The
Humble
ADDRESS
Of
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lords
Spiritual
&
Temporal
In
Parliament
Assembled
,
Presented
to
HIS
MAJESTY
On
Munday
the
Sixth
Day
of
February
,
1698.
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
.
1698.
Die
Martis
7ᵒ.
Februarii
,
1698.
IT
is
Ordered
by
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
in
Parliament
Assembled
,
That
the
Address
of
this
House
,
and
His
Majesties
most
Gracious
Answer
thereunto
,
be
forthwith
Printed
and
Published
.
Matth.
Johnson
,
Cleric'
Parliamentor
'
The
Humble
ADDRESS
Of
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
In
PARLIAMENT
Assembled
.
Die
Sabbati
4ᵒ.
Februarii
,
1698.
WE
Your
Majesties
most
Loyal
and
Dutiful
Subjects
,
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal
in
Parliament
Assembled
,
having
taken
into
your
Consideration
Your
Majesties
most
Gracious
Speech
,
Do
with
all
Duty
present
our
most
hearty
Thanks
to
Your
Majesty
for
the
Gracious
Expressions
therein
,
and
particularly
,
That
You
were
Pleased
to
Acquaint
both
Houses
of
Parliament
,
That
You
came
to
Pass
the
Bill
for
Disbanding
the
Army
as
soon
as
You
understood
it
was
Ready
for
Your
Majesty
;
And
that
it
is
Your
Majesties
fixt
Opinion
,
That
nothing
can
be
so
Fatal
to
Us
,
as
that
any
Distrust
or
Jealousie
should
arise
between
Your
Majesty
and
Your
People
.
And
likewise
for
Your
great
Care
and
Concern
for
the
Safety
of
the
Kingdom
upon
all
Occasions
.
And
we
humbly
beg
Leave
to
Assure
Your
Majesty
,
That
at
all
times
for
the
Safety
of
the
Kingdom
and
the
Preservation
of
the
Peace
,
which
God
hath
given
us
,
this
House
will
Assist
and
Defend
Your
Majesty
against
all
Your
Enemies
both
at
Home
and
Abroad
.