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that nothing should interveen to interrupt these national measures.

The progress of this last Bill is remarkable, for in going through the Lords they added a clause appointing Commissioners for the Loan for assessing themselves, & a Lord Receiver, which amendment to a Money Bill was note + 7th. Apr. /note agreed to by the + Commons without any Division.

Thus for the complaisance of the Whigs appear'd, the Torys were not behind Land with them for in settling the Hereditary Excise Bill they contented themselves with Securing the additional £20, 000. per Annum granted in the last Parliament to the Princess of Denmark for the Lives of their Majestys free from all Loans, but never attempted encreasing the Princesses Establishment to £70, 000. ^ addition all /addition which they had been