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To the Kings most excellent Majesty
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The humble Address of your Majesties J
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assembled in their Generall Quarter
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Sessions held at Hicks hall
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by adjournmt orthe
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10th day of July 1727
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Most gracious Sovereign
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Wee your Majesties most faithfull and legall Subjects the Justices of the Peace
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of this County
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beg leave, in the most dutyfull manner, to give your Majesty this publick Testimony,
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of our sorrow and Concerne for the Deeth of our late Gracious Sovereigne, and
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of the Satisfaction and pleasure, with which our Hearts are fill'd, on your
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Majesties Accession to the Imperiale Town of these Kingdomes. wee doe
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with the Sincerest Joy, congratulate your Majesty, wee own and be cognize
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your most just and rightfull title, and wee find ourselves inexpressibly
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happy, under the Government of a Prince, possess of
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all the vertues, wch.
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can adorne the shrone, or bless his Subjects. A Prince, who knowes,
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that the wellfare of the people is the cheife, and the most noble End of
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Government, and that true Glory is only to be acquir'd by doing Good
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to Mankind. Your Majesty is already invested our Sovereigne,
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with all the perogatives necessary to these great Ends, and you will find
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yourselfe under noe Restraints from our Lawes and Constitution to which
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you are not antecedently confin'd by your
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Innare Goodness, and
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generous Sentiments in favour of your Subjects, soe graciously expressed in
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your be all declarations fate
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in Councel is
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Assurances wee have thereby received of your Paternall Affection, you
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strict Regard to vertue and Justice, your
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