The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-04

" We gratefully acknowledge your Majeity
soodnefs, in the gracious ailurances we have re
celved, that your M,jefy would have coniulIed
our private convenience, # fome very intereltirg
public concerns had not required the early
meeting of parliament
" Your Msjeay may be aIured, that we will
apply ouhelves diligently to whatever NAV con.
Germ the commerce or revenue of the kingdom,
or the rights and inIeref of any part of you
Maieity's fubjeets That we are thoroughly
convinced the affairs of the Eat India company
de(efve and require our mott lerious coniiderati.
on and that we will not neglect an object of
fuch nationGl importance.
s. Permit US, Sir. to express the happine(s we
feel, at having re ion TO hope, from the commu
nicAtion your Msieity has been peaied to make
TO US, thar III. war, which his 70 long prevailed
in one part Of Europe, is drawing to 4 concluf
on A hsppue(i that is greatly increafed, BY
the additional prolpeet it affords of the dura
tion of peace which, we trua, the alterations
that have happened in Europe will not, in their
confequ.nces affect ) being ever firmly PERU
ded, that your Maety's uniform endeaVouIs to
preierve the general tranquility will be directed,
on al occsfons, by doe regard to the honou
of your crown, and the interets OF your p:ople'
With hearts deeply Affected, we learn that
the produce of the late harveit has not given the
relisffo enentisly ncceGary TO the pdoIer fort Of
your Mli-fy's fabje6ts And,co lcious that we
can do no sa 70 acceptable to your Msjeity, a.
exerting our utmoa sf.rss to contribute TO the
eale aud comfort Of all your people; we beg
leave to allure your Msjety, that this obj-a,
which your psternal care and tenderness have
70 particula pointed our, ihall engage our Ut
mof attention" g.
His MAJssTY's mott gracious ANSWER.
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Che humble ADDRESS of the Houie CO Com
mons to the KING,
.sMosr GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,
/ WE, your MaJeiy Hlol uulhu' ahu 10y O
I fybisets, the commons of Great Britain. in par
lament attended, beg leave to return youI
Msi.Ry our humble tharks. for your mott gra-
cious fpsrch from the throne.
We ackno Wedge. with the ws~net gra-
titude your Msjeiy's great goodrsis, IN your
coufant attention TO whatever concerns either
the commerce and revenue Of your kingdom 81
large, or the private rights and insereits OF con.
fderAbe numbers amoag your people. And
were.un our moG dut ful tha ks to your Msjsi'
ty for having given US an enly opportunity o.
informing Gu leves fully of the true ltste OF th'
sffairs of the Ealt India company Add allure
your Msieay, thar, imprefIed with due ienl'
!, Of The great importance of the buinels, we will
without delay, proceed to the confederation G
IL; and endeavour to provide In the mott sftec
tua. msnner that the nature of the cafe viii sd
nit, for the common benefit and ieeurity ct al
lh= prea, snd wsighty iotereits recommended {
cur care BY your Nj 'isay.
Your faithful commons c76not ous Ieloiee
Il hear TIA. ycur Msj.iy has rssien 70 hope