Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
lord_n day_n house_n king_n 13,766 5 3.7807 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A66183 His Majesties most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Friday the ninth day of December, 1698; Speeches. 1699-12-09. England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1699 (1699) Wing W2417; ESTC R222329 746 6

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT On Friday the Ninth Day of December 1698. LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1698. His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT My Lords and Gentlemen I Have no Doubt but you are Met together with Hearts fully disposed to do what is Necessary for the Safety Honour and Happiness of the Kingdom and that is all I have to Ask of you In order to this Two things seem Principally to Require your Consideration The One is What Strength ought to be Maintain'd at Sea and what Force kept up at Land for this Year all I shall Observe to you upon this Head is That the Flourishing of Trade The Supporting of Credit and the Quiet of Peoples Minds at Home will Depend upon the Opinion they have of their Security and to Preserve to England the Weight and Influence it has at present on the Councels and Affairs Abroad it will be Requisite Europe should see you will not be Wanting to your selves The Second thing I shall mention to you as of great Consequence is the making some further Progress towards Discharging the Debts which the Nation has Contracted by reason of the Long and Expensive War In this the Publick Interest as well as Justice is Concerned and I think an English Parliament can never make such a Mistake as not to hold Sacred all Parliamentary Engagements Gentlemen of the House of Commons I do Earnestly Recommend these things to you that you may Provide such Supplies as you shall Judge Necessary for these several Occasions My Lords and Gentlemen I think it would be Happy if some effectual Expedient could be found for Employing the Poor which might tend to the great Increase of Our Manufactures as well as remove a heavy Burden from the People I hope also you will Employ your Thoughts about some good Bills for the Advancement of Trade and for the further Discouraging of Vice and Prophaneness The things I have mentioned to you being of common Concern I cannot but hope for Unanimity and Dispatch FINIS