His Highness the Prince of Orange His letter to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal assembled at Westminster in this present convention. January 22. 1688. William III, King of England, 1650-1702. Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI : 2006-06. N29475 N29475 Shipton 39252 APV8613 39252 99004182

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 Early American Imprints, 1639-1800 ; no. 39252. (Evans-TCP ; no. N29475) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 39252) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39252) His Highness the Prince of Orange His letter to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal assembled at Westminster in this present convention. January 22. 1688. William III, King of England, 1650-1702. England and Wales. Parliament. [4] p. Printed by R.P. [i.e., Richard Pierce] for Benjamin Harris at the London-Coffee-House,, Boston, : 1689. Imprint from colophon. Not in Wing. "The address of the Lords Spiritual & Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster in the present convention, die Martis, 22. Jan. 1688," "The Prince's answer. Die Mecurii. Jan 23. 1688," and two orders, dated Jan. 2 and Feb. 2, 1688, p. [3]. Dates are according to the old style calendar.

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HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF ORANGE His LETTER to the LORDS SPIRITƲAL and TEMPORAL Aſſembled at Weſtminſter in this preſent Convention. January 22. 1688. My Lords

I Have Endeavour'd to the utmoſt of my power to perform what was deſired of me, in order to the publick Peace and Safety; and I do not know that any thing hath been omitted which might tend to the preſervation of them, ſince the Adminiſtration of Affairs was put into my hands. It now lyes upon you to lay the Foundations of a firm Security for your RELIGION, your LAWS, and your LIBERTIES.

I do not doubt, but that by ſuch a full & free Repreſentative of the Nation, as now is met, the Ends of my Declaration will be attained: and ſince it hath pleaſed GOD, hitherto to bleſs my good Intentions with ſo great Succeſs, I truſt in HIM that He will compleat his own Work, by ſending a Spirit of peace and Union to Influence your COUNCILS. that no Interruption may be given to an Happy and Laſting Settlement. The Dangerous Condition of the Proteſtant Intereſt in Ireland, requireing a Large and Speedy Succour, and the preſent ſtate of Things abroad, oblige me to tell you, That next to the Danger of unſeaſonable Diviſions among your ſelves, nothing can be ſo fatal as too great Delay in your Conſultations. The States by whom I have been enabled to Reſcue this Nation, may ſuddenly feel the ill Effects of it, by being too long deprived of the ſervice of their Troops which are now here, and of your early Aſſiſtance againſt a powerful Enemy who hath Declared Warr againſt them. And as England is by Treaty already engaged to help them upon any ſuch Exigencies, ſo I am confident that their cheerful Concurrence to preſerve this Kingdom, with ſo much Hazzard to themſelves, will meet with all the Returns of Friendſhip, and Aſſiſtance, which may be expected from you as Proteſtants and Engliſhmen, whenever their Occaſions ſhall require it.

Given at St. James's this 22nd of January 1688.

To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Aſſembled at Weſtminſter in this preſent Convention.

The ADDRESS of the Lords Spiritual & Temporal and Commons aſſembled at Weſtminſter in this preſent Convention, Die Martis, 22. Jan. 1688. To His Highneſs the Prince of Orange.

WE the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons aſſembled at Weſtminſter, being highly ſenſible of the great Deliverance of this Kingdom from Popery and Arbitrary Power and that our Preſervation is (next under God) owing to your Highneſs: Do return our moſt humble Thanks and Acknowledgement to Your Highneſs as the glorious Inſtrument of ſo great a Bleſſing to us. We do further acknowledge the great Care Your Higneſs has been pleas'd to take in the Adminiſtration of the publick Affairs of the Kingdom to this Time: and we do moſt humbly deſire your Highneſs, that You will take upon You the Adminiſtration of Publick Affairs, both Civil and Military, and the Diſpoſal of the Publick Revenue, for the Preſervation of our Religion, Rights, Lawes, Liberties and Properties, and of the Peace of the Nation. And that Your Highneſs will take into Your particular Care the preſent Condition of Ireland, and endeavour by the moſt ſpeedy and effectual meanes to prevent the Dangers threatning that Kingdom. All which we make our Requeſt to Your Highneſs to Undertake and Excerciſe, till further Application ſhall be made by us; which ſhall be Expedited with all convenient ſpeed. And ſhall alſo uſe our utmoſt Endeavours to give Diſpatch to the Matters Recommended to us by Your Highneſs's Letter.

The Prince's Anſwer. Die Mercurii. Jan. 23. 1688. My Lords and Gentlemen,

I Am glad that what I have done, hath pleaſed you and ſince you deſire me to continue the Adminiſtration of Affairs, I am willing to accept it, I muſt recommend to you the Conſideration of Affairs Abroad, which makes it fit for you to Expedite your buſineſs, not only for making a Settlement at Home upon a good Foundation, but for the Safety of all Europe.

Die Mercurji, Jan. 23. 1688.

ORdered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Aſſembled at Weſtminſter, That no Papiſt, or reputed Papiſt, do preſume to Come into the Lobby, Painted Chamber, Court of Requeſts or Weſtminſter-Hall, during the Sitting of this Convention: And it is further Ordered, That this Order be Printed and Publiſhed, and ſet upon the Doors of the ſaid Rooms.

An Order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Aſſembled at Weſtminſter, for the Non-Obſerving the ſixth day of February; Die Sabbati February 2. 1688.

ORder'd by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, Aſſembled at Weſtminſter, That the Day of Thanks-giving on the ſixth of February Inſtant. On which Day the Late K. James the Second, came to the Crown, ſhall not be Obſerv'd in this Kingdom.

Jo. Brown Clericus Parliamentorum.

Boſton, Printed by R. P. for Benjamin Harris at the London-Coffee-Houſe. 1689.