A. C. People of this Nation, a grateful Senfe of her Majesty's 1756. Goodness and great Care for the Welfare of her Subjects,

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in bringing this Important Affair to Perfection; and that you will promote an Univerfal defire in this Kingdom, to become one in Heart and Affections; as we are infeparably join'd in Intereft with our Neighbour Nation.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

I have a very deep Senfe of the Affiftance and Respect I have met with from you in this Seffion of Parliament, and I fhall omit no Occafion of fhewing to the utmost of my Power, the grateful Remembrance I have of it.

The Parliament being adjourned to the 220 of 4ament ad- pril next, His Grace returned to the Queen's Palace "jou,n'd. jound in the fame Solemnity as he went to the Houfe, and gave a fplendid Entertainment to the Nobility and Gentry. The day before the Draught of a Letter from the Parliament to Her Majefty, was brought in, voted and approved; and the Duke of Queensberry The Dike having thus happily concluded this Seffion, and furof Queens mounted all the Difficulties he met in his Way, fet berry - Out, fome Days after, for London, where he arrived rives at the 16th of April, being met feveral Miles out of London, Town by many Noblemen and Gentlemen in their April 16. Coaches, to the Number of above 40; and by near

400 Perfons on Horfeback. The next Morning, his Grace waited upon the Queen at Kensington, where he found that gracious Reception, which his neverto-be-forgotten Services had deferv'd.

The feveral Addreffes that were prefented to the Scotch Parliament,made no fmall Noife in England; being maliciously urg'd by fome difaffected Perfons, as an Argument that theScots were generally averfe to an Union, and induftricufly improved to create the like Averfion in the Minds of the English Nation; but yet it may be obferv'd, That of 34 Shires of Scotland, only 13 addreffed; and of all thefe the better and more fubftantial part of the Gentlemen refus'd to join with the reft; That of 66 Burroughs, only 17 fent up Addreffes, and most of thefe not againft the Union, but only for Rectification of the Articles; That of 68 Presbyteries, three only, viz. thofe of Hamil ton, Lanerk and Dumblain; and of 938 Kirks and Parishes only 60 addrefs'd against an Union; by the vilible

vifible Influence of the great Men that thwarted it A. C. in the Senate Houfe. It muft, at the fame Time, 1706. be acknowledg'd, That, whether the Advantages that will accrue to the English Nation from the Union, were more real and apparent, or their Deference to the Wifdom of the Government greater; that Affair met not with that warm Oppofition in London, it had found in Edinburgh.

The English Parliament being met on the 7th of The Parli January, (according to their laft Adjournment) the ament of Commons order'd the Thanks of their Houfe to the England Bishop of Sarum, for the excellent Sermon he preach'd meets abefore Her Majefty, and both Houfes of Parliament, gain. on the laft Thanksgiving Day; and having taken Jan. 7. into their Confideration the Eminent Services of John Duke of Marlborough, whereby the Glory of her Majesty's Government, the Honour and Safety of the Kingdom, order and the Interest of the Common Caufe had been fo highly Thanks to advanced, They agreed upon the following Addrefs to the the Bp. of Queen:

Moft Gracious Sovereign,

The Com

mons

Sarum.

WE E Your Majefty's moft Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons of England in Parliament affembled, taking into our Confidera- Their Adtion the many Eminent Services of John Duke of dress in faMarlborough, whereby the Glory of your Majefty's vour of the Government, the Honour and Safety of your King- Duke of doms and the Intereft of the Common Caufe have Marlbobeen fo highly advanc'd, do with all Submiflion rough. Addrefs our felves to your Majesty's moft Sacred Perfon, humbly to defire, That,as your Majefty is at 'your Expence gracioufly pleafed to erect the Houfe of Blenheim, as a Monument of his Glorious Actions, and the Houfe of Peers, by Your Majefty's Permillion, have given rife to a Law for continuing his Honours to his Pofterity, We Your most "Obedient Commons may be permitted to Express our Senfe of fo diftinguishing a Merit, and our ready Difpofition to enable Your Majefty to make fome Provifion for the more honourable Support of 'his Dignity in his Pofterity, in fuch manner as fhall be moft agreeable to Your Majefty.

Thus

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"Thus the Gratitude of the whole Kingdom will ⚫remain upon Record to After-Ages, and encourage others to follow his great Example.

This Addrefs being the next Day, prefented to the
Queen by the whole Houfe, Her Majesty was pleas'd

The Queen's to answer, in thefe Words:
Answer,

Jan. 8.

Gentlemen,

Am very glad

Am very glad you have fo juft a Senfe of the repeated Services of the Duke of Marlborough; I will confider of your Addrefs, and return an Anfwer very speedily.

Accordingly, on the 9th of January, Mr. Secreta tary Harley deliver'd to the Houfe the following Meffage, fign'd by her Majesty:

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ER Majefty, in Confideration of the Great and Eminent Services perform'd by the Lord Marlborough in the First Year of Her Reign, as well by his Prudent Negotiations as Her Plenipotentiary at the Hague, as by his Valour and good Conduct in the Command of the Confederate Armies abroad, thought fit to grant to him and the Heirs Male of his Body, the Title of a Duke, of this Realm; and as a farther Mark of Her Favour and SatisFaction with his Services, and for the better Support of his Dignity, Her Majefty granted to the faid Duke, and the Heirs Male of his Body during his Life, a Penfion of 5000 1, per Annum, out of the Revenue of the Poft Office; and an Act baving pass'd this Seffions for fetling the Honours and Dignities of the Duke of Marlborough upon his Pofterity, and annexing the Honour and Manor of Woodstock, and Houfe of Blenheim, to go along with the faid Honours, it would be very agreeable to Her Majefty if the Penfion of 5000 l. per Annum, be continued and limited by Act of Parliament to his Pofterity, for the more honourable Support of their Dignities, in like manner as bis Honours, and the Honour and Manor of Woodstock and Houfe of Blenheim, are already limited and fettled. Kenfington, January 9. 1705.

Upon the reading of this Meffage, the House Refolved, That a Bill be brought in for continuing and • Settling

Setling upon John Duke of Marlborough and his Pofte- A. C. rity the Penfion of Five Thoufand Pound per Ann. 1706. (already granted by Her Majefty) for the more honourable Support of their Dignities, in like manner as his Honours and Dignities, and the Honour and Manor of Woodstock and Houfe of Blenheim, are already limited and fettled; and that Mr, Secretary Harley, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Granby, Mr. Sollicitor General, Coll. Strangwayes, Mr. Verney, Mr. Fortman and Mr. Lowndes, do prepare and bring in the Bill.

The day t before, Mr. St. John, by her Majesty's + Jan. 8. Directions, laid before the Houfe of Commons, an Several Establishment of the Forces in Spain for the Year 1707. EftablishAn Eftablishment of the Additional Forces for Spain; ments,Effi And an Account of Her Majesty's Proportion of Subfidies mates and payable to the Allies, purfuant to the Treaties for the Year Accounts 1707. On the 9th of January, Admiral Churchil pre-prefented to fented to the Houfe, an Estimate of the Debt of her the Houfe of ComMajesty's Navy, as it flood on the 30th of September, mons. 1706. And an Account of the Number and Rates of her Majesty's Ships, and of the number of Men employ'd in the Sea Service in each Month, from the firft of November, 1705. to the firft of November, 1706. At the fame time, Mr. Vincent, from the Commiffioners for victualling of her Majefty's Fleet, prefented to the Houfe an Account where the feveral Ships of her Majefty's Navy were victualled, and with the Produce of what Country, between the first of November 1705. and the thirty first of October, 1706. And the Titles of the faid Establishments, Eftimates, and Accounts being read, the Confideration of the fame was referr'd to the Grand Committee for the Supply. The fame day, the Houfe agreed to the following Refolutions, which that Committee had taken the day before, viz.

1. That a Sum not exceeding 49000 1. be granted Refolutions to her Majefty, for the payment of another Year's about the Intereft of the unfatisfy'd Debentures charged upon Supply. the Irish Forfeitures.

2. "That a further Sum of 10000 /. be allowed to the Office of Ordnance, towards making a Wharf and Storehoufe at Portsmouth.

3. That a Sum not exceeding 120000 / be granted to her Majefty for the Land Service, to be

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perform'd by the Office of Ordnance for the Year

1707.

4. That a Sum not exceeding 144000. be gran-'ted to her Majefty, towards defraying the Charge of Tranfporting Land Forces.

5. That a Sum not exceeding 3500 1. be granted to her Majefty, for the Charge of Circulating Ex chequer Bills for another Year.

Then Mr. St. John prefented to the Houfe an Account of fome extraordinary Charges of the War, not provided for the laft Seffion of Parliament, or incurred fince; and alfo of the extraordinary Charges of the War in the Years 1705 and 1706 for Horfes.

The next day, the Commons went again upon Jan. ic. Further the Supply, in a Committee of the Whole House, and Refolutions came to feveral Refolutions, which were, on the 11th about the of Fanuary reported to the House, and agreed unto, Supply. viz.

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1. That 37500 . be granted to her Majefty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Subfidies payable to the King of Denmark, for the Service of the Year 1707.

2. That 150000 1. be granted to her Majesty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Charges of 13000 Men in the Service of the King of Portugal, for the Year 1707.

3. That 160000. be granted to her Majefty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Subfidies payable to the Duke of Savoy, for the Service of the Year 1707.

4. That 5952, s. 6 d. be granted to her Majefty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Subfidics payable to the Landgrave of Hefe-Caffel, for the Service of the Year 1707.

5. That 5952. 7. s. 6d. be granted to her Majefty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Subfidies payable to the Elector of Treves, for the Ser"vice of the Year 1707.

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That 4761 . 18 s. 6 d. be granted to her Majefty, to defray her Majefty's proportion of the Subfidies payable to the Elector Palatine, for the Service of the Year 1707.

7. That