His Majesty's MOST GRACIOUS LETTER TO THE PARLIAMENT OF SCOTLAND TOGETHER WITH The Lord high Commissioner and Lord high Chancellor's Speeches.  
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EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, Anno Dom. 1700.   

His Majesty's most Gracious Letter to the Parliament of Scotland.  
WILLIAM R. 
 My Lords and Gentlemen,  
THe State of Our Affairs Abroad, requiring Our going beyond Seas, was the Cause of Our Adjourning your Meeting till this time; When we ordered the last Adjournment by Our Letter then published, We fully expressed Our good Intentions towards that Our Ancient Kingdom, which We are now ready to make good in this Session of Parliament.  
We have considered the Address you made to Us in the Session of Parliament 1698, in behalf of the African Company, representing the same as a National Concern, and do assure you, that We are very willing to assent to what shall be reasonably proposed for repairing the Losses, and Supporting and Promoting the Interest of that COMPANY: And having ever reckoned the Ease and Prosperity of Our good Subjects Our greatest Honour and Happiness; We are likewise most willing to agree to all that can be demanded, for maintaining and advancing the Peace and Welfare of the Kingdom.  
And that you and all Our good Subjects may have full and satisfying Assurance of this Our good Mind; We again Declare, That We are resolved to give Our Royal Assent to all Acts that shall be offered for the better establishing the true Protestant Religion, and the Presbyterian Government of the Church, which you enjoy, for the more effectual preventing the growth of Popery, for the repressing of Vice and Immorality, and the Encouragement of Piety and Virtue, for the preserving and securing of personal Liberty, for the regulating and advancing of Trade; And more especially for making up the Losses, and promoting the Concerns of the African and Indian COMPANY, for the setting forward and improving Manufactories, and generally, We are ready to give Our Assent to all other Laws that shall be brought in for the farther clearing and securing Property and Civil Rights, strengthening and facilitating the Administration of Justice, restraining and punishing of Crimes, and the preserving the Peace and Quiet of the Kingdom, so that nothing shall be wanting on Our part to make Our People both Happy and Contented.  
It is truly Our Regrate, that We could not agree to the Asserting of the Right of the COMPANIES Colony in Darien, and you may be very confident, if it had not been for invincible Reasons, the pressing Desires of all Our Ministers, with the Inclination of Our good Subjects therein concerned, had undoubtedly prevailed, but since We were, and are fully satisfied, that Our yielding in that Matter, had infallibly disturbed the general Peace of Christendom, and brought inevitably upon that Our Ancient Kingdom a heavy War, wherein We could expect no Assistance; And that now the state of that Affair is quite altered, We doubt not but you will rest satisfied with these plain Reasons.  
We are hearty sorry for the COMPANIES Loss in what hath happened, but We being most willing that the COMPANIES Losses be repaired, and ready to concur in any new Projects or Design that shall be reasonably proposed for the Good and Advantage of the Kingdom, We are most confident, the Wisdom of the Parliament will no longer Stop upon this Obstruction, Having then this happy Opportunity for the promoving of the Good and Welfare of the Kingdom, you will certainly lay hold upon it; And seeing you cannot but notice the Designs and Practices of Persons disaffected both to Our Government and your Peace, and how Watchful and Ready Our Enemies are, also well at Home as Abroad, and desireous of nothing more as that Differences may fall in amongst Us; We are persuaded you will be no less careful to avoid them. All that We demand is, that you would provide proper and competent Supplies for such Forces as shall be necessary for the Kingdom's Security, and to maintain it in its present happy Settlement.  
We have continued the Duke of Queensberry to be Our Commissioner for representing Us in this Session of Parliament, as a Person of whose Ability and Fidelity We have made full Proof, and are assured will be to you acceptable; And therefore you are to give him full Credit: And We expect that in all things you will proceed with that Wisdom, Calmness and Unanimity, as that this Session may be concluded to Our mutual Satisfaction, and to the Joy of all Our good Subjects: And so We bid you hearty Farewell.  
Given at Our Court at Loo the 4th of October 1700. and of Our Reign the 12 Years By His Majesty's Command, Sic subscribitur, RO. PRINGLE.