On the Twenty fourth of the faid Month, the Queen went alfo to the House of Lords, with the ufual Solemnity, and the Commons attending, Her Majefty gave the Royal Affent to thefe Bills.

I 'An A&t for laying certain Duties upon Candles, and certain Rates upon Monies to be given with 'Clerks and Apprentices, towards raifing Her Maje'fty's Supply for the Year One thousand seven hundred and ten.

2, An Act to explain fo much of the A&t for prohibiting the Exportation of Corn, Malt, Meal, Flower, Bread, Bifcuit and Starch, and Low Wines, Spirits, Worts, and Wafh drawn from 'Malted Corn, by which A&t the faid Commodities are admitted to be carried from the Isle of Wight to 'feveral Markets; and for giving Liberty to export certain Quantities of Oatmeal, for the Uses of the British Hofpitals beyond the Seas.

3 An Act to continue the A&t for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and Quarters.

4 An A&t for Repairing and Amending the High ways leading from Seven Oakes to Woodsgate and Tunbridge-Wells in the County of Kent.

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An A& for the more effectual Provifion for the Poor, in the Town of Kingston upon Hull.

6. An A&t for making a convenient Dock or Bafin at Leverpool, for the Security of all Ships trading to ' and from the faid Port of Leverpoole.

And to Two Private Acts.

The Commons, having, feveral Times, in a Grand' Committee, taken the Trade to Africa into further Confideration, order'd a Bill for fettling, that Trade to be Bill to rebrought in, which, after the Hearing of the Council, both for the Royal African Company, and for the feparate Traders, was tread a Second Time, and committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe; to whom an Inftruction was given to receive a Claufe, or Claufes; to provide for the Inftructing of the Negroes in

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gulate the Trade to Africa. + March th. March 16th.

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April 5. Addrefs to the Queen about the Trade to Africa.

A&ts pass'd

the Plantations, in the Knowledge of the Chriftian Religion : But this bill was never brought to Perfection, and the only thing the Commons did in favour either of the Company or feparate Traders, was the † Voting of an Addrefs to Her Majefty, That fhe would be pleas'd to give Directions, That fuch Ships of War be ap'pointed for Protecting the Trade to frica, as might 'be neceffary for the Pefervation and Security thereof.

The fame Day the Commons made this Vote, the Queen came to the Houfe of Peers with the ufual Solemnity, and the Commons being fent for up, and attending, Her Majefty pafs'd the following publick Bills, viz.

I. An Act for continuing feveral Impofitions, adApril 5th.ditional Impofitions and Duties upon Goods imported, to raife Money by way of Loan, for the Service of the Year One, thousand feven hundred and ten, and for taking off the Over-fea Duty on Coals exported in British Bottoms, and for better preventing Frauds in Drawback upon Certificate Goods, and for afcertaining the Duties of Currans imported in Venttian Ships, and to give further time to Foreign Merchants for Exportation of certain Foreign Goods imported, and to limit a Time for Profecutions upon certain Bonds given by Merchants, and for continuing certain Fees of the Officers of the Customs, and. to prevent Imbezzlements by fuch Officers, and for appropriating the Monies granted to Her Majesty, and for replacing Monies paid or to be paid for mak ing good any Deficiencies on the Annuity Acts, and for Encouragement to raise Naval Stores in Her Ma. jefty's Plantations, and to give further time for Regiftring Debentures, as is therein mentioned.

2. An A&t for Explaining and Enlarging an A&t of 'the Sixth Year of Her Majefty's Reign, Entituled, An A&t for the Security of Her Majesty's Perfon and Government.

3. An A&t for difcharging the Attendance of No ⚫blemen, Barons, and Freeholders upon the Lords of 'Jufticiary in their Circuits, in that part of Great Britain call'd Scotland, and for abolishing the Method of Exhibiting Criminal Informations by the Porteous 'Roll.

4. 'An

An A&t for raifing the Militia for the Year One thousand feven hundred and ten, although the Months Pay formerly advanced be not repaid.

5. An A& to Regulate the Price and Affize of · Bread.

6. An A&t for the better Security of Rents, and to prevent Frauds committed by Tenants.

An A&t for explaining and making more Effectual an A&t, for the better enabling the Mafter, Wardens and Affiftants of Trinity-House, to rebuild 'the Light-house on the Ediftone Rock.

8. An A&t for making more effectual the A&t for Repairing the Highway between Fornbil in the County of Bedford and Stony-Stratford in the County of Buckingham.

9. An A& for the Encouragement of Learning, by Vefting the Copies of printed Books, in the Authors or Purchasers of fuch Copies during the Times there' in mentioned.

10. An A&t for Vefting certain Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in Trustees, for the better Fortifying and Securing the Harbours and Docks at Port"fmouth, Chatham, and Harwich.

And Thirteen Private Bills.

After which Her Majefty made the following Speech to both Houfes.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

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The Queens

Thanks both Houses.

Tis with great Satisfaction that I come bither Speech to at this Time, to return you my bearty for the many Marks of Daty and

Affection

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which you have given me thro' the whole Courfe of this Seffion.

And I am to thank you, Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons, in a very particular manner, for the great Difpatch which you have made in providing, fo early in the Year, fuch great and effectual Supplies for the Publick Service: This cannot but make me very defirous to repeat the Afurances I gave you at the opening of the Seffion, that they should be carefully applied to the Ufes for which you bave defigned them.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

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I cannot fufficiently exprefs to you my great Concern that you have had fo necessary an Occafion of taking up a great part of your Time towards the latter End of this Seffion.

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1 am confident no Prince that ever fate on the Throne has been more really and fincerely kind to the Church than my Self, nor ever bad a more true and tender Concern for its Welfare and Profperity than I have, and always hall continue to have.

The Suppreffing Immorality, and prophane and other wicked and malicious Libels, is what I have always earnestly recommended, and shall be glad of the first Opportunity to give my Confent to any Laws that might effectually conduce to that End: But this being an Evil complained of in all Times, it is very injurious to take a Pretence from thence to infinuate that the Church

Church is in any Danger from my Admini-
Jtration.

I could heartily wish that Men would ftudy to be quiet, and do their own Business, rather than bufie themfelves in reviving Questions and Difputes of a very bigh Nature, and which must be with an ill Intention, fince they can only tend to foment, but not to heal our Divifions and Animofities.

For my own part, as it has pleafed God to give Succefs to my Endeavours for the Union of my two Kingdoms, which I must ever esteem as one of the greatest Blessings of my Reign; So I hope his Divine Goodness will till continue favourable, and make me the happy Inftrument of that yet mere defirable Union of the Hearts of all my People in the Bonds of mutuaAffection; that fo there may remain no other Contention among you, but who fhall exceed the other in contributing to advance our prefent Happiness, and fecure the Proteftant Succeffion.

Finding by the Advices from Abroad that our Army has not yet taken the Field, and that the Plenipotentiaries of France are still in Holland, I think it proper at prefent to make the Prorogation but for a very short time.

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After which the Lord-Chancellor, by Her The Par▪ Majefty's Command, Prorogued the Parlia- Prorogued ment until Tuesday the 18th of that Month.