A. C. Her Majefty's Anfwer to this Address, ran thus: 1706. ANNE R. The Queen's Nothing can be more acceptable to Me than Answer. The Duke that Qcca fion. your Addrefs. I am entirely fatisfied with the Services of the Duke of Marlborough, and therefore cannot but be pleased you have fo just a Senfe of them. I must not omit to take notice, that the refpectful manner of your Proceeding in defiring my Al'lowance for bringing in the Bill, and my Direction for the Limitation of the Honours, does give Me great Satisfaction. My Intention is, That after the Determination of the Estate, which the Duke of Marlborough now has in his Titles and Honours, the fame fhould be 'Limited to his eldeft Daughter, and the Heirs Male of her Body, and then to all his other Daughters fucceffively, according to their Priority of Birth, and the Heirs Male of their refpective Bodies, and afterwards in fuch manner as may effectually anfwer my Defign, and yours, in Perpetuating 'the Memory of his Merit, by continuing, as far 'may be done, his Titles and Name to all his Pofterity. "I think it would be proper, That the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and the Houfe of Bleinheim, fhould always go along with the Titles, and 'therefore I recommend that Matter to your Confi'deration. Then the Duke of Marlborough, on this Occafion, fpoke to the Lords in thefe Words: ، My LORDS, I Cannot find Words fufficient to exprefs the Senfe I have of the Great and Diftinguifhing Honour which the Houfe has been Pleafed to do me in their Refolution, and their Application to her Majefty. The Thoughts of it will be a continual Satisfaction to me, and the higheft Encouragement; and the Thankful Memory of it must last as long as any Pofterity of mine. I beg leave to fay a Word to the Houfe, in rela tion to that part of her Majefty's molt Gracious An Anfwer which concerns the Eftate of Woodstock, and A. C. the Houfe of Bleinheim; I did make my humhum- 1706. ble Requeft to the Queen, That thofe might gon along with the Titles, and I make the like Requeft to your Lordships, That after the Dutchefs of Marlborough's Death (upon whom they are fettled in Joynture) that Eftate and Houfe may be limited to go always along with the Honour. A Bill in Three Days* after, a Bill from the Lords, enti-* Dec. 20. tuled, An Act for the Settling the Honours and Digni- behalf of ties of John Duke of Marlborough, upon his Pofterity, the Duke of and annexing the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, Marlboand Houfe of Bleinheim to go along with the faid Honours, rongh, was read three times by the House of Commons, read three and pafs'd Nemine Contradicente. The next † Day, times by the Queen came to the Houfe of Peers with the ufu-the Comal Solemnity, and the Commons being fent for up, Her Majefty was pleas'd to give the Royal Affent to, An Act for Granting an Aid to Her Majefty by a LandTax, to be raifed in the Year 1707. mons, and paffed. Queen comes to the Houfe of An Act for continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Peers Syder and Perry, for the Service of the Year 1707. + Dec. 21: An Act for the fetling the Honours and Dignities of Acts paffed. John Duke of Marlborough, upon his Pofterity, and annexing the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and Houfe of Bleinheim, to go along with the faid Honours. And an A&t for the Naturalizing Maria Margaret Lady North and Grey. After which Her Majefty made the following Speech to both Houses: I My Lords and Gentlemen, Am Glad of this Occafion to repeat to You My great Sa-Her Majes tisfaction in Your feveral Addresses prefented to Mefty's Speech in the beginning of this Seffion. to both The Zeal and Affection which you exprefs'd in them for Houses. My Service, and the Common Caufe of Europe, cannnot fail of being a great Encouragement to all our Allies. The particular Notice which you have taken of the Eminent Services of the Duke of Marlborough, is also very agreeable to Me; and I make no Queftion but it will be fo to the whole Kingdom. Gen A. C. 1706. w of Commons's Speech to the Queen. Gentlemen of the Hufe of Commons, I am to thank you in a very particular manner, for the more than ufual Difpatch of the Bills of Supply, with which you have now prefented Me. This will enable me to put all Our necessary Preparations for next Year into a great Forwardness, and must needs have a very good Effect for improving the Advantage of the last Campaign. My Lords and Gentlemen, I fuppofe you will think it convenient to make some short Recefs during the Holidays. The Zeal and Unanimity You have already fhewn, are a fufficient Affurance to Me, That You will all return in the fame good Temper and Difpofition, to dispatch what remains of the Publick Bufineß. Upon prefenting the Acts towards the Supply, TheSpeaker of the Houfe the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons made a Speech to her Majefty, importing, That as the Glorious Victory obtain'd by the Duke of Marlborough at Ramillies "was fo furprizing, that the Battle was fought before it could be thought the Armies were in the Field; fo it was no lefs furprizing, That the Commons had granted Supplies to Her Majefty before Her Enemies could well know that her ParBoth liament was Sitting. After this both Houfes adHoufes dd- journ'd, the Lords to the 30th and the Commons journed. to the 31ft. of the fame Month; the latter having voted an Addrefs of Thanks to the Queen, for her moft Gracious Speech from the Throne. The Stan . . Her Majefty having been pleas'd, at the Request dards and of the City of London, to order, That the Standards. Colours and Colours taken at the famous Battle of Ramillies, taken at which were lately brought from the Netherlands Ramil- fhould be put up in Guild-Hall, a Detachment of her lies, car- Majefty's Horfe Guards and Horfe Grenadiers, and ried with a Battalion drawn out of both Regiments of Her Solemnity Majefty's Foot Guards, were drawn up on the Pato Guild- rade in St. James's Park on the 19th of December, and Dec. 19. having receiv'd the faid Colours and Standards, which had been laid up at Woitehall they proceeded in the following Manner: First, the Troop of Horfe Grenadiers, then the Detachment of the three hall. Troops Troops of Her Majefty's Horfe Guards, 26 of the A. C. Gentlemen in the Center, carrying each a Standard 1706. taken from the Enemy. The Battalion of Foot Guards clofed the March, 63 of the Pike-men, inftead of their Pikes, each carrying one of the Enemy's Colours advanced. In this manner they march'd through the Park and St. James's Mews, where Her Majefty was pleafed to fee them pafs by, from the Rt. Hon. the Lady Fitzharding's Lodgings, the Guns in the Park being fired at the fame time. Thence they proceeded down the Pall-Mall, the Strand, &c. to Guild-hall, where the faid Standards and Colours were put up, to remain there as Trophies of that S gnal Victory, wherewith it pleafed Almighty God to blefs the Arms of Her Majefty and Her Allies, under the Conduct of his Grace the Duke of Marlbo rough; and as a lafting Monument of the immortal Honour gained by Her Majefty's Arms on that me-morable Day. The Duke of Marlborough, having The Duke of been invited by the Lord Mayor and Court of Alder- Marlbomen to dine with them in the City, his Grace went rough and thither the fame Day about Noon, accompanied by other Perthe Lord High Treafurer, and the Dukes of Somerfet fons of Note and Ormond, in one of her Majefty's Coaches, and dine with was followed by a Train of other Coaches, in which were feveral of the Nobility, the Foreign Minifters, Mayor. and other Perfons, of Quality, with the Generals and other chief Officers of the Army. They were re ceived at Temple-Bar by the City-Marfhal, and were conducted to Vintner's-Hall, where a fplendid Entertainment was provided for them; and they were follow'd both going and coming with great Acclamamations from the People. the Lord Towards the middle of December, the Queen was Creations pleafed to create Henry Earl of Kent Lord Chamber-and Prolain of Her Majefty's Houfhold, Viscount Goderich motions of in the County of Hereford, Earl of Harrold in the Honour County of Bedford,, and Marquis of Kent. Not many Days after, it was declar'd that Her Majefty had alfo been pleafed to create Robert Earl of Lindsey, Lord Great Chamberlain of England, a Marquess of this Kingdom, by the Name and Title of Marquefs of Lindsey in the County of Lincoln, Evelin Earl of Kingston, a Marquefs of this Kingdom, by the Name and Title of Marques of Dea A. C. chefter in the County of Dorfet. Thomas Lord Whar 1706. ten a Vifcount and an Earl of this Kingdom, by the Names and Titles of Vifcount Winchindon in the County of Bucks, and Earl of Wharton in the County of Westmorland. John Lord Poulett of Hinton St. George, a Vifcount and an Earl of this Kingdom, by the Names and Titles of Vifcourt Hinton St. George, in the County of Somerfet and Earl Poulett. Sidney Lord Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer of England, a Viscount and an Earl of this Kingdom, by the Names and Titles of Vifcount Rialton and Earl of Godolphin in the County of Cornwall. Hugh Lord Cholmondely a Vifcount and an Earl of this Kingdom, by the Names and Titles of Viscount Malpas and Earl of Cholmondely in the County of Chefter. Henry Lord Walden, Son and Heir Apparent of the Rt. Hon. Henry Earl of Suffolk, a Baron and an Earl of this Kingdom, by the Names and Titles of Baron of Chefterford in the County of Flex, and Earl of Bindon in the County of Dorfet. The Lord Keeper a Peer of this Kingdom, by the Name and Title of William Lord Cowper, Baron of Wingham in the County of Kent. And, Sir Thomas Pelham Bar. a Peer of this Kingdom, by the Name and Title of Lord Pelham, Baron of Laughton, in the County of Thanksgi- Suflex. ving obServed, Dec. 31. The Queen having, by Proclamation, appointed a General Thanksgiving to be obferv'd on the laftDav of the Year 1706 (according to the Gregorian Stile) for the wonderful Succeffes of Her Majefty's Arms, and thofe of her Allies the laft Campaign: Her Majefty went to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, attended by both Houfes of Parliament, the Great Officers of State, the Judges, and other publick Offcers, with the fame Solemnity and Ceremonies as were ufed before, after the Victory gain'd at Ramillies: So that Her Majefty gave Her Subjects the joyful Spectacle of Two Triumphs in one Year. The Bishop of Salisbury preach'd before Her Majefty, his Text being 72d. Pfalm, 4th. Ver. on which he made an ex. The Parlia-cellent Sermon, pathetically enforcing the Neceffity ment fur- of carrying on the War against France with all pofli ther ad- ble Vigour. The fame Day, both Houfes of Parli journed to ament adjourn'd themselves to the 7th of January the 7th of January. next. Let |