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 Being at this Day. Much about the ame Time he raied Guards in England (a Thing unheard of before in our Englih Contitution) and by Degrees increas'd them, till they became a formidable Army; for firt they were but very few, but by adding inenibly more Men to a Troop or Company, and then more Troops or Companies to a Regiment, before the econd Dutch War he had multiplied them to near 5000 Men. He then began that War in Conjunction with France, and the Parliament gave him two Millions and a half to maintain it, with Part of which Monday he rais'd about 12000 Men, which were called the Black-Heath Army (appointing Marhal Shomberg to be their General, and Fitz Gerald, an Irih Papit, their Lieutenant-General) and pretended he rais'd them to attack Holland; but intead of uing them to that purpoe, he kept them encamped upon Black-Heath, hovering over the City of London, which put both the Parliament and City in uch Confuion, that the King was forced at lat to diband them. But there were everal Accidents contributed to it: Firt, the ill Succes he had in the War with the Dutch, uch Gallantries being not to be attempted but in the highet Raptures of Fortune: Next, the never to be forgotten Generoity of that great Man General Shomberg, whoe mighty Genius corn'd o ignoble an Action as to put Chains upon a free People; and lat of all, the Army themelves mutinied for want of Pay; which added to the ill Humours that were then in the Nation, made the King willing to diband them. But at the ame time, contrary to the Articles of Peace with the Dutch, he continu'd ten thouand Men in the French Service, for the mot part under Popih Officers, to be eaon'd there in lavih Principles, that they might be ready to execute any Commands when they were ent for over. The Parliament never met, but they addres'd the King to recall thee Forces out of France, and diband them; and everal times prepar'd Bills to that purpoe, which the King always prevented by a Prorogation; but at lat was prevail'd upon to iue forth a Proclamation to recall them, yet at the ame time upplied them with Recruits, encourag'd ome to go voluntarily into that Service, and pres'd, imprion'd, and carried over others