The history of England : from the invasion iof Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 ... . d ten months that the war laft-»ed. But this feems iniquitous. For though that was anufual burthen on the revenue, which was then faved ;?would not the diminution of the culloms during the war,bean equivalent to it ? Befides, near three hundred andforty thoufand pounds are charged for prize-money, whichperhaps the king thought he ought not to account for,Thefe fums exceed the million and a half. NOTE 53* NOTES TO THE SEVENTH VOLUME. NOTE [O], p. 463. /^ OURVILLE has faid in his Memoirs, vol. ii, p. 14.^
The history of England : from the invasion iof Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688 ... . d ten months that the war laft-»ed. But this feems iniquitous. For though that was anufual burthen on the revenue, which was then faved ;?would not the diminution of the culloms during the war,bean equivalent to it ? Befides, near three hundred andforty thoufand pounds are charged for prize-money, whichperhaps the king thought he ought not to account for,Thefe fums exceed the million and a half. NOTE 53* NOTES TO THE SEVENTH VOLUME. NOTE [O], p. 463. /^ OURVILLE has faid in his Memoirs, vol. ii, p. 14.^^ 67. that Charles was never fincere in the triple al-liance; and that, having entertained a violent animofityagainft De Wit, he endeavoured by this artifice to de-tach him from the French alliance, with a view of after,wards finding an opportunity to fatiate his vengeance uponKim. This account, though very little honourable to thekings memory, feems probable from the evsnts, as well asfrom the authority of the author END OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 9999 06561 156 6. \»..; ;^;-, ^I • ?* ?^:^ .
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