"Your Goodnefs and Wifdom. It may be feen what "Forces are neceffary; it may alfo be feen how great "a Diverfion we fhall give to France. It cannot be "doubted but they will make their utmoft Efforts against Me as foon as poffible; and I doubt not but "the fame Efforts will be used by My Allies to defend "Me. What can be faid to You, Madam? Your "Goodness gives You the Inclination, and Your Power "furnishes You with the Means, to fupport those whom "the Tyranny of France would opprefs. All I can fuggeft to Your Wisdom and that of Your Allies "is, that the Forces employed in this Country will not "remain useless to the Public Good, but will be under "an Obligation and Neceffity to act with the utmost "Vigour against the Enemy. I am ever, with the "molt fincere Affection, Respect, and Gratitude, "From the Camp at Senia, before Barcelona, October, "22, 1705. 66 "Madam, My Sister, "Your moft affectionate * Brother, "CHARLES." "Tranflation of a Letter to the Queen, from the Junta of the Military Arm of Catalonia. "Sacred Royal Majesty, "Tranflation of the Letter to the Queen, from "Madam, "We fhould be wanting to the Law of good Vaf"fals of our King and natural Lord Don Carlos the Third (whom GoD protect), if we did not return "Your Royal Majesty the Thanks due to You, (as "we do hereby give the fame) for having favoured "Him, in the Conqueft of this Principality, with the powerful Fleet, governed by the moft excellent the "Earl of Peterborow, General by Sea and Land; who, by his great Zeal, Direction, Conftancy, and Valour, maftering all Difficulties, and overcoming Impof"fibilities (which prefented themfelves in the Enter"prife) has obtained a glorious Triumph over the Caftle "and Fort of Monjuich, and over the City of Barr celona, and with it over the reft of the Principality. "We do therefore repeat to Your Majefty our jutt "Acknowledgements; affuring Your Majefty, that, as 66 this good Fortune fills us with Joy and Acclamation, "fo it does however much afflict us, that the Distance "between Your Court and this City deprives us of "the Accomplishment of our Defires, which is, per"fonally to throw ourselves at the Royal Feet of Your "Majefty, as we do by this Letter execute it with "cordial Affection, there being none fo much concerned "in this fingular Enterprife as the City and ourselves. May Your Majesty enjoy repeated Congratulations, "fince it has been Your Arms that have placed our "Catholic Monarch on the Throne of this Princi"pality, and we hope that, in what He has further to "do for conquering the Monarchy, Your Majesty's 66 Royal Protection will not be wanting to Him, whereon "The Principality of Catalonia being free from the "heavy Yoke fuffered by the violent Oppreffion of "France, and restored to the Centre of its Felicity, "under the eafy and defired Dominion of our actored "Monarch Charles the Third (whom GoD protect), "whereunto Your Majefty has been pleafed to contri"bute fo powerfully by the Forces of Your Crown, is indifpenfably obliged, proftrate at the Royal Feet of "Your Majefty, to an eternal Acknowledgement of "fo fovereign a Favour, with repeated Thanks to "Your Majefty, for the Quality, Number, and Goodness "of the Troops, which have acted with fingular Regularity, punctual Obedience, and inimitable Valour; "as alfo for the Choice of the General, my Lord the "Earl of Peterborow, who commands them; fince "there is none who can exceed him in Valour, and "few can equal him in understanding the Art of War. "His Difcretion, Affability, and Gentleness, are the "attractive Loadstone of the Hearts of the Catalo"nians; who love and value him, as the Inftrument "of their Felicity, refpect him for his Perfon, and "for his Character of General of Your Majesty; and "hope, from Your Majefty's Goodness, and the ge"nerous Strength of the English Nation, a Continua"tion of the greatest Efficacy of effectual Succours, for maintaining the Principality under the gentle "Dominion of our King and Lord, and for promo-❝ ting the great Work of reftoring Him to the Throne "of His Ancestors. Thus all our Felicity, and the Quiet of Europe, will be owing to the glorious Con"duct and fovereign Direction of Your Majefty. "GOD protect the Sacred Royal Perfon of Your Majefty, as we defire, and is neceffary for us. "Extract of a Letter from the Earl of Peter-Letter from "borow to Her Majefty, dated at Barcelona, Peterborow. 66 13th October, 1705. "The King of Spain has very obligingly eafed me "of the Neceffity of giving Your Majefty an Account of Particulars. Upon the Whole, I believe, Your Majefty's great Goodnefs will make You graciously accept of my Endeavours. I fhall only fay, Madam, my Thoughts and Actions fhall never have any other "View, but Your Majefty's Glory, and the Good of my Country. "I would fay more to Your Majefty, of Your Of"ficers and Troops, of the great Affiitance from the English Fleet, of the Courage, Chearfulness, and "exact Obedience of Your Soldiers, if I did not think "their Actions did fufficiently recommend them to "Your Majesty's good Opinion, and to the World: But "I must not omit to let Your Majefty know how happy we have been in a perfect Agreement with "the Officers of The States General of Sea and Land; "nothing has been defired from the Dutch Admirals, "or Addrefs of Thanks for thefe Papers being laid before the House. or offered to the Dutch Generals, which has not "been complied with, even beyond what could be hoped, or reafonably defired. "I do not folicit Your Majefty for the neceffaty ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read a Second Time Hodie 1 vice leta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Princefs Sophia, Bill exhibiting a Bill in this prefent Parliament, for natura- for Leave to lizing the moft Excellent Princefs Sophia, Electrefs be natura"and Dutchefs Dowager of Hanover, and the Iflue of "her Body." ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read a Second Time Claufes, re Hodie vice leta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to Repeal of "repeal feveral Claufes in the Statute made in the lating to "Third and Fourth Years of Her prefent Majefty's Scotland, Reign, for fecuring the Kingdom of England from "feveral Acts lately paffed in the Kingdom of Scot"land," ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read a Second Time Bill. The Lord Chief Juftice alfo delivered a Bill, inti- Princess Sophia, Nat tuled, "An Act for naturalizing the Princefs Sophie, Bill. "and the Iffue of her Body." Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par. Adjourn, liamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Mercurii, vicefimum octavum diem inftantis Novembris, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Address for the Papers to be printed. Comes Wefimor Comes Man chefter. Comes Rivers. Comes Stamford. Comes Kingston. Comes Effex. Comes Notting bam. Comes Rockefer. Viscount Wey- Their Lordships, or any Three of them; to meet ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That an humble Application be made to Her Majefty, by the Lords with White Staves, to defire, "That Her Majefty would direct the It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the Matter of this Petition fhall be taken into Confideration on Saturday next, at Eleven a Clock. To acquaint this House, "That the Commons have Addrels: "agreed to the Addrefs fent to them Yesterday." Which is as followeth; (videlicet,) 66 maintain a We, Your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal Subjects, Address to "the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in good Corref"Parliament affembled, being justly alarmed by the pondence with "many Artifices which the Emiffaries of France have 66 put in Practice this laft Year, in order to raise Jea"loufies, and create Mifunderstandings, amongst the Al"lies engaged in this neceffary War, for the Support of "the Liberties of Europe; and being apprehenfive left "fuch malicious Infinuations, if they fhould pafs unob"ferved, might in Time fo far take Place, as to abate "the Spirit, and flacken the Zeal, of the Confederacy; "do moft humbly befeech Your Majefty to use all pof"fible Endeavours to preferve a good Correfpondence 66 amongst all the Confederates, and, in a moft particular "Manner, to maintain and cultivate a ftrist Friendship "with The States General of the United Provinces. the Allies. Upon reading the Petition of Sufannah Langhorne Langhorne Widow, Refpondent to the Appeal of Sigifmond Stydolph; stydolph. verfus fetting forth," That Mr. Brocket, the Petitioner's Soli"citor, died above a Year and Half fince; and that fe"veral of her Papers are not yet come to her Hands; "and also that the Appellant has not yet given Secu"rity to answer Cofts, as ufual; and praying further "Time to put in her Answer to the faid Appcal; and "that, in the mean Time, the Appellant may give Security :" 66 The Duke of Bolton reported from the Lords Commit- Addrefs of Thanks, for tees appointed to draw an humble Addrefs to be preKing of fented to Her Majefty, "To give Her Majefty the hum- Spain's, &c. "ble and hearty Thanks of this Houfe, for Her Majefty's Letters about the Conquett "having been graciously pleased to order to be laid be- of Catalonia; "fore this Houfe the feveral Papers relating to the Con"queft of Catalonia, mentioned in Her Majefty's most "Gracious Speech; and to congratulate Her Majesty on "the Occafion of that moft remarkable and glorious Suc"cefs; and to affure Her Majefty, that this Houfe will "do all that in them lies, to aflift Her Majefty to per•fect Queen to be attended with it. *fect what She has so gloriously begun;" an Addrefs DIE Veneris, 30° Novembris. drawn by them. 66 46 46 66 66 Which was read, and is as followeth; (videlicet,) We, Your Majefty's most dutiful and obedient Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, beg Leave to offer to Your Majefty our "most humble Thanks, for Your Goodnefs in communicating to us the King of Spain's Letter to Your Majefty, and other Papers, relating to the Conqueft of "Barcelona, and the Reduction of the Principality of "Catalonia to the Obedience of its rightful Prince: "With Hearts full of Joy, we congratulate Your Majefty on the Occafion of this great and moft remark"able Success, whereby Your Majefty's Glory, and the "Honour of Your Arms, is extended to the remoteft "Parts of Europe. We humbly beg Leave to affure "Your Majefty, we will be wanting in nothing, which "lies in our Power, to affift Your Majefty in purfuing "and perfecting the just and great Defign, which You “have undertaken, in Conjunction with Your Allies, "of restoring the Spanish Monarchy to the Houfe of Auftria." 46 To which the Houfe agreed. It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo'ral in Parliament affembled, That his Grace the Duke of Bolton do humbly attend Her Majefty, with the Addrefs of this Houfe agreed to this Day. Dux Schonburg. Dux Buckingham & Normanby. Comes Wetmorland. Ds. Dartmouth. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Cholmondeley. Ds. Wefon. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Haverfoam. Comes Manchester: Ds. Sommers. Comes Rivers. Comes Abingdon. Vifcount Say & Seale. PRAYERS. Ds. Halifax. Ds. Granville. Ds. Gernsey. Ds. Conway! the Oaths. This Day Thomas Earl of Pembroke Lord Prefident, Lords take Charles Duke of Richmond, and James Lord Berkeley, took the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration, and took and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes. pard, William Claxton, and George Parker, have ap"pealed to this Houfe, against a Decree made in the "Exchequer in Trinity Term laft, wherein the Peti"tioner was Plaintiff, against Thomas Wilson and the "other Defendants, to which Appeal he hath answered; praying a fhort Day for hearing the faid Appeal; "and that the Appellants be ordered to produce, at the "Hearing of the faid Caufe, Three Paper Books in "their Cuftody, concerning the Payment of the Tithes "in Question, as were produced in the Exchequer:" verfus |