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The Epiツopal Clergy or Party, out of fear to loテ what they had long profeャed, and tho' the Presby- terians for a few Months firフ after the getting their Liberty テemed ヂ- tisfied, yet バme grew as Malicious as ever, being diヂppointed of getting the Government into their Hands as they hoped, and a Revenge on their Enemies. The Order your Majeフy テnt down, commanding all in any Office, ei- ther Civil or Military, to give up their Commiャions, and take up new ones, without taking the Teフ, this made all Imployments liable to テveral Penalties of Laws, and occaナon'd a great Conフernation; But not near to what by another Order, all in Im- ployments were Commanded to take out Remiャions for breaking of the Laws, which they had done by your Majeフy's Command, by which they thought themテlves ブfficiently warranted, as may appear by a Let- ter the Council テnt to your Majeフy, wherein, not only they, but the Judges gave it as their Opinion, That your Majeフy giving a Commiャion, was ブfficient to hinder any being liable | ( 11 )
liable to the Law, eパecially conナ- dering, that the Penalty was due to your テlf, but notwithフanding of this Advice, a テvere Proclamation was テnt down by the Earl of Melfort, That all バuld take out theテ Re- miャions in three Months, and pay for them three Pound Sterling to himテlf, and twenty Pound to J____ S____ who was to give them out, and ブch as did not take them out, to be purブed for Breach of Law, and be rendered incapable for ever, thereafter, of your Mercy; this was thought very hard, even by the Loyalleフ of your Subjects to be pay- ing for ブch Remiャions, and eパecial- ly to be giving バ much to Mr. Stuart, that had but バme Months before got a Remiャion for Plotting and Contriving againフ your Majeフy and Government, and was generally be- lieved at that time, by all that wiドed well to your Majeフy's Govermnent, to be under-hand betraying it; nor has their Apprehenナons been falテ, for ナnce the Revolution he has bragged to Hundreds, that he gave テveral Advices, deナgnedly to ruin it, and to advance the Intereフ of his Friends. B 2 When |