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affairs; whereof there are so many, that if I should 

 set them all down, it would swell this history to a big 

 volume. They may in some sort be gathered from 

 his actions mentioned heretofore, especially the 

 ordering of his affairs in the time of warr, with such 

 conduct, prudence and wisdom, that notwithstanding 

 at the beginning of his undertaking that great trust 

 and honourable emplojTnent which his late Majesty 

 was pleased to confer upon him, he saw so little 

 appearance of performing his designs with good 

 success. His Majesty's revenues being then much 

 weakened, and the magazines and publick purse, in 

 the enemies power, besides several other obstructions 

 and hindrances; yet as he undertook it chearfully, 

 and out of pure loyalty and obedience to His Majesty; 

 so he ordered it so wisely, that so long as he acted by 

 his own counsels, and was personally present at the 

 execution of his designs, he was always prosperous 

 in his success. And although he had so great an 

 army, as aforementioned, yet by his wise and prudent 

 conduct, there appeared no visible sign of devastation 

 in any of the countreys where he marched; for first, 

 he settled a constant rule for the regular levy of money 

 for the convenient maintenance of the soldiery. 

 Next, he constituted such officers of his army, that 

 most of them were known to be gentlemen of large 

 and fair estates, which drew a good part of their 

 private revenues, to serve and support them in their 

 pubhck employments; wherein My Lord did lead 

 them the way by his own good example. 



To which may be added his wisdom in ordering 

 the government of the Church, for the advancement 

 of the orthodox rehgion, and suppression of factions ; . 

 as also in coyning, printing, knighting, and the like,, 

 which he used with great discretion and prudence,. 



