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The humble address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual & Temporal and Commons in Parliament assembled presented to His Majesty on the twenty fourth of February, 1695. And His Majesties most gracious answer thereunto.
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England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)
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The Humble ADDRESS Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual Temporal AND COMMONS In Parliament Assembled Presented to HIS MAJESTY On the Twenty fourth of February 1695. AND His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS ANSWER THEREUNTO LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1695. Die Martis 25. Feb. 1695. IT is Ordered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled That the Address of both Houses Presented to His Majestly Yesterday and His Majesties most Gracious Answer thereunto shall be forthwith Printed and Published Matth. Johnson Cleric ' Parliamentor ' The Humble ADDRESS OF THE Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in Parliament Assembled Die Lunae 24. Feb. 1695. WE Your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled Having taken into our Serious Consideration what Your Majesty hath been Pleased to Communicate to us this Day think it our Duty in the First Place to give Your Majesty most humble Thanks for having Acquainted Your Parliament with the great Danger Your Sacred Person hath been so nearly Exposed to and the Design of an Invasion from our Enemies Abroad We heartily Congratulate Your Majesties Happy Preservation and Thankfully Acknowledge the Signal Providence of God in it and at the same time Declare our Detestation and Abhorrence of so Vilanous and Barbarous a Design And since the Safety and Welfare of Your Majesties Dominions do so Entirely Depend upon Your Life we most humbly Beseech Your Majesty to take more than ordinary Care of Your Royal Person And we take this Occasion to Assure Your Majesty of our utmost Assistance to Defend Your Person and Support Your Government against the late King James and all other Your Enemies both at Home and Abroad hereby Declaring to all the World That in Case Your Majesty shall come to any Violent Death which God forbid we will Revenge the same upon all Your Enemies and their Adherents And as an Instance of our Zeal for Your Majesties Service we will give all possible Dispatch to the Publick Business And we make it our Desire to Your Majesty to Sieze and Secure all Persons Horses and Arms that Your Majesty may think fit to Apprehend upon this Occasion His Majesties most Gracious Answer to the Address of both Houses to this Effect My Lords and Gentlemen I Thank you heartily for this kind Address on My Part you may be Assured that I will do all that is within My Power for the Preservation of this Kingdom to which I have so many Obligations I will readily Venture my Life for Preserving it and Recommend My Self to the Continuance of your Loyalty and Good Affections FINIS