HIS
MAJESTIES
Most
Gracious
LETTER
To
the
PARLIAMENT
-
of
Scotland
.
WILLIAM
R.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
THe
continuance
of
the
War
obliging
Us
to
Call
you
together
at
this
time
,
for
your
own
Safety
and
Security
,
as
well
as
for
Our
Service
,
and
hindering
Us
to
be
present
in
Person
:
We
have
appointed
Our
Right
Trustee
,
and
Right
well
Beloved
Cousin
and
Counsellor
,
JOHN
Earl
of
Tullibardine
to
be
Our
Commissioner
,
for
Representing
Our
Person
and
Authority
in
this
Session
of
Parliament
.
The
knowledge
We
have
of
his
Capacity
,
as
well
as
of
his
zealous
Affection
,
and
firm
Fidelity
to
Our
Person
and
Government
,
will
certainly
render
him
Acceptable
.
We
have
fully
Instructed
him
in
all
that
may
Concern
the
Good
and
Welfare
of
that
our
Antient
Kingdom
,
and
the
Interest
of
Our
Service
;
And
therefore
you
are
to
give
him
entire
Trust
and
Credit
.
He
is
to
Ask
nothing
of
you
in
Our
Name
,
but
what
your
own
Safety
makes
necessary
.
The
Delivery
that
God
Almighty
lately
gave
Us
,
from
that
Imminent
Danger
to
which
both
Our
Person
and
Kingdoms
were
Exposed
,
by
the
Crafty
and
Bloody
Designs
of
Our
Enemies
,
is
fresh
in
your
Remembrance
,
and
Calls
for
Our
Joint
Care
and
Providence
for
the
future
.
The
Supplies
Granted
in
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
,
are
now
almost
expired
;
And
you
also
know
how
much
the
Funds
there
to
appointed
,
are
sunk
below
Expectation
.
The
Continuing
of
the
Forces
,
the
Buying
of
Arms
and
Ammunition
,
the
Repairing
of
Forts
and
Garisons
,
and
the
Provisions
for
your
Frigats
,
being
all
for
your
own
Defence
,
with
the
other
Charges
and
Contingencies
of
the
Government
,
will
readily
perswade
you
to
give
what
is
Needful
,
for
those
Ends.
And
that
in
the
most
effectual
and
easy
manner
,
Recruits
during
the
War
must
also
be
had
;
which
We
hope
you
will
provide
in
such
ways
as
may
best
prevent
Abuses
.
We
have
Impowered
Our
Commissioner
,
to
Give
Our
Royal
Assent
,
to
such
Laws
as
shall
be
judged
necessary
,
for
the
better
Securing
to
Our
Subjects
their
Rights
and
Properties
.
It
hath
been
,
and
shall
still
be
Our
Royal
Care
,
to
Preserve
you
in
Peace
and
Safety
,
and
to
Promove
your
Welfare
and
Prosperity
:
And
therefore
We
expect
you
will
Treat
and
Conclude
all
Matters
,
with
that
Prudence
,
Calmness
and
concord
,
as
will
be
most
to
Our
Satisfaction
,
and
no
less
to
your
own
Honour
and
Advantage
;
And
so
We
bid
you
heartily
Farewell
.
Given
at
Our
Court
at
Loo
the
28
August
1696.
And
of
Our
Reign
the
Eighth
year
.