Compofitions for Eftates Sale of English Lands Settled out of Gentlemen's Eftates to pay P. Palatine Compound with Irish Delinquents Charge of Justice, 6 Years To the House of Commons, 14 Years, comes to in Offices Total 95303095 1 11 in Estates, per Ann. A general Abstract of the Receipts and Iues of the publick Revenues, Taxes and Loans, that has been granted to the late King William, from November 5, 1688, to Michaelmas 1700. The Receipts. Cuftoms 7170903 179 466999 I 13348680 5 10 4 Remained Nov. 5, 88. with which the Treaf. beg. 80138 18 3 The Iffues. 1. s. d. To the Treasurer of the Navy, viz. Ld. Faukland,} 198068 in K. James's Time To Ad. R-in K. W-'s Time, Tr. of the Navy 16940497 0 O I 1 10 818659 5 10 Memorandum. There was iffued more than received the Sum of Two Farthings; a very nice Account I'll affure you. The Total of the Long-Parliament 95303095. I s. 11. Of K. W. 65987566 l. 175. 8 d. Of both, 161290661 19 s. 7. An inconfiderable Sum, confidering our great Deliverance from Popery and Slavery, and Arbitrary Government; and yet the Saints want to deliver us of as much more, if we please but to be fo good natured as to let them fet up a Commonwealth. The The Declaration of the Moft Christian King of France and Navarre, against the most horrid Proceedings of a rebellious Party of Parliament-Men and Soldiers, in England, against their King and Country. Tranflated out of French by P. B. Lewis XIV. by the Grace of God, the Moft Chriftian King of France and Navarre, to all Chriftian Kings, Princes, States and People, Sendeth Greeting. Hereas we are informed, by our dear Aunt, the Queen of England, of the diftreffed Eftate of the King her Hufband, forced upon him by a rebellious Party of his meanest Subjects, under the Command of the Baron of Fairfax, who is likewife countenanced by a fmall Handful of the bafeft of the People, crept into the Lower House of Parliament, but not being a tenth Part thereof, the worthieft being either imprisoned, or banifhed by the Tyranny of the Army, have a Defign to proceed against the Perfon and Life of their King; which is an Action fo deteftable, and fo deftructive to the National Rights of Princes and People, who are like to be enflaved thereby, and to know no Law but that of the Sword, that we conceive ourself obliged, by the Laws of God and Man, in the Duty of a Christian, as well as the Rights of a King, either to redeem from Bondage the injured Perfon of our Neighbour King and Uncle, or to revenge all Outrages already done, or hereafter which may happen to be done there upon Therefore, with the Advice of our dear Mother the Queen Regent, and Council, we do publifh and declare our Deteftation of all fuch Proccedings, and vow, in the Prefence of God, and his holy Angels, a full Revenge upon all Actors or Abettors of this odious Defign, to the utter Extirpation of them, their Wives, and Children, out of all Parts of Christendom, wherein our Power, or Intereft, can prevail, if they proceed to this damnable Fact; we conceiving it fit to root out from human Society fuch a fpurious and viperous Generation of Men: And we do therefore prohibit all fuch Perfons, their Wives, and Children, to come into any of our Dominions, unless they will be proceeded againft as Traitors to God and Nations. And we do likewife invite all our Neighbour Kings, Princes, and States in Amity with us, or with whom we have any Difference, to an honourable Peace, that we may all join, in God's Caufe and our own, to revenge thefe hypo hypocritical Proccedings of enraged Villains, who, we hear, take the Caufe of God for their Pretence to destroy his Ordinance. And we defire all our Neighbour Kings, Princes, and States, to make the fame Proclamation we have done, against any of thefe, or their Adherents, from coming into their Territories; that, when, by God's Juftice, and ours and others Endeavours, they fhall be chafed out of their native Country, they may wander like Vagabonds in Heathenifh Places, with the odious Brands of Regicides upon them: And further to confider, whether that, if the like Madness took any of their Armies, they would not implore our Helps, as now this afflicted Queen and Aunt of ours hath Occafion to do theirs, against Perfons who are now twice Rebels; first, against their lawful Sovereign, upon Pretence of Reformation of Government; and now against the very Men and Authority which raised them for that pretended Occafion: Wherein God's Juftice is fo apparent, that we are confident he will blefs this Work intended by us, and which, we hope, will be feconded by all Perfons of Honour and Justice, both at Home and Abroad, to help to fupprefs these Rebels against their Raifers; who yet prefume, upon the Succefs of their Arms, to erect their own bafe Thoughts and Fortunes above the Limits of Religion or Reason, to fupprefs that Authority which God hath fet over them. Signed LEWIS. And below, Bryan, Secretary of State. Published at Paris, the fecond Day of January, Stylo novo, 1649. The Earl of Strafford's Letter to the King, to pals the Bill occafioned by the Tumult of the Apprentices. Taken from the Original Copy. Printed 1680. May it please your Majefty, T hath been my greatest Grief, in all these Troubles, to be taken as a Perfon which should endeavour to reprefent and fet Things amifs between your Majetty and your People; and to give Counfels tending to the Dif quiet of your three Kingdoms. Moft true it is, that, this mine own private Condition confidered, it had been a great Madnefs, fince, through your gracious Favour I was so provided, as not to expect, in any Kind, to mind my Fortune, or please my' Mind more, than by refting where your bounteous Hand had placed me. Nay, it is most mightily mistaken: For, unto your Majefty it is well known, my poor and humble Advices concluded ftill in this, That your Majesty and your People could never be happy till there were a right Unftanding betwixt you and them; no other Means to effect and fettle this Happiness, but by the Counfel, and Affent of the Parliament; or, to pre-vent the growing Evils upon this State, but by entirely putting yourself in your your last Resort upon the Loyalty and good Affections of your English Subjects. Yet, fuch is my Misfortune, this Truth findeth little Credit, the contrary feemeth generally to be believed, and myfelf reputed as fomething of Separation between you and your People, under a heavier Cenfure than which, I am perfuaded, no Gentieman can fuffer. Now, I understand the Minds of Men are more incenfed against me, notwithstanding your Majefty hath declared, that, in your Princely Opinion, I am not guilty of Treafon, nor are you fatisfied in your Confcience to pass the Bill. This bringeth me into a very great Streight; there is before me the Ruin of my Children and Family, hitherto untouched, in all the Branches of it, with any foul Crimes. Here is before me the many Ills which may befal your facred Perfon, and the whole Kingdom, fhould yourself and the Parliament part lefs fatisfied one with the other than is neceffary for the Preservation of King and People. Here are before me the Things moft valued, moft feared by mortal Men, Life or Death. To fay, Sir, that there hath not been a Strife in me, were to make me lefs than, God knoweth, mine Infirmities give me. And to call Destruction upon myself and young Children, where the Intentions of my Heart, at least have been innocent of this great Offence, may be believed will find no eafy Content to Flesh and Blood. But, with much Sadness, I am come to a Refolution. of that which I take to be the best becoming me, to look upon that which is most principal in itfelf, which, doubtlefs, is the Profperity of your facred Perfon and the Common-wealth, infinitely before any Man's private Intereft. And, therefore, in few Words, as I put myself wholly upon the Honour and Justice of my Peers fo clearly, as to befeech your Majefty might please to have fpared that Declaration of yours on Saturday laft, and intirely to have left me to their Lordships; fo now, to fet your Majesty's Confcience, &c. at Liberty, I do most humbly beseech you, for the Prevention of fuch Mifchief as may happen by your Refufal to pass the Bill, by this Means to remove, praised be God, I cannnot fay this accurfed, but, I confefs, this unfortunate Thing forth of the Way, towards that bleffed Agreement, which God, I trust, shall for ever establish betwixt you and your Subjects. Sir, my Confent herein fhall more aquit you to God, than all the World can do befides: To a willing Mind there is no Injury done; and as, by God's Grace, I forgive all the World, fo, Sir, I can give up the Life of this World with all Chearfulness imaginable, in the juft Acknowledgment of your exceeding Favour; and only beg that, in your Goodnefs, you would vouchsafe to caft your gracious Regard upon my poor Son and his Sifters, lefs or more, and no other wife than their unfortunate Father fhall appear more or less guilty of his Death. God long preferve your Majefty. Tower, Mey 4, 1641. Your Majesty's most humble, moft faithful Subject and Servant, Strafford. |