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...THE KING. I THINK myself obliged to recommend to you a consideration of the greatest importance, and I should look upon it as a great happiness, if, at...of our seamen in general, that they may be invited, r-ither than cnmpi-lled by force and violence, to enter into the service of their country as oil as...

...THINK myself obliged to recommend to you a consideration of the greatest importance ; and I should luok upon it as a great happiness, if, at the beginning...necessary a work, as the increase and encouragement of our seamenin general ; that they may be invited, rather than compelled by force and violence, to enter...

...ON ODE. I THINN myself ohliged to recommend to you « consideration of the greatest importance; and I should look upon it as a great happiness, if, at the heginning of my reign, I could see the foundation laid of so great and necessary a work, as the increase...

...: — " I think myself obliged to recommend to vou a consideration of tho greatest importance, and should look upon it as a great happiness if, at the...of my reign, I could see the foundation laid of so grent aud necessary a work as the increase ind encouragement of our seamen in general, that they may...

...consideration of such laws as will do so. — Journals of House of Commons, Vol. 20. 12. George II., 1728: — "I should look upon it as a great happiness, if, at...of my reign I could see the foundation laid of so good a work as the increase and encouragement of Seamen in general." 13. 8th George II. c. 29, enacts...