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A short state of our condition, with relation to the present Parliament.
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Lawton, Charlwood, 1660-1721.
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1693
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Wing S3630; ESTC R10633
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that all that are in Places give up the Interest of England there are some and those in great Places too of whom I can't allow my self to have one hard thought tho' there are others of whom the world had a very good opinion who since they have had Preferment have taken care to convince us that we were mistaken in their Characters Lest the good should not be distinguished from the bad I forbear making a List which most Members if they please can make for themselves and their Neighbours and more exactly than I can do it and I think the best ought to suspect examine their own Consciences whether their Employments don't byass their Votes If men are to make fortunes by being of our Senate-House we had better our selves pay the Disbursements of those we send we had better our selves allow them plentiful Sallaries for sitting there each particular County would save by it in the publick Assessments and find their account in it whilst they preserve their Members from the temptation of being hired out of their Interest and consequently get good Laws for what they give We can scarce pay too much for good Laws and if we have not some that we have not yet we shall not when the War is over let it end which way it will be able to call what we have our own If the Members of Parliament are to overlook all the ill Husbandry of the Government that they may share in the Profuseness and bribery of it if our Rights are set to Sale by some and neglected by others when the very Being of the Government depends upon our being pleased what amendment what confirmation shall we have of our Constitution when all our Dangers are over This is a thought that deserves our most serious Reflections In the Late times the City of London often petitioned for passing of Laws will they always lend Money now and never expect a thorow alteration of the Ministry and Securities for the future against Court Projecters In King James the first 's time there were certain Sparks that undertook for Parliaments they were called Undertakers and there is a certain Secret that has Stole out of our Cabinet that one there immediatly upon the Kings refusing the Triennial Bill last Sessions undertook that it should be thrown out the next time they Sat with as much scorn and contempt as was the Judges Bill It is time to have Annual Parliaments instead of Triennial since Privy Counsellors and Lords of the Treasury both which stations this Person enjoys can so perfectly feel the Pulse of a Parliament during an Interval I could name a certain Gentleman who exactly resembles Harry Guy that the last Sessions when the House was a little out of Humor disposed of no less then sixteen thousand Pounds in three dayes time for secret Service Who are in Places we may find out but God knows who have Pensions yet every man that made the least observation can remember that some who opened loudly at the behinning of the last Sessions who came up as eager as is possible for Reformation had their Mouths soon stopped with Hush-money It has been of some time whispered that if this will not at first preingage to do what will be exacted at their Hands we shall have a new Parliament I can't tell whether a new Parliament will not be practised upon by the Carmarthen Art however it is our last and best remedy for if this continues God have Mercy upon poor England for hitherto we have been and we are like still for ought I see to be repayed for all our expence of Blood and Treasure with the meer Smoak that Boccaline mentions in his Advertisement from Parnassus whereby the Enemies of the Government have but too great advantage given them to ridicule us for our foolish credulity FINIS