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An address agreed upon at the committee for the French War, and read in the House of Commons April the 19th, 1689.
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England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee for the French War.
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get such Power in the Court of England in the time of King Charles the Second and the late King Iames as might by degrees undermine the Government and true Interest of this flourishing Kingdom Another Art which he has used to weaken England and subject it to his aspiring Designs was never to admit an equal Ballance of Trade nor consent to any just Treaty or Settlement of Commerce by which he promoted our Ruine at our own Charge When from a Iust Apprehension of this formidable growing Power of France the Nation became zealous to right themselves and the House of Commons in the year 1677. being assured they should have an actual War against France cheerfully raisÄ“d a great Sum of Money and an Army as readily appeared to carry on the War that Interest of France had still power enougd to render all this ineffectual and to frustrate the Nation of all their Popes and Expectations Nor did France only tender this desired War ineffectual but had Power enough to make us practice their Injustice and Irregularities some years before by turning our Force against out next Neighbours by assaulting their Smirna Fleet. Nor were they more Industrious by Corrupt Means to obtain this Power than careful by the same ways to support it and knowing that from Parliaments only could probably proceed an Obstruction to their Secret Practises they attempted to make a Bargain That they should not meet in such a time in which they might hope to perfect their Designs of enslaving the Nation In the same Confidence of this Power they violently seized upon part of Hudson's Bay and when the matter was complained of by the Company and the Injury offered to be proved the best Expedient France could find to cover their Injustice and prevent Satisfaction was to make use of their great Interest in the Court of England to keep it from ever coming to be heard The French King in pursuance of his usual Methods of laying hold of any Opportunity that might increase his Power and give Disturbance to others has now carried on an actual War in Ireland sending thither a great number of Officers with Money Arms and Ammunition and under the pretence of assisting the late King Iames he has taken the Government of Affairs into his Hands by putting all Officers into 〈◊〉 and managing the whole Buâ—ness by his Ministers and has already begun to use the same Cruelties and Violences upon your Majesty's Subiects as he has lately practised in his own Dominions and in all other places where he has got Power enough to destroy Lastly The French King's Declaration of War against the Crown of Spain is wholly grounded upon its Friendship to your Maiesty's Royal Person and no other cause of denouncing War against it is therein alledged than the Resolution taken in that Court to favour your Maiesty whom he most injuriously terms the Vâ—â—â—per of England an Insolence never-enough to be resented and detested by your Maâ—esty's Subiects After our humble Representation of all these Particulars to your Majesty your Majesty shâ—l think fit to enter into War against France We 〈◊〉 assure Your Majesty That we will give you such Assistance in a Parliamentary way as shall enable your Maiesty to support and go through the same and we shal not doubt but by the Blessing of God upon your Majesty's prudent Conduct a â—â—p may be put to that growing Greatness of the French King which â—â—â—â—aties all Christendom with 〈…〉 absolute Slaâ—â—â—y the incredible quantity of Innocent Bloodshed may â—â—â—venged his Oppressed Neighbours restored to their Iusâ— Rights and 〈…〉 your Majesty's Alliances and the â—â—â—eâ—â—ty of Nâ—â—eâ—â—â—n supported to that degree that all Europe in General and this Nation in Particular may for â—veâ— have 〈…〉 Majesty as the great 〈…〉 of Iustice and Liberty and the â—â—â—â—â—ser and â—â—er â—â—â—â—â—er of all Violence Cruelty and 〈…〉 Power Edinburgh Re-printed in the Year 1689.