A C. mere Peers of Scotland before the Union must lie 1711-12, under, if the Prerogative of the Crown is strictly in barr'd against them alone. This is a Matter which

fenfibly affects Her Majefty, and She therefore lays

it befre this Houfe, earnestly defiring their Advice and Concurrence in finding out the beft Method of Settling this Affair to the Satisfaction of the whole Kingdom.

Hereupon the Lords refolv'd to present an Addrefs of Thanks to Her Majefty for Her Gracious Meffage; and upon a Motion made by the Lord Somers, it was agreed that to thefe Words, and particularly with relation to Spain and the WeftIndies, the following fhould be added, viz. Which are of fo great Concern to the Safety and Commerce of Your Maj fty's Kingdoms. The fame Day, upon a Motion made by the Earl of D for giving fatisfaction to the Scotch Peers; another Peer faid, He fhould be glad to know, what Satisfaction that fhould be? but all being filent that Business was put off to another Day.

On the 18th of January, the House of Lords in a Body, waited on the Queen with the following Address:

WE

E Your Majefty's moft Dutiful and Loyal 'Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affembled, beg leave to Exprefs our extreme Concern for the Continuance of Your Majefty's Indifpofition, by which we are deprived of the Honour of Your Royal Prefence, and at the fame time befeech Your Majefty to accept of the moft humble Thanks of this Houfe for Your moft Gracious Message on the Seventeenth inftant, wherein Your Majefty is pleafed to exprefs Your juft Care for all Your Allies, and the ftrict Union, in which Your Majefty propofes to joyn with them in order to obtain a good Peace, and to guaranty and fupport it when obtained, and for the Instructi ons Your Majefty has given to Your Plenipotentiaries, to concert the moft proper way of procuring a juft Satisfaction to all in Alliance with Your Majefty, according to their feveral Treaties, and particularly with relation to Spain

and

and the Weft-Indies, which are of fo great con- A. C. cern to the Safety and Commerce of Your Ma- 1711-126 jesty's Kingdoms.

We think ourselves obliged more especially to return our Humbleft Acknowledgments for Your Majefty's great Condefcenfion in acquainting this Houfe with the Steps already taken in relation to the Peace, and for the Affurance Your • Majefty is pleased to give of communicating to this House the Terms of the Peace before the fame fhall be concluded. Your Majefty's Declaration, that there has not been the leaft colour given for thofe falfe and fcandalous Reports which have been fpread, that a Separate Peace has been treated, must be the higheft Satisfaction' to all Your People; and we readily embrace this Opportunity to affure Your Majefty, that we entirely relie upon Your great Wisdom in fetling the Terms of Peace.

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Her Majefty's Answer was as follows.
My Lords,

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Return you my most hearty Thanks for this Ad-The Queen's drefs, and for the Confidence you place in Me Jan. 18. which will better enable Me to obtain fuch Terms as may be fafe and honourable for My own Subjects, and all our Allies.

s. granted the So th

The fame Day, the Commons in a Grand Committee, on the Supply, refolv'd, That the Sum of 535,3324 15. be granted to make good (for 535,3321. — Services of the Navy) the like Sum, which, in the Year commencing from Christmas 1711, is for to be paid by the Treasurer of the faid Navy, to the South-Sea Company, to compleat the Sum of 4576,279 l. 10 s. whereof 568.2794. 10s. for the * Fund of the faid Company, and 8000 l. for Char

ges of managing the Affairs of the fame, for that Year. After this Sir Gilbert Dolben from the Committee appointed to draw up the Addrels of Thanks to Her Majesty, reported the fame; which, with au Amendment, was agreed to, as follows!

Moft Gracious Sovereign,

Sea Company.

WE E Your Majesty's moft Dutiful and Loyal The Commons Subjects, the Commons of Great Britain in Address 18 the Recens • Parliament assembled, appear before Your MajeX = 2

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fty with the greatest Satisfaction, to return Our 171-12. moft humble Thanks for Your Majesty's molt Gracious Meffage.

Your Majefty has, on all Occafions, fhewn fuch a Tenderness and Regard to the Welfare of your People, and fuch a Generous and Difinterefted Concern for the fupport and advantage of your Allies, in fo many Instances, during the Profecution of the prefent War, that we have no Reason to doubt Your Majefty's care of both in a Treaty of Peace; and that the most proper Ways will be concerted, of procuring a juft Satisfaction, to • all in Alliance with Your Majefty, according to their Several Treaties, and, particularly, with relation to Spain and the Weft-Indies. However, we "think ourselves obliged, with the greatest Grati'tude to acknowledge Your Majesty's Goodness and Condefcenfion, in promifing to communicate to Your Parliament, the Terms of a General Peace before the fame shall be concluded: And this, if any thing can, muft entirely filence those feditious Reports that have been induftriously and maliciously spread abroad, to the difhonour of Your Majefty, That a Separate Peace has been treated; which can have been raised only by fome Factious Incendiaries, who, to cover their own Difaffection to the prefent Establishment and Administration, and fuch Defigns as they have not dared publickly to own, endeavour to distract your Subjects with unreafonable and groundless Di'ftrufts and Jealoufies.

"Your Majesty's Approbation of the Zeal Your 'FAITHFUL COMMONS have already expreffed, for railing the neceffary Supplies, will en gage them to continue their Application, and to give all poffible Dispatch thereunto.

We are very fenfible how much the Liberty of the Prefs is abus'd by turning it into fuch a "Licentioufnels as is a juft Reproach to the Nation; fince not only falfe and fcandalous Libels are printed and publifhed against Your Majefty's Government, but the moft horrid Blafphemies against GOD and Religion.

And

And we beg leave, humbly to affure Your Majefty, that we will do our utmoft to find out a Remedy equal to this Mifchief, and that may effectually cure it.

The Commons, in a Body, having on Monday the 21st of January waited on the Queen at St. James's with their Addrefs, according to her Majefty's Appointment, She return'd to them the following Answer :

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Have received fo many Proofs of the Loyalty of The Queens this Houfe of Commons, and of their love of our Jan. 21. Anfixer. Country, that the beft Answer which I can return to this moft Dutiful Addrefs, is, to give you My hear ty Thanks for it, and to repeat not only that good O. pinion which I have of My Commons, but alfo My Aurances, that the Confidence which you place in Me fhall be answered by My utmoft Endeavours to promote the Safety and Advantage of all My Subjects.

Two Days before, the Houfe of. Commons a- Jan. 19. greed to the Refolution taken the 18th in the Grand Committee about the Supply; After which Mr. Lockhart from the Commiffioners of Publick Accounts, acquainted the Houfe, that when Mr. Robert Man attended them on the Monday before, Jan. 14. they directed him to bring to them the fecond Note in his Depofitions, mentioned to be given by Mr. Montgomery to Mr. Walpole, and that upon his attending them the next Day, he refused to deliver a Copy of the fame Note, or to be examin'd, or to do any thing more, than what he had done before; faying, He was fo advised by Council: Whereupon, the Houfe order'd, That the faid M. R. Man • Mr. Robert Man, for having contemptuoully re-order'd into fus'd to be farther examin'd before the Commif- the Serthe Cuftody of "fioners of Accounts, be taken into the cuftody of jeant as the Serjeant at Arms attending the House.

of

Arms.

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On the 21st of January, upon a Motion made in the Houfe of Commons, for Reading the Act of the firft Parliament of his late Majefty King William in Scotland, pafs'd, the 29th of June 1695. lerate Epifco entituled An Act against irregular Baptifms and pacy in ScotMarriages, the fame was read accordingly, after land, order'd to be brought which, a Bill was order'd to be brought in, to pre

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of the Liturgy of the Church of England; and for Repealing an Act pass'd in the Parliament of Scotland, entituled, An Act against irregular Baptifm and Marriages: And Sir Simon Stuart, Lord Lyon and Mr. Carnegy were appointed to bring in the the fame. After this Mr. Secretary St. John deliver'd to the Houfe the following Meffage from Her Majefty.

ANNE R.

HER Majefty thinks fit to inform the House, that in pursuance of au Act entituled, An Act for granting to Her Majefty feveral Duties on Coals, for building Fifty new Churches in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, She issued out Her Commiffion under the Great Seal of Great Britain, authorizing several Perfons to execute the Powers therein mention'd, That Her Majefty finding, by the Report of the Commiffioners, that they have not been able, within the time limited, fully to answer the Purposes of the faid Commiffion, earnestly recommends to Her Parliament, that the Time may be enlarged for the effecting this Work, and fuch farther Powers may be given, as shall appear neceffa ry to render Her Majefty's Pious Intentions more ef fectual. Hereupon it was order'd, that the Duplicate of the Report prefented to the Queen by the faid Commiflioners, and Her Majefty's gracious Jan, 22. Meffage, be taken into confideration the next Day, which was done accordingly, and thereupon a Bill was order'd to be brought in for enlarging the Time given to the Commiflioners appointed by thereupon, Her Majefty, pursuant to an Act, entituled, An At for Granting to Her Majesty, feveral Duties on Coals, for Building of Fifty New Churches in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and Suburbs thereof, and other Purposes therein mentioned; And alfo for giving the fame Commiffioners farther Powers for better effecting the Purposes in the Act mentioned.

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The fame Day, upon the Speaker's Reporting the Queen's Answer to the Addrefs of the Houfe,

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