AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEED IN THE House of Commons, In Relation to the Recoining the Clipped Money, and Falling the Price of Guineas. TOGETHER With a Particular List of the Names of the Members consenting and dissenting. In Answer to a Letter out of the Country. SIR, I Received Yours, Aug. 14. and I hold myself bound upon many Accounts to comply with your Desires, and to give you the best Satisfaction I can; and in the first place, I must freely acknowledge to you, that how astonishing soever the Difficulties the Country labours under may seem to you, they are not at all surprising to me, for I never expected otherwise, than that the Grand Project of lowering the Guineas, and the Recoining our Silver, at this time, when such vast Quantities, and in truth all our good Money, had already been transported, into Holland, Flanders, Spain, Italy and Germany, must needs have a terrible Aspect on a Nation exhausted before, and drawn down to the last Degree. For a Man of half an Eye might easily perceive, that the great Pains and Labour the Court was at to gain an Act of Parliament for sinking our Gold, and putting a new Face on our Silver, was only to qualify them for Travel, and as necessary Preparations for the Journey they were designed for, for they only stayed at Home, because our Gold was too high, and our Silver too low, either light in weight, or base in Metal, and when once these Obstructions were removed, they would be ready to cross the Seas to their Fellows, and become Denizens of another Country. And if a Kingdom hath not a third part sufficient Cash left to manage the Trade, and Interest of it; in such a Case to form a grand Design to diminish that by one half, by Coinage, and abatement of the current Value, and after that to send Abroad three Parts of four, even of that half, can visibly tend only to impoverish the Rich, to starve the Poor, and to put the whole Nation at a Stand; it throws all the Remnant of our Money into the Hands of the Government, destroys all the Credit of the Nation, and at the same time leaves nothing to encourage and drive on Trade, nor to supply the Necessities of private Men and Families, and will in a short time reduce us to the Primitive State, not any more to buy, but to barter and exchange, to commute what we have for what we want; and those who want, and yet have nothing to exchange, will ca●ve for themselves, and take it where they find it. These were the Thoughts I had of this Bill before it passed, and am therefore the less surprised, when I see them, for the most part, already made good, and in truth they are obvious to any Man, and I cannot believe but the warmest Sticklers for it saw these Effects and Consequences, as clearly and plainly as those that opposed it, for what Ends soever they engaged so fiercely to promote it. And this brings me to the other Branch of your Letter, (viz.) That the Country feeling these Effects, are provoked to very great Anger against the Parliament, and can hardly restrain their Hands from offering Violence to the Persons, and Houses of the Members. Now, Sir, I must plainly confess to you on this Head, that I think (in the General) that the Country are in the Right, and have placed their Wrath on a true Object. For though the Root of this Project lies much deeper; yet it could never affect the People, but by them, and as passing thro' their Hands, It had indeed another Head and Original, but the Mischief derived to the People by it is purely thro' them. The Country, when they choose them, they look upon them as their trusties, and that they ought to take care (especially in the matter of Money) that the People receive no Damage, but if thro' their Default either by their Connivance, Partiality, Fear, Negligence, and much more by a corrupt Activity, the good People of this Nation are brought into Danger, they will charge it upon their Representatives, and so far they are right; they do but what is Equal and Fit; for no Man can think himself hardly dealt with, if he is charged only with his own Actions; if therefore the Members will vote, and the Parliament enact things the most intolerable and grievous, they must be contented to bear the blame on't, and take the Curses of the People for their Pains. It will not be sufficient here for any Man to say, that He was misled, imposed upon, or frighted; for though these may excuse in a private Capacity, and Ignorance and Mistake may atone for Personal and Private Miscarriages, yet if Men will take upon them great Trusts, if they will load themselves with other men's Concerns, and take upon them the Charge of a Nation, they are Responsible for the Failures that pass thro' their Hands, and must not take it ill, if when the People find themselves Suffering by their means, they lay it at their Doors, for it was Original Fraud for them, when they wanted Wisdom and Resolution, to take upon them a Post that required so great a measure of both. It would be a ridiculous Excuse in a General: for the loss of an Army, that he was afraid, or mistaken, whereas the very Station requires and implies the direct contrary Qualities, the highest Circumspection and Valour, If therefore Men will be representing a Nation, they are bound at the same time to provide themselves with suitable Abilities; and if thro' want of Wisdom, Caution, Courage, and other necessary Qualifications in a Senator, they are prevailed upon to join in pernicious and destructive Votes, they are justly accountable for what miscarries under their Hands; for although in point of Malignity there is some difference between the active and busy Members, those who pursued this matter with the utmost Diligence and Application, and those who were lead on to give their Concurrence, yet in point of Danger, 'tis all one, and the People are undone, as well by the Supineness and Cowardice of some, as by the Forwardness and Zeal of others; as a Nation may be as soon ruined by ill Conduct, as by Treachery. So that so far as every particular Man had a share in laying this heavy Oppression upon the People, so far he must expect to bear share in their ill Will; and the People do Justice to their Representatives, as well as to themselves, by imputing to them all that present Misery and Calamity they now groan under. But then here is the Fault, they are apt to lay this Charge promiscuously, without Discretion or Distinction, as if every Gentleman that sits in that House was equally chargeable with all the Proceed, whereas 'tis a Collective Body, made up of Gentlemen of differing Tempers and Dispositions, and there were a great many very worthy Patriots, who wisely and honestly considered the case of the People, and with great Courage and Prudence opposed these Proceed to the utmost of their Power, although they were at length overruled by a Majority, which they could not help, and had used all their endeavours to hinder. And it is the highest Injustice in the World to ascribe that to them which they were so far from concurring in, that they opposed to the last, and the utmost Ingratitude for the People to repay them with Hatred, only for endeavouring faithfully to serve them, though they were not able to effect it. But this arises from two Causes, the one is the Station and Circumstances of the Generality of the People, they have no opportunities to know the particular Proceed in Parliament, nor means to distinguish between their Faithful Representatives, and others; for though the Votes are Printed, the Yea and noah's, the Names of the Persons concurring and dissenting are not, and the Nation hath no way of knowing that but by particular Information. And I confess I have often wondered that those Gentlemen who had so signally distinguished themselves in Parliament, should hitherto suffer themselves to lie under the common Obloquy and Hatred, and not endeavour to remove it by informing the respective Counties, Cities, and Boroughs, of their Honest and Faithful Care to preserve them from those terrible Inconveniencies which they foresaw these Proceed would inevitably bring upon them. Another cause of this sinister and undistinguishing Construction, is the Artifice of the Leading Men, and the Great Sticklers, who having themselves been the Sole Authors of these unhappy Circumstances, and at the same time being sensible how very ungrateful and prejudical they are to the People, are very industrious to keep the People Hoodwinked, hoping thereby to pass undiscerned and undistinguished in the Crowd, and that they may escape well enough so long as they lie in Common, and have no particular Mark set upon them; nay, in good truth some of these are not contented to do all the Mischief themselves, but think they have not played the whole Game out, till they have laid the Blame on other men's Backs; and I cannot forbear remarking to you, that, at this very time, in several Cities and Counties, perhaps in all, these very Men who were the most active & forward, and made it their Business to bring this dreadful Desolation on the Kingdom, are washing their Hands and wiping their Mouths, and craftily insinuating into the credulous Multitude, that the present Calamities are purely owing to the other Members, and that they, honest Men, are harmless and clear of the whole matter, and so think to escape themselves by diverting the Stream of the People's Rage on innocent Men; and thereby hope to gain too Points, both to cover their own Guilts, and at the same time to satiate their Revenge, by exposing to popular Fury those who would not be as bad as themselves; even as Joseph's Mistress attempted his Chastity, and then transferred it to him to hid her own Crime, and to be revenged on him for his Refusal. This must be confessed to be a high slight in Politics, but 'tis great Pity but it was turned upon them, by setting things in a true Light, that is, by giving a full State of this Matter, that the People may know their Friends from their Foes, and plainly see whom they are to thank for this consuming Act, which hath devoured our Trade, and in a short time will swallow up all the Money in the Nation. And this leads me to the Third and Last part of your Letter: And that is, you desire from me an account of the Management of this whole Affair in Parliament, and withal you desire me to be very particular and express, because, you say, you have been apt hitherto to err with the Multitude, and you think it becomes every honest Man to rectify his Mistakes, and to have a right Opinion both of Persons and Things. And in order to your entire Satisfaction in this Point. I shall First give you the plain Matter of Fact, and lay before you a short Abstract of the Progress of this matter in the House of Commons. And Secondly, I shall give you a List (as far as my Memory serves) of all the Yea and noah's, that is, of all the Persons who consented, and who dissented, who were for, and who against, the finking of the Guineas, etc. whereby you will be fully enabled to judge uprightly of this Matter to translate the Opinion of Persons and Things to their true Objects; and, according to the English Proverb, To lay the Saddle on the Right Horse. As to the First of these, when I have repnesented to you the several Steps and Movements of this matter in Parliament, and laid them together before you, you will have a direct view of the whole, you will at once see the Original, the Rise, Progress and Perfection of it; you will easily perceive the Struggle of the Members, and how at length the Court Party carried it; you will see what Overtures have been made to scour and uphold the People with respect to it, and how those have been rejected; and in short, you will have before you the Methods, or (in Parliamentary Langnage) the Ways and Means, whereby the Country hath been brought into these desolate Circumstances; and then, in the Second Place, by the particular List you will see by whom. Be pleased then to observe, that at the opening of the Parliament, the King recommended to them the redressing the ill State of the Coin; and in pursuance of that, Martis 10 Dec. 1695. Colonel Granvil reports from the Committee appointed to consider the State of the Nation, several Resolutions relating to the Recoining of Clipped Money, and putting a stop to the Currency of it after a certain time; which were agreed unto by the House. And 14 Dec. an Address was agreed upon to his Majesty, pursuant to the said Resolutions; and 17 Dec. the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Montague, to whom the said Resolutions were chief owing) reported the Address, and likewise the King's Answer to it, That he would issue his Proclamation accordingly with all convenient speed; and at the same time Mr. Montague presents a Bill to the House for regulating the Coinage of the Silver Money. But when the Proclamation was issued, the Days appointed by it for putting a stop to the Currency of Clipped Money were so sudden, (and the same done, as is said by the Advice of Mr. Montague, contrary to that of the major part of the Council) that an immediate Stop and great Difficulties ensued in Trade and Commerce; which being represented, and every Gentleman sensible of it, 31 Dec. they resolved on the morrow to consider in a Committee of the whole House farther of the State of the Coin, and for preventing the Stop of Commerce during the Recoining of Clipped Money. And after some Debates on several days, Jan. 9 Colonel Granvil reports from the Committee of the whole House, who were to consider of the State of the Coin, several Resolutions (very different from the former) which were agreed unto by the House, and a Bill ordered to be brought in upon them. These Resolutions are very considerable; and among the rest. That the Recompense for supplying the Deficiency of Clipped Money, shall extend to all Clipped Money which is Silver, although of a coarser Alloy than the Standard. That the Collectors and Receivers of his Majesty's Aids and Revenues be enjoined to receive all such moneys. That a Reward of Five Bound per Cent. be given to all such Persons as shall bring in either Milled or broad unclipt Money, to be applied in exchange for Clipped Money throughout the Kingdom. That Commissioners be appointed in every County, to pay and distribute the Milled and broad unclipt Money, and the new coined, Money, and to receive in the clipped Money. These Sir, you see, are wholesome Rosolutions, very profitable for the Country, and (if persisted in) would have supplied them with good Money, and have kept Trade on foot; and by them you see the Temper of the House at that time, what good Inclinations they had to the Country, and what Care was taken that they should be no Losers, nor their bad Money to lie on their hands to be useless and unprofitable. But this, it seems, was too advantageous to the People to be ripened into an Act, and was at the same time (particularly what related to the Exchange of Clipped Money, and supplying the Deficiency of it) opposed by Mr. Montague, Mr. Clark a Commissioner of the Excise, Sir W. Young a Commissioner of the Customs, Sir J. Elwel, and others of the Court-Party. However, 21. Jan. the Bill upon the foregoing Resolutions was read the second time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House: But then a new Artifice was started, and the Price of Guinea's brought into play, although that Point could not be gained at that time; for a Motion being made, and the Question put, that it be an Instruction to the said Committee that they do consider the Price of Guinea's; It passed in the Negative. But this Artifice failing, another was ready at hand; viz. To put off this Committee from sitting, which was done for several days, notwithstanding the honest Patriots got some Resolutions passed in order to it; as Febr. 4. an Instruction, that the said Committee do consider of a farther Encouragement to be given for bringing in Plate to be coined, and broad Money in order to be exchanged for Clipped Money. And Feb. 6. another Instruction to receive a Clause to prohibit the Use of Place in Public Houses: which was consented to, upon the Consideration of exchanging the Clipped Money. So that hitherto the Case of the People was considered, and there were Endeavours to make Provision to exchange their Clipped Money, that so they might have had a Sufficiency of good Money, to drive on Trade, to pay their Rents, and to supply their Families. But now the Price of Guinea's was started again, and Feb. 10. it was resolved, That this House will on Thursday next resolve itself into a Committee, to consider the Price of Guinea's. And on Thursday, Feb. 13. the House (to make sure work) resolved itself (twice the same day, one immediately after the other) into a Committee of the whole House to consider of the Price of Guinea's, and came to a Resolution; which Resolution Mr. Palms reports Feb. 15. and was agreed unto by the House, viz. That not Guinea's do pass in any Payment at above the Rate of 28 Shillings. I must acquaint you, that at this time there were warm Endeavours used to have reduced them to 24 Shillings, and Mr. Palms behaved himself with such Partiality to them of his Opinion, as was never seen in Parliament, and he deservedly checked for it by the old Members. His Son (who can scarce tell ten) is one of the Tellers in the Exchequer; but 'tis sufficiently understood that Place was given with regard to the Father, who contrived this way to save his Honour, after the repeated Declarations he had made in Parliament against Places. However, this Fall of Guinea's did not satisfy; they must be brought one step lower: And accordingly Feb. 28. upon the Report of the Bill for continuing several Duties granted by former Acts upon Wine, Vinegar, Tobacco, etc. to which the Clause about the Price of Guinea's was added, according to the Resolution Feb. 15. After a long Debate, several Gentlemen were unwarily drawn in, to admit that Guinea's should not pass in Payment at an higher Rate than 26 Shillings, upon Assurance then given, That the Court would acquiesce, and not seek to reduce them lower; and the Clause was so amended. But did the Court acquiesce? No such matter; but instead of that, pursued with all Vigour the sinking Guinea's much lower, and at length gained it: and not only so, but by several Artifices prevailed to throw out all that related to the Exchanging with the People broad or milled Money for their clipped Money; insomuch that on March 10. the Title was changed, and whereas it always before stood in the Votes with this Title, The Bill to Encourage the bringing in of Milled, Broad, or Unclipped moneys to be exchanged by Commissioners in the several parts of this Realm, with the Common People for their Clipped moneys, and for the Encouraging of Persons to bring Plate into the Mint to be coined. Now all the first part was struck out, and from the 10. of March, and ever after, it bore only this Title, A Bill for the Encouraging of Persons to bring Plate into the Mint to be coined. By this time you see the People were likely to be in a hopeful Condition, and to shift with their Clipped Money as well as they could. And here you see the Root of that Decay of Trade, that Desolation among the Poor, that Stock of dead and unprofitable Money that lies upon men's hands. Why, Sir, their Faithful Representatives took all Care to stop it from passing, and to give Twelve hundred thousand pound to supply the Deficiency of it, but never thought of supplying the Deficiency of the Country; nay, actually opposed it to the utmost. And it seems as if these Gentlemen had form a Design that the Country should have no Money, or (which is the same thing) none that will pass in any Payment; for although the Parliament left a Liberty, and permitted Six pences not clipped within the Ring, and Shillings with the greatest part of the Letters, to pass in Payment, whereby a proportion of Trade was carried on, and the People supplied in some degree, yet now these are as useless, and lie as dead as the other: And if you will inquire into the Occasion of this Stop of such passable Money, you will find it to begin at the Collectors for the Tax; they first refused to receive it, and from them it was derived to others: and I need not remark to you, that the Subcollectors are under the Conduct of the Head-Collectors, and the Head Collectors under the Direction of the Treasury and Exchequer; the principal Officers of which were the chiefest and warmest Sticklers in the Case now before us: so that the Persons who would not have the People's Clipped Money exchanged for good Money, are the very same who have put a final Stop to the Currency of their other Money. But whatever becomes of our Silver, we have yet our Guinea's passable at 26 Shillings. But now comes the last and finishing Struck of this sweeping Project; for at the Report of the Bill (with half its Title) for Encouraging bringing Plate to the Mint, etc. March 9 a Clause was offered by the Lord Coningsby about settling the Price of Guineas. This Clause settled them at 22 Shillings, and the Consideration of it was put off till the next day: and March 20. the Clause was rejected; but March 26. the Lord Coningsby offered his Clause again, at the third reading of the Bill; and after many hours Debate, it passed by a small Number. And thus, Sir, I have given you a plain and impartial Account of the Proceed relating to this Matter; and you plainly see by what Methods this Consumption is brought upon us. It needs no Animadversions, and I shall make none; you have the Matter of Fact before you, and you may judge as you see Cause: only I crave leave to tell you, that the Party who carried these, struggled hard to have had all Clipped Money pass by weight immediately, and Guineas reduced to 21 s. and 6 d. and none of the Loss to have been born by the Public. Mr. Montague, Chancellor of the Exchequer, had eminently a share in these things, who delivered this as his Maxim, That he had rather do Wrong than do nothing. And whoever considers the Resolutions taken, will find him faithful and true to it, and pursuing it in several Instances. He had a great many partners, as you must observe by the carrying their Point, particularly all that had any Interest in the Bank, Places at Court, Civil or Military, etc. But this is more proper in the next Head, viz. To give you a List (as far as my Memory will serve) of the Members Consenting to these Votes, and Dissenting from them, under the Parliamentary Title of Yea's and No's: where (for your Information) I desire you to observe, that those under the Title Yea's are the Members who voted for these Proeeeding, those under No's, who voted against them; or, in other words, the Yeas are those who sunk the Guineas to 22 Shillings, etc. the No's those who opposed it. YEA's. NO's. Bedford-Shire. Lord Edw. Russel. Bedford-Shire. Will. Duncomb. Will. Harrar. Berks. Rich. Nevil. Lord Fitzharding. Sir Will. Scawen. Sir Will. Rich. Sir Hen. Vane. Tho. Tipping. Berks. Sir Humph. Foster. Will. Jennings. Sim. Harcourt. Bucks. Th. Wharton. Sir R. Atkins. Ch. Godfrey. Sir Th. Lee. Ri. Beak. Ja. Herbert. Ja. Chase. Bucks. Sir Rich. Temple. Alex. Denton. Mountag. Drake. Edm. Waller. J. Backwell. Sir Ja. Etheridge. Cambridge. Lord Cutts. Edw. Russel. Dr. Oxendon. Cambridge. Hen. boil. Jo. Pepys. Is. Watlington. Chester Sir J. Manwaring. Chester. Sir Rob. Cotton. Sir Tho. Grosvenor. Cornwall. H. Boscowen. Sam Travers. Russel Roberts. Ch. Godolphin. Wa. Moyle. Rob. Molesworth. Ja. Kendal. Hu. Fortescue. Hen. Trelawney. Ja. Vernon. Fra. Roberts. Ja. Montague. Geo. Booth. Sir Bev. Granvile. Cornwall. Jo. Speccot. Lord Hid. Bern. Granvile. Jo. Hoblyn. Fra. Buller. Ch. Trelawney. Alex. Pendarvis. J. Manley. Dan. eliot. Hen. Fleming. J. Tredenham. Lym. Tredenham. Sir W. Coryton. Fran. Gwyn. Cumberland. Sir Geo. Fletcher. Sir J. Lowther. Will. Howard. Ja. Lowther. Goodw. Wharton. Cumberland. Sir Ch. Gerrard. Derby. Lord Hartington. Derby. Sir Geo. Clark. Lord Hen. Cavendish. J. Bagnold. Devon. Edw. Seyward. Sir Jos. Tyley. A. Champneys Sir Tho. Trevor. Courtney Crocker. Sir W. Young. Lord Rob. Russel. Lord Ja. Russel. Sir Row. Gwyn. Sir J. Elwel. Devon. Fr. Cortney. Sam. roll. Sir Edw. Seymour. Edw. Yard. Joh. Granvile. Geo. Parker. J. Burrington Nic. Hooper. Sir Will. Drake. Dorset. Hen. Henly. Tho. Freke. Joh. Knight. Sir Steph. Evans. Sir Mat. Andrews. Edw. Nicholas Tho. earl Tho. Trenchard. Dorset. Tho. Strangways. Tho. Freke. Lord Ashley. Mich. Harvey. Rich. Fownes. Durham. Hen. Lyddel. Durham. Sir Will. Bowes. W. Lampton. Essex. Sir Fr. Marsham. Sir Is. Rebow Irly Montague. Sir Tho. Middleton. Essex. Sir Eliab Harvey. Sir Tho. Daval. Gloucester. Sir Ra. Dutton. Rich. Dowdeswel. Gloucester. — Stephens. Rob. pain. J. How. Rich. How. Sir Fr. Winnington. Hereford. Sir H. Crofts. Lord Coningsby. J. Dutton Colt. Hereford. Rob. Price. Tho. Foley. Hertford. Sir T. Pope Blount. Sir W. Cooper. W. Cooper. Hertford. Tho. Halsey. Geo. Churchill. Huntingdon. Hen. Montague. Huntingdon. An. Hamond. Rich. Montague. Kent. Phil. Sidney. Sir Tho. Roberts. Geo. Sayer. Sir Cloud. Shovel. Sir Jos. Williamson. Tho. Rider. Kent. Sir Joh. Banks. Caleb. Banks. Lancaster. Ja Stanley. Ro. Kirby. Tho. Molineux. W. Norreys. Jasp. Maudit. Lancaster. Leigh Banks. Tho. Brotherton. Sir Rob. Bradshaw. P. Shackerley. Leicester. Geo. Ashby. Sir Edw. Abney. A. Palmer. Leicester. Lincoln. W. Monson. Per. Bertie. Sir W. York. Sir Ed. Ayscough. Ch. Bertie. Ph. Bertie. Lincoln. Lord Castleton. Sir Tho. Hussey. Sir J. Bolles. Sir W. Ellis. Middlesex. Sir J. Wolstenholme. Ch. Montague. Sir Steph. Fox. Sir Rob. Clayton. Tho. Papilion. Middlesex. Sir J. Fleet. Norfolk. Sir H. Hobart. Sir J. Turner. Ja. Slowan. Sir Ro. Howard. Edw. Walpool. Norfolk. Sir Jac. Astley. Fran. Gardiner. Tho. Blofield. Geo. England. Sam. Fuller. Sir J. Woodhouse. Northampton. Sir St. Andrew Saint-John. W. Brownlow. Ch. Egerton. Hen. Morden. Tho. Andrews. Nothamprton. Tho. Cartwright. G. Dolben. Northumberland. Geo. Nicholas. Sir Henry Bellasis. Ra. Grace. Sam. Ogle. Northumberland. Will. Forster. Sir W. Blacket. Will. Car. Nottingham. Sir Scroop How. J. White. Rich. Slater. W. Pierpoint. J. Thornhaugh. Sir Fr. Mollineux. Nottingham. Sir Geo. Markham. Oxon. Sir Will. Trumball. Sir Thomas Littleton. Oxon. Lord Norreys Sir R. Jenkinson. Hen. Finch. Sir Edw. Norreys. Tho. Rowney. Ja. Bertey. Rutland. Bennet Sherrard. Rutland. Salop. Lord Newport. Ch. Baldwin. Sir Will. Forrester. Rich. Moor. Ch. Mason. Salop. Edw. Kynaston. And. Newport. J. Kynaston. Sir W. Whitmore. Sir Edw. Acton. Geo. Weld. Somerset. Sir Tho. Day. W. Blathwait. Edw. Clarke. Ro. Hoar. J. Speak. Sir Tho. Travel Somerset. Sir J. Smit. Sir J. Trevilian. Edw. Berkley. Sergeant Coward. Nath. Palmer. J. Sandford. Sir Fr. Windham J. Hunt. Sir Ch. Carteret. Southampton. Lord Winchester. Lord W. Pawlet. Nich. Hedger. An. Morgan. Sir Hen. Colt. Sir Ro. Cotton. Lord Cornbury. Tho. Dore. Christ Stokes. J. Smith. Southampton. Fred. Tilney. Sir Ben. Newland. Hen. Holmes. An. Sturt. Ja. Worsely. Tho. Done. W. Etterick. Stafford. Sir M. Biddulph. J. Lawton. Tho. Guy. Stafford. J. Grey. Hen. Page. Ro. Burdet. Phil. Foley. Tho. Foley. Sir J● Leu. Gower. Sir Hen. Gough. Suffolk. Ch. Whitaker. Sir Ro. Rich. H. Heveringham. Tho. Felton. Sr T. Barnardiston Ch. Cornwallis. J. Harvey. Suffolk. Sr S. Bernardiston Sir J. Barker. Sir Hen. Johnson. W. Johnson. Sir Ro. Davers. Surrey. Sir Rich. Onslow. Den. Onslow. An. Bowyer. Tho. Howard. M. Thompson. Foot Onslow. Sir J. Thompson. Geo. Bridges. Surrey. Ch. Cox. Sir J. Parsons. J. Parsons. Geo. Woodroffe. Sussex. Lord Ranelagh. J. Machel. Tho. Pelham. Hen. Pelham. H. Priestman. Nich. Bourbon. Edw. Dummer. Sussex. W. Elson. Sir W. Morley. J. Lewknor. J. Perry. W. Stringer. Sir Tho. Dyke. J. Conyets. Lord Walden. Warwick. Warwick. W. Bromley. A. Archer. Geo. Bohun. Tho. Gery. Lord Digby. Fran. Grevile. Westmoreland. Sir J. Lowther. Sir Ric. Sandford. Westmoreland. Sir W. Twisden. Sr Chr. Musgrave Wilts. Sir T. Mompesson Tho. Hoby. Sir J. Hawles. Sir Cham Raleigh. Hen. Blake. Alex. Popham. Craven Howard. Goodw. Wharton Ch. Fox. Tho. Neal. Wilts. Ro. Hid. Ch. Morley. Will. Ashe. Ro. Bertie. Rich. Lewis. Sir E. Ernly. Will. Harvey. Hen. Pynnel. Tho. Bennet. W. Daniel. Worcester. Will. Bromley. Ch. Cox. Sir Ja. Rushout. Worcester. Edwin Sandys. Sam. Swift. Hen. Parker. York. Ch. Osborn. Sir W. St. Quintin Christ. Stockdale Lord Irwin. Sir Ch. Hotham. Jonath. Jennings. Tho. Frankland. Sir H. Goodwick. Sir W. Strickland W. Palms. Sir W. Lowther. Rob. Monckton. York. Rob. Byerley. Sr M. Wentworth Sir Mic. Wharton Cinque-Ports. J. Poultney. Ro. Austen. Sam. Western. Sir J. Austen. J. Brewer. Sir Ph. Boteler. Sir Bas. Dixwel. Ja. Chadwicke. Ed. burnt. W. Campion. W. Loundes. Cinque-Ports. Tho. Frewen. Sir W. Twisden. Wales. Sir Ro. Puleston. H. Nanny. Lord Lisburn. Wales. Sir W. Williams. Edw. Jones. Jeffrey Jeffreys. Rich. Vaughan. Sir R. Middleton. Edw. Brereton. Sir J. Conway. Tho. Mansel. Edw. Vaughan. John Jeffreys. Ro. Harley. And now, Sir, I have, I think, fully answered all your Desires; you have the state of the Case, and the Persons concerned; the Action and the Actors: and if you will give yourself the Trouble to tell over the Names, you will find that (after all the Artifice and Endeavours) the Odds was not extraordinary on the Court side: and you may be satisfied, that there were a great many Gentlemen who were, and still are, very careful of the Good of the People for whom they serve. However, you have the whole Case before you, and now you are impowered to make a just and righteous Judgement both as to Persons and Things: and if you do not, that is not my Fault, but yours. I shall conclude, like a Divine, with a Sentence of Scripture; He that justifieth the Wicked, and he that condemneth the Just, even they both are Abomination to the Lord, Prov. 17.15. I am, Sir, Yours, etc. London, Aug. 20. 96.