His Highness the Prince of Orange his speech to the Scots Lords and Gentlemen with their address, and His Highness his answer. With a true account of what past at their meeting in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, Jan. 1688/9. His Highness the Prince of Orange having caused advertise such of the Scots Lords and Gentlemen, as were in town, met them in a room at St. James's, upon Monday the seventh of January at three of the clock in the afternoon, and had this speech to them. William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1689 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A96572 297426215 Wing W2481D 297426215 ocn 297426215 137421 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. 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With a true Account of what past at their Meeting in the Council-Chamber , at Whitehall , Jan. 1688 / 9. His Highness the PRINCE of Orange having caused Advertise such of the Scots Lords and Gentlemen , as were in Town , met them in a Room at St. James's , upon Monday the Seventh of January at three of the Clock in the Afternoon , and had this Speech to them . My Lords and Gentlemen , THE only Reason that induced me to undergo so great an Undertaking , was , That I saw the Laws and Liberties of these Kingdoms overturned , and the Protestant Religion in Eminent Danger ; and seeing you are here so many Noblemen and Gentlemen , I have called you together , that I may have your Advice , what is to be done for Securing the Protestant Religion , and Restoring your Laws and Liberties , according to my Declaration . As soon as His Highness had retired , the Lords and Gentlemen went to the Council Chamber at White-Hall , and having Chosen the Duke of Hamilton their President , they fell a Consulting , what Advice was fit to be given to His Highness in this Conjuncture , and after some hours reasoning , they Agreed upon the Materials of it , and appointed the Clerks , with such as were to Assist them , to draw up in Writing , what the Meeting thought expedient , to Advise His Highness , and to bring it in to the Meeting , the next day in the Afternoon . Tuesday the Eighth Instant , the Writing was presented in the Meeting , and some time being spent in Reasoning about the fittest way of Conveening a General Meeting of the Estates of Scotland : At last the Meeting came to Agree in their Opinion , and appointed the Advice to be Writ clean over , according to the Amendments . But as they were about to part , for that Dyet , the Earl of Arran proposed to them , as his Lordships Advice , that they should move the PRINCE of Orange , to desire the KING to return , and Call a Free-Parliament , which would be the best way to Secure the Protestant Religion and Property , and to Heal all Breaches . This Proposal seemed to dissatisfy the whole Meeting , and the Duke of Hamilton their President , Father to the Earl , but they presently parted . Wednesday the Ninth of January , They met at three of the Clock in the same Room , and Sir Patrick Hume took notice of the Proposal made by the Earl of Arran , and desired to know if there was any there that would second it : But none appearing to do it , he said , That what the Earl had proposed , was evidently opposit and inimicous to His Highness the Prince of Orange's Undertaking , his Declaration , and the Good Intentions of preserving the Protestant Religion , and of Restoring their Laws and Liberties exprest in it . And furth●● desired th●● the Meeting should Decl●●e this to be their Opinion of it . The Lord Cardross seconded Sir Patricks Motion ; It was answered by the Duke of Hamilton , President of the Meeting , That their business was to prepare an Advice to be offered to the Prince ; and the Advice being now ready to go to the Vote , there was no need that the Meeting should give their Sense of the Earls Proposal , which neither before nor after Sir Patricks Motion , any had pretended to owne or second ; so that it was fallen , and out of doors ; and that the Vote of the Meeting , upon the Advice brought in by their Order , would sufficiently declare their Opinion : Thus being seconded by the Earl of Sutherland , the Lord Cardross , and Sir Patrick did acquiesce ; and the Meeting Voted unanimously the Address following .