The Humble ADDRESS Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual & Temporal In Parliament Assembled, Presented to HIS MAJESTY On Wednesday the Twenty Eighth day of October, 1696.

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. 1696.

Die Mercurij 28. Octob' 1696.

IT is Ordered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled, That the Right Honourable the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, do give Order, That the Address of this House, presented to His Majesty this Day, 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.

Dei Martis 27. Octob' 1696.

May it please Your most Excellent Majesty,

WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parlia­ment Assembled, Do conceive We cannot en­ter upon the Business of this Session any way so well, as by an Address to Your Majesty, Testifying Our Zeal to Your Service, and Our Forwardness to Apply Our Selves to what Your Majesty has lately Proposed from the Throne.

And being Entirely satisfied that the Li­berty of Europe is concerned in the Reso­lutions of this Parliament, and that the Welfare of your Majesties Subjects does depend upon Your Safety, and the Suc­cess of Your Arms: We beg leave to As­sure Your Majesty, We do and ever shall consider all the Disappointments You meet with, and the Obstructions laid in [Page 4]Your way as Our greatest Misfortunes, and those that Create and Promote them as Enemies to the Publick.

And as with the utmost Sincerity We give Your Majesty these Assurances, so We think it becomes Us to deal as plainly with Your Enemies; and therefore that they may not believe your Majesties Loyal Subjects can ever Wish for Peace, or Think of it, but upon those Safe and Honourable Terms, which may make it Lasting and Secure: We further Assure Your Majesty, We shall Endeavour to o­vercome all Difficulties to Support You at the Head of so Just and Glorious a Cause, and shall never be Wanting or Backward on Our Part, in what may be Necessary to Your Majesties Honour, the Good of these Kingdoms, and the Quiet of Chri­stendom.

Matth. Johnson, Cleric' Parliamentor'

His Majesties most Gracious Answer to the Address.

I Am Extreamly Pleased with an Address so full of Affection to Me, and Zeal for the Cause in which We are all Engaged; and I shall always Think that the best Security against Our Enemies of all sorts, is to be thus happily United and Resolved a­mongst Our Selves.

FINIS.

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