WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament As­sembled, having Resolved by the Unanimous Vote of this House, That the Send­ing so great a Fleet into the Mediterranean, and Con­tinuing it in those Parts, has been to the Honour and Advantage of Your Majesty and Your Kingdoms; and having Spent some Time upon Consideration of the Condition of the Fleet both at Home and Abroad, and of the great Encrease of the Naval Force and Strength of our Neigh­bours, Conceive it to be our Duty to Your Ma­jesty and the Kingdom, Humbly to Represent, That the Honour and Safety of this Nation, un­der the Providence of God, chiefly Depends up­on Your Strength at Sea. And whereas, by the [Page 4]long Continuance of this War, the Num­ber of Your Ships must have been Diminished, and those Remaining greatly Impaired, We think it of the highest Importance to Your Majesties Service, and the Security and Interest of Your People, That You would be Pleased to Give such Speedy and Effectual Directions for the Repair and Encrease of Your Royal Navy, as may Enable Your Majesty, not only to Continue a Strength in the Mediterranean during this War, which may be Superiour to that of our Enemies, but likewise to Maintain such a Force here at Home, and in the West-Indies, as shall be a Se­curity for our Coasts and Plantations, and a Pro­tection of our Trade, and Sufficient both for the Annoying of our Enemies, and for the Protecting and Convoying all such Stores and Provisions as must be Sent to the Fleet in those Parts; upon the Effectual and Timely Providing whereof, the Safety of that Part of Your Majesties Navy does so much Depend.