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rous in that, yet after, and ナnce the Revoution they have behav'd them- テlves exactly well, and refus'd all the offers of Imployment which was made them. Except for theテ Fers and Jea- louナes that was パread like a Plague through all the Land, and the too Covetous taking of Money by バme of your Servants (but that I will not meddle with, being reバlved to ヂy nothing here but what conナフs with my own knowledge) all other things in the Government were as eaナe, and managed with as much Justice as was ever known in any Age ; for never was a Theヂury and Exchequer more favourabe in all バrts of Compoナtions, which your Majeフy allowed us to do ; nor was there ever before in the Council or Seャion more Justice, and quick di- パatch of Buナneピ, nor Soldiers better Pay'd, and with leピ trouble in the Country, which the worフ of your Enemies muフ acknowledge. In this Condition was the King- dom till September 1688. when your Majeフy テnt down an Expreピ to your | ( 17 )
your Secret Committee which con- ナフed of Seven. viz. your Chancel- lor, M____ of A___, V_____ of T___, Archbiドop of Glaトow, Sir George Lockhart, and my テlf, to let us know you expected an Invaナon from Holland, which at firフ was thought by the generality of the Nation to be abバlutely impoャible, and only a pretext to raiテ Money, or draw the Army together for o- ther Deナgns, which added フill to former Jealouナes; but theテ mi- フaken Fears were qickly ブppreフ, when they knew of ブch Prepara- tions as your Majeフy was making in England, and we likewiテ affirmed by Seamen coming daily from Hol- land of great Preparations there, and noiテ of a War quickly to break out. Your Majeフy's Council appeared all of them ready and willing to concur in every thing that could be offer'd for making the Nation as ca- pable as could be for テrving you, and it テem'd for a time the noiテ of Foreign War had baniドed their Jea- louナes and Fears from among them, and from all quarters of the Coun- C try, |