To the King's Most Excellent Majesty

by the Episcopal Clergy of the Diocese of Aberdeen

TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT

MAJESTY

The Humble ADDRESS of the Episcopal Clergy of the Diocese of Aberdeen Presented to His MAJESTY by the Reverend Drs. James and George Gardens Dr. Burnet, Mr. Dunbreck, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Maitland, at FETTERESSO, the Twenty ninth of December 1715, Introduced by His Grace the DUKE of MAR, and by the Right Honourable the EARL MARISCHAL of Scotland.

SIR,

E Your MAJESTIE'S most Faithful and Dutyful Subjects, the Episcopal Clergy of the Diocese of Aberdeen, Do from Our Hearts render Thanks to Almighty GOD, for Your MAJESTIE'S safe and happy Arrival into this Your Antient Kingdom of Scotland, where Your Royall Presence was so much long'd for, and so necessary to Animate Your Loyal Subjects, our NOBLE and GENEROUS PATRIOTS, to go on with that Invincible Courage and Resolution which they have hitherto so succesfully Exerted, for the Recovery of the Rights of Their King and Country, and to Excite many Others of Your Good Subjects to join them, who only wanted this great Encouragement.

WE hope and Pray that GOD may open the Eyes of such of Your Subjects, as malicious and self-designing Men have industriously blinded with Prejudices against Your MAJESTY, as if the Recovery of those just Rights would ruin our Religion, Liberties and Property, which by the Overturning of those Rights have been highly Encroach'd upon: And We are perswaded that Your MAJESTIE'S Justice and Goodness will settle and secure those just Priviledges to the Conviction of Your most malicious Enemies.

Almighty GOD has been Pleas'd to Train up Your MAJESTY from Your Infancy in the School of the Cross, in which the Divine Grace inspires the Mind with true Wisdom and Vertue, and Guards it against those false Blandishments, by which Prosperity corrupts the Heart. And as this School has sent forth the most Illustrious Princes, as Moses, Joseph, and David; so We hope the same Infinitely Wise and Good GOD Designs to make Your MAJESTY, not only a Blessing to Your Own Kingdoms, and the true Father of Them, but a great Instrument also of the General Peace and Good of Mankind.

Your Princely Vertues are sch, that in the Esteem of the best Judges, You are Worthy to wear a Crown, tho' You had not been Born to it, which makes us Confident that it will be Your MAJESTIE'S Care, to make your Subjects a happy People, and so to Secure them in their Religion, Liberties, and Property, as to leave no just Ground of Distrust, and to Unite us all in true Christianity, according to the Gospell of JESUS CHRIST, and the Practice of the Primitive Christians.

We Adore the Goodness of GOD, in Preserving Your MAJESTY amidst the many Dangers, to which You have been Exposed, and notwithstanding the Hellish Contrivances form'd against You, for encouraging Assassines to Murther Your Sacred Person, a Practice abhorred by the very Heathens. May the same Mercifull Providence continue still to Protect Your MAJESTY, to Prosper Your Arms, to Turn the Hearts of all the People towards You, to Subdue those who resist Your Just Pretensions, to Establish You on the Throne of Your Ancestors, to Grant You a long and happy Reign, to Bless You with a Royal Progeny, and at last, with an Immortal Crown of Glory. And as it has been, still is, and shall be our Care, to Instill into the Minds of the People true Principles of Loyalty to Your MAJESTY, So this is the Earnest Prayer of

May it Please Your MAJESTY,

Your MAJESTIE'S Most Faithfull, most Dutyfull, and most Humble Subjects and Servants.

To which His MAJESTY was Pleas^ed to give this most Gracious Answer.

I am very Sensible of the Zeal and Loyalty You have Expressed for Me, and shall be glad to have Opportunities of giving You Marks of My Favour and Protection.