THE ENGLISH ASSOCIATION OF THE HOUSE of COMMONS.

Kensingtoun, April 3.
This Day Mr. Speaker, with the House of Commons in a Body, attended His Majesty, and presented their Association as fol­lows.

WHereas there has been a horrid and detestable Conspiracy, For­med and carried on by Papists and other Wicked and Traite­rous Persons, for Assassinating his Majesties Royal Person, in order to encourage an Invasion from France, to subvert our Religion, Laws and Liberties; We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, do heartily, sincerely and solemnly profess, testifie and declare, that His present Majesty King William is Rightful and Lawful King of these Realms. And we do mutually promise and engage to stand by and assist each other, to the utter­most of our power, in the Support and Defence of His Majesties most Sacred Person and Government, against the late King James, and all his Adherents. And in case His Majesty come to any violent or untimely Death, (which God forbid) we do hereby further freely and unanimously oblige our selves to u­nite, associat, and stand by each other in revenging the same upon his Ene­mies, and their Adherents; and in supporting and defending the Succession of the Crown, according to an Act made in the first Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, Intituled, An Act declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and settling the Succession of the Crown.

Mr. Sp [...]aker made a Request to his Majesty, that the said Association, and all other Associations by the Commons of England be lodged among the Re­cords in the Tower, to remain as a perpetual Memorial of their Loyalty and Af­fection to His M [...]jesty. And His Majesty was graciously pleased to answer to this effect.

GENTLEMEN,

I Take this as a most convincing and most acceptable Evidence of your Affec­tion, and as you have freely Associated yourselves for Our Common Safe­ty, I do heartily enter into the same Association, and will be always ready with you, and the rest of my good Subjects, to venture my Life against all who shall endeavour to subvert the Religion, Laws and Liberties of En­gland,

His Majesty was pleased likewise to say, That the Association should be lodged in the Tower, as they desire.

Edinburgh, Reprinted by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Excellent Majesty, 1696.

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