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 Deigns, they look another Way: Beides, he has provided no Tranports, nor is in any readines to make an Invaion; and if he was, we have a Fleet to hinder him; nay, even the Militia we have in London and ome other Counties, are moderately exercis'd: and I believe thoe who peak mot contemptibly of them will alow them to have natural Courage, and as good Limbs as other People; and if they will allow nothing ele, then here is an Army of an hundred or ix core thouand Men, ready lited, regimented, hored and armed; and if there hould be any Occaion, his Majety can put what Officers he pleaes of the old Army over them, and the Parliament will be fitting to give him what Powers hall be neceary. We may add to this, that the dibanded Soldiers in all probability will be part of this Body; and then what fear can there be of a cambling Invaion of a few Men?

I have avoided in this place dicouring of the Nature of Militia's, that Subject having been o fully handled already; only thus much I will oberve, that a Standing Army in Peace will grow more effeminate by living diolutely in Quarters, than a Militia that for the mot part will be exercied with hard labour. So that upon the whole matter, a Standing Army in Peace will be wore than a Militia; and in War a Militia will oon become a diciplined Army.

Sixthly, the Army has been kept up for a Year, which is all was pretended to; and notwithtanding their Prophecies, we have had no Invaion, nor danger of one.

Latly, the Earl of Portland and Marhal Boufflers were o far from quarrelling, that perhaps no Englih Ambaador was ever received in France with more Honour.

But further, there is a Criis in all Affairs, which when once lot, is never to be retrieved. Several Accidents concur to make the dibanding the Army practicable now, which may not happen again. We have a new Parliament, uncorrupted by the Intrigues of the Courtiers: Beides, the Soldiers themelves hitherto have known little but the Fatigues of a War, and have been o paid ince, that the private Men would be glad to be dibanded; and the Officers would not be very uneay at