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Saturday December 26 to Tuesday December 29 December, 1713.

Windsor, December 15,
To the QUEEN's most Excellent Majesty.
THE humble Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of Ireland, in Parliament assembled.

Most gracious Sovereign,
WE Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled; readily embrace this first Opportunity of returning our most sincere and humble Thanks, for the safe and honourable Peace, which by Your Majesty's great Wisdom and Goodness, has been procur'd for Your People, notwithstanding the Artifices us'd to prevent it by those who delight in War.
Your Majesty by calling this Parliament, gives us the liberty of offering to Your Majesty, with our Duty, such Laws as will further secure our establish'd Church with our Civil Rights, and enable, us to reap the full Benefits and Advantages of Peace.
Your Majesty's eminent Piety has always influenc'd Your Royal Heart, to encourage, with Your peculiar Favour, the Church as by Law establish'd. Happy would this Kingdom be, if Your Majesty's Illustrious Example could remove the Prejudices which too many of Your Subjects here labour under, by the restless Endeavours of their
Popish Priests and Dissenting Preachers.
Your Majesty has justly deserv'd that glorious Title of, Defender of the Faith, not only by supporting our most Holy Religion at home, but by protecting the Protestant interest abroad.
Your Majesty, by the Affection shew'd on all Occasions to the Illustrious House of
Hanover, has given us an undeniable Proof how much Your Majesty has at Heart the publick Good of Your People, and the Liberty of Europe.
We beg leave to acquaint Your Majesty, That the sending the Duke of Shrewsbury to be our Lord Lieutenant, is a great instance of Your Majesty's Favour to us, and we promise our selves, from his Grace's known Abilities, his Experience in publick Affairs, and his unshaken Loyalty to Tour Majesty, that he will faithfully obey Your Majesty's Commands, and make effectual Your Majesty's gracious Intentions towards this Kingdom.
We earnestly intreat Your Majesty to believe, that , we will, to the utmost of our Power, concur with Your Majesty's Chief Governor in all Things for Tour Majesty's Service and the common Good, and study to be Unanimous in all our Proceedings, as we are in our hearty and constant Prayers for Your Majesty's long and prosperous Reign over us.





Her Majesty's most gracious Answer to the Lords Addresses.
ANNE R.

HER Majesty is glad to find, That what She hath done to procure a Peace to Her Kingdoms is so acceptable to them, and that they are resolved to take the proper Means of improving to themselves the Advantages of it. Her Majesty could expect no less from that Affection and Loyalty of which they have given Her so many Proofs, and they may be assur'd that it shall be Her Majesty's constant Care inviolably to maintain their Civil Rights, effectually to Support the Establish'd Church, and to transmit both securely to Posterity.




To the QUEEN's most Excellent Majesty.
THE humble Address of the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Ireland, in Parliament assembled.

Most gracious Sovereign,
WE Your Majesty's most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects, the Commons of Ireland in Parliament Assembled, do, with all Humility, approach Your Royal Person, to Congratulate Your Majesty upon the Success of Your pious Endeavours in securing a safe and honourable Peace.
And Your faithful Commons being deeply sensible of the great Hopes the vast Body of Papists of this Kingdom entertain of seeing the Succession in the Protestant Line, as settled by several Acts of Parliament in Great Britain, defeated, cannot but esteem it one of the principal .Advantages of the Peace, that Your Majesty has obliged the French King to acknowledge, in the strongest Terms, the Succession in the House of
Hanover, and to remove out of his Dominions that Person who, in Defiance of Your Majesty's undoubted Title to the Crown, and the many Laws made for securing the Protestant Succession in that Illustrious Family, has assumed to himself the Title of King these of Realms; nor can they omit this Opportunity of returning Your Majesty their unfeigned and hearty Thanks for Your Gracious Promises to Your two Houses of Parliament in Great Britain, to use Your most pressing Instances with the Duke of Lorrain, and all other Princes and States in Amity with Your Majesty, not to receive or suffer to continue in any part of their Dominions the Pretender to Your Majesty's Crown.
We humbly beg leave at the same time to express the deep Sense we have of all Your Majesty's Graces and Favours to the Kingdom, in preserving to Your People their Religious and Civil Rights, and in the Care You have taken to transmit those Blessings to Posterity, by securing the Protestant Succession in the Illustrious House of Hanover.
We of this Nation have reason at this time to acknowledge, among other Instances of Your Goodness, that you have been pleased to spare from Your own Person and Councils the Duke of
Shrewsbury, to represent Your Royal Authority here, whose Zeal for our Religion and Liberties, consummate Wisdom, and Experience in the most important Affairs of State, and whose approved Loyalty to Your Majesty leave us no room to doubt of our being Happy under his mild and just Administration.
We humbly pray Your Majesty will believe we shall make a right use of Your Favours to us, in the Meeting of Parliament; and that we shall take all Occasions of shewing our Loyalty and Affection to Your Majesty, by the Unanimity and Temper of our Proceedings, by chearfully granting the necessary Supplies, and by seconding Your Majesty's Gracious Intentions of supporting Our Church as by Law Establish'd, and strengthening the Protestant Interest of this Kingdom.
This we ought to do, if we consulted only our own Advantage and Welfare: But it is the peculiar, Blessing of Your Majesty's Reign, that all You require from Your People to recommend themselves and merit Your Favour, is only to promote their own Prosperity and Happiness.




Her Majesty's most Gracious Answer to the Address of the House of Commons.
ANNE R.

HER Majesty thanks them for their Congratulations on that safe and honourable Peace, which it has pleased God to bless these Nations with. The best way of Preserving their Religious and Civil Rights, and of securing the Protestant Succession, as well as the best Proof which they can give of their real concern for them, is to proceed with Unanimity and Temper in supplying the necessary Occasions of the Government, and in establishing Peace at Home, by discountenancing the restless Endeavours of those Factious Spirits, who attempt to sow Jealousies, and to raise groundless Fears in the Minds of Her Majesty's People.





Florence, December 12, N.S. The Senate hath been in a Body to Condole with the Great Duke upon the Death of the Great Prince, and afterwards they paid their Compliments to Prince Gaston, upon his being Heir Apparent to this State. They have likewise publish'd an Act of Succession, by which the Princess Anne, Electress Palatine, is constituted Successor after the Decease of Prince Gaston, in case he should happen to die without Issue. Cardinal Gualtieri arrived here a few Days ago, and is lodged in the Ducal Palace. They write from Naples, that the Spanish Forces, consisting of three Regiments, under the Command of General St. Cruz, were sailed from thence to Trieste. The Vice-Roy had placed strong Garrisons in all the Fortresses in that Kingdom, and was making Preparations for building more.

Venice, December 15. N.S. The Senate hath elected Signor Bon, Proveditor General of Morea. Baron Whitman, formerly Envoy from the Elector of Bavaria, to the Court of Great Britain, dy'd here on the 11th. They write from Rome, that the Pope was recover'd of his late Indisposition, and had appear'd in publick on the Anniversary of his Coronation. The Abbot Passionei was made Prelate of the Ecclesiastical Immunities. Letters from Constantinople bring an account, that the Seraglio was fitting up for the reception of the Grand Signior, who was expected there in a short time.

Windsor, December 28. On Thursday the 24th, the Queen was taken with an Ague, of which She has had Two Fits: The Second was much shorter than the First. Her Majesty having us'd the proper Remedies, has rested extreamly well last Night, and is now, God be prais'd, as well as can be expected.





The Managers and Directors of the Queen's Lottery for �500000. give Notice, That they will begin to Cut the numbered Tickets in the said Lottery into Box A; and the Blanks and Benefits into Box B at their Office at Whitehall, on Tuesday the 5th of January next, by 9 in the Forenoon, and so continue from Day to Day till the whole shall be cut into the said Boxes, according to the Directions of Her Majesty's Letters Patents in that behalf. And that the said Managers (after that Work shall be finish'd) will immediately proceed to cut into other Boxes, mark'd A and B, the Tickets which are to be put into each of them, to determine the Course in which the said numbered Tickets are to be paid:
Wherefore the Contributors of the said Lottery are desired to possess themselves of their Tickets, or their respective Numbers before the said Lottery begins to be drawn, which will be on Monday the 11th of January next, at Guildhall, London.




These are to give Notice, That the Correspondence by Letters being opened between Great Britain and France, Mondays and Thursdays are the Days appointed for receiving Letters, at the General Post Office of London, for France, and for Italy, Turky, Spain and Portugal, passing through France.





Advertisements.

Whereas by an Order made in the High Court of Chancery the 28th of November last, it was order'd, that John Raynor, Thomas Matthews, Thomas Wilson, and Jane Morris, should be taken into the Custody of the Messenger of the said Court, for their undue Practices in procuring the Marriage of Elizabeth Ashton, Daughter of Mrs. Frances Ashton, of Redcross-street, London, widow, which said Thomas Wilson pretends to be a Minister of the Church of England, and both he and the said Jane Morris absconds from justice, (the said Jane Morris was lately Servant to the said Mrs. Francis Ashton, and is a thin Woman, of a middle Statute and swarthy Complexion, has black Hair, with little Eyes, her Upper Lip pretty large, Aged about 27 Years. Whoever shall discover either the said Thomas Wilson or Jane Morris, so that they may be apprehended, and give notice thereof to the said Frances Ashton, shall have �20. reward for each of them, paid by the said Frances Ashton.




LOST the 23d Instant, between Westminster and Thredneedle Street, an Order No. 80. in the 82d Course of Payment of the �10. Lottery, 1711, for �70. Principal Mony. (Mrs. Katharine Longueville Nanez [?]) whoever has found the same and will bring it, or give notice at the Rainbow Coffeehouse at Westminster Hall Gate, shall have 10s. reward. It's of no Use to any but the owner, Payment being stopt at the: Exchequer.




Whereas John Sweet, aged about 48 years, a middle-sized black Man, with a hook'd Nose, and his Teeth bearing out full before, wearing a brown fancy colour bob Peruke, a sandy colour Beveroy broad Cloth Coat, went away from his Master Mr. Manasseth Whitehead [?], Merchant, in Cornhill Court, Throgmorton-street, on Wednesday the 23d Instant: If he will return to his said Master in three Days after the publication hereof, he will be kindly received; and whoever discovers him, so as he be brought to the said Mr. Whitehead, shall have �10. Reward. He is supposed to be gone to Portsmouth, to go on Board some Ship.




Whereas the acting Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt awarded against William Watts, of Addington in the County of Surry, Timber-Merchant, did assign the said Bankrupt's Estate to Richard Cook, of Lambeth in the County of Surry, Timber Merchant, who is also become a Bankrupt; this is to give notice, that the Commissioners in the Commission against the said William Watts, intend to meet on the 12th of January next, at 3 in the Afternoon, at Guildhall, London, at which time the Creditors who already proved their debts, and the other Creditors who shall then come prepared to prove their Debts, and pay their Contribution-mony, are (pursuant to an Order of the Rt. Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain) to chuse an Assignee or Assignees in the room of the said Richard Cook.




Whereas Dennis Drew, late of the Parish of St.Martin's in the Fields, in the County of Middlesex, Taylor, hath surrendered himself (pursuant to notice) and been twice examined; this is to give notice, that he will attend the Commissioners on the 14th of January next, at 3 in the Afternoon, at Guildhall London, to finish his Examination; where his creditors are to come prepar'd to prove their Debts, pay Contribution Money, and assent to or dissent from the allowance of his Certificate.




Whereas the acting Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt awarded against Samuel Nicholls, of London, Button-seller, have certify'd to the Right.Hon. Simon Lord Harcourt, Baron, of Stanton-Harcourt, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, that he hath in all things conformed himself to the Directions of the late Acts of Parliament made concerning Bankrupts: This is to give notice, that his Certificate will be allow'd and confirm'd as the said Acts direct, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the 18th of January next.




Whereas the acting Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt awarded against Thomas Savage, of Witchamton, in the County of Dorset, Petty Chapman, have certify'd to the Right.Hon. Simon Lord Harcourt, Baron, of Stanton-Harcourt, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, that he hath in all things conformed himself to the Directions of the late Acts of Parliament made concerning Bankrupts: This is to give notice, that his Certificate will be allow'd and confirm'd as the said Acts direct, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the 18th of January next.




THE Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt awarded against Charles Hughes, of Newberry, in the County of Berks, Clothier, intend to meet on the 26th of January next, at 3 in the Afternoon, at Guildhall, London, to make a Dividend of the said Bankrupts Estate; where the Creditors who have not already proved their Debts, and paid their Contribution-mony, are to come prepar'd to do the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of the said Dividend.




Printed by Benj. Tooke at the Temple-gate, and John Barber on Lambeth-Hill, 1713.