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The Estimates for the year were lay'd the Same day before the House, which consisted of the 4. following Lines

For the English Forces in England For the Dutch Forces in England For the English Forces in Holland For the Forces in Ireland.

This was accepted by the House as a State of the War, tho' no number of Men, or Sum of Money is given in any of our Books, & notwithstanding the King had just taken a body of Danes into English pay, of which there is not the least mention made.

It will not be easy to discover the reason of this extreme Secrecy, unless we impute it to an order of the House that had been lately obtain'd for printing the Votes.

They condescended however ^ addition underline to appoint a Committee ye. Same day /underline /addition to inspect & report the expences of the War for the preceeding Year, but it does not appear that that report was