Truth brought to light, or, The corrupt practices of some persons at court laid open whereby Their Majesties and the kingdom have been prejudiced near one hundred and fifty thousand pounds this year; besides other evils that have and do attend it.
Crosfeild, Robert.
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Truth brought to light, or, The corrupt practices of some persons at court laid open whereby Their Majesties and the kingdom have been prejudiced near one hundred and fifty thousand pounds this year; besides other evils that have and do attend it.
Crosfeild, Robert.
viii, 23 p.
[s.n.],
London, printed :
MDCXCIV [1694]
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Truth
brought
to
Light
:
OR
,
THE
Corrupt
Practices
OF
SOME
PERSONS
at
COURT
Laid
Open.
Whereby
Their
MAJESTIES
,
and
the
Kingdom
,
have
been
prejudiced
near
One
hundred
and
fifty
Thousand
Pounds
this
Year
;
besides
other
Evils
that
have
and
do
attend
it
.
LONDON
,
Printed
in
the
Year
,
MDCXCIV
.
TO
THE
Right
Honourable
THE
LORDS
Spiritual
and
Temporal
,
AND
COMMONS
In
Parliament
Assembled
.
THE
Happiness
and
Well-being
of
Man
does
no
ways
consist
in
being
possess'd
of
much
Wealth
,
but
in
a
Mediocrity
;
and
in
the
Enjoyment
of
the
Purity
of
the
Gospel
,
and
of
good
and
wholesome
Laws
:
And
of
all
Governments
now
extant
in
the
World
,
the
English
Monarchy
is
the
Noblest
,
and
comes
nearest
to
that
Native
Liberty
which
Man
first
enjoy'd
;
and
God
and
Nature
have
laid
an
indispensable
Duty
upon
every
Man
to
endeavour
the
Preservation
of
the
Municipal
Laws
of
his
Country
.
But
notwithstanding
,
Humane
Frailty
is
such
,
that
we
have
many
Instances
of
Persons
(
otherways
prudent
and
wise
)
either
through
Pride
,
Ambition
,
or
Covetousness
,
that
have
had
almost
overthrown
this
Noble
Fabrick
:
but
it
was
never
in
such
eminent
Peril
as
before
the
late
Revolution
;
when
our
Religion
,
Laws
and
Liberty
,
were
near
being
swallow'd
up
;
and
then
God
was
pleas'd
to
make
his
Majesty
the
happy
Instrument
of
our
Deliverance
.
But
notwithstanding
,
the
Danger
's
not
over-past
;
for
we
have
ever
since
been
engag'd
in
a
great
and
dangerous
War
,
upon
the
Success
whereof
(
under
God
)
depends
our
future
Happiness
:
therefore
Men
would
think
that
all
Persons
in
Publick
Trust
,
should
with
great
Zeal
and
Affection
pursue
such
Ways
and
Methods
as
tend
to
the
putting
a
Period
to
the
same
,
and
no
ways
obstruct
their
Majesties
and
the
Publick
Interest
;
but
scorn
and
slight
all
those
little
mean
Thoughts
of
enriching
themselves
,
at
a
time
the
Safety
and
Honour
of
their
Native
Country
lies
at
stake
.
But
through
Covetousness
the
Understandings
of
Men
are
darkned
,
and
so
see
not
the
Evils
they
draw
upon
themselves
and
others
:
And
those
who
are
in
the
highest
Orb
,
many
times
discern
not
(
having
sublimer
Thoughts
)
those
things
others
do
,
who
act
in
a
lower
Sphear
.
And
as
all
Governments
are
incident
and
liable
to
Corruptions
,
so
it
cannot
seem
strange
if
they
have
crept
in
among
us
:
But
ours
will
be
found
to
be
(
like
some
Distempers
)
hard
to
be
remov'd
;
for
there
are
so
many
link'd
together
by
Interest
,
that
they
will
not
fail
to
support
each
other
,
and
crush
(
if
not
ruin
)
him
that
opposes
them
.
So
it
's
not
for
any
single
Person
whatever
,
to
engage
with
them
;
and
therefore
for
that
Reason
,
I
have
here
collected
such
of
them
as
have
come
to
my
Knowledg
:
Which
,
with
all
Humility
,
I
lay
before
this
most
August
Assembly
;
whose
peculiar
Care
has
always
been
to
root
out
Corruptions
,
when
they
have
appear'd
formidable
and
inconsistent
with
the
Safety
of
the
Government
:
and
that
not
the
Greatness
or
Power
of
any
that
have
abus'd
their
Prince's
Favour
,
have
been
able
to
protect
them
from
the
just
Resentments
of
the
Nation
.
And
't
is
that
which
hath
continued
this
Government
so
long
upon
its
Basis
.
There
hath
been
a
Notion
industriously
spread
abroad
by
some
through
the
Kingdom
,
(
and
which
the
Nation
hath
too
long
imbib'd
)
which
is
,
That
to
make
Attempts
upon
the
Maritime
Coast
of
France
were
altogether
impracticable
:
Which
seemeth
strange
,
it
being
directly
contrary
to
the
received
Opinion
of
the
rest
of
Mankind
,
and
the
Practice
of
all
Ages
;
for
the
Romans
,
Carthaginians
,
and
many
other
Nations
,
that
have
been
strong
at
Sea
,
and
even
the
Venetians
at
this
day
,
have
ship'd
potent
Armies
both
Horse
and
Foot
,
and
made
Descents
upon
their
Enemies
;
which
have
been
attended
with
good
Success
.
And
although
the
Circumstance
of
Affairs
may
alter
and
change
,
yet
the
Nature
of
things
never
will
:
But
if
Men
shall
land
in
the
midst
of
Smoak
and
Fire
,
and
where
their
Enemies
lie
intrench'd
,
it
's
no
Wonder
if
they
are
beaten
off
;
even
at
that
rate
may
the
best-laid
Designs
be
frustrated
.
And
France
hath
so
strong
a
Barrier
on
every
Side
,
that
notwithstanding
the
utmost
Endeavours
of
the
Allies
for
several
Years
past
,
yet
we
see
they
have
not
been
able
to
break
into
it
;
and
therefore
with
all
due
Submission
,
I
humbly
conceive
(
Humanely
speaking
)
it
's
impossible
of
making
any
Impression
on
the
Enemy
,
otherways
than
by
making
a
Descent
upon
their
Maritime
Coast
with
a
Royal
Army
.
Certainly
there
's
nothing
can
embarrass
them
like
it
:
the
Vicinity
of
their
Country
makes
it
so
much
the
more
practicable
;
and
England
has
been
the
Ballance
of
Europe
,
and
may
yet
,
if
not
wanting
to
it self
.
My
Design
is
not
to
embroil
,
but
further
their
Majesties
Affairs
,
and
that
all
things
may
work
together
for
the
Publick
Good
;
which
hath
been
the
only
Scope
and
End
of
this
my
Undertaking
.
So
doubt
not
but
I
shall
meet
with
a
favourable
Construction
:
and
if
a
Publick
and
National
Interest
be
preferable
before
all
others
,
then
I
cannot
be
much
out
in
what
I
have
done
;
only
must
acknowledg
to
have
handled
the
Matter
but
weakly
:
Yet
the
Sincerity
of
my
Intentions
will
plead
for
me
,
and
excuse
the
many
Defects
therein
;
and
so
hope
I
shall
not
only
find
Protection
,
but
a
Reward
of
my
Labours
,
and
Danger
I
undergo
,
for
the
Honour
and
Safety
of
my
Country
.
I
am
,
My
Lords
and
Gentlemen
,
Your
Honours
most
humble
,
faithful
,
and
obedient
Servant
,
ROBERT
CROSFEILD
.
Truth
brought
to
Light
,
&c.
IT
's
recorded
in
Holy
Writ
,
that
the
Children
of
Israel
serv'd
the
Lord
all
the
Days
of
Joshua
,
and
of
those
Elders
that
surviv'd
him
,
having
a
thankful
Remembrance
of
his
Mercy
and
Goodness
,
in
giving
them
Victory
,
and
delivering
them
from
the
Hands
of
their
Enemies
.
And
we
the
People
of
this
Kingdom
have
received
as
eminent
and
great
Mercies
from
the
Hand
of
God
as
ever
did
the
Jews
,
and
such
as
are
hardly
to
be
parallel'd
in
any
Age
;
for
we
were
brought
to
the
very
brink
of
Ruine
,
and
even
ready
to
be
devour'd
by
our
Enemies
,
and
had
no
Prospect
or
Hope
of
Deliverance
.
Then
did
God
raise
up
a
Prince
(
unthought
or
unforeseen
by
us
)
to
rescue
and
deliver
us
;
and
gave
our
Enemies
a
Spirit
of
Fear
and
Trembling
,
and
they
fled
when
no
Man
pursu'd
.
These
things
have
we
seen
with
our
Eyes
,
and
to
the
Astonishment
of
the
World
,
were
deliver'd
without
Blood-shed
.
But
we
are
an
unthankful
Nation
and
People
,
and
so
it
's
no
wonder
that
the
Hand
of
God
hath
lain
heavy
upon
us
,
in
afflicting
us
with
a
long
and
tedious
War
:
Therefore
let
us
repent
then
,
and
not
till
then
may
we
expect
a
Blessing
and
a
perfect
Deliverance
;
for
whatever
some
Persons
may
think
,
there
yet
hangs
a
dark
Cloud
over
our
Heads
:
Do
we
not
see
plotting
against
the
Government
,
(
and
that
by
no
mean
Persons
)
?
and
how
far
that
Poison
's
spread
,
we
know
not
,
being
back'd
by
a
Potent
and
Great
Monarch
:
And
not
only
so
,
but
it
will
appear
that
some
of
our
Brethren
,
who
probably
in
some
Cases
may
have
been
serviceable
to
their
Majesties
,
do
(
making
the
most
modest
Construction
of
their
Actions
)
sacrifice
the
Publick
Interest
to
their
own
Private
Lucre.
This
,
by
the
Blessing
of
God
,
I
doubt
not
but
evidently
to
make
appear
:
And
I
am
no
ways
unsensible
of
the
Danger
I
undergo
by
this
my
Undertaking
;
and
that
I
run
a
greater
Hazard
than
he
that
engages
in
Battel
:
but
I
know
not
why
I
should
be
afraid
,
having
Truth
and
Justice
on
my
Side
:
And
in
former
Ages
(
however
this
may
be
degenerated
)
it
was
ever
accounted
an
Honour
for
a
Man
to
venture
his
Life
for
the
Publick
Good.
At
the
first
opening
of
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
,
I
published
a
Book
entituled
,
England's
Glory
Reviv'd
;
which
I
dedicated
to
their
Majesties
,
and
both
Houses
of
Parliament
;
but
it
was
never
presented
to
the
Parliament
,
occasion'd
(
I
being
ill
)
by
the
Timorousness
of
the
Bookseller
,
who
was
oblig'd
so
to
have
done
.
There
are
several
things
therein
proposed
,
which
are
now
put
in
practice
,
as
shall
be
made
appear
in
the
ensuing
Discourse
:
And
that
the
not
rewarding
Persons
that
do
things
which
contribute
to
the
Publick
Service
,
is
a
real
Injury
to
the
Kingdom
;
but
at
present
I
shall
wave
that
,
and
fall
upon
other
Matters
.
I
had
observ'd
,
that
the
Collecting
the
Land
Taxes
,
was
a
great
Charge
to
the
Crown
;
the
greatest
part
of
which
I
conceiv'd
might
be
sav'd
,
and
the
Receiver-Generals
wholly
laid
aside
;
so
all
that
Poundage
they
were
allow'd
,
might
accrue
to
the
Government
.
Upon
which
having
made
a
Proposal
,
presented
it
to
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lords
of
the
Treasury
,
in
the
Month
of
December
last
:
And
at
the
same
time
I
deliver'd
it
,
did
acquaint
their
Lordships
by
Letter
,
that
I
did
then
wait
their
Commands
,
and
desired
to
be
heard
:
But
they
took
no
notice
thereof
,
which
I
attributed
to
their
multiplicity
of
Business
;
so
conceiv'd
my self
obliged
to
give
farther
Attendance
,
which
I
did
,
and
humbly
desir'd
I
might
be
heard
upon
those
Proposals
:
This
I
did
for
many
Days
,
and
prest
(
as
much
as
in
Modesty
was
fit
to
do
)
that
I
might
be
heard
,
but
all
to
no
purpose
;
for
I
found
it
was
not
grateful
to
them
,
and
that
they
were
no
ways
inclin'd
to
hear
me
:
Then
conceiv'd
I
had
no
other
way
,
but
to
petition
his
Majesty
in
Council
;
which
I
accordingly
did
,
and
delivered
it
to
Mr.
Bridgman
in
Secretary
Trenchard's
Office
,
(
with
the
Proposal
annexed
)
that
so
my
Proposal
might
be
read
,
and
referred
to
the
Lords
of
the
Treasury
,
which
was
the
Prayer
of
my
Petition
:
and
when
Council-Day
came
,
I
was
with
him
again
,
and
he
told
me
it
was
transferred
to
the
Council-Office
,
where
I
found
it
;
and
the
Gentleman
to
whom
I
apply'd
my self
,
promis'd
me
it
should
be
carried
to
the
Council-Chamber
.
And
when
the
Council
was
actually
sitting
,
I
went
to
him
;
and
he
inform'd
me
,
my
Petition
and
Proposal
were
before
the
Council
.
And
being
afterwards
to
examine
,
whether
I
had
a
Reference
granted
,
found
my
Petition
had
not
been
read
:
Upon
which
I
asked
the
foresaid
Person
,
what
was
the
meaning
that
a
Matter
of
so
great
Moment
to
the
King
,
should
be
so
little
taken
notice
of
?
His
Answer
was
,
he
knew
not
,
and
said
,
he
had
faithfully
carried
it
to
the
Council
,
(
it
being
all
was
requir'd
of
him
)
and
that
he
should
not
fail
to
do
the
same
next
Council-Day
.
After
this
manner
was
I
serv'd
several
Council-Days
,
and
never
could
obtain
my
Petition
to
be
read
,
and
found
all
I
did
was
but
Labour
in
vain
;
and
conceiv'd
I
had
just
reason
to
believe
,
that
some
Persons
endeavour'd
to
stifle
it
.
Upon
which
I
addrest
my self
to
the
Earl
of
—
,
a
Privy-Counsellor
,
to
whom
I
presented
a
Copy
of
my
Proposal
,
and
sometime
after
was
to
wait
on
him
;
and
his
Lordship's
Answer
was
,
The
thing
he
lik'd
well
,
there
could
nothing
be
objected
against
it
,
but
said
,
he
durst
not
meddle
in
it
,
it
would
create
him
so
many
Enemies
:
But
notwithstanding
all
this
,
I
was
resolv'd
further
to
prosecute
the
Matter
;
and
being
acquainted
with
the
Duke
of
—
his
Chaplain
,
by
his
means
presented
his
Grace
with
a
Copy
of
it
:
Whose
Answer
to
it
was
,
that
were
he
a
Privy-Counsellor
,
he
would
prosecute
the
Matter
,
but
as
he
was
not
,
he
durst
not
meddle
with
it
,
it
would
create
him
so
many
Enemies
.
From
all
which
I
may
conclude
and
say
,
it
's
too
evident
,
that
there
is
a
Corrupt
Party
at
Court
(
which
yet
shall
be
more
fully
made
out
)
that
carry
on
a
separate
Interest
from
that
of
their
Majesties
and
the
Publick
;
and
are
grown
to
that
height
,
that
Persons
of
great
Honour
,
and
known
Loyalty
,
dare
not
encounter
,
as
knowing
they
will
not
leave
them
till
they
have
thrown
them
out
of
all
Employments
,
and
so
for
the
future
incapacitate
them
to
serve
their
Majesties
.
And
however
I
may
be
censur'd
by
some
for
what
I
do
,
yet
I
have
the
Satisfaction
in
my
own
Breast
,
that
I
have
done
nothing
but
what
my
Duty
obliges
me
to
;
and
doubt
not
but
I
shall
have
the
Concurrence
of
all
true
Englishmen
.
The
Proposal
is
as
follows
.
A
Proposal
humbly
offer'd
for
laying
aside
all
the
Receiver-Generals
.
IT
's
undeniably
their
Majesties
and
the
Kingdom
's
Interest
(
which
are
inseparable
)
that
what
Money
is
given
for
Publick
Uses
,
should
be
apply'd
to
that
End
;
and
to
have
all
unnecessary
Officers
laid
aside
;
and
none
are
so
useless
as
the
Receiver-Generals
,
there
being
no
manner
of
occasion
for
them
:
for
the
Collector
of
the
Excise
in
each
County
is
every
way
capable
of
acting
the
same
thing
,
and
with
greater
Ease
to
the
County
;
and
more
Satisfaction
it
would
be
to
the
Subject
to
see
the
Money
imploy'd
to
Publick
Uses
,
to
which
it
was
primarily
intended
:
And
I
shall
be
as
brief
in
the
Matter
as
possibly
I
can
,
and
so
shall
bring
but
one
Instance
,
which
I
humbly
conceive
will
fully
demonstrate
what
I
assert
;
Viz.
The
Receiver-General
for
the
County
of
Hertford
goes
to
four
Places
(
as
Hertford
,
&c.
)
and
no
more
;
and
by
his
Circular-Letters
to
the
High-Constables
of
the
several
Hundreds
,
the
Collectors
of
the
Tax
meet
him
at
the
Day
prefix'd
,
and
pay
in
the
Money
:
which
creates
much
Trouble
to
some
of
them
,
who
bring
it
a
great
Way
(
although
it
be
a
small
County
)
which
they
need
not
undergo
;
which
I
shall
evidently
make
appear
:
for
the
Collector
of
the
Excise
for
the
said
County
is
oblig'd
to
go
to
all
Market-towns
through
the
whole
Shire
,
and
there
are
eighteen
in
the
County
:
and
it
may
with
much
Facility
and
Ease
be
so
order'd
,
that
at
the
same
time
he
may
receive
the
Quarterly-payment
for
the
Land-tax
,
according
to
the
Districts
of
the
said
Towns
,
as
they
are
now
settled
in
the
Excise
:
But
if
it
be
found
that
Method
will
not
do
,
they
can
then
but
take
the
same
Measures
the
Receiver-Generals
now
do
,
which
they
will
be
both
willing
and
able
to
perform
.
There
can
no
Objection
be
made
against
this
being
put
into
practice
,
other
than
that
it
's
a
great
Trust
;
and
the
Collectors
have
not
given
sufficient
Security
for
the
same
:
but
it
's
probable
they
are
capable
of
so
doing
;
if
not
,
there
's
never
a
Receiver-General
but
what
will
willingly
embrace
the
Opportunity
of
having
the
Imploy
,
and
give
good
Security
,
if
his
Majesty
shall
be
pleas'd
to
augment
the
Salary
fifty
Pounds
a
Year
during
the
War
;
and
when
all
's
done
,
it
will
be
found
his
Majesty
will
be
a
Saver
above
Forty
thousand
Pounds
per
Annum
.
The
Receiver-General
for
the
County
of
Hertford
received
in
the
Year
1692
,
Sixty
odd
Pounds
for
Travelling
,
and
other
contingent
Charges
:
which
Money
I
humbly
conceive
would
fully
satisfy
the
Collector
of
the
Excise
,
were
it
given
him
,
over
and
above
the
travelling
Charge
he
's
usually
allow'd
.
I
have
calculated
what
the
Poundage
doth
amount
to
that
the
Receiver-Generals
are
allow'd
;
(
which
any
Man
may
easily
do
,
supposing
the
Land-tax
and
Poll-bill
to
be
Three
Millions
of
Money
,
as
I
cannot
conjecture
it
to
be
less
)
and
it
will
be
found
to
be
Thirty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
Pounds
.
And
I
did
design
to
have
offer'd
some
thing
more
,
which
was
this
:
It
has
always
been
the
Custom
to
allow
the
Collectors
of
the
Tax
three
Pence
in
the
Pound
for
Collecting
;
and
with
Submission
,
I
conceive
if
they
were
allow'd
but
two
Pence
in
the
Pound
,
it
would
be
a
full
Compensation
for
the
Trouble
they
undergo
.
It
's
no
Argument
to
say
,
three
Pence
has
always
been
allow'd
:
the
Kingdom
's
in
danger
;
and
the
Money
was
given
to
publick
Uses
;
and
as
they
receive
no
Detriment
by
what
they
do
,
it
's
but
reasonable
they
should
put
forth
their
Helping-hand
,
and
I
think
no
good
English-Man
would
grumble
at
it
.
And
by
the
same
Rule
,
this
Penny
a
Pound
will
be
found
to
amount
to
Twelve
thousand
five
hundred
Pounds
.
So
that
if
the
Lords
of
the
Treasury
had
been
pleas'd
to
have
given
me
a
Hearing
,
their
Majesties
had
sav'd
Fifty
thousand
Pounds
this
Year
.
For
the
Money
that
the
Receiver-Generals
are
allow'd
for
Travelling
and
other
contingent
Charges
,
would
fully
satisfy
the
Collectors
of
the
Excise
,
as
may
be
seen
by
the
Accompts
in
the
Exchequer
.
But
supposing
it
had
not
been
in
their
Lordships
Power
to
have
made
the
Collectors
of
the
Excise
Receiver-Generals
;
yet
with
Submission
,
it
was
their
Duty
to
have
propos'd
it
to
the
Parliament
,
(
who
would
readily
have
received
it
)
that
an
Act
might
have
past
.
And
one
thing
I
observe
to
be
of
most
dangerous
Consequence
to
the
Government
,
(
considering
the
Nature
of
the
Quarrel
we
are
engaged
in
)
;
that
is
,
the
Selling
of
Imployments
.
It
's
too
well
known
it
has
always
been
practised
;
so
it
can
be
no
Scandal
to
relate
it
:
but
there
are
many
Evils
attend
it
;
we
have
no
Shibboleth
whereby
to
distinguish
Men
,
whether
Friends
or
Foes
:
and
there
being
now
a
Competitor
for
the
Crown
,
and
a
dangerous
Faction
among
us
,
no
question
but
it
's
an
Inlet
to
our
Adversaries
to
all
sorts
of
Imployments
;
and
by
this
Means
I
conceive
it
may
not
be
difficult
for
them
to
get
into
the
Admiralty
,
or
Navy-Office
,
Custom-House
,
&c.
and
so
may
be
capable
of
doing
much
Mischief
,
as
thus
:
Suppose
we
look
back
to
the
Time
the
Turky-Fleet
went
out
,
when
we
received
that
Loss
by
the
French
in
the
Straits
:
and
when
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
issue
out
Orders
for
the
Fleet
to
sail
such
a
time
,
it
's
not
difficult
for
any
corrupt
Person
planted
in
that
Office
,
to
get
a
Sight
of
it
,
(
or
it
's
not
improbable
but
it
may
pass
through
his
Hands
)
:
upon
which
he
gives
his
Correspondents
at
Plimouth
,
Falmouth
,
&c.
notice
of
it
;
and
any
of
them
may
easily
corrupt
a
poor
Fisher-man
,
who
sails
any
where
without
suspition
:
So
our
Enemies
from
time
to
time
soon
have
Intelligence
of
all
our
Proceedings
;
and
no
doubt
we
owe
our
Losses
at
that
time
to
such
like
Practices
as
these
.
And
therefore
with
Submission
,
I
conceive
there
ought
to
be
great
Inspection
made
into
all
that
are
in
Publick
Imploys
,
and
to
throw
out
such
as
are
found
to
be
disaffected
:
but
then
they
ought
to
be
Persons
of
great
Integrity
that
are
entrusted
in
such
an
Affair
,
otherwise
it
may
be
made
use
of
only
as
an
Artifice
to
get
Money
;
and
many
an
honest
Man
turn'd
out
that
hath
it
not
,
or
is
not
willing
to
part
with
it
.
I
shall
now
proceed
to
give
some
Relation
of
a
Matter
which
has
been
offer'd
to
the
Government
by
one
Mr.
George
Everett
,
(
which
he
published
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
)
;
wherein
he
proposes
to
save
their
Majesties
an
Hundred
thousand
Pounds
a
Year
,
in
the
Building
and
Repairing
the
Royal-Navy
:
and
it
hath
been
before
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
(
who
are
the
proper
Judges
of
it
)
a
Year
and
a
half
;
yet
all
this
while
they
cannot
(
or
will
not
)
apprehend
it
,
there
being
nothing
effectually
done
in
it
;
nay
,
the
Author
has
been
brow-beaten
by
those
whose
Duty
it
was
to
have
encouraged
him
.
It
's
certainly
a
most
ingenuous
Thing
,
and
not
to
be
confuted
;
and
were
it
put
in
practice
,
would
fully
answer
what
he
hath
propos'd
.
What
is
writ
,
is
not
to
cast
Aspersions
on
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
,
but
that
the
Nation
may
have
Justice
done
:
For
there
's
no
Man
that
reads
that
Book
,
(
unless
biass'd
by
Prejudice
or
Interest
)
but
what
will
be
of
the
Opinion
,
that
the
Obstruction
of
that
Matter
hath
been
greatly
to
the
Detriment
of
their
Majesties
and
the
Kingdom
.
It
has
been
long
since
highly
approv'd
on
by
many
Persons
of
Honour
and
Quality
:
the
Names
of
some
of
which
take
as
follows
;
His
Grace
the
Duke
of
Leeds
Lord
President
,
Admiral
Russel
,
Lord
Lucas
,
Lord
Cornwallis
,
Sir
John
Lowther
of
Lowther
,
Sir
Cloudsly
Shovel
,
Sir
Henry
Goodrick
,
Sir
Richard
Onsloe
,
Sir
Samuel
Dashwood
,
Sir
James
Houblon
,
&c.
But
this
is
not
all
,
for
there
are
several
other
Honourable
and
Eminent
Persons
(
that
they
might
further
so
good
a
Work
)
have
been
pleas'd
to
subscribe
their
Names
to
several
Certificates
;
and
which
are
as
followeth
:
We
the
Lord-Mayor
and
Aldermen
of
the
City
of
London
,
whose
Names
are
here-under
subscrib'd
,
do
approve
,
and
conceive
that
the
Methods
in
this
Book
for
the
more
speedy
and
effectual
Building
and
Repairing
their
Majesties
Royal
Navy
,
will
be
very
advantagious
to
their
Majesties
and
the
Government
,
(
if
the
same
be
put
in
practice
)
:
And
we
do
recommend
Mr.
George
Everett
(
the
Proposer
hereof
)
as
a
fit
Person
to
be
aiding
and
assisting
in
the
same
.
William
Ashhurst
Mayor
,
John
Moor
,
Robert
Jefferies
,
Thomas
Lane
,
Edward
Clark
,
Humphrey
Edwin
,
Richard
Levet
,
Thomas
Abney
,
William
Hedges
,
William
Pritchard
.
We
whose
Names
are
here-under
subscrib'd
,
do
approve
and
conceive
the
Methods
in
this
Book
,
&c.
R.
Delaval
,
Berkley
,
Danby
,
Thomas
Vernon
,
William
Williams
,
William
Warren
,
William
Sconing
,
Robert
Davis
,
Joseph
Ashton
.
We
the
Master
and
Assistants
of
the
Company
of
Free
Shipwrights
,
whose
Names
are
here-under
subscrib'd
,
do
approve
and
conceive
the
Methods
in
this
Book
,
&c.
Robert
Parsons
,
Charles
Pain
,
James
Cutler
,
Richard
Lucas
,
Jacob
Crispin
,
Richard
Wooden
,
John
Plummer
,
Richard
Russel
,
Robert
Barnwell
,
James
Haydon
,
Henry
Farrant
,
John
Finch
,
John
Crow
,
Francis
Preston
.
Now
all
these
things
being
summ'd
up
,
which
I
have
here
related
,
there
's
no
considerate
Man
can
blame
me
,
if
I
appear
in
some
Heat
:
Has
not
the
Kingdom
stood
up
and
vindicated
it self
;
and
by
God's
Blessing
preserv'd
its
Religion
and
Property
?
And
are
they
now
less
valuable
than
they
were
six
Years
ago
?
No
sure
,
they
are
as
much
to
be
prized
as
ever
:
But
Men
are
too
apt
to
prefer
their
own
Interest
before
the
Publick
;
and
Corruptions
naturally
grow
,
and
no
Place
is
so
liable
as
the
Courts
of
Princes
,
or
of
so
dangerous
consequence
.
And
as
it
's
our
Case
at
this
day
;
yet
it
can
be
no
Reflection
on
his
Majesty's
Prudence
,
(
who
hath
sufficiently
manifested
to
the
World
the
great
Care
he
hath
of
our
Welfare
,
by
the
many
Dangers
he
hath
undergone
for
our
Sakes
;
)
for
all
he
can
do
is
but
to
make
choice
of
such
Persons
as
are
well
qualified
for
Business
:
And
if
they
shall
afterwards
(
forgetting
their
Duty
and
Obligations
they
lie
under
)
prefer
their
own
Interest
before
the
Publick
Good
,
it
's
not
in
his
Majesty's
Power
to
discover
it
.
O
the
Mischief
and
Evils
that
attend
Covetousness
!
By
it
many
Families
,
nay
Kingdoms
,
have
been
ruin'd
;
and
therefore
well
might
St.
Paul
call
it
the
Root
of
all
Evil
:
And
David
renders
such
Persons
no
better
than
Cannibals
;
They
eat
up
my
People
as
they
eat
Bread.
And
he
that
's
not
wilfully
blind
,
may
see
the
Kingdom
(
and
indeed
almost
all
Europe
)
in
a
Languishing
Condition
:
and
have
Men
no
bowels
of
Compassion
or
Regard
to
the
Honour
and
Safety
of
their
Country
?
Certainly
a
covetous
Person
(
whom
God
abhors
)
can
be
a
Friend
to
none
:
for
he
will
sacrifice
all
to
his
own
Lust
;
and
you
may
as
well
think
to
wash
a
Blackamore
white
,
as
ever
to
reclaim
such
Men
;
for
they
are
as
insatiable
as
Death
or
the
Grave
.
And
I
conceive
no
Man
will
so
much
as
doubt
,
but
that
those
very
Persons
that
have
thus
obstructed
their
Majesties
and
the
Publick
Interest
,
have
not
been
(
nor
never
will
be
)
wanting
to
use
all
Artifices
whereby
to
prolong
the
War
(
Salamander
like
)
,
that
they
may
make
a
plentiful
Harvest
,
while
the
Nation
is
spending
its
Blood
and
Treasure
.
This
can
be
no
unjust
Censure
,
but
an
Inference
naturally
following
such
Actions
.
And
without
all
question
,
such
Men
are
much
more
dangerous
than
an
open
Foe
:
and
if
the
War
continue
,
and
these
things
are
not
inspected
into
and
redress'd
,
we
are
like
to
be
an
unhappy
People
.
Queen
Elizabeth
was
happy
,
being
all
her
Time
serv'd
with
much
Faithfulness
;
and
carried
on
great
Wars
,
and
was
generally
successful
in
her
Undertakings
:
And
Secretary
Walsingham
has
left
such
an
Example
behind
him
,
which
I
judg
there
's
few
will
take
as
a
Precedent
for
them
to
walk
by
.
However
,
this
Nation
is
not
so
far
corrupted
and
degenerated
,
but
that
there
may
be
found
Persons
of
Honour
and
Worth
capable
of
serving
their
Majesties
in
the
highest
Station
,
and
who
will
discharge
their
Duty
with
Faithfulness
and
Loyalty
.
I
shall
now
proceed
to
give
some
account
of
those
things
I
propos'd
in
the
Book
I
published
the
last
Session
of
Parliament
;
but
shall
only
refer
to
such
of
them
as
are
now
put
in
practice
:
I
had
observ'd
what
little
use
we
had
made
of
our
Shipping
,
tho
being
so
much
superiour
to
the
Enemy
in
our
Strength
at
Sea
,
especially
the
two
preceding
Years
;
one
of
which
we
could
not
find
them
out
,
the
other
they
had
gotten
up
into
the
Straits
,
when
and
where
they
destroy'd
so
much
of
our
Shipping
:
and
yet
both
we
lay
idle
(
as
I
may
say
)
upon
the
Coast
,
and
made
no
Attempt
upon
their
Maritime
Towns
;
but
suffer'd
them
to
draw
their
whole
Strength
into
Flanders
,
to
the
great
Dishonour
of
the
Nation
:
Which
I
conceiv'd
to
be
no
ways
parallel
to
the
Actions
of
our
Fore-fathers
;
the
Apprehension
of
which
,
made
me
presume
to
write
that
bold
Dedication
I
did
to
the
Parliament
;
where
you
may
see
these
following
Words
:
It
astonishes
me
,
when
I
consider
that
two
Nations
,
who
are
so
potent
at
Sea
as
We
and
the
Dutch
are
,
should
not
make
a
more
advantageous
use
of
that
Strength
which
God
hath
given
us
:
The
being
strongest
at
Sea
,
was
ever
an
unspeakable
Advantage
;
which
is
apparent
to
the
whole
World
that
we
are
,
notwithstanding
those
Losses
we
have
had
.
And
we
may
plainly
see
that
the
Providence
of
God
generally
works
and
brings
Things
to
pass
by
Natural
Causes
and
Effects
,
as
may
evidently
be
seen
by
the
late
Revolution
in
this
Kingdom
:
for
it
was
by
the
Evil
Administration
of
Government
,
under
various
Circumstances
of
Affairs
,
that
contributed
to
it
,
and
which
gave
just
Ground
and
Occasion
for
it
;
and
was
that
which
turn'd
the
Hearts
of
the
People
,
and
thereby
begat
a
Union
of
Parties
,
and
was
the
great
outward
Cause
of
our
present
Settlement
.
Therefore
in
vain
will
it
be
for
us
to
cry
unto
God
for
Help
,
and
to
give
a
Blessing
to
our
Endeavours
,
when
we
take
not
apt
and
proper
Measures
.
And
this
Year
we
have
seen
quite
different
Measures
taken
,
from
what
hath
been
the
whole
Course
of
this
War
,
greatly
to
the
Honour
and
Interest
of
the
Kingdom
:
And
the
going
of
Admiral
Russel
into
the
Straits
,
is
certainly
much
to
the
Glory
of
this
Nation
,
and
ecchoes
into
all
Parts
of
the
World
;
and
has
not
only
sav'd
an
Ally
from
Ruin
,
but
hath
,
as
it
were
,
clap'd
a
Hook
in
the
Nose
of
our
great
Adversary
,
which
makes
him
plunge
like
the
Great
Leviathan
;
and
if
the
Blow
be
follow'd
,
it
will
humble
him
,
and
make
him
know
he
's
but
Man
,
and
that
all
his
Flatterers
are
but
so
many
false
Prophets
.
And
whoever
will
but
consider
the
strange
Alteration
there
hath
been
in
the
Publick
Affairs
,
in
reference
to
the
Prosecution
of
the
War
against
France
,
and
read
but
the
last
recited
Dedication
,
will
be
apt
to
conclude
,
I
was
instrumental
in
it
;
not
that
I
am
so
vain
as
to
think
,
it
has
been
done
upon
the
Account
of
my
writing
,
but
am
of
the
Opinion
,
that
there
are
many
worthy
Ministers
of
State
,
who
had
long
endeavoured
to
have
had
such
Measures
taken
,
but
were
not
able
to
prevail
.
But
Matters
being
laid
open
to
the
view
of
the
World
,
it
may
no
doubt
,
in
some
degree
,
have
furthered
their
good
Intentions
.
I
presented
to
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
,
Proposals
for
laying
aside
the
Press-Ketches
,
and
for
taking
up
the
Sailers
(
in
the
several
Ports
)
by
the
Custom-house
Officers
,
it
being
seen
by
Experience
,
that
they
generally
fly
up
into
the
Country
,
or
otherway
abscond
,
so
soon
as
the
Press-Ketches
arrive
in
Port
;
which
puts
their
Majesties
to
a
great
and
unnecessary
Charge
:
And
there
are
many
judicious
Persons
(
who
well
understand
these
Affairs
)
have
thought
this
might
be
put
in
practice
in
most
of
the
out-Ports
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
thereby
prevent
that
great
Obstruction
to
Trade
,
which
is
occasion'd
by
a
continual
Press
.
And
upon
the
Result
of
the
Matter
,
their
Lordships
Answer
to
me
was
,
That
the
Fleet
was
out
,
and
they
could
not
then
put
my
Proposition
in
execution
;
so
I
took
it
for
granted
,
they
did
approve
of
what
I
had
done
,
(
having
answer'd
all
Objections
)
;
but
their
Lordships
have
not
since
thought
fit
to
put
it
in
practice
:
Therefore
I
could
heartily
wish
the
Matter
were
inspected
into
as
to
the
Validity
of
it
,
by
those
who
have
a
Power
so
to
do
.
My
Zeal
for
the
Publick
,
has
made
me
transgress
and
break
Promise
,
in
giving
a
Relation
of
this
Matter
that
is
not
put
in
practice
;
but
the
Importance
of
it
being
consider'd
,
I
conceive
I
cannot
be
blam'd
for
so
doing
.
And
observing
what
an
Injury
the
Nation
receiv'd
from
the
great
Imbargoes
that
were
every
Year
laid
upon
Shipping
,
I
did
(
at
the
same
time
I
made
the
Proposals
)
what
in
me
lay
to
remove
so
great
an
Evil
,
and
therein
prov'd
to
be
successful
;
and
so
shall
give
some
Account
of
the
Matter
,
as
it
was
offer'd
to
their
Lordships
,
in
a
Copy
of
a
Letter
to
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
,
which
you
may
see
just
after
the
Preface
to
the
Reader
.
Upon
the
delivery
of
this
Letter
,
I
was
call'd
in
before
their
Lordships
:
where
it
was
read
;
and
they
told
me
it
was
an
easy
matter
to
say
a
Thing
,
and
ask'd
me
if
I
could
give
Reasons
to
prove
what
I
did
assert
?
So
they
put
me
upon
answering
this
,
If
any
Hardship
must
lie
upon
Shipping
,
it
should
rather
be
thrown
upon
the
Coasting
Trade
.
Which
I
did
deliver
,
and
endeavour'd
to
prove
by
another
Letter
to
the
Lords
of
the
Admiralty
,
immediately
following
the
foregoing
Letter
.
And
besides
these
Letters
,
I
further
fully
demonstrated
,
(
as
appears
in
the
Book
I
published
,
to
which
I
refer
the
Reader
)
that
there
was
no
manner
of
Occasion
for
laying
any
Imbargo
,
there
being
a
sufficient
Body
of
Sailers
,
to
answer
the
End
of
Government
,
and
the
Necessities
of
Trade
:
And
this
Year
we
see
there
has
been
none
laid
,
notwithstanding
the
King
has
taken
several
Thousands
of
Sailers
more
into
his
Service
,
than
at
any
time
during
this
War.
And
their
Lordships
are
now
so
far
from
laying
an
Imbargo
,
that
they
have
put
forth
strict
Orders
,
that
no
Press-Masters
presume
to
meddle
with
any
Sailers
on
board
Outward-bound
Shipping
.
By
all
which
I
have
here
related
,
I
doubt
not
but
it
appears
to
any
impartial
Man
,
that
the
Arguments
I
us'd
was
the
Cause
of
laying
aside
the
Imbargo
;
if
not
,
why
was
it
not
done
before
,
when
there
was
less
occasion
for
an
Imbargo
than
there
is
now
?
But
Solomon
tells
us
,
A
poor
Man
sav'd
a
City
,
and
no
body
remembered
that
poor
Man
:
So
it
's
no
wonder
at
all
that
I
go
unrewarded
,
in
an
Age
and
Nation
where
Corruption
so
much
abounds
.
I
likewise
humbly
propos'd
an
Act
of
Tunnage
,
for
laying
six
Pence
per
Tun
upon
all
Coasters
,
&c.
which
may
be
seen
p.
21
,
&c.
of
my
printed
Book
:
And
seeing
the
Act
now
in
force
extends
not
to
Barges
,
&c.
I
think
it
not
amiss
to
repeat
what
I
then
propos'd
.
PROPOSALS
FOR
AN
Act
of
Tunnage
.
WHEN
the
Kingdom
is
engag'd
in
War
,
it
's
not
only
requisite
,
but
equitable
,
that
all
Persons
,
according
to
their
several
Degrees
and
Qualities
,
should
contribute
to
the
Emergencies
of
the
State
;
all
due
Regard
being
first
had
to
Husbandry
and
Trade
:
and
wherein
things
do
not
obstruct
or
impede
either
,
it
's
but
reasonable
.
And
indeed
there
are
many
whose
Estates
and
Effects
lie
in
Shipping
,
who
have
no
ways
yet
contributed
any
thing
to
the
Publick
,
during
the
whole
Course
of
this
War
;
and
who
are
under
good
Circumstances
,
and
capable
of
paying
Taxes
proportionable
to
the
rest
of
the
King's
Subjects
,
and
no
Injury
thereby
done
to
Trade
.
They
may
,
it
's
true
,
plead
they
are
at
great
Charge
to
the
Light-houses
,
and
by
Convoy-Money
;
which
is
no
Hardship
upon
them
,
it
being
brought
in
upon
the
Merchants
as
Average
.
Unless
it
fall
upon
Colliers
;
and
it
's
well
known
they
get
a
great
deal
of
Money
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Charge
they
are
at
,
and
the
great
Wages
they
give
.
And
it
may
further
be
objected
by
them
,
That
they
are
liable
to
great
Dangers
,
and
many
of
them
taken
by
the
Enemy
.
All
which
is
no
more
than
what
the
Merchants
are
expos'd
to
;
whose
Effects
are
generally
of
much
greater
Consequence
than
their
Shipping
,
yet
are
no
ways
exempted
from
paying
greater
Duties
,
both
Inward
and
Outward
;
notwithstanding
any
great
Losses
they
have
had
,
or
may
hereafter
meet
withal
.
Therefore
,
it
seems
altogether
unreasonable
,
that
these
Persons
should
be
exempted
from
being
Tax'd
,
when
there
may
thereby
be
so
much
Money
rais'd
,
as
will
be
of
great
Importance
to
the
Government
.
But
that
things
may
be
done
in
all
due
Moderation
,
that
no
good
Subject
shall
have
any
just
Cause
of
Complaint
,
and
not
one
Tax'd
more
than
another
;
it
would
be
requisite
,
I
humbly
conceive
,
to
have
an
Act
of
Parliament
made
to
lay
it
as
a
Tunnage
,
with
due
r●gard
being
had
to
the
Burden
and
Voyage
of
each
Ship
,
and
to
make
a
Distinction
between
Coasters
and
Vessels
outward
bound
,
according
to
these
ensuing
Propositions
.
Proposition
I.
That
all
Coasters
whatever
,
(
except
Colliers
)
pay
six
Pence
per
Tun
to
the
Collector
of
each
Port
where
he
takes
his
Lading
,
according
as
the
Ship
shall
measure
:
but
if
he
shall
not
have
his
full
Lading
,
then
a
Deduction
to
be
made
according
to
what
he
wants
;
or
if
he
shall
afterwards
have
the
Misfortune
to
fall
into
the
Hands
of
the
Enemies
,
then
he
shall
have
the
liberty
to
draw
back
what
Tunnage
he
paid
that
Voyage
,
and
be
paid
upon
demand
,
or
be
allow'd
it
by
Debenter
,
and
have
twelve
Months
time
so
to
do
,
after
the
loss
of
the
said
Ship
:
But
all
Colliers
shall
pay
their
Tunnage
in
that
Port
they
break
Bulk
and
Vnload
;
unless
it
be
such
of
them
as
are
outward
bound
.
As
to
Holland
,
Ireland
,
&c.
they
shall
pay
it
as
the
Coasters
do
,
in
that
Port
in
which
they
take
their
Lading
;
but
be
liable
to
pay
no
greater
Tunnage
than
they
do
.
Proposition
II.
That
all
outward-bound
Ships
,
except
Colliers
,
bound
either
for
Holland
,
Flanders
,
Portugal
,
Denmark
,
Ireland
,
&c.
pay
twelve
Pence
per
Tun
,
according
as
each
Ship
shall
measure
;
and
in
case
any
of
them
shall
happen
to
be
taken
by
the
Enemy
,
before
they
have
perform'd
their
intended
Voyage
,
then
they
shall
draw
back
this
Tunnage
,
and
be
paid
by
the
Collector
upon
demand
,
or
be
allow'd
it
by
Debenter
.
And
all
inward-bound
Ships
,
from
the
abovesaid
Countries
,
either
English
or
Foreign
,
shall
pay
two
Shillings
per
Tun
;
and
in
case
they
shall
not
have
their
full
L●…ding
,
Deduction
shall
be
made
for
the
same
.
Proposition
III.
That
all
outward-bound
Ships
that
shall
be
bound
either
to
the
East
or
West-Indies
,
Straits
,
East-Country
,
Coast
of
Africa
,
&c.
shall
pay
two
Shillings
per
Tun
;
but
in
case
they
shall
fall
into
the
Enemies
Hands
,
and
not
perform
their
Voyage
,
then
they
shall
draw
back
the
said
Tunnage
,
and
be
paid
upon
demand
,
or
by
Debenter
.
And
all
inward-bound
Ships
,
from
the
foresaid
Countries
,
shall
pay
four
Shillings
per
Tun
,
and
not
be
clear'd
till
the
said
Monies
paid
.
Proposition
IV.
That
all
Western
Barges
,
and
all
other
Barges
whatever
;
all
Fish-Smacks
,
Hoys
,
Lighters
,
(
except
such
who
constantly
carry
Dung
or
Soil
)
shall
pay
twenty
Shillings
per
Quarter
,
and
pay
the
Money
every
Quarter
to
the
Collector
of
each
respective
Port
,
within
six
Weeks
after
it
becomes
due
;
and
upon
default
thereof
,
to
pay
double
:
And
that
they
come
and
make
Entry
of
them
,
with
the
Names
of
the
Owners
,
at
the
Custom-House
of
that
Port
or
Harbour
they
use
,
(
but
this
shall
be
done
without
Fee
)
within
six
Weeks
after
the
Act
takes
place
.
This
foregoing
Matter
I
did
present
to
several
Ministers
of
State
,
a
Month
before
it
was
published
;
and
they
were
pleased
to
acknowledg
it
the
first
of
that
Nature
that
had
been
offer'd
to
the
Government
.
And
Shipping
before
was
ever
look'd
upon
to
be
as
Sacred
as
Church-Lands
.
It
's
not
to
be
denied
,
but
that
't
is
greatly
improv'd
,
beyond
what
I
propos'd
;
I
always
thought
it
might
be
so
,
and
am
very
glad
to
see
it
brought
to
that
Perfection
it
is
.
There
is
a
worthy
Gentleman
,
who
upon
the
Exchange
was
pleased
to
say
,
he
was
the
first
Man
that
propos'd
the
Tunnage
Act
to
the
King.
And
not
unlike
,
(
but
he
cannot
forget
that
I
presented
him
with
a
Book
,
wherein
it
was
propos'd
four
Months
before
ever
it
was
mov'd
)
;
and
his
Majesty
has
no
ways
been
wanting
to
him
,
but
has
put
him
into
an
Honourable
Station
.
And
indeed
his
Goodness
is
such
,
that
he
never
fails
to
recompence
those
that
do
him
Service
,
if
the
Matter
comes
to
his
Knowledg
:
And
if
others
would
but
imitate
his
Vertue
,
and
follow
his
Example
,
his
Majesty
would
be
better
serv'd
.
And
whoever
those
Worthy
Gentlemen
are
,
that
first
mov'd
and
occasion'd
the
Royal
Bank
,
ought
to
have
their
Statues
set
in
Brass
,
to
perpetuate
their
Memory
to
future
Ages
:
for
it
will
appear
every
Day
more
and
more
,
to
be
of
great
Importance
to
the
Kingdom
,
(
besides
the
Advantage
that
accrues
to
them
who
are
concern'd
in
it
)
it
being
that
which
this
Nation
hath
long
wanted
;
and
no
Foreign
Bank
whatever
can
compare
with
it
,
or
appear
to
be
built
upon
so
solid
a
Foundation
.
And
the
Tunnage
is
the
most
insensibly
felt
of
any
Tax
that
hath
yet
been
levied
;
for
altho
the
Merchants
and
Owners
of
Shipping
disburse
the
Money
,
yet
it
cannot
be
said
to
be
any
thing
out
of
their
Pockets
;
for
it
doth
consequently
advance
the
Goods
,
proportionable
to
what
's
paid
,
it
being
general
;
so
it
doth
,
as
it
were
,
diffuse
it self
into
all
parts
of
the
Kingdom
:
And
by
what
has
been
before
related
,
certainly
there
's
no
Man
but
will
grant
that
I
laid
the
first
Foundation
of
the
Tunnage
Act
,
(
or
that
I
had
the
Gift
of
Prophecy
,
having
propos'd
it
six
Months
before
it
was
past
into
an
Act
)
;
but
the
Matter
's
too
plain
to
be
question'd
,
and
there
are
some
Persons
at
Court
(
by
the
Station
they
are
in
)
who
are
oblig'd
in
Honour
and
Justice
to
give
Incouragement
to
Men
that
do
any
thing
that
contributes
to
the
Publick
Service
;
who
notwithstanding
,
make
but
Tools
of
them
,
to
the
Prejudice
of
their
Majesties
and
the
Kingdom
,
and
Dishonour
of
the
Nation
.
For
Rewards
and
Punishment
are
the
Support
and
Axis
upon
which
all
Governments
move
.
Therefore
these
things
are
not
writ
(
as
St.
Paul
says
in
another
Case
)
for
his
sake
that
did
the
Wrong
,
or
his
that
receiv'd
the
Wrong
;
but
that
the
Nation
may
see
.
—
What
is
it
the
French
King
at
this
day
owes
all
his
vast
Improvements
by
Sea
,
and
Conquest
by
Land
too
,
but
the
Faithfulness
of
his
Ministers
,
and
the
great
Rewards
he
never
fails
to
give
them
that
do
him
Service
?
(
Honos
alit
Artes.
)
It
's
that
which
makes
Men
bold
and
daring
,
and
even
out-brave
Death
it self
,
and
knits
the
Minds
of
Men
fast
to
a
Prince
.
For
all
Men
naturally
are
well
pleas'd
to
see
Persons
rewarded
for
Service
done
:
it
's
that
which
begets
a
steady
Loyalty
,
and
puts
Hope
in
every
Man
;
and
it
's
no
other
than
what
hath
ever
been
the
Practice
of
all
the
civilized
Nations
and
Ages
in
the
World.
And
our
Fore-fathers
were
always
careful
to
see
it
executed
:
and
't
is
the
Method
that
even
God
himself
takes
with
sinful
Man
,
that
so
he
may
wean
his
Affections
from
these
transient
Things
below
,
and
have
an
Eye
unto
the
Recompence
of
Reward
.
And
so
thus
while
we
neglect
our
Duty
,
we
tempt
Providence
.
Therefore
until
better
Measures
are
taken
,
I
cannot
see
with
what
Confidence
we
can
think
to
prosper
:
for
Miracles
are
ceased
,
and
God
expects
we
use
such
Methods
as
conduce
and
have
a
Tendency
to
Peace
and
Happiness
;
otherwise
,
if
we
miscarry
,
it
may
truly
be
said
,
we
have
been
the
Authors
of
our
own
Ruin.
But
it
's
the
Parliament
,
and
only
they
,
that
are
able
to
cope
with
,
and
engage
this
Hydra
(
this
many-headed
Monster
)
;
for
they
are
the
great
Council
and
Physicians
of
the
Nation
,
and
have
never
been
wanting
to
redress
National
Grievances
.
I
shall
conclude
with
that
excellent
Form
of
Prayer
,
compos'd
by
our
Church
:
Most
gracious
God
,
We
humbly
beseech
thee
,
as
for
this
Kingdom
in
general
;
so
especially
for
the
High
Court
of
Parliament
under
our
most
religious
and
gracious
King
and
Queen
at
this
time
assembled
:
That
thou
wouldest
be
pleased
to
direct
and
prosper
all
their
Consultations
to
the
advancement
of
thy
Glory
,
the
good
of
thy
Church
,
the
safety
,
honour
,
and
welfare
of
their
Majesties
and
their
Kingdoms
;
that
all
things
may
be
so
ordered
and
settled
by
their
Endeavours
upon
the
best
and
surest
Foundations
,
that
Peace
and
Happiness
,
Truth
and
Justice
,
Religion
and
Piety
,
may
be
established
among
us
for
all
Generations
.
These
and
all
other
Necessaries
for
them
,
for
us
and
thy
whole
Church
,
we
humbly
beg
in
the
Name
and
Mediation
of
Jesus
Christ
our
most
blessed
Lord
and
Saviour
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.