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in the very inftrument of government, or
fundamental contract, between the prince
of Orange and the people, when the
royal power was folemnly conferred up-
on him, it is exprefly declared, That
for redress of all grievances, and for a-
mending, Arengthening, and preferving
of the laws, parliaments ought to be weld
frequently, it is fcarce pollible to fup-
pole, that they have, in any relpect, de-
parted from their integrity, falfified
their trust, or fuffered themfelves to fink
into contempt, for want of exerting those
acknowledged powers and privileges in B
behalf of the conftitution,

language, that nobody difputes it; that gentlemen may affert that right whenever they pleafe; and that all they would recommend to them, should be, the choice of a proper time when the ferment at home was wholly compofed; when the troubles abroad were at an end; and when peace was entirely 'reftored; I fhould take leave to reply, That fuch are ever the plausible,but tallacious pretences of men who chufe to obviate a point they date nos directly oppofe; that the ferment at home cza never be wholly compofed till the good correfpondence, antiently held between the king and his leges, without the intervention of minifterial jobters, be revived; that instead of expecting the ruin of our enemies, it ought to be cur first care to prevent cur that when Cour votes and refolutions were the con fequences of honeft enquiries an etik factory evidence, we fhould refume out confiftency, as well as our neighbours and that unless the present posture of of. fairs was thoroughly underflood, È would be impoffible for his My to receive that clear and certain informatics of the sense of his people thereen, which he fo graciously and indulgently requires, and which it is of fo great inportance for him to know.

It is, moreover, obfervable, that neither in this claufe of the declaration of rights, which thus infifts on the necellity, and explains the use of frequent parlia ments, nor in any other, a fyllable of capes, which feems to argue, that at any crifis whatfoever, they were to act only as a court of affiftants to the Treasury; or that he was to be efteemed the best agent for the people, who was the moft adroit at fleecing them to the quick. The minifterial ufe of annual feflions to authorife new modes of oppreflions, and entail poverty and mifery on the people, D mortgaging the common-wealth almoft beyond a poffibility of redemption, was then not only unknown, but unimagined Experience had fhewn, that, by the dint of oeconomy, the ordinary revenue of the crown was more than fufficient for the ordinary charge of government: And when extraordinary de-. mands fhould be made, our Revolution- E patriots reckoned would be the feafon for the redress of grievances, and reinforcing the laws; or, in other words, for reftoring and rettifying the conflitution.

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And whatever, till then, unpreceented lengths, king William's parliaments were induced to go, in their conceffions to the crown, and in trafficking away the property of their fellowfubjects, it ought to be confeffed, that they made feveral occafional ftands, as appears by the triennial bill, the difmifion of the dutch guards, the reduction of the army, &c. which can never be men- G tioned with too much respect; as being all conftitutional points, though poflibly fet on foot, for factious purpoles.

Notwithstanding the fervile and fhamelefs compliances of later times, the truftees for the people of England, have fill, then, an induputable right, to fet H on foot this review of the conftitution, which Marbiavel contends for, as a reginen fo effentially neceffary for the prefervation of every politic body. And if I was to be told, in ministerial

Now, when minifters prefs the k-'s name into their fervice, it is in order to filence oppofition, and enforce obedience: But whether in the cafe before us, they will behave with the fame reverence, which they exact from others, is greatly to be doubted: Those who have been hardy enough to infit on giving the law in the c--b--t, under the terrors of an inftant r--f--g--n, may also infift on doing the fame elsewhere; and perhaps, make it their glory to demonItrate, that they are every where matters: But if fuch is, indeed, the matter of fact, it cannot be demonstrated too foon; that the fame loyal fpirit which fo lately appeared in fupport of his M's crown and dignity, against a foreign invader, may operate with equal fuccefs against the insolence of these domeftic intruders: And a negative, or any trick or evation, tantamount to a negative, which equally fruftrates the requifition of the Kand the expectations of the people, will fofficiently prove, that they believe the whole conftitution to be at their mercy.

↑ The author here alludes to the king' Speech, fee p. 516 E.

Errat. P. 567.45. for banishment rood blandishment.

Chriftened 14942 Females 7205

The LONDON GENERAL BILL of

CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 10, 1746, to December 15, 1747.

Males 124172 Decreased in the Burlals

Males 7737 Buried 25494 { Females 13077

this Year 2663.

Died under 2 Years of Age Between 2 and 5 5 and 10

8741

20 and 30

2085

30 and 40

905

10 and 20

790

40 and 50 -
50 and 60-

The Yearly Bill of Mortality for the Town of NORTHAMPTON, from

P.rihes:

All Saints

St Sepulchre's

St. Giles's

St Peter's

Males 66 Females 54 Total 120 | Males 89 Females 100, Total 189

16

9

14

At the Meeting in St Peter's Parifh

In the whole Town 95

.

The Bill of Mortality diftinguishing Difeafes, Ages, &c. of Perfons buried within the parish of All-Saints (only) from Dec. 21, 1746, to Dec. 21, 1747; inclufive of burried from the County Infirmary 4, in the Quakers burying grounds, mesting in College Lane 9, meeting on the Green 2.

N. B. In the Parish of All-Saints 485 Perfone have had the Small Pax, whereof 76 have died; St Sepulcbre's 175, whereof 21 died; St Giles's 131, whereof 23 died; S: Peter's 30, whereof 6 died; in all 821, whereof 126 have died. There have been buried in the parish of All Saints 58, St Sepulchre's 20, St Giles's 29, St Peter's 14, in all 121.

INDEX to the Effays, Differtations, Tranfactions, and
Hiftorical Paffages, &c.

14

Baker, his difcoveries
-Polly, her p. 175,211,295
Bank directors
197
Barbarities, duftrian 5. &c.
Barker, Dr, of the cow diftem-

per 18. Remarks on it 30
Barnard, Sir John, his ftatue
erected

-245

397

270

Barry, Dr, bailed
Bath hotpital, rules of
Battle at Kaffelt (Val) 258,303,
345. Gazette account 315.
Others317. Reflections 331.

Battle at Exilles
327
Bavar, troops vindicated 447
Bawd fentenced
495
Belbaren, Ld, his fpeech 213
Benedi& XIV. Pope, fond of
canonizations

117

Bentinck, C. his fpeech 250
Berg op Zoom, defcribed 328.
Befieged 344,401, Surprifed
409,411. Lorvendabl's ac-

count

438

623

Bilt of mortality for Landon and
Northampton
Bills order'd 153,245-6. For
relieving the poor 590. For
encouraging matrimony pro-

Briefs, fees on
Britany expedition cenfur'd 88
Brown, Ge. quits Provence 107
Brubier, of interments. 427
Burials, (See bill each month)
Burial garlands
Burning-glass, new

Welters, his fpeech en

the fame

255

County maps, preparations for

10

man the work of the whole

174 Trinity

597

Courts martial

45-495-52,

264

$890,0

246

Creation teafed 14 B, 12.
Deny'd 78; 164, F.

defcri-

圈

-605

583

Crefwell, Mr, wives 485,543

$152

Cromwell's parliament
Crofsfell mountain defcribed

330

367

44

C.
Achelot, whale,
bed
Cefura, Query on
Calendar, reformation of 125
Calne, bribery there
Candidates qualify'd
Caroline, Pis indifpos'd
Caft-feeds, antique ftone, with

a cut

Cat drown'd recover'd 567
Catalepfy furprizing related 458
523 A
Cauda river
Cattle distemper'd, method of
treating 17,18,22,30,55,

384
Cumberland, Duke, dedication
to 36. Arrives from Hel-
land 43:
60
In danget it.
Free of Edinburgh 45 H.
Embarks for Holland 99.
Arrives 107. His answer to
M. Saxe 250.
Bravery
295. Concern for Egg
Arrives
op-Zoom 450.
from Holland
CUTTS. Of amantique ftore
60. A Highland torturing
machine 8. Occultation
of Cor Leonis 74. » “W’akton
intended bridge 150.
method of warming rooms

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64, 74, 153,218,408-9,481,
488, 604. Orders of coun-
cil concerning 34,100,198,
294,445,591.
Rife of the
distemper 55. How mana-
ged in Livonia 89. Drove
out of Smithfield 397. Great
mortality 446. Ditemper
accounted for 480.
fufpended
Chameleon defcribed
Charks V. anfwer: Erafmus
230. Embroiled with Pro.
teftants
Charity and gallantry
Chesterfield, E. hi, benefactions
in Ireland 152. Letter to
Abbe laVille
379
Child cut from the mother 342
Children poifon'd
397,446
Chillingworth quoted
480
Choteck's memorial
13
Chrift's refurre&ion prov'd 57
Chronology of fcripture recon-
ciled
440,559
Chube, Mr, his character 326
City, funk 362. Petify 8436
556
Claimants, Scotch

70

machines 260.

Electrical

of Mount

535

Teficius 417. For carding
fore to make incombustibl
cloth "
Directions
Cyder, royal 7.
for improving it 381. Re-
commended for fea 468.
Rich liquor from crabs and
pears

D

D.

29

Eaf and dumb taught to
*fpeak

610

558

Deaths fud len
Debt national
Dehts, fall, arreft on 78,495
Dem, difficulties of
Defuge, caule of

28:

Din-

INDEX to the Effays, &c.

ly
449,498
Glafs tubes, experiments on
65. Accounted for 176.
$72
Doubt on
To- Gloriofa fights bravely 508,541
398 Golden Bull (See Plate.) 526
142 Grants 46,326. Difpofed of
590

$41,589,591 Grave-robbers 446,487,591
77 Graziers obtain warrants 494
327 Great, title of
6 Note

INSCRIPTIONS. On Altham
Bepchurch wall 33. At Caft-
vylads, with a cut 60. Two
explanations of the foregoing
-if Box At Genoa 187 On

the E. of Chesterfield's pillar
ugg To the K. of Sardi-
denia ib. Funeral, to Urfula
81 Upcher 271. For Sif Charles
Wager 363. Antient 436.
Remarkable on a grave-ftone
+488. On the Golden Bull
(See Plates) 526. To the
0memory of Capt. Grenville

$40 In Hitchin church 583.
At the entrance of Barba-
dors armory 588. See Epi-
taphs in the Poetry Index.
Infects, nature of

120

Infurance, amount of 408.
Whether advantageons to

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taly, on fome new faints 117.
From Dublin, on a theatrical
quarrel 123. From one qua-
ker to another 170. On fe-
male education 178. From
the mafter of Lovat 182.
Painter's letters 184. Of a
maid emitting fparks from
her petticoats 230. On St
Paul's converfion 279. On
the late rebellion 309. On
Whitehaven colliery 327. On
the fiege of Berg-op-Zoom
346. On the battle of Val
345. Of a Perfiam fpy 368,
413, 601. On the late e-
lections 382. Pliny's letters
on an eruption of mount -
fuvius 421, From Archbp
Leighton 426. From count
Lorendab 438, 464. From

ABritain 551. Bill to prohi-a minifter in the fagar colo-

Interments to be regulated 427.

bit

Interests of princes

Precipitate

eland, advices from

Trio eftablishment

590
546-5

567

496

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nies 440. From commodore
Griffin to the Mogul's chief
minifter 471. From Low-
vain 485. From the Prfs
Louifa on the fea fight 521.
From the D. Advertifer, on
the late fubfcription $28.
From Salisbury, concerning
the methodifts 31. On
conjugal treachery

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S411, 295. On the by-
183. On Polly Bak

ing in hofpital 16. On Mil-
ton's imitation of Mafenius ib.
On the cow diffemper 318.
Recommending induftry 224.
Marriage 232. On the bad-
nefs of roads to Of a cure
by electrifying 238. An e-
lectrical experiment ib. Of
fizy blood 271. A monu-
mental infcription 16, An-
tique coin explained 324. Of
Mr Chubb 326. Number of
fouls in Hertford ab Of a
maid living on water 376.
Solar eclipfe calculated by
Gamflon Retford 377 Of
Archbp Leighton from Dr
Doddridge 426 With an
antique infcription 428 On
matter 439. On a point in
fcripture chronology in Ar-
fwer'd by Mr Yote 559. The
bravery of the armouth 507.
On the azure colour of the
fky 526. Paradife Loft pro-
pofed for a fchool-book 530.
From Louvain, with a tran-
flation from Malenius 567.
Scheme for easy taxes 568.
The ftate of monkery in
France 570. With a fune-
ral infcription 572. Of a
double egg 573 Matter not
emaning from the Deity b
Mr Kennicott defended for
Lewenhoeck, of the increase of
lice
Lewis XIV, magnificent 455,
XV.'s lamentation 544
Lice, of their generation and

151 1824 14

543
to the Author. Againit
compounding arrears 8. E-
lectrical problems 16. Of
treating fick cows 17. Lind-
bolme defcribed, by MrPrime
23. On custom 26, On a
monkih monument, by Mr
Smith 36. From Chelm
ford, of remarkable pheno-
mena in digging a well
Of Mr Wibe
Of Milton's imitation of the
moderns 3. On the Uni-Lima bury'd in an earthquake
verfal History 61. Of a tax
on kept railtteffes 62. In
vindication of the monks ib.
On fortune-tellers 66. In
defence of Milton 67. From
Mr White, on an occultation
of Cor Leoms 74. From An.

57.

hegg, Capt. fails 43. Dies 492tigua 75. From Mr Elles,
Leighton, Archip, his letter to 1oon gymnafties 77. On the
the fynod
426
game act 79. From Mr Del
Leffer, M. of infects 121
mainbray of improving vege-
LETTERS From Cupir Bre- tation by electricity. 8o.
Whether electricity caused
as elafticity 81. On covering
trees withtivy From Mr
Chapple on fixing Edfter 125;
Again a new creation 128.
From Mr Stephenfong oste-
Jectricity 140, 183. On a
paffage in Shakafy ears

con 48 From Antigua ib.
1 From Newcastle 40. From
a country gent!n to ab7-
shop 69. Frou Norwich, on
ie cow fickness 74. On
importing Spasif goods 75.
From a memb. of parliament
on fmall debts 78. To the
Fool, on the Spicious buf-
bund So. Defcribing the
princefs of Saxony 86. From
Charles Zoson.99 From:

179
Two from Mr Gemlage and
Mr Smab, on explaing an
infeription 180. Electrical
groblems aniwd by Mr

Lincolnfb, drover's receipt 604
diw295
Lindholm defcribed be
Lisbon, ficets arrive, 295, 499
LISTS Of regiments 9 A-
gents 12. True eftabliment
b. Ships taken (fee contents
to the months Of general
officers for the campaign 95..
Of Auftrian regiments in Prae
vence $1. Of the royal navy
104. Of kill'd and wounded
at Kefelt 259, 318 Of Irib
killed 377 Standards and
colours taken 318. Of per
fons excepted from pardon
296. Of writings against Ar
chibald Stuart 321 Of St
Domingo ships taked 334 Of
the new parliament 303.359.
New members 593 Alpha-
betical lift 360. Of the forces
of the united provinces 416
Of Frenco and Eny hips

of