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 againt their Englih Subjects. In this Reign that Doctrine of Kings being Jure Divino was coined, never before heard of even in the Eatern Tyrannies. The other Parts of his Government had uch a mixture of Scharamuchi and Harlequin, that they ought not to be poken of eriouly; as Proclamations upon every Trifle, ome againt talking of News; Letters to the Parliament, telling them he was an old and wie King; that State Affairs were above their reach, therefore they mut not meddle with them, and uch like. But our happines was, that this Prince was a great Coward, and hated the fight of a Soldier; o that he could not do much againt us by open force. At lat he died (as many have believed) by Poion, to make room for his Son Charles the Firt.

This King was a great Bigot, which made him the Darling of the Clergy; but having no great reach of his own, and govern'd by the Priets (who have been unfortunate when they have meddled with Politics) with a true Eccleiatic Fury he drove on the  of all the Liberties of England. This King's whole Reign was one continued Act against the Laws. He his Firt Parliament for preuming to inquire into his Father's Death, tho' he lot a great Sum of Money by it, which they had voted him: He entred at the ame time into a War with France and Spain, upon the private  of Buckingham, who managed them to the eternal Dihonour and Reproach of the Englih Nation; witnes the ridiculous Enterprizes upon Cadiz and the Ile of Rhee. He delivered Pennington's Fleet into the French hands, betrayed the poor Rochellers, and uffered the Protetant Interet in France to be quite extirpated. He raied Loans, Excies, Coat and Conduct-mony, and Poundage, Knight-hood and Ship money, without Authority of Parliament; impoed new Oaths on the Subjects, to dicover the value of their Etates; imprioned great numbers of the mot coniderable  and Merchants for not paying his Arbitrary Taxes; ome he ent beyond Sea, and the poorer ort he pret for Soldiers. He kept Soldiers upon free Quarter, and executed Martial Law upon them. He granted Monopolies without number, and broke the bounds of the