Worcester city William Collins efq. Edward Elvines alder

and county.

YORKSHIRE,
West Riding,

man.

Tho. lord Fairfax, John Lambert efq. one of
his highness's council, Hen. Tempeft efq.
John Bright efq. Edw. Gill efq. Martin Lif-
ter efq.

Eaft Riding, Sir William Strickland kt. and bart. Walter
Strickland efq. one of his highness's council,
Hugh Bethel efq. Rich. Robinson efq.
George lord Eure, Francis Laffels efq. Tho.
Harrison efq. Geo. Smithson.

North Riding,

York city,

Sir Thomas Widdrington kt. one of the lords commiffioners of the great feal, Tho. Dickenfon alderman. Kingston on Hull, William Lifter efq.

Beverley,

Francis Thorp, one of the barons of the Exchequer.

Scarborough, John Wildman of the city of Westminster efq.

ANGLESEY.

WALES.

Geo. Twifleton efq. William Foxwift efq.

BRECKNOCKSHIRE. Hen. lord Herbert, Edm. Jones efq.
CARDIGANSHIRE. James Phillips efq. Jenkin Lloyd efq.

CARMARTHEN- John Cleypool efq. Rowland Dawkins efq.

SHIRE.

CARNARVONSHIRE. John Glynn ferjeant at law, Tho. Mostyn esq.
DENBIGHSHire. Col. Simion Thelwall, col. John Carter.
John Trevor efq. Andr. Ellis efq.
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FLINTSHIRE.

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GLAMOR

GLAMORGANSHIRE. Philip Jones efq. one of his highness's coun-
cil, Edm. Thomas of Wenro efq.
John Price efq.

Cardiffe,

MERIONETHSHIRE. John Vaughan of Kevenbodig efq.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Sir John Price bt. Cha. Lloyd of Garth efq.
Sir Erafmus Phillips of Picton Castle bart.
Arth. Owen of Newmoate efq.

PEMBROKESHIRE.

Haverford Weft, John Upton efq.

RADNORSHIRE.

Geo. Gwyn efq. Hen. William efq.

SCOTLAND 21.

Sheriffdom of Invernefs.-Lieut. col. Will. Mitchel.
Sheriffdoms of Forfar and Kinkardine.-Col. David Barclay of
Urie.

Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinrofs.-Col. James Hay.
Sheriffdom of Perth.-George earl of Linlithgow.

Sheriffdoms of Linlithgow, Sterling, and Clackmannan.-Col.
Tho. Read, governor of Sterling.

Sheriffdoms of Dunbarton, Argyll, and Bute.-Sir James Ha-
milton of Obifton.

Sheriffdom of Lannerick.-Col. Will. Lockhart.

Sheriffdom of Mid-Lothian.-Geo. Smith efq. one of the judges of Scotland.

Sheriffdom of Meroe.-John Swinton of Swinton in the faid fheriffdom efq.

Sheriffdoms of Selkirk and Peebles.-John Thompfon, auditorgeneral of the revenues of Scotland.

Sheriffdom of Dumfrieze.-James earl of Hartfell.

Sheriffdom of Wigton.-Sir James M'Dowel of Garthland.
Sheriffdom of Eaft-Lothian.-Mr. Benj. Briffie of Dolphinton.
Boroughs of Forfar, Dundee, Arbroth, Montrofs, Buchan.-

Sir Alex. Wedderburn of Blackness kt. clerk of Dundee. Boroughs of Lithgow, Queen's Ferry, Perth, Culrofs, and Sterling. Col. John Okey.

Boroughs of St. Andrews, Dyfart, Kirkaldy, Cooper, Anstruther-
Eaft, Pittenween, Creel, Dumfermling, Kinghorn, Anftru-

ther

ther-Weft, Innerkething, Kilkenny, and Burnt-Island. James Snord, burgess of Saint Andrews.

City of Edinburgh.-Samuel Defborrow one of the commiffioners for the revenues, Geo. Downing efq. fcout-mastergeneral.

Boroughs of Lannerick, Glasgow, Ruthergler, Rothfay, Renfrew, Ayre, Irwynn, and Dunbarton. Mr. John Wilk of Bromhoufe.

Boroughs of Dumfreize, Sanclare, Lochmaben, Annand, Wigton, Kirkudbright, Whithorn, and Galloway.-Major Jeremiah Tolhurst efq. burgess of Dumfrieze. Boroughs of Peebles, Selkirk, Jedburgh, Lander, North-Berwick, Dunbar, and Haddington.-Mr. William Thompfon burgefs of Haddington.

IRELA N D.

Counties of Meath and Lowth.-Col. John Fowk governor of Drogheda, major Will. Cadogan.

Counties of Kildare and Wickloe.-Maj. Anth. Morgan, maj. Will. Meredith.

County of Dublin.-Col. John Hewson of Lutterels Town efq. City of Dublin.-Daniel Hutchinson alderman.

Counties of Catherlough, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Queen's County. Tho. Sadler efq. Daniel Axtell efq.

Counties of Westmeath, Longford, and King's County.-Theophilus Jones, Tho. Scot.

Counties of Down, Antrim, and Armagh.—Col. Robert Venables, col. Arthur Hill.

Towns of Carrickfergus and Belfaft.-Major Daniel Redmond. Counties of Derry, Donnegal, and Tyrone.-Col. John Clark of Londonderry, Thomas Newburgh of Lifford in the county of Donegal efq.

Towns of Derry and Coleraine.-Ralph King efq.

Counties of Cavan, Farmannagh, and Monoghan.-Col. John Cole.

Counties of Kerry, Limmerick, and Clare.-Major gen. fir Haddrefs Waller, col. Hen. Ingoldfby. R 2

City

City and county of the city of Limerick and Kilmallock.-Will.
Purefoy efq.

County of Cork.-Roger Boyle lord baron of Broghill.

Towns of Cork and Youghal. Col. Will. Jephfon.
Towns of Bandon and Kingsale. - Vincent Gookin efq.
Counties of Tipperary and Waterford.-John Reynolds com-
miffary-general efq. Hierom Sankey efq.

Cities of Waterford and Clonmell.-Will. Halsey efq.

Counties of Sligo, Rofcommon, and Letrim.-Sir Robert King kt. fir John Temple kt.

Counties of Galway and Mayo.-Sir Charles Coot, commiffarygeneral John Reynolds.

In this parliament, which represented the three kingdoms, the number of county members, and the change in the members for boroughs, are well worthy of attention: the counties are in capi tals, and the towns in small letters; the chief juftice Hale, and the nine peers, who were members of the house of commons, are marked in italicks. By one of the laws paffed in this parliament, and preferved in Scobell's collection, the cuftoms and excifes were to be the fame in Great Britain and Ireland, and books of rates were formed according to this regulation: a circumftance which was mentioned in 1785 by the author in a speech, after the propofitions were laid afide in the Irish parliament.

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THERE was another parliament called the 17th of September 1656 by Oliver Cromwell, for the three kingdoms; and a third alfo fummoned by Richard Cromwell, for the three kingdoms, the 27th of January 1658.

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N° VI.

An INDENTURE containing a GRANT of all His MAJESTIES REVENUE of IRELAND, ordinary and extraordinary, certain and cafual whatsoever, (new and extraordinary aydes by future acts of parliament onely excepted,) to fir James Shaen and others for Seven years, to commence the 26th day of December 1675 inclufive.

Yielding and paying therefore unto his Majesty the fumme of twenty thousand pounds the last day of every calendar moneth; the first payment of twenty thousand pounds to be compleated and made at or before the last day of April 1676; and the last twenty thousand pounds at or before the last day of March 1683, or within thirty dayes thereafter refpectively

*

HIS INDENTURE made the eighth

TH

day of April, in the eighth and twentieth year of the raign of our foveraign Lord Charles the second, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, &c. annoq. Domini one thousand fix

*The farm of the whole of the Irish revenue to fir James Shaen, &c. is inferted here, and was referred to elsewhere in this work *, because a very important revolution was effected by thofe grants of Charles the second in the constitution: till this period the revenue was collected principally by the sheriffs, and the receipt and accounts were managed by a treasury board as in England; but the farmers under this grant appointed their own collectors, the whole fyftem of the receipt was changed, the offices of lord high treasurer and vice treasurers were rendered finecures, granted for life, and continued in the family of the earl of Cork, or devised as penfions to non-refidents, contrary to the prefcriptions of an act of parliament; nor have they fince reverted to their original defign and destination.