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earl of Hertford to the govern

The humble address of the boufe of ment of this kingdom, from whofe

Lords to his majefty.

Moft gracious Sovereign.

Wound loyal

E your majefty's molt duti ful and loyal fubjects, the Jords fpiritual and temporal in parliament affembled, return your ma jefty our unfeigned thanks for the repeated affurances we have redeived from the throne of your majesty's moft gracious intentions for the welfare and profperity of this kingdom; the cordial fincerity of which has been fully demonftrated by many fingular proofs of your royal goodness.

Truly fenfible of the ineftimable bleflings of our happy con ftitution, framed, in every respect, for the benefit of the people, we efteem it our inestimable duty to acknowledge, with the utmost thankfulnels, that it is, in every part, molt religioufly maintained, inforced and fupported, by the wifdom of your majefty's counfels and the clemency of your excel lent government.

With the most devoted attach ment to your majefty and your royal house, we beg leave to con gratulate with your majefty's loy al and affectionate subjects, on the aufpicious birth of another prince, defcended from your majefty, rejoicing in this acceflion of ftrength to your mot illuftrious house, on the ftability of which the happi. nefs of thele your majefty's kingdoms, and the liberties of Europe, (under God) depend.

At this conjuncture, we are par ticularly called upon moft grate fully to acknowledge your ma jefty's tender concern for us, in the choice of his excellency the

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knowledge of thofe connections by which the real interests of Great Britain and Ireland are inteparably united, and his long experienced attention to the particular interefts of this kingdom, we have the moft. pleafing expectations of our full enjoyment of those bleflings moft graciously intended for us by your majefty, which can only refult from a wife and confidential adminiftration.

Be pleased, moft gracious Sovereign, to accept of our faithful af furances that we will chearfully concur with his excellency the earl of Hertford in 'every measure which may moft effectually contribute to the increase of inanufactures and commerce, to the promoting of industry, virtue, and true religion.

Thefe fhall be the important objects of our deliberations, which we fhall not fail to purfue with attention and dispatchi, with harmony, unanimity, and the warmeft zeal for the public good; the fureft means of preferving the continuance of your majefty's approbati. on, which we fhall always efteem our higheft reward.

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The humble address of the house of Commons to his majesty.

Moft gracious Sovereign.

E your majetty's moft dati

ful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Ireland, in parlia, ment affembled, embrace, with the greatest eagerness, every oppor tunity of renewing the warmest affurances, which duty can dictate, or gratitude infpire, of our most inviolable zealand attachment to

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your majefty's royal perfon, family and government.

Attached as we are, by every principle of affection and intereft, what pleasure muft we feel, and how fincerely do we congratulate our most amiable fovereign, on the aufpicious birth of another prince; which promifes fo great an addition to his domeftic happiness, and a further stability to his moft illuftrious house, and our invaluable conftitution.

We thould think ourselves unworthy of that tender care and concern, fo invariably fhewn by your majefty, for the welfare of this kingdom, could we be infenfible of this recent inftance of your paternal goodness, in the appointment of a chief governor to prefide over us, whofe diftinguifhed abilities, animated by a peculiar and well founded affection for this country, will not only enable him to difcover, but engage him to employ the most effectual means for promoting the true intereft and happiness of this kingdom.

In this defirable work, your majefty may rely on the unanimous concurrence and chearful afliftance of your faithful commons; nor fhall we fail to make an honourable provifion for the fupport of your majefty's government, convinced that our fupplies will be properly applied to the public fervices, which we are pleafed to find have hitherto been answered, without making ufe of the confidential credit, which your majefty, with your ufual juftice, confidered only as a wife precaution against cafes of neceffity.

We fhall continue to give our utmost attention to the increase and improvement of the linen

manufacture, which we confider, in its several branches, as a principal object of our commerce; and fhall endeavour, by prudent laws, to guard against private frauds, fo deftructive of the credit of this our ftaple commodity. And as we have always confidered the charter fchools as inftitutions calculated to implant in the minds of the lower order of people, the principles of true religion and induftry, they, fhall undoubtedly receive the ftrongest proofs of our protection and encouragement.

Your majesty's favourable acceptance and gracious approbation of our paft condu&, will, if poffible, ftrengthen and improve our fixed and conftant refolution of perfevering in thofe principles of duty and loyalty, which, as they have procured, will undoubtedly preferve to us your royal favour and protection.

The humble address of the house of Lords to his excellency.

May it please your excellency, WE the lords fpiritual and

temporal in parliament af fembled, return your excellency our moft fincere thanks for your fpeech to both houfes of parlia ment.

We efteem ourselves under the higheft obligations to your excellency, for the fingular fatisfaction you have expreffed in this opportunity of concurring with us in promoting his majefty's moft gracious intentions for the profperity of this kingdom.

Your excellency's great abilities, which have received the strongest approbation from the important trufts repofed in you by our wife fovereign,

fovereign, and the long experience we have had of your knowledge in what relates to the real interefts of this kingdom, with your powerful and ready affiftance in fupport of them, give us an enlarged profpect of enjoying the utmolt benefit which can refult from a wellinformed benevolent adminiftration.

Thefe juft expectations call upon us again to exprefs, with the fincereft duty and gratitude, our ftrong fenfe of his majesty's wifdom and peculiar attention to the happiness of his most loyal and affectionate fubjects of Ireland, in having committed the government of them to your care.

We are most thankful to your excellency for your joyful information of the increase of domeftic happiness to our most amiable fovereign, and the added stability to his illufirious houfe, by the birth of another prince defcended from him, with which the welfare of thefe kingdoms are neceffarily connected.

excellency's kind intentions to-
wards us, we thall with unanimity
exert the utmost of our power to
fupport the honour of his ma
jetty's government, and the ease of
your excellency's adminiftration,
which we are confident will be
formed on the principles of public
utility to this kingdom.

His excellency's answer.
My Lords,

I am highly obliged to your lordthips for this very kind, and to me molt acceptable addrefs. My defire has ever been to be diftioguifhed by my regards for this country; and iny thanks to your lordships for the juftice you have done to my intentions, will be beft expreffed by the exertion of my utmost powers for the welfare of Ireland.

The humble address of the house of
Commons to his exceliency.

WE

May it please your excellency, E, his majefty's most duti Your excellency's wife and fea- ful and loyal fubjects, the fonable advice to improve this commons of Ireland in parliament time of general peace, by deliber- attembled, beg leave to return ating on the means to render the your excellency our most hearty natural advantages of this country thanks for your excellent fpeech moft beneficial to the inhabitants, from the throne, and to teftify the and to increase national wealth by fatisfaction we feel in his majesty's the employment of the people, mott gracious and cordial intenticannot fail to animate our endeaons to promote the profperity of vours for procuring those defirable this kingdom, of which we have ends. received a recent proof, by the appointment of a chief governor, fo eminently diftinguithed for his abilities and integrity, and for his affectionate regard for our welfare.

We think ourselves moft happy in his majesty's approbation and acceptance of our raft conduct, which has certainly been founded on our zeal for his fervice, and the welfare of this kingdom; in these fentiments we shall perfevere; and with the firment reliance on your

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and of our attention to the welfare of our country, give us the higheft fatisfaction; and we reft affured that this feffion of parliament, and your excellency's adminiftration, will be diftinguifh ed by every endeavour for the attainment of fuch defirable ends as are recommended to us; and we are fully convinced that fuch endeavours will be the most acceptable fervice to his majefty, the moft falutary method of fupporting his government, and will beft manifeft our gratitude for the paternal care and protection of the beft of kings.

The favourable light in which his majetty has been pleafed to view our paft conduct, will encourage us to perfevere in the fame principles which have already recommended us to his royal approbation.

As we must ever confider ourfelves moft nearly interested in every event which may contribute to the domeftic happiness of our moft gracious fovereign, we receive with the highest pleasure the information of the increase of his royal family by the birth of another prince.

We fhall chearfully concur in granting fuch fupplies as fhall be neceffary to answer the exigencies of the public fervice, and fupport his majesty's government with honour, fully perfuaded we shall again experience the best œconomy, and proper application of

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The fupport and extenfion of the linen manufacture, in its feveral branches, will beft conduce to thofe laudable purposes; and we fhall ufe our utmost efforts to affitt the progrefs, and keep up the credit of fo valuable a trade.

The charter-fchools which your excellency fo ftrongly recommends to our protection, will ever be a principal object of our care, fully fenfible how neceffary religious principles, and a virtuous education, are, to promote industry in the people, and of the good effects produced by those useful feminaries; and we muft again repeat our fincere thanks to your excellency for the kind affurances you have given us, and the ardent zeal you profefs for the peace, fafety and profperity of Ireland, which, as the best return we can make, we thall endeavour to repay, by doing every thing in our power to render your excellency's adminiftration easy and honourable. His Excellency's Anfwer. Gentlemen,

I return you my warmest thanks for this very kind and affectionate addrefs. My ambition is fo deferve your confidence, and my highest fatisfaction will be faithfully to reprefent to his majefty the fincerity of your duty to him, and your unanimity in his fervice, and that of your country.

The most humble addrefs, to the king, of his majesty's new fubjects, the French inhabitants of the island of Grenada.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

OUR new fubjects of the ifland of Grenada molt humbly

bly beg leave to throw themselves at your majefty's feet to renew their oath of allegiance, and to implore your royal protection. Thefe fubjects, given you by the hand of victory, and deftined to tranfmit by their offspring, to lateft pofterity, the glory of your majefty's arms, blefs the God of hofts for having placed them under your majesty's dominion, fince fate was to remove them from that of the prince under whofe power they were born. The glory in being able, from the foot of your throne, to admire in their new mafter the fovereign of the feas, the conqueror of the age, the pacifier of Europe, and the illuftrious object of the love of the moft illuftrious of all nations.

What may not these happy Britons promife themselves from the fequel of a reign fo illuftrious in its beginning! and how flattering is it to your fubjects of Grenada, to be intitled to partake, in time to come, of the fplendor and glory, which your majefty gives to Great Britain, and to the name of British fubjects,

If the valour and ftrength of your majefty's arms are proved (as in effect they are) by a rapidity of conqueft, of which the astonished univerfe fcarcely finds any example in hiftory; your treaties with your enemies render equally memorable your benevolence for all mankind, the greatnefs of your foul, and the profound wildom of your

councils.

Your majesty, in giving peace to Europe, has acquired as much glory as advantage; and your goodness to the inhabitants of your conquetis, in granting them the free exercite of their religion,

and, as far as the laws will permit, the privileges of Britons, proves to the world, that your majesty defires only to reign over happy fubjects.

There is indeed nothing wanting to make them completely happy, but the favour they hope your majefty will grant them, of enjoying, without diftinction, every advantage of a British subject.

What may they not hope from your majefty's goodnefs, after the proof given this colony of Grenada, of your paternal tenderness in appointing her a governor, who, after having diftinguished himself by his valour in the neighbouring iflands, is, by his abilities, and the goodness of his heart, become the object of the admiration, the confidence and affection of the con. quered people, and that in a manner as honourable to himself, as advantageous to his country.

We befeech your majefty to permit us to affure you, that your majetty has no fabjects more faithful and thankful; more jealous of the fupport and increase of your glory; none in whofe hearts you reign more. fovereignly, and are more warmly difpofed to ferve their new country, with their lives and fortunes, than your subjects of Grenada.

May it please the Sovereign who protects kings, and fearches hearts, to watch inceffantly on the prefervation of your majefty, to compleat your glory, and atteft the fincerity of our fentiments and rows.

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