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A66552
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A letter to a countrey-gentleman, setting forth the cause of the decay and ruin of trade to which is annexed a list of the names of some gentlemen who were members of the last Parliament, and now are (or lately were) in publick employments.
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G. W.
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1698
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Wing W29; ESTC R22872
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Debt and in danger of being involv'd in a New War about the Succession of Spain in which according to the present Circumstance and Management of Affairs we are in no Condition to engage So you may see the Fatal Consequence that Attends the Actions of Men when they leave the Paths of Vertue and go along with the Multitude to do Evil. I am Sir his Majesty's Faithful Subject a true Lover of my Country and London July 16th 98. Your most Humble Servant G. W. A LIST of the NAMES of some Gentlemen who were Members of the Last Parliament and now are or lately were in Publick Employment or Trust A. SIR Edw. Askew Knt. Commissioner of the Prizes for Grimsby Lincolnshire Sir Mat. Andrews Kt. Gent. of the King's Bed-Chamber and Mr. of Trinity-House Shafton Dorsetshire Math. Aylmer Esq a Flag-Officer in the Fleet Dover Cinque-Port B The Honourable Peregrine Berty Vice-Chamberlain Boston Linc. The Honourable Hugh Boscawen Governour of St. Maws Castle c. County of Cornwall Will. Blaithwait Esq Secretary of War one of the Council of Trade and one of the Clerks of the Council Bath Sommers Nath. Bond the King's Serjeant at Law Dorchester Will. Bridges Esq Secretary to the Commissioners for Paper and Parchment Liscard Cornwall John Burrard Esq Governour of Hurst Castle Limington Southampton John Burington Esq Commissioner of the Victualing Oakhampton Devon Tho. Blofield Esq Receiver Gen. of the Excise for the County of Norfolk Norwich The Honourable George Booth Esq late Commissioner of the Customs Bostney Cornwall The Honourable Ch. Bertie Esq Treasurer of the Office of the Ordnance Stanford Lincolns C The Right Honourable Lord Coningsby late Lord Justice of Ireland Lemster Herefords John Conyers Esq one of his Majesty's Council at Law East-Grimsted Snssex Sir Robert Clayton Kt. late one of the Commissioners of the Customs London Edw. Clark Esq Commissioner of the Excise Taunton Sommersets The Honourable John Lord Cuts Baron Gouram Governour of the Isle of Wight and Colonel of Foot Cambridgshire Sir Robert Cotton Kt. Post-Master-General Newport Isle of Wight Will. Culliford Esq Surveyor General of his Majesties Customs Corfe-Castle Dorsetshire Will. Coward Esq King's Serjeant at Law Wells Somersets William Cooper Esq King's Council Hertford C Edw. Dummer Esq Surveyor of the Navy Arundel Sussex Tho. Done Esq Auditor of the Imprest of the Exchequer Tho. Dore Esq Lieut. Col. to Col. Gibsons Regiment Limington Southampton Sir Robert Dashwood Kt. and Bar. Commissioner of the Excise Banbury Oxfordshire Sir Ralph Delaval late a Flag-Officer in the Fleet Great Bedmin Wilts E Sir Stephen Evans Kt. Commissioner of the Excise and Commissioner for Wine Licences Bridgport Dorsetshire Tho. Earle Esq Major Gen of the Army Governour of Portsmouth and Col. of two Regiments of Foot Warhaw Dorsetshire F Sir Stephen Fox Kt. Lord of the Treasury Westminster Sir Tho. Felton Bar. Master of his Maj. Houshold Orford Suffolk Sir Will. Forrister one of the Commissioners of the Greencloth Nortdumberland Will. Farrer Esq one of the King's Council Bedford The Right Honourable Viscount Fitzharding a Teller in the Exchequer VVinsor Barkshire Sir Tho. Frankland Bar. Post Master General Heydon Yorkshire The Right Honourable Lord Fairfax Col. of a Regiment of Dragoons York Char. Fox Esq Pay-Master to the Army Cricklade VViltshire G Sir Henry Goodrick Lieut. Gen. of the Ordnance Burrow Brig York John Gauntlet Esq Clerk of the Signet Wilton Wilts Charles Godolphin Esq Commissioner of the Customs Helston Cornwall Sir Rowland Gwyn late Treasurer of the Kings Chamber Tiverton Devonshire Francis Gardner Esq an Employ in the Mint at Norwich Norwich The Honourable Ralph Gray Esq Auditor of the Exchequer Barwick Sir Bevil Granvil Governour of Pendennis-Castle and Col. of Foot Fowey Cornwall John Gibson Esq Col. of a Regiment of Foot and Deputy-Governour of Portsmouth Portsmouth H The Honourable Sir Robert Howard Kt. Auditor of the Exchequer Castle-rising Norfolk Henry Haveningham Lieut. of the Band of Pentioners Dunwich Suffolk Robert Henly Esq Commissioner of Customs Lime Regis Dorsetshire Tho. Howard Esq a Teller of the Exchequer Bleching in Surry Sir Joseph Herne Patentee for Copper Half-pence and Trustee for circulating Exchequer-Bills Dartmouth Devon Sir John Hawles Kt. Solicitor Gen. Wilton Wiltshire Sir Henry Hobart Bar. Commissioner of Customs County of Norfolk James Herbert Esq Treasurer of the Prize-Office Alesbury Bucks Simon Hartcourt Esq Secondary in the Crown-Office Abington Barks I Sir Henry Johnson Kt. a great Builder of Ships for the King by Contract Aldborough Suffolk Sir Jonathan Jenings Commissioner of the Prize-Office Ripon Yorkshire K James Kendal Esq Lord of the Admiralty Port-Pighom alias West Loe Cornwall John Knight Esq late Auditor of the first Fruit Weysmouth Dorsetshire Sir Tho. Littleton Bar. Lord of the Treasury New Woodstock Oxfords James Lowther Esq Clerk of the Stores of the Tower Carlisle Cumberland Will. Lounds Esq Secretary to the Lords of th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sury Seaford Cinque-Port Sir John Lowther Bar. for many years past Lord of the Admiralty Cumberland Ch. Mountague Esq Chancellor of the Exchenger Under-Treasurer of the same one of the Lords of the Treasury c. Westminster Sir Tho. Mompesson Kt. one of the Commissioners of the Privy-Seal in the absence of the Earl of Fembrook New Sarum Wilts John Methwin Esq Lord Chancellor of Ireland Devizes Wilts Chr. Mountague Esq Commissioner for Paper and Parchment Northampton Sir Chr. Musgrave Bar. Master of the Robes to Q Dawager Appleby Westmorland Tho. Neale Esq Master of the Mint and Groom-Porter Lurgeshall Wilts Foot Onslow Esq Commissioner of the Excise Guilford Surry Ch. Osbourn Esq Lieut. Governour of Hull Hull Yorks Tho. Pitt Esq Master in Chancery Old Sarum Wilts Tho. Pelham Esq Lord of the Treasury Leâ—viâ— Sussex The Honourable Henry Priestman Esq Lord of the Admiralty Shorum Sussex Th. Papillon Esq Commissioner of the Victualing Lond. The Right Hon. Lord Edw. Russel Treasurer of the Chamber County of Bedford Sir Rob. Rich Lord of the Admiralty Dunwich Suffolk The Right Hon. Lord Rob. Russel Clerk of the Pipe Tavistock Devons The Right Hon. Rich Lord Râ—â—elagh Pay-master Gen. to the Army and Governour of Chelsey-Colledg Chichâ—stâ—r Sussex The Right Hon. John Smith Esq Lord of the Treasury Andover Southâ—mpton G. Sayer Esq Lieut. of the Yeoman of the Guards Canterb. Sir Cloudsly Shovel Admiral of the Blue Commis of the Navy and Col. of a Marine Regiment Rochester Kâ—nt James Slone Secretary to the Chief Justice in Eyre Thetford Norf. The Hon. James Stanly Esq Groom of the Kings Bed Chamber Secretary to the Houshold and Col of Foot County of Lancaster Sir W. Trumhall Kt. late Principal Secretary of State Oxford-Vniversity Sir Tho. Trevor Kt. Attorney Gen. Plimton Devon John Taylor Esq Book-keeper to the Treasurer of the Navy and Usher of the Receipt of Exch. Sandwich Kent Charles Trelawney Esq a Major Gen. in the Army and Col. of a Redgement of Foot East-Low Cornwall Henry Trelawney Esq a Col. in the Army
East-Low Corn. Jo. Thurbarne Esq Kings Serj. at Law Sand Kent The Right Hon. J. Vernon Esq Principal Secretary of State Penryn Cornwall Sir Jo. Williamson Keeper of the Records of State Rochester Kent Sir W. Wogan one of the Kings Serj. at Law Haverford-West Wales Rich. Woollâ—ston Esq Receiver Gen. for the County of Hertford Whit-Church Southam The Honourable Good Wharton Esq Lord of the Admiralty Cocker-mouth Cumber Edm. Webb Esq Gent. Usher to the Prince of Denmark Cricklâ—de Wilts c. * The Dutch having grown Rich by the Late War and improved themselves 8 Millions they are a wise People and among themselves strict observers of Justice never suffering any to grow great out of the Ruins of the Publick as Sir William Temple well observes in his Memoirs and which is the true cause of the flourishing condition of their State * For the first five years of the War it appears we were seldom free from an Embargo upon Shipping few or no Ships were allowad to sail till they got Protections and Permits to the great Charge of the Merchants and damage to Trade in general as Little Care was taken to protect our Shipping not any one person having been so much as appointed to examine Sea-Commanders Journals all the time of the Late War but they were left to their own Genius to act and do as they pleas'd and thus by the Lords of the Admiralty's and Commissioners of the Navys Wise Conduct and Prudent Management of Affairs we Lost above 100 Ships of War with many Hundreds of Merchantmen to the great Honour of the Nation * Indeed these Gentlemen have since been very Instrumental in causing a Late Act to be made the better to prevent the bringing in Foreign Bone-Lace as likewise have been the Lords of the Admiralty and Commissioners of the Navy in procuring an Act to prevent the Embezlement and stealing his Majesty's Naval-Stores and therein they have done wisely When the Steed's stol'n to shut the Stable-door * Sad it is to consider how all Complaints af Abuses done in the Government have been stifled for want of a Committee of Grievances according to our ancient Laws and Customs to be sitting during the Session of Parliament to hear the Grievances of the People which is plain was not done all the time of the late War †The Publick Treasure in all Ages and Nations has ever been accounted as Sacred as the King's Person and those that have been found to purloyn waste or mispend the same have been severely chastized and if it must be acknowledged as every man will do who is not a profest Atheist we are oblig'd by the Dictates of Nature and that Holy Religion we profess to do all such Acts as tend to the good and benefit of Mankind in General What ground of Fear then can any man have that Lays open Publick Crimes in order to their being Examin'd in a Judicial manner and if the Law which Favours and countenances the Act shall not be able to protect him Little Reason can any man have to flatter himself of being secure the Publick Peace and Tranquility not being Long to be maintain'd by any other means than a due Administration of Justice * Vide Englands Calamities discover'd sold by Fox in Westminster-Hall c. * Those Gentlemen that have been in Publick Employments have had great opportunity to Execute their Malice against them that Detected or Publickly laid open their Crimes and have not been wanting to use all Arts and Means whereby to bring them to Ruin by which means several Honest Ingenuous Gentlemen have died through grief and many oteers through grief and want and who may all truly be said to have died Martyrs for their Countrey * Whatever Englishman duly considers how Great and Glorious the Actions of His Majesty have been and to what hazard he expos'd his Royal Person for our sakes and the great things he has done for us cannot but be mov'd with Grief and Anger to see how unfaithfull in his absence he has been serv'd and his People opprest * It 's hoped the Citizens of London and Westminster who correspond with all parts of the Kingdom will be so Just to themselves their King and Country as forthwith to send this and other things of the like Nature to the several Corporations for it will be as they make their Choice we may conclude we shall be either happy or miserable