qu'il vous a donné en fon Kingdom, and the Support of Amour, & que l'Augufte Religion. fang devos Majeftez faffe, jufques à la fin des Siecles, le Bonheur de ces Royaumes, & l'Appui de la Religion.

On Monday, the 24th of July, the following humble Addrefs of the Provoft, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the HOLY and UNDIVIDED TRINITY of Queen ELIZABETH near Dublin, was prefented to His Majefty by Dr. Baldwyn, Provost, and Dr. Delawnay, accompanied by feveral other Gentlemen of that Univerfity, introduced by his Grace the Duke of Grafion, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houfhold: Which Addrefs His Majesty was pleafed to receive very gra ciously, and they had all the Honour to kifs his Majefty's Hand.

To the King's moft Excellent Majefty,
May it please your Majesty,

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your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Provoft, Fellows and Scholars &c. beg Leave to condole with your Majefty upon the Death of our late gracious Sovereign, your Royal Father, (of glorious Memory,)and at the fame Time to congratulate your Majefty upon your happy Acceffion to the Throne of your Ancestors.

When we reflect upon the Hurry and Tumult of War, fo fuddenly ceafed and filenced all around us; and fearching out the Reafons of fo furprizing an Event, behold your Majefty's Succeffion taking Place at once, in the midst of an univerfal Calm, without Difpute, and without Disturbance; We look up, in an humble and a thankful Acknowledgement of the Divine Goodness interpofing for our Preservation and our Peace.

The Happiness we of this Society have long enjoy'd under your Influence and Protection as Chancel lor of the University, is the best Earnest of that Happinefs we firmly hope for from your wife and gracious Adminiftration as our Sovereign. And as found Knowledge is the best Introduction to true Religion,

'tis our peculiar Felicity to behold in your facred Majefty. the Protector of our Learning, by the jufteft and the nobleft Progreffion, now become the Defender of our Faith.

We behold in your Majefty, a Prince adorned with every Private and every publick Virtue; a tender Husband, an affectionate Father, a faithful Friend, a Patron of the Rights and Liberties of Mankind ; a Prince who hath best learn'd to Rule as a righteous Sovereign, by a dutiful Practice of Obedience as a faithtul and a loyal Subject; a Prince equally accomplifhed in the Science of War, and in the Arts of Peace, referv'd by Heaven for the Protection and Defence of that Liberty, by the Wisdom of his Counfils, and the Power of his Empire, in the Maturity of Manhood, which he afferted with his Sword in his Early Youth. A Life fo gloriously begun, fhould only be fo continued.

Our happy Experience of your princely Prudence during that fhort Interval in which you exercised the Royal Authority over us, gave a good Omen of the Felicity thefe Nations were to expect in the Course of your more lafting and uninterrupted Adminiftration : And we truft in God, that your Majefty is now appoin. ted to difpenfe thofe Bleffings to your People for a length of Years, which the Shortnefs of your former Rule but allowed you to promife. You fhone forth in the Scene of Power for a fmall Seafon with peculiar Eminence of Virtue; and what few even of the greateft Heroes have attained, you retir'd, not only with undiminished Luftre, but with diftinguifh'd Dignity: Nor could Empire add any thing to you, but an Opportunity of producing the fame Virtues a fecond Time upon a nobler and more enlarged Theatre: It feem'd just in the Appointment of Providence, that thofe Endowments fhould not always be confined to the Happiness of a few, which were beftowed for the Benefit of all.

May that God, who hath raifed you to the Throne, and made your Foes your Footstool, long preferve and ever protect you upon it, pouring down his best Bleffings upon your Majefty, and your most illuftrious

Confort

Confort our gracious Queen, and deriving them to latest Pofterity in your Royal Race, that your Houfe may be a Fountain of never failing Felicity to these Realms, a Joy of many Generations.

To which Addrefs his Majefty was pleafed to give the following moft gracious Answer.

Thank you for this dutiful and loyal Addrefs =

I fhall always be fenfible of the Affection you fbewed me whilst I was your CHANCELLOR; and you may depend upon my Protection, Favour, and Encouragemen.

Several other Addreffes were this Month. prefented to his Majesty, but those already mention'd being the most remarkable, we fhall pass on to the Proceedings of the Sixth and laft Seffion of the Sixth Parliament. of Great Britain.

On Saturday the 1st of July, the Com-Proceedings of nons order'd a Bill to be brought in to enable the 6th and Perfons now refiding in Great Britain to take laft Seffion of the Oaths, and do all other As in Great Bri the British tain, requifite to qualify themselves to continue Parliament. in their respective Places, Offices, and Employments in Ireland; after which Mr. Farrer reported the preceding Day's Refoluti-. on, in the grand Committee, for granting Refolution for a Supply to his Majefty, for the better Support of a Supply a his Majefty's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, which was agreed to, ft. Nemine Contradicente.

On Monday, the 3d, the Commons, in a Committee of the whole House, confider'd of the Supply granted to his Majefty, and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, reprefented, That the annual Sum of Seven hundred Thousand Pounds granted to and fettled on the late King, for the Support of his Houthold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, falling fhort every Year, they had been obliged to make it G2

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Mr. Shippen's Speech against the profufe Management of the late Minifters.

up another Way; And that His prefent Majefty's neceffary Expences being like to increafe, by reafon of the largeness of his Family, and of Settling a Houfhold for his Royal Confort, he therefore moved, That the entire Revenues of the • Civil Lift, which produced about one hundred and thirty thoufand Pounds a Year, above the faid Yearly Sum of 700,000 1. might be fettled on his Majefty during his Life. This Motion was feconded and back'd by feveral Members: Mr. Shippen only faid, in Subftance, . That no Man was readier than himself in giving his Vote for the Support of his Majefty's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown: But as he never had, nor ever would have any fhare in the Spoils either of the Crown, or of his 'Country, he would freely deliver his Opinion, That the Sum granted to the late King for the Civil Government, would be fufficient for that Purpose, if managed with Oeconomy, by honeft,dif' interested, and virtuous Ministers; That the Crown never fhone with brighter Luftre, and more Dignity, than under the Reign of the late Queen ANNE, of happy and glorious Memory; but tho' the Funds affigned for Her Civil Lift fell very much fhort of producing the Annual Sum of 700,000 1. yet was the fo ge. nerous as, in the beginning of her Reign, to make a Prefent of one hundred thoufand Pounds, to the Publick, towards the Charges of the War; and tho' afterwards feveral important Negotiations put Her to extraordinary Expences, yet the never afk'd for any Addition to her Civil Lit $ Revenues. That the late King's Minifters did not act with the like Parfimony: For tho' upon his Majefty's Acceffion,

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Care was taken, That the full Sum of
700,000 l. fhould be paid yearly into his
Majefty's Coffers, yet, at divers times,
above one Million
d a half was gran-

ted to pay off the Debts of the Civil List, befides other extraordinary Subfidies given to the Crown. That fo little had • been done, for the publick Service, in proportion both to the vaft fums raised, and to the Increase of the publick Debt, That it was reasonable to fuppofe, great Part of thofe Moneys had been pro fufely spent in Bribery and Corruption, to fupport unpolitick, unwarrantable, and arbitrary Meafures. That he hoped the like Abuses would not be fuffer'd for the future, and upon that Confideration he would not oppofe what the Committee thought proper to do on this Occafion : But that in Difcharge of his Confcience, and of his Duty to his Country; he had thought himself obliged to make those few Animadverfions on the Conduct of the late Minifters.' Tho' this Speech could not but nettle to the quick thofe in the Administration, yet they fhew'd fo much Temper as not to anfwer it; and fo it was Refolutions on unanimously refolv'd, ift. That towards the Supply. the Supply granted to his Majesty for the • Support of his Majefty's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown, the fame Revenues which were payable to his late Majesty King George, of glorious • Memory, during his Life, and had continuance till the time of his Demife, be granted and continued to his prefent Majefty, during his Life. 2dly, That the faid Revenues be continued from the Death of his late Majefty. Thefe Refolutions being, the next † Day, reported, † July 4 were agreed to by the Houfe; and a Bill was order'd to be brought in thereupon.

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