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approach your Royal Highnesses to congratulate you 

 on the birth of another Prince, and on the happy re- 

 covery of the Princess. The increase of your Royal 

 Family at this time is an event which must greatly 

 rejoice the heart of every true Briton, as it adds strength 

 to our happy constitution now attackt by lawless rebells 

 in favour of an abjured Popish Pretender. 



" Permit us (S"") to take this opportunity of expressing 

 our utter abhorence to the detestable Rebellion raised 

 against the government of your august Father joined 

 with some of his deluded and ungrateful! subjects 

 senseless of the invaluable blessings they have enjoyed 

 under his most just and mild administration, an ad- 

 ministration by which their religion their laws their 

 liberties and properties have been most inviolately 

 preserved. 



" Surely nothing less than madness can excite these 

 wretches to attempt to change such blessings into 

 curses. 



" But as the wages of sin is death we hope the day of 

 payment is not far off. 



" Animated (S') with these sentiments wee crave leave 

 most humbly to assure your Royall Highness of our 

 firm attachment to His Majesty's Royal Person and 

 government. And that we will heartilly join his loyal 

 subjects and with them cheerfully contribute all in our 

 power to quell the factious spirits of all the restless 

 enemys to your Royal House whether foreign or 

 domestick. 



" Wee presume S"" to add our fervent prayers that the 

 Almighty would bless your Royal Highnesses with 

 Happiness and Prosperity And that your Royal 

 descendants may transmit to latest posterity the virtues 

 of their illustrious Parents as the means effectually to 

 destroy the vain hopes of all future Pretenders to 

 disturb the peace and government of these kingdoms." 



