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 Sums from the People, yet it was with o much, that it did him little good. Beides, he pent o much in foolih Wars and Expeditions, that he was behind-hand; yet he often attempted to raie an Army.

Upon pretence of the Spanih and French War he raied many thouand Men, who lived upon free Quarter, and robb'd and detroyed wherever they came. But being in his Wars abroad, and pret by the Clamours of the People at home, he was forced to diband them. In 1627 he ent over 30000 l. to Holland to raie 3000 German Hore, to force his arbitrary Taxes; but this matter taking Wind, and being examined by the, Orders were sent to countermand them. In the 15th Year of his Reign he gave a Commiion to  to raie 8000 Irih to be brought into England: but before they could get hither, the Scots were in Arms for the like Oppreions, and marched into Northumberland, which forcing him to call a Parliament, prevented that deign, and o that Army was dibanded. Soon after he raied an Army in England to oppoe the Scots, and with them to march to London, and diolve the Parliament: But this Army being compoed for the mot part of the Militia, and the matter being communicated to the Houe, who immediately fell on the Officers that were Members, Ahburnham, Wilmot, Pollard, &c. the deign came to nothing. After this there was a between the King and the Scots; and in puruance of it both Armies were dibanded. Then he went to Scotland, and endeavoured to prevail with them to invade England; but that not doing, he ent a Meage to the Parliament, deiring their concurrence in the raiing 3000 Irih to be lent to the King of Spain; to which the the Parliament refued to conent, believing he would make another ue of them. When he came back to London, he picked out 3 or 400 diolute Fellows out of Taverns, gaming and brothel Houes, kept a Table for them; and with this goodly Guard all armed he entred the Houe of Commons, at down in the Speaker's Chair, demanding the delivery of 5 Members: But the Citizens coming down by Land and Water with Muquets upon their Shoulders to defend the Parliament, he