I Thank You heartily for the Bill You have presented Me this day, And I as­sure you, the Readiness and Chearfulness that has attended the Dispatch of it, is as accep­table to Me as the Bill it self; After so hap­py a beginning, You may believe I would not Call upon you unnecessarily for an ex­traordinary Supply; But when I tell You that the Stores of the Navy and Ordnance are extremely Exhausted, that the Anticipa­tions [Page 3] upon several Branches of the Revenue are Great and Burthensome, that the Debts of the KING, My Brother, to His Ser­vants and Family, are such as deserve Com­passion, That the Rebellion in Scotland, with­out putting more Weight upon it than it really deserves, must Oblige Me to a con­siderable Expence extraordinary: I am sure such Considerations will move You to give Me an Aid to provide for those Things, wherein the Security, the Ease and the Hap­piness of My Government are so much con­cerned; But above all, I must Recommend to You the Care of the Navy, the Strength and Glory of this Nation, That You will put it into such a Condition as may make Us Considered and Respected abroad: I cannot express My Concern upon this Oc­casion more suitable to My own Thoughts of it, than by assuring You I have a true English Heart, as Jealous of the Honour of the Nation as You can be; And I please My Self with the Hopes, that by God's Bles­sing, and Your Assistance, I may carry the Reputation of it yet Higher in the World [Page 4] than ever it has been in the Time of any of My Ancestors; And as I will not Call upon you for Supplies, but when they are of Use and Advantage; So I promise you, That what you give Me upon such Occasions, shall be managed with Good Husbandry; And I will take Care it shall be Employed to the Uses for which I ask them.