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garrison_n and_o ease_v the_o country_n of_o all_o freequarter_n which_o tax_n have_v be_v constant_o pay_v in_o all_o county_n why_o then_o this_o tax_n to_o the_o army_n shall_v now_o be_v raise_v above_o the_o first_o establishment_n when_o reduce_v to_o twenty_o thousand_o whereof_o sundry_a regiment_n be_v design_v for_o ireland_n for_o which_o there_o be_v thirty_o thousand_o pound_n a_o month_n now_o exact_v beside_o the_o sixty_o for_o the_o army_n and_o this_o for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o the_o realm_n be_v a_o riddle_n unto_o i_o or_o rather_o a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n for_o some_o man_n private_a lucre_n rather_o than_o the_o public_a weal_n 6._o the_o militia_n of_o every_o county_n for_o which_o there_o be_v so_o great_a contest_n in_o parliament_n with_o the_o late_a king_n and_o these_o person_n of_o livelihood_n and_o estate_n in_o every_o shire_n or_o corporation_n who_o have_v be_v cordial_a to_o the_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n heretofore_o put_v into_o a_o posture_n of_o defence_n under_o gentleman_n of_o quality_n and_o know_a integrity_n will_v be_v a_o far_o better_a guard_n to_o secure_v the_o kingdom_n against_o foreign_a invasion_n or_o domestic_a insurrection_n than_o a_o mercenary_a army_n of_o person_n and_o soldier_n of_o no_o fortune_n and_o that_o with_o more_o general_a content_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o charge_n the_o kingdom_n be_v now_o at_o to_o maintain_v this_o army_n and_o prevent_v all_o danger_n of_o the_o undo_a pest_n of_o freequarter_n therefore_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o keep_v up_o this_o army_n or_o impose_v any_o new_a tax_n for_o their_o maintenance_n or_o defray_v their_o pretend_a arrear_n which_o i_o dare_v aver_v the_o freequarter_n they_o have_v take_v in_o kind_n and_o levy_v in_o money_n if_o bring_v to_o a_o just_a account_n as_o it_o ought_v will_v double_v if_o not_o treble_v most_o of_o their_o arrear_n and_o make_v they_o much_o indebt_v to_o the_o country_n and_o no_o 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