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A51625	The speech of His Grace Alexander, Earl of Morray, His Majesties high commissioner, at the opening of the second session of the first parliament of His Majesties ancient kingdom of Scotland, the 29th of April, 1686	Moray, Alexander Stewart, Earl of, d. 1701.; Scotland. Parliament.	1686 (1686)	Wing M3106; ESTC R10971	2,775	4

THE SPEECH Of His GRACE ALEXANDER EARL OF MORRAY His Majesties HIGH COMMISSIONER At the Opening of the Second Session of the First Parliament of His Majesties Ancient Kingdom of Scotland The 29th of April 1686. Published by Authority Edinburgh Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1686. My Lords and Gentlemen THE great Sense which His Sacred Majesty retains of your Loyalty Duty and Zeal for His Service and of your signal Affection to His Person and Interest so kindly expressed in your Proceedings of the last Session hath determined Him to Meet you again so soon in this To the end that as you did then by very seasonable Proofs of your dutiful Obedience even during the raging insolence of an unnatural Rebellion demonstrat your Loyalty and firm Adherence to the Crown so His Majesty would not be wanting on His Part to shew His Paternal and Royal Care of you His Ancient and Loving People by giving you fresh Opportunities of doing such things as may tend to the universal Good of the Nation as a generous Return to your Affections As all the States and Ranks of men in this Kingdom have been most eminent in their Loyalty Love and Deference to His Majesty in their several Degrees and Capacities both when he Honoured you with His Royal Presence and since So His Majesty is Graciously Resolved that you shall in your several stations share of the Effects and Influences of His Royal Care Tenderness and Protection by Marks of His Royal Favour which He intends shal be as Comprehensive and General for the Security and Happiness of you all as your Duty and Kindness towards Him have been remarkable Pursuant to this I am to assure you that His Majesty doth indeavour with all imaginable Care to open a free intercourse of Trade with His Kingdom of England as one of the surest ways to save His Royal Burrows from the Ruine Threatned by the decay of Commerce and will leave nothing unessayed that may Promot a Work so beneficial to this Kingdom And for your further Encouragement the King hath fully Instructed His Envoy at the Court of France to use his utmost Endeavours for having the fifty Solz per Tunn discharged and for recovering the Possession of the other Priviledges of the Scots Merchants Trading with that Kingdom which have been now a long time suffered to run into Desuetude And His Majesty conceiving that the Burghs of Regality and Barony enjoy more of that Trade for which the Burrows Royal bear the sixth part of the Cess of the Nation than does justly fall to their share Has therefore been Graciously Pleased to Instruct Me to give His Royal Consent to such Regulations therein as you shal think just and equitable And there having been several Complaints made to His Majesty of the trouble which Merchants of this Kingdom meet with in the matter of the Staple and Trade with the Netherlands I am fully instructed to Give His Consent to what you shall Advise as Reasonable for the Redress thereof for the future And whereas His Majesty is Informed of the great Prejudice which this Kingdom suffers by the Importation of Irish Cattel Horses and Victual I am also fully Instructed not only to give His Royal Assent to whatever may free you from that Abuse in time-coming But likewise to enquire into the Connivanees and Malversations of those who in times past have been entrusted to hinder and discover all such illegal Importations to the end that they may be punished according to Law I am also to acquaint you that the King being Informed that the want of an open Mint is a sensible prejudice to the Traffick of the Kingdom I am therefore Impowered to give His Royal Assent to what the Wisdom of this Parliament shall think Just and Reasonable in that Point As His Majesty in His Royal Prudence and Goodness intends to Promot the Trade of this Nation by all possible and fit Methods So He hath Commanded Me to tell you that He is not at this time to Demand any more Supplies or Impositions of any kind notwithstanding of the great and necessary Charge which the Suppressing of the late horrid Rebellion has put Him to Being fully convinced that your Affection and Alacrity have already prompted you to give all that was convenient for you to spare In Requital of which He is Resolved to Do all that He can for the Advancement of the Good and Interest and Increasing the Wealth of this Kingdom A thing which His Majesty is very sensible has been a long time too much neglected Conceiving His Royal State inseparable from the Happiness and Floorishing Prosperity of His People And the King well knowing how heavy the Cess lyes upon the Land-rents if it were not indispensably necessary as well for your own safety as the Support of His Government would willingly discharge some part thereof But this being impossible I am fully Instructed to pass any Law with your Advice and Consent that may give ease in that Matter not diminishing the former Quota I am further to Acquaint you That His Majesty has taken special Care to Instruct me fully for giving his Royal Consent to all such Law and Regulations as may secure exact Payment to the Countrey from all His Officers and Souldiers in their Quarters both Local and Transient for the future and to see exemplary Punishment Inflicted upon all Persons who heretofore have oppressed any of His loving People by denying or detaining their just Dues from them And for Easing the Commons of many Oppressions Alledged to be Committed by Commissars I am likewise Impowered to pass an Act with Your Advice and Consent for Regulating the same That which will Surprise You much is That as the King is Solicitous to Provide for the Security of this Kingdom and to Encourage and Cherish his Dutiful and Loyal Subjects as His Obedient Children so as a Tender hearted and Compassionate Father is willing and ready to Forgive and Mercifully to Pardon the unexcusable Faults and Crimes of such as have behaved themselves Undutifully and even Rebelliously against Him And therefore to settle and quiet the Minds of His People and once more to drive away the Fears of the Guilty by delivering them from their Apprehensions of that Punishment which they have so justly Deserved He hath Graciously been pleased to Instruct Me to pass His full and ample Indemnity with some few necessary and reasonable Exceptions for all past Crimes and Misdemeanors whatsoever which may Convince the World that His Majesty delights by sweet and gentle methods of Mercy and Lenity to reduce all to Duty and Obedience and that nothing but their own Perversness and Incurable Obstinacy in Evil can force from Him that just Severity which sometimes becomes necessary for the Safety of His People and Government though contrary to His Princely and Merciful Temper And now My Lords and Gentlemen After so great and excellent Designs for promoting the Honour the Ease and Wealth of this Kingdom after His Resolution to pardon so many Enemies and to free so many of the Guilty from further severe but just Prosecutions His Majesty believeth that none will wonder if He defire by the Advice and Content of this His Great Council to give Ease and Security to some of His good Subjects of the Roman Catholick Religion who have in all times been firm to the Monarchy and ready to Sacrifice their Lives and Fortunes for the Service and Security of the Crown So that His Majesty who so perfectly understands the Loyal and Dutiful Temper and Genius of Scotland rests fully perswaded of Your ready and chearful Complyance with His Royal Desire and Inclinations tending so much to Your own Security and His Satisfaction And that You will send me back to my Great and Royal Master with the good Tidings of the continued and dutiful Loyalty of this His Ancient Kingdom By which you will show your Selves the best and most affectionate Subjects to the best the incomparable and most Heroick Prince in the World FINIS