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faction in the Loyalty and Affection which his People have univerfally fhewn upon his Majefty's Acceffion to the Crown.

At the Opening this Seffion, we did not mention to you the Apprehenfions we then had from the Smallness of the Sum, at that Time advanc'd, that the Lottery would not be full, being defirous, in the first Place, to try to make it effectual in the Manner the Parliament had establish'd it: But we are oblig'd now to acquaint you, that all our Endeavours have fail'd of the defir'd Succefs, tho' the Contributions have been thereby confiderably increas'd.

We must therefore earnestly recommend to you, Gen tlemen of the Houfe of Commons, to take this into your Confideration, and to give fuch farther Encouragement as you fhall think proper, for raifing the whole Sum which was intended, and is abfolutely neceffary for carrying on the Service of the Year.

The Commons being return'd to the Houfe, and their Speaker having made a Report of the Lords Juftices Speech, it was refolv'd, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, to return the humble Thanks of this Houfe, for the Satisfaction his Majefty has been pleas'd to exprefs in the Loyalty and Affection which his Subjects have univerfally fhewn upon his Majesty's Acceflion to the Throne; and for his gracious Intentions of making his People fpeedily happy with his Royal Prefence; and alfo to affure his Majesty of the Continuance of the fame Zeal and Affection to his Majefty upon all Occafions; and, that this House will contribute their utmoft Endeavours for preferving the Publick Peace until his Majefty fhall arrive. Which Addrefs was order'd to be prefented to the Lords Juftices, with the Defire of the Houfe, that they would tranfmit the fame to his Majefty with all convenient Speed.

The fame Day the Lords Spiritual and Temporal came to this Refolution, That the moft humble Thanks of this House be return'd to his Majefty, for his Majefty's Grace and Goodnefs to his People, exprefs'd in his Majefty's Letter to the Lords Juftices, with the Affurance of the Fidelity and Zeal of this Houfe for his Majesty's Service.

And order'd, That the Lord Chancellor do lay the faid Refolution before the Lords Justices, and defire their Lordhips to tranfmit the fame to his Majefty will all conve

nient speed; which their Excellencies did accordingly, together with the Addrefs of the Commons.

August 14. The Commons, in a grand Committee, confider'd of that Part of the Speech of the Lords Juftices, deliver'd the Day before, which related to the Lottery, and came to the following Refolutions, which the Monday following were reported and agreed unto.

1. That for raifing fo much as is wanting to compleat the full Sum of 1,400,000l. which was intended to be rais'd for the publick Service by Way of a Lottery, by Virtue of the late Act of Parliament in that Behalf; the Time for receiving the Contributions on that Act be prolong'd.

2. That the Sum of 105000l. a Year, by that Act granted, be encreas'd, and made up to be a yearly Fund of 116573% 12 s. during the Term of 32 Years therein

mention'd.

3. That the publick Monies which shall from Time to Time come into the Receipt of the Exchequer, not appro priated to any particular Ufe or Ufes, by any Act or Acts of Parliament made before the Act for the faid Lottery, be made an additional Security over and above the Reve nues and Branches fettled by the faid Act, for making good the faid Fund of 1165731. 125. per Annum, and that the fame unappropriated publick Monies, or fo much thereof, as shall from Time to Time be neceffary for compleating and making up the faid encreas'd Fund, be from Time to Time apply'd thereunto.

4. That the Intereft, after the Rate of 41. per Cent. per Annum, for the Blank Tickets in the faid Lottery, be encreas'd by an Addition after the Rate of 11. per Cent. per Annum, and allow'd as well in Refpect of the Contributions which have been made, as thofe which shall hereafter be made in the faid Lottery, out of the faid encreas'd yearly Fund.

And it was order'd, 1. That it be an Inftruction to the Committee of the whole House, to whom the Bill for rectifying Mistakes in the Commiffioners Names for putting in Execution the Act pass'd the last Seffion of Parliament, entitled, An Act for granting an Aid to her Majefty, to be rais'd by a Land-Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fourteen, is committed, that they have Power to receive a Clause or Clauses, purfuant to the faid Refolutions.

2. That it be an Inftruction to the faid Committee, that they have Power to receive a Claufe or Claufes, for confining

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confining the Number of Managers for putting in Execution the Powers and Trufts in them repos'd by the Lottery Act, to One and Twenty; and for providing, that their Allowance fhall not exceed one hundred Pound each.

But it is obfervable, that this laft Claufe was afterwards dropt in the Committee, by Reafon that the fame would have clafh'd with the Claufe in the Act 6 Anne, by which no Office, Place, &c. was to become void, by Reason of the Demife of her Majefty.

The fame Day Mr. Conyers reported from the Committee of the whole Houfe, to whom the Bill for the better Support of his Majefty's Houfheld, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown of Great Britain, was committed, the Amendments which they had made to the Bill, and had directed him to report to the Houfe, and he read the fame in his Place, and afterwards deliver'd the Bill and Amendments in at the Table, where the faid Amendments being read and agreed unto by the House, it was order'd, that the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrofs'd. A Bill was alfo order'd to be brought in, To enable all Persons, now refiding in Great Britain, to take the Oaths, and do all other Ads in Great Britain, requifite to qualify themselves to continue their respective Places, Offices, and Employments in

Ireland.

August 17. The ingrofs'd Bill for the better Support of his Majesty's Houfhold, &c. was read the third Time, pass'd, and fent up to the Lords.

On the 18th, the Commons resolv'd to address his Majefty, that he would be graciously pleas'd to confer fome Dignity in the Church upon the Reverend Dr. Pelling, Chaplain to their House.

August 19. The two Bills depending in the House, were read the third Time, pafs'd, and fent to the Lords, who that Day fent back to the Commons the Money-Bill, without any Amendment. The 20th, these two Bills were alfo fent down again to the Commons without Amendments; and the fame Day, the Commiffioners of the Customs attended, and, pursuant to an Act of Parliament, prefented to the Houfe, the Account of prohibited Eaft-India Goods, and Naval Stores.

August 21. The Lords Juftices went to the House of Peers, and the Commons being fent for up, and attending, their Speaker, upon prefenting to their Excellencies the Bill for the better Support of his Majefty's Houshold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown of Great Bri

tain, together with the other Money-Bill, made the fol lowing Speech.

My Lords,

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HE Knights, Citizens, and Burgeffes of Great Bri-S.?I: H:

tain, in Parliament affembled, under the prefent Happiness they enjoy by his Majefty's peaceable and quiet Acceffion to the Throne, could not enter upon any Work more fatisfactory and pleafing to themfelves, than the providing a fufficient Revenue for the Occafions of his Majefty's Civil Government, in order to make his Reign as eafy and profperous, as the Beginning of it hath been fecure and undisturb'd.

They are fenfible, that the Peace of the Kingdom is not to be preferv'd, nor the Rights and Liberties of the Subjects to be protected, without fupporting the juft Authority and Dignity of the Crown; and therefore they have thought it their Intereft, as well as Duty, to make fuch a Provifion, as may not barely fuffice to the Neceffity of the Government, but may be fuitable to the State, the Honour, the Luftre, which the Crown of Great Britain ought to be attended with.

Whatfoever is fuperfluous in that Provifion, and more than the ordinary Services of his Majefty fhall require, will but enable him to exert his highest and most valuable Prerogative of doing Good: And we can give no greater Proof of the Truft we repofe in his Majefty's gracious Difpofition, than putting the fame entire Revenue into his Hands, which her late Majefty dy'd poffefs'd of; whofe Virtues we all admir'd, and of whofe Affection and Concern for the Religion, Laws, and Liberties of this Kingdom, we had had fo long Experience.

As the Crown itself defcends immediately, and knows no Vacancy, the Commons have taken Gare that the Revenue fhould follow it as clofe as poflible; for they have given all the Dispatch to this Grant, which the Forms of their Proceedings would allow; fo that when his Majefty fhall pleafe to answer the impatient Defires of his People, by coming to take Poffeffion of his Kingdoms, he will find himself equally establish'd in thefe Revenues, as if he had fucceeded to all by an uninterrupted Right of Inheritance; the only Difference is this, that if he had inherited them, he would have wanted one fingle Proof of the Duty, and Affection, and Unanimity of his Subjects,

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Our Defire is, that this may be look'd upon as an Earneft and a Pledge of that Zeal and Fidelity which we fhall always retain, and which, upon every Occafion, we fhall be ready to demonftrate to his Majefty's Perfon and Government: As fuch, we hope, his Majefty will gracioufly accept it at this Time; and hereafter, when he shall have had Experience of this firft voluntary Offering of his loyal Commons, we hope he will find it to his Satisfaction, as large and as ample as he could wish; might but the Term of the Grant be as long as we could with fince it is to have equal Continuance with his Majesty's Life.

My Lords,

The Bill which the Commons have pafs'd for the Purpofes I have mention'd, is entitled, An Act for the better Support of his Majesty's Houshold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown of Great Britain.

They have alfo prepar'd another Bill, as well for rectifying Miftakes in the Names of the Commiffioners for the LandTax, as for raifing fo much as is wanting, to make up the Sum of Fourteen Hundred Thousand Pounds, intended to be rais'd by a Lottery for the Publick Service in the Year 1714. This having been recommended to their Care, and appearing to them to be neceffary for his Majesty's and the Publick Service, they have Reafon to think, they have abundantly fupply'd the Defects in the former Provifion; and in this Affurance, they humbly prefent this Bill alfo for the Royal Affent.

Then the Lords Juftices gave the Royal Affent to the three following publick Bills:

1. An Act for the better Support of his Majesty's Houfhold, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown of Great Bri

tain.

2. An Act for rectifying Mistakes in the Names of the Commiffioners for the Lad-Tax for the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fourteen; and for raising so much as is wanting to make up the Sum of Fourteen Hundred Thousand Pounds, intended to be rais'd by a Lottery for the Publick Service in the faid Year.

3. An Act to enable Persons now refiding in Great Britain, to take the Oaths, and to do all other Acts in Great Britain, requifite to qualify themselves to continue sheir respective Places, Offices, and Employments in Ireland.

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