The last national address presented to his Majesty at Hampton-Court, the 16th. day of November 1700 by the right honourable the Lord Yester, Sir John Pringle of Stitchell and Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford baronets, commissioners appointed for that end.
         Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.
      
       
         
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             The last national address presented to his Majesty at Hampton-Court, the 16th. day of November 1700 by the right honourable the Lord Yester, Sir John Pringle of Stitchell and Sir Peter Wedderburn of Gosford baronets, commissioners appointed for that end.
             Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies.
          
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           The
           last
           National
           Address
           presented
           to
           His
           Majesty
           at
           Hampton-Court
           ,
           
             the
             16th
             .
             day
             of
             November
             1700
             ,
          
           by
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lord
           Yester
           ,
           Sir
           
             John
             Pringle
          
           of
           Stichell
           and
           Sir
           
             Peter
             Wedderburn
          
           of
           Gosford
           Baronets
           ,
           Commissioners
           appointed
           for
           that
           end
           .
        
         
           
             May
             it
             please
             your
             Majesty
             ,
          
        
         
           VVE
           Noblemen
           ,
           Barons
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Burgesses
           ,
           and
           other
           Subscribers
           ,
           your
           Majesty's
           most
           Dutiful
           Subjects
           of
           this
           your
           Antient
           Kingdom
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           having
           formerly
           from
           an
           unfeigned
           Zeal
           to
           your
           Majesty's
           Service
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Good
           and
           Welfare
           of
           our
           Countrey
           Petition'd
           your
           Majesty
           for
           a
           Meeting
           of
           the
           Estates
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           Support
           ,
           and
           Assist
           our
           Company
           Trading
           to
           Africa
           and
           the
           Indies
           ,
           which
           the
           Parliament
           had
           ,
           by
           their
           Unanimous
           Address
           to
           your
           Majesty
           of
           the
           5th
           .
           of
           August
           1698
           ,
           declared
           to
           be
           their
           own
           and
           the
           whole
           Nation
           's
           peculiar
           Concern
           ,
           And
           your
           Majesty
           having
           been
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           allow
           the
           Parliament
           to
           Meet
           on
           the
           21th
           .
           of
           May
           last
           ,
           whereby
           all
           your
           good
           Subjects
           could
           not
           but
           conceive
           suitable
           hopes
           of
           its
           happy
           issue
           ,
           for
           the
           Honour
           and
           Interest
           of
           your
           Majesty
           and
           People
           ,
           do
           now
           beg
           leave
           to
           express
           our
           deep
           Concern
           &
           Sorrow
           for
           the
           unexpected
           Adjournment
           thereof
           ,
           without
           being
           permitted
           to
           do
           any
           thing
           towards
           the
           wish'd
           for
           end
           of
           its
           Meeting
           ,
           And
           do
           in
           all
           humble
           manner
           concurr
           with
           the
           dutifull
           Address
           lately
           presented
           to
           your
           Majesty
           ,
           from
           rhe
           Plurality
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           Representing
           the
           Inconveniencies
           and
           prejudices
           arising
           to
           the
           pressing
           Concerns
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           from
           that
           Adjournment
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Rights
           and
           Liberties
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           from
           the
           manner
           of
           it
           :
           And
           it
           is
           our
           Unexpressible
           Regret
           ,
           that
           your
           Majesty
           does
           seem
           to
           have
           been
           prevail'd
           upon
           by
           the
           Mis-representations
           of
           evil
           Councellours
           to
           issue
           out
           Proclamations
           ▪
           further
           Adjourning
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           whilst
           not
           only
           did
           our
           said
           Company
           stand
           extremely
           in
           need
           of
           the
           Countenance
           Support
           and
           Protection
           promis'd
           to
           it
           by
           your
           Majesty
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           upon
           the
           Misfortunes
           that
           have
           of
           late
           befallen
           it
           by
           the
           success
           of
           Enemies
           against
           its
           Colony
           of
           Caledonia
           ,
           but
           whilst
           also
           even
           the
           Nation
           it self
           did
           ,
           and
           still
           does
           ,
           remain
           under
           the
           pressure
           of
           such
           Grievances
           as
           can
           only
           be
           Redress'd
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           the
           end
           that
           your
           Majesty
           may
           have
           a
           just
           view
           thereof
           ,
           we
           humbly
           beg
           leave
           to
           represent
           to
           your
           Majesty
           how
           indispensibly
           necessary
           it
           is
           ,
           THAT
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           be
           secured
           against
           the
           growth
           of
           Popery
           ,
           Immorality
           and
           Profaneness
           ;
           THAT
           the
           Freedom
           and
           Independency
           of
           this
           Antient
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           Nation
           's
           Right
           and
           Title
           to
           Caledonia
           ,
           as
           holding
           of
           your
           Majesty's
           Crown
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           be
           Asserted
           and
           Supported
           ;
           THAT
           the
           good
           inclinations
           of
           your
           Majesty
           and
           Successors
           Kings
           of
           Scotland
           be
           preserved
           from
           Foreign
           Influence
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           from
           the
           Mis-representations
           and
           Pernicious
           Counsels
           of
           Unnatural
           Countrey-Men
           ;
           THAT
           the
           frequency
           ,
           and
           sitting
           of
           Parliaments
           be
           secured
           and
           ascertain'd
           ,
           pursuant
           to
           the
           Claim
           of
           Right
           ;
           THAT
           dangerous
           Influences
           upon
           the
           freedom
           of
           Parliaments
           ,
           either
           by
           Gratuities
           ,
           Pensions
           ,
           or
           Farms
           of
           any
           branch
           of
           the
           Revenue
           ,
           and
           the
           disposing
           of
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Revenue
           or
           annexed
           Property
           of
           the
           Crown
           ,
           otherways
           than
           acccording
           to
           Law
           ,
           for
           the
           necessary
           support
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           be
           prevented
           ;
           THAT
           the
           publick
           Credit
           be
           restored
           ,
           and
           an
           enquiry
           made
           into
           the
           Application
           of
           the
           Funds
           laid
           on
           ,
           and
           appropriated
           by
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           support
           of
           the
           Government
           and
           payment
           of
           the
           Army
           ;
           THAT
           the
           Security
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           Government
           ,
           be
           settled
           in
           a
           duly
           regulated
           National
           Force
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           a
           standing
           Army
           ,
           so
           burdensome
           to
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           dangerous
           to
           its
           Liberties
           ;
           THAT
           the
           manner
           of
           applying
           the
           Security
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           by
           our
           Claim
           of
           Right
           ,
           for
           the
           Personal
           freedom
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           against
           long
           and
           Arbitrary
           Imprisonment
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           against
           Pursutes
           upon
           old
           and
           obsolete
           Laws
           ,
           be
           specially
           declared
           ;
           THAT
           the
           Trade
           of
           this
           Nation
           be
           Encouraged
           &
           Advanced
           ,
           by
           duly
           regulating
           its
           Export
           and
           Import
           ,
           by
           discharging
           prejudicial
           Branches
           thereof
           ,
           by
           fixing
           the
           value
           of
           our
           current
           Money
           ,
           by
           encouraging
           Manufactories
           ,
           by
           imploying
           the
           Poor
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           by
           Countenancing
           and
           Assisting
           our
           said
           Company
           ,
           in
           the
           Prosecution
           of
           its
           lawful
           Undertakings
           ;
           And
           THAT
           all
           such
           Articles
           of
           Grievances
           presented
           to
           your
           Majesty
           by
           the
           Estates
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           in
           the
           Year
           1689
           as
           have
           not
           yet
           been
           Redress'd
           ,
           together
           with
           such
           other
           Grievances
           as
           the
           Parliament
           shall
           ,
           at
           the
           Meeting
           thereof
           ,
           find
           the
           Nation
           aggrieved
           with
           ,
           be
           Redress'd
           in
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Majesty
           having
           by
           your
           Royal
           Letter
           ,
           of
           the
           24
           of
           May
           1689
           ,
           been
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           declare
           ,
           and
           give
           full
           assurance
           to
           our
           Representatives
           in
           that
           meeting
           of
           the
           Estates
           ,
           which
           settled
           the
           Crown
           and
           Royal
           Dignity
           of
           this
           Realm
           on
           your
           Majesty
           ,
           
             That
             we
             should
             always
             find
             your
             Majesty
             ready
             to
             Protect
             us
             ,
             and
             to
             Assist
             the
             Estates
             in
             making
             such
             Laws
             ,
             as
             might
             secure
             our
             Religion
             ,
             Liberties
             and
             Properties
             ,
             and
             prevent
             or
             Redress
             whatsoever
             might
             be
             justly
             grievous
             to
             us
             ;
             That
             your
             Majesty
             would
             never
             believe
             that
             the
             true
             interest
             of
             your
             People
             and
             the
             Crown
             could
             be
             opposite
             ;
             and
             that
             your
             Majesty
             would
             always
             account
             it
             your
             greatest
             Prerogative
             to
             assent
             to
             such
             Laws
             as
             might
             promote
             Truth
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Wealth
             in
             Your
             Kingdom
             .
          
           We
           do
           therefore
           reckon
           it
           our
           duty
           ,
           humbly
           to
           desire
           and
           assuredly
           expect
           ▪
           that
           your
           Majesty
           will
           be
           graciously
           pleased
           to
           satisfy
           the
           longing
           desires
           ,
           and
           earnest
           Expectations
           of
           your
           People
           ,
           by
           allowing
           your
           Parliament
           to
           meet
           ,
           as
           soon
           as
           possible
           ;
           and
           when
           mett
           ,
           to
           sit
           till
           they
           fully
           deliberate
           upon
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           solid
           Resolutions
           in
           the
           great
           and
           weighty
           Concerns
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           grant
           such
           Instructions
           to
           your
           Commissioner
           ,
           as
           may
           impower
           him
           to
           pass
           such
           Ac●s
           ,
           as
           the
           great
           Council
           of
           the
           Nation
           shall
           think
           most
           conducive
           to
           the
           true
           Honour
           of
           your
           Majesty
           and
           Gove●●ment
           ,
           the
           welfare
           of
           this
           Realm
           ,
           both
           as
           to
           its
           Religious
           and
           Civil
           Interest
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           full
           quieting
           ●●e
           Minds
           of
           all
           your
           Majesty's
           good
           People
           ▪
        
      
       
         
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           after
           having
           heard
           this
           Address
           read
           ,
           was
           Graciously
           pleased
           to
           give
           the
           following
           Answer
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           can
           not
           take
           further
           notice
           of
           this
           Address
           ,
           seing
           the
           Parliament
           is
           now
           mett
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           made
           a
           Declaration
           of
           my
           Mind
           for
           the
           good
           of
           my
           People
           ,
           wherewith
           I
           hope
           all
           my
           faithfull
           Subjects
           will
           be
           satisfied
           .