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Answer.

Her Majesty's Answer was,

The Queen's THAT she gave Them many Thanks for their Addrefs, and was extremely Senfible of the Loyalty and Affection of both Houses of Parliament upon all Occafions.

Foreign MiOn the 13th of December, Baron Spanheim, Amnifters Con-baffador Extraordinary from the King of Pruffia, dole with and Monfieur de Urybergen, Envoy Extraordinary the Queen. from the States General of the United Provinces,

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had both, feparately, a Private Audience of Her Majefty, to condole the Death of the Prince. Two *Dec. 15. Days* after the Baron de Schultz, Envoy Extraordinary from the Elector of Brunswick and Lunenburg, attended the Queen upon the fame Account; And on the 20th, the Sieur Kerkner, Refident from King Auguftus, Elector of Saxony; and the Sieur Styngens, Refident from the Elector Palatine; paid her Majefty the like Compliments, on the Part of A Book of their refpective Mafters. The Day t before, the Elegiacal Duke of Ormond, Chancellor of the Univerfity of the Death of Oxford, prefented to her Majefty a Book of Poems, Entituled, Exequia Celfiffimo Principi Georgio Principi prefented to Dania ab Oxonienfi Academia foluta, Written by the the Queen moft Eminent Members of that Famous Univerfifrom the ty; And on the 22d the Duke of Somerset, ChanUniverfity cellor of the Univerfity of Cambridge, prefented to of Oxford, her Majefty from that Univerfity a Book of Verfes Dec. 19. upon the mournful Occafion of the Death of his And from Royal Highnefs: Which Inftances of the Affection the Uni of thofe Two Learned Bodies, and Honour paid to verfity of the Virtue and Memory of his Royal Highness: Her Majefty receiv'd very graciously. On the 30th of the fame Month, the Queen figned Two Dec. 22. Proclamations for a Publick Thanfgiving on the Proclama 17th of February enfuing, throughout the whole tions for a United Kingdom of England and Scotland; And

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the fame Day, Charles Earl of Manchester, lately re- A. C. turn'd from his Embally to Venice; and John Earl 1708. Powlet, were fworn of the Privy-Council. On in the 4th of January, the Count Bergami, Envoy Ex- Privytraordinary from the Duke of Modena, had a Pri- Counsellors vate Audience of the Queen, to condole the porn, Prince's Death.

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On the 10th of January, the Day to which A. C. the Parliament was adjourn'd, Mr. Compton pre- 170. fented to the Houfe of Commons, A Bill for the Speedy and effectual Recruiting her Majefty's Land- Bill for Forces and Marines; which was read the first Time, raising Reand order'd a fecond Reading. Two Days after, cruits. a Complaint being made to the House of a printed Pamphlet, Entituled, of the Sacramental Teft: AppenTo a Member of this Parliament, who was for the Oc- dix. cafional-Bill in the former, when that Bill was on foot, &c. the fame was deliver'd in at the Table, A printed where the Title and feveral Paragraphs being Pamphlet read, it was unanimously refolv'd, That the faid cenfured, Pamphlet was a Scandalous and Seditious Libel, Jan. 12th. and tended to create Mifunderftandings among Three Adher Majesty's Subjects; Ordered, That the faid dresses to Libel be burnt by the Hands of the Common the Queen Hang-man: And a Committee appointed to ex- about the 6 amine who was the Author and Printer of the Applica faid Libel. Then the Houfe refolv'd to present tion of Three feveral Addreffes to the Queen, That the 500000 1. would be pleased to give Directions to the proper Forces and Officers to lay before the Houfe: First, An Ac- Navy in count of the 500000 !. given the laft Parliament Spain and for the Augmentation of her Majefty's Forces, Portugal. in order to ftrengthen the Army of the Duke of Savoy, for making good the Alliance with the King of Portugal, and for the effectual Carrying on the War, for Recovery of the Spanish Monarchy to the Houfe of Aufiria. Secondly, An Account of the Application of the Monies given the laft Parliament for Maintaining her Majefty's Establish'd Forces in Spain and Portugal, and of the Number of the Effective Men there, and like

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A. C. likewife of the Contracts for Remitting of the Money for the faid Services. And, Thirdly, An. Account of the Contracts made for Victualling her Majefty's Navy in Spain and Portugal, du'ring the laft Three Years, and of the Contracts for Remitting the Money for the faid Services: With which Addreffes Her Majefty readily comJan. 12. plied. The fame Day, the Commons, in a ComRefolution mittee of the whole Houfe, confider'd further of about the Ways and Means for Raifing the Supply, and reSupply. folv'd, That the feveral Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, granted by an Act of the Firft Year of her Majefty's Reign, and continued by fubfequent Acts until the 24th of June, 1709, be further continued from the 23d Day of June, 1709, until the 24th Day of June, 1710, and no longer, except Malt made and confumed in Scot(a)Jan.13. land. Which Refolution being, the next (a) Day, reported to the Houfe, was agreed to, and a Bill order'd to be brought in thereupon. Four Days (6)Jan.17. (b) after, the Commons order'd another Bill to be Cell against brought in for preventing Bribery and Corruption in Bribery and Election of Members to ferve in Parliament. And, the Corruption. (c)Jan. 18. next (c) Day, renew'd feveral Orders made the 24th of November, 1699, in relation to the Paffing Bill against of Private Bills through the whole Houfe. The Wagers fent to the fame Day, The Bill to prevent the Laying of Wagers relating to the Publick, was read the Third Papers Time, unanimously approv'd, and fent to the relating to Lords for their Concurrence; And on the 19th of the Invafi- that Month, Mr. Secretary Boyle prefented to the on la'a be- Houfe, (pursuant to their Addrefs to her Majefty fore the for that purpofe) A State of the Matter of the "defign'd Invafion of Scotland, of the Proceedings 'hereupon, and against the Lord Griffin, and others, taken in Rebellion: And alfo an Account of fuch as were taken upon Sufpicion; and in what Pofture of Defence the Caftles and Garrisons in North Britain were at that, and at this Time: Which Papers were order'd to lie on the Table to be perufed by the Members.

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Five Days (d) before, the Houfe of Peers ha ving fummon'd their Members to attend, took into Confideration the State of the Nation, in Relation (d)Jan 12. to the late Intended Invafion of Scotland; and the The Lords Lord Haversham open'd the Debate with the fol- take into lowing Speech:

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Have a greater Refpect for your Lordships Relation to than to keep you in any Expectation; there's the intendnothing I can fay, I am fure, can in the least de- ed Inva ferve it.

My Lords, 'When the Campaign was at an End, when a Land-Tax lay on your Table, when the due Refpect had been paid to that Sorrow, in which we all bear a Part, when the Seffion of Parliament was fo greatly advanced, and a long Re'cefs fo near at hand, I thought it might be a proper Time to put your Lordfhips in mind of the late Intended Invafion; and the rather, because an Enquiry into this, feem'd to me, to be what the Nation expected, and what I have obferv'd, even 'those who have differ'd in their Thoughts about it, yet unanimoufly defir'd; but above all, becaufe it is a Matter, in which not only our Wel'fare and Happiness, but our very Being it felf, the Security of the Nation, and the Safety of Her Majesty, are fo highly concern'd.

'I did endeavour to prove the first of these to your Lordships, when I made you this Motion, by Reafons taken from the Flourishing of your Trade, the Support of your Credit, the Nature of your Victo6 ries, and the Quieting of Men's Minds at Home; and fhall now, with your Lordfhips Leave, fay few Words to the other Part, and fhew your Lordships how much this Enquiry concerns us all in Point of Safety.

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Some perhaps may think, That after fuch wonderful Succeffes Abroad, as we have had the laft Year, after the French King has loft Lifle, and been forc'd to abandon Ghent and Bruges; to fpeak to your Lordships of any Danger at Home, or to have the leaft Apprehenfion from fuch a Baffied Enemy, were to expofe the Weaknefs of a Man's own Judgment; but I fhall endeavour to fhew your Lordships how dangerous 'a Miftake this is, from Example, Reafon and Authority, the Three beft Arguments I know to prove any Truth.

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Were not Hockstet and Ramilies as Glorious Vi&tories, and as great Mortifications to the French King, as our taking of Lifle, or reducing of Ghent; and yet after fuch intire Victories, fuch repeated Defeats, had not this haughty Neigh bour of ours, the Prefumption the laft Year, to attempt the Setting a Pretender upon Her Majefty's Throne? And can we reasonably promise our felves any Security when ever he is in a Condition to give us the leaft Disturbance? And is he not in a Condition? Is he not as near us this Year as he was last, notwitstanding all our Conquefts? That's an Advantage our Allies only. have by them, to have their Enemy at a greater Distance. Has he not as many Ships, and as many Friends too, except one, as I mention'd to your Lordships? Nay, My Lords, has he not as great Encouragement to renew his Attempt as he had to undertake it, as I fhall presently fhew your Lordships; from whence then does our great Security arife? Befides, My Lords, What is yet further, every Body is convinc'd by the inconfiderable Force, the fmall Number of Ships. and Troops, the French King imploy'd in the late Attempt upon us the laft Year, That his chief Dependance was upon the Incouragement and Promifes of Affiftance he had from hence; and yet notwith

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