THE SPEECH OF THE RIGHT HONOƲRABLE Henry Powle, Esq SPEAKER OF THE House of Commons, Upon Passing the BILL, Intitled, An ACT for the granting a Present AID to Their MAJESTIES.

On Thursday the 21th day of March 1688.

In the SAVOY, Printed by E. Jones, for W. Nott in the Pall-Mall. 1688.

THE SPEECH OF THE RIGHT HONOƲRABLE Henry Powle, Esq Speaker of the House of Commons, &c.

May it please Your Majesty,

SInce Your Majesties Accession to the Crown, the House of Commons have Employed their Time in Considering of such Laws as might be most Effectual for the Support of Your Majesties Go­vernment, and for that End, they have several Bills now depending before them, which they hope to finish in a short time. But lest Your Majesties Affairs might receive any Prejudice for want of a timely Supply, whil'st those Bills are under Consideration, they have Ʋnanimously Agreed upon a present Ayd of Four hundred and twelve thousand Pounds, which [Page 4] they are here come to Offer to Your Majesties Gra­cious Acceptance.

This they Present to Your Majesty, as an Earnest only of what they further intend for Your Majesties Service, Humbly Desiring Your Majesty to Accept of the same, together with Their Hearty Prayers, That Your Majesty may continue long to Reign, a Glorious Prince over a Happy and Obedient People.

FINIS.

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