HISTORY OF EUROPE, 
extenuation of the errors of the 
ince, which were of a juvenile 
escription, and did by no means 
call for asperity of censure. The 
earl of Lauderdale spoke in the same 
style, observing, that debtsofa much. 
larger amount had been discharged 
in the antecedent reigns, without 
stigmatizing the princes who had 
incurred them. The aid required, 
‘consisted of some hundred thousands; 
and did it become so great and opu- 
Tent a people, to a&t with severity 
towards a young prince, from whose 
“virtues, abilities, and accomplish. 
‘ments, they might justly expect to 
derive so much contentment? 
This business, after it had been 
agitated during two months, closed, 
at last, on the 27th of June, by an 
‘att, settling on the prince an annual 
revenue of one hundred and twenty. 
five thousand pounds, together with 
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the rents of the duchy of Cornwall, 
valued at thirteen thousand, Oug 
of this income seventy-three thou. 
sand were appropriated to the dis. 
charge of his debts, under the direce 
tion of commissioners appointed for 
that purpose by parliament; and . 
provision was made, at the same 
time, to prevent the accumulation 
of debts, by the regulations that 
have been specified, and that were 
not adopted, however, without vio. 
lent debates, 
This settlement, though carried 
by a great majority in both houses, 
was considered, by several of the 
_Most respectable members, as injus 
dicious and defective; and they de. 
clared it their opinion, that consis 
derable amendments would shortly 
be necessary, to render it effectual - 
and satisfactory. 
CNAP, 
