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 We have lived, to ee more Perons illegally eiz’d, whipt, fined, imprion’d, impeach’d, attainted and executed, within the Compas of One Year, than our Hitories can hew us in Two Hundred before.

We have lived, and we yet live to be trampled upon, by the vilet, the mot ignominious of all Tyranny, the Tyranny of Miniters, the Tyranny of Fellow Subjects, raied from the Dirt of Faction, upported by Senates, choen and directed by Corruption.

We were contented to forget the pat Injuries, when we heard from the Throne, that Peace and Tranquility were ettled in Europe; that all Fears of Foreign Invaions were over, and we were quietly etablihed at home, when we were graciouly advied to be intent upon recovering our Loes, and to imploy our utmot Indutry and Diligence in retrieving Commerce and retoring Trade.

This pleaing Scene gave us new Life, and we began to rejoice in the Propect of future Felicity, when another Voice was heard from the Minitry; and becaue in Times of Tranquility, handing Armies might be thought a Grievance, a new kind