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Marlborough to the Publick, and to her felf, both in A. C. the Command of the Army, and the entire Confidence be had fettled between Her and the States General, that the intended to make him a Duke. And on the roth. her The E. of Majefty fent the following Meflage to the Commons Marlboin his Lordship's Favour;

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rough made Duke,

The Earl of Marlborough's Services to Her Majesty, The Queen's and to the Publick, have been fo eminent both in his Meffage Command of the Army, and in his having established an to the Comintire Confidence and good Correfpondence between her Ma- mons in his jefty, and the States General, that She has thought fit to Favour grant the Title of a Duke of this Kingdom to him, and to the Heirs Male of his Body, and also a Penfion of 5000 l: per Ann. upon the Revenue of the Poft Office, for the Support of this Honour, during her Majefty's natural Life. If it had been in Her Majesty's Power, he would have granted the fame Term in the Penfion, as in the Honour and fhe hopes you will think it fo reasonable in this Cafe, as to find fome proper methods of doing it.

This Meffage having occafion'd great Debates,and there being no likelihood of theCommons complying with the Queen's Defire, her Majefty (on the 15th.) fent them another Meffage, whereby the acquainted them, That the Duke of Marlborough had declin'd Her Majesty's Meffage to them: But however, the fameDay, the Commons being in a Grand Committee, the Motion was made, That an Addrefs be prefented to Her Majefty, containing the Reafons why they could not comply with Her Majesty's first Meffage. This Motion was agreed to on the 16th. and a Committee appointed to draw up the faid Address, which was as follows,

Moft Gracious Sovereign,

WE, your Majefty's most Dutiful and Loyal Sub-The Come jects, the Commons in Parliament affembled, mons Adhumbly beg Leave to declare our unanimous Satis-drefs to the faction in the juft Efteem your Majefty has been Queen a • pleased to exprefs of the eminent Services perform'dbout it, by the Duke of Marlborough, who has not only by his Conduct of the Army, retriev'd the ancient Honour and Glory of the English Nation, but by hisNegotiation

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A. C.gotiation, establish'd an entire Confidence and good Correfpondence between your Majefty, and the States General, and therein vindicated the Gentlemen of England, who had, by the vile Practifes of defigning Men, been traduced, and induftriously reprefented as falfe to your Majefty's Allies, becaufe they were true to the Intereft of their Coun'try.

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It is to their unexpreffible Grief, that your Majefty's most Dutiful Commons find any Inftances where they are unable to comply with what your Majefty propofes to them; but they beg leave humbly to lay before your Majefty the Apprehenfions they have of making a Precedent for the Alienations of the Revenue of the Crown, which has been fo much 'reduced by the Exorbitant Grants of the laft Reign, and which has been fo lately fettled and fecured by your Majesty's unparrallell'd Grace and Good

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"We are infinitely pleafed to obferve by your Majefty's late gracious Acceptance of the Duke of Marlborough's Services, that the only way to obtain your Majefty's Favour, is to deferve well from the Publick; and we beg leave to affure your Majesty, 'that whenever you fhall think fit to reward fuch Merit, it will be to the entire Satisfaction of your People.

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This Address being t prefented to the Queen by the whole Houfe, her Majefty was pleas'd to return this Answer.

Shall always think my Self much concern'd to reward those who deferve well of Me, and of the Publick: On this Account I bestow'd fome Favours on the Duke of Marl borough, and I am glad to find you think they are well placed.

On the 9th. of the fame Month the Lords paft the Commons Bill, For Preventing Occafional Conformity, with feveral Amendments, and fent it back to the Vote of the LowerHoufe: But being juftly apprehenfive,that the Commons would not give their Concurrence to the gainst Tacking of onefaid Amendments; and might, as they had done on other Occafions, tack their Bill to fome Money Bill,

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their Lordships therefore made a Vote, That the An- A. C. nexing any Claufe to a Money Bill, was contrary to the Conftitution of the English Government, and the Ufage of Parliament. And order'd this Vote to be added to the Dec. 10. Roll of the ftanding Orders of their Houfe. On the Preceedings other hand the Commons having read the Lords About the mendments, agreed to fome of them, and aifagreed Bill for to others; and on the 12th of December appointed a Preventing Committee to draw up Reafons to be offered to the Occasional Lords at a Conference, for difagreeing to fuch of their Conformity. Lordships Amendments, as the Houfe had difagreed unto. The faid Reafons being prepar'd accordingly, the Commons on the 17th defir'd a Conference with the Lords, to which their Lordships having readily agreed, the Managers of the Commons deliver'd their Reafons to the Lords, and left the Bill and Amendments with their Lordships. This Affair occafion'd great Heats between both Houfes, and various Dif courfes in the Nation: But before we bring it to a Period, 'tis fit we fhould take notice of another, which was of no lefs importance.

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The Queen being impower'd by an Act of Parliament, to nominate Commiffioners for Treating about Commissi an Union between England and Scotland, her Majefty Treating of oners for appointed the following Perfons for England; viz. His Grace, Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir between Nathan Wright, Knight, Lord Keeper of the Great England Seal of England; Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Mont- and Scot gomery, Lord Prefident of the Council; John, Mar-land. quefs of Normandy, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal; William Duke of Devonshire, Lord Steward of her Majefty's Houfhold; Charles, Duke of Somerfet, Ma, fter of the Horfe to her Majefty; Edward, Earl of Fer-. Sey, Lord Chamberlain to her Majefty; Charles, Earl of Burlington; Daniel, Earl of Nottingham, one of Her Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State; Lawrence Earl of Rochester, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; John, Earl of Marlborough, Captain General of all her Majefty's Forces, and Mafter General of the Ordnance; Richard, Earl of Scarborough; the Lord Bishop of London, Sir Charles Hedges, the other Principal Secretary of State; Sir John Holt, Chief Juftice of the Queen's Bench, Sir Thomas Trevor, Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas; Sir John Levifon Gower, Bar. Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster; Sir Christopher Musgrave

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grave, Bar: Sir John Cook, Doctor of Laws; Robert Harley, Efq; Charles Godolphin, Efq; Samuel Clark, Efq; and Stephen Waller, Doctor of Laws. The Commillioners for Scotland, were the Duke of Queens berry; the Duke of Argyle; the Marquefs of Annandale; the Marquefs of Lothian; the Earl of Seafield; the Earl of Hyndford; the Earl of Leven, the Viscount of Tar bat; the Viscouut of Stairs; the Lord Galloway; the Lord Boyle; Sir James Stewart, the Advocate; Sir Dalrimple; Sir George Maxwell, Lord President; Sir James Smallet; Sir Archibald Douglas; Sir David Dalrimple; Sir Patrick Johnstoun, Provost of Edenburgh; Mr. Montgomery, Provost of Glasgow; Mr. Scrimfer, Provost of Dandee; and Mr. Provolt of Aberdeen. Dr. Charles Davenant, a Civilian, was appointed to be Secretary to the English Commiffioners; and Robert Pringle to the Scotch.

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The first time they met, was the 22d, of October, and that at the Cock pit, where the Lord Keeper made the following Speech.

My Lords,

The Lord WE, the Commiffioners for England, do, with Keeper's! great Satisfaction meet your Lordships on this Speech to Occafion; hoping, that by this Congrefs, the great the Com-Bufinefs for which her Majefty has been pleafed to miffioners.

grant thofe Commiffions, may be happily effected That England and Scotland already united in Allegiance under one Head, the Queen, may, for ever 'hereafter become one People; one in Heart and mu'tual Affections; one in Intereft; one in Name, and in Deed; A Work, which if it can be brought to pass, promiseth a lasting Happiness to us all. With great Sincerity We defire this Union, and We meet "Your Lordships with Hearts fully determined to en*ter upon fuch Confultations, and into fuch Meafures with your Lordships, as are proper for bringing the fame to the defired Conclufion: On our part nothing fhall be wanting, that may conduce to a hapPeriod of this great Work.

To this the Duke of Queensberry made Answer,

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I do confider this Union to be highly advantageous for the Peace and Wealth of both Kingdoms; a great Security for the Proteftant Religion every where: And I can affure Your Lordships both for My 'Self, and the other Lords Commiflioners for Scotland, 'that we meet your Lordships with great Regard and Honour to your Perfons, and with fincere Intentions to advance this great Defign, and to Accommodate any Difficulties that may arife in the Treaty upon fair and reasonable Terms.

Now, there not being a Quorum of the Scotch Commiffioners arrived in Town, their Meeting was Adjourn'd by a Letter from the Queen to the 10th of November About the 20th of the fame Month they met again, and notwithstanding fome previous Objections made by the Lord Keeper against the Validity of the Scotch Commiffion, they fully adjusted the Preliminaries, of which, this was one of the moft Prelimina« confiderable, viz. That nothing agreed on amongst ries Adjustthemfelves fhould be binding, except it be ratified ed. by Her Majefty, and the refpective Parliaments of 'both Nations, and that except all the Heads propofed for the Treaty were agreed to, no particular things agreed on fhould be binding.

Having adjusted the Preliminaries, the Lord Keeper propos'd, on the part of the English, That the two Kingdoms fhould be infeparably United into one Monarchy, under her Majefty and her Heirs and Succef. fors; and under the fame Limitations, according to the Acts of Settlement; and his Grace the Duke of Queensberry propofed, on the part of the Scots, That both Nation fhould be United in one Monarchy, and one Parliament, with a mutual Communication of Trade and Privileges. That of the English was eafily agreed to, and the Queen to make things go on with more Eafe and Unanimity, was pleas'd, on the 14th of December, to make the following Speech to the Commiffioners of both Nations.

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