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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On July 30, 1751, at The Hague, the Earl of Holdernesse presented a memorial to the States General upon his recall to England as Secretary of State, renewing King George's assurances of friendship and support for the Dutch Republic, emphasizing the enduring Anglo-Dutch alliance vital to European equilibrium and liberty.
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High and Mighty Lords!
The King having thought proper to fix my Abode in England, by the Charge of Secretary of State, which his Majesty has deigned to confer on me, has expressly ordered me, in presenting my Letters of Recall, to renew, in his Name, the Assurances of his Affection and Friendship for your Republick, and his constant and invariable Resolution to support and promote, at all Times, your Interests, which his Majesty regards as his own.
These Sentiments, High and Mighty Lords, have been already verified by an infinite Number of memorable Examples, and they cannot be too often repeated, or too strongly expressed. The compleat Return on the Part of your High Mightinesses, which I have so often experienced in the Course of my Ministry, assures the eternal Duration of an Union, which is the Basis of the Equilibrium of Europe, and the Guardian of the Publick Liberty: An Union formed on the same Principles, the same Views, the same Interests; cemented by the close Alliance of the great Prince, who so gloriously fills the Post of his illustrious Ancestors: An Union, which neither Force nor Artifice have been, or ever will be, able to impair.
The Fidelity of his Majesty in fulfilling rigorously his Engagements with all Powers, and his Zeal for the Support of the System on which solely depends the Common Security, are so well known and approved, that the Repetition of the King's Sentiments, in this Respect, would be entirely superfluous. The King's Thoughts are, and will ever be, the same. The Wisdom of your Counsels, High and Mighty Lords, in concurring with his Majesty in these salutary Views affirms the Continuation of the Repose and Tranquillity so recently given to Europe.
There remains nothing more for me, High and Mighty Lords, than to express my most hearty Acknowledgments for all the Marks of Favour and Bounty with which it has pleased your High Mightinesses to honour me; and of which I shall retain an eternal and sensible Remembrance. Nearer the Sacred Person of my Sovereign, I shall perhaps have more frequent Opportunity of manifesting my Zeal for the Service of the Republick. Happy, that in such a Situation I find the Duty of a faithful Subject of the King re-united with the natural Inclination, which ardently leads me to embrace all your Interests. Accept, High and Mighty Lords, with your wonted Goodness, the Prayers, which I shall never cease to make, for the Prosperity of the Republick, and for the Preservation of the Illustrious Family which will secure its Grandeur, its Liberty, and its Religion.
Done at the Hague the 30th of July, 1751.
(Signed) HOLDERNESSE.
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The Hague
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30th Of July, 1751
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renewal of assurances of affection, friendship, and support for the dutch republic's interests; affirmation of the enduring anglo-dutch union as basis of european equilibrium and public liberty.
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The Earl of Holdernesse, recalled to England as Secretary of State, presented a memorial to the States General renewing the King's assurances of friendship and resolution to support the Republic's interests, highlighting past examples, mutual sentiments, fidelity to engagements, and the union's role in European security and tranquility; he expressed gratitude for favors received and future zeal for the Republic.