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* his parliament, who, in all their consultations chap.« and actions, had proposed no other end, but' lv.

<l the care of his kingdoms, and the performancect of all duty and loyalty to his person; that this“ attempt was a breach of the trust reposed in" him by his people, contrary to his oath, and“ tending to a dissolution of the government;

" and that whoever should assist him in such a« war, were traitors by the fundamental laws ofct the kingdom ”

The armies, which had been every - whereraised on pretence of the service in Ireland , werehenceforth more openly inlisted by the parliamentfor their own purposes, and the command ofthem was given to the earl of Essex. In Londonno less than four thousand men inlisted in oneday And the parliament voted a declaration,which they required every member to subscribe ,that they would live and die with their general.

They issued orders for bringing in loans of rath * une;money and plate, in order to maintain forceswhich should defend the king and both housesof parliament: For this style they still preserved.

Within ten days, vast quantities of plate werebrought to their treasurers. Hardly were theremen enow to receive it , or room sufficient tostow it: And many, with regret, were obligedto carry back their offerings, and wait till the

"* Whitlocke, p. 97. Rulhworth , vol. v. p. Y 1 7-Du^dale, p. 9;. May, book ii. p. 54.

“ Vicar’s God in the mount.

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