His
Majesties
GRACIOUS
SPEECH
To
both
Hous
;
es
of
Parliament
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
HAving
lately
told
you
,
that
it
would
be
necessary
for
me
to
go
into
Holland
much
about
this
time
,
I
am
very
glad
to
find
that
the
Success
of
your
Endeavours
to
bring
this
Session
to
a
happy
Conclusion
,
has
been
such
,
that
I
am
now
at
Liberty
to
do
it
;
And
I
return
you
my
hearty
Thanks
for
the
great
Dispatch
you
have
made
in
finishing
the
Supplies
you
have
designed
for
carring
on
the
War
,
which
it
shall
be
my
care
to
see
duely
and
punctually
Applyed
to
that
Service
for
which
you
have
given
them
:
And
I
do
likewise
think
it
proper
to
Assure
you
,
that
I
shall
not
make
any
Grant
of
the
Forfeited
Lands
in
England
or
Ireland
;
till
there
be
another
Opportunity
of
Settling
that
Matter
in
Parliament
,
in
such
manner
as
shall
be
thought
most
expedient
.
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
.
As
I
have
Reason
to
be
very
well
Satisfied
with
the
proofs
you
have
given
Me
of
your
good
affection
in
this
Session
of
Parliament
,
So
I
promise
my Self
the
continuance
of
the
Same
,
at
your
return
into
your
several
Counties
:
And
as
every
day
produces
fresh
instances
of
the
Restlesness
of
our
Enemies
,
both
at
home
and
abroad
,
in
designing
against
the
Prosperity
of
this
Nation
and
Government
Establish'd
;
So
I
do
not
doubt
but
that
the
Union
and
good
correspondence
between
Me
and
My
Parliament
,
and
My
earnest
and
constant
Endeavours
for
your
preservation
on
the
one
hand
,
joyned
with
the
Continuance
of
your
Zeal
and
Affection
to
Support
Me
on
the
other
,
will
,
by
the
Blessing
of
God
,
be
at
all
times
too
Strong
for
the
utmost
Malice
and
Contrivance
of
Our
common
Enemies
.