Charles II of England Quote

It is upon the navy under the good Providence of God that the safety, honour, and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend.


'Articles of War' preamble (probably a popular paraphrase); Geoffrey Callender The Naval Side of British History (1952) pt. 1, ch. 8


It is upon the navy under the good Providence of God that the safety, honour, and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend.

It is upon the navy under the good Providence of God that the safety, honour, and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend.

It is upon the navy under the good Providence of God that the safety, honour, and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend.

It is upon the navy under the good Providence of God that the safety, honour, and welfare of this realm do chiefly depend.