THE SPEAKER's SPEECH To Their Excellencies THE LORDS JUSTICES In the LORD's HOUSE.  
At the Presenting of the POLL-BILL FOR THE ROYAL ASSENT, On Friday the Third of December, 1697.  
May it please Your Excellencies.  
THE Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of this Kingdom, who sit in Parliament as Representatives of the public Loyalty of the Nation, by Devoring their Hearty Endeavours to the Service of His Majesty, and Good of their Fellow Subjects, Do now Attend Your Excellencies as Representatives of the public Gratitude, in Returning their Humble acknowledgements to His Majesty, for His Royal Favours, and particularly for the many. Excellent Laws they have had, Others now ready to Receive Life, and More we are yet in hopes of under Your Excellencies Just and Prudent Administration.  
Our Religion and Civil Rights are Secured, our Remedies made Clear and easy; The Snares of Forms in Legal Proceedings Removed; The Way to Justice marked out so, that no Excuse is left for such as shall Tread beside it: And if, by an Over-Tenderness, we are not wanting to ourselves, we may still hope for an Opportunity to Secure us and our Posterity against the Danger of Future Rebellions.  
To Crown All, We now enjoy the Blessings of an Honourable and Glorious Peace; The Happy Effects of His Majesties Invincible Courage and Admirable Wisdom.  
And We cannot but Esteem, as an Extraordinary Mark of Princely Favour, and Encouragement to the Protestant Subjects of this Kingdom, His Majestys' Placing Your Excellencies to be our Chief Governours; who in Times of Imminent Danger, have given Uncommon Proofs of Your Firmness and Concern for the Protestant Religion, and Legal Constitutions of Your Country, against Popery, and Arbitrary Power, to the Hazard of Both Your Lives, and Total Loss of One of Your Fortunes; And We reap the Fruit of Your Steady Principles by Your Unbounded Application, to provide Effectually for the Security of Our Religion, and Properties.  
By this His Majesty is pleased to give Us, and all His Subjects, an Undoubted Assurance, that the Advancement of the Protestant Religion is His Main Business and Concern; and the Laws of the Land, the Measures of His Government.  
May it please Your Excellencies, 
 His Majesties Most Faithful Commons, having Considered the Debt due to the Civil and military Lists in this Kingdom, laid before them by Your Excellencies, have given His Majesty a Supply to be Raised by way of Poll, to complete what they Granted at their First Sitting. Which they humbly offer to His Majesties Gracious Acceptance, and beseech Your Excellencies, to Assure His Majesty, That We are, and shall always Continue Unalterable in our Sincere Loyalty, and Dutiful Affections to His Royal Person and Government, and entirely Devoted to His Service and Interest.   

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