His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT, On Munday the 27th of January 1689.

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LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill, and Thomas Newcomb, Prin­ters to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majesties, MDCLXXXIX.

His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both HOUSES of PARLIAMENT.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I Am so sensible of the Readiness you have shewed to Supply Me with Money for the Carrying on the Wars I am Engaged in, that I am glad of this Occasion to give you Thanks for your Chearful Dis­patch of that Matter, which was absolutely Ne­cessary for the Common Safety.

The best Return I can make to your Kindness is, to Assure you, That as far as it will go, it shall all be Employed to the Purposes it was Given.

It is a very sensible Affliction to Me, to see My good People Burthened with Heavy Taxes; But since the speedy Recovering of Ireland is, in My Opinion, the only Means to Ease them, and [Page 4] to Preserve the Peace and Honour of the Nati­on, I am Resolved to go thither in Person, and with the Blessing of God Almighty, Endeavour to Reduce that Kingdom, that it may no longer be a Charge to this.

And as I have already ventured My Life for the Preservation of the Religion, Laws and Li­berties of this Nation; So I am now willing a­gain to expose It to Secure you the quiet Enjoy­ment of them.

The Spring draws on, and it being requisite I should be Early in the Field, I must immediately apply My Thoughts to the giving Orders for the necessary Preparations; Which that I may have the more Leisure to do, I have thought convenient now to put an End to this Session.

Then the Speaker by His Majesties Com­mand said,

My Lords and Gentlemen,
IT is His Majesties Pleasure, That this Parlia­ment be Prorogued to the Second Day of April next; And this Parliament is Prorogued to the Second Day of April next.

FINIS.

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