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House.

As for Lawther the last time we hear of him as a leading Character, was his signifying to the House that the King had order'd States of the War, Estimates, & Public Accounts to be laid before note + Oct. 9th. /note them which was accordingly + done. & by these the Arrears due to the Forces amounted to £800, 000. the Estimate given in was £1, 910, 560,,7,,2. for 69, 636. Men, in these were included both Danes & Dutch.

The Navy Estimate including the Ordnance was £1, 791, 695,, 1,,6. instead of an Estimate from the Board of Ordnance, Sir Tho. Lytleton presented