The humble address of the corporation of Trinity-House Trinity House (London, England) 1681 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A44958 Wing H3379B ESTC R213220 99825688 99825688 30074

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A44958) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 30074) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2209:09) The humble address of the corporation of Trinity-House Trinity House (London, England) Berkeley, George Berkeley, Earl of, 1627-1698. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685. 1 sheet ([2] p.) printed for Rich. Royston, bookseller to His most sacred Majesty, London : 1681. Dated 15 May 1681. With an introduction by George Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley, and the response of Charles II. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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 eng Trinity House (London, England) -- Early works to 1800. Merchant mariners -- England -- Early works to 1800. 2003-04 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-06 Sampled and proofread 2003-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-08 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The Humble ADDRESS OF THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY-HOUSE. Windsor, May 15. 1681.

This day the Right Honourable George Earl of Berkeley, Master of the Corporation of the Trinity-House of Deptford-Strond; in company with the Wardens, Assistants, and Elder-Brethren of the said Corporation, attended His MAJESTY here, with an ADDRESS, Introduced by his Lordship, with a Speech to the Effect following.

May it please Your Majesty,

WE Your MAJESTIES most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects, do in all Humility acknowledge, that Your Majesty has been most Gracious to all Your Subjects; very particularly to Traders, and to those who have had the Honour to be employed in Your Maritime affairs. None of Your Predecessors (SIR,) have ever been pleased to give us so much Countenance and Encouragement as Your Majesty has done; and therefore we hope, you will please to pardon us, if we put some value upon our selves for having received such Signal marks of Your Grace and Favour to us.

SIR,

Your great Goodness gives us the presumption of making this Humble Address to Your Majesty; which we beg may be now Read.

The Address was by His Majesties Command accordingly Read, in the Terms following, viz.

To the King's most Excellent MAJESTY. THE HUMBLE ADDRESS OF THE Master, Wardens, Assistants and Elder Brethren of the Corporation of the Trinity-House of Deptford-Strond, SHEWETH,

THAT We Your Majestie's most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects, the Body Corporate of the Seamen and Mariners of this Your Kingdom of England, having taken into serious consideration Your Majestie's most Gracious Declaration, wherein You have been lately pleased to give to all Your good Subjects an assurance of Your Royal Purposes of calling frequent Parliaments, and employing Your utmost Endeavours (both in and out of Parliament) towards the Extirpation of Popery, Redressing and Prevention of Grievances, and Governing in all things according to the Laws of this Your Kingdom; Do with all Humility return Our most humble Thanks to Your most Sacred Majesty, for this Your so Gracious Condescention to the just and ample satisfaction of all Your Loyal Subjects; acknowledging it likewise the especial Duty of this Corporation, to declare to the World Your Majestie's Royal and unwearied Care, both in the general promotion of all Matters conducing to the Prosperity and Improvement of the Navigation and Trade of this Your Kingdom; and in the particular instance lately given thereof by Your Majesty, in Your Royal Endeavours for the preservation of Your City and Port of TANGIER, in the midst of so many Difficulties, and at so great Expence.

AND We do most Humbly beseech Your Majesty to accept of the Assurances which we here in all Duty tender You, of the utmost Effects of Our constant and sincere Allegiance to Your Majesty, under Your most Gracious Government, both in Church and State, as it is now by Law Established: Adding in all Humility, That as it has already been the Honour of very many Your Faithful Subjects, Members of this Corporation, to have hazarded their Lives in Your Majestie's Service on the Seas, so do we (according to Our Oaths) unanimously Tender to Your most Excellent Majesty (as to the best of PRINCES) the future Command of Our Lives and Fortunes, in the defence of Your most Sacred Majesty, Your Heirs and Successors; Zealously praying to Almighty God, to grant Your Majesty a Long and Prosperous Reign over Us, with a Lasting, Peaceable and Right Succession to Your Royal Throne, according to Law.

His Majesty was pleased to express His Gracious acceptance thereof to this effect.

My LORD,

I Thank you kindly and heartily for This Address, and shall not be wanting to perform My part. And as I have always been a Friend to the Navigation and Seamen of England, you may assure your selves I shall ever be so.

LONDON, Printed for Rich. Royston, Bookseller to His Most Sacred Majesty. 1681.