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A66166 His Majesties most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Munday the fifth day of January, 1690; Speeches. 1691-01-05. England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1691 (1691) Wing W2386; ESTC R222320 878 4

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His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT On Munday the Fifth day of January 1690. RR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties 1690. His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT My Lords and Gentlemen HAVING lately told you That it would be Necessary for Me to go into Holland much about this time I am very glad to find that the Success of your Endeavours to bring this Session to a happy Conclusion has been such that I am now at Liberty to do it And I return you My hearty Thanks for the great Dispatch you have made in Finishing the Supplies you have Design'd for Carrying on the War which it shall be My Care to see Duly and Punctually Applied to that Service for which you have Given them And I do likewise think it proper to Assure you That I shall not make any Grant of the Forfeited Lands in England or Ireland till there be another Opportunity of Settling that Matter in Parliament in such Manner as shall be thought most Expedient My Lords and Gentlemen As I have Reason to be very well Satisfied with the Proofs you have given Me of your good Affections in this Session of Parliament so I promise My Self the Continuance of the same at your Return into your several Countries And as every Day produces still fresh Instances of the Restlesness of Our Enemies both at Home and Abroad in Designing against the Prosperity of this Nation and the Government Established So I do not doubt but that the Union and good Correspondence between Me and My Parliament and My Earnest and Constant Endeavours for your Preservation on the one hand joyned with the Continuance of your Zeal and Affection to Support Me on the other will by the Blessing of God be at all times too strong for the utmost Malice and Contrivance of Our Common Enemies Then the Speaker by His Majesties Command said My Lords and Gentlemen It is His Majesties Pleasure That you Adjourn your selves unto the One and thirtieth day of March next And I am further Commanded by His Majesty to acquaint you That it is not His Majesties Intention that you should then Sit but if there shall be Occasion He will give you timely Notice by His Proclamation Then His Majesty Withdrew and the Speaker by Consent of the House Adjourned the House to the One and thirtieth day of March next FINIS