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<p n="609"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ794">Deputy</rs>
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of the time and place to be appointed for<lb></lb>
the Meeting of his Majestyes <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ795">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the said County in Order to deliver the<lb></lb>
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to his Majestie upon the present<lb></lb>
posture of Affaires, And that Notice be given<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ797">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of meet at such<lb></lb>
time and place for the purpose aforesaid,</p>
<p n="610">To the Kings most Excellent Majesty.</p>
<p n="611"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ798">Address</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n611-1">his Majesty</rs>
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upon the present<lb></lb>
posture of Affaires.</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">Feb: 25th. 1726.</note>
The humble Address of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ799">Deputy Lieutenants</rs>
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and the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ800">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo492">Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="612">Most gracious Sovereign</p>
<p n="613">We your Majesties Dutifull and Loyal<lb></lb>
Subjects being deeply Sensible of the many great<lb></lb>
and invaluable Blessings We enjoy under your<lb></lb>
wise and happy Administration and of the tender<lb></lb>
Regard your Majesty hath always had to the<lb></lb>
Civil and Religious Rights of all your Subjects<lb></lb>
cannot sufficienty express our Resentment and<lb></lb>
Indignation at the conjunction of the Emperor<lb></lb>
and the King of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo493">Spain</rs>
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to invade our Trade<lb></lb>
in its most valuable Branches to wrest from<lb></lb>
us Gibralter and Port Mahon (Places of<lb></lb>
the utmost importance to these Nations<lb></lb>
with respect to their Trade and Naval Power)<lb></lb>
acquired in the course of a long expensive and<lb></lb>
bloody Warr and yeilded to us by the most</p>
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