Letter
Congratulatory
from
the
Privy
Council
of
Scotland
,
to
His
Majesty
upon
the
Conclusion
of
the
Peace
,
and
His
Majesties
safe
Return
.
May
it
please
Your
Majesty
,
AFter
Our
Thanks
to
Almighty
GOD
:
We
do
with
all
Joy
,
heartily
Congratulate
the
most
happy
Success
of
Your
Arms
,
in
Terminating
so
long
and
great
a
War
,
by
such
an
Honourable
and
Advantagious
Peace
,
which
is
amongst
the
greatest
of
Earthly
Blessings
.
And
yet
We
have
to
Congratulat
a
far
Greater
to
Us
and
all
Your
good
Subjects
:
And
that
is
,
Your
Majesties
safe
Return
to
Britain
,
to
the
Universal
Satisfaction
and
Rejoycing
of
all
Your
Kingdoms
:
which
Blessings
as
they
are
truly
beyond
our
Expression
,
so
shal
they
ever
Oblige
us
,
to
all
that
Faithfulness
Love
and
Duty
,
that
can
be
expected
from
the
most
Loyal
of
Subjects
to
the
best
of
Kings
.
And
we
do
heartily
pray
Almighty
GOD
,
that
He
who
hath
made
Your
Majesty
the
Great
Restorer
of
our
Religion
,
Laws
and
Liberty
,
and
the
most
Glorious
Establisher
of
the
Peace
of
Christendome
,
may
always
preserve
your
Sacred
Person
,
from
all
Deceit
and
Violence
:
and
make
Your
Life
and
Reign
,
as
long
and
prosperous
,
as
they
are
indeed
most
Dear
and
Desireable
to
us
,
and
all
Your
Majesties
good
Subjects
.
We
are
May
it
please
Your
Majesty
,
Your
Majesties
most
Faithful
,
most
Loyal
,
and
most
Obedient
Subjects
and
Servants
.
Sic
subscribitur
-
Marchmont
Cancellar.
-
Melvill
P.
-
Tweeddale
,
-
Southerland
,
-
Morton
,
-
Buchan
▪
-
Leven
,
-
Annandale
,
-
Tarbat
,
-
Ross
,
-
Carmichael
,
-
Ruthven
,
-
Ja:
Stuart
,
-
Ad
:
Cokburn
,
-
W
:
Anstruther
,
-
Jo:
Maxwel
,
-
Arc
:
Murray
,
-
Ard
:
Muire
.
Edinburgh
,
November
20.
1697.