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Vol. IX. Clofet, officiated, his Majefty went down to the Altar, and made the ufual Offering; In all Points conforming himfelf to the Rites, Ceremonies, and Ufages of the Church of England; as do alfo, their RR. HH. the Prince and Princefs of Wales. Upon their Return from Chappel, his Majefty and their RR. HH. were pleafed to affift at a Confort of Vocal and Inftrumental Musick, in which was fung an Ode compofed by Mr. Tate, Poet Laureat, and fet to Mufick by Mr. Eccles: In the Evening the Court was extream Nume

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The Earl of That Morning the Earl of Strafford arStrafford, and rived at his Houfe in Town; as did late Gen. Stau- the fame Evening General Stanhope, in hope arrive his Return from the Court of Vienna, having had a very quick Paffage from Holland; and not been above 24 Hours between the Hague and London. The next * Jan. ad. Morning, Mr. Stanhope, waited on his Mr.Stanhope Majefty, who made him a moft gracious very graciously Reception; and after he had been near

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on the Prince of Wales, who likewife received him very graciously.

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After the King, and the Prince and Princess of Wales were return'd from Chappel, General Stanhope went to pay his Duty to her Royal Highnefs, and having kifs'd her Hand, had the Honour to entertain her for above a Quarter of an Hour, about his Journey, and the Court of Vienna: In which Converfation the whole Court admired her Royal Highness's Polite, Eafie Wit, Affability, and Gracioufnefs.

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of Wales, did alfo, on that Occafion, ask
Mr. Stanhope, feveral pertinent Questions
about the Imperial Court, and Govern-
ment of the Emperor's Hereditary Domi-
nions; all which the Secretary answer'd
with great Solidity of Judgment. Every
Body was in Expectation to hear the
Succefs of his Negotiation at Vienna, but
the Court thought fit to keep a profound
Silence about it; Which gave Occafion
to the Enemies of the prefent Settle-
ment, to give out, that he had mifcar-02
ried, at least in Relation to the Barrier
in the Netherlands.

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Tho' the Earl of Strafford arrived be- The Earl of fore Mr. Secretary Stanhope, yet, what- Strafford ever was the Reafon, he did not wait King. on the King till Monday the Third Inftant, being introduced by the Right Honourable the Lord Viscount Town-· fhend.

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The fame Day, the Marquis de Trivié Ambaffador Extraordinary from The Sicilian + Jan. 3d, the King of Sicily, was admitted to a Ambafador private Audience of his Majefty, being bas Audience conducted by the Mafter of the Cere- of the King. monies, and introduced by Mr. Secretary Stanhope. His Excellency prefented to his Majesty the Sieur Perrin, Secretary of the Embaffy after which he was invited to a fplendid Dinner which the Lord Viscount Townshend gave that Day to the Duke of Marlborough, General Stanhope, and fome other Perfons of Diftinction.

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The fame Day, likewife a Mellage from the King was fent to the Lord Jan. ad. Mayor of London, to acquaint him, that his Majefty would go to Paul's on the

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20th, being the Day appointed for a geOrders given neral Thanksgiving for his Majefty's hap in the City for py and peaceable Acceffion to the Throne: the Thanksgi- Upon which his Lordship iffued out his ving Day. Precepts to the refpective Companies of the City to attend his Majefty in their Livery-Gowns; And the Lieutenancy gave their Orders for the Trained-Bands to be, that Day, under Arms. ~

The Prince of On the Third of January, Sir James Wales chofen Bateman, the Sub-Governor, and the Governor of Court of Directors of the South-Sea Comthe South Sea. Company. pany, waited on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with the following Refolutions of that Court, viz.

Friday, December, 31, 1714.

At a Court of Directors of the South-Sea

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HE Court being informed that his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales defires that fome Stock in this Company may be transferred to him: • Ordered,

That the Accomptant permit any Perfon or Perfons to transfer Stock to his Royal Highnefs, but that no others. • Transfer be made before the Election. Refolved Nemine Contradicente,

That the Court of Directors do attend his Royal Highness with their humble Acknowledgment for the Honor he is pleased to do this Company in becoming a Proprietor.

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Refolved Nemine Contradicente, 'That this Court do humbly defire of 'his Royal Highness the further Honour of permitting them to nominate his 'Royal Highnefs for their Governor at the next Election, and to affure his 'Royal Highness of the hearty Endea•vours of this Court that the fame be • unanimous by all the Proprietors.

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Governor and

To which his Royal Highnefs was pleafed His R. Highto give the following Anfwer, viz. ness's Answer Have not any thing more at Heart than to the Subthe Promoting and Encouraging the Trade Directors. of the Nation, and therefore thank the Court of Directors for their Refpect to me, and will be fure to promote upon all Occafions the Intereft of the Company.

But not being verfed in Matters of Commerce, I fhall always leave the whole Management thereof to the Court of Directors, as well as the Choice of all their Officers to the Proprietors.

The fame Day, it was publickly de- * Jan. 3d. clared, That his Majefty had been pleased to appoint :

in Ireland.

The Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Preferments Anglefey, and Henry Earl of Rochester to be Vice-Treasurer, and Receiver-General, and Paymaster-General of all his Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland, and Treasurer of War there.

Sir Thomas Southwell, Kt. William Strickland, Efq; William Conelly, Efq; Sir Henry Bunbury, Thomas Medlicot, Efq; to be Commiffioners of his Majeftys Revenue of Excife in the Kingdom of Ireland.

And

Vol. IX. And the faid Sir Thomas Southwell, Kt. William Strickland, Efq; William Conelly, Efq; Sir Henry Bunbury, Horatio Walpole, Efq; Thomas Medlicot, Efq; and Phillips Gibbon, Efq; to be chief Commiffioners and Governors for all other his Majesty's Revenues in the faid Kingdom. And

Preferments in England.

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William Burgh, Efq; to be ComptrollerGeneral and Accomptant-General in IreLand.

As alfo, That his Majefty had been pleased to appoint Thomas Archer, Efq; to be Groom-Porter of all his Majesty's Houfes in England, and elsewhere.A

Henry Portman, Efq; to be Keeper of Hyde Park.

Thomas Hall, Efq; to be chief Clerk of his Majesty's Mint.

Thomas Tarburgh, Efq; to be Register to the Commiffioners of his Majesty's Revenue of Excife. And

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John Ellis, Efq; to be Sollicitor to the faid Commiffioners,

Two Days after, the King in CounProclamation cil, a Proclamation for Diffolving the prefent. for diffolving Parliament, and declaring the Speedy calling the Parliament another, was Signed, as follows:

GEORGE R.

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Hereas we have thought fit by and with the Advice of our Privy Council, to Diffolve this prefent Parliament which now ftands prorogued to Thursday the Thirteenth Day of this Inftant January; We do for that End publish this our Royal Proclamation and do hereby diffolve the said Parliament accor dingly: And the Lords Spiritual and Tempo

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