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A. C. neceffary in the beginning of a War, but that it had 1689. been rash in the course of it.

Being return'd from Portfmouth, his Majesty went The King with his Queen to view the Earl of Nottingham's Purchases Houfe at Kensington, which he defign'd to pur Kenfing- chafe, and there to make his Refidence during the ton Houfe fitting of Parliament, upon account of its Situatifor 20000 on in a healthful Air, and in the Neighbourhood of

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London; their Majefties having liked the House, and confider'd what Additions it might receive to be made a Royal Palace,a Bargain was foon after ftruck up with the Lord Nottingham for 20000 / which were paid him out of the Treasury.

To defray the extraordinary Expences of the Pell-Bill, War, which the King had enter'd into by Advice of his Parliament, the Commons paft an additional Act to the late Act for railing Money by a Poll, which being fent up to the Lords for their ConcurMay 9. rence, their Lordfhips added a Claufe to it, for Rating and Taxing the Peers by Commoners of their own Naming, appointing a Collector to receive the Rates and Taxes of the Peers, and freeing their Perfons from Im prifonment. To this Claufe the Commonsdifagreed, 1st. Because the Bill in Question tax'd Commons only; and 2dly. Because the Poll-bill already past had fufficiently provided for Taxing all the Nobility, to which the Lords had confented. On the other Hand the Peers infifted on their Claufe, alledging, "That it is the common courfe of Parlia

ments to pafs Explanatory Acts, if any thing has "been omitted or ill exprefs'd in any other A& pafs'd in the fame Seffion, which was the present ' Cafe. 2. That the Houfe of Commons had in "this Bill taken care of the Serjeants Inns, and the "Inns of Court and Chancery, that they should "be Rated by their own Members, and that fince "there is no Comparison to be made between them દ and the Peers of England, therefore the Peers "ought to be Rated by none but thofe who are of "their own Houfe. 3. That the Houfe of Peers

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out of their extraordinary Zeal for the Reducing "of Ireland, the Poll-Bill coming up fo late to them "from the Houfe of Commons, that they had not

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"fo much time to deliberate upon every part of it A. C: as had been neceffary, if fo prefling an occafion 1889. "fhould have allow'd it, did make this Omiflion, "which for that reafon only ought not to turn to "their Prejudice; it being their undoubted Right, "which had been preferv d in all former Poll Bills, "and particlarly in the laft, which paft in the 29th "Year of King Charles II. the Provifo in that Bill being conceiv'd in the fame Form with the Clause "now offer'd by their Lordships. To thefe Reafons the Commons Anfwer'd, "That the admitting "their Lordships Amendment would in a manner "Repeal the Bill for the Tax, and therefore they "infifted in their difagreement to it. But the Peers being pofitive in Adhering to their Claufe, the Commons let drop the Additional Act, and instead of that made and pass'd a Bill for a Grant to their Majefties of an Aid of Twelve Pence in the Pound for one Year, for the neceffary defence of their Realms, to which the Lords having given their Concurrence, it was prefented to the King by the July 22 Houfe of Commons, upon which occafion their A Bill to Speaker Addreft himself to his Majefty in the fol-grant their lowing manner. Majefties "The Commons in this prefent Parliament Af. One Shil "fembled do with all Duty and Humility acknow-ling in the "lege your Majefty's great care for the Protection of Pound. "the People,in that yourMajefty hath made it one of "the firft Acts of your Reign to declare War against the French King, and to feek Reparation "for the Loffes and Injuries your Subjects have "fuftained from that Nation.

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"If we confider the Ballance of Trade between "the two Kingdoms, we fhall find the French King "of late Years continually loading the English Ma"nufactures with new Duties and Impofitions, thereby prohibiting in effect all Commerce in his "Dominions, but for ready Money.

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"If we confider our Laws and Liberties, he hath "always affifted and encouraged thofe that have dedefign'd their Subverfion. If we confider our "Religion, the Miferies he hath inflicted upon his own Subjects of the fame Profeffion, do fuffi"ciently

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jefty's Allies, the horrible Devaltations of their "Countries, and the open fupporting Your Ma"jefty's Rebellious Subjects, muft needs confefs "that the War which Your Majefty hath declared against France, is at this time not only Juft, but "Neceffary.

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"To this War as Your Dutiful and Loyal Commons did humbly offer their Advice and Afli"ftance before Your Majefty entered into it, fo "they are now come to prefent Your Majefty with "a Supply towards the carrying it on, humbly defiring Your Majefty to reft affured, that they fhall never be wanting to expose both their Lives and "Eftates in Defence of Your Majesty against all

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The Difcontented Party (which chiefly confifted of those whofe Compliance with the Arbitrariness of former Reigns made them liable to the Cenfure of the prefent Government) juftly apprehending, that as foon as the Supplies fhould have been provided for, the Act of Indemnity, though recommended demnity by the King, would be laid afide, obftructed the paffing of the Money Bills, till they had Affurances given them by the contrary Party, that the faid A& would fpeedily be brought into Form, to their Satisfaction. The first step the Commons made in this Bill feem'd to deftroy the hopes of Impunity which a great many had conceiv'd from it; for being refolv'd into a Committee of the whole Houfe, it was *refolv'd, "That for the Safety, Settlement "Perfons "and Welfare of the Nation for the future, and to be ex- Vindication of Publick Juftice. fome Perfons cepted from might juftly be excepted out of it, 1. For the Afferting, Advifing and Promoting of the DifpenIcing Power, and Sufpence of Laws, and Executing of Laws without Confent of Parliament, and "the Acting in purfuance of that Difpencing Power. 2. For the Commitment of the Seven Bishops, "and Profecuting of them. 3. For Advifing, Promoting and Executing the late Commition for "Ecclefiattical

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"Ecclefiaftical Caufes. 4. For advifing the Levy- A: C. ing Money, and Collecting it for the use of the 1689. "Crown, by pretence of Prerogative, for other

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time, and in other manner than granted by Parlia"ment. 5. For the advifing the raifing and keep"ing a Standing Army in time of Peace, without Confent of Parliament, and Quartering of Sol"diers. 6. For advifing, procuring, contriving, al"tering and fubverting Corporations, and procu"ring new Charters, and violating the Rights and "Freedom of Elections to Parliament in Coun"ties, Cities, Corporations, Burroughs and Ports, "and queftioning the Proceedings of Parliament "out of Parliament, by Declarations, Informations "or otherwife. 7. For undue Conftructions of "Law, and undue and illegal Profecutions and "Proceedings in Capital Cafes. 8. For undue Return of Jurors, and other illegal Proceedings in "Civil Caufes. 9. For the requiring excentive Bail, impofing exceflive Fines, giving exceflive Da"mages, and ufing undue means for levying fuch "Fines and Damages, and inflicting cruel and un"fual Punishments; and laftly for advising King "Charles II. and King James II. that Parliaments "need not be call'd according to the Statutes. By thefe Heads of Exceptions a great many Members of both Houses were left expos'd.

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The fame Day Major Wildman Reported from Report athe Committee appointed in relation to the Prifon-bout Mr. ers in the Tower," That having infpected and ex- and Mr. "amined the Accounts of Mr. Burton and Mr. Gra-Graham, "bam, who had been committed fome time before, May 23. "they found that the faid Burton and Graham, from

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great Sums out of the Exchequer, which they "alledged to have paid to Witneffes, Jurors, Solli-t Near citors, Council, and to themfelves and other 48000 !. "Perfons in their Profecutions of Indictments, In"formations and Tryals of Perfons in Capital, and "other pretended Criminal Cafes, and in Que War

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rantos against Corporations; and other Proceed"ings in the Name and on behalf of the late King. "That for Instance in Profecuting (for pretended "conftructive.

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conftructive Treafons) the Lord Ruffel, Algern on Sidney Efq, Sir Thomas Amstrong, the Lords Brandon and Delamere, John Hamden Efq; Alderman Cornish, and divers others; and in their Pro"fecuting upon Information for fuppos'd Milde<c meneanors and Crimes not Capital, Sir Samuel Barnadifton, Sir Patience Ward, Sir Thomas Pilkington, ર Slingsby Bethell, Sir. W. Williams, Mr. Samuel "Fohnson, Oates, and many others, they charg'd "their Accounts with exhorbitant Expences; That "there were feveral Witneffes concurring with these Accounts to make it manifeft, that the laid Graham "and Burton were Inftrumental in moft or all the "illegal Profecutions for the taking away the Lives "and Eftates of thofe that had fuffer'd the lofs of

either, within Eight Years laft paft; And that they "had, by their malicious Indictments, Informations "and Profecutions of Quo Warrantos, openly endea"your'd the Subverfion of the Proteftant Religion, "and the Government of the Realm, and wafted many Thoufand Pounds of the publick Revenue "thereof in their undue Profecutions and Sollici"tations.

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In this Interval moft of the Princes and PotenKing Wil-tates of Europe acknowledg'd their Majefties Title, liam and and Congratulated their happy Accellion to the ImQueenMa- perial Crown of England by their publick Minifters; particularly the Emperor by Monfieur Hofby Foreign man; the King of Spain, by Don Pedro de Ronquillo, Potentates. the King of Sweden, by Monfieur Liomberg; the

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King of Denmark, by Monfieur Pelfs and Monfieur Geftorf; the Elector of Brandenburgh, by Monfieur Schmettau; the Dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburgh, by the Baron de Schutz; the Landtgrave of HeffeCaffel, by the Baron de Goers (or Gorts) and the States General of the United Provinces, by Meffieurs Van Engelenburgh, Van Witfen, Van Odyck, May 27-Van Citters, and Van Dyckvelt, who diftingnifh'd The Earl themfelves from the reft by a moft Magnificent * of Pem- Entry. In acknowledgment of this Solemn Embroke fent bafie his Majefty fent the Earl of Pembroke to the States of States, as a Perfon who, both by his Birth and CapaHolland. city, was able to ballance the congregated Merit of many others.

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