Arch. Cant. VENERIS, 2o die Januarii. Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes fuerunt: PRAYERS. Ds. Halifax. The Lords following took the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration, purfuant to the Statute; (videlicet,) Aubrey Earl of Oxford. Charles Earl of Burlington, Ralph Earl of Montagu. Symon Lord Bishop of Ely. The Lord Keeper reported His Majefty's Answer to the Address, prefented to His Majefty Yesterday. Which was as follows: "My Lords, "I heartily thank you for your very feasonable Addrefs, and for all your kind Expreffions of Duty to "Me in it. "I recommend to you, to take into your speedy Con"fideration, the other Matters mentioned in My Speech; "and doubt not but that your Refolutions will be for "the Honour and Safety of the Kingdom." And, the Speech being read, the Houfe was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee thereupon. After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed. Seale. Viscount Town fhend. Epus. Petrib. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Howard Efc. Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and the Lords went to the Committee. 66 our Refolution, to affist and defend, to the utmost of "our Power, against the pretended Prince of Wales, "and all other Pretenders whatfoever, every Perfon "and Perfons, who have Right to fucceed to the Crown "of thefe Realms, by virtue of the Two Acts of Parlia"ment, intituled, "An A&t, declaring the Rights and "Liberties of the Subject, and fettling the Succeffion "of the Crown;" and," An Act for the further Limita"tion of the Crown, and better fecuring the Rights "and Liberties of the Subject." And we conclude, "with our earnest Prayers to ALMIGHTY GOD, for "Your Majefty's long and happy Reign over us. "ALBEMARLE. ORDERED, That this Houfe do attend His Majefty, Houfe to atwith their Addrefs, at Five of the Clock this Afternoon, with it: tend the King at Kensington. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo- Address to be ral in Parliament affembled, That the Lord Keeper of printed.. the Great Seal of England do give Order, that the Addrefs prefented to His Majefty this Day, and His Majefty's moft Gracious Anfwer thereunto, be forthwith printed and published. to be confi ORDERED, That this Houfe will take His Majefty's King's Speech Speech into further Confideration To-morrow, at Eleven dered. a Clock; and all the Lords fummoned to attend. The Lord Prefident acquainted the Houfe, "That Yeoman "Sir David Mitchel Gentleman Ufher of the Black Uther's Place. "Rod and Mr. Richard Colinge had had a Trial, touch❝ing the Place of Yeoman Ufher; and that a Verdict "was given for Sir David; who recommended Mr. "John Phillips, to attend the Service of this House in "that Employment." Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn. liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, fecundum diem inftantis Januarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. "DENEIGH. "WARRINGTON. PLIMOUTH. T. WHARTON. "MARLBOROUGH. "I recommend to you, to take into your speedy Con"fideration, the other Matters mentioned in My Speech; rarius. Comes Carlisle, Marefcallus. Comes Hunting don. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford.2. row. I. Comes Sandwich. bam. Comes Portland. Comes Marlbo rough. Comes Warrington. Viscount Say & Viscount Town fbend. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Poulett. Ds. Howard Efc. Ds. Raby. Ds. Guilford. Their Lordships, or any Five of them; to meet Security of The House being moved, "That Leave be given to Bill to be "bring in a Bill, for the more effectual Security of His drawn, for "Majefty's Perfon, the Succeffion of the Crown accor- the King's "ding to the Two late Acts of Parliament, the Protef- Perfon. "tant Religion, and the Liberties of England, against the "pretended Prince of Wales, and all other Pretenders "whatsoever:" To which the House agreed. It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Lord Wharton and the Lord Haverfham do accordingly prepare and bring in a Bill. ORDERED, That this Houfe fhall be called over on House to be "and doubt not but that your Refolutions will be for Monday next, at Twelve of the Clock; and all the Lords called, "the Honour and Safety of the Kingdom." After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed. And the Earl of Peterborow reported from the Committee, the Address. Which was read entire, and afterwards Paragraph by Paragraph, and agreed to, as follows; (videlicet,) པ་ 66 "We Your Majefty's moft loyal and dutiful Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, are highly fenfible of what we owe to ALMIGHTY GOD, for the great Deliverances He hath wrought for us by Your Majefty. We are highly fen"fible of His Mercies, in preferving You hitherto, in "fo many public and private Dangers, to which Your "Sacred Perfon hath been expofed; and we hope the "fame Providence will carry Your Majefty through "the great Work, (which seems referved for you) the reducing the exorbitant Power of France, and main"taining the Balance of Europe. 06 66 "All true Englishmen, fince the Decay of the Spanish Monarchy, have ever taken it for granted, that the Security of their Religion, Liberty, and Property, that "their Honour, their Wealth, and their Trade, depend 66 chiefly upon the proper Measures to be taken from Time to Time in Parliament against the growing "Power of France. But it is their peculiar Bleffing, "in Your Majefty's Reign, to have a Prince upon the "Throne, who not only agrees with them in this Opi"nion; but who, in the frequent Parliaments affembled, " is ever reminding them of this their greatest Concern; "and who, to compleat their Happiness, is always ready, "with the Hazard of His Perfon, to fupport His Subjects "and Allies, against their common Enemy. "And we esteem it a further good Fortune, in this "Time of public Danger, that the French King has "taken thofe Measures, which will make it impoffible "for Him to impofe any more upon the World by Trea"ties, fo often violated; neither can He hope any longer "to cover His ambitious Defigns, or juftify His Ufurpa"tions, under the fpecious Pretences of Peace. 66 46 "Your Majefty hath fo juftly reprefented the Danger to which Europe is expofed, by the French King's placing His Grandfon on the Throne of Spain; Your Majefty is fo juftly fenfible, that, under that Pretence, "He is become abfolute Master of the whole Spanish "Monarchy; and we are all fo well apprized of the dangerous Confequence of this bold Attempt; that "we think it moft proper to affure Your Majefty, in "Your own Words, That we are under the higheft Impatience, that fpeedy and effectual Meafures may "be taken, against the unbounded Ambition of the "French King. 66 "And as the placing His Grandfon upon the Throne "of Spain is vilible to the whole World, the Cause of "all thofe Dangers mentioned in Your Majefty's Speech, "and of the Breach of the Balance of Power in Europe, which the People of England are fo deeply engaged "to preferve; fo, we humbly conceive, the Remedy is ་་ as apparent as the Disease; and that Your Majefty, "Your Subjects and Allies, can never be fafe and fe"cure, till the Houfe of Auftria be restored to their Rights, and the Invader of the Spanish Monarchy brought to Reafon. "To conclude, Sir; as we humbly addreffed to Your Majefty, laft Parliament, to enter into Alliances with "the Emperor, The States of Holland, and all other "Princes and States willing to unite against the Power "of France; fo we take the Liberty, at this Time, to "affure You, we are all willing and zealous to lay hold "of this Opportunity, which the Bleffing of GOD and "Your Majesty's Care have put into our Hand, refolving to make our utmoft Efforts for our own Security, "and the Support of our Allies; defiring of Your Ma jefty to reft affured, that no Time fhall be loft, nor 66 Ds. Lovelace.. Épus. Lincolne. Epus. Bath & Wells. Epus. St. Asaph. Epus. Bristol. Ds. Chandos. Ds. Brooke. Ds. Poulett. Epus. Chefter. Epus. Exon. Epus. Carlile. Ds. Howard Efc. Epus. Landaffe. Epus. Winton. Extra Regnum. Excufed Lords take the Oaths. Houfe called. Dux Southampton. March. Normanby. Comes Lindsey, Mag nus Camerarius. Comes Kent. Ds. Maynard. Ds. Mohun. Ds. Raby. Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Rockingham. Ds. Cornwallis. Comes Huntingdon. Ds. Berkeley Str. Comes Leicester. Comes Northampton. Ds. Ofborne. Comes Denbigh. Ds. Dartmouth. Comes Manchester. Comes Shaftesbury. Ds. Herbert. Comes Feverfham. Ds. Halifax. Comes Radnor. Dux Leeds. Extra Regnum. Infra Etat. The Lord Wharton acquainted the House, "That he King's An"had attended His Majefty, as commanded; and that His fwer concer ning Addrefs. Majefty was pleafed to appoint, that this Houfe fhould "attend Him, with their Addrefs, To-morrow, at Three "of the Clock in the Afternoon, at Kensington." John Lord Afhburnham. ORDERED, That the whole House do attend His Whole Houfe The House was called over, pursuant to an Order of Majefty, with their Addrefs, To-morrow, at Three of to attend His |