. Three political letters to a noble lord : concerning liberty and the constitution. e denlanded ;but a Body of Forty Thoufand Men fhouid bemaintamd by this Treafure^for the Benefit ofthe Conllitution, and the Security of theirLiberties. The Abby-Lands were Granted jno Good was done: But the Money waswretchedly mifapplyd ia the Luxury of the B tr Court t («2) Court, and Corruption of their Dcpendant^cAnd foon after an Adt was rriade to fuppiyDeficiencies, notwithflanding thus much hadbeen fo generoufly Granted. Bat to Sum upwhat has been faid; Prefidents of an exrraor-dinary Nature fliould nev
. Three political letters to a noble lord : concerning liberty and the constitution. e denlanded ;but a Body of Forty Thoufand Men fhouid bemaintamd by this Treafure^for the Benefit ofthe Conllitution, and the Security of theirLiberties. The Abby-Lands were Granted jno Good was done: But the Money waswretchedly mifapplyd ia the Luxury of the B tr Court t («2) Court, and Corruption of their Dcpendant^cAnd foon after an Adt was rriade to fuppiyDeficiencies, notwithflanding thus much hadbeen fo generoufly Granted. Bat to Sum upwhat has been faid; Prefidents of an exrraor-dinary Nature fliould never be hiade withoutan abfolute Neceflity ; fliould there be fuch aKecefTity, the Feopk in prudence iliould befirft Confiilted ; fhould they approve them.,yet, if it be pofTible, the PrOvifions fhould btonly temporary and occafional *, upon accountof Corruption, and Abufe of the bell In Hi*tucions But whenever fuch Abufes happen,Refumptions fliouid be made; and all properMeafures taken to free the People from Ycxa^tion, Injury, arid OpprelTion. 1 am, My L O R D:, Your Lord (hrpSc. LET- LETTER i!^ ,. My LORD, . ., 1^H E A6i of Settlement, being now irievery ones hand, and its Wifdomgreatlycelebrated ; my Gratitude to thofe noble Pa-triots, tlHtconcrivM and pafl: this Law, obligesme to pay them my fincere and ]\ii\ Acknow-ledgments, for their Virtue, and publick Spi-rit. Never furely .was there a finerftrain ofPolicy, than in thefe ProvifioHo for the Libertyand Interefts of the Nation. 1 lie Dangersthat threatned us, from Popery and ArbitraryPower, made the Limitation of the Crownin a Proteftant Family abfolutely neeelTary;and the Inconveniencies that had been feen inbur own, and other Nations, in the AdmifH-pn of a Foreign Prince to the Throne, rcquirda Suitable, and Proportionable Remedy. Forthefe Keafons, that mofi Excellent Patriot, theLord Sommersy caft about, to rnake fuch anEftablifhment that Ihould be Eafy to the Suc-ceffor, and Ikheficial to the People. He v/ellknew the
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