mifreprefented us, (the fad and fevere Effects where- A. C. of we too fenfibly feel) and efpecially, as it we 1703. thought our felves, or defired to be independent of the Crown of England. In Duty therefore to your Majefty, and to Vindicate our felves from fuch foul and unworthy Afperfions, we do here declare and acknowledge, That the Kingdom of Ireland is ⚫ annexed and united to the Imperial Crown of Eng· land, and by the Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom is declared, to be justly and rightfully depending upon, united, to the fame, and that it never enter'd ، and belonging, and for ever our པན Thoughts to wifh the Contrary; the Happiness of this Kingdom entirely depending on a steady Duty paid to the Crown of England, and a good Correfpondence with your Majefty's Subjects of that Kingdom. And we do unanimoufly affure your Majefty, That we will, to the utmost of our Pow er, Support and Maintain your Majesty's Rightful and Lawful Title to the Crown of this Realm, and the Succeffion in the Proteftant Line, as the fame is fettled by Acts of Parliament in England. The Lord Lieutenant told the Commons,He would take care of fending this Addrefs to Her Majefty; and that he was very glad when they gave Him thefe Opportunities of afluring Her Majelty, of the Duty and Affection of her Subjects there, for Her Royal Perfon and Government. On the 2d of October the Commons refolv'd, That it appear'd to them, that John Trenchard, Elg; Fames Hamilton of Tullamore, Efq; and Henry Longford, Efq; were three of the Authors of the Paragraph in a Book, printed at London, entituled, The Report of the Com miffioners, appointed by Parliament, to Enquire into the Irish Forfeitures, wherein are thefe Words following, And indeed, it does appear, that the Free-holders of this Kingdom, thro' length of time, and by contracting new Friendships with the Irifh, or by Interpurchasing with one another, but chiefly through a general Diflike of the Difpofitions of the Forfeitures, are scarce willing to find any Perfon Guilty of the late Rebellion, even upon fut Evidence. They alfo refolv'd, That Mr. Trenchard and Mr. Longford had in the faid Paragraph, Scandalously and Maliciously misreprefented and traduced the G I Pros A. C. 1703. 08. 7. The Bishop's Addrefs. The Lords Protefiant Free-holders of this Kingdom, and thereby en deavoured to Create a Mifunderstanding and Jealousie between the People of England, and the Proteftants of this Kingdom; but Mr. Hamilton being dead, the Houfe put no Question on him. Addrefs 10 the Queen. Octob. 9. Five Days* after, the Archbishops and Bishops of the Kingdom of Ireland, prefented the following Addrefs to the Lord Lieutenant: May it please your Grace, WE the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of Ireland, have received an Addrefs from our Brethren the Clergy, who are come to Dublin in Obedience to Her Majefty's Writ of Summons; in which they infift on the Churches Right to have a full Convocation with every Parliament, and have earnestly intreated us to apply to your Grace to obtain this our Juft and Undoubted Right, and to make the Meeting, to which many of them have come from the remoteft Parts of the Kingdom, effectual, to the Promoting the Good of the Church. We cannot but approve of their Request, and humbly befeech your Grace that you would be pleas'd "to lay before Her Majefty this our Unanimous Petition and Claim, and to move Her Majefty to iffue the Provincial Writ to feveral Archbishops, which according to Custom have conftantly accompanied "the Premonentes Claufe in the Parliamentary Writs: The Bishops and Clergy of this Kingdom being Ambitious to owe the Reftitution of their Rights folely to Her Majefty by your Grace's Mediation. And we prefs the more earnestly for them at this time, becaufe we are fully perfwaded, that there will be a very good Agreement and Unanimity amongst us all, and alfo an united Zeal for the Glory of God, and Her Majelty's Service. 26 On the first of the fame Month, the Lords Spiritual and E Your Majefty's moft Dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Affembled, do offer up our unfeigned Thanks to Almighty God for placing your Majefty upon the Throne of Your Royal Ancestors and blefling us ร with with a Queen of fuch great Piety and Wisdom, who A. C. 'alone can repair the Lofs of the Reftorer of our 1703. 'Common Liberties, our late Sovereign King Wil liam of Glorious Memory; and make us ftill hope to be a Flourishing and Happy People. "Your Majefty's unparallel'd Refolution, in ad hering to the Proteftant Religion and Intereft, when Popery and Arbitrary Power had almost over'whelm❜d both, muft, to Your Majefty's Glory, be ⚫ ever remember'd in all the Proteftant Countries of Europe; but more particularly in Your Majesty's "Kingdom of Ireland. "The great Care Your Majefty, upon all Occafions fhews, for the Welfare of Your People, and "Your tender Commiferation of fuch of them as are inDiftrefs, do give us, of this Kingdom, reason to hope that we fhall always enjoy the Benefit of thofe Royal Qualities; fince we can, with the greatest Truth, affirm, that none of Your Subjects think ⚫ themselves more happy in being under Your Majefty's Government than we, who are most zealously devoted to Your Service and Interest; and that of the Proteftant Religion, as by Law Established. And we beg Leave to take this Opportunity of affuring Your Majefty, That we will, to the utmost ' of our Power, Support and Defend Your Majefty's • Crown and Government, and the Succeffion of the fame in the Proteftant Line. And as we are fenfible that our Prefervation is owing to our being united to the Crown of England, 1o we are convinced it would tend to our further Security and Happiness, to have a more comprehenfive and entire Union with that Kingdom. The next Day their Lordships wrote a Letter to May it pleafe Your Majesty, ? WE E Your Majefty's most Loyal and Obedient Their Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Lordships in Parliament Affembled, do, (as in Duty bound-Letter to return our Prailes to God, and Thanks to Your Her Ma Majefty, for Your Royal and Singular Care overy, O&. us, and Affection towards us, fo fignally manifefted 2d. in Your happy Choice of James Duke of Ormond, to be Your Lieutenant and Chief Governor over G46 this A. C. 1703. The Queen's Anwer, dsted this Your Majefty's Kingdom of Ireland, which hath always Flourished under the Government of his 'Noble Ancestors. Never did any People ftand more in Need of a Governor of fuch Heroick Vertues; and never did this Nation conceive greater Hopes of having the prefent Difficulties they labour ' under Removed, and Your Majefty's, and the English Intereft of this Kingdom Promoted, than ' under his Government. 6 In the Adminiftration whereof, we doubt not but His Grace will Signalize his Prudence at 'Home, under Your Majefty's moft Aufpicious Influence, as he has his Military Conduct Abroad, in the Glorious Caufe of the Liberties of Europe: And that he may do fo, and that Your Majefty's Reign may be long and Profperous over us, fhall be the conftant Prayers and Endeavours of Your Majesty's moft Loyal, moft Dutiful, and moft Obedient < Subjects and Servants. 6. To which Her Majefty returned a Gracious Anfwer, importing, That fhe took very kindly Windfor both the Letter, and the Addrefs of the Lords; and 08.21th. that as She depended on their Refolution and Zeal, to do Her Service, fo they might be affur'd of Her Majelty's Care of all their Interefts, and Her earnest Defire to promote the Happiness and Welfare ofthat 'Kingdom, the Security of the Proteftant Religion, and the Peace and Profperity of the Church, as it is by Law Eftablish'd. Proceed On the Ninth of October a Petition was prefented ings of the to the Houfe of Commons, in behalf of the Governor Commons. and Company for making hollow Sword Blades in England, fetting forth, That the faid Governor and Company had propofed to lend Money at Interest at 6 per Cent. per Annum, upon fecurity of Lands 'in Ireland, provided they might be indemnified therein from the Statutes of Mortmain; and praying that 'Heads of a Bill might be brought in for enabling 'them to take Conveyances of Lands in Ireland. The Petition was read, and order'd to lye on the Table, to be confider'd by the Members of the House, The 11th. Mr. Molesworth reported from the Committee of the whole Houfe, appointed to take into Confideration the State of the Nation, that they had come to a Refolution, which was agreed unto by the Houfe, That an humble Representation be made to to Her Majefty, fetting forth the prefent Diftreffed A. C. Condition of this Kingdom. He reported alfo feveral 1703. other Refolutions, as Heads of the faid Reprefentation, which being agreed to, a Committee was appointed to prepare, and bring in the faid Reprefentation. The fame day Mr. Afgil, a Member of the Houfe, was heard in his Place upon an Information, that he was the Author of a Book, Entituled, “An Argument, proving, that according to the Covenant of Eternal Life revealed in the Scriptures, Men may be tranflated from hence into Eternal Life, without paffing through Death, although the Humane Nature of Chrift himself could not be thus tranflated till he paffed through Death. Several Witneffes were examined touching that Matter, and the Houfe having heard what Mr. Afgil could fay in his own Juftification, he withdrew, and then it was unanimoufly refolv'd, That it appear'd to the Houfe, that John Afgil, Efg, Member of this Houfe, is Author of the Said Book. Refolved, alfo that Mr Afgil's John Afgil, Efq; a Member of this Houfe, be expelled Book centhe Houfe, and be for ever hereafter incapable of being fur'd, and chofen, return'd, or fitting Member in any fucceeding Par kimfelf exe liament in this Kingdom. The 13th the Houfe took pell'd the into farther confideration, the Lord Lieutenant's Houfe. Speech, and the Supply to be granted to her Majefty, and came to feveral Refolutions, which were order'd to be reported the next Day. The 14th the House ordered Major Clayton to carry the Heads of a Bill; To make it High Treafon, in this Kingdom, by Word or Writing, to impeach the Succeflion of the Crown, as limited by feveral Acts of Parliament, to His Grace the Lord Lieutenant, and defired the fame might be tranfmitted into England in due form. Mr. Ludlow reported the Refolutions taken the Day, in a Committee of the whole House on the Supply, which were unanimoufly agreed to by the Houfe, and were, That the Funds formerly Granted by Parliament, and theRevenue of theKingdom, were fufficient to fupport the Government,and discharge the Publick Debts due to and for Michaelmas 1703. That the Supply to be Granted to Her Majesty, be a Sum fufficient to make up the Deficiency of the Revenue to fupport the neceffary Branches of the Eftablifhment for 2 Years, ending at Michaelmas 1705. The House return'd Thanks to the Committee appointed • 6 to |