Hi: fogy ofthe Puritans, exasnin'd. 359 they íhall have revoked the Orders by which they have made Levies, and fubmit thofe Perlons who have detained our Towns, carried away our Arms, and put the Militia in execution, contrary to our Proclamation, to that Trial of their Innocence the Law diredls, and to which they were born.' * Lord Clarendon's Obfervation upon it is this ; That now the War was denounced, by their ex- ' prefs Words, againft his Majefty, as it had been long before in their Aélions; and both Parties feemed to give over all Thoughts of further Treaties and Overtures, and each prepared to make themfelves confiderable, by the Strength and Power of fuch Forces as they could draw to- ' gether.' Neal, p.,569. On the loth of June, the Parlia- ment publed Propofals for borrowing Money upon the publick Faith, at Eight per Cent. Interefl, and the full Value of the Plate, befides one Shilling per Ounce Confideration for the Fafhion. And they voted, ' That all Perlons as fhould not contribute to the Charge of the Common- ' wealth,in that time of imminent Neceflîty,fhould be difarmed and fecured. And that this. Vote might be the more terrible, they ordered the fame Day the Mayor and Sheriffs of London, to fearch the Houles, arid feize the Arms belonging to fame Aldermen, and other principal fubftan- tial Citizens of London, whom they named in their Order : " For that it appeared, by the " Report of the Committee, that they had not " contributed, as they ought, to the Charge of " the Common - wealth." By this means, (fats ' Lord Clarendon) t the pooreft and loweft of the People became Informers againft the richeft and inoft fubftantial'; arid the Refult of fearch- * Hiftory of the Rebellion, Vol. I. p, 59x. f Ibid. Vol. II. p. 23. A 4 ing
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