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 dibanded, and of the Officers Names who are to have half pay; and his Majety was pleaed to anwer, That he would comply with the deires of the Houe, as oon as conveniently he could: But the Parliament itting not above a Month afterwards, his Majety ent them no farther anwer.

At lat the Parliament roe, and intead of dibanding they brought over a great many foreign Regiments, and ent them to Ireland, as well as three more Englih ones. But even all this would not bring their Army in England down to ten thouand Men; o that they made another Reform, and ince have incorporated the Officers of the dibanded Regiments in Ireland into the Standing Troops, by which means they have got an Army of Officers: Whereas if thee Gentlemen deign their Army to defend us againt a udden Invaion, or to be in readines againt the King of Spain's Death, in my poor Opinion they hould have kept up the private Soldiers, and dibanded all the Officers but uch as are jut neceary to exercie them; for Officers will be always ready to accept good Employments, whereas the private Soldiers will be very difficultly lifted again in a new War, though we all know they are eaily to be got together, when they are only to inult their Countrymen.

One good effect of this Army has already appeared; for I preume every Body has heard how prevailing an Argument it was in the late Elections, That if we chooe uch a Man, we hall be free from Quarters: And I wih this Argument does not every day grow tronger. Nay, who knows but in another Reign the Corporations may be told that his Majety expects they will chooe the Officers of the Army, and the Parliament be told that he expects they will maintain them?

But to et this matter in full view, I will here put down the Etablihment of King Charles the Second in 88, which was the foundation of the Vote of the 11th of December, as alo his preent Majety's: And in this, as well as my other Computations, I do not pretend but I may be mitaken in many Particulars, though I have taken what care I could not to be o; nor is it material to my purpoe, o that the variations from Truth is not coniderable.