoice at your Majesties happy Accession to the Throne of your Royal Predecessors and Soveraignty over us since the early and many Proofs which your Majesty has given abroad and at home in Defence of your now Dominions of all those Royal Virtues which now render you the greatest of Monarchs and most especially your Magnanimity and steddy Conduct in the most adverse of Fortunes has given us assurance that our Lives and Properties are securely Deposited in your Majesties hands We therefore in regard that the Customs are the most considerable and growing Branch of your Majesties Revenue Do most humbly acquiesce and submit to the Proclamation which your Majesty has been pleased to publish for Collecting the Customs as in the time of our late Soveraign and shall pay all Obedience thereunto Wishing with most sincere and zealous hearts that your Majesty may continue in a long and Glorious Reign over us To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The humble Address of the President Vice-president Treasurer Court of Assistants and Body of the Artillery Company of the City of London THat your Majesties said ever Loyal and most obedient Subjects and Souldiers do with all their Souls bless Almighty God for the Deliverance of your Sacred Majesty out of the hands of your blood thirsty and malicious Enemies and for Repairing the heaviest Calamities imaginable in the loss of our late Dread Soveraign by soâ—liustrious a Succession both to his Imperial Crown and to his Royal Vertues all Plots Forgeries and Antimonarchical Bills of Exclusion notwithstanding And your Majesties humble Subâ—â—cts being conscious to themselves of the double Duty as well of a Military as of a Civil Allegiance having for many years last past had the honour to bear Arms under your Majesties Command as their Princely Leader and at present as their Dread Soveraign Do with their Lives and Fortunes declare their uttermost detestation of all Conspirators and Conspiracies whatsoever and that they will with their Swords in their Hands Defend your Majesties Honour Person Crown Title and Dignity against all Opposers to their last Breath Beseeching Almighty God to showre down upon your Sacred Head all Blessings both of the Right and Left Hand And your Majesties most dutiful Subjects do no longer expect mercy from Heaven than while they continue firm and steady in their Faith and Allegiance to your most Excellent Majesty To the Kings most Excellent Majesty King James the Second The humble Address of the Mayor Bailiffs and Commonality of the City of Winchester Sheweth THat we your Majesties most Loyal Dutiful and Obedient Subjects Do from the bottom of our Hearts and with unexpressible grief Condole the Death of that Excellent Prince King Charles the Second of blessed Memory your Majesties Dear Brother and our late Dread Soveraign and with unspeakable Joy give thanks to Almighty God for your Majesties Accession to the Throne of your Ancestors and Government of these Nations Rightly descended to you And we most humbly pray that your Majesty will please to accept of our Vows and unalterable Resolutions to venture our Lives and Fortunes for the Defence of your Sacred Person Crown and Dignity We should be ungrateful if we could forget how often your Majesty hath freely ventured your Life for the Honour and Preservation of these Kingdoms when your Valour Crowned you with Lawrels and we must lose our senses to imagine you will do less for their Welfare now that Heaven hath placed you on the Throne And your Majesty was Graciously pleased to be instrumental to your late Royal Brother and present Queens honouring our City with their presence and we humbly hope and pray That at some leisure time you and your Royal Consort will do us the like Honour and enjoy the benefit of our Air which both of you found healthful and we hope may conduce to your Majesties having a numerous Issue by that Virtuous Princess It is both our Duty and Interest to offer up dayly Prayers for your Majesties long Life and most happy Reign over us and since the latter will be impossible if you should lose what you love best on Earth and which best deserves it we shall add to our Prayers That Queen Mary may equally live long with your Majesty that her life may be a lasting Pattern for Virtue Reproach to Vice and her Person an unparallelled Grace to your Throne Edinburgh Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to the King 's most Sacred Maiesty Anno DOM. 1685.