over them; for (according to Whitelocke) Lord Derby in going down the stairs of the House of Commons with Mr. Hampden, obferving Cromwell pafs by them, said to Mr. Hampden, "Who "is that floven immediately before us? He is " on our fide, I fee, by his fpeaking fo warmly to-day." "That floven, as you are pleased to "call him, my Lord," replied Hampden, " that "floven, I fay, if we were to come to a breach "with the King, (which God forbid !) will be "the greatest man in England *." 66 Clarendon fays, that Mr. Hampden carried himself throughout the whole business of the Ship-money with such fingular temper and modefty, that he actually obtained more credit and advantage by lofing it, than the King did fervice by gaining it †. By *So the fanguinary and penetrating Dictator of Rome faw many Marii in young Julius Cæfar trailing his gown negligently along the ftreets of Rome, like a carelefs and diffolute boy. "Noy the Attorney-General," fays Mr. Selden, in his Table-Talk, "brought his Ship-money first for Mari"time Towns; but that was like putting in a little auger, "that afterwards you may put in a greater. He that pulls "down the firft brick does the main bufinefs; afterwards 'tis eafy to pull down the wall. They that firft would not pay the Ship-money till it was decided, did like brave *men." The folemn decifion of a Court of Juftice is with us in England as truly the Law of the Land as an act of Parliament. CC 2 By the kindness of the MARQUIS OF BUCKINGHAM, the COMPILER is enabled to decorate this Volume with two Letters and a Fac Simile of the Hand-writing of this Great Man. They muft be perufed by every Englifhman with that refpect with which he will behold, we trust, the fmallest relic of the ftrenuous, yet temperate, Affertor of the Liberties of his Country *. GENTLEMEN, "The army is now at Northampton, moving every day nearer to you. If you difband not, "wee may be a mutual fuccour each to other; but if you difperfe, you make yourselves " and the country a pray. You fhall heare "daily fro' «Yo' fervant, "For Coll. BULSTRODE, Capt. GREN"VILLE, Capt. TYRRELL, and Capt.. "WEST, or any of them." Parliament. Pascal obferves very well, "Il feroit bon qu'on "obeit aux loix et aux coutumes parcequ'elles font loix, et que le "peuple comprit que c'est là ce qui les rend juftes. Par ce moyen 46 on ne les quitteroit jamais, au lieu que quand on fait dependre "leur juftice d'autre chofe, il est aisé de la rendre douteuse, et "voila ce qui fait que les peuples font fajets à fe revolter.” * In fuch refpect is the memory of Hampden ftill held by his grateful countrymen, that fome years ago, one of his defcendants The army is now at North Hampton". moving surry day pra raw to you. if you disband not be a mutuall fuccour wer may rach to other but if you dif perfe you make your felurs or country a pray. you shall kran daily fro yor |