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Long may your Grace live a Support to the King's Loyall Subjects, a 

 Terror to bis enemies, and a Blessing to these Kingdoms. Soe heartily pray, 

 May it please yor Grace, 

 Your Graces Most 



Obedient Servants, 

 Berwick, March WM. LAWSON, Mayor, 



the 18th, 1686-7- and Common Council. 



3 April, 1687. 

 This day received a letter of thanks from his Grace the Duke of Berwick 

 directed to Mr Mayor and the Councell which is ordered by the Common 

 Counceil to be registered. 

 The letter to ye Mayor and Comn Councell from ye Duke of Berwick. 



Whitehall, April 3rd, 1687. 

 Gentlemen, 

 I Beceived your Letter of Congratulation and thought me Selfe Obliged to 

 return you my thanks for it. I am Glad his Matie has conferred on me the 

 title of soe Loyall & Ancient a Corporation as you are. And doe Assure you 

 that soe Long as your Zeal and faithfulness for the King's service continues 

 you need not question all the Affectionate and favorable Assistance in ye 

 Power of 



Gentlemen, 



Your Humble Servant, 



BERWICK. 

 22 March, 1686-7. 

 Major Innes shall deliver the Ticket for his Grace the Duke of Berwick to 

 be a Burgess of this Corporation, & Major Innes requested to call of Col. 

 Widdrington or Captain Bickerstaffe that they may goe along with him if 

 they please. 



12 May, 1687. 

 This day ordered that Mr Mayor, the Justices, and the Alderman for the 

 year shall meet to consider what is requisite to desire of his Grace the Duke 

 of Berwick for ye Goode of the Towne & to make report to next Councell. 

 19 May, 1687. 

 This day Col. Widdrington is requested by ye common councell to write a 

 letter to his Grace the Duke of Berwick to continue Recorder for this Towne 

 if his Grace will accept of it ; if not his Grace would be pleased to signifie 

 his pleasure in it. 



26 July, 1688. 

 An address is now sent to the King from Berwick and hence we have this 

 entry and letter. 



This day Mr Mayor sent a letter of thanks to his Grace the Duke of Ber- 

 wick for the Honour done us of having presented our address to the King. 

 Coppy of letter of thanks. 

 May it please your Grace, 

 Wee being highly sensible of your Graces great favour to us in introducing 

 our address to his Matie, we cannot but return yor Grace our most humble & 

 hearty thanks for the same & upon all occasions there shall be a dutiful! 



