"GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, "Defender of the Faith, To all to whom these Presents "fhall come, Greeting: Whereas, We have lately for "divers difficult and preffing Affairs concerning Us, "the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of "Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained "this Our present Parliament to begin and be held at "Our City of Westminster, on the Twenty-second Day "of June, in the Forty-feventh Year of Our Reign, on which Day Our faid Parliament was begun and holden, "and from thence, by feveral Adjournments and Pro"rogations, was adjourned and prorogued to and until "Thursday the Nineteenth Day of January inftant, "then to be holden and fit at Our City of Westminster "aforefaid; And forafmuch as for certain Caufes "We cannot conveniently be present in Our Royal Per"fon in Our faid Parliament upon the faid Nineteenth "Day of January inftant: Know ye, that We, trufting in "the Discretion, Fidelity, and Care of Our most dear "and entirely beloved Son and moft faithful Counsellor

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"dom fhall be therein to be done; and alfo, if neceffary,
"to continue, adjourn, and prorogue Our faid Parlia-
"ment; commanding alfo, by the Tenor of thefe Pre-
fents, with the Confent of Our faid Council, as well
"all and every the Archbishops, Bishops, Earls, Vis-
counts, Barons, and Knights, as all others whom it
concerns, to meet in Our faid Parliament, that to the
"fame Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Duke of Clarence,
"Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Suffex, Duke of
"Cambridge, Duke of Gloucester, Archbishop of Can-
"terbury, Lord Eldon, Earl Camden, Earl of Westmor

land, Duke of Montrofe, Duke of Portland, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Hertford, Earl of Aylesford, "Earl of Dartmouth, Earl of Winchilfea and Notting"ham, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Buckinghamshire, "Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl Spencer, Earl of Chatham,

Earl Bathurst, Earl of Carnarvon, Earl of Saint "Vincent, Earl of Chichefter, Vifcount Sidmouth, Lord "Holland, Lord Harrowby, Lord Walfingham, Lord "Grenville, Lord Auckland, Lord Mulgrave, Lord "Redefdale, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Barham, and "Lord Erskine, or any Three of them, they diligently "intend in the Premifes in the Form aforefaid. In "Witness whereof We have caufed thefe our Letters to be made Patent.

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"My Lords and Gentlemen, "We have it in Command from His Majesty to ftate mifiers' "to you, that His Majesty has called you together in Speech. "perfect Confidence that you are prepared cordially to

fupport His Majefty in the Profecution of a War, "which there is no Hope of terminating fafely and "honourably, except through vigorous and perfevering "Exertion.

"We are to acquaint you, that His Majefty has "directed to be laid before you Copies of the Proposals "for opening a Negociation, which were tranfmitted to "His Majefty from Erfurth, and of the Correspondence "which thereupon took place with the Governments of "Ruffia and of France, together with the Declaration "iffued by His Majefty's Command on the Termination "of that Correfpondence.

"His Majefty is perfuaded that you will participate "in the Feelings which were expreffed by His Majesty, "when it was required that His Majefty fhould confent "to commence the Negociation by abandoning the "Caufe of Spain, which he had fo recently and folemnly espoused.

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phew and faithful Counsellor William Frederick Duke "of Gloucester; the most Reverend Father in God Our "right trufty and well-beloved Counfellor Charles "Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan "of all England; Our right trufty and well-beloved "Counsellor John Lord Eldon, Our Counsellor of that "Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and "Ireland called Great Britain; Our right trusty and "well-beloved Coufins and Counsellors John Jeffreys "Earl Camden, Prefident of Our Council; John Earl "of Westmorland, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our right "trufty and right entirely beloved Coufins-and Coun"fellors James Duke of Montrofe, Master of Our Horse; "William Henry Duke of Portland, Our right trusty " and entirely beloved Coufins and Counsellors James "Marquis of Salisbury, Francis Marquis of Hertford; "Our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufins and "Counsellors Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward of "Our Household; George Earl of Dartmouth, Cham"berlain of Our Household; George Earl of Winchilfea "and Nottingham, Groom of Our Stole; Philip Earl of Chesterfield, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, Wil"liam Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John "Earl of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Henry Earl "of Carnarvon, John Earl of Saint Vincent, Thomas "Earl of Chichefter; Our right trufty and well-beloved "Coufin and Counsellor Henry Viscount Sidmouth; Qur right trufty and well-beloved Connfellors Henry Richard" "Lord Holland, Dudley Lord Harrowby, Thomas Lord Walfingham, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, Wil"liam Lord Auckland, Henry Lord Mulgrave, John "Lord Redefdale, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Our "Chief Juftice, affigned to hold Pleas before Us; "Charles Lord Barham, and Thomas Lord Erskine, "and any Three of them, full Power in Our Name "to hold our faid Parliament, and to open and declare, "and caufe to be opened and declared, the Caufes of holding the fame, and to proceed upon the faid Affairs in Our faid Parliament, and in all Matters arifing "therein; and to do every Thing which for Us and by "Us, for the good Government of Our faid United "Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of other "Our Dominions belonging to Our faid United King

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"We are commanded to inform you, that His
Majefty continues to receive from the Spanish Go-
vernment the strongest Affurances of their determined
"Perfeverance in the Caufe of the legitimate Monarchy,
"and of the National Independence of Spain, and to
"affure you, that fo long as the People of Spain fhall
"remain true to themfelves, His Majefty will continue
to them His moft ftrenuous Affiftance and Support.
"His Majefty has renewed to the Spanish Nation, in
"the Moment of its Difficulties and Reverfes, the En-
gagements which He voluntarily contracted at the
"Outfet of its Struggle against the Ufurpation and
Tyranny of France; and we are commanded to ac-
quaint you, that these Engagements have been re-
"duced into the Form of a Treaty of Alliance; which
Treaty, fo foon as the Ratifications fhall have been
"exchanged, His Majefty will caufe to be laid before
you.

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His Majefty commands us to ftate to you, that "while His Majefty contemplated with the liveliest "Satisfaction the Atchievements of His Forces in the "Commencement of the Campaign in Portugal, and "the Deliverance of the Kingdom of his Ally from the

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"Prefence and Oppreffions of the French Army, His
Majesty moft deeply regretted the Termination of that
"Campaign by an Armistice and Convention, of fome
"of the Articles of which His Majefty has felt Himself
"obliged formally to declare His Difapprobation.

"We are to exprefs to you His Majefty's Reliance
on your Difpofition to enable His Majefty to continue
"the Aid afforded by His Majefty to the King of
"Sweden. That Monarch derives a peculiar Claim to
"His Majefty's Support in the prefent Exigency of
"His Affairs, from having concurred with His Majesty
"in the Propriety of rejecting any Propofal for Nego-
"ciation, to which the Government of Spain was not
to be admitted as a Party.

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"To affure His Majefty of the Satisfaction with which "we have heard that His Majefty has renewed to the Spanish Nation, in the Moment of its Difficulties and "Reverfes, the Engagements which He voluntarily con"tracted at the Outfet of its Struggle against the Ufur"pation and Tyranny of France, and that these Engage"ments have been reduced into the Form of a Treaty "of Alliance; and to thank His Majefty for acquainting us that He will caufe this Treaty of Alliance to be "laid before us, as foon as the Ratifications fhall have "been exchanged.

"To exprefs our Participation in the Feelings of "Satisfaction with which His Majefty was enabled to "contemplate the Achievements of His Forces in the "Commencement of the Campaign in Portugal, and "the Deliverance of the Kingdom of His Ally from "the Prefence and Oppreffions of the French Army; "and that we moft deeply regret the Termination of "that Campaign by an Armistice and Convention, of "fome of the Articles of which His Majefty has been "ciously pleased to inform us, that He has felt Himself obliged formally to declare His Disapprobation. "To affure His Majefty, that He may rely on our Difpofition to enable His Majefty to continue the Aid "which He has afforded to His Ally the King of Sweden; "and that we are fully convinced that his Swedish

Majefty derives a peculiar Claim to Support in the prefent Exigency of his Affairs, from having con "curred with His Majefty in the Propriety of rejecting any Negociation to which the Government of Spain was not to be admitted as a Party.

"To express our Satisfaction at the Information which "His Majefty has been gracioufly pleafed to afford us, "that the Measure adopted by Parliament in the lait "Seffion, for establishing a Local Militia, has been "already attended with the happieft Succefs; to affure "His

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Committee

Bills, and other Matters, unless where it shall have been D. Norfolk.
otherwise directed by this House.

Lords Committees appointed to confider of the Orders for Privileges. and Customs of this Houfe, and Privileges of Parliament, and of the Peers of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lords

Committee

for the Journals.

of Parliament:

D. YORK.
D.CUMBERLAND.
D. CAMBRIDGE.
D. GLOUCESTER.
Ld. Chancellor.
Ld. Prefident.
Ld. Privy Seal.
D. Norfolk.
D. Beaufort.
D. Portland.
M. Stafford.
M. Abercorn.
Ld. Steward.

L. Abp. Canter-
bury.

L. Bp. Durbam.
L. Bp. Worcester.
L. Bp. Bangor.
L. Bp. Chefter.
L. Bp. Salisbury.
L. Bp. Hereford.
L. Bp. Leighlin,

&'c.
L. Bp. Cloyne.

L. Haftings:
L. Willoughby Br.
L. St. John of
Bletfoe.
L. Clifton.
L. Ashburnham.
L. Napier.
L. King.
L. Ponsonby.
L- Grantham.
L. Bofton
L. Rivers.
L. Harrowby.

L. Dynevor.
L. Walfingham.
L. Sommers.

L. Berwick.

L. Montagu.
L. Heathfield.
L. Kenyon.
L. Amberft.
L. Grenville.
L. Douglas of
Lochleven.

L. Mulgrave.
L. Hood of Cather-
ington.
L. Stewart of Gar
lies.
L. Rolle.
L. Wellesley.
L. Carrington.
L. Bayning.

L. Bolton.

D. Beaufort.

D. Portland:

L. Bp. Worcester.
L. Bp. Bangor.
L. Bp. Chefter.

M. Abercorn.
M. Stafford.

Ld. Steward.

Ld. Chamberlain.

E. Suffolk
Berkshire.
E. Bridgewater.
E. Winchilfea &
Nottingham.

E. Sandwich.
E. Effex.
E. Abingdon.
E. Jerfey.
E. Dalhousie.
E. Balcarres.
E. Aberdeen.

E. Oxford & Mors

timer.
E. Cowper.
E. Macclesfield.
E. Pomfret.
E. Graham.
E- Buckingham-
Shire.

E. Fitzwilliam.
E. Egremont.
E. Darlington.
E. Bathurst.

E. Grofvenor.
E. Mount Edg
cumbe.

E. Digby.
E. Liverpool.
E. St. Vincent.
E. Glandore.
E. Enniskillen.
E. Chichefter.
E. Limerick.
E. Normanton.
E. Lonsdale.
V. Falmouth.
V. Wentworth.
V. Sydney.

V. Sidmouth.

L. Bp. Exeter.

L. Clifton.
L. Abburnham.
L. Napier.
L. King.
L. Ponsonby.
L. Grantham.
L. Bofton.
L. Rivers.

L. Harrowby,
L. Dynevor.
1. Walfingbam.
L. Sommers.
L. Berwick.
L. Montagu.
L. Heathfield.
L. Kenyon.
L. Amberft.
L. Grenville.
L. Douglas of
Lochleven.
L. Mulgrave:
L. Hood of Cather
ington.
L. Stewart of Gar-
lies.

L. Rolle.
L. Wellesley,
L. Carrington.
L. Bayning.
L. Bolton.
L. Wodehouse.
L. Lilford.
L. St. Helen's.
L. Redefdale.
L. Arden.

L. Sheffield.

L. Erskine.

It is thereupon ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, That the High Steward of the City of Westminster, or his Deputy, together with the Juftices of the Peace of the faid City, fhall, by their ftrict Care and Directions to the Conftables and other Officers within their Jurifdiction, take special Order, that no empty Hackney Coaches be fuffered to make any Stay between Whitehall and the End of Abingdon Street, in Westminster, from Twelve of the Clock at Noon until Five of the Clock in the Afternoon of the fame Day, during the Sitting of this Par liament; and that no Carriages, Drays, or Carts, be permitted to ftop in the Streets and Paffages between of Abingdon Street, between the Hours aforefaid, or to pafs through the Old Palace Tard, from One of the

the End of Market Lane in Pall Mall and the End

Clock in the Afternoon until One Hour after the
Rifing of this Houfe, during the Sitting of this Par-
liament; and that all Carriages, Drays, or Carts,
hereby permitted to pass through the faid Streets and
Paffages be obliged to go one after another in the Man-
ner following, (that is to fay), All Carriages, Drays,

or

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes been any Collufion, directly or indirectly, on his Part,