The Humble ADDRESS Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual & Temporal In Parliament Assembled, Presented to HIS MAJESTY On Tuesday the Third Day of January, 1698.
AND His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS ANSEWR THEREUNTO.
LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd; Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. 1698.
IT is Ordered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled, That the Lord Chancellor do give Order, that the Address of this House presented to His Majesty yesterday, and His most Gracious Answer thereunto, be forthwith Printed and Published.
The Humble ADDRESS Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal In PARLIAMENT Assembled.
WE Your Majesties most Loyal and Dutiful Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled, being highly Sensible of Your Majesties great Grace and Goodness towards Your People, Exprest upon so many Occasions, and particularly in Your Majesties most Gracious Speech to both Houses, at the Opening of this Parliament, Do beg Leave, humbly to Assure Your Majesty, That as we shall always Retain a lively Impression of those great and continued Obligations, which Your Majesty hath laid upon this Nation to all Posterity; so it shall be upon [Page 4]every Occasion the Perpetual Care and Study of this House, with the most zealous Duty, and the most grateful Affections imaginable, to make Your Majesty all Suitable Returns within their Power.
And at this time particularly, we beg Leave further to Assure Your Majesty, That we shall not fail to use our most diligent Endeavours, for the Attaining of those great and good Ends, which Your Majesty hath been Graciously Pleased to Recommend to Your Parliament.
His Majesties most Gracious Answer to the Address was to this Effect:
MY Lords, I take this Address very Kindly, and give you My Hearty Thanks. The House may always Depend upon My Kindness, as I do on this Assurance of their Duty to Me, and their Zeal for the Publick Good.