His
Majesties
MOST
GRACIOUS
SPEECH
To
both
Houses
of
PARLIAMENT
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
I
Cannot
take
Leave
of
so
good
a
Parliament
,
without
Publickly
Acknowledging
the
Sense
I
have
of
the
Great
Things
you
have
done
for
My
Safety
and
Honour
,
and
for
the
Support
and
Welfare
of
My
People
.
Every
one
of
your
Sessions
hath
made
good
this
Character
:
The
Happy
Uniting
of
Us
in
an
Association
for
Our
Mutual
Defence
;
The
Remedying
the
Corruption
of
the
Coin
,
which
had
been
so
long
Growing
upon
the
Nation
;
The
Restoring
of
Credit
;
The
Giving
Supplies
in
such
a
manner
for
Carrying
on
the
War
,
as
did
,
by
Gods
Blessing
,
Produce
an
Honourable
Peace
;
And
after
that
,
the
Making
such
Provisions
for
our
Common
Security
,
and
towards
Satisfying
the
Debts
Contracted
in
so
long
a
War
,
with
as
little
Burden
to
the
Kingdom
as
is
possible
,
are
such
Things
as
will
give
a
Lasting
Reputation
to
this
Parliament
,
and
will
be
a
Subject
of
Emulation
to
those
who
shall
come
after
.
Besides
all
this
,
I
Think
My Self
Personally
Obliged
to
Return
My
Thanks
to
you
,
Gentlemen
of
the
House
of
Commons
,
for
the
Regard
you
have
had
to
My
Honour
by
the
Establishment
of
My
Revenue
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
There
is
Nothing
I
Value
so
much
as
the
Esteem
and
Love
of
My
People
,
and
as
for
their
Sakes
I
Avoided
no
Hazards
,
during
the
War
,
so
My
whole
Study
and
Care
shall
be
to
Improve
and
Continue
to
them
the
Advantages
and
Blessings
of
Peace
.
And
I
earnestly
Desire
you
all
,
in
your
several
Stations
to
be
Vigilant
in
Preserving
Peace
and
Good
Order
,
and
in
a
Due
and
Regular
Execution
of
the
Laws
,
especially
those
against
Profaneness
and
Irreligion
.
Then
the
Lord
Chancellor
,
by
His
Majesties
Command
,
said
,
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
HIS
Majesties
Royal
Will
and
Pleasure
is
,
That
this
Parliament
be
Prorogued
to
Tuesday
the
Second
day
of
August
next
;
and
this
Parliament
is
Prorogued
accordingly
to
Tuesday
the
Second
day
of
August
next
.
FINIS
.