of Effingham,the Right Honqurable Archibald Earl A. C. of Rosberry, the Right Hondurable Henry Earl of 1708.

Lincoln;

Mafter of the Robes to his Royal Highnefs Monfig

neur Christian Sigfried, Baron de Pleffen, alone;

Grooms of his Royal Highneffes Bed-chamber, the Honourable Charles Churchill, Efq; the Honourable George Churchill, Efq; Thomas Maule, Efq; John Hill, Efq; Hugh Boscawen, Efq; James Vernon, Junior, Efq; Samuel Mafham, Efq; Francis Godfrey, Efq;

The Yeomen of the Guard clofed the Proceffion.

At the Door of the Abbey the Dean and Pre bends met the Body, and proceeded before it, finging an Anthem, to King Henry the Seventh's Chappel, where it was depofited; during the Divine Service, the Canopy being held over it, the Supporters of the Paul ftanding by it, the Chief Mourner and his two Supporters refting themselves in Chairs at the Head of it, while the Nobility proceeded to their Stalls.

After Divine Service, the Body was conveyed to the Vault,preceded by the Four White Staff Officers to his Royal Highness, and followed by the Chief Mourner, the Garter going before them.

The Secular Office of Burial being performed after an Anthem fung, Garter King of Arms, proclaimed his Royal Highness's Stile, and the White Staff Officers broke their Staves, and threw them into the Vault.

The Death of Prince George, neceffarily occa fion'd fome Alterations at Court. His Royal Highness being, of late Years, much indifpos'd, the Affairs of the Admiralty, were, for the most part, adminifter'd by his Council, whofe Power expiring with him, the Queen, managed thofe Affairs Herfelf;

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till her Majefty thought fit to eafe Herfelf of that 1708. Burden, by appointing and conftituting Thomas Earl of Pembroke, Lord High-Admiral of Great BriThe Earl of tain and Ireland, which Office he had discharg'd with univerfal Applaufe in the Year 1702. His Lord

Pembroke.

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fhip being now Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Fremede Lord fident of the Council, both which Places are hardly High-Ad- confiftent with that of High-Admiral, her Majesty miral. beftow'd the firft on Thomas Earl of Wharton; Nov.25 and the other on John Lord Sommers, who at the The Lord fame time, was Sworn one of her Majefty's most Sommers Honourable Privy Council; as were alfo John Lord Prefident Archbishop of York, Ralph Duke of Montague, James of the Coun- Duke of Montrofs, Robert Marquis of Lindsey, Lord Earl of Great-Chamberlain, Hugh Earl of London, Robert Wharton Lord Ferrers, Peregrine Bertie, Efq; Richard Earl Lord Lieut. Rivers, and Algernoon Earl of Effex, and took their Ireland. Places at the Board accordingly. Not many Days * after, it was declared, That her Majesty had been Counsellors pleas'd to appoint the Earl of Dorfet and Middlefex Sworn. Conftable of Dover-Caftle, and Warden of the Cin-Dec 3. que-Ports. All this while, Addreffes.† of Condoleance The Earl of for the Death of the Prince, and of Congratulation made War for the great Succeffes of her Majefty's Arms den of the Abroad, were daily prefented to her Majefty. Cinque

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Addreffes of Condoleance and Congratulation.

On Tuesday, the 16th of November, the Parliament of Great Britain met, according to their laft Great Bri- Prorogation; and the Queen having granted a ComNov. 16. miflion, under the Great Seal, appointing his Garce the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord High-Chancellor, the Lord High-Treafurer, the Lord-Steward of her Majefty's Houfhold, and the Great-Mafter of the Horfe, to reprefent her Royal Perfon; the Commons were defired, in the Name of the Commiffioners, by the Gentlemen Ufher of the BlackRod, to come up to the Houfe of Peers, and hear the faid Commiflion read. The Commons attending accordingly, the Lord Chancellor acquainted both Houfes, with the fad Occafion of her Majefty's Abfence, and the foremention'd Commiffion having

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having been read, he fignified to the Commons, A. C. That they fhould forthwith proceed to the Choice 1708.· ́ of fit Perfon, to be their Speaker, and prefent him the Thursday following. Accordingly, the Commons, being return'd to their Houfe, the Lord William Powlet moved, That they should chufe Sir Richard Onflow for their Speaker, and was feconded by Sir William Strickland. Hereupon, MGM made a Speech, and, by Way of Irony, propofed That they fhould chufe Mr. I 1, for their Speaker; he having been 'Affiftant to Good Speakers, to indifferent ones, and to the Worft; but concluded in Favour of the Lord Powlet's Motion, commending Sir Richard Onflow's bright Parts, Experience, and Integrity; And adding, That being poffefs'd of a good Eftate, he did not lie open to the Temptations that might 'biafs Perfons, who had their Fortune to make, against the Intereft of their Country: So that in his Opinion, he was, every way, qualified for that 'high Station. None of the Members offering to

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oppofe the Lord Powlet's Motion, his Lordship and sir Rich. Sir William Strickland took Sir Richard Onflow from Onflow his Seat, in order to place him in the Chair, which Chofen they did, after he had made a fhort Speech; where- Speaker. in he modeftly, endeavour'd to excufe himself from taking upon him, that great and important Trust, in fo nice a Juncture of Affairs, wherein the good or bad Success of this neceffary War, did, in great Meafure, depend on the Refolutions of that great Affembly, It is remarkable, That a Party in the Houfe, upon a Surmife, that the Court and Moderate Party would have been divided, between Sir Richard Onflow, and Sir Peter King, Recorder of London, defign'd to have put up Sir Thomas Hanmore, but being defappointed in their Expectation, they thought it Prudence, not being able to make a Ma

jority, unanimoufly to ftrike in with the reft. The The Duke of fame day, the Duke of Queensberry was intro- Queensduced into the Houfe of Peers, by the Dukes of berry inSommerfet and Ormond, as a Peer of Great Britain troduced as and Duke of Dover. After this, both Houses ad- Duke of journ'd to the 18th, on which day the Commons

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A. C. being come to the Houfe of Peers, to prefent their 1708. Speaker, the Lord High-Chancellor, in the Name of the Lords Commiffioners for opening and holding The Choice this prefent Parliament, fignified to them her Maof aSpeaker jefty's entire Satisfaction, in their Choice of a approved Perfon fo well qualified for tha: Office, both Nov. 18. by his great Abilities, and his Zeal and Affection for the Government and the Proteftant Succeffion; And then his Lordship deliver'd to both Houfes the following Speech:

The Lords Commiffioners Speech to both Honfes.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

N purfuance of the Authority given us by Her Majefties Commiffion under the Great Seal, among other things, to Declare the Caufes of Her Majefties Calling this Parliament,

"We are, by Her Majefties Command, in the first place to obferve to you, That the Extraordinary Length of this Year's Campaign, hath obliged Her Majefty to defer your Meeting longer than other wife She would have done, that you might be in'form'd with the greater Certainty of the State and "Posture of the War, in order to your Refolutions ⚫ for the enfuing Year.

"This neceffary Delay hath now fo far fhewn Us "the Succefs of Affairs Abroad, as that whether you 'Confider the Places acquir'd by the Allies, or the farther and continued Proofs given this laft Year, of their Superior Courage and Conduct (which as to the future Part of the War is equal to all other Advantages) we may, with Thanks to God, and Juftice to thofe he hath been pleas'd to ufe as 'Inftruments in this great Work, conclude That upon the Whole, We are brought much nearer than we were the laft Seffion, to the End of Our Undertaking this War, the Reducing the Dangerous Power of France, and Settling fuch a Peace, as may Secure it felf from being Vioflated.

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Her Majefty therefore Commands Us to Affure 1708. you, She hath not the leaft doubt, but that this 'Parliament will be of the fame Opinion with Her laft, as to the Vigorous Profecution of the War, and the Ends of it, believing it impoffible, the "Reprefentative of the British Nation can endure to 'think of lofing the Fruits of all Our paft Endeavours, and the great Advantages we have gain'd (particularly in this prefent Year) by fubmitting at laft to an Infecure Peace.

And therefore fince probably nothing can hin der Our Succefs Abroad for the Time to come, but 'Misunderstandings among Our Selves at Home, We have it in Command, to Conjure you, by your Duty to God, and to Her Majefty, your "Zeal for the Proteftant Religion, your Love for your Country, and the Regard you cannot bur have for the Liberty of Europe in General, to avoid all Occafion of Divifions, which are ever hurtful to the Publick, but will more efpecially be fo at this Juncture, when the Eyes of all Our Neighbours are upon you with a very particular Concern, and your Únanimity and good Agreement will be the greatest Satisfaction and Encouragement to all Our Allies.

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Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons,

'You cannot but be Convinc'd that the feveral 'Parts of the War, which were Provided for by the laft Parliament will require your Support at leaft in the fame Degree. But in Flanders the Nature of the War is much alter'd by the great Advances made there towards Entring into France, which hath fo far Alarm'd Our Enemies, that they are drawing more Troops daily to that fide for the Defence of their own Country: And therefore Her Majefty hopes you will have fo right a Senfe of Our prefent Advantages, as to Enable Her Majefty to make a confiderable Augmentation for Preferving and Improving them, which by the

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