His Majesty's MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT, On Friday the 23th day of March, 1693/4.  
LONDON, Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceased; Printers to the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties. 1693/4.   

His Majesty's MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
WHEN I Consider how far the Year is advanced, what Preparations our Enemies make to be Early in the Field, and how necessary it is, that We should be Ready to Meet them, both by Sea and Land, I must earnestly Recommend to you the Dispatch of those Important Affairs, which you have under your Deliberation.  
I am very sensible of the good Affection, which you have shown in this, as well as former Sessions, by Enabling Me to Carry on the War We are Engaged in, for Our Common Safety. There is nothing I have so much at My Heart; as the Ease and Happiness of My People; and it is with great Reluctance that I am forced to Ask such large Supplies; But since Our present Circumstances make this unavoidable, It shall be My Endeavour, That the Sums which are Given, shall be laid out in the best manner, to the Uses for which they are designed.  

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,  
I take this Occasion to Mention to you the Debt for the Transport-Ships, which were used in the Reducing of Ireland. It grieves Me exceedingly to see such a Number of Persons, who came so freely in for so good a Service, brought to the last Extremities for want of what is Due to them. It is not possible for Me to Discharge this Debt, without your Help; And as I doubt not but you have a Just Commiseration of their Case so I hope you will Find out some Way for their Relief.   
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