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 eng England and Wales. -- Parliament. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688. eebo His Majesties gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, at their prorogation, November 4. 1673 n/a 1673 5 320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-04 Sampled and proofread 2014-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

His Majesties GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT , AT THEIR Prorogation , November 4. 1673.

By His Majesties special Command .

C R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE royal blazon surmounted by a crown and flanked by the English lion and Tudor rose on one side and the Scottish unicorn and thistle on the other

LONDON , Printed by the Assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker , Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty , 1673.

CU MPRIVILEGIO .

His Majesties GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT , At their Prorogation . My Lords , and Gentlemen ,

I Need not tell you , how unwillingly I call you hither at this time , being enough sensible what advantages . My Enemies both abroad and at home will reap by the least appearance of a difference betwixt Me and My Parliament ; nay , being assured , they expect more success from such a Breach ( could they procure it ) then from their Arms.

This , I say , shall ( whilest I live ) be My chief endeavour to prevent , and for that reason I think it necessary to make a short Recess , that all Good Men may recollect themselves against the next Meeting , and consider , Whether the present posture of Affairs will not rather require their applications to matters of Religion , and Support against Our onely Competitors at Sea , then to things of less importance ; and in the mean while , I will not be wanting to let all My Subjects see , that no care can be greater then My Own , in the effectual suppressing of Popery : And it shall be your faults , if in your several Countries , the Lawes be not effectually executed against the Growth of it .

I will not be idle neither in some other things which may add to your Satisfaction , and then I shall expect a suitable Return from you .

FINIS .