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A66177 His Majesties most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament, on Saturday the twenty third day of November, 1695 William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1695 (1695) Wing W2403; ESTC R20738 1,563 4

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His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT On Saturday the Twenty third Day of November 1695. LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1695. His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT My Lords and Gentlemen IT is with great Satisfaction that I Meet you here this Day being Assured of a Good Disposition in My Parliament when I have had such full Proofs of the Affection of My People by their Behaviour during My Absence and at My Return I was Engaged in the present War by the Advice of My First Parliament who thought it Necessary for the Defence of Our Religion and for the Preservation of the Liberties of Europe The Last Parliament with great Cheerfulness did Assist Me to Carry it on and I cannot Doubt but that your Concern for the Common Safety will Oblige you to be Unanimously Zealous in the Prosecution of it And I am Glad That the Advantages which We have had this Year give Us a Reasonable Ground of Hoping for further Success hereafter Upon this Occasion I cannot but take Notice of the Courage and Bravery the English Troops have shewn this last Summer which I may say has answered their highest Character in any Ager And it will not be denied That without the Concurrence of the Valour and Power of England it were impossible to put a Stop to the Ambition and Greatness of France Gentlemen of the House of Commons I Think it a great Misfortune that from the Beginning of My Reign I have been forced to ask so many and such large Aids of My People and yet I am Confident you will agree with Me in Opinion That there will be at least as Great Supplies requisite for Carrying on the War by Sea and Land this Years as was Granted in the last Session the rather because Our Enemies are Augmenting their Troops and the Necessity of Increasing Our Shipping does plainly appear The Fonds which have been Given have proved very Deficient The Condition of the Civil List is such That it will not be possible for Me to Subsist unless that Matter be taken into your Care And Compassion Obliges Me to Mention the miserable Circumstances of the French Protestand who Suffer for their Religion And therefore Gentlemen I most earnestly Recommend to you to Provide a Supply suitable to these several Occasions I must likewise take Notice of a great Difficulty We lie under at this time by Reason of the ill State of the Coin the Redress of which may perhaps prove a further Charge to the Nation But this is a Matter of so general Concern and of so very great Importance That I have thought fit to leave it intirely to the Consideration of My Parliament I did Recommend to the last Parliament the Forming some Good Bill for the Incouragement and Increase of Seam●… I hope you will not let this Session pass without doing somewhat in it and that you will consider of such Laws as may be Proper for the Advancement of Trade and will have a particular Regard to that of the East-Indies lest it should be lost to the Nation And while the War makes it necessary to have an Army Abroad I could wish some Way might be thought of to Raise the necessary Recruits without giving Occasion of Complaint My Desire to Meet My People in a New Parliament has made the Opening of this Session very late which I Hope you will have such Regard to as to make all possible Dispatch of the great Business before you and will call to Mind That by the long Continuance of the last Session We did not only lose Advantages which We might have had at the Beginning of the Campaign but gave the Enemy such an Opportunity as might have proved very Fatal to Us. And I am the more Concerned to Press this because of the great Preparations which the French make to be Early in the Field this Year My Lords I have had such Experience of your Good Affections and I have such an entire Satisfaction in the Choice which My People have made of you Gentlemen of the House of Commons that I Promise My Self a Happy Conclusion of this Session unless you suffer your selves to be misled into Heats and Divisions which being the only Hope Our Enemies have now left I make no Doubt but you will entirely Disappoint by your Prudence and Love to your Countrey FINIS