In this Address, the Officers of the Library offer a hearty expression of “loyalty and affection” to the King.
View on RequestAn elaborately decorated Address to the King, signed by the Officers of The Linen Hall Library.
In this Address, the Officers of the Library offer a hearty expression of “loyalty and affection” to the King.
“It is our heartfelt prayer that your majesty and your gracious consort may for many years continue to guide the destinies of our great Empire“
The address is signed by James Lindsey (President) John Workman (Vice President) and William Swanston (Honorary Secretary)
The full text of the address is as follows:
“To His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fifth
By the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
May it please your Majesty
We the President,Vice President and Governors of the Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge gladly embrace the opportunity of your Majesties welcome visit to Belfast on the occasion of the inauguration of the Parliament for Northern Ireland to tender to your Majesty the heartfelt expression of our loyalty and affection
Our Society was established in the year 1788 and in the long period that has since elapsed it has fully fulfilled the aim of its founders to encourage the circulation of good literature and promotion of general knowledge. The need of such a society is clearly seen in the fact that our membership has shown a progressive advance and has almost doubled within the past decade. It is our earnest hope that in the new era now opening for Ulster our society may continue its beneficent work with ever increasing success.
This is our heartfelt prayer that your Majesty and your gracious Consort may for many years continue to guide the destinies of our great Empire
Given under our Common Seal the 13th Day of June”
Signed by then President, Vice president and Honorary Secretary
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