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Excerpt from A Complete History of England, Vol. 8
When Charles gave his affent to this act, he Liberality'df palfed 'anoth'er, confirming all the judiciary pro gllifpfifanj ceedihgs fince the beginning of the civil war, not meat. Withfl'anding their illegality; a third for levying a capitation-tax to pay the fleet and army; a fourth fixing the interel't of money at fix per cent; and a fifth, ordaining that the anniverfary of his_rel'tora tion lhould be obferved as a perpetual holiday. Charles took. This opportunity to cajole the parlia ment with a ?attering fpeech, in which he hinted 'his own necefiities. The commons prefented his two brothers with a fum of money; and refolv ed to fettle the king's yearly revenue at the rate of twelve hundred thoufa'nd pounds but before they could fettle the funds, he ordered them to adjourn to the fixth day of November, after having paffed an act for raifing by a land-tax, within the fpace of one month, the fum of one hundred thoufand pounds to anfwer the prefent occafions of his ma jelly. They likewife continued for fome time longer the tax of feventy thoufand pounds per month, which they had impofed in the beginning of the fellion. At this juncture the duke of Glou Deathofthe cefter died'of the fmall pox, iii the twentieth year 2112225 of his age: he was a prince of an amiable charac ter, and tenderly beloved by the king, who feem cd more afflif'ted by his death than by any Other incident of his whole life.
During the adjournment of parliament, Charles appomtcd'commifiioners to proceed upon the trials.
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