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Notes referring to the Eftimate of the Expences of the Crown.

Navy,

In the Four laft Years of King Charles the Second, the Charge of the Navy was never lefs than 400000 Pounds per Annum. Houfhold in King Charles the Second's time computed at 107000 l.

Ordinance,

The Ordinance was alfo paid 1000 1. per Week, and 2000 per Quarter, which is 6coco l. per Annum, And this Ordinary was never lefs, whet was more in the Medium was paid by particular Warrants,

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Forces

Forces,

In the laft Six Years of King Charles the Second, the Expences of the Forces amounted to 300000 1. per Annum.

Treasurer of the Chamber,

The Annual Expence in King Charles the Second's time, was computed at 30000 l: per An. Robes,

King Charles the Second when all Heads were retrenched, continu'd the Robes at the Expence of 5000 l. per Annum.

Petitions and Annuities. By the Medium it appears one Years Payment 146703. 17 s. 3 d. In thefe Years was soooo /. paid to the Queen's Confort every Year.

To the Queen Dowager 18200/. Yearly.

To the Prince and Princefs of Denmark 32000 L per Annum, but their Expences have exceeded this above 8000l. per Annum, which has been paid out of the Bounty in Grofs.

Privy-Purfe,

In King Charles the Second's time the PrivyPurfe was computed at 30000 l. per Annum.

Impoft Bills in King Charles the Second's time, 36c0l. per Annum.

Contingencies, &c. as Clerkships, Repairing of the Highways, Law-Suits, Liberates in the Exchechequer, and other Cafualties. The Charge of the Crown by the Medium prefented Yearly is 169936 . 02 s. 09 d.

1999363 02. 09 d.

Charges upon the Revenue.

Mr. The. Fox the Security of his Place of Re

Mr. Duncomb for the fame on Excife-20000 1.

ceiver of the Cuftoms by Tally

The City on the Excife

To Mr. Hornby on the Excife

To Mr. Hull on Hearth-Money

20000/

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-5000 1.

47000 1.

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There is in Arrears to the Army and Navy

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300000/. There is alfo a Yearly Charge of 79566 l. 14s. 2 d. for perpetual Intereft to the Goldfmiths and their Affigns which is now in Arrears at Lady-Day next 6 Years-477400 5 s. 00 d. Referred to the Committee of the whole House. Mr. Hamden Reports from the Committee of the whole House, that they had refolved that there be a Revenue fetled of 1200000 l. per Annum upon their Majefties for their conftant neceffary Charge of fupporting the Crown in time of Peace.

An Extract of the Treaty between England and Holland, Concluded at Westminster the 3 d Day of March, 1677, Read in the House of Commons on the 29th Day of March, 1689.

ART. 4. IF His Majefty, or the States-General fhall hereafter be attacked, or in any fort what foever be molefted in the Poffeffion or Enjoyment of the States, Lands, Towns, Places, Rights, Immunities, and Liberties of Commerce, Navigation, or any other whatfoever, which His faid Majefty, or the faid States General do, or fhall have Right to Enjoy by the Law of Nations, and by Treaties already made, or that fhall be concluded, His Majefty, and the faid States General, upon Notice and Demand of each other, fhall jointly use their utmost Endeavours, that fuch Moleftation and Hoftility may ceafe, and reparation may be given for the Wrongs or Injuries that fhall be done to either of the Allics.

ART. 5. And in cafe the faid Attack, or Moleftation fhall be followed with an open Rupture, the Ally who fhall not be attacked, fhall be obliged to come to a Rupture, two Months after the first demand made by the Ally already ingag'd in a Rupture, during which time he fhall ufe his Endeavours by his Embaffadors, or other Minifters, to mediate

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an Equitable Accommodation between the Aggreffor and Disturber, and the Party attack'd, or molested; notwithstanding which he fhall, during that time, give a Powerful Succour to his Ally, according to what fhall be agreed upon by Separate Articles between His fid Majefty, and the States General ; which Articles, (altho' not mentioned in the prefent Article) fhall be kept and obferved as if they were here inferted or written, and after the Expiration of which Term of two Months, it fhall, however, remain in the choice of the Ally ingag'd in a Rupture, whether he will continue to enjoy the Benefit of that Succour in cafe the Conjuncture of Time, and the State of his Affairs fhall make him prefer it be fore an open Rupture of his Allies.

Separate ARTICLES.

1.THE Cafe mentioned in the sth Article happening, the faid King and his Succeffors, and the faid States-General fhall be obliged to affift each other as often as they fhall be attack'd or molested, and is more at large expreffed in the faid Article in the manner following: That is to fay, His Majefty of Great Britain fhall aflift the States General with 10000 Foot, and the States-General fhall affift His Majefty with 6000 Foot well arm'd under fuch Regiments, Companies, Colonels, and other Officers, as His faid Majefty, and the States-General fhall think fit, and conceive moft proper for fuch an afliftance; and likewife of 29 Ships of War well Equipp'd and Provided, which Succours fhall be fupplied and maintain'd at his Charge, who fends it to the Aid of the Party attack'd.

2. When the Neceflity of Affairs fhall make it appear, that the Succours promifed and fetled augent, the faid King, and the faid States-General hall endeavour to come to an agreement about it.

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