1709.

"Aās pass'ḍ Aug. 3ctb.

The Lord Lieutenant's Speech to Both Houjes.

· nies of an inviolable Fidelity and Loyalty to their Gra. 'cious Sovereign, and of the profound Honour they bear the Vicegerent, whom Her Princely Goodness hath 'been pleas'd to place over them, as will encline your Excellency to go on in doing it all good Offices, and will ' induce your Excellency to reprefent their Actions to Her Majefty in fuch a manner, that they may hope to remain happy in the Continuance of Her Royal Favour.

His Excellency having given the Royal Affent to these publick Acts, viz. An Alt for granting to her Majesty an additional Duty on Beer, Ale, Strong-Waters, Tobacco, Cal licoes, Linnens, and other Goods and Merchandizes and alfo a Duty on Rock-Salt. An Act for explaining and amending an Alt, Entitul'd, An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery. An Act to enable Pofthumous Children to take E States, as if born in their Father's Life time. An Act to prevent delays of Proceedings of the Alizes and Seffions. An Act for the better preventing the Counterfeiting the Current Coin of this Kingdom. An Act for the better preventing EScapes out of the Prison, of the Marfhalfea, of the Four Courts. An Act for the encouraging the Discovery, and Apprehending of House- Breakers. An At for Delivering Declarations to Prifoners. An Act for amending an At, Entital'd, an Act for the publick Registring of all Deeds, Conveyances and Wills, that Jhall be made of any Honors, Mannors, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments. An A&t for the better Payment of Inland Bills of Exchange, and for making Promiffory Notes more Obligatory.. An All to amend the Defects of fuch Acts as have been made, relating to the Hempen and Flaxen Manufacters, and to encourage the fur-) ther Improvement thereof. And to several private Acts; His Excellency then made the following Speech to both Houses :

My Lords and Gentlemen,

HE Bufinefs of this Seffion (for which Her MaT jetty was graciously pleas'd to call you together) being now over, it must be a Satisfaction to every good Subject, that it is concluded so much to the Honour of Her Majefty, and to the Advantage of the Publick. 'You cannot but be abundantly fentible of, and thankful for Her Mojelty's infinite Goodness, in having with fo much Readiness given Her Royal Affent and Approbation to fuch Bills (which have been tranfmitted from Her Parliament here) as might any ways conduce to the Advantage and Security of this Kingdom, and par⚫ticularly to the Bill for Explaining and Amending the A to prevent the further Growth of Fopery.

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And I am directed to lay this before you as an Inftance of her Majefty's good Will and Affection towards you, and of her Concern for the Welfare of this Kingdom, the Continuance of which I have her Majefty's • Commands to affure to you.

'Her Majefty is further pleafed to fignifie, that he is extreamly well fatisfied with the Dispatch that you have given to the Business that hath been before you, and 'with the zealous Expreffions you have made of your Du ty and Loyalty to her Majefty's Sacred Perfon and Go" verament.

'I am also commanded to give her Majefty's Thanks, to you, Gentlemen of the House of Commons, for the 'Supplies that you have granted.

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My Lords and Gentlemen,

The Seafon of the Year making it neceffary for you to repair into the Country, I need not put you in Mind, that the good Laws now paffed will be but of little Advantage to you, unless Life be given to them by a juft and impartial Execution; that will now, in a great Measure, depend upon your felves, who I am fure will in your feveral Stations fhew the fame Concern for 'the Publick Service, that you have done here, in ano⚫ther Capacity.

And I make no Queftion, but that you understand 'too well the true Intereft of the Proteftant Religion in

this Kingdom, not to endeavour to make all fuch Pro'teftants as cafie as you can, who are willing to contri'bute what they can to defend the whole against the • Common Enemy.

'It is not the Law now piffed, nor any Law that the Wit of Man can frame wil fecure you from Popery, · whilft you continue divided amongst your felves; it being demonftrable, that unless there be a firm Frien fhip ⚫ and Confidence amongst the Proteftants of this Kingdom, it is impoffible for you either to be Happy, or to 'be Safe.

And I am directed to declare it to you as her Majefty's fixed Refolution, that as her Majefty will always "Maintain and Support the Church as by Law Established, fo it is her Royal Will and Intention, that Diffenters hall not be perfecuted or molested in the Exercife of their Religion.

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Then the Lord Chancellor, by the Lord Lieutenant's The Pare Command, prorogued both Houses of Parliament to the liament pro13th of March next; and not many Days after his Ex-Yogtied,

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A. C. cellency embark'd for England, and on the 19th of Sep. 1709. tember, fafely landed at Park-Gate.

m The Queen having receiv'd Advice, that the Inhabi The Lord tants of the City of Dantzick were very much afflicted Lieutenant with the Plague, and it being apprehended that the fame returnston- might extend it feif to other Ports in the Baltick Sea, gland. Orders for Orders were therefore given by her Majefty's Command. preventing That no Ship or Veffels which fhould come from Dantany Interzick, or any of the Ports in the Baltick Sea, fhould be percourfe with mitted to come higher than the Buoy of the Nore; and Ships coming from the Bal that none of the Paffengers, Seamen, or Gocds belongtick Sa; by ing to, or on Board them, fhould be fuffered to go, or be reafon of the carried on Shoar, or to come on Board any other Ship or Contagious Veffels; and that no Perfon belonging either to her MaDiftempers. jefty's Ships, or to the Merchants, fhould be permitted to go on Board of them, 'till her Majefty's further Order. And the like Directions were given to the Commanders of all her Majefty's Ships and Veffels employed, in the Channel, upon their meeting with any Ships coming from Damzick, or other Ports in the Baltick Sea, as well as to the Cuftom-House Officers at the feveral Ports, that fo the aforefaid contagious Diftemper might not be brought into this Kingdom.

Aug. 14.

The two She

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Charles Hopfon and Richard Guy, Efqs; Sheriffs of Lonriffs of Lon- don and Middlefex, having on the 7th of September, atdon and Mid- tended the Queen at Windfor, to know her Majefty's Pleadlefex Knigh-fure, when the would be waited on with the Congratulatory Addrefs of the City of London, her Majefty was pleas'd to appoint the 10th of the fame Month, and, as a Mark of her Royal Favour, was also pleased to confer the Honour of Knighthood on the Two Sheriffs. On the appointed Day, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs of the City of London in their Formalities, waiAddress ofted on the Queen, and prefented the following Address the City of to her Majefty:

London to the queen.

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Moft Gracious Sovereign,

N all Humility we prefume it cannot but be acceptable to your Majefty to receive the repeated hearty Congratulations of your mot dutiful and loyal Subjects upon fuch fignal and re-. iterated flances of the Divine Goodness fhowered down on. your Sacred Head, in Bleffing the Just Arms of your Majefty and your Allies, under the Aufpicious Conduct of those renowned Generals the Duke of Marlborough, and the Prince. of Savoy, with fuch furprizing and uninterrupted Succeffes.

Searce had we enjoyed the Satisfaction we received upon the News of the Reduction of the strong and important Fortress of Tournay, but we were most agreeably furprized with ike

Account of a Glorious and Compleat Vidory over the whole French Army, notwithstanding the Advantage of Ground, and Oblinacy of the Enemy, not to bave been overcome, but by the Perfonal Courage of your great General.

And as the glorious and just Defigns of your Maj-fly's taking up Arms, were to procure Liberty to oppreffed Nations, to settle a Balance of Power in Europe, and to fecure an honorable and lafting Peace to your own Kingdoms; we doubt not, but by the Bleffing of the Almighty on your Majefty's wife and Ready Councils, thofe Ends will foon be obtained and the Grand Oppreffor compelled to fubmit to fuch Terms as your Mijefty and your Allies fhall think fit to give.

Our fincere and unfeigned Prayers are, and our hearty and conftant Endeavours shall always be, that your Sacred Majefty (the Relief of the Oppreffed, the Support of your Alies, the Terror of your Enemies, the Delight of your Subjects, and the Fuft Object of the Admiration of all) may long Live, and Reign over a Willing, Faithful and moft obedient People.

To which Addrefs Her Majefty was pleased to return the following Answer:

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Return you my Thanks for this Addrefs, and fhall be ready Her Majeon all Occafions to fhew you the Satisfaction I take in the Loy-fly's Anjwer. alty and Affection of the City.

The Lord-Mayor, and the reft of Her Majefty's Com- Addrefs of miffioners of Lieutenancy for the City of London, did the Lieute alfo, (Sept. 17th,) prefent the following Addrefs to the nancy. Queen.

Moft Dread Sovereign,

TE think our felves infinitely happy, that we have leave

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once more to approach your Royal Perfon, to exprefs (as well as the Excess of it will give us leave our urfeign ed Foy for, and bumbly to Congratulate your Majesty upon, the great and furprizing Progress made by the victorious Ar mies of your Majefty, and your Allies, led on by thofe Confummate Generals the Duke of Marlborough and Prince of Savoy, towards the glorious End propofed by your Majefty, an bonourable and a lafting Peace.

None but fuch daring Troops, covetous of Glory, animated by the Bxample of your undaunted General ( after fuck a fatiguing Siege fo gloriously finifbed) cou'd have been induced fo fpeedily and chearfully to bave encountered, and fo brave. ly overcome, the Jeeming unfurmountable Difficulties feanding between them and Victory.

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The Queen's

Anjwer.

But to fuch Armies, fo conducted, in such a Cause, and under the auspicious Influences of fuck a Princess, nothing is impoffible.

May your Majefty continue the Darling of the Divine Providence may your Reign be glorious, and your Days many; may your Enemies be cloathed with shame, and may all your Subjects at least heartily Endeavour to make fuitable returns of Duty and Obedience for the many Bleffings they enjoy, and may undoubtedly promife themselves, under your Majesty's most wife, juft and mild Government.

The Queen thank'd the Lieutenancy for their Addrefs, and was pleas'd to tell them, She was very fenfible of their LoyEdward alty; and conferr'd the Honour of Knightwood on Edward Gould, Efq; Gould Eq; one of the Commiffioners of the Lieutenancy. Knigbied.

Audience.

Sept. 11th On the 11th of September, Monfieur Ducker Envoy ExMr. Ducker traordinary from the Bishop of Munster and Paderborn, bad a private had his firft private Audience of the Queen; and about the fame time Her Majefty was pleas'd to beftow the Dig. Sir George nity of Baronets of Great. Britain on Sir George Thorold of Thorold, Sir Harmerfton in the County of Lincoln, and upon Sir fokn John Evil Elwill, of the City of Briftol Knights.. On the 16th the nets. following Order was made at the Council Chamber at Sept. 16th, Whitehall by the Lords of Her Majefty's most Honourable Order of Privy-Counci!:

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Council for the Ships coming from the Baltick Sea to make theirQuaran

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Whereas by a former Order of this Board, of the

14th of this inftant September, it was directed, that no Ship coming from the Baltick Sea be permitted to come into the River of Thames higher than the Nore, or fuch other Place as fhall be appointed for making their Quarantain: Upon confidering this Day at the Board, a Report from the Commiffioners of Her Majefty's Cuftoms, and the Commiffioners of Her Ma'jefty's Navy, and of a former Report from the said Commiffioners of the Cuftoms; It is ordained in Council, That Stand Gate Creek on the South Shoar of the River Thames for fo many Ships as may safely ride there, and Sharp-Fleet Creek for fo many more as may with fafety ride there; and if there fhall be yet more than can fafely ride in the faid two Places, the lower end of the Hope, Be, as they are hereby accordingly appointed, for all Ships coming from the Baltick Sea, to make their Quarantain for forty Days, during which time no Paffengers or Goods are to be fuffered to go, or be put on Shoar; and that if at the Expiration of their Quarantain there thall appear to the Officers of her Majefty's Cu

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