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<HEAD>The Deplorable CASE OF THE Poor Sufferers, by that Army Disbanded by the Four Commi&s;&s;ioners, in the Year <DATE>1679</DATE>.</HEAD>
<P>WHich is the &s;ad Ca&s;e, Condition and Cry of many Fatherle&s;s and Widows, and many who are &s;adly di&s;tre&s;&s;ed in Pri&s;on; with many others who are in great Mi&s;ery, and under very commi&s;erating Circum&s;tances, being ready to peri&s;h for want of that Money which is due unto them, upon Disbanding the Army, which was Rai&s;ed by Act of Parliament in 1677, for an Actual War (as by the Act appears) again&s;t the <HI>French</HI> King; And after the Treaty at <HI>Nimeguen,</HI> (being &s;ent for Over) was Disbanded by another Act of Parliament in 1679, by Colonel <HI>John Birch,</HI> Colonel <HI>Roger Whitley,</HI> and others, Commi&s;&s;ioners, who (upon &s;tating the Accompts) gave Debentures, and (thereby) the Lords Commi&s;&s;ioners of His Maje&s;ties Trea&s;ury gave Orders on the Ex|chequer (being enjoined thereunto by the &s;aid la&s;t Act) for Payment thereof: But the Money given by Act of Parliament (by rea&s;on of paying Intere&s;t and Gratuities to the Soldiers according to the &s;aid Act) falling &s;hort what was due, &s;ome were paid, and others who had as much Right were not paid.</P>
<P>It is humbly offered to Con&s;ideration as followeth.</P>
<P><HI>Fir&s;t,</HI> That this is a Debt occa&s;ioned by Act of Parliament, and had there been Money enough rai&s;ed by the Disbanding Act, it had been paid; and it is not to be doubted in the lea&s;t, but the Honour and Wi&s;dom of Parliament will pay what is the Kingdoms Debt, that &s;o for the future there may be Encouragement given for Credit on the like Account if Occa&s;ion &s;hall require.</P>
<P><HI>Secondly,</HI> Being &s;ome have been paid already, it's humbly hoped it will be e&s;teemed but equal Ju&s;tice to pay others who have as much Right, and have had Debentures, and Orders given them, by the &s;ame Authority as others received their Principal and Intere&s;t, upon the Credit of that Act for Disbanding.</P>
<P><HI>Thirdly,</HI> If a way was endeavoured the la&s;t Parliament to pay Widows and Orphans what is due to them from the <HI>Chamber of London,</HI> It is humbly hoped that this Honourable Par|liament will not be le&s;s kind to the Concerned in this Ca&s;e, but fir&s;t to find out &s;ome way (in this &s;ad and direful Condition) to pay what is the Kingdoms Debt, for want whereof &s;everal have already, and many more are like to peri&s;h.</P>
<P><HI>Fourthly,</HI> And in regard the Money upon the Disbanding Act was rai&s;ed by a Land Tax, and fell &s;hort to an&s;wer the End thereof, It is mo&s;t humbly &s;ubmitted to Con&s;ideration, Whether it may not be rai&s;ed &s;o again; And then it's certain (by the Report made by a Committee the fir&s;t Se&s;&s;ion of la&s;t Parliament, there being but <HI>108588 l.</HI> due, and a Re&s;olve of the Hou&s;e, <HI>(Nemine Contradicente)</HI> upon reading the Report, to take it into Con&s;ideration next Sitting after the Rece&s;s) that <HI>4 d. per Pound</HI> for a Year on Land, to be paid <HI>1 d.</HI> Quarterly; and <HI>2 s.</HI>on <HI>100 l.</HI> Stock to be paid <HI>6 d.</HI> Quarterly, will pay it. But if it be not thought conve|nient to rai&s;e it this way, Then a rea&s;onable Impo&s;ition on <HI>Foreign Iron, Salt, Oils, Sope, Drugs, Rai&s;ins, Indico,</HI> and <HI> Dying Wood,</HI> for two Tears will do it; and if any thing be over, it may be paid to the KING.</P>
<P>And now, with grief of Heart, having &s;hewed the mi&s;ery of the Concerned herein; the Cau&s;e of it, for want of rai&s;ing Money enough on the Disbanding Act, and the means (with all humble Submi&s;&s;ion) how to help them:</P>
<P>Your Compa&s;&s;ion, and utmo&s;t A&s;&s;i&s;tance herein, Is humbly prayed by the Con|cerned, that thereby they may be Relieved, and kept from utter Ruin;</P>
<CLOSER>And &s;o they &s;hall be ever bound to pray for your Honours Health and Pro&s;perity, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></CLOSER>
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