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A66135 His Majesties gracious letter to the meeting of the Estates of his ancient kingdom of Scotland William R. William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Scotland. Convention of Estates. 1689 (1689) Wing W2334; ESTC R20554 841 1

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His Majesties Gracious LETTER To the Meeting of the Estates of His Ancient KINGDOM of SCOTLAND WILLIAM R. My Lords and Gentlemen THE Commissioners sent by you have presented your Letter to Us with your Petition or Claim of Right the Grievances and your Address for turning you into a Parliament which were all Read in Our Presence after which the Queen and We did take and Sign the Oath tendered to Us by your said Commissioners which by GOD'S assistance We will Religiously observe At our first Engaging in this undertaking We had particular Consideration and Regard for Scotland and therefore We Emitted a Declaration for that as well as this Kingdom which We intend to make good and effectual to you and you shall always find Us ready to Protect you and Assist you in making such Laws as may secure your Religion Liberties and Properties and prevent or redress what ever may be justly grievous to you We shall never believe that the true Interest of the People and the Crown can be opposite and shall always account that Our greatest Prerogative to Enact such Laws as may promote Truth Peace and Wealth in Our Kingdoms At your Desire We have Resolved to turn you who are the full Representatives of the Nation into a Parliament But because the Instructions to Our Commissioner and other things Necessary cannot be expected before the Twenty one Instant to which you are Adjourned Therefore We do Authorize you to Adjourn your Selves to the Fifth day of June Next against which time you are to Require all your Members to be Present That then you may Proceed with Unity and Alacritie to Dispatch what Affairs do most Conduce to the Right Settlement of that Nation And as We do assure you on Our Part that We will not put the Advantages the Crown may have in the Ballance with the True Interest of the Kingdom So We do expect on yours that all Animosities and Private Interests being laid aside you will Cheerfully Concur with Us in settling the welfare of the Kingdom by such Laws as may procure your own Happiness and establish the Publick Good. And so We bid you Heartily Farewell Given at Our Court at Hampton-Court the seventeenth day of May one thousand six hundred and eighty nine and of Our Reign the first Year By His Majesties Command MELVILL EDINBVRGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson By Order of the Convention of Estates Anno DOM. 1689.