"pedition, and to which they must owe their hopes A. C. "of the fpeedy and entire Reduction of that King- 1690. "dom, and of feeing themselves in a Condition to "make His Enemies fenfible of the Strength and Power "of England, under a King who knows and purfues "its Intereft. They did from the bottom of their ' Hearts Congratulate His Majefty's Success, and His "Return to His People, who were unanimoufly perfuaded that their Peace, Security and Happiness, were bound up in His Safety; and they did, in "the Name of all the Commons of England, affure "His Majefty, That they would be ever ready to "aflift Him to the utmost of their Power, and as "the best and trueft way of expreffing their Gratitude, would endeavour effectually to fupport His "Government against all His Enemies.

In their Addrefs to the Queen, the Commons And to the expreft the deep fenfe they had of that Goodness, Queen, "Wisdom and Courage which Her Majefty did mani- O&o. 9. "feft in the greatest Dificulties, and most preffing

Dangers, during His Majesty's Abfence; at a time "when a powerful Enemy was upon our Coaft, when "the Nation was weakned in that part which is its proper Strength and depriv'd of the Security of His Majefty's Prefence. They declar'd the Refo"folution Her Majefty fhew'd in Her Adminiftration, gave Life to Her Subjects, and made them exert a Strength and Farce unknown to the former "Reigns; That Her Zeal for the Publick encourag'd "them to fhew fuch Cbearfulness in their Duty, as difappointed the Hopes and Defigns of all the o

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pen and fecret Enemies of the Government; and "that the Grateful Remembrance of this (which re"new'd the Memory of the most happy Times) would "for ever remain in the Hearts of Her People, and "could never fail to be exprefs'd in all Inftances of "Loyalty and obedience from themfelves, and all the "Commons of England. The fame Day thefe Addreffes were prefented, the Commons began to make good their Aflurances of Affection to the Government by Voting, * That a Supply be given to* ОAo. 9. their Majefties for the intire reducing of Ireland, and

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A. C. fecuring the Peace of this Kingdom, and carrying on a 1690. vigorous War against France. The next Day they granted the Sum of 1791695 Pounds for the Navy, The Sum of and Building of New Ships; and on the 4th of the 40862551.fame Month they Voted the Sum of 229456 Pounds is granted for the maintaining an Army of 69636 Men, which the King His Majefty had fignified to that Houfe, that He for Redu thought neceffary for the next Years Service. cing Ire

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To levy thefe great Sums the Commons Refolv'd, fand, and (a) First, To charge an Affeffment of 137641 1. by the Month, for one Year, upon all Lands. (b) Se. condly, That an Additional Duty be laid upon all gainst France. Wrought and Raw Silks, and all Foreign Linnen. Ways and (c) Thirdly, That a Duty of Six Pence per Gallon Means to be laid upon all Low-Wines of the first Extraction. raife it. (d) Fourthly, That an Additional Duty of Ten Octo.16. Cent. be laid upon all Foreign Timber and Wood; 1080.18. and the like Duty, above what was already charg'd, O&to.20. all Wrought Silks, Callico, Indian Linnen. do&to.21. upon (e) Fifthly, That feveral Duties be laid upon Foreign Ditto. Seed Oyl, Hops, Pepper, and all Grocery Ware, except Sugar and Tobacco. (f) Sixthly, That the fo&o.23. Excife upon all Beer, Ale, and other Liquors be doubled. And (g) Seventhly, That an Additional g Octo.25 Duty be laid upon Foreign Iron, Yarn of Flax or Hemp, and all Manufactures of Glafs.

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Thefe feveral Funds falling much short of Bill about Answering the Supplies granted to Forfeited Majefties, it was (b) Refolved, That the Sum of 1000000 1. be rais'd upon the Credit, or by the h&0.17 fale of the Forfeited Estates in Ireland: And (i)

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that an Addrefs be prefented to His Majefty, That * O&0.20 He would be pleas'd to command the Commithoners in Ireland to make a Return to His Majefty, of the Names of the Perfons in Rebellion in that Kingdom, and of their Eftates and Value thereof,and that the fame might be tranfmitted to the House of Commons. This Addrefs having been drawn up and reported to the Houfe by Sir Thomas Clarges, and the Queftion being put, that the faid Addrefs with Amendments be agreed unto, it pafs'd in the Nega080.22 tive. However it was Refolv'd the (k) fame Day,

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That a Bill be brought in for Attainting of the Per- A. C. fons that were or had been in Rebellion in England 1690. or Ireland, and for Confifcating their Eftates, and for applying the fame to bear the Charge of the War: As alto another Bill for the better Difcovering the Eftates and Trufts belonging to all Popish E. Seminaries or Popifh Ufes, and converting the fame to the ufe of the Publick. Near fix Weeks pats'd si before any Progrefs was made in the firft of thefe Bills, but it being at laft (1) prefented to the Houfe, Decem. a and read the firit and fecond times, it was (m) or m Decem. der'd, that a Claufe be brought in for referving ag. Proportion of the Forfeitures in England and Ireland' to His Majefty's Difpofal; which Claufe having In Decem. been prepard and reported, was (n) difagreed to 18. by the Houfe. At length the Bill with feveral Amendments being Engrofs'd, Read the third time and paft, was (0) fent to the Upper Houfe, where. Decem. it was laid by, notwithstanding feveral Meffages 23. E from the Commons to put their Lordships in mind of it. The truth is, the Court did underhand oppofe the palling of this Bill, not only because the King defign'd to recompenfe the Services of feveral Perfons with part of the Forfeitures, but because alfo this Fund would fcarce have yielded the Sum it was given for.

On the roth of November the King went to the Bills past, Houfe of Lords, and the Commons being Sum- Novem. mon'd to attend, His Majefty confirm'd by his 10. Affent, An Act for granting an Aid to their Majefties of 1661702 Pounds. And (p) Eight Days? Novem. after He gave the Royal Sanction to another Act 18. concerning the Commiffioners of the Admiralty, and to feveral private Bills.

About this time Captain (James) Campbell, a Mrs. Whar Scoth Gentleman, Brother to the Earl of Argyle, af- ton carri fifted by Archibald Montgomery and Sir John Johnston, ed away by did forcibly feize on Mrs. Mary Wharton, a rich by Captain Heirefs of about the Age of 13 Years, (g) carried Campbel. her away from her Relations, and Marry'd her a-9 Novem. gainst her Will. Whereupon His Majefty iffued ()Novem. out His Royal Proclamation for the Apprehending the faid Mr. Campbell and the Abetters of his unwar

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A. C. rantable way of Wooing. Not long (s) before 1690. there was a Bill brought into the Houfe of Comto prevent Clandeftine Marriages, the pailing of Octo.26 which People thought would have been forwarded by this Violence committed by Captain Campbell; but upon Confideration that this Bill was attended with many Inconveniences, and might hinder many Younger Brothers from making their Fortunes, the fame was let fall. However another Bill was (+) Decem. brought into the Houfe of Commons for making void the Marriage between Mrs. Wharton and Mr. Campbell, which, notwithstanding the Earl of Aru Decem. gyle's Petition in his Brother's behalf, did (u) quickly go through both Houfes.

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On the 25th of November the King after having pafs'd the Bill for doubling the Excife upon Beer, Ale, and other Liquors, told both Houfes The King's That He took this occafion to affure them, that Speech to "He was extreamly fenfible of the Zeal and Chearthe Parlia- fulnefs in all their Proceedings, and of the Rea"dinefs which the Commons had fhewn in granting "fuch large Supplies towards the preffing occafions "of the Navy and Army;And He did farther affure "them, that He fhould not be wanting on His Part, "to fee them carefully applied to thofe ufes, for "which they intended them.

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At the fame time He obferv'd to them, "That "the Pofture of Affairs Abroad did ncceffarily require His Prefence at the Hague, before the end of "this Year, and by Confequence, He defir'd them "to lofe no time in difpatching and perfecting of "fuch farther Supplies as were still neceffary for "the Navy and Army; And not for them only, buɛ "it was high time alfo to put them in mind of ma"king fome Provifion for the Expence of the Civil Government, which had no Funds for its Supes port, fince the Excife, which was defign'd for "that Service,and alfo the other Branches of the Re6C venue, had been apply'd to other Publick Ules; "and therefore He earneftly recommended it to "their fpeedy Confideration.

† Novem: The Day before, the Commons had Refoly'd 1. That the feveral Duties laid upon Goods Impor

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ted and to be Imported, be granted to their Majesties A. C. for the Term of Five Years, to Commence from 1690. the 10th of November, and no longer. 2. That the Duties impos'd by an Act made in the first Year of the Reign of the late King James, Entituled, An Act for granting His Majesty an Impofition upon all Wines and Vinegars imported the 24 Day of June 1685. and the 24th Day of June 1693. And by another Act made in the fame Year, Entituled. An Act for granting an Aid to His Majifty, by an Impofition on all French Linnen, and on all Eaft India Linnen, and feveral other Manufactures of India, and on all French wrought Silks and Stuffs, and on all other wrought Silks, and on all Brandies imported after the 1st Day of July 1685. and before the 1st Day of July 1690. be continued until the 24th Day of June 1696. And 3: That the Duty impos'd upon Tobacco, by an Act made in the ft Year of King James II. Entituled, An Act for granting to His Majesty an Impofition upon all Tobacco and Sugar imported after the 1st Day of July 1685. and before the 1st Day of July 1690. be continued until the 24th Day of June, and no longer. At the fame time it was order'd, that a Bill or Bills be brought in for granting to their Majefties the feveral Duties or Impofitions upon the feveral Heads refolv'd upon by that Houfe; but all this falling fhort of the Supplies that had been voted before, it Was Refolv'd, That the remainder of a Sum not ex-. Decem. ceeding 4086255 Pounds, for the Supplies to be granted to their Majefties, be rais'd by doubling the Additional Duties of Excife upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors, mention'd in an Act of the 1st Year of their Majefties Reign, Entituled An Act for an Additional Duty of Excife upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors, to begin from the time the Act for doubling the Duty of Excife upon Beer, Ale and other Liquors, during the Space of one Year did expire: And a Bill was order'd to be prepar'd in pursuance to the faid Refolution.

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The following Day the King gave the Royal Sanction, Firit, To an Act for granting to their Ma- Decem. Bills pafs'd jefties certain Impofitions upon all Ealt India Goods and 20. Manufactures, and upon all wrought Silks, and feveral other Goods and Merchandizes. 2dly, To another

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