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HIS MAJESTIES MOST Gracious Speech To Both Houses of PARLIAMENT , On Tuesday the seventh of May , 1689.

Published by His Majesties Command .

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DUBLIN , DUBLIN , Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham Assigns of Benjamin Tooke , Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty ; and are to be sold on Ormonde-Key , and at the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street . 1689.

HIS MAJESTIES Most Gracious SPEECH To Both Houses of Parliament , &c. My Lords and Gentlemen ,

THe Exemplary Loyalty which this Nation expressed to Me , at a time , when others of My Subjects so undutifully misbehaved themselves to Me , or so basely betraid Me ; And your seconding My Deputy , as you did , in His Bold and Resolute asserting My Right , in preserving this Kingdom for Me , and putting it in a posture of Defence ; made Me resolve to come to you , and to venture My Life with you , in defence of your Liberties , and My Own Right . And , to My great satisfaction , I have not only found you ready to serve Me , but that your Courage has equalled your Zeal .

I have always been for Liberty of Conscience , and against invading any man's Property ; having still in My mind that saying in Holy Writ , Do as you would be done to , for that is the Law and the Prophets .

It was this Liberty of Conscience I gave , which My Enemies both abroad and at home dreaded ; especially when they saw that I was resolved to have it Established by Law in all My Dominions , and made them set themselves up against Me , though for different reasons . Seeing that if I had once settled it , My people ( in the opinion of the one ) would have been too happy ; and I ( in the opinion of the other ) too great .

This Argument was made use of , to perswade their own people to joyn with them , and too many of My Subjects to use Me as they have done . But nothing shall ever perswade Me to change My mind , as to that 〈…〉 ever I am the Master , I design ( God willing ) to Establish it by Law ; and have no other Test or Distinction but that of Loyalty .

I expect your concurrence in so Christian a Work , and in making Laws against Profaneness and all sorts of Debauchery .

I shall also most readily consent , to the making such Good and Wholsom Laws , as may be for the general good of the Nation , the improvement of Trade and the relieving of such as have been injured by the late Acts of Settlement , as far forth as may be consistent with Reason , Justice and the publick Good of My People .

And as I shall do My part to make you Happy and Rich , I make no doubt of your Assistance ; by enabling me to oppose the unjust designs of My Enemies , and to make this Nation flourish .

And to encourage you the more to it , you know with how great Generosity and Kindness the Most Christian King gave a secure Retreat to the Queen , My Son , and My Self , when We were forced out of England , and came to seek for Protection and Safety in His Dominions ; how he embraced my Interest , and gave me such Supplies of all sorts as enabled me to come to you ; which , without his obliging Assistance , I could not have done : This He did at a time when He had so many and so considerable Enemies to deal with : and you see still continues to do .

I shall conclude as I have begun , and assure you I am as sensible as you can desire , of the signal Loyalty you have expressed to me ; and shall make it my chief study ( as it always has been ) to make you and all my Subjects happy .

FINIS .