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<p n="1">To the Kings most Excellent Majesty</p>
<p n="2">The humble address of yor. Maties. Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx assembled in their Generall Sessions<lb></lb>
held at Hicks hall by adjoramt. on Fryday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50153_date2">twenty fifth day<lb></lb>
of May one thousand sevenhundred and Sixteen</rs>
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<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most Gracious Soveregn</note>
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With the utmost Zeal & pleasure he embrace<lb></lb>
this Opportunity to congratulate your Majesty or the<lb></lb>
Success of yr Councils & arms in Suppressing the late<lb></lb>
Unnatural Rebellion, Which threatned us in it's rise &<lb></lb>
Progress will all the Miseries & Calamitys of a Civil her<lb></lb>
and in its Event & Success with the total Subversion<lb></lb>
of our Laws Our Liberties & Religion<lb></lb>
We are truly Sensible of the happiness we enjoy under<lb></lb>
your Majesties Government in the Security of all our<lb></lb>
Civil & Religions Interests, And as you will now be at<lb></lb>
Liberty to prosecute those Measures your Wisdom and<lb></lb>
Goodness has converted for the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Welfare of your<lb></lb>
People, he hope you will receive the pist when of<lb></lb>
duty & affection from them, At Least we May presume<lb></lb>
Even your Enemies wil be convinced that the Beginning<lb></lb>
of your Reign was the only Season wherein they could<lb></lb>
Flatter themselves with Success in attempting to reduce<lb></lb>
any Number of your Subjects</p>
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