His
Majesties
MOST
GRACIOUS
SPEECH
To
both
HOUSES
of
PARLIAMENT
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
YOU
have
shewn
so
great
Concern
for
My
Person
,
and
Zeal
for
My
Government
,
and
have
done
so
much
for
the
Preservation
of
the
One
,
and
for
the
Strengthning
of
the
Other
,
by
the
Good
Laws
which
have
been
made
,
and
by
the
Supplies
you
have
Provided
for
the
several
Occasions
of
this
Year
,
that
the
late
Designs
of
Our
Enemies
are
(
by
the
Blessing
of
God
)
like
to
have
no
other
Effect
,
than
to
let
them
see
how
firmly
We
are
United
,
and
to
give
Me
this
Occasion
to
Acknowledge
your
Kindness
,
and
to
Assure
you
of
all
the
Returns
which
a
Prince
can
make
to
His
People
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
The
Necessity
of
Affairs
requiring
My
Absence
out
of
the
Kingdom
for
some
time
,
I
do
earnestly
Recommend
to
you
,
That
in
your
several
Stations
you
will
be
Assisting
to
those
whom
I
shall
leave
to
Administer
the
Government
,
and
that
you
will
be
careful
in
Preserving
the
Publick
Peace
of
the
Kingdom
.
Then
the
Lord
Keeper
,
by
His
Majesties
Command
,
said
,
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
IT
is
His
Majesties
Royal
Will
and
Pleasure
,
That
this
Parliament
should
be
Prorogued
to
Tuesday
the
Sixteenth
day
of
June
next
;
and
this
Parliament
is
accordingly
Prorogued
to
Tuesday
the
Sixteenth
day
of
June
next
.
FINIS
.