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 Fourthly, The King of Spain is not dead, nor in a more dangerous Condition than he has been for ome years; and we are not without hopes that his Majety by his extraordinary Prudence has taken uch care as to prevent a new War, in cae he hould die.

Fifthly, As to the Militia, I uppoe every Man is now atisfied that we mut never expect to ee it made ueful till we have dibanded the Army. I would not be here undertood to throw the whole Odium of that Matter upon the Court; for there are everal other Parties in England, that are not over-zealous for a Militia. First, thoe who are for retoring King James's trumpery, and would have the Army dibanded, and no Force ettled in the room of it. Next there are a mungrel ort of Men who are not direct Enemies to the King, yet becaue their fancied merit is not rewarded at their own price, they are o hagreen that they will not let him have the Reputation of o noble an Etablihment. Beides thee, there are other that having no Notion of any Militia but our own, and being utterly unacquainted with ancient and modern Hitory, think it impracticable: And ome wretched things are againt it becaue of the Charge; whereas if their Mothers had taught them to cat accompts, they would have found out that 52000 Men for a Month, will be but the ame charge to the Subject as four thouand for a year, uppoing the pay to be the ame; and reckoning it to be a third part greater, it will be equivalent to the charge of 6000: And if we hould allow them to be out a fortnight longer than was deigned by a lat Bill for exerciing in leer Bodies, then the utmot Charge of uch a Militia will be no more than to keep up 9000 Men the year round. None of the Parties I mentioned will openly oppoe a Militia, though they would be all glad to drop it: And I believe nobody will be o hardy as to deny, but if the Court would hew as much Vigour in proecuting it, as they did lat year to keep up a Standing Army, that a Bill would pas; which they will certainly do if we diband the Army, and they think it neceary; and if they do not, we have no reaon to think an Army o. When they tell us we may be invaded in the mean time, they are not in earnet; for we all know if the King of France has any