162 political progre/s of Britain. Fune 6. 
or fir, if they be fenced in from cattle, if any trees 
of these sorts be in the neighbourhood to afford the 
seeds. ; Edit. 
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ON THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN: 
LETTER VII. 
Continued from p. 27. 
She wifhed Hanover ia the sea, as the cause of all our misfortunes. 
Prince/s Dowager of Wales, Ap. Dodington. 
SIR, To the Editor of the Bee. 
‘Tue parliament met again on the 16th November 
1742, and ear Stanhope moved for an addrefs to in- 
treat his majesty, ‘‘ that, in compafsion to his people, 
“ loaded already with such numerous and heavy 
** taxes, such large and growitig debts, and greater 
** annual expences than the nation at any time before 
had ever sustained, he would exonerate his sub- 
jects of the charge and burden from these mercena- 
ries, who were taken into the service last year, 
without the advice or consent of parliament.” The 
earl of Sandwich, who supported the motion, ‘* took 
*‘ occasion to speak with great contempt of Ha- 
NOVER ; and in mentioning the royal family, seem~ 
ed to forget that decorum which the subject requi- 
red. He had indeed reason to talk with asperity 
on the contract by which the Hanoverians had been 
taken into the pay of Britain, Levy-money was 
charged to the account, though they were engaged 
for one year only; and though not a single regi- 
<« ment had been raised on this occasion: They had 
** been levied for the security of the electorate, and 
** would have been maintained 7f England had never 
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