A declaration in vindication of the honour of the Parliament, and of the committee of the navy and customes; against all traducers: concerning the managing of the navy and customes, and many other weighty affaires of state: faithfully relating what strength of shipping have been yearly employed for the guarding of the seas, and what moneys arising by the revenue of the customes, excise of flesh and salt, and other receits, have been applyed to that use. The rules by which they have been all managed; and a just account how the moneys have been disposed. By Giles Grene, a member of the Honourable House of Commons.
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             A declaration in vindication of the honour of the Parliament, and of the committee of the navy and customes; against all traducers: concerning the managing of the navy and customes, and many other weighty affaires of state: faithfully relating what strength of shipping have been yearly employed for the guarding of the seas, and what moneys arising by the revenue of the customes, excise of flesh and salt, and other receits, have been applyed to that use. The rules by which they have been all managed; and a just account how the moneys have been disposed. By Giles Grene, a member of the Honourable House of Commons.
             Grene, Giles.
          
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- Committee of the Navy -- Early works to 1800.
           England and Wales. -- Royal Navy -- Early works to 1800.
           Excise tax -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Customs administration -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Finance -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Naval operations -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           DECLARATION
           In
           Vindication
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           THE
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           And
           of
           the
           COMMITTEE
           of
           the
           
             NAVY
          
           and
           
             CVSTOMES
             ;
          
           against
           all
           Traducers
           :
           Concerning
           the
           managing
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ,
          
           and
           many
           other
           weighty
           Affaires
           of
           State
           :
           Faithfully
           Relating
           what
           strength
           of
           Shipping
           have
           been
           yearly
           employed
           for
           the
           guarding
           of
           the
           Seas
           ,
           and
           what
           moneys
           arising
           by
           the
           Revenue
           of
           the
           
             Customes
             ,
          
           Excise
           of
           Flesh
           and
           Salt
           ,
           and
           other
           Receits
           ,
           have
           been
           applyed
           to
           that
           Use
           .
        
         
           The
           Rules
           by
           which
           they
           have
           been
           all
           managed
           ;
           and
           a
           just
           Account
           how
           the
           moneys
           have
           been
           disposed
           .
        
         
           By
           GILES
           GRENE
           ,
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Laurence
             Blaiklock
             .
          
           1647.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           DECLARATION
           In
           Vindication
           of
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           PARLIAMENT
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ;
          
           against
           all
           Traducers
           .
           Concerning
           the
           managing
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ,
          
           and
           many
           other
           weighty
           Affaires
           of
           State
           .
        
         
           THere
           is
           no
           truth
           now
           more
           apparent
           ,
           then
           that
           the
           tongues
           and
           pens
           of
           many
           men
           ;
           and
           the
           Presse
           have
           in
           these
           latter
           times
           been
           so
           loose
           and
           disordered
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           have
           been
           applied
           too
           frequently
           to
           the
           scandalizing
           of
           proceedings
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           severall
           Committees
           ,
           and
           Members
           by
           them
           imployed
           ,
           in
           the
           transacting
           of
           the
           weighty
           affaires
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           during
           the
           times
           of
           these
           late
           distempers
           :
           that
           so
           they
           might
           bring
           them
           into
           the
           disaffections
           of
           the
           people
           .
           The
           truth
           of
           this
           
           is
           clearely
           proved
           by
           those
           severall
           
             Pamphlets
          
           which
           every
           day
           are
           engendred
           ,
           and
           sent
           abroad
           into
           the
           world
           :
           and
           by
           the
           cunning
           and
           artifice
           of
           severall
           evill
           disposed
           persons
           ,
           of
           different
           tempers
           ,
           they
           are
           made
           instrumentall
           for
           different
           ends
           and
           intentions
           .
           And
           this
           is
           perceived
           by
           all
           wise
           men
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           is
           hoped
           those
           Libells
           take
           no
           impression
           with
           them
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           persons
           scandalized
           :
           And
           amongst
           others
           finding
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ,
          
           as
           they
           have
           had
           no
           small
           part
           of
           the
           care
           and
           trouble
           of
           these
           weighty
           affaires
           ,
           so
           not
           to
           have
           the
           least
           share
           in
           those
           scandalls
           and
           reproaches
           :
           In
           discharge
           of
           the
           duty
           I
           owe
           unto
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           who
           when
           the
           
             King
          
           deserted
           them
           ,
           were
           necessitated
           to
           undertake
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           Royall
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           for
           the
           safety
           and
           good
           thereof
           ,
           and
           likewise
           of
           the
           Customes
           appointed
           for
           its
           maintenance
           and
           support
           ,
           and
           also
           in
           discharge
           of
           that
           particular
           duty
           I
           owe
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           
             Customes
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Gentlemen
           attending
           those
           services
           ,
           unto
           whose
           care
           and
           trust
           both
           
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
          
           committed
           that
           great
           and
           weighry
           Charge
           .
           And
           to
           cleare
           up
           the
           Honour
           ,
           Care
           ,
           Prudence
           ,
           and
           Fidelity
           of
           both
           
             Parliament
          
           and
           
             Committee
             ,
          
           against
           all
           Traducers
           ,
           in
           the
           advantagious
           and
           faithfull
           discharge
           of
           the
           trust
           for
           the
           weale
           and
           safety
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           three
           Kingdomes
           ;
           I
           thought
           it
           not
           the
           least
           part
           of
           my
           duty
           ,
           (
           being
           best
           acquainted
           with
           those
           affairs
           )
           to
           make
           this
           following
           Declaration
           of
           the
           beginning
           ,
           progresse
           ,
           and
           present
           State
           of
           the
           same
           ;
           relating
           to
           the
           
             Customes
          
           and
           
             Navy
             ;
          
           and
           by
           what
           Rules
           they
           have
           been
           transacted
           .
        
         
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1641.
           shortly
           after
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           first
           sate
           ,
           and
           before
           the
           
             King
          
           deserted
           them
           ,
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           appointed
           some
           Gentlemen
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           and
           recommended
           to
           their
           charge
           the
           discovery
           of
           the
           abuses
           of
           the
           then
           Farmors
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           and
           the
           Examination
           of
           their
           Accounts
           from
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Raigne
           ,
           unto
           that
           time
           :
           And
           notwithstanding
           the
           work
           was
           conceived
           by
           many
           worthy
           Gentlemen
           not
           to
           be
           feazible
           ,
           yet
           that
           Cmmittee
           within
           few
           Months
           by
           their
           report
           did
           so
           satisfie
           the
           House
           of
           the
           whole
           State
           of
           that
           affaire
           ,
           as
           it
           produced
           176000.
           in
           fines
           to
           the
           use
           of
           the
           state
           .
        
         
           This
           done
           about
           the
           25.
           of
           
             May
          
           1641.
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           commanded
           that
           Committee
           to
           frame
           a
           Bill
           for
           the
           legall
           payment
           of
           
             Tonnage
          
           and
           
             Poundage
             ,
          
           to
           continue
           for
           a
           few
           weeks
           ,
           untill
           some
           difficulties
           and
           misunderstandings
           between
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           were
           removed
           ;
           and
           upon
           the
           same
           grounds
           severall
           other
           short
           Acts
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           were
           passed
           untill
           
             Iuly
          
           1642.
           
        
         
           But
           the
           burthens
           upon
           Merchandize
           ,
           both
           forreign
           and
           domestick
           being
           unequally
           layd
           by
           the
           old
           Book
           of
           Rates
           ,
           occasioned
           severall
           complaints
           and
           Petitions
           ,
           from
           
             Merchants
             ,
             Cloathiers
             ,
             Shopkeepers
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           unto
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           for
           ease
           of
           those
           burthens
           ;
           whereupon
           in
           the
           yeare
           1641.
           the
           House
           ordered
           that
           
             Committee
          
           to
           frame
           a
           new
           Book
           of
           Rates
           :
           This
           proved
           a
           work
           of
           that
           travell
           and
           consequence
           in
           relation
           to
           the
           support
           of
           the
           trade
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           on
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           the
           Revenue
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
          
           for
           support
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             ,
          
           the
           strength
           of
           the
           
             Kingdome
             ,
          
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           as
           it
           became
           full
           of
           labour
           and
           intricacy
           to
           keep
           
           the
           Ballance
           even
           ;
           for
           the
           encrease
           of
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           support
           of
           the
           other
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           very
           bare
           discovery
           of
           those
           Rules
           which
           the
           wisedome
           of
           that
           
             Committee
          
           found
           out
           to
           the
           due
           framing
           of
           that
           elaborate
           work
           ,
           will
           sufficiently
           satisfie
           the
           Reader
           at
           first
           view
           .
        
         
           
             
               They
               first
               divided
               all
               Merchandize
               into
               Domestick
               and
               Forreign
               .
            
             
               Domestick
               into
               Commodities
               totally
               to
               be
               prohibited
               ,
               or
               to
               be
               transported
               .
            
             
               Transportations
               into
               Manufactures
               of
               Wooll
               ,
               and
               Other
               Staple
               Commodities
               .
            
          
        
         
           The
           Manufactures
           of
           Wooll
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           generall
           influence
           throughout
           most
           conditions
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           hazard
           of
           the
           losse
           of
           that
           Trade
           in
           Forraigne
           parts
           so
           much
           of
           late
           undermined
           by
           Forraigne
           manufactures
           ,
           was
           much
           eased
           of
           its
           former
           imposition
           .
        
         
           The
           other
           Staple
           Commodities
           as
           Tyn
           ,
           Lead
           ,
           &c.
           not
           so
           subject
           to
           danger
           as
           the
           others
           ,
           were
           raised
           to
           some
           higher
           Rates
           ,
           according
           as
           the
           same
           could
           well
           beare
           .
        
         
           
             
               The
               Forraign
               Commodities
               were
               divided
               into
               Necessaries
               .
               and
               Superfluities
               .
            
          
        
         
           Necessaries
           ,
           and
           of
           certain
           use
           ,
           as
           victualls
           ,
           and
           all
           materialls
           for
           to
           encrease
           the
           Manufactures
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           were
           eased
           .
        
         
           Superfluities
           which
           might
           be
           spared
           ,
           and
           were
           incentives
           to
           Prodigality
           ,
           either
           in
           apparrall
           ,
           or
           diet
           ,
           food
           ,
           or
           rayment
           ,
           had
           their
           full
           load
           ;
           saving
           that
           in
           
           the
           very
           superfluities
           they
           found
           it
           necessary
           to
           make
           addifference
           :
           As
           ,
        
         
           
             Those
             of
             bulk
             ,
             advantagious
             in
             the
             employment
             of
             Shipping
             and
             Marriners
             ,
             in
             that
             relation
             ,
             were
             somewhat
             eased
             .
          
           
             Those
             of
             small
             Stowage
             had
             a
             full
             load
             laid
             on
             them
             .
          
        
         
           Yet
           in
           those
           likewise
           they
           made
           a
           difference
           :
           
             
               Easing
               all
               such
               as
               were
               unmanufactured
               ,
            
             
               Burthening
               the
               re●t
               .
            
          
        
         
           But
           the
           Marchants
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           not
           only
           suffering
           under
           the
           unequall
           impositions
           laid
           on
           their
           Commodities
           ,
           but
           under
           the
           Arbitrary
           power
           ,
           and
           undue
           Fees
           of
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           which
           oftentimes
           more
           oppressed
           them
           then
           the
           payment
           of
           the
           impositions
           themselves
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           not
           the
           least
           labour
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           to
           dispose
           of
           the
           manner
           of
           payment
           of
           the
           duty
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           such
           directions
           therein
           as
           by
           those
           Rules
           they
           delivered
           the
           Merchant
           ,
           from
           all
           occasions
           of
           oppression
           ,
           by
           the
           Officer
           ,
           and
           yet
           kept
           up
           the
           Officer
           in
           his
           due
           esteeme
           .
        
         
           In
           compleating
           of
           this
           great
           work
           ,
           the
           Committee
           proceeded
           by
           a
           further
           rule
           ,
           as
           well
           to
           attaine
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           value
           of
           all
           Commodities
           ,
           as
           to
           their
           usefulnesse
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           well
           agree
           on
           the
           duty
           :
           And
           to
           that
           end
           did
           make
           use
           of
           the
           labours
           and
           judgements
           of
           many
           Merchants
           of
           quality
           ,
           of
           known
           integrity
           ,
           and
           best
           experienced
           in
           Forraigne
           Trade
           ,
           and
           Importers
           of
           the
           severall
           Commodities
           ,
           who
           having
           with
           much
           labour
           laid
           the
           foundation
           of
           this
           great
           work
           ;
           It
           was
           also
           the
           wisdome
           
           of
           the
           Committee
           in
           so
           high
           a
           trust
           to
           take
           advice
           from
           the
           Retailors
           ,
           and
           severall
           Traders
           in
           the
           respective
           Commodities
           .
        
         
           And
           after
           divers
           dayes
           disputes
           with
           them
           ,
           having
           made
           their
           observations
           in
           writing
           of
           the
           differences
           in
           opinion
           between
           the
           Importer
           and
           Buyer
           ,
           did
           referre
           the
           whole
           work
           together
           with
           their
           own
           observations
           ,
           unto
           the
           Farmours
           and
           Officers
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           who
           according
           to
           their
           great
           experience
           and
           wisedome
           ,
           did
           contribute
           much
           unto
           the
           compleating
           thereof
           :
           And
           upon
           return
           of
           their
           opinions
           ,
           the
           Committee
           finding
           yet
           further
           differences
           ;
           did
           after
           divers
           dayes
           spent
           in
           conference
           with
           the
           three
           Parties
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           Importer
           ,
           the
           Buyer
           ,
           and
           the
           Officer
           ,
           and
           upon
           observations
           from
           them
           all
           ,
           appoint
           a
           generall
           meeting
           of
           the
           Merchants
           ,
           Retailors
           ,
           and
           Officers
           ,
           acquainted
           them
           with
           their
           differences
           in
           opinion
           ,
           which
           were
           reduced
           to
           very
           few
           ,
           considering
           the
           variety
           and
           greatnesse
           of
           the
           work
           :
           And
           after
           a
           deliberate
           debate
           with
           them
           joyntly
           ,
           the
           Committee
           did
           compleat
           that
           work
           ;
           and
           so
           presented
           it
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           where
           it
           received
           a
           generall
           approbation
           with
           very
           few
           amendments
           .
        
         
           The
           Book
           of
           Rates
           thus
           formed
           ,
           and
           upon
           Report
           made
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           thereof
           ,
           being
           approved
           and
           passed
           without
           a
           contradicting
           voyce
           ,
           Order
           was
           given
           for
           the
           same
           to
           be
           printed
           and
           published
           ;
           and
           an
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           to
           be
           drawn
           for
           
             Tonnage
          
           and
           
             Poundage
             ,
          
           relating
           to
           these
           Rates
           ,
           which
           with
           great
           deliberation
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           and
           advice
           with
           the
           Kings
           Councell
           ,
           learned
           in
           the
           Law
           ,
           was
           drawn
           accordingly
           ,
           reported
           and
           past
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           sent
           to
           
           the
           King
           then
           at
           
             York
             ,
          
           for
           the
           Royall
           Assent
           ,
           which
           his
           Majesty
           refusing
           ,
           Order
           was
           given
           to
           that
           Committee
           to
           consider
           of
           a
           way
           how
           to
           continue
           the
           payment
           of
           
             Tonnage
          
           and
           
             Poundage
          
           by
           an
           Ordnance
           which
           they
           did
           accordingly
           ,
           which
           upon
           Report
           passed
           both
           Houses
           :
           Here
           arose
           the
           great
           difficulty
           of
           managing
           the
           affaires
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           which
           by
           Ordnance
           of
           Parliament
           was
           committed
           to
           the
           charge
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           wherein
           power
           was
           given
           them
           to
           remove
           and
           place
           all
           Officers
           belonging
           to
           the
           Customes
           ,
           to
           give
           Orders
           and
           Directions
           to
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Customes
           as
           occasion
           should
           serve
           :
           To
           heare
           and
           decide
           all
           differences
           happening
           between
           the
           Merchants
           and
           Officers
           in
           reference
           to
           the
           Customes
           ;
           and
           by
           their
           Orders
           to
           dispose
           of
           all
           moneys
           arising
           on
           the
           Customes
           ,
           for
           the
           use
           of
           the
           
             Navie
             .
          
        
         
           An
           imployment
           of
           great
           weight
           and
           as
           great
           trust
           ,
           and
           which
           they
           discharged
           with
           as
           much
           faithfulnesse
           ,
           wisedome
           ,
           and
           advantage
           to
           the
           State
           ,
           the
           distractions
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           the
           disaffections
           of
           many
           Merchants
           ,
           and
           the
           want
           of
           a
           penalty
           to
           enjoyn
           the
           payment
           ,
           considered
           ,
           as
           ever
           that
           affaire
           was
           managed
           sithence
           the
           Conquest
           ;
           which
           doth
           manifestly
           appeare
           by
           their
           saving
           upward
           of
           twelve
           thousand
           pound
           
             per
             Annum
             ,
          
           in
           the
           very
           charge
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           ;
           and
           reduced
           unnecessary
           Officers
           ,
           formerly
           employed
           in
           the
           managing
           of
           those
           affaires
           ,
           and
           yet
           encreased
           that
           Revenue
           at
           least
           one
           third
           
             per
             Annum
             ,
          
           in
           those
           Ports
           which
           were
           still
           under
           the
           obedience
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           besides
           the
           receits
           of
           those
           Out-Ports
           that
           were
           regained
           from
           the
           Enemy
           .
        
         
           The
           distractions
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           encreasing
           after
           
           the
           Kings
           deserting
           the
           
             Parliament
             :
          
           It
           pleased
           both
           Houses
           by
           Ordinance
           in
           
             August
          
           1642.
           to
           commit
           the
           charge
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             ,
          
           and
           setting
           forth
           the
           yearly
           Fleets
           to
           Sea
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           three
           Kingdomes
           ,
           unto
           the
           care
           of
           that
           Committee
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           became
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           and
           Customes
           :
           By
           which
           Ordinance
           they
           had
           power
           to
           order
           the
           payments
           of
           moneys
           arising
           from
           the
           Customes
           to
           the
           Treasurer
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             ,
          
           who
           was
           a
           member
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           for
           the
           carrying
           on
           of
           that
           work
           :
           And
           the
           moneys
           being
           so
           setled
           in
           his
           hands
           ,
           they
           were
           all
           to
           be
           issued
           out
           by
           him
           ,
           by
           the
           only
           Order
           of
           that
           Committee
           ;
           which
           Trust
           I
           dare
           confidently
           affirm
           he
           hath
           discharged
           with
           as
           much
           clearnesse
           and
           freedome
           from
           any
           corruption
           as
           ever
           Treasurer
           did
           .
           And
           to
           satisfie
           the
           world
           that
           this
           trust
           was
           faithfully
           discharged
           by
           that
           Committee
           ,
           I
           will
           here
           give
           a
           short
           account
           of
           the
           severall
           Fleets
           set
           to
           Sea
           ,
           with
           their
           strength
           and
           charge
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 year
                 1642
                 the
                 Parliament
                 doubting
                 that
                 Forraign
                 Force
                 would
                 be
                 invited
                 into
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 commanded
                 that
                 Committee
                 that
                 a
                 strong
                 Fleet
                 should
                 be
                 set
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 yeare
                 ,
                 which
                 consisted
                 of
                 twenty
                 Saile
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 twenty
                 three
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 with
                 5382.
                 
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 the
                 charge
                 whereof
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 the
                 Summer
                 as
                 Winter
                 Guard
                 ,
                 with
                 other
                 matters
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navy
                   ,
                
                 that
                 yeare
                 amounted
                 to
                 two
                 hundred
                 and
                 one
                 thousand
                 ,
                 seven
                 hundred
                 sixty
                 one
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 201761
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 year
                 1643.
                 the
                 Parliament
                 having
                 more
                 particular
                 information
                 of
                 preparation
                 of
                 Forraign
                 Forces
                 to
                 infest
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 set
                 forth
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 Fleet
                 34
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 &
                 34
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 7265
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Winter
                 Guard
                 21
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 24
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 4035
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 charge
                 whereof
                 with
                 other
                 matters
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navie
                   ,
                
                 did
                 amount
                 unto
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 thirty
                 thousand
                 three
                 hundred
                 sixty
                 nine
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 330369
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeare
                 1644.
                 there
                 were
                 set
                 forth
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 36
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 5099
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Winter
                 Guard
                 ,
                 18
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 13
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 2677.
                 
                 Marriners
                 :
                 The
                 totall
                 charge
                 whereof
                 with
                 other
                 matters
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navy
                   ,
                
                 did
                 amount
                 unto
                 two
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 eight
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 and
                 seventy
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 238470
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 year
                 1645.
                 there
                 were
                 set
                 forth
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 34
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 Merchants
                 ships
                 ,
                 with
                 4483
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Winter
                 Guard
                 ,
                 27
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 14.
                 
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 2950
                 Marriners
                 ;
                 the
                 totall
                 charge
                 whereof
                 with
                 other
                 matters
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navy
                   ,
                
                 amounted
                 to
                 two
                 hundred
                 twenty
                 five
                 thosand
                 ,
                 five
                 hundred
                 forty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 225544
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 yeare
                 1646.
                 there
                 were
                 set
                 forth
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 forty
                 foure
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 29
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 5605
                 Marriners
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 Winter
                 Guard
                 ,
                 26
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 12
                 Merchants
                 ships
                 with
                 2880
                 Marriners
                 ;
                 the
                 totall
                 charge
                 whereof
                 with
                 other
                 matters
                 incident
                 to
                 the
                 keeping
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navy
                   ,
                
                 amounted
                 to
                 two
                 hundred
                 ninety
                 six
                 thousand
                 ,
                 fifty
                 one
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 296051
                 l.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 And
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 set
                 forth
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 Fleet
                 43
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Ships
                 and
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 and
                 13
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ;
                 the
                 charge
                 whereof
                 with
                 the
                 Frigots
                 now
                 building
                 ,
                 furnishing
                 the
                 Magazin
                 ,
                 and
                 paying
                 the
                 Ordinaries
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 matters
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Navy
                   ,
                
                 will
                 
                   per
                
                 estimate
                 amount
                 unto
                 two
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 three
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifteen
                 pounds
                 .
              
               
                 233415
                 l.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           Besides
           ,
           there
           have
           severall
           years
           been
           set
           out
           severall
           Ships
           ,
           by
           private
           Adventurers
           by
           way
           of
           reprizall
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           allowed
           victuals
           by
           the
           State
           .
        
         
           In
           all
           which
           Expeditions
           ,
           these
           particular
           actions
           of
           that
           Committee
           are
           remarkable
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           That
           being
           furnished
           with
           this
           great
           power
           and
           trust
           ,
           in
           setting
           forth
           of
           Ships
           ,
           providing
           of
           materials
           and
           payment
           of
           moneys
           ,
           they
           took
           along
           with
           them
           the
           concurrent
           advice
           and
           full
           consent
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             ,
          
           Victulars
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             ,
          
           Officers
           of
           the
           Ordnance
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Officers
           of
           the
           
             Navy
          
           respectively
           ,
           as
           fellow
           servants
           trusted
           with
           them
           ,
           who
           by
           the
           order
           and
           directions
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           did
           with
           all
           chearefulnesse
           and
           faithfulnesse
           ,
           for
           any
           thing
           that
           ever
           appeared
           unto
           that
           Committee
           ,
           act
           and
           execute
           all
           things
           for
           the
           greatest
           advantage
           of
           the
           State
           ,
           in
           relation
           to
           the
           honour
           ,
           safety
           ,
           and
           profit
           thereof
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           with
           their
           concurrent
           advice
           and
           help
           ,
           the
           severall
           Yards
           ,
           &
           Store-houses
           of
           the
           
             Navy
             Royal
             ,
          
           were
           so
           plentifully
           &
           seasonably
           maintained
           with
           Pitch
           ,
           Tarre
           ,
           Hemp
           ,
           Cordage
           ,
           Planck
           ,
           Timber
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           materials
           for
           shipping
           :
           And
           the
           Office
           of
           Ordnance
           so
           furnished
           with
           Ordnance
           ,
           Powder
           ,
           Shott
           ,
           &
           other
           Gunners
           
           Stoares
           ,
           The
           victualling
           Office
           so
           carefully
           and
           advantagiously
           managed
           ,
           as
           that
           there
           was
           not
           one
           ship
           of
           all
           these
           severall
           Fleets
           ,
           but
           at
           her
           setting
           to
           Sea
           was
           compleatly
           and
           Arithmetically
           furnished
           with
           double
           Equipage
           ,
           of
           Cordage
           ,
           Sayles
           ,
           &c.
           with
           due
           proportion
           of
           Powder
           ,
           Match
           ,
           Bullett
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Number
           and
           dimensions
           of
           her
           Ordnance
           :
           and
           with
           Beef
           ,
           Pork
           ,
           Fish
           ,
           Pease
           ,
           Butter
           ,
           Cheese
           ,
           Bread
           ,
           Beere
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           victuals
           ,
           and
           all
           of
           the
           choysest
           and
           best
           ,
           as
           there
           was
           never
           complaint
           made
           to
           the
           Parliament
           or
           Committee
           of
           any
           defect
           of
           any
           of
           these
           ,
           either
           for
           quantity
           or
           quality
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           comming
           in
           of
           ships
           ,
           (
           saving
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           late
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Customes
           ,
           who
           for
           some
           reasons
           best
           known
           to
           themselves
           ,
           did
           refuse
           upon
           pressing
           occasions
           to
           furnish
           the
           Parliament
           or
           that
           Committee
           with
           money
           or
           credit
           :
           )
           The
           Committee
           took
           that
           care
           for
           providing
           of
           moneys
           ,
           (
           many
           times
           with
           their
           credit
           )
           as
           the
           Marriners
           were
           so
           timely
           paid
           off
           ,
           that
           the
           State
           was
           not
           at
           the
           charge
           of
           one
           dayes
           dead
           pay
           ,
           neither
           was
           ever
           complaint
           of
           Marriners
           hard
           at
           the
           doores
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           since
           the
           time
           of
           these
           Commissioners
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           the
           Navy
           was
           kept
           up
           ,
           in
           that
           honour
           ,
           strength
           ,
           and
           readinesse
           for
           service
           ,
           as
           no
           age
           can
           parallel
           ,
           there
           being
           at
           this
           present
           an
           increase
           of
           above
           thirty
           ships
           and
           Frigats
           more
           then
           they
           found
           belonging
           to
           the
           
             Navy
             Royall
             ,
          
           whereof
           some
           have
           been
           taken
           by
           reprizall
           ,
           some
           bought
           for
           money
           ,
           and
           some
           built
           from
           the
           stocks
           ,
           which
           are
           most
           active
           nimble
           Vessels
           ,
           all
           now
           in
           service
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           That
           this
           great
           work
           was
           so
           advantagiously
           carried
           on
           ,
           as
           notwithstanding
           the
           State
           was
           sometime
           
           above
           three
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           in
           debt
           ,
           an●
           atpresent
           about
           two
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           thousand
           pound●
           yet
           hitherto
           (
           saving
           in
           the
           time
           before
           mentioned
           )
           there
           never
           wanted
           monies
           to
           carry
           through
           all
           the
           difficulties
           of
           that
           service
           .
        
         
           Neither
           was
           the
           managing
           of
           the
           Customes
           and
           of
           the
           Navy
           ,
           though
           two
           such
           great
           workes
           ,
           the
           only
           imployment
           of
           that
           Committee
           :
           But
           in
           the
           yeare
           1643.
           the
           Parliament
           having
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           great
           fleetes
           contracted
           great
           debts
           on
           the
           Navy
           ,
           were
           pleased
           to
           put
           an
           Excise
           on
           Flesh
           and
           Salt
           ,
           the
           profits
           whereof
           they
           appropriated
           to
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Navy
           ,
           and
           committed
           the
           charge
           and
           care
           thereof
           to
           that
           Committee
           ,
           by
           whose
           wisedome
           and
           care
           ,
           with
           the
           concurrence
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Excise
           ,
           only
           by
           changing
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           collection
           ,
           the
           yearly
           income
           was
           encreased
           from
           about
           seven
           or
           eight
           thousand
           pound
           ,
           unto
           near
           sixty
           thousand
           pound
           
             per
             Ann.
          
           as
           by
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           Excize
           Accounts
           will
           appeare
           ;
           All
           which
           monies
           were
           disposed
           of
           by
           that
           Committee
           by
           the
           same
           Rule
           of
           Customes
           .
           Besides
           ,
           there
           are
           severall
           Gentlemen
           of
           this
           Committee
           who
           being
           with
           divers
           honourable
           Lords
           ,
           appointed
           a
           Committee
           for
           the
           Excize
           ,
           have
           transacted
           very
           great
           matters
           concerning
           the
           regulating
           of
           those
           Receipts
           ,
           and
           reconciling
           of
           differences
           happening
           in
           the
           same
           .
           There
           was
           a
           further
           charge
           lay
           on
           that
           Committee
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           managing
           of
           the
           ships
           ,
           and
           goods
           taken
           by
           reprizall
           ,
           which
           begot
           not
           the
           least
           trouble
           to
           the
           Committee
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           many
           intricare
           cases
           ,
           which
           fell
           out
           ,
           scarce
           numerable
           ,
           in
           so
           short
           a
           Narrative
           ,
           yet
           was
           that
           distracted
           work
           with
           the
           faithfullnesse
           ,
           care
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           Commissioners
           
           and
           Collectors
           appointed
           for
           reprizall
           goods
           ,
           carried
           on
           with
           all
           advantage
           as
           was
           possible
           for
           so
           unhappy
           a
           work
           to
           bee
           managed
           ,
           which
           proved
           much
           the
           more
           troublesome
           and
           intricate
           ,
           (
           though
           the
           cheifest
           part
           of
           that
           trouble
           fell
           to
           the
           Collectors
           )
           by
           reason
           owners
           of
           Merchants
           ships
           and
           all
           mariners
           had
           shares
           in
           all
           prizes
           and
           prize
           goods
           taken
           ;
           And
           this
           is
           here
           remarkable
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           not
           an
           owner
           of
           shipping
           ,
           nor
           mariner
           in
           the
           Kingdome
           that
           can
           justly
           complaine
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           hath
           received
           his
           full
           payment
           of
           all
           advantages
           which
           have
           been
           made
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           saving
           in
           some
           cases
           of
           late
           ,
           only
           for
           want
           of
           a
           Iudge
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           to
           adjudge
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Beyond
           all
           this
           ,
           It
           is
           observeable
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           these
           unhappy
           distractions
           ,
           six
           of
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           Navy
           with
           three
           honourable
           Lords
           ,
           did
           discharge
           the
           office
           of
           the
           Lord
           high
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           :
           and
           with
           unexpressible
           trouble
           and
           care
           ,
           without
           the
           help
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           Court
           ,
           the
           Iudge
           having
           deserted
           it
           ,
           did
           by
           the
           order
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           wade
           through
           those
           intricare
           cases
           which
           fell
           out
           that
           first
           yeare
           .
           Besides
           this
           ,
           severall
           worthy
           Gentlemen
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           have
           for
           divers
           years
           since
           ,
           together
           with
           divers
           honourable
           Lords
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           a
           Lord
           High
           Admirall
           ,
           by
           command
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           carried
           on
           the
           whole
           frame
           of
           the
           affaires
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           and
           Cinque-ports
           .
           There
           lay
           yet
           a
           further
           charge
           on
           divers
           Gentlemen
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           those
           relations
           which
           that
           Committee
           had
           unto
           all
           Sea
           affaires
           and
           to
           trade
           :
           It
           pleased
           the
           Parliament
           to
           joyne
           them
           with
           divers
           honourable
           Lords
           as
           a
           Committee
           of
           forreign
           affaires
           ,
           
           who
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           variety
           of
           complaints
           ,
           which
           came
           from
           the
           severall
           Ambassadors
           of
           
             Spaine
             ,
             France
             ,
          
           the
           
             States
             ,
          
           and
           orhers
           ,
           of
           the
           ships
           and
           goods
           of
           their
           Masters
           subjects
           to
           be
           taken
           in
           reprizall
           ,
           by
           ships
           imployed
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           were
           often
           incumbred
           with
           many
           intricate
           points
           of
           State
           ;
           And
           it
           was
           no
           ordinary
           service
           which
           those
           noble
           Lords
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           laboured
           under
           to
           defend
           the
           just
           rights
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           upon
           those
           severall
           Emergencies
           which
           fell
           out
           ,
           in
           speciall
           ,
           between
           the
           Ambassadors
           of
           the
           
             States
             ;
          
           And
           this
           Committee
           ,
           who
           after
           three
           Moneths
           debate
           ,
           did
           maintaine
           the
           Actions
           of
           the
           Parliament
           as
           warrantable
           ,
           by
           Treaties
           of
           State
           ,
           and
           by
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Nations
           ;
           As
           by
           a
           Declaration
           sent
           unto
           the
           States
           from
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           most
           clearely
           appeareth
           ▪
           and
           this
           Committee
           held
           constant
           weekly
           intelligence
           with
           the
           Parliaments
           Agents
           imployed
           in
           
             France
             ,
             Flanders
             ,
          
           and
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           for
           the
           obtaining
           of
           Justice
           for
           those
           Merchants
           ,
           who
           were
           agrieved
           by
           the
           taking
           or
           seazure
           of
           their
           ships
           or
           goods
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           .
        
         
           There
           was
           another
           burthen
           lay
           on
           that
           Committee
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           managing
           of
           that
           most
           Christian
           and
           honourable
           work
           for
           the
           Redemption
           of
           the
           poore
           Captives
           from
           their
           slavery
           under
           the
           
             Turke
             ,
          
           who
           with
           the
           help
           and
           unwearied
           paines
           of
           divers
           worthy
           Merchants
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           did
           with
           all
           advantage
           carry
           on
           that
           work
           ,
           which
           will
           bee
           memorable
           to
           Posterity
           :
           The
           care
           of
           the
           money
           collected
           for
           those
           uses
           ,
           and
           the
           imployment
           of
           them
           being
           trusted
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           that
           Committee
           ,
           and
           that
           trust
           with
           all
           faithfullnesse
           discharged
           ,
           so
           as
           had
           not
           that
           sad
           accident
           happened
           on
           
           the
           Ship
           
             Honour
          
           in
           the
           losse
           of
           the
           first
           Cargason
           at
           Gilbraltar
           ,
           (
           which
           much
           increased
           the
           trouble
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           and
           those
           Gentlemen
           )
           the
           work
           had
           well
           neare
           been
           finished
           ;
           yet
           blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           two
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           Captives
           are
           redeemed
           and
           brought
           home
           ,
           Ten
           thousand
           pounds
           sterling
           more
           in
           peeces
           of
           Eight
           sent
           away
           for
           
             Argier
             ,
          
           and
           another
           Cargason
           of
           the
           like
           value
           ready
           to
           be
           sent
           upon
           the
           first
           intelligence
           from
           the
           Agent
           at
           
             Argier
             :
          
           And
           care
           is
           taken
           for
           the
           redemption
           of
           those
           in
           
             Tunnis
             ,
             Sally
             ,
             Saphia
             ,
          
           and
           all
           
             south
             Barbary
             .
          
           Besides
           all
           those
           publick
           and
           weighty
           imployments
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           uncessant
           were
           their
           labours
           in
           particular
           businesses
           referred
           unto
           them
           by
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           :
           As
           the
           recovery
           in
           of
           the
           monyes
           due
           on
           the
           bonds
           delivered
           in
           by
           the
           Farmours
           taken
           for
           Customes
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           late
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           :
           preparing
           Ordinances
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           Trade
           of
           severall
           Companys
           of
           Merchants
           trading
           into
           forreign
           parts
           ,
           with
           limited
           Rules
           and
           Restrictions
           ;
           composing
           of
           differences
           upon
           severall
           occasions
           between
           Merchants
           and
           Officers
           of
           the
           Customes
           ;
           and
           examining
           ,
           and
           stating
           that
           intricate
           affaire
           of
           the
           Vintners
           ,
           which
           subjected
           them
           to
           just
           Fines
           ;
           and
           many
           other
           businesses
           of
           great
           weight
           and
           intricacy
           ,
           and
           were
           with
           all
           cheerefullnesse
           and
           faithfullnesse
           transacted
           to
           cleare
           up
           the
           Honour
           and
           Iustice
           of
           the
           Parliament
           :
           and
           that
           without
           the
           use
           of
           any
           Arbitrary
           power
           ,
           but
           in
           all
           cases
           which
           they
           found
           proper
           to
           receive
           their
           Tryalls
           in
           any
           Courts
           of
           Iustice
           ,
           were
           carefull
           to
           referr
           such
           causes
           to
           their
           proper
           Courts
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           whole
           former
           Narrative
           may
           bee
           true
           ,
           yet
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           or
           of
           the
           Committee
           
           of
           the
           Navy
           no
           way
           cleared
           ,
           but
           rather
           stands
           the
           more
           deeply
           charged
           :
           For
           it
           doth
           appeare
           by
           severall
           passages
           in
           the
           Narrative
           ,
           That
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           Navy
           have
           executed
           the
           power
           and
           trust
           of
           two
           great
           Officers
           of
           State
           ;
           as
           in
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           these
           unnaturall
           Distempers
           ,
           being
           1642
           ,
           the
           Office
           of
           the
           Lord
           High
           Admirall
           :
           and
           from
           that
           very
           yeare
           to
           this
           day
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           the
           office
           and
           trust
           of
           the
           Lord
           Treasurert
           ;
           These
           had
           the
           power
           of
           disposing
           multitudes
           of
           offices
           ,
           the
           one
           In
           the
           Navy
           ,
           the
           other
           in
           the
           Customes
           ;
           besides
           great
           fees
           and
           other
           perquisites
           of
           profit
           and
           great
           advantage
           ;
           yet
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Committee
           rested
           not
           here
           ,
           but
           the
           Narrative
           setts
           forth
           divers
           other
           imployments
           of
           trust
           ,
           whereby
           great
           advantages
           have
           bin
           very
           probably
           made
           by
           that
           Committee
           or
           some
           private
           Gentlemen
           ,
           as
           the
           preferment
           of
           persons
           to
           Offices
           ,
           and
           those
           unworthy
           or
           not
           qualified
           for
           such
           Offices
           ,
           and
           men
           of
           more
           merit
           ,
           sufferings
           and
           abilities
           laid
           by
           ,
           which
           doth
           lay
           a
           great
           blemish
           on
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           imploy
           their
           own
           Members
           in
           such
           great
           places
           of
           trust
           and
           advantage
           ;
           And
           this
           is
           visible
           to
           all
           men
           ,
           that
           the
           Chaireman
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           had
           five
           hundred
           pounds
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           allowed
           him
           ,
           besides
           all
           his
           other
           great
           advantages
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           neither
           he
           nor
           some
           others
           of
           that
           Committee
           would
           ever
           have
           followed
           the
           affaires
           of
           that
           Committee
           ,
           with
           that
           zeale
           and
           paines
           early
           and
           late
           ,
           that
           scarce
           a
           Trades-man
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           or
           husband-man
           in
           the
           Countrey
           tooke
           the
           like
           :
           so
           that
           he
           was
           thereby
           brought
           to
           such
           weaknesse
           at
           three
           times
           ,
           he
           was
           at
           the
           very
           gates
           of
           death
           by
           sedentary
           diseases
           .
        
         
           Vnto
           all
           which
           it
           is
           necessary
           to
           give
           this
           further
           account
           that
           as
           to
           my
           own
           particular
           ,
           I
           do
           here
           in
           the
           
           presence
           of
           the
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           the
           searcher
           of
           all
           hearts
           ,
           and
           the
           righteous
           Iudge
           as
           well
           of
           all
           mens
           intentions
           ,
           as
           of
           their
           Actions
           ,
           protest
           ;
           That
           next
           that
           duty
           I
           owe
           unto
           God
           ,
           who
           hath
           called
           me
           to
           this
           imployment
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           who
           hath
           intrusted
           mee
           with
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           Country
           ,
           for
           whose
           sake
           and
           preservation
           I
           was
           sent
           hither
           ,
           all
           irresistable
           motives
           to
           an
           Ingenious
           and
           conscionable
           Christian
           ,
           to
           make
           me
           account
           no
           labour
           too
           great
           ,
           nor
           care
           too
           much
           ,
           to
           be
           any
           way
           instrumentall
           in
           so
           great
           and
           glorious
           a
           work
           as
           the
           Reformation
           in
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           being
           the
           main
           end
           of
           the
           Endeavours
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ;
           I
           say
           next
           the
           duty
           I
           owed
           to
           those
           former
           relations
           ,
           I
           was
           impatiently
           studious
           (
           with
           the
           help
           ,
           wisedome
           ,
           and
           care
           of
           that
           Committee
           )
           to
           manage
           those
           great
           workes
           with
           that
           advantage
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           with
           that
           clearenesse
           from
           all
           private
           ends
           ,
           as
           that
           on
           the
           one
           side
           the
           King
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           side
           the
           people
           ,
           might
           be
           in
           love
           with
           Parliaments
           ;
           the
           King
           that
           he
           might
           see
           the
           great
           difference
           in
           the
           managing
           of
           the
           affaires
           of
           State
           ,
           between
           the
           Councells
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           his
           old
           Councellours
           ,
           of
           whom
           he
           was
           so
           fond
           ,
           and
           by
           most
           of
           whom
           he
           was
           so
           grosly
           deceived
           ,
           and
           the
           State
           abused
           ;
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           that
           the
           people
           might
           see
           their
           happinesse
           under
           the
           Government
           of
           a
           King
           directed
           by
           the
           Councell
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           receiving
           redresse
           of
           their
           grievances
           ,
           releise
           in
           their
           wants
           ,
           due
           and
           speedy
           justice
           with
           all
           cleerenesse
           ,
           and
           without
           consumption
           of
           their
           time
           ,
           by
           long
           attendance
           ,
           or
           of
           their
           estates
           by
           needlesse
           and
           forced
           expences
           .
           And
           as
           to
           the
           five
           hundred
           pound
           allowed
           mee
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           towards
           the
           defraying
           of
           my
           expences
           ,
           having
           my
           whole
           estate
           then
           under
           
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Enemy
           for
           above
           three
           yeares
           ;
           I
           acknowledge
           it
           a
           great
           mercy
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           favour
           in
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           provide
           so
           liberally
           for
           me
           :
           yet
           I
           doe
           professe
           that
           those
           monies
           have
           not
           supplied
           my
           necessities
           ,
           but
           before
           the
           Quarters
           have
           come
           about
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           forced
           to
           borrow
           mony
           of
           my
           children
           or
           servants
           ,
           for
           to
           defray
           my
           ordinary
           disbursements
           ;
           yet
           have
           I
           not
           bin
           profuse
           either
           in
           apparrell
           or
           dyet
           ,
           but
           have
           lived
           in
           a
           far
           lesse
           plenty
           then
           before
           I
           came
           to
           attend
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           to
           the
           disposing
           of
           those
           severall
           Offices
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           Navy
           or
           Customes
           ;
           I
           doe
           make
           this
           Answer
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           many
           hundreds
           of
           persons
           most
           of
           them
           destroyed
           in
           their
           Estates
           by
           these
           civill
           warrs
           ,
           had
           their
           Petitions
           ly
           before
           that
           Committee
           for
           preferments
           unto
           office
           ;
           and
           that
           Committee
           did
           accordingly
           dispose
           of
           very
           many
           as
           they
           fell
           ,
           wherein
           they
           used
           all
           possible
           care
           that
           the
           persons
           they
           preferred
           should
           be
           qualified
           for
           the
           imployment
           ,
           men
           that
           had
           suffered
           in
           their
           Estates
           ,
           and
           recommended
           for
           their
           integrities
           ;
           And
           to
           my
           best
           remembrance
           they
           never
           preferred
           any
           but
           upon
           the
           speciall
           recommendation
           and
           certificate
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           one
           or
           both
           Houses
           or
           Parliament
           :
           All
           which
           offices
           were
           by
           that
           Committee
           conferred
           with
           so
           much
           care
           and
           clearnesse
           ,
           as
           what
           ever
           was
           the
           former
           practice
           of
           officers
           of
           State
           ,
           in
           disposing
           of
           them
           for
           money
           ,
           a
           thing
           too
           apparent
           ,
           and
           too
           great
           a
           blemish
           to
           those
           times
           :
           yet
           I
           doe
           with
           all
           confidence
           affirme
           ,
           that
           neither
           my selfe
           ,
           nor
           any
           Gentleman
           of
           that
           Committee
           ever
           received
           one
           penny
           for
           any
           such
           preferment
           ;
           And
           that
           Committee
           in
           this
           point
           have
           been
           so
           exact
           and
           tender
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           Scandall
           that
           might
           arise
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           
           by
           sale
           of
           Offices
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           have
           from
           time
           to
           time
           taken
           strict
           Account
           of
           the
           Clerks
           attending
           that
           Committee
           ,
           what
           advantages
           they
           made
           by
           the
           disposing
           of
           such
           Offices
           ;
           And
           it
           appeares
           by
           their
           Accounts
           duly
           kept
           ,
           they
           have
           gotten
           between
           them
           all
           for
           Orders
           ,
           Warrants
           ,
           and
           Grants
           for
           Offices
           ,
           not
           full
           thitty
           five
           pound
           ,
           whereof
           neare
           forty
           places
           have
           been
           Customers
           ,
           Comptroulers
           ,
           and
           Searchers
           in
           the
           Custome
           house
           ,
           all
           places
           of
           repute
           and
           profit
           ,
        
         
           And
           as
           to
           the
           profits
           which
           did
           arise
           the
           first
           year
           ,
           for
           the
           Admirall
           tenths
           ,
           and
           were
           alwayes
           by
           him
           carefully
           taken
           and
           converted
           to
           his
           private
           use
           .
           I
           do
           confesse
           there
           were
           Prizses
           taken
           that
           year
           which
           amounted
           unto
           twenty
           two
           thousand
           pound
           or
           thereabouts
           ,
           whereof
           two
           thousand
           two
           hundred
           pound
           accrued
           to
           the
           tenths
           ,
           but
           that
           neither
           out
           of
           the
           tenths
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           profits
           whatsoever
           ,
           I
           never
           received
           one
           farthing
           ,
           but
           all
           the
           profits
           were
           faithfully
           converted
           by
           that
           Committee
           to
           the
           use
           of
           the
           State
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           Office
           of
           the
           L.
           Treasurer
           in
           the
           disposing
           of
           moneys
           ,
           the
           last
           particular
           ,
           and
           wherein
           satisfaction
           may
           more
           especially
           be
           expected
           ,
           of
           what
           advantages
           have
           been
           made
           by
           the
           moneys
           arising
           by
           those
           three
           springs
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           appropriate
           to
           the
           disposall
           of
           this
           Committee
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 From
                 the
                 Customes
                 hath
                 bin
                 ordered
                 unto
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 (
                 whereof
                 seventy
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 is
                 borrowed
                 )
                 nine
                 hundred
                 twenty
                 three
                 thousand
                 eight
                 hundred
                 sixty
                 foure
                 pounds
                 two
                 shilling
                 &
                 ten
                 pence
                 half-penny
                 .
              
               
                 923864
                 l.
                 2
                 s.
                 10
                 d.
                 
                   ●b
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 From
                 the
                 Excise
                 of
                 Flesh
                 and
                 Salt
                 ,
                 one
                 hundred
                 forty
                 five
                 thousand
                 foure
                 hundred
                 seventy
                 one
                 pounds
                 seventeen
                 shillings
                 and
                 seven
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 145471
                 l.
                 17
                 s.
                 7
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 From
                 Prize
                 goods
                 ,
                 twenty
                 three
                 thousand
                 nine
                 hundred
                 forty
                 three
                 pounds
                 six
                 shillings
                 six
                 pence
                 halfe-penny
                 .
              
               
                 23943
                 l.
                 6
                 s.
                 6
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 From
                 other
                 hands
                 and
                 receipts
                 being
                 either
                 moneys
                 borrowed
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 since
                 repaid
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 for
                 speciall
                 reasons
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Navy
                 ,
                 ninety
                 three
                 thousand
                 six
                 hundred
                 pounds
                 three
                 shillings
                 and
                 nine
                 pence
                 .
              
               
                 93600
                 l.
                 3
                 s.
                 6
                 d.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Amounting
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
              
               
                 1186879
                 l.
                 10
                 s.
                 9
                 d.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           That
           as
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Offices
           ,
           so
           in
           this
           also
           ,
           the
           Committee
           have
           commanded
           their
           Clerks
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           what
           hath
           been
           given
           them
           for
           the
           Orders
           signed
           for
           moneys
           ;
           and
           it
           appeares
           ,
           it
           hath
           not
           been
           
             communibus
             annis
             ,
          
           fifty
           pounds
           
             per
             Annum
          
           unto
           each
           ;
           yet
           in
           Orders
           ,
           Letters
           ,
           &c.
           twenty
           Reames
           of
           Paper
           at
           least
           ,
           have
           yearly
           been
           written
           ,
           besides
           the
           Journals
           of
           the
           Committee
           ,
           which
           are
           with
           all
           faithfulnesse
           and
           care
           preserved
           for
           the
           use
           of
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           satisfie
           the
           World
           of
           my
           own
           integrity
           ,
           I
           do
           solemnly
           professe
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           ,
           at
           whose
           Tribunall
           ,
           I
           must
           give
           an
           account
           for
           all
           my
           Actions
           before
           all
           Men
           and
           Angels
           ;
           that
           for
           the
           appointing
           of
           all
           those
           moneys
           disposed
           of
           by
           that
           Committee
           ,
           I
           never
           received
           ,
           nor
           any
           other
           to
           my
           knowledge
           for
           my
           use
           ,
           any
           Summe
           or
           Summes
           of
           money
           ,
           not
           the
           value
           of
           a
           penny
           from
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           whatsoever
           as
           a
           Fee
           ,
           Bribe
           ,
           Reward
           ,
           or
           what
           other
           name
           you
           may
           give
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           same
           hath
           in
           every
           part
           been
           faithfully
           conveyed
           from
           the
           Treasury
           of
           the
           State
           to
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           subject
           without
           any
           advantage
           made
           upon
           them
           ,
           saving
           that
           there
           
           was
           about
           foure
           yeares
           since
           ,
           three
           pounds
           sent
           unto
           me
           from
           a
           Captaine
           at
           Sea
           for
           a
           Beaver
           hat
           ,
           which
           mony
           I
           gave
           freely
           away
           ,
           and
           was
           disposed
           to
           my
           best
           remembrance
           thirty
           shillings
           to
           the
           distressed
           protestants
           which
           came
           from
           Ireland
           ,
           the
           other
           moity
           to
           maymed
           Souldiers
           in
           the
           Parliaments
           service
           :
           )
           Nor
           have
           I
           ever
           received
           any
           Sume
           or
           Sums
           for
           any
           other
           affai●●s
           of
           Parliament
           whatsoever
           transacted
           by
           that
           Committee
           All
           provocations
           tending
           there
           unto
           I
           have
           avoyded
           ,
           and
           declined
           ,
           I
           abhorre
           and
           from
           my
           soule
           detest
           the
           very
           thought
           of
           such
           proceedings
           :
           It
           is
           so
           farr
           below
           a
           Gentleman
           and
           a
           Member
           of
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           .
           If
           any
           man
           can
           justly
           charge
           me
           with
           any
           such
           matter
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           Committee
           appointed
           by
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           for
           examination
           of
           such
           matters
           ,
           where
           he
           may
           complaine
           :
           and
           I
           will
           give
           him
           fouresold
           reparations
           ;
           Or
           further
           ,
           if
           any
           man
           can
           make
           it
           evident
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           given
           any
           thing
           as
           a
           reward
           ,
           gratuity
           ,
           or
           such
           like
           to
           my
           wife
           ,
           any
           child
           ,
           servant
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           for
           my
           use
           ,
           I
           will
           make
           him
           reparation
           to
           the
           full
           value
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           any
           Gentleman
           ,
           or
           other
           person
           ,
           that
           hath
           at
           any
           time
           by
           way
           of
           civility
           brought
           or
           sent
           me
           any
           thing
           whatsoever
           ,
           which
           yet
           among
           men
           is
           lawfull
           ,
           and
           may
           have
           in
           it
           no
           dishonest
           intentions
           either
           in
           the
           giver
           or
           receiver
           ;
           I
           doe
           hereby
           invite
           and
           desire
           him
           to
           let
           me
           know
           the
           value
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           willingly
           satisfie
           him
           for
           it
           :
           And
           what
           I
           have
           here
           asserted
           on
           my
           own
           behalfe
           ,
           I
           am
           confident
           I
           may
           with
           much
           freedome
           assert
           on
           the
           behalfe
           of
           those
           worthy
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Committee
           ,
           who
           constantly
           attended
           those
           Services
           .
        
         
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           I
           hope
           have
           〈◊〉
           all
           modest
           Christians
           ,
           and
           stopped
           the
           mouth
           〈◊〉
           slander
           :
           whereby
           I
           trust
           I
           have
           discharged
           my
           first
           ●●gagement
           ,
           in
           clearing
           up
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Parliam●●●
           and
           of
           the
           Committee
           of
           the
           Navy
           and
           Customes
           ,
           〈◊〉
           their
           faithfull
           transacting
           of
           all
           the
           affaires
           〈◊〉
           to
           their
           trust
           and
           charge
           :
           that
           they
           have
           been
           〈◊〉
           not
           with
           any
           base
           or
           private
           ends
           or
           advantages
           ,
           〈◊〉
           with
           publick
           spirits
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           Parlia●●●●
           good
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           advantage
           and
           safety
           of
           the
           ●●●dom
           .
        
         
           By
           GILES
           GRENE
           Esquire
           A
           Member
           of
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .