but from motives to us purely confcientious.

The fame religious principle that produces this diffent, we truft, thro' divine affiftance, will continue to engage us, as it always hath done fince we were a people, to exert whatever influence we may be poffeffed of, in promoting the fear of God, the honour of the king, and the profperity of his fubjects.

May the Almighty blefs thy endeavours to put a stop to the effufion of blood, and render thee the happy inftrument of reftoring peace and tranquillity. May facred and unerring wifdom ever be thy guide, adorn thee with every virtue, and crown thee with every bleffing, that future ages may commemorate the happiness of thy reign with grateful admiration,

Signed in London, the first day of the twelfth month, 1760.

His majesty's moft gracious anfwer.

"This dutiful and loyal addrefs is very acceptable to me, and you may depend on my protection."

of thefe kingdoms can be preserved and gave life to measures, conducive to thofe important ends.

I need not tell you the addition of weight which immediately falls upon me, in being called to the government of this free and powerful country at fuch a time, and under fuch circumftances. My confolation is in the uprightness of my own intentions, your faithful and united affiftance, and the bleffing of heaven upon our joint endea vours, which I devoutly implore.

Born and educated in this country, 1 glory in the name of Briton; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever confift in promoting the welfare of a people, whofe loyalty and warm affection to me, I confider as the greatest and most permanent fecurity of my throne; and I doubt not, but their steadinefs in those principles will equal the firmness of my invariable refolution to adhere to, and ftrengthen, this excellent conftitution in church and ftate; and to maintain the toleration inviolable. The civil and religious rights of my loving fubjects are equally dear to me, with the most valuable prerogatives of my crown: and, as the fureft foundation of the whole, and the best means to draw down the divine favour on my reign, it is my fixed purpose to countenance and encourage the practice of true religion and virtue.

I reflect, with pleafure, on the fucceffes, with which the British arms have been profpered this laft fummer. The total reduction of the vaft province of Canada, with the city of Montreal, is of the most interefting confequence,and must be as heavy a blow to my enemies, as it is a conqueft glorious to us;

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the more glorious, because effected almoft without effufion of blood, and with that humanity which makes an amiable part of the character of this nation.

Our advantages gained in the Eaft-Indies have been fignal; and muft greatly diminish the ftrength and trade of France in thofe parts, as well as procure the moft folid benefits to the commerce and wealth of my fubjects.

In Germany, where the whole French force has been employed, the combined army, under the wife and able conduct of my general prince Ferdinand of Brunfwick, has not only ftopt their progress, but has gained advantages over them, notwithstanding their boafted fuperiority, and their not having hitherto come to a general engagement. My good brother and ally, the king of Pruffia, although furrounded with numerous armies of enemies, has, with a magnanimity and perfeverance almoft beyond exam-, ple, not only with ftood their various attacks, but has obtained very confiderable victories over them.

Of these events I fhall fay no more at this time, because the nature of the war in those parts has kept the campaign there ftill depending.

As my navy is the principal article of our national ftrength, it gives me much fatisfaction to receive it in fuch good condition; whilft the fleet of France is weakened to fuch a degree, that the small remains of it have continued blocked up by my thips in their own ports; at the fame time the French trade is reduced to the loweft ebb; and with joy of heart I fee the commerce of my kingdoms, that great fource of our riches, and fixed object of my never failing eare and protec

tion, flourishing to an extent unknown in any former war.

The valour and intrepidity of my officers and forces, both at fea and land, have been diftinguifhed for much to the glory of this nation, that I fhould be wanting in juftice to them, if I did not acknowledge it. This is a merit which I fhall conftantly encourage and reward; and I take this occafion to declare,that the zealous and ufeful fervice of the militia, in the prefent arduous conjuncture, is very acceptable to me.

In this ftate I have found things at my acceflion to the throne of my ancestors; happy, in viewing the profperous part of it; happier still thould I have been, had I found my kingdonts, whofe true intereft I have entirely at heart, in full peace: but fince the ambition, injurious encroachments, and dangerous defigns of my enemies, rendered the war both juft and neceffary, and the generous overture,made laft winter, towards a congrefs for a pa, cification, has not yet produced any fuitable return, I am determined, with your chearful and powerful afliftance, to profecute this war with vigour, in order to that defirable object, a fafe and honourable peace. For this purpose, it is abfolutely incumbent upon us to be early prepared; and I rely upon your zeal and hearty concurrence to support the king of Pruflia, and the rest of my allies, and to make ample provifion for carrying on the war, as the only means to bring our enemies to equitable terms of accommodation.

Gentlemen of the houfe of Commons,

The greatest uneafinefs which I feel at this time, is in confidering the uncommon burthens,neceffarily brought upon my faithful fubjects.

I defire only fuch fupplies as fhall be requifite to profecute the war with advantage; be adequate to the neceffary fervices; and that they may be provided for in the most fure and effectual manner. You may depend upon the faithful and punctual application of what fhall be granted. I have ordered the proper eftimates for the enfuing year to be laid before you; and also an account of the extraordinary expences, which from the nature of the different, and remote operations, have been unavoidably incurred.

It is with peculiar reluctance that I am obliged, at fuch a time, to mention any thing which perfonally regards myself. But, as the grant of the greatest part of the civil lift revenues is now determined, I trust in your duty and affection to me, to make the proper provifion for fupporting my civil government with honour and dignity. On my part, you may be affured of a regular and becoming economy.

My Lords and Gentlemen, The eyes of all Europe are upon you. From your refolutions the proteftant intereft hopes for protection, as well as all our friends for the preservation of their independency; and our enemies fear the final difappointment of their 'ambitious and deftructive views. Let these hopes and fears be confirmed and augmented by the vigour, unanimity, and difpatch of our proceedings.

In this expectation I am the more encouraged, by a pleafing circumftance, which I look upon as one of the moft aufpicious omens of my reign. That happy extinction of divifions, and that union and good harmony which continue to prevail amongst my fubjects, afford me the most agreeable pro

fpect. The natural difpofition and wifh of my heart are to cement and promote them; and I promise myfelf that nothing will arife on your part to interrupt or disturb a fituation fo effential to the true and lafting felicity of this great people.

The humble Address of the Right Hon. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament affumbled, November 18, 1760.

Moft gracious Sovereign,

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lords fpiritual and temporal, in parliament affembled, beg leave to return your majefty our humble thanks for your moft gracious fpeech from the throne.

On this firft occafion of approaching your royal perfon, permit us to exprefs our unfeigned forrow for the fevere and afflicting loss, which not only this nation, but all Europe has fuftained in the fudden death of our late excellent and moft gracious fovereign, your majesty's illuftrious grandfather. The long experience which we had of his royal virtues, the benignity of his government, and his uniform care of our laws and liberties, not interrupted in any one inftance, during the course of so many years, demand from us the most grateful acknowledgments; and will make his memory as dear to us as the height and fplendor to which he had raifed the greatnefs of thefe kingdoms will render it glorious to all pofterity.

Such a lofs could only be repaired by your majefty. And at the fame time that we condole with your majefty on this melancholy event, we beg leave to offer you

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our moft fincere congratulations on your happy acceffion to the throne. As your majefty is the rightful and immediate inheritor of his crown, you are fo of thofe virtues with which he adorned it; and which promife a continuation of the fame bleffings to thefe kingdoms. It fills our minds with inexpreffible joy to fee the pleafing hopes we had conceived from your many princely and amiable endowments, and the early demonftrations of your affection to this country, fo fully verified in your first declarations to your parliament.

We are penetrated with the condefcending and endearing manner in which your majefty has expreffed your fatisfaction in having received your birth and education amongst us. What a luftre doth it cast upon the name of Briton, when you, Sir, are pleafed to esteem it amongst your glories!

the city of Montreal, is an event of the highest importance in every view; and it is no finall addition to the glory refulting from it, to have thewn, that where the British arms carry conqueft, they carry protection.

We look upon the great advantages gained in the East-Indies, as highly beneficial to the trade of thefe kingdoms. And we have the jufteft fenfe of the happy confe quences derived to the operations of Great Britain in particular, aş well as to the common caufe in general, from the wife conduct of prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. After what the enemy had before experienced from his abilities, we are not furprifed that they thould not come to a decifive engagement.

The magnanimity and perfeverance of the king of Pruffia will not only be the admiration of the prefent age, but of pofterity; and the noble ftand made, and the victories obtained by that prince, muft be the ftrongest motives to the powers engaged against him, to concur in the proper measures to reftore the tranquillity of Europe.

The judicious fentiments which your majefty has declared to us concerning your royal navy, and the commerce of your fubjects, are truly worthy of a British monarch, refolved to improve our natural ftrength, and most valuable refources. The weakening of the French force by fea, to fo great a degree, and the low ftate to which their trade is reduced, we esteem among ft the moft folid benefits accruing to this nation from the expenfive efforts made this war.

Your majesty's regard for public merit fhines forth in the generous notice, which you are pleased to take, of the valour and intrepidity

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