a general fatifaction diffafed over every part of your extenfive empire, as ought to diftinguish the government of fo wife, fo juft, and fo beneficent a prince.

His Majefty's most gracious anfwer.

My Lords,

I thank you for this dutiful and loyal addrefs. Your firm and temperate refolution to fupport the dignity of my crown, and the legiflative authority of this kingdom over its colonies; your care, at the fame time, to re-establish order and tranquillity in thofe colonies; and your regard to the profperity and happiness of all my people, fhew difpofitions which are altogether worthy of your wif. dom, and which cannot fail of producing the most falutary effects both at home and abroad. You will find me unalterably fixed in the fame intentions. Your affectionate condolence on the death of my brother, affords me fome confolation on that melancholy occafion.

communication, your Majefty has been pleafed to order, of the neceffary informations relative to the difturbances in America. Your reliance on the wisdom and duty of your parliament in a matter of fo great importance, and the attention fhewn by your Majefty in referring to our deliberation and advice the joint concern of your Majefty's royal authority, the rights of your parliament, and the happinefs of your fubjects, are at once objects of our higheft admiration and gratitude.

It is our duty, as it shall be our care, to imitate that temper and equanimity which appear in your Majefty's conduct, by mixing with our zeal for the honour of your Majefty's government, and with our juft regard for the dignity and authority of parliament, the utmost attention to the important objects of the trade and navigation of these kingdoms, and the tendereft concern for the united interefts of all your Majesty's people.

It is with inexpreffible grief we are again called upon to condole with your Majefty, on the death

family, whofe amiable difpofition, and whofe early virtues in the first

dawn of life, while they fhew him worthy of the illuftrious race he fprung from, muft now double our regret for his untimely lofs.

The general ftate of peace and tranquillity fo happily reigning in all parts of Europe, muft give the greateft fatisfaction to every one, who has any concern for the true intereft of this country, or who feels for the general happinefs of mankind.

Our affiftance fhall not be wanting to aid your Majefty with our

advice,

advice, and to ftrengthen your

that harmony, so happily preferved by the wisdom of your Majefty's councils, and the influence of your mild aufpicious govern

ment.

We affure your Majefty, that we fhall, with the greatest chearful nefs, grant your Majefty the fupplies neceffary for the current fervice of the year; having the firmeft reliance on the promise your Majefty is gracioufly pleafed to make, of feeing them duly applied, with that economy which your own wisdom will direct, and which the circumftances of this country fo ftrongly demand.

The unanimity and difpatch, which your Majefty is pleafed to recommend, we fhall, from motives both of duty and inclination, endeavour to make the rule of our proceedings; being fenfible that nothing can more immediately tend to add weight to the deliberations of parliament, or efficacy to their refolutions.

And as the conftant tenor of your Majefty's conduct fhews that the happiness and profperity of your people are the fole objects of your concern, we should be equally wanting in duty to our fovereign, and care for our own honour, did we a moment neglect our part, in promoting all fuch wife and falutary meafures, as may tend to reflect dignity on your Majefty's government, and fix the welfare of your people on the most folid foundations.

His Majefty's moft gracious Speech to

both houfes of parliament, on Friday the 6th of June, 1766.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

IT is with the utmoft fatisfaction,

that I have obferved the wifdom and moderation which have uniformly guided you through the many important deliberations, in which you have been engaged during the courfe of this long and interesting feffion of parliament. I perfuade myfelf, that the most falutary effects must be the natural refult of deliberations conducted fuch principles.

upon

Gentlemen of the house of
Commons,

I thank you for the fupplies which you have fo chearfully given for the feveral establishments, and for the fupport of public credit: and you may reft affured, that no œconomy will be wanting, to render them effectual for the purposes for which they were granted.

My

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

The prefent general difpofition of all the powers of Europe, feems to indicate a continuance of peace: and it is my earnest defire to preferve the general tranquillity, by fulfilling, on my part, all the engagements I am under by treaties. And on this foundation, I may reasonably hope and expect the fame ftri& performance of those engagements, which other powers are under to my crown.

The many regulations which you have made for extending and promoting the trade and manufactures of Great Britain, and for fettling the mutual intercourfe of my kingdoms and plantations, in fuch a manner, as to provide for the improvement of the colonies, on a plan of due fubordination to the commercial interefts of the mother country, are the strongest proofs of your equitable and comprehenfive regard to the welfare of all my dominions; an object truly worthy of a British parlia

ment.

It fhall be my endeavour, that fuch care be taken, as may tend to fecure and improve the advantages which may be expected from fuch wife and falutary provifions.

I have nothing further to recommend to you, than that you will exert your best endeavours in your respective counties, to enforce the execution of the laws, and to promote good manners and good order among my people; whofe true and lafting happiness fhall be my conftant care, and upon whose affections I fhall always firmly rely.

I receive your condolence on the

melancholy event of my brother's death as a mark of your affection and loyalty.

I fhall be careful that my conduet hall justify the confidence you fo affectionately exprefs, in my applying properly fuch fupplies as you may find neceffary for the public fervice.

His Majesty's most gracious Speech to both houses of parliament, o12 Tuesday the 11th of November, 1766.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

THE high price of wheat, and

the defective produce of that grain lat harveft, together with the extraordinary demands for the fame from foreign parts, have principally determined me to call you thus early together, that I might have the fenfe of parliament, as foon as conveniently might be, on a matter fo important, and particularly affecting the poorer fort of my fubjects.

The urgency of the neceffity called upon me, in the mean time, to exert my royal authority for the prefervation of the public fafety, against a growing calamity, which could not admit of delay. I have therefore, by and with the advice of my privy council, laid an embargo on wheat and wheatflour going out of the kingdom, until the advice of parliament could be taken thereupon.

If further provifions of law be requifite or expedient, with regard to the dearnefs of corn, fo neceffary to the fuftenance of the poorer fort, they cannot escape the wifdom of parliament, to which I

recom

alliance between the two crowns receives fuch an additional strength and support.

We acknowlege, with the trueft gratitude, the paternal affection and tender concern which your Majefty has fhewn for your people, by laying an embargo on wheat and wheat-flour, until the fense of parliament could be taken thereon; preventing by this meafure the immediate and dangerous confequences, which would have arifen to the public welfare, and more particularly to the ease and comfort of the poorer fort of your fubjects, from a fcarcity of that grain.

We shall give, on our part, the moft earnest attention to the confideration of every means, by which the evils of fcarcity may be effectually prevented; anxious to forward the gracious and falutary purposes, which your Majefty conftantly manifefts, for the welfare of every rank of your fubjects. Truly fenfible of your Majefty's royal wisdom, in having given the neceffary orders for bringing the offenders against the public peace to condign punishment and fpeedy juftice, we beg leave to affure your Majefty, of our refolution to purfue and maintain measures fo indifpenfably neceffary for the fuppreffion of riot and licentioufnefs, and for enforcing that respect and obedience which are due to go

vernment.

We gratefully acknowledge the communication it has pleafed your Majefty to make to us, of a treaty of commerce being concluded with the Emprefs of Ruffia. The fecurity given thereby to fo confiderable a branch of trade, by fixing it on a juft and fatisfactory

footing, is a fresh inftance of your Majefty's conftant care and concern for the commercial interests of thefe kingdoms.

Animated with the trueft fentiments of duty, zeal, and affection, we thankfully receive the juft and wife declaration of your Majefty's intentions, to maintain the public tranquillity, as well as to fupport the dignity of the crown, and the rights of your people.

His Majefty's most gracious anfwer.

My Lords,

The fenfe you exprefs of the measures which the fafety of my people put me under the neceffity of taking, during the recefs of my parliament, affords me the highest fatisfaction. I rely on your af furances, that you will confider, with attention, the proper means of preventing the evils of scarcity, and the neceffary measures for enforcing that obedience and reverence which are due to laws and government.

Your approbation of the treaty of commerce which I have concluded with my good fifter the Emprefs of Ruffia, is extremely agreeable to me; and I receive, with particular pleasure, your congratulations on the birth of my daughter the princefs royal, and on the marriage of my fifter the Princefs Carolina Matilda, with my good brother the King of Denmark.

The addrefs of the house of Commons.