HIS MAJESTIES MOST Gracious Speech To Both Houses of PARLIAMENT, On Tuesday the seventh of May, 1689.  
Published by His Majesties Command.  
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I. R  HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE dieu ET MON DROIT  
DUBLIN, DUBLIN, Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham Assigns of Benjamin took, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and are to be sold on Ormonde-Key, and at the Colledge-Arms in Castle-street. 1689.   

HIS MAJESTIES Most Gracious SPEECH To Both Houses of Parliament, &c.  
My Lords and Gentlemen,  
THe Exemplary Loyalty which this Nation expressed to Me, at a time, when others of My Subjects so undutifully misbehaved themselves to Me, or so basely betrayed Me; And your seconding My Deputy, as you did, in His Bold and Resolute asserting My Right, in preserving this Kingdom for Me, and putting it in a posture of Defence; made Me resolve to come to you, and to venture My Life with you, in defence of your Liberties, and My Own Right. And, to My great satisfaction, I have not only found you ready to serve Me, but that your Courage has equalled your Zeal.  
I have always been for Liberty of Conscience, and against invading any man's Property; having still in My mind that saying in Holy Writ, Do as you would be done to, for that is the Law and the Prophets.  
It was this Liberty of Conscience I gave, which My Enemies both abroad and at home dreaded; especially when they saw that I was resolved to have it Established by Law in all My Dominions, and made them set themselves up against Me, though for different reasons. Seeing that if I had once settled it, My people( in the opinion of the one) would have been too happy; and I ( in the opinion of the other) too great.  
This Argument was made use of, to persuade their own people to join with them, and too many of My Subjects to use Me as they have done. But nothing shall ever persuade Me to change My mind, as to that 〈…〉 ever I am the Master, I design( God willing) to Establish it by Law; and have no other Test or Distinction but that of Loyalty.  
I expect your concurrence in so Christian a Work, and in making Laws against Profaneness and all sorts of Debauchery.  
I shall also most readily consent, to the making such Good and wholesome Laws, as may be for the general good of the Nation, the improvement of Trade and the relieving of such as have been injured by the late Acts of Settlement, as far forth as may be consistent with Reason, Justice and the public Good of My People.  
And as I shall do My part to make you Happy and Rich, I make no doubt of your Assistance; by enabling me to oppose the unjust designs of My Enemies, and to make this Nation flourish.  
And to encourage you the more to it, you know with how great Generosity and Kindness the Most Christian King gave a secure Retreat to the Queen, My Son, and myself, when We were forced out of England, and came to seek for Protection and Safety in His Dominions; how he embraced my Interest, and gave me such Supplies of all sorts as enabled me to come to you; which, without his obliging Assistance, I could not have done: This He did at a time when He had so many and so considerable Enemies to deal with: and you see still continues to do.  
I shall conclude as I have begun, and assure you I am as sensible as you can desire, of the signal Loyalty you have expressed to me; and shall make it my chief study( as it always has been) to make you and all my Subjects happy.  
FINIS.